I have a question about accessing another object's properties from a plug-in. This seems like it should be simple, but I have been going over all of the documentation and forums and haven't found an answer.

I am creating a plug-in which will store the properties of other objects as text for the key, then a separate value as the value, e.g. Hash["Sprite.X", 100].

What I would like to then do is update that object's property by converting the hash key to a reference, then set that property to the value, e.g. Sprite.X = 100.

I have everything down except the knowledge of how to change the object's property from a plug-in. I can't seem to figure out how to reference the other object. Are we even allowed to do this?

Nice job, chrisbrobs!

Yeah, I figured that out after I read your post a little more carefully.

This issue has come up before, but I don't recall the solution. A capx would still help. If you don't want to link your project, can you create a new one showing only the issue you're having?

If you can post a capx, it would help to see what the problem is.

Brilliant! Thanks Yann!

I am working on a game where the player controls the movement of an object around a circle. When the object starts moving, I want it to accelerate smoothly to the maximum speed, and when the object stops moving, i want it to decelerate to a stop.

I have the actual movement down fine, but the math for the acceleration/deceleration is escaping me. I know I should be able to use lerp, but my math skills are lacking.

Here is an example capx:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/38038537/examples/SmoothMove_example.capx

Press left and right arrow to move the ship.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I generally start with 800x600, since most people have a monitor that is at least that big. But, as Guyon said, you will figure out the best size for your project as you work with it.

Nice job! It is very smooth on my PC.

R0J0hound, your "crude" examples always amaze me. Very nice job!

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2012/05/09/tech-toys-hottest-gadgets-week/#slide=24

This would be cool if it caught on.

Here is an example of what I was talking about. I didn't have time to put in scrolling, but I can probably get that done by tomorrow.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38038537/examples/Chat_Example_NoScroll.capx

Have fun!

I will work on an example tonight, but I may not be able to have it ready until tomorrow.

Line length shouldn't be an issue.