Flash element - change pointer from arrow to hand in Director

Question

Hi everyone,
I build a pop-up box in flash that I want to use in Director.
It is sort of a tab, that hides in a corner of the screen and when
the user rolls over it, it slides out showing some buttons. How can
I tell director to change the pointer into a hand when the user
rolls over the buttons inside my flash element (not when it rolls
on the tab itself)? Also, can I code these buttons to open PDF
documents from Director, even thou it was made in flash... if so,
how?
Thank you for your help!
Rafael.

Answer 1

> How can I tell director to change the pointer
> into a hand when the user rolls over the buttons inside
my flash element (not
> when it rolls on the tab itself)?
Check the docs for 'hitTest' and/or 'mouseOverButton', or
alter the
Flash file so that it tells Director to change the cursor whn
appropriate.
> Also, can I code these buttons to open PDF
> documents from Director, even thou it was made in
flash... if so, how?
Either use 'setCallback', or add some AS to your Flash file
telling
Director what to do.
getURL("lingo: mHandler");
will call the handler #mHandler in a #movie script, while
getURL("event: mHandler);
will call the handler #mHandler in a score script attached to
the Flash
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