Both of those ideas look promising. I'll have to see if they will work with mx components as I am still using Flex 3.5a.
Thanks. --- In [email protected], Mark Embrey <mark.c.embrey@...> wrote: > > check out > http://flex4fun.com/2010/11/30/flex4-navigation-menu-using-state-and-timerfor > an idea > On Sep 7, 2011 4:21 PM, "valdhor" <valdhorlists@...> wrote: > > I have a project where I need to show the progress of a, well, project. > The project has seven specific stages that it must pass through. > > > > What I would like to do is have an animated arrow move from left to right > across the screen until it hits a target on the right side. At any time a > user can navigate to the page to see what stage the project is up to. I'd > like the user to see the arrow move to that point and stop. > > > > Unfortunately I am not a designer nor animator. I have looked at tweening > but that just seems to be able to move an object (like the arrow) from one > place to another but I would like the arrow to elongate as it moves (ie. The > head and tail stays the same but the shaft elongates). > > > > I have PNG images of the arrow and target and can break the arrow into a > head, a tail and a 1-pixel wide shaft. > > > > If anyone has any ideas on how to accomplish it, examples/tutorials or > sites I can visit I would be most appreciative. (I have been googling all > day but can't find anything useful) > > > > >

