Regarding adding a rollover state...

[nowhere man]

Hey y'all. I've got one question. When you're editing a file in ImageReady, you can add a rollover state. Now, I know you can have a button highlighted during this state, but can you add text? Y'know, like when you're on a website and your cursor rolls over a picture and the yellow textbox appears. Can you do that in ImageReady? And if so, how?

I'd be much appreciative.

[ProfClayton]

Easy, make a text layer with the appropriate text on it, then have it hidden in the Up State and visible in the Over State.

As a note of caution, make sure that the text fits neatly within the area of the slice. If it lies outside the area, IR will compensate for it and create a separate state for the affected area and compile the javascript for you.

So in short, just amke sure the text stays in the area of the of the original rollover slice.

(We'll let you do the fancy-smancy stuff in Web I. ;) )

[nowhere man]

Oh-okay. I'll just make a textbox manually in Photoshop or Illustrator. :)

Thanks.

[nowhere man]

Help!

GAH! My text doesn't fit within the rollover area. Its too long! And if I shrink it, it won't be readable. :(

I'm going nuts! Augh!

Is there anyway to have the entire text shown?

[ProfClayton]

Increase the area of the slice.

[ProfClayton]

Oh wait, your's is the site with the piano keys right?

The effect that you want can be easily done with the alt attribute of the a tag.

<a href="page.htm" alt="This Page"></a>

When you roll over the button and hover for awhile, the text in the alt attribute is displyed.

Is that what you are after?

[Professor Watkins]

You don't even have to add the code. Just make sure that in the Properties palette down on the bottom, you enter the text you want to appear in the ALT input field when you select your button.

[ProfClayton]

Yeah, that too. ;)

[nowhere man]

This is all done in Dreamweaver, correct?

I'm gonna have to try this out later, thanks. And yes, my site is the one with the piano keys.

[Professor Watkins]

Yes, in Dreamweaver. In the properties palette.....