Glow effect on button roll-over

I am wanting to have my transparent button disply a glow effect outline when the mouse is rolled over the button. Is this possible and if so, how do I go about it?

Thanks.
I have been looking for various solutions on "Da' Google" and it seems most involve perhaps a bit more expertise than I can lay claim to having. I have seen several which involve writing code of some sort. I am a fair hand at following instructions, so long as they begin at a reference point I can identify.

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Button roll-over animation with dynamic text

So I have a button I want to be able to use over and over. When you roll over the button, it does an animation and has a dynamic text box in it. Ovbiously im trying to make each text different for each button. What would be the smartest way to go about this? Thanks,
Dan

create a movieclip, put a stop() in frame one and add your "up" graphics, textfield etc put everything in its own layer. create another keyframe on that timeline and label the frame "over" and add new keyframes only on the layers that will change. ie, if the textfield doesn't change, don't put a keyframe on its layer. likewise, for a "down" frame, if you want one.
use instance names for everything in the movieclip that you want to control with actionscript. ie, your textfield(s) will need instance name(s). i usually use one textfield named tf.
then use:
btn1.tf.text = "test"
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,overF);
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,outF);
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,downF);
function overF(e:Event){
// if you have another textfield here assign its text
// likewise for other objects you want to change
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop("over");
function outF(e:Event){
// if you changed textfields in the other frames, reassign tf.text here
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(1);
function downF(e:Event){
// if you have another textfield here assign its text
e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop("down");

Movieclip as a button roll over

I have a movieclip serving as a button in a slideshow. The movieclip instance name is tmb1_mc. The second frame in the movieclip is a little brighter than frame 1. How could I write a function to go to the second frame in the movieclip and another function to go to frame 1 when the mouse rolls out?
I tried the nextFrame command in this function
function mcOver(e:MouseEvent):void
   nextFrame();
But that went to the next frame on the slideshow, the main timeline.
Thanks for your time

thank you that worked but I want a function that will work for all 14 movieclip buttons. I tried
function mcOver(e:MouseEvent):void
   e.currentTarget.gotoAndStop(2);
but that didn't work
here is all my current actionscript. the function in question is at the bottom.
stop();
var numFrames:Number = 14;
tmb1_mc.targetPic = 1;
tmb2_mc.targetPic = 2;
tmb3_mc.targetPic = 3;
tmb4_mc.targetPic = 4;
tmb5_mc.targetPic = 5;
tmb6_mc.targetPic = 6;
tmb7_mc.targetPic = 7;
tmb8_mc.targetPic = 8;
tmb9_mc.targetPic = 9;
tmb10_mc.targetPic = 10;
tmb11_mc.targetPic = 11;
tmb12_mc.targetPic = 12;
tmb13_mc.targetPic = 13;
tmb14_mc.targetPic = 14;
tmb1_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb2_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb3_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb4_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb5_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb6_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb7_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb8_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb9_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb10_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb11_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb12_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb13_mc.buttonMode = true;
tmb14_mc.buttonMode = true;
right_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextPic);
left_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, prevPic);
tmb1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb2_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb3_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb4_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb5_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb6_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb7_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb8_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb9_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb10_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb11_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb12_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb13_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb14_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, picFrame);
tmb2_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, mcOver);
function nextPic(e:MouseEvent):void
if (currentFrame < numFrames)
nextFrame();
else
gotoAndStop(1);
function prevPic(e:MouseEvent):void
if (currentFrame > 1)
prevFrame();
else
gotoAndStop(numFrames);
function picFrame(e:MouseEvent):void
   gotoAndStop(e.currentTarget.targetPic);
function mcOver(e:MouseEvent):void
   tmb1_mc.gotoAndStop(2);

Creating a Glow on a Button

Just wondering if it is possible to have the button text glow as the user rolls over the button? Thanks... Oh and how do you do that?

Sort of.
You need to use a standard overlay to get the effect of a rollover, and that's where your limitations start to creep in. An overlay has a maximum of four colours available - so it's tricky to get a smooth looking glow effect. Think of how like making an outline of the text in a solid colour, and turning the opacity down. You'll get a glow of sorts, but it won't be a nicely faded and anti aliased effect because you simply don't have the colour depth in an overlay to create that.
To do it, simply make the text outline in photoshop (as you would do any overlay file) and then export it as a pict file in full colour. Import this into DVDSP and set it as the overlay, then use the property inspector to set the highlights as 'chroma'. Now you can map the colours in the overlay file to anything you want in DVDSP. Use the opacity sliders to get the glow effect looking a bot more realistic.
It can look quite good, but it takes a bit of work!

