Algodoo

1. Just wondering, is all that code in the fine print that's listed in the center panel really necessary in order to make this parallax scrolling scene work? That seems like an awful lot of code just to do what seems like a fairly simple and straightforward action.

2. If someone else (such as myself who has a reasonably good understanding of Thyme script)wanted to use this feature in their own scenes, wouldn't they need at least a little more detail of how this feature works and how it can be modified, than what you had given? I would want to learn more about it so that I could effectively use it and configure it.

THANKS!

I can't see text in black boxes! They just blank! Im using Algodoo 2.0.2 b15

In response to Xray:
Actually, all of the code that is listed in the center panel really isn't necessary. I just wanted to have the lighting engine along with the parallax scroller so I, among other users, wouldn't have to import the functions separately. Also, I used such a relatively complex code simply because I wanted the user to be able to freely move the object around at will without having to worry about changing the function in order to set and reset the object's position. Likewise, I wanted to be able to make dynamic (moving or physics) objects parallax scroll as well.
Okay, so, here is the tutorial on how to utilize this function in a nutshell. There should always be two variables to control how the object behaves: _parallaxScroll and _parallaxFactor. The _parallaxScroll variable (boolean) controls whether the object parallax scrolls or not. The _parallaxFactor variable (float) controls the amount of parallax the object has (how much it appears to be in the foreground or background). A negative number makes the object appear to be in the foreground, whereas a positive number makes the object appear to be in the background. The value of the number determines how close or how far away the object will appear to be. Also, you should always keep an entity with the function in the update section of its script menu. This makes all of the objects in the scene with the correct criteria in their script menus parallax scroll. And that was a tutorial on how to utilize this function in a nutshell.

Perfect! THANKS!