I know how to create a hyperlink, but how do I give a text link a rollover /mouseover / hover effect, so that it shows it’s a hyperlink? Text can usually be set to change colour when hovered over, to emphasise the fact that it’s a hyperlink. Can’t find any options to enable this in Sparkle.
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@BrianT, I would love this function in Sparkle, but for now Sparkle doesn’t allow for it…
The only way for now is using a bit of CSS. But first of all you will need to go to Settings / Miscellaneous / Allow html element ID customisation and activate that. Once done you can ID your text box, and use something like the following in an Embed element… #ID:hover {opacity: 0.7;}, where ID is what you called the text element.
But for intuitive ease I’m really really hoping we see this soon on Sparkle! 
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Wouldn’t it be easier to create a button in the text - can even be an “invisible” button. Then, at mouseover or hover, you can change the text colour and if you wish even the button background colour, or put a frame, or … (so many possibilities)
Or you can change the colour of the “Body Link” e.g. to blue and remove the underline.
I’ve set one of a few hyperlinks as a button and this gives the desired result. I just thought there must be a better / quicker way and that I’d missed the option or setting.
On a different note, I’ve been using Sparkle since September 2015 - over 6 years - and yesterday thought I’d register for this forum as I wanted to ask about hyperlinks. I carefully noted my Username and Password when registering on a Windows PC (through which I’m still logged in).
Today I’ve tried to login to my account on my Mac and I’m asked for Email/Username and Password. My Email and my Username logged with Sparkle are entirely separate - which one should I use - Email or Username? I’ve tried them both, with the correct Password (as noted yesterday when registering) and nothing works. I’ve clicked the ‘I forgot my password’ link and I’m still waiting for an email…
5 hours later and I’ve still not received an email with which I can change or reset my login details…
I tried it with css and a SCG graphic, works. But once you set up a link on mouse click, the hover effect disappears. Anyone knows how to do this (Zoom graphic on hover and hyperlink on one element at the same time)?
@Gabrielo, this is a really old post!
In the nearly three years Sparkle has incorporate the hover effect with buttons, but also with active text links that has settings for four states.
Have you got Sparkle V5+?
If you do then you should be good!
Yes, it´s old but I cannot do that what I want with the buttons and four states. I need a dynamic zoom / transform effect on mouse over, not static change of graphic buttons. This seems to be only possible with css code. I combined an embedded function with a hyperlink and both together won´t work, I don´t see why but must be the way Sparkle build the corresponding code or so.
I think it is best @Gabrielo to explain (with examples) what you are wanting to achieve to Duncan at feedback@sparkleapp.com
For now what you are wanting to achieve isn’t possible in Sparkle unless you do an embed with CSS.
Otherwise maybe what Selcuk offers can be of help - Sparkle Effects by Selçuk Yılmaz
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