Interactive Javascript Buttons

**nxindy89** · August 22nd, 2011 02:15 PM

I would like to make the various button links like GO, Add_To_Cart , Update Cart etc, interactive and react to hover and click with Javascript image swaps. Can this be done and does anyone know how? Can't seem to figure it out or find anything in the forums.

**Jamie** · August 23rd, 2011 12:34 PM

I wouldn't recommend using Javascript for this. It's not necessary. You can do this all with CSS. I just wrote a tutorial here:
http://www.ldev.com/forums/showthrea...ia-CSS-sprites

**nxindy89** · August 23rd, 2011 12:43 PM

Will this go three ways with a 3rd for :down?

**Jamie** · August 23rd, 2011 01:07 PM

Yes, you can do that in a similar manner using the :active CSS pseudo class. I just added an update to that tutorial at the end, explaining how to do that.

**nxindy89** · September 6th, 2011 09:29 AM

It's nice because you can see all three versions of your button in your preview image and photoshop. Easier to keep track of the diff button version and only one file to store.
They act a little different as the buttons react immediately to each mouse position. Wish the clicked button would hold down for a bit after clicking, but no big deal. Still works great, just a little different. I guesss real CSS people already knew this, makes me wonder what else you can do!!

here's my example: https://www.honeyandme.com/shop/

**Jamie** · September 6th, 2011 09:37 AM

Looks good. Sprites are great. I would actually prefer to have all the button images in a single sprites file, but probably won't do that for awhile so newer versions are still compatible with current stylesheets.

The new image management features we are working on for (hopefully) v3.4.0 use a single file for all the images:
record_image_sprites.png

It makes it much easier to manage, and much faster to load.

**idaryl** · October 27th, 2011 02:06 PM

You could try changing the css or better yet adding a css style for the buttons in question. You could effectively change the class of the button and it would use the css you add.... exampled below --

Here's a complete page of colored css buttons for you to use - just copy this code into a blank html page and view it:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>CSS3 Buttons</title>
<style type="text/css">
body {
	background: #ededed;
	width: 900px;
	margin: 30px auto;
	color: #999;
}
p {
	margin: 0 0 2em;
}
h1 {
	margin: 0;
}
a {
	color: #339;
	text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
div {
	padding: 20px 0;
	border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc;
}

/* button 
---------------------------------------------- */
.button {
	display: inline-block;
	zoom: 1; /* zoom and *display = ie7 hack for display:inline-block */
	*display: inline;
	vertical-align: baseline;
	margin: 0 2px;
	outline: none;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-align: center;
	text-decoration: none;
	font: 14px/100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	padding: .5em 2em .55em;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
	-webkit-border-radius: .5em; 
	-moz-border-radius: .5em;
	border-radius: .5em;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
	box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
}
.button:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}
.button:active {
	position: relative;
	top: 1px;
}

.bigrounded {
	-webkit-border-radius: 2em;
	-moz-border-radius: 2em;
	border-radius: 2em;
}
.medium {
	font-size: 12px;
	padding: .4em 1.5em .42em;
}
.small {
	font-size: 11px;
	padding: .2em 1em .275em;
}

/* color styles 
---------------------------------------------- */

/* black */
.black {
	color: #d7d7d7;
	border: solid 1px #333;
	background: #333;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#666), to(#000));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #666,  #000);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#666666', endColorstr='#000000');
}
.black:hover {
	background: #000;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#444), to(#000));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #444,  #000);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#444444', endColorstr='#000000');
}
.black:active {
	color: #666;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#000), to(#444));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #000,  #444);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#000000', endColorstr='#666666');
}

/* gray */
.gray {
	color: #e9e9e9;
	border: solid 1px #555;
	background: #6e6e6e;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#888), to(#575757));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #888,  #575757);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#888888', endColorstr='#575757');
}
.gray:hover {
	background: #616161;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#757575), to(#4b4b4b));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #757575,  #4b4b4b);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#757575', endColorstr='#4b4b4b');
}
.gray:active {
	color: #afafaf;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#575757), to(#888));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #575757,  #888);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#575757', endColorstr='#888888');
}

/* white */
.white {
	color: #606060;
	border: solid 1px #b7b7b7;
	background: #fff;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fff), to(#ededed));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #fff,  #ededed);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#ededed');
}
.white:hover {
	background: #ededed;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fff), to(#dcdcdc));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #fff,  #dcdcdc);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#dcdcdc');
}
.white:active {
	color: #999;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ededed), to(#fff));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #ededed,  #fff);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ededed', endColorstr='#ffffff');
}

/* orange */
.orange {
	color: #fef4e9;
	border: solid 1px #da7c0c;
	background: #f78d1d;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#faa51a), to(#f47a20));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #faa51a,  #f47a20);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#faa51a', endColorstr='#f47a20');
}
.orange:hover {
	background: #f47c20;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f88e11), to(#f06015));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f88e11,  #f06015);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#f88e11', endColorstr='#f06015');
}
.orange:active {
	color: #fcd3a5;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f47a20), to(#faa51a));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f47a20,  #faa51a);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#f47a20', endColorstr='#faa51a');
}

