topAdvanced Options:

1. Changing amount of "pixie dust":

Within the PixieDust movie clip's action layer, you'll find actionscript defining a variable "r". This "r" value may be modified to change the amount of "pixie dust". Remember the lower the number, the more "pixie dust" and the harder the effect will hit the user's CPU.

2. Changing the look of the "sparkle"

Within the "resources" folder in the file's library, you will find a movie clip named "sparkle". This movie clip may be modified to change the appearence of your "pixie dust"

topFile Description:

Sparkling "pixie dust" falls from mouse cursor as it moves around the stage. This utilizes flash 8 blending modes to make "pixie dust" appear bright and "sparkly".

*designed for use with Flash 8, blending mode effects are not compatibile with previous versions, however the effect still works nicely in these older versions.

topInstructions for use:

From within the .fla file's library, simply drop "PixieDust" movie clip into any frames of your flash document in which you'd like to use this mouse effect.

The instructional text and resource "sprarkle" you see in the PixieDust movie clip will disappear when your movie plays; these guides are present only when editing your flash document. But if it makes you happy, feel free to move PixieDust movie clip outside of your stage area. As long as the movie clip resides in the current frame, the effect will be applied to the mouse as it moves around the stage.