Flash Mouse Lag?

[Kajenx]

So I'm working on a game with some intense graphics, and it seems like the mouse input starts lagging way before the framerate starts dropping. I have a custom cursor that is supposed to follow the mouse, but when I really whip it around and there's a lot of movieclips moving around on the stage, it lags behind a frame or two.

Here's the code:

addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,CursorFunction);

...

private function CursorFunction(event:MouseEvent):void {
	// Mouse
	Mouse.hide()
	Cursor.x = mouseX;
	Cursor.y = mouseY;
	event.updateAfterEvent();
}

I noticed this when I was making Ether Cannon too. It's weird because the framerate is nice and constant (and everything is moving around smoothly). The custom cursor is the only thing that lags.

Any ideas? Maybe I should email Adobe and yell at them.

[GuyWithHisComp]

At 6/2/08 02:19 AM, Kajenx wrote: event.updateAfterEvent();

You know what that function does right?

It redraws the screen every event. So if your event triggers too much, obviously it will lag.

[Kajenx]

At 6/2/08 04:56 AM, GuyWithHisComp wrote:

At 6/2/08 02:19 AM, Kajenx wrote: event.updateAfterEvent();

You know what that function does right?

It redraws the screen every event. So if your event triggers too much, obviously it will lag.

I added that on with the hopes that it would speed up the response time. I was doing the same thing without it though.

I think it's just a problem with the flash player, to be honest. It probably has input events as a lower priority than rendering the graphics.

[sspecter]

Just increase the framerate and avoid framerate lags.

There is no such thing as "mouse lagging before framerate". Unless your AS is broken, the cursor should update it's position at each frame. If the framerate lags, then obviously the mouse will lag, there is no way around it.

[Kajenx]

At 6/3/08 04:11 AM, sspecter wrote: Just increase the framerate and avoid framerate lags.

There is no such thing as "mouse lagging before framerate". Unless your AS is broken, the cursor should update it's position at each frame. If the framerate lags, then obviously the mouse will lag, there is no way around it.

Bah, that goes against what I've witnessed. You're obviously an impostor from Adobe, don't feed me your lies. :D

[Woadraiders]

Why can't you just use startDrag..?