# Is there a better way of doing this...?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-of-doing-this/253093>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-of-doing-this/253093 "2008-02-27T03:08:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![boogooloo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@boogooloo1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boogooloo1)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-of-doing-this/253093/1 "2008-02-27T03:08:51Z")

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G’day guys,

I’ve got a few icons I’m using as buttons, and a description text underneath them (link\_txt). I’m basically wanting to show visitors that the icons are buttons, so I thought I’d get the description to briefly appear beneath each button. This is what I’m using:

```auto
 
link_txt._x = 230;
 link_txt.text = "about";
function shop(){
 link_txt._x = 283;
 link_txt.text = "shop";
}
 
setTimeout(shop, 500);
function gallery(){
 link_txt._x = 317;
 link_txt.text = "gallery";
}
 
setTimeout(gallery, 1000);
function links(){
 link_txt._x = 372;
 link_txt.text = "links";
}
 
setTimeout(links, 1500);
function contact(){
 link_txt._x = 395;
 link_txt.text = "contact";
}
 
setTimeout(contact, 2000);
function gone(){
 link_txt.text = "";
}
 
setTimeout(gone, 2500);

```

…but I’m sure there’s a more elegant way, and I’d also like to fade the text in, if possible.

Can anyone help?

Cheers!

boog 🙂