How can i change the color of the text on a button in Roll Over or Click state (Cs5.5)

Hello,
Here is the problematic:
1° How can i change the color of the text on a button in Roll Over or Click state (Cs5.5)
- I've many button in a doc im creating
- the color of the buttons is white with black stoke & black text
- in roll over state i want them to inverse the color coding (the text white & bottom black)
- currently the text becomes invisible as black on black cant be seen (ive stroked it white but that looks ugly)
- i would just like to know if there is a function made for this?
My other questions:
2° Ive a presentation on which Ive created buttons which tigger pop-up animations
- i have 5 buttons which trigger animations
- the viewer can chose to Click on any of the buttons randomly
- the problem is once the animation is open how can it be close... either:
a) by it self after "40" seconds
b) when ther viewer clicks another button
3° Ive created buttons linking pages..
- "go to page xxx"
- when i do a preview and click on the buttons the links dont take me to the right pages
- is that normal? (maybe in preview its suppose to be like that)
4° I would like to intergrate YouTube videos in the presentation so they play inside the docment.. when i tried.. it said the 'link isnt a flash video'
- what should i do?
5° Once i export it into Swf. how how can i visualize it? or put it online?
Thank you for your time.

stlbbl4u wrote:
Hello,
Here is the problematic:
1° How can i change the color of the text on a button in Roll Over or Click state (Cs5.5)
- I've many button in a doc im creating
- the color of the buttons is white with black stoke & black text
- in roll over state i want them to inverse the color coding (the text white & bottom black)
- currently the text becomes invisible as black on black cant be seen (ive stroked it white but that looks ugly)
- i would just like to know if there is a function made for this?
You should setup Object Styles - these can also include Paragarph Styles that can be triggered when the Style is selected.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WS5CEDB81A-0011-4dc9-9DE8-AC7AD4C80076a.html
My other questions:
2° Ive a presentation on which Ive created buttons which tigger pop-up animations
- i have 5 buttons which trigger animations
- the viewer can chose to Click on any of the buttons randomly
- the problem is once the animation is open how can it be close... either:
a) by it self after "40" seconds
b) when ther viewer clicks another button
I'm not sure what you mean - I don't do files with Animations
3° Ive created buttons linking pages..- "go to page xxx"
- when i do a preview and click on the buttons the links dont take me to the right pages
- is that normal? (maybe in preview its suppose to be like that)
Does it work properly when you export it to the finished file?
4° I would like to intergrate YouTube videos in the presentation so they play inside the docment.. when i tried.. it said the 'link isnt a flash video'- what should i do?
InDesign won't link directly to youtube videos. I think your best bet would be to use Downloader to download the video and embed them directly in Indesign.
5° Once i export it into Swf. how how can i visualize it? or put it online?
Thank you for your time.
You can look up how to embed a SWF file into your HTML - but it depends what you mean by "online" there's a dozen ways to get a file "online".

Javascript error in Safari (sequel to roll-over button problem)

Yesterday I started a thread on non-functioning roll-over buttons in Safari.
In the mean time (with the help of iBod) I founs out that the problem has got something to do with JavaScript.
The problem occurs in sites I built with FreewayPro 4.0.1
The url's:
www.wildeplantentuinen.nl
www.kunst-zin.nl
The problems occur only in Safari (2.0.2 and 3.0)and not in some other browsers (even ana IE version of 2001 works great)and probably since the last Tiger Update (10.4.11)
The JavaSriptConsole gives an "Undefined Value" error for all of the non-functioning elements on a specific line.
Any Javascript-gurus around that could help me. (I am not a code-wizard at all).

Thanks ra5ul,
That (more or less) solved the problem, . . . . . . but what is going on ?
I edited all sourcecode of numerous html-pages by hand and now they work the way they should in Safari.
But now every time I make a small change to any page, my web-building program changes the code back to the old syntax (which, again, all browsers can read except Safari).
Why does the problem only occur in Safari ?
I hate to put a line on the index-pages that Mac users should not try this website in Safari.
Problem is, I made these sites in Freeway and I don't want to upgrade that program because I switched to Dreamweaver and iWeb (for the simple ones).
Is there a smart work-around ?

Button doesn't appear until rolled over

I have a form button (
http://mermapillar.com/shop_onesies.php)
that has a rollover state using another image. My problem is that
the button does not display until it is rolled over.
Do I need to force the 'Active' state of the button to appear
immediately upon loading the page? How should I do this?

If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
Which button?
What is this?
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And why the extraordinary height -
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width: 840px;
background: #FFFFFF; /* the auto margins (in conjunction
with a width)
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border: 1px none #000000;
text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center
on the body
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>I have a form button (
http://mermapillar.com/shop_onesies.php)
that has a
> rollover state using another image. My problem is that
the button does
> not
> display until it is rolled over.
>
> Do I need to force the 'Active' state of the button to
appear immediately
> upon
> loading the page? How should I do this?
>

Having problems with swap image (roll over effect)

I am trying to do a roll over state (swap image) for a linked item on my mock up. I've done this for other pages in the same file, but for some reason on another page, when I build the second state, insert the slice, and create the swap image on the first state, it previews in the browser with just a white screen and the section that I sliced. How come it is showing a white page in lieu of my entire mock up with the roll over effect?

I am trying to do a roll over state (swap image) for a linked item on my mock up. I've done this for other pages in the same file, but for some reason on another page, when I build the second state, insert the slice, and create the swap image on the first state, it previews in the browser with just a white screen and the section that I sliced. How come it is showing a white page in lieu of my entire mock up with the roll over effect?

