                   removeMouseEvents(cb);
                   this.clickbutton = null;
               }
+              this.hitArea = LzSprite.emptySprite;
           }
       }
 

          this.clickable = c;
          this.buttonMode = c;
          this.tabEnabled = false;
          this.mouseEnabled = c || this.isroot;// @devnote: see LPP-6980
          var cb:SimpleButton = this.clickbutton;
          //trace('sprite setClickable' , c, 'cb',cb);
          if (this.clickable) {
              attachMouseEvents(this);
              // TODO [hqm 2008-01] The Flash Sprite docs 
              // explain how to add a sprite to the tab order using tabEnabled property. 

              this.isroot = true;
              this.mouseEnabled = true;// @devnote: see LPP-6980
          } else {
              this.mouseEnabled = true;
              this.hitArea = LzSprite.emptySprite;
          }
      }

