Animate button

patapple

hi guys,

i need to animate a few buttons, but I do not know from where to begin??? any animation goes to me well!! do you have any idea or template??

thanks

simo103

@patapple ... I usually go for adding a rule to my buttons 'when touch is pressed then change attribute self.size.width to (a number about 10% bigger than normal) and do the same for Height.

Also put change attributes in the Otherwise part of the rule to set the width and height back to normal. I also put a play sound in the rule ... so it now gives a sound response and the user can see something happened when you touch the button. If the button changes to a new scene, or brings up a level or menu or something I usually add a timer in the touch rule to delay that happening by a 0.3 secs or something so the button 'grows' and 'shrinks' before loading a new page.

patapple

Yes, i have an animation and a sound when the button is pressed, but now i want to animate also when the button is in "stop"....do you have understood what i intend? thanks

simo103

@patapple you could put an animate behaviour in the otherwise part of the rule?!?

patapple

no, how can i create an effect enlarge and make small (loop)?? sorry i don't speak english very well

simo103

@patapple ... I guess you could wrap your enlarge and make small behaviours in a timer and set it to Every x.xx secs that way it would loop over and over.

Clouds

@patapple

” i want to animate also when the button is in "stop"."

Place this animation inside the 'otherwise' section of your rule.

Rob2

This is a method for a simple loop that maybe more efficient than a timer.

self.flash = 0 and the length of the loop is determined by the value after the % so in this case it is 0.5 of a second
(less than than about 0.12 and it fails)



and remember self.Time has to be selected NOT typed in

MotherHoose

1. on button an Attribute index type : name Stop leave 0

on button:
2. Rule: when
Attribute: self.Stop = 0
---Rule: when (this is nested in self.Stop rule)
---Event: touch is pressed
----play sound
----do animation
---Rule: when (this is nested in self.Stop rule)
---Attribute: self.Image = (last imageName in animation)
----changeAttribute: self.Stop To: 1
Otherwise:
-do the stopAnimation

@};- MH

patapple

but to do this animation i need all the png files and use the animate behavior??? i don't want that...i thought i can do that whit the interpolate attribute(width and height)??

edit: this is an example! is that possible to do in GS?? (the movement)

Clouds

@patapple



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Constrain width to . . . . 20*cos( self.Time *100)+100
Constrain height to . . . . 20*cos(self.Time*100)+100

AAA*cos(self.Time*BBB)+CCC

AAA = the amount of change . . . so . . . . 50 = 25 pixels bigger - then 25 pixels smaller - then 25 pixels bigger . . . etc etc
BBB = speed of change
CCC = size of object . . . . so if CCC is 100 and AAA is 50 then size = 125 then 75 then 125 then 75 then 125 . . . . etc etc

patapple

WOW...it works...but there is a little problem: i have a rectangle button and the animation transform it to a squared! why that??
THANKS

Clouds

Flashing colour change:




'200' = speed of the flashing.

Clouds

@patapple

"i have a rectangle button and the animation transform it to a squared!"

Because CCC is the size of the object . . . take a look at what is happening, it's simple and all explained for you . . . I am not going to give you any more clues, you need the exercise ! Lol.

patapple

HAHAHA lol...yeah it works I fix the "CCC" of the two constrain attribute and it's amazing!!! thank you very much