[RESOLVED] MovieClip flickering with MOUSE_OVER

[RansomHostage]

Hello,

I have a basic rollover function for my button, which seems to work, but whenever the mouse is moved to the right (but remaining inside the movieclip) the MOUSE_OUT function starts happening, and then when the mouse is stopped moving, the MOUSE_OVER code re-activates. I have no other movieclips in front of it, but it is masked using actionscript.

I don't understand why it's doing this, because the mouse never goes outside the area of the movieclip, so the MOUSE_OUT function shouldn't activate. The movieclip doesn't change side or shape at all, it just changes colour.

Does anyone know what's causing this problem?

rotator.leftArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, arrowHighlight);
rotator.leftArrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, arrowDeHighlight);

function arrowHighlight(evt:MouseEvent) {
	evt.target.gotoAndStop(2);
}

function arrowDeHighlight(evt:MouseEvent) {
	evt.target.gotoAndStop(1);
}

[jAQUAN]

try setting:

rotator.leftArrow.mouseChildren = false;

[RansomHostage]

Hi jAQUAN, thanks for the reply.
I've added that actionscript, but sadly the problem still remains.

Does anyone know how to solve this bug?

[regbolD]

can you post the link?

[RansomHostage]

Found out the problem. Its because I'm hiding the original cursor and replacing it with a graphic of my own cursor, having it follow the mouse around. When the user drags to the right, the mouse obviously overlaps the cursor a little bit, causing it to roll out of the movieclip I'm referring to.

The cursor code I'm using is:

Mouse.hide();

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,follow);
function follow(evt:MouseEvent) {
	cursorMC.visible = true;
	cursorMC.x = mouseX;
	cursorMC.y = mouseY;
}

stage.addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_LEAVE, hideCursor);
function hideCursor(evt:Event) {
	cursorMC.visible = false;
}

Anyone know a better way that will stop this from happening?

[regbolD]

cursorMC.mouseEnabled = false
cursorMC.mouseChildren = false

[RansomHostage]

Absolutely brilliant. Thanks, regbolD.