RE: FLASH: text buttons

[tristan.wuerslin]

Thanks for your input.

I actually discovered that very element a short time ago...started dancing

around like Homer Simpson "I am so smart, I am so smart!" 

Very funny.

I also discovered how to fix the kerning in the text...which is very sweet,

too.

Thanks again

Tris


> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Billie McConnell [SMTP:bmcconflash [dot] net]

> Sent:	Monday, August 30, 1999 11:12 AM

>

To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Subject:	Re: FLASH: text buttons

> 

> Hi Tristan,

> 

> If you turn the text into a symbol and place an instance of that symbol in

> each button state, you can change the color of the instance by going to

> the

> Instance properties (double clicking on the instance) and adding a tint

> color to the instance. That way if you decided to the change the text in

> the original Text symbol each instance would continue to use its tint

> color.

> 

> Hope that helps.

> 

> Billie McConnell

>

bmcconflash [dot] net

> 

> 

> >Hi.

> >I need help with a text button. I want to use a text symbol in another

> >"button" symbol such that if I ever need to adjust the rollover button,

> all

> >I have to do is change the symbol text that it was based off of.

> >However, I want the 3 states of the button to have different colors.  How

> >can I do this?  I want only one "original" reference symbol.

> >The only way I can see to do this is make copies of the original text

> symbol

> >and change their colors and import them into the button symbol.  But that

> >means a lot of work if I ever need to change the text or colors.

> >The other way I found was to go into the button and break apart the

> symbol

> >on the rollover and down states so that I could change the color.

> However,

> >this is also time consuming.

> >

> >Does anyone know of a way to only have one symbol as a reference for a

> >button, but such that I can have different colors for the rollover and

> down

> >states.....and such that updating the text and colors can all be done

> from

> >the original text.

> >Thanks

> >

> >Mr. Tristan L. Wuerslin

> >Graphic Artist/Animator

> >GE Power Systems University-Multimedia

> >1 River Road Bld. 600 Rm. 200

> >Schenectady, NY 12345

> >(518) 385-4427

>

>wuersltrpssch [dot] ps [dot] ge [dot] com

> >

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