Selection "hot spots" for custom buttons

Tech Diver wrote on 1/2/2009, 6:57 PM

In my DVD menus, I always create custom buttons. Most of these are irregular graphic objects that I have created in PNG format and include transparency.

Is it possible to limit the button selection "hot spot" to be the same as the mask for the button image? By default, the entire area within the bounding rectangle is selectable regardless of the button mask.

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Terry Esslinger wrote on 1/2/2009, 10:37 PM

You can change the size of the 'rectangle' and make it to somewhat fit inside your graphic.

bStro wrote on 1/3/2009, 5:11 AM

Is it possible to limit the button selection "hot spot" to be the same as the mask for the button image?

No. To the best of my knowledge, the DVD format requires that the "hot spot" be rectangular. At any rate, DVD Architect does.

There is a possible solution, though kind of a kludge: Mentally break your shape up into multiple rectangles,and then add a copy of the empty button for each one. (DVD Architect will only add the media one time.) Make each one small enough so that you don't have any large gaps.

Rob

Tech Diver wrote on 1/3/2009, 7:38 AM

Rob, I had already tried the "break up" approach that you suggested. Although it works in reducing the selection area, it also limits the highlighting to the sub-image.

Terry, how do I make the selection recangle smaller without shrinking the image?

Thank you both.