Can someone explain to me why is it that when you use a button in Dreamweaver (to link to another page) and browse in IE, when hovering over the button all is ok (i.e showing the hand all over the button ) but when I have uploaded the page to the internet, and tested what happens is that when hovering over the button it changes between the hand a the cursor?? ( basically seems to stay as a hand only when hovering over the writing, I have typed on the button??

This obviously look unprofessional, is this do to with adding "invisible buttons" (in flash) I was advised in an earlier thread? Just seems a bit odd that within Dreamweaver MX this can't be accomplished??

Thanks..

I think you have "sussed it"!! I took all the "Scrolling text" (java) out of the Home page and did a "browse" in IE and all seems OK.
Can you take a look at the Source Code and maybe advise what I can do to solve this??

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//Copyright 1997, 2000 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
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tmLn = document.MM_Time[tmLnName];
if (myID == null) { myID = ++tmLn.ID; firstTime=true;}//if new call, incr ID
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setTimeout('MM_timelinePlay("'+tmLnName+'",'+myID+')',tmLn.delay);
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else sprite.obj[props.prop2][props.prop] = props[fNew-firstKeyFr];
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else sprite.obj[props.prop2][props.prop] = props[keyFrm-1];
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function MM_timelineGoto(tmLnName, fNew, numGotos) { //v2.0
//Copyright 1997, 2000 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
var i,j,tmLn,props,keyFrm,sprite,numKeyFr,firstKeyFr,lastKeyFr,propNum,theObj;
if (document.MM_Time == null) MM_initTimelines(); //if *very* 1st time
tmLn = document.MM_Time[tmLnName];
if (numGotos != null)
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else if (tmLn.gotoCount++ >= numGotos) {tmLn.gotoCount=0; return}
jmpFwd = (fNew > tmLn.curFrame);
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for (keyFrm=1; keyFrm<numKeyFr && fNew>=sprite.keyFrames[keyFrm]; keyFrm++);
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props = sprite.values[j];
if (numKeyFr == props.length) propNum = keyFrm-1 //keyframes only
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if (props.prop2 == null) sprite.obj[props.prop] = props[propNum];
else sprite.obj[props.prop2][props.prop] = props[propNum];
} }
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}
tmLn.curFrame = fNew;
if (tmLn.ID == 0) eval('MM_timelinePlay(tmLnName)');
}

function MM_initTimelines() { //v4.0
//MM_initTimelines() Copyright 1997 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
var ns = navigator.appName == "Netscape";
var ns4 = (ns && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4);
var ns5 = (ns && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) > 4);
document.MM_Time = new Array(1);
document.MM_Time[0] = new Array(1);
document.MM_Time["Timeline1"] = document.MM_Time[0];
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document.MM_Time[0].fps = 15;
document.MM_Time[0][0] = new String("behavior");
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document.MM_Time[0][0].value = "MM_timelineGoto('Timeline1','1')";
document.MM_Time[0].lastFrame = 16;
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document.MM_Time[i].ID = null;
document.MM_Time[i].curFrame = 0;
document.MM_Time[i].delay = 1000/document.MM_Time[i].fps;
}
}
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</script>
</head>

<BODY background="back4.jpg" onLoad="StartHeadliner()">
<p>
<center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2"><br><HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->

<!-- Begin
function writeMarquee() {
document.write("<marquee scrolldelay='130' scrollamount='20'><bold><em>IT HELPDESK...IT HELPDESK...IT HELPDESK...IT HELPDESK...IT HELPDESK...</bold></em></a><a href=mailto:snapem@uk.ibm.com><H7><small>Click here to email author</a></H7></small></a> </marquee>");
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Ok, I tried a few of the flash buttons and they all work fine. I can't see your source code for some reason so I will have to guess that the button code is conflicting with something else on your page. Is the top scrolling text javascript? This might be causing the problem. Why don't you try removing it temporarily just to see if it is the cause. If you want to send your source code for that page I will take a better look.

I'm not sure why it's doing that but you could try replacing the code with different javascript code. Try one of these:

http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9125168/javas/jticker.html

http://www.scriptsearch.com/details/3877.html

Thanking you both..
Decided to have a plain Heading at the Top of my home page, and an email link
further down the page, all "hands" are doing what they should be!!!!

It seems that you're making the words on the button point to the link instead of making the button graphic the link. The whole button should point to the link you want. Like the button had no words on it.

eemmm? Well if I just use a blank button, it still changes between a hand a cursor when I hover? (as before) is there not a way to have a hand showing anywhere when over the button?? Behaviours?, although I noticed most of these are dimmed when selecting the button??

not actually making them, just using the pre-defined ones in Dreamweaver MX and inputting my own text ( ie "Hello" on button linking to a html doc called "hello")

How are you making your button?

It's the "Generic-Blue" ( but it's any button in Dreamweaver I use....well I have tried a few!! )

If you like, check out:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.snape/IBM.htm
to see what I mean..Thanks

I noticed my cursor flickering while hovering over your Flash Buttons. Running on AMD 1.2 GHZ with 512MB RAM. I shouldn';t be getting a flicker.

I believe the problems you are experiencing are caused by your marquee. Remove it as lola suggests.