*I Dont need help I was writing this and I figured it out so I'm posting it so that other people don't run into the same issue * The error was caused because I had a bunch of text on the stage evidently causing some sort of memory issue probably due to anti-aliasing or something .. though flash 8 could have handled it fine. This caused mouse events not to be triggered when they should have been. The flash 9 developers are probably still working out the kinks. Original writing : This one is puzzling me. There seems to be some trouble with the either the event model or something I can't explain. So theres a button and you click on it. Except the first time you click on it it doesn't register the event (the event listener is set in a superclass via a method call). The method is called in the child classes constructor. So it should be listening for t so if you wait a second or two and don't move the mouse the click then registers. If you move the mouse around a bit the click also registers. Anyone know whats going on? _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com