Creating / Controlling Line Of Text Turned Into Button
Jul 8, 2010
How do I create and control a line of text that i turned into a button. I want to have a selected state built into the button. is that possible? Previously I created a light next to the text that changes color or highlights when the button had been selected, but I would like the text to change color when it is selected and have script that I can use to reset the button state when another button is selected.
Current button:
Actionscript Code:
S1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,click_S1);
function click_S1(evt:Event):void {
Truck.gotoAndStop(16);}
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