Re: FLASH: Buttons

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 04:57 AM 1/1/00 , you wrote:


>Is there a way to make odd shped buttons in Flash like you can do with image

>maps.  When I attempt to make a button for an irregular area, Flash puts the

>button into a rectangle.  I am attempting to make an anatomical diagram and

>would like to have muscle names and function come up as the mouse passes

>over the specific muscle area.


it sounds as if you're trying to make a button just by selecting a graphic 

symbol and setting its instance behavior to Button. Instead you should 

create a new symbol defined as a button. You can put the graphic inside it 

and use it to trace a solid fill for the Hit frame. ELiminate all other 

graphics from that frame. If you eliminate all graphics from Up, Over, and 

Down, the button will be invisible.


In your case, start backwards: copy the diagram to a new layer. Break it 

apart so it's not a symbol. Select each part and use F8 to make it a 

button. Then edit the button so it has only the hit area. Now it's 

invisible and overlays the diagram. This won't work if the diagram's a 

photo, but you can trace it in that case.

Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio 

Production

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