[Pro] Building a rollover menu bar !! Problems

I know, it should be very easy, but for 3 days now I am trying to build a navigation bar now consisting of several rollover buttons…
I cannot describe the number of troubles I ran in !

Let me try:
I start of by building two exactly the same rectangles with a text in it.
Then I align them, both horizontal and vertical.
Then I group them ( saw this in a video tutorial).
And here it starts: sometimes I can still move the group, sometimes I cant ? Sometimes I can apply the rollover action, sometimes I cant ?

What on earth am I doing wrong, that something so basic as this, is impossible to achieve?

I finally decided to start from zero, but I want make sure I am not overlooking something, because it is getting on my nerves!

THX
Johny


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And one other thing.

When I try to distribute the grouped buttons, it does not work.
So I have to do it manualy. When I come to close to another button funny things happen with the rollover…they kinda flow into one other !


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Make sure Combined Graphics id unchecked in the Inspector Panel.

Click on the buttons you’ve made and then check the panel to see if they are combined.

Hope that helps.

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THx Robert,

I am busy rebuilding from scratch, I will take this into account.
By the way, now I notice that align and distribute are not working properly ?


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@Robert
Its strange, when I click a rectangle I dont have “combine grapics” in the inspector, but “combine with children”.


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Have you followed the tutorial that comes with Freeway?

I know it sounds silly, but I had to go back and refer to that after not building rollovers for a while and noticed I was doing things wrong.

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Yes I did, and it is not working ! I did it several times over and over again with unpredictable results ?
Mind you, in the tut they are building one button, the problems start when I have to make a row of buttons…


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On the left site where your site pages are, go into Page View or toggle the arrow by your page. You should see three elements that make up your rollover (or maybe four).

There’s all the elements separately, then there’s a group item. You need to select that group item to move it or duplicate it. You might be selecting one of the items in IN the group, but not the group.

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