Few newbie probelms. Flash actionscript

[observer_24_7]

I am using actionscript 2. Adobe flash CS3. Will appreciate if you can help me with these. I am trying to build an online poll.

1) I have a few push buttons (PushButton). For some reason, the push button clicks do not work a lot of times. If I have a label [ click ], the areas under the label are not clickable most of the time. For some reason, the button does not go down (depress) when I click the mouse. Strangely the corners of the button are clickable and work much better. I will PM you the demo url if you want to see the problem.

2) I have a push button and want to make them invisible on certain conditions. Please note I do not want them to be disabled. They should not be visible.

3) I installed a few new components (Charting etc) and now I cannot see the default components under the components window (UIcomponents etc). I am in the first month of the trial.

4) I am using radio buttons. The label is pretty ordinary looking. How do I add styles to them. Say colored text. Background color. Etc.


Thanks a lot for reading this !

[hey_duude]

first of all how are you making your push buttons? are they button symbols or movieclip symbols? have you used the button components?

to make the invisable but still active alter the _alpha property you can do this in the properties window or by using mybutton._alpha = 0

Concerning components: from my experience components are not a good idea for newbies to use, they may seem like they are gonna save you time but can often be more complicated than just coding the things yourself, also you learn more if you code them yourself.

[observer_24_7]

Thanks hey_duude.

The radio button labels (ie the text). How do I stylize them ie change the font size, color etc.

also on the components window I am not seeing any of the default components.