# .\_visible=1; isnt working....Please help!

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**Created:** [April 17, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-visible-1-isnt-working-please-help/321346 "2011-04-17T13:49:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![plainman007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@plainman007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/plainman007)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-visible-1-isnt-working-please-help/321346/1 "2011-04-17T13:49:47Z")

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I have a clip which is basically a set of button clips. When a button is clicked it fades (i used the _.\_alpha_ property) and finally when its 0 alpha, it removes itself (by using _\_visible=0 property_). It works perfectly. Now when another button is clicked. I wanted the button which is currently not visible to restore its visibility. But using _\_visible=1_; just isnt doing it (_pastbutton.\_visible=1;_). I tried a lot of trouble shooting, trace shows that the correct button path of the last invisible button is stored in _pastbutton_. But still when the next line says _pastbutton.\_visible=1_ still it doesnt restore the target button which is stored in the _pastbutton_ variable.

Can someone help me please ?