# Problems fading a button using setInterval \[renamed\]

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-fading-a-button-using-setinterval-renamed/120017>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 19, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-fading-a-button-using-setinterval-renamed/120017 "2004-08-19T22:40:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![trundrumbalind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/trundrumbalind/32/696_2.png) [@trundrumbalind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trundrumbalind)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-fading-a-button-using-setinterval-renamed/120017/1 "2004-08-19T22:40:34Z")

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!??

OK, trying to fade out a button through a function. I’ve done this before but I’m tired and it’s just not happening.

OK, there’s a button named “button” and a movieclip named “fadeThis”. The first frame of the root has the following code in it:

```auto
fading = function(image) {
_root[image]._alpha -= 5;
}

```

And the button, “button”, has the following code in it:

```auto
on (release) {
fader = setInterval(_root.fading,10,fadeThis);
}

```

So WHY does the function fade the entire screen (“fadeThis” AND “button”)??

Thanks

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**Author:** ![trundrumbalind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/trundrumbalind/32/696_2.png) [@trundrumbalind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trundrumbalind)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-fading-a-button-using-setinterval-renamed/120017/2 "2004-08-20T12:14:40Z")

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Anyone!? PLEASE help! This is really messin with my head now!

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**Author:** ![naderslim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@naderslim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/naderslim)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-fading-a-button-using-setinterval-renamed/120017/3 "2004-08-20T13:24:28Z")

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attach a samlpe and someone can have a look…probably something silly you are forgetting cause you are tired…heheh