Sorry to ask, but what does the hilite icon NOT do that you would want in a
rollover effect? Perhaps I'm just being naive here...
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Carey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: Rollovers,URLs, and a Wish
> Metacard is great at putting together easy elements fast but the one thing
> that I miss from Director 8 and others is the ability to make a reliable
> roll-over. The hilite icon feature really does not hit the spot. I have
> seen some scripts that rely on the hide show function...
>
> Button script
> on mouseEnter
> hide image "click1.gif"
> show image "click2.gif"
> end mouseEnter
>
> on mouseLeave
> hide image "click1.gif"
> show image "click2.gif"
> end mouseLeave
>
> However this script does not allow for a instance when the mouse enters a
> button then leaves off screen. It will leave the image "rolled up". There
> must be a more reliable way to create a roll-over effect in metacard.
>
> Also for some of the people using 2.3 and trying to launch the browser to
> move to a web page, I am using the externals collection to launch a page
> that re-directs to the internet hosted page the same way you would launch
a
> document. I've heard that 2.4 does this better but really did not see the
> details can someone respond to this post s
> PC Treasures, Inc.
>
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