# Can't seem to disable mouse events

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-seem-to-disable-mouse-events/290739>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 18, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-seem-to-disable-mouse-events/290739 "2009-06-18T21:40:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-seem-to-disable-mouse-events/290739/1 "2009-06-18T21:40:02Z")

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I have a gradient that I’m using as a vignette over an entire flash scene. It is contained with a movie clip, and I’m trying to disable it, I’m trying mouseEnabled = false, and mouseChildren = false, but for some reason, it is obscuring the buttons below it still, when I set the visibility to false everthing is fine, but then I can’t see it . . . . is this a bug, or am I missing something