lingo-l xtra problem

wtf? -- Welcome to Director -- temp = new(xtra audio) put temp -- -2147483647 temp = new(xtra budapi) put temp -- Xtra child BudAPI 2 12d7729c I realized that the parent script never interferred with other xtras, so...? [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to

Re: lingo-l calling xtra / having script object

Sorry, I really DID use bob = new(xtra audio) put bob gives me back the negative int On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so I'm trying to create an instance of the audio xtra with ye old temp = new(xtra audio) I get back 'put bob': -21474836547 I'm assuming that my

Re: lingo-l xtra problem

Huh - well strangely enough it seems that the audio xtra never shows an instance of itself - even with that weird return, it's there with its' builtin queries. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to

lingo-lcolorObject

Morning All, I've been struggling a bit to create a colorObject (parent script) to make some simple color operations - like 20% darker or add two colors. Maybe someone has already done some work along those lines that they could share. I've been trying to cutover a javascript colorObject but as

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Huh - well strangely enough it seems that the audio xtra never shows an instance of itself - even with that weird return, it's there with its' builtin queries. I'm not sure, but I think that you don't have to instantiate the audio xtra to use it - kind of like BudAPI. The commands are

lingo-lcolorObject

Oh, and something else, I searched the subject in the Direct-L archives and I'd dearly like to know where to find the Lingo-L archives. I checked out www.penworks.com but maybe I'm just missing the address somewhere. Thanks to all Blessings, Darryl [To remove yourself from this list, or to

RE: lingo-lcolorObject

here's the address: http://www.mail-archive.com/lingo-l@penworks.com/ John Erazo -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darryl Cousins I searched the subject in the Direct-L archives and I'd dearly like to know where to find the Lingo-L

Re: lingo-l CMYK exports via Xtras?

Hi I wrote to Toma Burda from direct xtras(direct xport) about this and got monosylablic answers , obviously too busy to help the people who PAY HIS RENT but any way direct xport has no documented cmyk features and I need help on these kind of things too, Like is there a way to do photoshop

Re: RE: lingo-l mouseLoc or?Han not def.

thanks Kurt.BUT Director says to me `HANDLER NOT DEFINED(baPlaceCursor(pLastLoc.locH, pLastLoc.locV)wHAT SHOULD I do??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] kloosterleuter str.31-19 3961 AX Wijk bij Duurstede tel:06-51922532 From: Kurt Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

At 21:22 -0400 2001_08_20, Al Hospers wrote: if you end up putting the slider code inside the QTBehavior it starts to become almost like procedural code. you have this large bunch of code that becomes difficult to maintain that has everything in it including the kitchen sink. what is the point?

lingo-l getting the effect

basically I am struggling to get the right effect from my director project, I have been passed a design which now needs to be placed into director. The effect I need is a kind of glowing 'fireball' moving along colored tubes... I can't use flat graphics as they don't blend correctly with the

Re[2]: lingo-lcolorObject

Tuesday, August 21, 2001, 9:55:50 AM, John wrote: j here's the address: j http://www.mail-archive.com/lingo-l@penworks.com/ j John Erazo Thanks John -- Blessings, Darryl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode,

Re: RE: lingo-l mouseLoc or?Han not def.

Install buddyApi ! You can get it at : www.mods.com.au - Original Message - From: mark verhoef [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:13 AM Subject: Re: RE: lingo-l mouseLoc or?Han not def. thanks Kurt.BUT Director says to me `HANDLER NOT

lingo-l Director query

Hi Friendzz, I have just started learning Director 8 and little bit of Lingos. Need your help. Can you please tell me what are the difficulties that is faced when one uses flash images on Director base. Do Director supports flash and do it give browser problems as well. Waiting for your reply.

lingo-l Opening PDF from Flash

Hi everybody! I have a flash animation and would like to open a .pdf file with the Acrobat Reader after the flash animation. Is this possible? How? I know I can open an application, but I need something similar to Directors' open file with application, otherwise I will have to do it in D8 and

lingo-l the position of cursor in a field?

Hi, Is there any way to find out where the blinking cursor is in a field? I want to do a field where user can write the time for CD-player. I want the field to look like 0:00:00 the propblem is that I don't know how to automaticly put : in to the right place? Any ideas what is the best way to

Re: lingo-l the position of cursor in a field?

