var b:BitmapData = buttonHighlight.pixels;
            b.copyPixels(buttonHighlight.pixels, buttonHighlight.pixels.rect, new Point(0,0));
            var filter:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();
            b.applyFilter(b, b.rect, new Point(0, 0), filter);
            buttonHighlight.pixels.copyPixels(b, b.rect, new Point(0,0));