changing background colour...making it fade

hey there...i have made a file that changes the background colour when you roll over a button using the code

on (rollOver) {
bgcolor = new Color(_root.myBG);
bgcolor.setRGB(0x66FF00);
}

now i feel that the effect doesnt look right since the bg snaps instantly to that colour when i rollOver the button...i was wondering if it is possible to make the background fade from its original colour to the new colour

i have found a way to do this using tweens but i would perfer to use actionscript as i plan on having more complicated colour changes

I'd suggest using a movie clip as the background, either dynamically bringing it in and set its depth to a negative number or just putting it on your stage and send it to the back.

I havn't really investigated on tweens using actionscript so there might be a better way.

Hi welcome to FK...

have a look at colorshifter application at http://www.braingiants.com/ for an example of background color fades

thanks silentweed...that has helped a lot

glad i could help :)