Delete button roll over state once it's been created?

[michaeln82239712]

Is it possible to delete a button's roll over state once it's created? I can hide it, but I want it gone or deactivated. Any way to do this?

[Eugene Tyson]

Hey - not sure if this is what you mean?
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-delete-a-button/td-p/11105843

[michaeln82239712]

Unfortunately, no. I'm specifically referring to deleting the rollover state once one has been created.

[Eugene Tyson]

You have to convert it back to an object. 

[michaeln82239712]

Right. I know that's what you have to do to convert the button back, but was trying to figure out if you could delete just the rollover state. Seems like a simple feature for Adobe to fix.

[Eugene Tyson]

That's how it works - when you convert an object to a button you get the rollover states etc.

If you want to delete them you convert it back to an object. 

Maybe they could add a 'delete rollover state' but that would effectively turn it back to an object.

So it could maybe a bit clearer how to do it.

But I don't get the problem you are facing - what are you trying to solve, what's the issue? 

[Derek Cross]

What's your final output format for the document?

[michaeln82239712]

I use it in conjuction with the in5 plugin to output to html5.

[BobLevine]

You hide it on export but I'm not sure you can delete it once you create it. I rarely use rollovers anymore because they don't work on touch devices.

[michaeln82239712]

I had a very complex multi-state object that contained 6+ buttons, and I was actually creating a responsive layout where the buttons needed to be resized, but if you have experience doing that, you know that when you resize a button that already has a rollover state, the rollover state doesn't automatically resize, so the rollover state exists in a slightly different location. And even hiding them doesn't truly remove it. So that's why I wanted to delete it for the mobile version.

[Eugene Tyson]

Your rollover state will be independent - almost like a multi-state object - you'll need to edit and manipulate as needed.

[michaeln82239712]

Exactly, but on an MSO, you can delete individual states. Not sure why we can't have that option with rollover states.

[Eugene Tyson · Accepted solution]

Because that's not how it works for rollovers - it's a different feature.

Report bugs or make a feature request
https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

[josephD]

This is definitely an issue and the feature should be added. We shouldn't have to revert the button to a non-button in order to delete a button state.

[Derek Cross]

What is your issue? You need to give details including your output format and your version of InDesign and OS.