What is the
difference between "Track as Button" and "Track as Menu
Item"?
Product:
Flash
Platform:
All
Versions:
4.0 and above
ID:
15841
When creating
an instance of a button, the button instance's properties can be set to
either "Track as Button" or "Track as Menu Item." The default Track as
Button setting means the button's events are independent of other buttons.
With this setting, the button cannot be affected by a mouse event while
mouse activity is going on which was started, but not finished on another
button event. The Track as Menu Item setting will allow the button
instance to be influenced by a mouse event which started on another
button. Seeing these concepts in action will further demonstrate the
distinction between the two settings.
Example of
Track as Button The default setting in
Macromedia Flash is Track as Button. All of the buttons in this first
example are set to Track as Button.
To see how
Track as Button works, do the following:
1
Click and
hold the mouse button down over button 1.
2
With the
mouse still pressed, drag the mouse over buttons 2 or 3 and then
release the button.
3
Notice that
buttons 2 or 3 do not respond to the mouse over. Even if the mouse
is released over button 2 or 3 the button will not trigger a change
until it is actually clicked.
Example of
Track as Menu Item All of the buttons in
this second example are set to Track as Menu Item.
To see how
Track as Menu Item works, do the following:
1
Click and
hold the mouse button down over button 1.
2
With the
mouse still pressed, drag the mouse over buttons 2 or 3 and then
release the button.
3
Notice that
buttons 2 or 3 change colors as the mouse rolls over them. The
release of the mouse over the button triggers the change to happen
as if that button had been clicked.
Setting the
Button Instance To set the button
instance to one of the above settings, do the following:
1
In Flash,
select the button with the arrow tool.
2
Open the
Instance panel by selecting Window > Panels > Instance (CTRL+I
on PC or Command+I on MAC).
3
Choose the desired
setting in the Options drop-down menu.
Additional
Information For more information
regarding buttons in Flash, see Flash
Button Resources (TechNote
14427).
