# Tooltip sticks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 24, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618 "2003-07-24T19:46:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![beanboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@beanboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beanboy)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618/1 "2003-07-24T19:46:52Z")

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Hi,

I have done the Kirupa tool tip tutorial, but I need the tip to animate like a speech bubble popping up.  
i have created a tween for it on the caption movieclipand it works fine on the first icon but seems to be stuck on the last frame  
ie. fully grown when I hover over any more icons. Why?

Thx.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618/2 "2003-07-25T09:14:02Z")

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I have a slight idea of what you mean. You could use the hovering caption tutorial to do what (I think) you are trying to do. Have a movieClip open up the bubble and then a dynamic text box in the last frame. Your button will tell that dynamic text box what to say. Like:  
[AS]  
on(rollOver){  
\_root.movieClip.gotoAndPlay(2);  
\_root.movieClip.textBox=“Hey, is that a shirt you’re wearing?”;  
}  
//then on a different button  
on(rollOver){  
\_root.movieClip.gotoAndPlay(2);  
\_root.movieClip.textBox=“It sure is!! Bought it at the dollar store!! Hey hey!”;  
}  
//bad example text…I know…  
[/AS]

Does that help?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618/3 "2003-07-25T12:57:00Z")

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Hi,

Yeah, that looks good. But would the clip rewind itself automatically to frame 1 for the next button or would I need to do this manually?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tooltip-sticks/26618/4 "2003-07-25T16:43:27Z")

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Yes, it would; because if you rolled off the button before it was done, it will still play throughout unless you add:  
[AS]  
on(rollOut){  
\_root.movieClip.gotoAndStop(1);  
//because that’s an empty frame…  
}  
[/AS]  
Regaurdless, everytime you rollOver your button, it’s always gonna start at frame 2. No matter if it’s already playing or not.  
(-: