Re: Fw: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and mouseovers

This whole button thing is outlined in the help files of Fireworks 3 far 
better than I could do it myself.

If you're doing 3D buttons, then you can make then look like they are being 
depressed by having the "up" or normal state with a drop shadow of (say) 
Distance 7, 65%, softness 4,  angle 315 degrees (the default).   In the next 
frame, which will become the "down" state, the shadow is to be Distance 4, 
65%, softness 2,  angle 135 degrees
making it look like it's depressed below the surface.

When the mouse moves over the button the image switches from one to the 
other, looking like it's being depressed.   You can also add glow to make it 
look like it's letting a light shine out of it, or change the button's 
colour or any other change.

I hope this helps you.


Cheers,
Mike Kear
AFP Web Development,
Windsor, NSW, Australia
http://www.afp.zip.com.au


> >>
> >>Mike,
> >>
> >>Would you mind a quick question?  I have been playing with Fireworks, .. 
>and have essentially followed the process you recommended (create a symbol, 
>...), .. but not being a graphics person I have no good handle on *MAKING* 
>the up/down versions (e.g. perspective change, .. shadow change, .. color 
>change). Are you aware, or if you run across a source or tutorial on making 
>the button versions?
> >>
> >>          TIA,
> >>
> >>          Lee
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