# Alpha fade tween in AS

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 27, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457 "2003-08-27T00:44:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Digigamer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digigamer/32/276_2.png) [@Digigamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digigamer)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457/1 "2003-08-27T00:44:23Z")

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Alright I have boxes and I’ve put actionscript on them so that when you roll over one of the boxes they go to a certain alpha fade. The thing I want to do though is have it tween to the new alpha setting instead of just going there instantly and I don’t know how to do this.

Here is my .fla

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457/2 "2003-08-27T03:45:49Z")

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[AS]  
onClipEvent(enterFrame){  
if(rollover == true){  
if(this.\_alpha \> 30){  
this.\_alpha -=5;  
}  
}  
[/AS]

something like that

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457/3 "2003-08-28T04:40:06Z")

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hmm, I can’t seem to get it to work. I put the script on but when I roll over it nothing happens ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-tween-in-as/29457/4 "2003-08-28T16:36:57Z")

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```auto

on(press){pressed=true}
on(release,releaseOutside){pressed=false}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(pressed){
(_alpha>0)?(_alpha-=2) : (_alpha=0)
}
if(!pressed){
(_alpha<100)?(_alpha+=2) : (_alpha=100)
}
}

```