it isnt that easy
i have 4 states i agree
the first state -normal
second- mouse over
third-mouse down
fourth-hit(the hit area)
thats ok
as to what u say
i have done this already
the problem is when i move my mouse out
the cirlces come back bluntly
its not like how it goes in the mouse over state
i want it to came back slowly to normal
if only buttons had extra state the roll out
i tried using movie clips too
like having three frames and calling each animation ie
static mouse over and mouse out in each frame
when mouse overed in first frame i say goto and play frame2 but after second ie when i am at second and say on mouse out go to three then how do i come to the first state

tough isint it
but thanx for looking into the matter!
wish someone could help!
---music