RE: lingo-l positioning a projector

2002-07-17 Thread Leif E. Wells
Just to be clear, if you are attempting to access this dynamically through a projector test for this: the desktopRectList[1] That way it won't fail on any multi-screen systems you have in development. Otherwise, you'll get this: put the desktopRectList --[rect(0, 0, 1280, 1024), rect(1280,

Re: lingo-l Mpeg PlayBack

2002-06-07 Thread Leif E. Wells
I always use DirectMedia Xtra http://xtras.tabuleiro.com/products/direct/index.tdb Leif Hello, Can any body recommend a good way (the best way) to play mpeg files in director with out requiring QuickTime? Is This a good way to go? OnStage Media for Director Manufacturer: Visible Light

RE: lingo-l linked director movies

2002-06-06 Thread Leif E. Wells
http://www.director-online.com do a search for linked these will be strictly release on cd -- no web application. Is there anywhere where there is a little more info about scripting between the ldm and the main movie? is it basically like talking to a miaw? -- From: brian

Re: lingo-l embedding fonts

2002-03-28 Thread Leif E. Wells
Are the text and field members using Arial? The typeface is probably listed as Arial * in the font drop down. Hello again,:-) Im having proplems embedding fonts and getting them to work . Does anyone know why the embedded font is not working in the projector file? Its a redo project and they

Re: lingo-l Forget Window = CRASH Boom!!!!!

2002-03-20 Thread Leif E. Wells
You aren't calling the close or forget from the actual MIAW are you? If so, don't do that! Call forget from a handler in the main movie. I've developed a presentation with approximately 25 MIAWs every time I try to use 'forget window' I receive a projector error and the projtor.exe crashes.

Re: lingo-l Passing handlers from MIAWs

2002-03-20 Thread Leif E. Wells
I cant seem to pass a handler from a MIAW to the main move. Can this be done? Matie Wells Something like this should work. Your mileage may vary: --in the MIAW tell the stage forgetTheMIAW end tell --in the stage movie on forgetTheMIAW global gMIAWglobal forget

RE: lingo-l Passing handlers from MIAWs

2002-03-20 Thread Leif E. Wells
Whoa--that will guarantee a crash. When forgetTheMIAW finishes executing, it will try to return control to the MIAW, which no longer exists. Thanks for the catch there, Kerry. I was doing that from memory, but I should have realized I am too old for that now. Memory is the second thing to go.