InDesign button changes layer visibility?

Hi all,
I'm in InDesign CS4. I want to produce an 8-page PDF online publication that contains a tutorial about InDesign (what else?!)
Also, imagine a JavaScript Button object on the bottom of each page that, when clicked, shows a layer of graphics for Windows screenshots, and when clicked again, shows a layer of Mac OS X screenshots.
So the text stays the same, but the button would change between accompanying Mac or Windows screenshots. How cool would that be?!
I see in the button panel, that I can choose from things like close, exit, goto anchor, next page, previous page, URL, movie, sound, view zoom...
But can the button be made to hide or show a layer of graphics in the PDF (assuming an Acrobat version at least v6 or newer).
Does that have to be done in Acrobat Pro? Can it be done at all?
Mike Witherell in Maryland

Mike,
Layer visibility changes can only be done within Acrobat.
Show/Hide fields can be done within ID.
Yes, if you screw up a button in ID, you can change it in InDesign, but I warn you, the interface for buttons in Acrobat is much different than ID and even the most simple button action becomes very complicated in Acrobat.

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Hello Sly,
I did exactly thuch beast for freehand some years ago. It's called Layersets. Perhaps we can discuss this off list first.
My Email is [email protected]
regards
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