[fla8] snap to object at runtime?

Hi all,
is there a way to enable some sort of 'snap to object' to
draggable
objects in a movie at runtime?
I'm creating a tiny app that will allow the user to drag
object and
align them side-by-side. Aligning them in a perfect way is
almost
impossible. If only I could get them to snap to their
nodes/corners...
Any idea?
thanks in advance.
tony

Writing a simple snap to grid function is pretty easy, and
may work well for
what you need. Essentially, you just test the _xmouse and
_ymouse using mod,
if mousePos % snapSetting == 0, then you know you're on a
grid point.
This should get you started:
var snapSpace = 10;
var myInterval:Number;
clipA.onPress = function(){
myInterval = setInterval(startDragging, 5, this);
clipA.onRelease = clipA.onReleaseOutside = function(){
clearInterval(myInterval);
function startDragging(clipRef:MovieClip){
if(_xmouse % snapSpace == 0){
clipRef._x = _xmouse;
if(_ymouse % snapSpace == 0){
clipRef._y = _ymouse;
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