[RESOLVED] Stumbling Point: Movie Clip on the "Down" Frame of a Button

[icon2020]

Flash Version: CS4

Actionscript Version: None involved, but will likely use 2

What I am trying to Accomplish: I have created a button that has a movie clip on the "Over" frame that fades a background in, and another movie clip on the "Down" frame that flashes the background white and then fades it out. I want this "Down" animation to play from beginning to end

The Problem I Am Having: Once the button is released, the "Over" movie clip plays and the "Down" clip stops. The "Down" animation will play if I keep the mouse button held down, but not otherwise.

Can this be done without having to resort to using Actionscript to control the timeline of a movie clip and make it behave like a button? I can resort to that, but I just need to get this project out quickly (even if it means a band-aid fix later to do it "right"), and I'd like to spare myself the time of creating the extra clips (it's a personal project, so no, it's not a work ethic issue ) and writing the script.

[a_modified_dog]

button timelines are very basic and you have zero control over them.

movieclips are the way to go

[icon2020]

Yeah yeah...I ended up making the clips in the meantime since I figured they were easy enough and I shouldn't be a lazy punk.