That worked. Thanks a lot for the help. - Mitch
--- In [email protected], Chet Haase <cha...@...> wrote: > > > Box doesn't have a fill by default, so you're seeing right through the > container to the background behind it. The glow you're seeing inside the box > is actually just a general glow around each of the container's elements. > You'd get the same result with a Canvas, although a Panel has a fillled > background and doesn't have this effect. > > You can get the effect you're looking for by setting a background color on > the box: > > <mx:Box height="100" width="200" mouseDownEffect="{glowImage}" > backgroundColor="white" > borderColor="black" borderStyle="solid" > > > Chet.

