Simple mailto: link

[technoknow]

I'm making a simple rollover button as an email link.
It's just text in the "Up" state that changes color in the "Over" state, in the "Hit" area I have a filled rectangle.
What state should you add the emil link "mailto:name@email.com"
I've tried putting it in Up, Over, and Hit but it either doesn't show the "over" state consistently or the link doesn't work at all.
Thanks,
TechNoKnow

 

[Adam14]

Can you put something like this in your first frame?

myButton.onRollOver=function(){//myButton being your instance name
//enter your stuff here
}

Adam

 

[technoknow]

Do you have to use action script to make an email link?
What would you enter in the function?
I've tried:
sarahButton.onRollOver=function(){
mailto:Sarah@email.com;
}
but that doesn't work.

I can make the email link work fine if I don't convert the text to a button symbol and add an over keyframe. Then the link only works if it's not in the "Over" keyframe.
Am I missing something?

 

[technoknow]

Yea! I got it to work!
I put:
on(release) {
getURL("mailto:Sarah@email.com");
}
in the actions frame for the sarahButton, so the mouseover works fine and the link opens an email form.
Thanks for your help Adam

 

[Adam14]

Glad you go it goin'

Adam