Drag and Drop return to original start point
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From: Ross FT on 21 Jun 2005 01:54 Hi all, I am attempting to set up a drag and drop question utilising text. I have set them up in the individual display icons etc. What I want to know is it possible to return the text once it has been moved from it's original position. I can't use put back as the text can be moved to different target area spots. If the user moves it to the wrong target area or to a target area already occupied I would like to be able to move the text back to its initial start point. I need to be able to grab the initial coordinates of the text and set a variable to enable it to return to those coordinates depending on the uses selections. Ross
From: Mark Tomlinson on 21 Jun 2005 09:33 Ross FT wrote: > Hi all, > > I am attempting to set up a drag and drop question utilising text. I have set > them up in the individual display icons etc. What I want to know is it > possible to return the text once it has been moved from it's original position. > I can't use put back as the text can be moved to different target area spots. > If the user moves it to the wrong target area or to a target area already > occupied I would like to be able to move the text back to its initial start > point. I need to be able to grab the initial coordinates of the text and set a > variable to enable it to return to those coordinates depending on the uses > selections. > > Ross > > Have a look at GetPostPoint, SetMotionObject and ObjectMovedID. You should be able to set up some code that runs on a Catch All target area that gets the initial display position (GetPostPoint) and moves it back there using a move icon (SetMotionObject) Mark
From: Ross FT on 21 Jun 2005 23:55 Thanks Mark that has done the job nicely.
From: gdaminato on 24 Jun 2005 07:25 Does it still work when you publish your file. I seem to remember that SetPostPoint() is one of those functions that doesn't work at runtime. You should test it. If it doesn't work then you can (more) easily achieve what you need to do with this: EraseIcon(ObjectMatched) DisplayIcon(ObjectMatched) Grace D
From: Mark Tomlinson on 24 Jun 2005 07:34
gdaminato wrote: > Does it still work when you publish your file. I seem to remember that > SetPostPoint() is one of those functions that doesn't work at runtime. You > should test it. > > If it doesn't work then you can (more) easily achieve what you need to do with > this: > EraseIcon(ObjectMatched) > DisplayIcon(ObjectMatched) > > Grace D > > Grace That will just cause the object to 'jump' won't it? Move instantaneously? GetPostPoint works, SetPostPoint does not. Mark |