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Applying actions
Actions can be associated with objects (not text) to allow for greater user
interactivity. Available actions, triggered typically by a click or mouse rollover of
the object, are as follows:
• Alert: Displays a pop-up alert box (on click).
• Visibility: Displays a panel (on rollover/click).
• Opacity: Makes objects transparent (until rollover), e.g. to only show
navigation buttons on panel hover over.
• Z-Index: Changes the order (Z-index) of the object in relation to other
objects (on rollover). A high Z-index value (e.g. 150) ensures the
object appears in front of other objects on rollover. For example, a
usually hidden picture in a picture stack can be promoted to the front
on rollover.
• Print: Prints the current page via a Print dialog (on click).
• Slider: Adds an action (Play, Pause, etc.) to a supporting navigation
button to control slider playback. You can add an appropriate action
to each type of navigation buttons, i.e. a Play action can be applied to a
Play button. (See Sliders on p. 92.)
• Slider Feedback. Changes the button state dynamically according to
the slider's current playback state.
• Custom. Runs your own JavaScript code in response to a click, mouse,
key press, and more.
The Actions tab is only displayed when you select an object (but not
on text selection).
You'll need to create a panel in advance before you can assign an
action to it, allowing it to display. For more information, see
Inserting panels on p. 76.