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That's the one! Good book. He calls the expanding box thing a zero energy system (as the overall width of all the boxes put together never changes)..

Here's the script I updated from MX to MX 2004 - now, you'll just have to downdate it to F5.. lol..

PHP:

<?php
//width you want each box to be
var baseSize:Number = 150;
// play around with these 2.
var damping:Number = .6;
var easeSpeed:Number = .2;
// number of boxes on stage..
var maxNo:Number = 3;
// number pixels between each box.
var bufferSpace:Number = 2;
for (var i = 0; i < maxNo; i++) {
    var box:MovieClip = this["box" + i + "_mc"];
    box.speed = 0;
    box.num = i;
    box.maxNo = maxNo;
    box.boost = 60;
    box.antiboost = (box.boost * -1) / (maxNo - 1);
    box.useHandCursor = false;
    box.onRollOver = function() {
        this.onEnterFrame = function() {
            for (var i = 0; i < this.maxNo; i++) {
                if (i == this.num) {
                    this.speed += this.boost;
                } else {
                    this._parent["box" + i + "_mc"].speed += this.antiboost;
                }
            }
        };
    };
    box.onRollOut = function() {
        delete this.onEnterFrame;
    };
}
onEnterFrame = function () {
    for (var i = 0; i < maxNo; i++) {
        var box:MovieClip = this["box" + i + "_mc"];
        box.speed = box.speed * damping + (baseSize - box._width) * easeSpeed;
        box._width += box.speed;
        if (i > 0) {
            box._x = this["box" + (i - 1) + "_mc"]._x + this["box" + (i - 1) + "_mc"]._width + bufferSpace;
        }
    }
};
?>

By the way (inappropriate place, I know, but since I'm typing..), just saw your post in marketplace and thought I'd say if you ever need freelance flash work done, please keep me in mind (http://www.onebyonedesign.com). Unfortunately, my little gig with the US Navy prevents me from making a larger commitment than occasional freelancer, but just something to keep in the back of your mind.

d.

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obod | weapons of mass dysfunction

Devon,

Thanks. I actually made use of the zip you sent above. It works pretty well. It definitely needs some tweaking, such as having the boxes expand to a certain height and so forth.

As far as the free lance thing, I'll keep that in mind as I might need dedicated flash design from time to time (I haven't touched Flash in a long time).

Back to the drawing board!

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Nick
Pixel-Infinity