>> Change the captions and the visibility of one of the buttons. I don't know if
>> this would apply to your situation, but perhaps something "outside the box"
>> might be.< s >
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>You know what...that actually gives me an idea. If I had TWO sprites of the same main character and could move one while showing the other one it might APPEAR faster and smoother. I'll have to do some experimenting.
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>Thanks!

Hope it pans out.