//enable the invisible drag script
startDrag("dragger", true);

//the main script
// *** Overal parameters *** //
proximity = "50";
factor = "2";
base = "100";
Mouse = getProperty("dragger", _y);
// *** Instance specific parameters *** //
center = "60";
instance = "text-top";
// *** Here we check for the TOP TEXT *** //
if ((Mouse<center+proximity) and (Mouse>center-proximity)) {
	change = base-factor*Math.abs(Math.abs(center)-Math.abs(Mouse));
	setProperty("text-top", _alpha, change);
} else {
	setProperty("text-top", _alpha, 0);
}
// *** Instance specific parameters *** //
center = "150";
instance1 = "text-mid1";
instance2 = "text-mid2";
// *** Here we check for the MIDDLE TEXT *** //
if ((mouse<center+proximity) and (mouse>center-proximity)) {
	change = base-factor*Math.abs(Math.abs(center)-Math.abs(mouse));
	setProperty(instance1, _alpha, change);
	setProperty(instance2, _alpha, 100-change);
} else {
	setProperty(instance1, _alpha, "0");
	setProperty(instance2, _alpha, "100");
}
// *** Instance specific parameters *** //
center = "250";
instance = "text-bot";
// *** Here we check for the MIDDLE TEXT *** //
if ((mouse<center+proximity) and (mouse>center-proximity)) {
	change = base-factor*Math.abs(Math.abs(center)-Math.abs(mouse));
	setProperty(instance, _alpha, change);
	setProperty(instance, _xscale, 200-change);
	setProperty(instance, _yscale, 200-change);
} else {
	setProperty(instance, _alpha, "0");
	setProperty(instance, _xscale, "200");
	setProperty(instance, _yscale, "200");
}

//the third line
gotoAndPlay(2);

how to scroll
//initialize
onClipEvent(load){
percent_increment = .075;
addstrip2 = false;
}


onClipEvent(enterFrame){
// this is it! only one line of code!
this._x += (_root._xmouse - 320)*percent_increment;







//now, in order to have a seamless strip
//you have to tell the movie (1)when to duplicate the strip and (2)whether to put it on the right or left side


//when moving left...
//add strip2 to the right side of the strip if the strip is less than 0
if(this._x <=0 && this._x >= -this._width){ 
//only add it when addstrip2 is false otherwise it will contiually add strip2
	if(addstrip2==false){
		this.duplicateMovieClip("strip2",1);
		addstrip = true;
	}
//position strip2
//subtract 1 cause the border will look wide when it's put next to the other border
	_root.strip2._x = this._x + this._width-1;
	_root.strip2._y = this._y;
}
//once the strip has moved off the screen(left side),take it and put it on the right end of strip2
if(this._x <= -this._width){

		this._x = _root.strip2._x + this._width - 1;
}





//when moving right... (same code as moving left but checking for different positions)
if(this._x >0 && this._x < this._width){ 
	if(addstrip2==false){
		this.duplicateMovieClip("strip2",1);
		addstrip = true;
	}
	_root.strip2._x = this._x - this._width + 1;
	_root.strip2._y = this._y;
}
if(this._x >= this._width){
		this._x = _root.strip2._x - this._width + 1;
}
}