/* red */
.red {
	color: #faddde;
	border: solid 1px #980c10;
	background: #d81b21;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ed1c24), to(#aa1317));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #ed1c24,  #aa1317);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ed1c24', endColorstr='#aa1317');
}
.red:hover {
	background: #b61318;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#c9151b), to(#a11115));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #c9151b,  #a11115);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#c9151b', endColorstr='#a11115');
}
.red:active {
	color: #de898c;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#aa1317), to(#ed1c24));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #aa1317,  #ed1c24);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#aa1317', endColorstr='#ed1c24');
}

/* blue */
.blue {
	color: #d9eef7;
	border: solid 1px #0076a3;
	background: #0095cd;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#00adee), to(#0078a5));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #00adee,  #0078a5);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#00adee', endColorstr='#0078a5');
}
.blue:hover {
	background: #007ead;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#0095cc), to(#00678e));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #0095cc,  #00678e);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#0095cc', endColorstr='#00678e');
}
.blue:active {
	color: #80bed6;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#0078a5), to(#00adee));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #0078a5,  #00adee);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#0078a5', endColorstr='#00adee');
}

/* rosy */
.rosy {
	color: #fae7e9;
	border: solid 1px #b73948;
	background: #da5867;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f16c7c), to(#bf404f));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f16c7c,  #bf404f);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#f16c7c', endColorstr='#bf404f');
}
.rosy:hover {
	background: #ba4b58;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#cf5d6a), to(#a53845));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #cf5d6a,  #a53845);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#cf5d6a', endColorstr='#a53845');
}
.rosy:active {
	color: #dca4ab;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#bf404f), to(#f16c7c));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #bf404f,  #f16c7c);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#bf404f', endColorstr='#f16c7c');
}

/* green */
.green {
	color: #e8f0de;
	border: solid 1px #538312;
	background: #64991e;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#7db72f), to(#4e7d0e));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #7db72f,  #4e7d0e);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#7db72f', endColorstr='#4e7d0e');
}
.green:hover {
	background: #538018;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#6b9d28), to(#436b0c));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #6b9d28,  #436b0c);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#6b9d28', endColorstr='#436b0c');
}
.green:active {
	color: #a9c08c;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#4e7d0e), to(#7db72f));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #4e7d0e,  #7db72f);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#4e7d0e', endColorstr='#7db72f');
}

/* pink */
.pink {
	color: #feeef5;
	border: solid 1px #d2729e;
	background: #f895c2;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#feb1d3), to(#f171ab));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #feb1d3,  #f171ab);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#feb1d3', endColorstr='#f171ab');
}
.pink:hover {
	background: #d57ea5;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f4aacb), to(#e86ca4));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f4aacb,  #e86ca4);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#f4aacb', endColorstr='#e86ca4');
}
.pink:active {
	color: #f3c3d9;
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#f171ab), to(#feb1d3));
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #f171ab,  #feb1d3);
	filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#f171ab', endColorstr='#feb1d3');
}

</style>
</head>

<body>
<h1>CSS3 Gradient Buttons</h1>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button black">Rectangle</a>  or
	<a href="#" class="button black bigrounded">Rounded</a> Can be
	<a href="#" class="button black medium">Medium</a> or 
	<a href="#" class="button black small">Small</a>
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button black" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button black">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button black">Span</span> 
	<div class="button black">Div</div> 
	<p class="button black">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button black">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button gray">Gray</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button gray bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button gray medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button gray small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button gray" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button gray">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button gray">Span</span> 
	<div class="button gray">Div</div> 
	<p class="button gray">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button gray">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button white">White</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button white bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button white medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button white small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button white" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button white">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button white">Span</span> 
	<div class="button white">Div</div> 
	<p class="button white">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button white">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button orange">Orange</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button orange bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button orange medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button orange small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button orange" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button orange">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button orange">Span</span> 
	<div class="button orange">Div</div> 
	<p class="button orange">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button orange">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button red">Red</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button red bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button red medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button red small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button red" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button red">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button red">Span</span> 
	<div class="button red">Div</div> 
	<p class="button red">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button red">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button blue">Blue</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button blue bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button blue medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button blue small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button blue" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button blue">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button blue">Span</span> 
	<div class="button blue">Div</div> 
	<p class="button blue">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button blue">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button rosy">Rosy</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button rosy bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button rosy medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button rosy small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button rosy" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button rosy">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button rosy">Span</span> 
	<div class="button rosy">Div</div> 
	<p class="button rosy">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button rosy">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button green">Green</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button green bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button green medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button green small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button green" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button green">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button green">Span</span> 
	<div class="button green">Div</div> 
	<p class="button green">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button green">H3</h3> 
</div>

<div>
	<a href="#" class="button pink">Pink</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button pink bigrounded">Rounded</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button pink medium">Medium</a> 
	<a href="#" class="button pink small">Small</a> 
	<br /><br />
	<input class="button pink" type="button" value="Input Element" /> 
	<button class="button pink">Button Tag</button>
	<span class="button pink">Span</span> 
	<div class="button pink">Div</div> 
	<p class="button pink">P Tag</p> 
	<h3 class="button pink">H3</h3> 
</div>

</body>
</html>

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