# Hover captions
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 27, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288 "2002-10-27T17:23:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@fatmammal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fatmammal)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/1 "2002-10-27T17:23:54Z")
I think the ones on herre… are more for flash mx… I was just wondering if anyone had quick basic way to do one in flash 5
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/2 "2002-10-27T22:28:41Z")
Its basicially the same for Flash 5.
I made an example just for you =)
Lemme explain first:
Basically we have a button, and a movie clip. The mc is where the hover caption is.
So on rollOver of the button, show the MC and make it hover over the button. i did this by assigning the \_x and \_y of the MC = to the mouse’s x,y position =)
Sounds confusing? here is the FLA example i made just for you, =)
just look at it, and you’ll see =) all the code is in the button (in the on(rollOver) event handler.
Hover Caption Example (flash 5)
Hope this helps =) Enjoy.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2002, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/3 "2002-10-27T23:44:31Z")
It comes up when i go over it… but it doesnt follow around with the cursor when it’s over the red button. It justs pops up…
Compared to the kirupa one
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/captions.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/captions.asp)
Do you know why?
thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/4 "2002-10-28T03:36:19Z")
ah yes, i didnt make it to follow =)
all you do is right hand click the caption mc, (its kinda hidden but yyou should see the outline…)
and in side there add this code:
* * *
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
this.\_x = \_root.\_xmouse;
this.\_y = \_root.\_ymouse;
}
* * *
And thats it =) and yay it follows =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2002, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/5 "2002-10-28T05:32:12Z")
its not working… I have a drag already on this scene… and it’s making the caption a drag and it’s dragging and im not even over the button…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/6 "2002-10-28T05:37:16Z")
nevermind…
thanks alot
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2002, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions/7288/7 "2002-10-28T06:48:40Z")
=) not a problem i hope that helped ya =)