Preserved Topic: Animated Rollovers? (Page 1 of 1)

Okay, I can't describe to you how much I learned from my last posting on image slicing. You people really know your stuff.
I hope I'm not pushing my luck now by asking for more help and advice.
I can do the cool image slicing and straight-forward mouse overs, but how do you produce those excellent animated mouse overs? Is it just simply linking to an animated GIF or something? (can it really be that simple, I think not)
Thanks in advance.

[This message has been edited by TheTrixter (edited 19-07-2000).]

Cna it be that simple...I think it can! All it is is a gif animation that is linked into the rollover...so when the mouse rolls over the trigger image, it swaps to the gif file (which you preloaded of course) and plays the animation. I do believe that there is a piece of JavaScript code which won't switch the image back until the animation is finished playing as well...but I don't know it. Better to ask one of the Javascript Gurus around here that sort of thing.




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Doc Ozone uses a much more complex technique using JavaScript and setTimeOut time delays. Poke around the forum for the post on that several weeks ago.

Try here?
http://www.ozones.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/000045.html

[This message has been edited by Steve (edited 19-07-2000).]

In general, I've found that JavaScript mixed with animated gifs rarely works out well. That link should be helpful.

Thanks you guys, I'm glad it really was that simple. I'll have a go at the weekend.