illustrator CS3

[Fly Fast]

In illustrator CS3 how do I change the color of a rollover button (bevel blue inset mouse down)? When I select it and look at gradient, and change the colors, it changes just the outside. I need to change the inside color. :confused:

[PrintDriver]

My guess is it may be a blend. Use the white arrow and try selecting the central color. Change that and see if your blend changes.

[Fly Fast]

Tried that, it does not work.

[CkretAjint]

Is the inner shape locked? Un-collapse all your layers and see is the inner shape is locked, hence when you select it it just selects the back shape.

[Fly Fast]

I will try it. Thank you.

[Fly Fast]

If you pull that button up yourself you can see. It is not locked or in a separate layer, bummer.

[CkretAjint]

Are you just changing the stroke color?

Kinda hard to tell what you are having issues with when you can't see whats going on. Can you post an image please? :)

Plus, your creating various buttons (for web?) In Illustrator?? :confused: What do you mean by "button down state"???

Look at it myself? I don't have the file! :p

[garricks]

I pulled up the panel, but I didn't see a button named "bevel blue inset mouse down". :confused:

[Fly Fast]

Object, graphic style libraries, buttons and rollovers

[CkretAjint]

Meh, I am going to be of no help... I create all my own styles and avoid those for this very reason. Sorry.

[garricks]

Yeah, I just figured that out. I was over at Symbols > Symbol Library Dropdown > Web buttons and bars. I'll take a look, but I'm fairly sure if Ckret can't figure it out, it's beyond me.

[Fly Fast]

Thanks for looking. I appreciate the time.

[CkretAjint]

I figured it out...

Open your "Appearance" (Window > Appearance) pallet, select the fill and go to town.

[garricks]

Oh!

Window > Appearance

Select the button on the page, click on the first appearance fill (it has no stroke), then change the colors in the gradient panel.

[garricks]

Ckret, you beat me! LOL

[CkretAjint]

I win... ne-ner-ne-ner-ne-neerrrr!!! :p


Fly Fast, I notice this was your first post here at GDF. Sick around and read up some! There are all kinds of tricks and tid-bits that are discussed on this forum. :)

[garricks]

I figured you would, you're much more the Illy jockey than I.

I remember sitting in an Adobe seminar when appearances were added to Illy, and watching the guy build a full 8-lane Interstate complete with lane striping, shoulders and median grass, on one path.

There were audible gasps when he "re-routed" the highway by changing the curves with one bezier handle! :D

[Fly Fast]

What I'm doing is creating one from the original in my color. I did it once before years ago, but I just remember how I did it.

[CkretAjint]

Yeah, I remember first seeing the appearance pallet and what i can do for the first time as well. First thing I thought of was how much of a PITA it was going to make prepress work. And sure enough not even a month later I got the worst job in the world!

[Fly Fast]

I owned a printing company for 22 years, and took off 5 years to do some flying and other things. I'm starting to play around with some layout for some friends. It is fun to play with, for a while.

[PrintDriver]

I still remember the first sign/logo I received created with Appearances.
It happened not one week after Urstwile posted something about it here and I remembered thinking, 'well that will be one heluva mess.'
It was.
We usually allow 30 minutes file prep. This one took 4x that to restack properly and pull traps.

[Fly Fast]

When I do 2 color job or spot colors, I set traps as I go. working for a long time with "graphic artist" I spent most of my time work their file for output to negs. They know how to design, but most don't know much about the print process.

[PrintDriver]

^No kidding, huh.
Actually I was talking about cut vinyl which is an even more arcane skill.

[Fly Fast]

Or have multiple 4 color photos, and you have to strip each one! Those days are long gone. It is a wonder we were able to get anything to press. If you had 5 photos and on the press 4 line up and the 5th one didn't. I usually fired the stripper after the 10th time.

[Fly Fast]

I found out how to change the colors of stock graphic styles, ext. Duh. If you go to appearance window, it is all there.

[CkretAjint]

Isn't what what we said in post #13 and 14? ;)

[garricks]

Ckret, nobody ever reads #13 & 14! :p

[Fly Fast]

It would help I guess if I read all of the posts. Thanks for the help.

[CkretAjint]

:d

[garricks]

lol :D :D