1. Yes, with selStart or selEnd, there might be some other options, dunno, never needed to 2. member(hoursMinsSecsField).text = yourHours:yourMins:yourSecs --- or whatever - Original Message - From: Lauri Puisto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 2:21

Re: lingo-l Opening PDF from Flash

Use getURL, but you can forget about the with thing, and since it is a browser thing, you'll always have to confirm for opening. Or you can put your flash thing into a html page, then you could open the pdf in the browser window. - Original Message - From: Florian Bogeschdorfer [EMAIL

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Huh - well strangely enough it seems that the audio xtra never shows an instance of itself - even with that weird return, it's there with its' builtin queries. like many Xtras these days, you don't have to specifically instantiate the Audio Xtra. Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc.

RE: lingo-l CMYK exports via Xtras?

but any way direct xport has no documented cmyk features and I think that this was asked on Direct-L a week go. currently no Xtra does this. I need help on these kind of things too, Like is there a way to do photoshop levels on a bit map? spend some time with Imaging Lingo. it should be

Re: lingo-l the position of cursor in a field?

There's a diffrence in how to place an insertion point cursor (the blinking I-beam) in a text member vs. a field member. selStart and selEnd work only in field memebr. In a text member, use member(X).selection = [2, 2] (as an example) to place the cursor between character 2 and 3 in the

Re: lingo-l Opening PDF from Flash

The browser version is not wanted. I guess I'll have to stick with director then. Thank you. best regards, Florian Chris Aernoudt wrote: Use getURL, but you can forget about the with thing, and since it is a browser thing, you'll always have to confirm for opening. Or you can put your

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Well, you still have to invoke budapi as well... On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Sean Wilson wrote: Huh - well strangely enough it seems that the audio xtra never shows an instance of itself - even with that weird return, it's there with its' builtin queries. I'm not sure, but I think that you

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Huh - is that true? I'm no dope, but I didn't think I could use the Audio Xtras 'ax' stuff without first creating an object of it? Hmm.. On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Al Hospers wrote: like many Xtras these days, you don't have to specifically instantiate the Audio Xtra. [To remove yourself

Re: lingo-l Opening PDF from Flash

You could use director wiht flash inside of it, then trigger the pdf when finished. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L

lingo-l concerning QT and Flash problem

I am wondering can you convert the QT movie to Flash. I know that Flash movies can overlap themselves. Either convert the QT to frames in Quicktime Pro and import it into Flash or use the conversion program from javakitty.com that converts video to Flash. [To remove yourself from this list,

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Huh - is that true? I'm no dope, but I didn't think I could use the Audio Xtras 'ax' stuff without first creating an object of it? Hmm.. the old XObjects required you to do that a few Xtras still do, but to my knowledge most do not. you just call the method. I think the ones that do so are

lingo-l creating behavior / calling handler question

Just got in and thought I'd post the question before I attempted it myself. I've got a bunch of buttons that react the same (ie rollover, down, blah blah blah) but on mousedown should all call a different handler. I was thinking that I create one behavior asking for the text of the handler to

Re: lingo-l xtra problem

if I remember correctly the DirectEmail Xtra does this. I'm sure somebody will correct me if I am wrong tho... grin it sure does. DirectEmail needs to have an object declared 1st: oEmail = new(Xtra DirectEmail, getUserEmailPref(2),,) then you can do cool things, like actually sending

RE: lingo-l creating behavior / calling handler question

I was thinking that I create one behavior asking for the text of the handler to call, then do a sendallsprites(do(stringentered)) Would this be the way to go or would it be sendallsprites(symbol(textentered)) If you're using a gpdl for this, all you need to do is define the format as

Re: lingo-l xtra problem

Does the emailXtra handle attachments at all? What's everybody's choice for ftp/uploading/xtranetting files? [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

At 07:43 21/08/2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, you still have to invoke budapi as well... Not so. Buddy API's methods are available to Lingo simply by including the Xtra with the project. -- Mark A. Boyd Keep-On-Learnin' :) [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest

RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Does the emailXtra handle attachments at all? yes What's everybody's choice for ftp/uploading/xtranetting files? other than DirectFTP what else is there? supported that is! Al Hospers CamberSoft, Inc. alatcambersoftdotcom http://www.cambersoft.com Shockwave and Director development, Lingo

Re: lingo-l creating behavior / calling handler question

For another approach, see my article at Director Online: http://www.director-online.com/accessArticle2.cfm?id=340 Basic idea: Have a generic button behavior that you attach to any and all buttons. When the button is clicked it does a sendSprite to the current sprite number calling a

RE: lingo-l creating behavior / calling handler question

Very cool - thanks Karina! [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo.

