RE: FLASH: after rollover - continued animation

[Raymond Chitolie]

>

From: Tim Hawkins [tim [dot] hawkinseasynet [dot] net (mailto:tim [dot] hawkinseasynet [dot] net)]

> Sent: 21 October 1998 09:18

> Subject: FLASH: after rollover - continued animation

> 

> [Tim Hawkins]  Apologies for this question if as i expect it 

> has been asked

> 100 times.

> 

> i want an animated rollover to animate away after cursor lease the hit

area.

> EG if on rollover the button grows to twice it's size, on mouse off i

would

> like it to go back to it's original size. It would also be good to know if

> on rollover that a whole cycle would run  even if you take the cursor

away.

> 

> Thanks in advance

> Tim Hawkins

> 

> Current project (Intro only)

> 

> http://hogfather.office.easynet.net/tim/test.htm

> 

> for anyone interested.


Hi Tim, you sound like a talented individual, so I will try to make this as

painless as I can for you. Use the force! =)


1. Presuming that you are using Flash 3, then you can use "movie clip"

symbols

   to do what you need.


2. You need to create a seperate movie clip symbol for the animation when

the

   mouse goes over the button (the "OVER" state).


3. You will also need to create a seperate movie clip symbol for the 

   animation when the mouse leaves the button (the "UP" state). As you can 

   imagine, by putting a movie clip in this state, the button will appear to


   animate as soon as it appears, so the trick for this one is to place the 

   button in the movie hidden (outside the screen boundary, behind a masking

   symbol etc), and put in a flat non-animating symbol instead.


   Once the animation has expired, you can substitute the flat symbol with

   the button, by moving it into place.


   If the animation on the "OVER" state is continuous, you can just replace

   the flat symbol with it, as it will play smoothly (depending on how you 

   have animated it).


4. Put both of the above movie clips into the appropriate states for the new


   button, and define the appropriate "HIT" state for the button. Also

create

   a "DOWN" state if necessary.


5. Drag the button symbol into your main movie and preview it.

   

With luck, you should have a button symbol which animates when the mouse 

both enters, and exits it.


Be seeing you...


Voodoo Ray.


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