All the settings are now found in the first frame of the Setting Layer in the FB - Flying Text MC. In early versions they were found in the second frame of the Actions layer.

Number of Characters
The n variable sets the number of character movie clips that you are using. Each character movie clip should be numbered sequentially starting with char1. If you have 12 characters numbered from char1 to char12 you need to enter 12 in the n equation.

Set Variable: "n" = 12

Acceleration Parameter
The a variable sets the acceleration and should be a number generally between 2.0 and 10. It controls how fast the animation flies. Lower numbers speed things up and higher numbers slow them down.

Set Variable: "a" = 4.5

Deviation Parameter
The d variable controls the amount of deviation and its normal range is between 1.3 and 4. The lower the number the wider the swings.

Set Variable: "d" = 1.6

The Circle Parameter
The Circle parameter (version 1.2 and later) has two settings. When Circle is set to 1 you will have the classic asymmetrical swirling version. If you set Circle to 0 (zero) you will have more circular sweeps with equal variation in the x and y directions.

Set Variable: "Circle" = 0

Autostart
When the AutoStart parameter (version 1.2 and later) is set to 1 the animation will start with the animation following the cursor without the user first having to mouse over the target area. If AutoStart is set to zero (0) then the user must first mouse over the target button (char0).

In both cases the characters wil follow the mouse based upon the combination of the movement of the mouse, the acceleration (a), the deviation (d) and the style (circle) settings until the mouse has stopped and the characters have returned to their original relative positions. If you click the mouse the drag operation is stopped, but if the characters are not back in their initial relative positions they will continue moving until they are. To restart the animation just mouse over the target button (char0).

Set Variable: "AutoStart" = 1

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