RE: lingo-l creating behavior / calling handler question

For another approach, see my article at Director Online: http://www.director-online.com/accessArticle2.cfm?id=340 Basic idea: Have a generic button behavior that you attach to any and all buttons. When the button is clicked it does a sendSprite to the current sprite number calling a

lingo-l Message window in shockwave

Can someone tell me how to open the message window in Shockwave? I've made an ini file called shockwave.ini and put this in it: [Settings] MessageWindow=1 [Lingo] DisplayFullLingoErrorText=1 The errors pop up great. But there is no message window opening. What am I missing? I'm running this

RE: lingo-l Message window in shockwave

AFAIK the message window is not available in shockwave... if anyone can prove wrong that would be great though! Jorge -Original Message- Can someone tell me how to open the message window in Shockwave? I've made an ini file called shockwave.ini and put this in it: [Settings]

RE: lingo-l Message window in shockwave

If you have the Shockwave 8.5 player installed, the only way to open the message window is to set the debugPlaybackEnabled = TRUE within the code of the movie itself. Alternatively, you can close it with the debugPlaybackEnabled = FALSE. Once it is closed, it cannot be re-opened. Brian

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

if you end up putting the slider code inside the QTBehavior it starts to become almost like procedural code. you have this large bunch of code that becomes difficult to maintain that has everything in it including the kitchen sink. what is the point? Exactly! What is the point? Where did

Re: RE: lingo-l xtra problem

Well, you still have to invoke budapi as well... Instantiate? No, you don't - you can do it, but it's a waste of time. Because buddy's functions are global, the ba prefix is there to help differentiate the xtra's functions from lingo functions. Same goes for the audio xtra v. 4 (which is a

lingo-l MIAW that uses the movie as the filename

hi, i've got a MIAW that uses the movie as the filename property. It works fine on the mac but on the pc it won't go, tells me that file is already in use any ideas or won't it work on the pc. thanks phillip __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

but he is saying that you should not get data from an object. if you do that is accessing the data and is verboten. correct? Incorrect. As I mentioned before he is saying access private data is a no-no. Even in his ATM example he is showing data exchanging between objects, it's just that none

lingo-l XML parser

Could someone point me to documentation on the XML parser in Director manual. I seem to be finding no documentation. thx, b Brian Douglas (:ub) [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode,

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

I think the problem is a matter of semantics... I believe that by accessor methods we simply mean a method that gets or set another objects properties. By contrast, a method that returns data that is not private to an object is *not* classified as an accessor method. I do not know if this

RE: lingo-l XML parser

Using the XML Parser http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/internet/using_xml_parser_xtra/ XML LIngo Dictionary http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/internet/xml/xml_lingo_dict/xml_l ingo_dict.html Christopher Watson Sr. Software Engineer Lightspan, Inc. -Original Message-

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

Mark made great explanation of an OOP structure. However, reading it only makes me nod, it doesn't make me shake my head, or feel dizzy, and that was sort of my expectation, from all the fuzz. Maybe there's an important mental difference in calling a method handle something, rather than set,

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

At 15:34 -0400 2001_08_21, Al Hospers wrote: ...and in fact based on Jakob's response this AM I might say that there may still be some confusion out there. grin You betcha! Confusion is my middle name. Regards, Jakob confusion Madsen. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

and you can pass information to an object, as long as what you are passing does not correspond to an actual property of an object, then I definitely understand. That is correct. It doesn't matter. The method is public, and whether it implements itself by fetching private data, or

lingo-l Lightwave - shockwave3d camera animation (simple question I guess)

How do I make the camera in a 3d world imported from Lightwave to 'play' an animation in Director 8.5?? Luiz Gustavo Castelan Póvoas [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email

Re: lingo-l MIAW that uses the movie as the filename

i got it... i just needed to lock the file under get info/properties so it would be read only. --- phillip louderback [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, i've got a MIAW that uses the movie as the filename property. It works fine on the mac but on the pc it won't go, tells me that file is

lingo-l how to reverse and fastforward flash movie in director

I have a flash movie made with gif images, every gif image is for 5 frames, like that i have total 600 frames in a flash movie, i have put that swf file in director and controlling the play pause of the movie through lingo, now when the movie is playing, is it possible to drag the slider bar or

lingo-l baCopyFile parameter

What do I put for the third parameter in calling baCopyFile()? I have tried yes, true, overwrite, etc. But it will not copy a file. The lingo I'm using is: thisSysFolder=baSysFolder(System) baCopyFile(@:Extensions:CarbonLib, thisSysFolderExtensions:CarbonLib, true) baSysFolder is working.

