# Using mouse over events on a gif with transparent background

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mouse-over-events-on-a-gif-with-transparent-background/255009
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 18, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mouse-over-events-on-a-gif-with-transparent-background/255009 "2008-03-18T08:07:02Z")
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### Author: ![ThePuzzleMaster](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/thepuzzlemaster/32/972_2.png) [@ThePuzzleMaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThePuzzleMaster)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mouse-over-events-on-a-gif-with-transparent-background/255009/1 "2008-03-18T08:07:02Z")

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Is there a way to have a MOUSE\_OVER event only be triggered when mousing over occupied pixels? i.e. have it ignore if you mouse over the transparent pixels in the .gif file?

Anyone know? I can’t get it to work… Not even sure if it is possible.