I used to be a regular Flash user around version 4 but since then I have been out of the game. I picked up a version of Flash MX and now I can’t even make a simple mouseover button.
I tried following some tutorials but every time I make a button the mouseover part doesn’t work when going over the text. It seems as though the text has a seperate hotspot box than the rest of the button. I tried to combine them into one hot spot but it just doesn’t work.
Any help that anyone can give me would be much appreciated. I just hope everyone understands what I am trying to say.
Sounds like you entered some text, then converted it into a button then just left it. That way the mouse moving over the text looks jerky and only the text part acts as a button. If this is the case, double click the button, click on the hit state, press f6 for a keyframe and draw a rectangle where you want the hit area to be. The rectangel won’t show when you test the movie, it’s only for the hit area.
I didn’t think I explained it correctly. I will try it again.
I am trying to make a simple button that is just a colored rectangle with text on it. What I do is just make a simple rectangle and then I put some text over it. After that I select both of them and then do convert to symbol. I change the up, over, and down states and even make a box in the hit state where I want the hotspot to be. When I play the movie the button works but only in areas that there is no text. When I go over the text is turns back into the I cursor and nothing happens.
When I look at the button there is a seperate box around the text. I hope that helps. Thank you all for helping me out.
I work as a consultant so my work is on the pc nearly all day, unless at a clients site.
I’m not going to be around (that much) really anymore.
And you’re the one with an addicted to the forum thread!
Like I was saying to Arqos - I spend alot of time helping others and I’m behind on my own projects. And I’m not really in too much of a helpful mood anymore.
AEBoy: check your states properly and the keyframes in the states. Put up a fla it’s easier.