# Disable buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-buttons/38484>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 23, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-buttons/38484 "2003-12-23T18:33:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Floppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Floppy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Floppy)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-buttons/38484/1 "2003-12-23T18:33:36Z")

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what can i do to disable some buttons when a movie loads on top of them?  
i have a main movie with thumbnails and when i open the large image i want the buttons in the back to be disabled…

[http://www.flowingmist.web1000.com/portofoliu.htm](http://www.flowingmist.web1000.com/portofoliu.htm)

see this url please if you don’t understand… click on my eye and then on the thumbnail in the lower right corner… a photo with a mountain should appear… i want all buttons that cannot be seen to be disabled… is there a quick way to do it?

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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:** [December 23, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-buttons/38484/2 "2003-12-23T19:06:15Z")

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Have a look at this hread…might help

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42279&highlight=fmx+mc+animation](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42279&highlight=fmx+mc+animation)