rollover button with image appearing elsewhere?

shaneob · 03-10-2001, 01:01 AM

hey there,
I have a question that may or may not have an easy answer... I have created a mask layer with several layers underneath it that are fading in and out of each other, I put an invisible button around the mask window so it can be a link to a gallery of images... what i want to do now is, when the mouse rolls over the invisible button (the mask window) a text box appears above it, describing what is in there if the user should click on it. how do i go about this? Also, the button is working on the Stage, but not when I test the movie, is there some debugging that I have to do to make it work in Flash Player?
Thank you anyone, i am in need of help...
OB

Jesse · 03-10-2001, 03:24 AM

If you create a new MC (Ctrl F8) and into that put the text you wish to display. Then drag a copy onto the stage where you want it to show up and give it an instance name like 'description'.

Then int he first frame of your movie have:
_root.description._visible = false;

And on your button have:
on (rollOver) {
_root.description._visible = true;
}
on (release, releaseOutside, rollOut, dragOut) {
_root.description._visible = false;
}

That shuold make your description clip hide until the button is moused over, then appear.

Cheers

Jesse

shaneob · 03-12-2001, 10:47 PM

do you know why this is not working?... I followed Jesse's instructions exactly, applying the frame action "_root.description._visible = false;" in the first frame of the movie and when that didn't work, in the first frame of the movie clip. I typed it in in the expert mode of the actions frame because i didn't know if there was that option under the catagories in the normal mode... why is the text I want to hid not being hidden? Any ideas...
thanks
s.o.

shaneob · 03-12-2001, 11:32 PM

hi again,
I think I figured it out... I used the action setProperty in the first frame of my movie and again over the buttons to turn the visibility to 0 and 100 respectively for the mouse over and off.... if there is an easier or mmore effective way to do it, let me know.
thanks,
s.o.

03-10-2001, 03:24 AM	#2
Jesse Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 8,612	If you create a new MC (Ctrl F8) and into that put the text you wish to display. Then drag a copy onto the stage where you want it to show up and give it an instance name like 'description'. Then int he first frame of your movie have: _root.description._visible = false; And on your button have: on (rollOver) { _root.description._visible = true; } on (release, releaseOutside, rollOut, dragOut) { _root.description._visible = false; } That shuold make your description clip hide until the button is moused over, then appear. Cheers Jesse __________________ Cheers Jesse Stratford ActionScript.org Cofounder Email: presented in this way to stop spam-bots: My email is composed of my first name (jesse) followed by my last name (stratford) followed by @ followed by actionscript.org Please don't email or PM me Flash questions, that's what the Forums are for! Please don't rely on me reading my PMs either. Email me about important stuff.

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03-10-2001, 01:01 AM	#1
shaneob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 4	hey there, I have a question that may or may not have an easy answer... I have created a mask layer with several layers underneath it that are fading in and out of each other, I put an invisible button around the mask window so it can be a link to a gallery of images... what i want to do now is, when the mouse rolls over the invisible button (the mask window) a text box appears above it, describing what is in there if the user should click on it. how do i go about this? Also, the button is working on the Stage, but not when I test the movie, is there some debugging that I have to do to make it work in Flash Player? Thank you anyone, i am in need of help... OB


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03-12-2001, 10:47 PM	#3
shaneob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 4	do you know why this is not working?... I followed Jesse's instructions exactly, applying the frame action "_root.description._visible = false;" in the first frame of the movie and when that didn't work, in the first frame of the movie clip. I typed it in in the expert mode of the actions frame because i didn't know if there was that option under the catagories in the normal mode... why is the text I want to hid not being hidden? Any ideas... thanks s.o.

03-12-2001, 11:32 PM	#4
shaneob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 4	hi again, I think I figured it out... I used the action setProperty in the first frame of my movie and again over the buttons to turn the visibility to 0 and 100 respectively for the mouse over and off.... if there is an easier or mmore effective way to do it, let me know. thanks, s.o.