Locking mouse movement to an axis

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- HackerYacker
- - Joined 31 Mar, 2011
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My question is fairly simple, most people here have played breakout. Is there a way I can use the mouse for the "paddle" but only allow it to move left or right, instead of all around the screen?
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- Davioware
- - Joined 25 Sep, 2008
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just set the x position to mousex. Clamp the range with clamp().
- HackerYacker
- - Joined 31 Mar, 2011
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Thankyou, nice to get an answer to a question finally. Im at work right now so can't try it out, but im eager to get back and plug it in. Let you know how it works for me.
- Davioware
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It's going to work, trust me.
- DravenX
- - Joined 23 Jul, 2010
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7658043/mouseclamp.cap

It works like a charm.Here's an example cap.