# AS2 Newbies Seeking help

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-newbies-seeking-help/203729
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 13, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-newbies-seeking-help/203729 "2006-10-13T14:43:36Z")
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### Author: ![joe\_wolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@joe\_wolves](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joe_wolves)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-newbies-seeking-help/203729/1 "2006-10-13T14:43:36Z")

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I’m attempting to write my first application in AS2, and reading Moock’s EAS as I go, but I’m stuck. I’m trying to create a clip that loads a full size jpg into a thumbnail size clip (scales down), creates a tint over that jpg, and then draw a border around the jpg. Then when someone mouses-over the jpg, I want the tint to change the alpha to 0 so the jpg shows with no tint. Am I missing some trick for triggering events onMouseOver or onRelease? I’ve tried all kinds of functions all kinds of ways with no luck. I can set the alpha of the tint in the fla, so I know that property is getting passed, I just can’t change it. Right now, this is the function I’m trying to use (in the as class);

public function onRollOver (target:MovieClip):Void {  
container\_mc.shade\_mc.\_alpha = 0;  
}

Do I need to set up a listener or something? I’m totall perplexed? Any advice is greatly appreciated.