ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

Button._width Property

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for operating system buttons). Movies that use large transparent buttons, for interfaces

such as picture slide shows, often disable the hand cursor.

Note that other than the hand icon, no other built-in mouse pointer icons are available. For

instructions on creating a custom mouse pointer icon, see Mouse.hide().

Example

The following code disables the hand cursor for ok_btn:

ok_btn.useHandCursor = false;

The following code disables the hand cursor for all buttons in a movie (unless a button

overrides the global setting with its own

useHandCursor property):

Button.prototype.useHandCursor = false;

See Also

Mouse.hide(); “The Almighty Prototype Chain,” in Chapter 12

Button._visible Property

whether the button is shown or hidden

Flash 6

read/write

theButton._visible

Description

The Boolean _visible property indicates whether theButton is shown (true) or hidden

(

false). We use _visible as a quick means of hiding a button from view. Hidden buttons

can still be controlled via ActionScript; they simply are not displayed on screen. However, a

hidden button cannot receive focus or user input, so its events do not get triggered.

Button._visible is directly analogous to MovieClip._visible; see that property entry for full

details.

Example

The following ...