# hit\_test questions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hit-test-questions/171932>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 9, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hit-test-questions/171932 "2005-12-09T12:11:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ozymandias](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ozymandias/32/1997_2.png) [@Ozymandias](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ozymandias)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hit-test-questions/171932/1 "2005-12-09T12:11:47Z")

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I’m using this to attempt to detect when the mouse is hovering over a specific region: if (hit\_left.hitTest(\_root.\_target)) {

I’m fiddling with the scrollable thumbnail gallery tutorial on this website, rewriting it to make sure I understand all the ins and outs of how it works. Now, that conditional statement only seems to be fulfilled when I hover over one of the thumbnails - never over hit\_left or any other part of the .fla.

If someone could explain to me what is happening and why \ how to make it work I would really appreciate it.