Flash roll over buttons

hey, i'm using flash CS3 for my website. i'm trying to make thumbnails of pictures on the side of the screen and when the user will roll over these thumbnails, the actual size picture will appear in the middle of the page. i already did this on most of my site by simply converting these thumbnails to buttons and adding the picture on the the "over" part. but now i wanted to change the pictures on my site and when i tried to do the same progress again the pictures now appear not only when i roll over the thumbnails but when i roll over the part that the pictures are supposed to appear too!
i truely have no idea why this is happening!
please help!
thanks

Try extending the thumbnail so that it occupies all four of the frames, making sure that the larger image is only in the over frame.

CP5: Roll-over hand not appearing on button

Ok - I have 2 different buttons and one the hand appears when the user rolls over the button and on the other it does not (even though I have the option checked in properties).
The two types of buttons I have:
1. transparent button over an image
2. text button
The transparent button over an image is the one having problems. I am not sure what I am missing - the button works, it goes to the correct place, but the hand that lets the user know to click is not coming up.
Thoughts?
Sarabeth

It sounds like you have inserted the image inside the button. That is a viable approach, having the image inside each button on the over frame (only, not in the hit frame)... saves you from needs to use any code. You make the button change color by cg=hanging its color in the over frame as well.
If you want to use actionscript for this, then you'll need to show what you have tried already.

Roll over buttons showing on all layers?

Hello,
I have created an interactive presentation in indesign CS4, I have a series of photos which all have roll over button states applied to them so they when you click the photo they will then show profile content for that photo. These are on separate layers and above the main content layer. When I export to Acrobat 9 the layers show in the correct order but when I then set the buttons up to show and hide the profile layer the photo button which is on a lower layer and should then be partially hidden by the profile panel but now sits on top of the content panel? Is this just the way it is in Acrobat or is there a setting in indesign I am missing as I did want the panel to pop up with a drop shadow etc you can still see part of the original photo underneath, is this achievable or do I then need to set a action to hide the initial photo button?
I have ran tests using just hyperlinks and these work and the photos then stay in the correct order but ideally I wanted to use rollovers.
Many thanks for any help.

Hello,
Unfortunately, you're in the Acrobat.com forum - not the Acrobat forum (confusing, we know). Here's the link the forum you're looking for:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat
Good luck!
Rebecca

Text buttons and roll over

Hi
I have text buttons and want to make the text bold when the user rolls over. (this is a menu)
Are there any other ways besides having the text as a master slide and then click boxes and roll overs, I realise I can do text buttons but there is a small icon that I need at the front of the text which will also need to be clickable.
thanks

Bold only when rolling over? That means that you will not be able to use it for HTML5 output? Only SWF is OK?
My first idea is to use the EventHandler widget of InfoSemantics (not free but you can download a trial version), because it can create a rollover event for your text button. Anyway you'll have to create a transparent text container (shape or caption) that has the Bold Text and appears when rolling over. If you don't want to go with that widget, you can simulate the same by using the Rollover slidelet (you'll need only the Area, can drag the Slidelet itself outside of the sldie), that has a rollover event that can trigger an action to show that previously hidden transparent text.
Welcome to the forum, just one tip: mention the version number (exact number, which you find under Help, About Captivate) when you post a question.
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Slicing and roll over effects

I am trying to create a roll over image effect that is giving
me a hard time. I have a picture of apple pie, with 6 slices. I
wanted to have a pop up window display with the ingredients for
each slice a person rolled the mouse over.
(6 different slices making one whole pie apple, blueberry,
cherry, etc you get the idea). When I tried this in image ready, I
had the slices cut up, but the pop up window was larger than the
actual slice, so only a portion of the info displayed. Is there a
way I can create a slice and have the roll over effect or pop up
window display larger than the hotspot slice? Its kinda hard to
describe, but I think you can understand what Im trying to do. The
ingredients list is much larger then the pie slice hotspot.
I cannot get my brain around how to make this happen. I know
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A rollover replaces one image with another. You can do a
standard rollover, replacing the image your mouse rolls over or a
disjoint rollover, where you replace a different image.
A pop-up generally requires a click and is done in
JavaScript. In the pop-up window, you can specify whether or not
you have scroll bars.
You might also check into setting overlapping divs and
changing the visibility of the layers depending on mouse movement,
but...that's probably going to require you to code the JavaScript
by hand.
Anyway, what is it you want? A rollover image or a pop-up
window?

Losing roll over effects in dreamweaver after editing in fireworks

Designed web page with basic roll overs in Fireworks
and exported to Dreamweaver including slices and frames. If I edit
the page in Fireworks using the round trip editing button then
return to Dreamweaver, my roll overs don't work anymore. It is as
if the frames get seperated. Any advice?

Fireface wrote:
>
Designed web page with basic roll overs in Fireworks
and exported to
> Dreamweaver including slices and frames. If I edit the
page in Fireworks using
> the round trip editing button then return to
Dreamweaver, my roll overs don't
> work anymore. It is as if the frames get seperated. Any
advice?
Is your site properly defined in Dreamweaver? Do you have
notes turned on?
It's generally a good idea to make sure you are finished with
a design
before you import it onto your HTML page.
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