# overLapping rollOvers
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 12, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353 "2003-08-12T21:12:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Mayhem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mayhem)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353/1 "2003-08-12T21:12:55Z")
I am scripting a thumbnial horizontal scroller, it will included (loaded) into a main .swf.
my problem is this, I have a big hidden button on the top layer that detects the rollOver and gets the thumbs moving, works great, except it prevents all my other other rollOvers from working… I undstand why it does this, what I would like to know is some kind of alternate way to trigger my function… or some trick other than swapDepths, or if swapDepths is the only way, how do I trigger it to swap the moveHit for the urlHit…
I have tried everything from a hidden button that covers the stage, to using:
this.onRollOver = function() {
\_root.moveStrip();
};
on everything.
hopefully I am missing something small.
I forgot to mention that the strip will reset on(rollOut) as well, or else I wouldn’t worry about it, and just let the mouse drive it constantly.
sorry for being so verbose : )
Mayhem
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353/2 "2003-08-12T21:19:16Z")
so you have a button that tests if it hovers over the other buttons? then plays an animation?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353/3 "2003-08-12T21:25:55Z")
hoi
if you turn you big button into am MC and set the alpha to 0
the change you
```auto
this.onRollOver = function(){
//code
}
this.onrollOut = function() {
//code
}
```
to
```auto
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(this.hitTest(this._parent._xmouse,this._parent._xmouse && !RolledOver){
RolledOver = true
// code
} else if (!this.hitTest(this._parent._xmouse,this._parent._xmouse && RolledOver){
RolledOver = false
//code
}
}
```
now your useing hit test instend of a hitArea and so not geting in the way of the other buttons
😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-rollovers/28353/4 "2003-08-12T22:08:11Z")
Ooh, that’s a different approach, thanks, I’m going to try it right now!
Thanks.
Mayhem
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