GarySB
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Visual Basic Mouse Over Image Question
I have twenty custom button images on a main menu. Font color black. Visible=True
I made twenty other identical images directly over each. Font color yellow. Visible=False
When the mouse passes over a black font button, I turn the visible property of the yellow button on and off when it hits the regular background. Works great except that randomly a button blinks instead of just transitioning smoothly from one font color to the other. Any suggestions how to correct the occasional blinking or a better technique? Thank You
I made twenty other identical images directly over each. Font color yellow. Visible=False
When the mouse passes over a black font button, I turn the visible property of the yellow button on and off when it hits the regular background. Works great except that randomly a button blinks instead of just transitioning smoothly from one font color to the other. Any suggestions how to correct the occasional blinking or a better technique? Thank You
Martin Liss
What kind of buttons are they and can you zip up and attach your project?
ASKER
Below are two Subs. The first activates when the mouse passes over a menu selection. I basically swipe out one image for the highlighted one and change it back when the user moves the mouse off of the image. When I move the mouse over all the buttons, it goes well and then one of the images will completely blink instead of just smoothly changing to the highlighted image I am passing. It seems to happen randomly to any one of them. I originally tried just turning the visibility value true & false, but I had the same performance result, Thanks for your assistance.
Private Sub LevelClick_cmd_MouseMove(I
' LevelClick_cmd(20) Images are black font
' LevelClick_cmd3(20) Images are yellow font
' If they are on the same selection then do nothing.
If SImage = Index Then Exit Sub
' turn off previous highlighted yellow image
If SImage > 0 Then
' yellow
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
End If
SImage = Index ' set variable to current image mouse is over
' save original image to put back
ImageTransport.Picture = LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
' now highlight
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
End Sub
(red_img is the menu background)
Private Sub red_img_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
' switch image back to original if user moves mouse off image.
If SImage > 0 Then
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
SImage = 0
End If
End Sub
Private Sub LevelClick_cmd_MouseMove(I
' LevelClick_cmd(20) Images are black font
' LevelClick_cmd3(20) Images are yellow font
' If they are on the same selection then do nothing.
If SImage = Index Then Exit Sub
' turn off previous highlighted yellow image
If SImage > 0 Then
' yellow
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
End If
SImage = Index ' set variable to current image mouse is over
' save original image to put back
ImageTransport.Picture = LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
' now highlight
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
End Sub
(red_img is the menu background)
Private Sub red_img_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
' switch image back to original if user moves mouse off image.
If SImage > 0 Then
LevelClick_cmd(SImage).Pic
SImage = 0
End If
End Sub
Let me ask again - can you zip up and attach your project?
ASKER
The two Subs I provided are complete.
The actual project is too large, plus the extra code has nothing to do with the main menu image flickering. Before I did not highlight the command buttons I used when the mouse past over. I think it looks much better this way.
The actual project is too large, plus the extra code has nothing to do with the main menu image flickering. Before I did not highlight the command buttons I used when the mouse past over. I think it looks much better this way.
ASKER
One other point! I am not using a timer so no delay should be happening.
Without the actual project I won't be able to see what happens and debug the code. Create a zip file, upload it to www.mediafire.com and post the resulting URL.
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The Image does not have the quality to clearly swap objects without resulting in blinking. After many hours of trying I just substituted with Picture objects and they work great. I could not upload my project as requested, so I had to come up with an alternative.