Hi

I’m creating a game where an entity can be moved by clicking on it and clicking on a given area of the screen . The problem is that I have added a panel to the level and when I click on the area where this panel is situated (after clicking on the entity) the entity moves.

I use trace instruction to find where I have clicked in order to move the entity

Is there a way to prevent this from happening i.e. to prevent the trace instruction from ‘hitting’ the level floor past the panel, and hence setting a destination where the entity moves.

Or does anybody have any suggestions of what I can do to

If my question is not clear plz let me know

Thanks

Dragon 100

Before you do the trace, why not check if the user has clicked inside the area of the screen occupied by the panel. If he has clicked inside the panel, don't do the trace.

eg.

code:

---

if((mouse_pos.x < yourPanel.x) ||
  (mouse_pos.x > (yourPanel.x + yourPanel.width)) ||
  (mouse_pos.y < yourPanel.y) ||
  (mouse_pos.y > (yourPanel.y + yourPanel.height)) )
{
   // the user has clicked outside the panel, so do the trace
   trace(.......);
}

---

Now I know .width and .height are not actually members of yourPanel, but you should know the values and can just put them in.

thanks a lot mudhole

that fixed the problem!