BMAP* animated_sprite = "explo+7.png"; // Here your file
var animation_offset = 0;

PANEL* panel_animate = 
{
	pos_x = 10;
	pos_y = 10;
	window(0,0,180,180,animated_sprite,animation_offset,0); // Replace 180,180 with the size of one sprite
	flags = SHOW;
}

function animate_panel() // Run to start animation
{
	int iWidth = bmap_width(animated_sprite);
	int iHeight = bmap_height(animated_sprite);
	while(1)
	{
		animation_offset += iHeight;
		animation_offset %= iWidth;
		wait(-0.05); // Animation speed
	}
}

#include <acknex.h>;

BMAP* b_button="button.tga";
BMAP* b_buttontrans="buttontrans.png";
BMAP* b_mousemap="arrow.pcx";

#define num_buttons 2
#define num_animationsteps 4
#define animationsize 200

var anivars[num_buttons];
var button_states[num_buttons];

void button_over(var button_num,PANEL* panel);

PANEL* buttonani=
{
	flags=SHOW;
	layer=1;
	pos_x=250;
	pos_y=250;
	window(0,0,200,100,b_button,anivars[0],0);
	button(0,0,b_buttontrans,NULL,NULL,NULL,button_over,button_over);
	window(0,250,200,100,b_button,anivars[1],0);
	button(0,250,b_buttontrans,NULL,NULL,NULL,button_over,button_over);
}

void button_over(var button_num,PANEL* panel)
{
	if(event_type==EVENT_RELEASE)
	{
		button_states[button_num-1]=0;
	}
	else
	if(event_type==EVENT_TOUCH)
	{
		button_states[button_num-1]=1;//highlight
	}
}

void handlebuttons_startup()
{
	var i,temp_vars[num_buttons];
	while(1)
	{
		for(i=0;i<num_buttons;i++)
		{
			if(button_states[i]==1)
			{
				anivars[i]=animationsize*num_animationsteps;
			}
			else
			{
				temp_vars[i]=cycle(temp_vars[i]+time_step*0.25,0,num_animationsteps);
				anivars[i]=integer(temp_vars[i])*animationsize;
			}
		}
		wait(1);
	}
}

void main()
{
	video_screen=2;
	video_mode=10;
	wait(1);
	mouse_mode=2;
	mouse_map=b_mousemap;
	while(!key_esc)
	{
		mouse_pos.x=mouse_cursor.x;
		mouse_pos.y=mouse_cursor.y;
		wait(1);
	}
}