Mouse Crazy!

**bcire68** · 14 June 2009, 02:19 PM

Ah! OK. Now I understand what you want to know. The way that I would create a Mouse Down effect is to simply create a third button that either had no links (so it didn't change when you moused over it) or left the button the way it was (as far as links go so you still get the mouse over effect) and just change the mouse off state for that particular button for that particular page. And there you go. You have your 3rd state. Maybe a little fiddly, but it gets you what you want.

Eric

[Edit: Hmm...on re-read of that, Perhaps I didn't provide enough detail. Give me a few and I'll repost with more detail.]

**bcire68** · 14 June 2009, 02:25 PM

OK. There are two different methods that I would use, depending on if you want someone who mouses over your mouse down button to see the mouse over effect or not.

1st method: No mouse over effect---

Select the button for that page (i.e. the Home button for the Home page). Remove the link. Change the button Mouse Off layer to what you want your Mouse down effect to look like.

2nd method: With a mouse over effect---

Same method as above, just don't remove the link.

I hope that helps.

Eric

**Soquili** · 14 June 2009, 02:41 PM

Hi Stygg,

I use 3 layers for a 3 state button.

MouseOff for the normal look of the button
MouseOver for the mouse over look of the button
MouseDown for the look of the button when it is clicked.

The .xar file is attached.

**bcire68** · 14 June 2009, 04:25 PM

Oh, that kind of mouse down. A different color when it is clicked and only for the second that it is clicked. I was thinking a different color all the time for the page that you are on, as opposed to just showing someone that they are clicking something. However that works too if that is what you are after. Thanks for that Bill.

Eric

**stygg2003** · 14 June 2009, 07:43 PM

Thanks Eric and Bill for your help, much appreciated and cleared things up for me in the mouse down question but expect I'll have a few more questions regarding web pages!!

Many thanks, Stygg

**bcire68** · 14 June 2009, 09:19 PM

Glad to help. I took Bill's example a little bit further and made a variety of button designs based on his 3 colors. All have the 3 states that he was talking about. Enjoy.

Eric