RE: lingo-l baCopyFile parameter

What do I put for the third parameter in calling baCopyFile()? I have tried yes, true, overwrite, etc. From the Help file for version 3.5 on Windows: QUOTE Overwrite determines how the copy is done. Can be: Always always copies the file IfNewercopies the file if SourceFile

lingo-l ANNC: Advanced Flash 5 and Director 8.5 seminars in SF Bay Area(XPOST)

Dear colleagues: We're pleased to announced that I will be teaching all new seminars on Flash 5 (ActionScript) and Director 8.5 in the San Francisco/San Jose area next month. Visit http://www.flashseminars.com/ for a syllabus on these one day events: 9/24 - ActionScript for Designers 9/25 -

Re: lingo-l baCopyFile parameter

Thanks; I downloaded the Mac version, which didn't come with any documentation. Charlie Fiskeaux II The Creative Group www.cre8tivegroup.com 859/858-9054 x29 cell: 859/312-3883 - Original Message - From: Sean Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21,

lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

All of a sudden one button on the stage (a standard button, made with the button tool) started catching all mouseclicks in the frame, including clicks on empty stage areas. The only way to stop this that I found is to put a stopEvent in the mouse handlers of every object--but that doesn't

RE: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

Perhaps the script on the button is a movie script instead of a behavior. -Original Message- From: Slava Paperno [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks All of a sudden one button on the

lingo-l IEmac5 and evalScript?

Hi all, a short question: did anyone actualy ever see an evalScript message from javascript arriving safely to a shockwave movie in explorer for the mac? or has any information regarding compatibilty or workarounds? the same simple code that works in any other browser/platform combination

Re: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

maybe... make sure you have on mouseDown me or on mouseUp me -- without the me it will catch all the clicks. Leif All of a sudden one button on the stage (a standard button, made with the button tool) started catching all mouseclicks in the frame, including clicks on empty stage areas. The

RE: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

Thanks, Mark, but this doesn't seem to be the case, because when I remove all behaviors and attach a brand new one, it still gets executed when I click the empty stage: on mouseUp me put I've been clicked end mouseUp This runs no matter what I click on the stage. I deleted the button,

Re: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

Thanks, Leif--but unfortunately that's not the case... I wish it were! S. At 10:34 PM 8/21/2001 -0400, you wrote: maybe... make sure you have on mouseDown me or on mouseUp me -- without the me it will catch all the clicks. Leif All of a sudden one button on the stage (a standard button,

Re: RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

Jakob made a lot of good points, and boiled it all down to: Suddenly it seems so cloudy again... can you wipe away the clouds? This is where I usually end up whenever I try to adhere religiously to pure OOP standards in Director. I just get the feeling that the hybrid procedural/oop

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Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and

Re: lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks

Just to double check Mark's (more sensible) suggestion: In the cast, when you click on the behavior and you click on the script tab in the property inspector does it say behavior? Leif Thanks, Leif--but unfortunately that's not the case... I wish it were! S. At 10:34 PM 8/21/2001 -0400,

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i want to lingo dropdownlist text and go to frameGet your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems,

lingo-l button catches all mouseclicks SOLUTION

Mark got right to the heart of it, and I goofed twice: when I set up the script, and then again when I tested Mark's theory the first time. The button had a movie script attached to it. (Director won't let you do that, but it will let you change the script type after it's been attached. I

lingo-l Example about OOP

Hi List, Who can give me an example about OOP in director(property, behavior...)?. many thanks. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email

RE: lingo-l OOP and ancestor access

Hi Jakob Mark made great explanation of an OOP structure. However, reading it only makes me nod, it doesn't make me shake my head, or feel dizzy, and that was sort of my expectation, from all the fuzz. Darn.. you mean I didn't totally put you to sleep.. drats.. I'll have to try harder the next