MouseOver Images

An MouseOver Image is one that changes when the mouse passes over it. HyperMaker use a special syntax to implement MouseOver images. The non standard attribute is added to<img> tags as follows:

• The image file should be an animated GIF.
• Add an Active attribute .

With the Active attribute, the GIF will normally just display the first frame. When the mouse passes over, it will display the second frame and when clicked will show the third frame. If there are more than 3 frames, the GIF will animate when the mouse passes over.

This is a MouseOver image (without a link):

<img src="mybutton.gif" active>

And this is a MouseOver button:

A Link also may change its color when the mouse passes over it. The default Over Link color is red. The second color can be specified using the special OLink attribute in the body tag or in Options Tab).

By using the built-in HTML Editor, is is easy to insert an image with Active attribute. To do so open the file with the Editor and click on the Insert > Picture menu command. If you select a .gif picture you will be asked if you want to add the Active attribute to the image.

The Editor will add an empty value to the Active attribute, so the code will become like this: <img src="mybutton.gif" active="">. Of course, the empty value doesn't matter, the Active attribute, it will work the same.