RE: Flash Lingo Secrets

>Maybe there is a way in Flash that I can put the names of instances into a >variable for Director to check? Well. until someone feels like dropping some >undoc'd tips I'll just keep thinking out loud. That actually sounds like a good idea, I was going to suggest something like that. Brian Do

RE: Flash Lingo Secrets

why would you need to know a flash layer name? Brian Douglas : b) [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist, Tired Individual Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list

Re: finding the highest occupied sprite channel -moviewide

you could build some sort of function such as on checkChannel lastChannel repeat with i = 1 to lastChannel if sprite(i).member = member(0) then return i - 1 end if end repeat end if you check you will see that empty channels return 0 for the member hope this helps ===

Re: creating sprites on the fly

thanks, i just coded it wrong. Brian Douglas : b) [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist, Tired Individual Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change

Re: creating sprites on the fly

nevermind Brian Douglas : b) [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist, Tired Individual Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to

Re: creating sprites on the fly

>sure. as nike says, just do it. > >sprite(216).member = member("whatever") > >note that the member will not appear in the score, but will appear on >the stage, and the sprite channel has all the properties it usually >does, like sprite(x).member, loc, etc. > >--bhakti i tried it and I looked at

creating sprites on the fly

is there a way to create sprites on the fly without havin a member there to swap. for instance say in empty sprite(216) i want to create a sprite with lingo with the member("joe") is there a way to do this? Brian Do

Re: Don't Need help with a RAM hog on Windows anymore

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Re: rotation of textfield

You can't rotate a sprite wit ha field member because Director does not know how to redraw it, while the text member embeds the font. Brian Douglas : b) [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist, Tired Individual

RE: I SEARCHED ARCHIVES AND COULD FIND NOTHING

thanks al, I obviosly had difficulty seraching maricopa. Perhaps it is because it is such a poorly designed site! It would be nice if the owners could rebuild it with a more clear layout. But thanks for redirecting me, now at least I know where to find the search field. What is "HTH" ? We were

I SEARCHED ARCHIVES AND COULD FIND NOTHING

I searched maricopa and the archives and could not find an answer to this question: Is there a way to use lingo to detect if a filmloop has stopped playing? Or do I have to count the frames that are in it when I create it? and the attach that as a property of the film loop? thanks, b -

Updated functions

Ok, I made some updates to the list functions and added the beginning of the string functions: http://www.imaginarystudio.com/staging/testing/listfunctions you can download them here. more to come... :b) - Brian Douglas [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Speci

RE: list functions

>Nice job! >Had you considered implementing Array.concat( ), too? Maybe Array.toString( >) would be good to have, as well. thanks, i just haven't got to those yet. I am also building all the string functions such as substr, split, to upperCase... :b - Brian

list functions

Hey all, Being rather frustrated with the llingo list functions, and lack there of, I built a series of list functions for linear and property lists that mirror the array functions of javascript. If you are interested you can Download them at: http://www.imaginarystudio.com/staging/testing/list

RE: property list question

>Provided that it's not an ordered property list, in which case you would be >forced to disassemble and reassemble the list. > >- Tab > thanks, i had just figured that out. :b) - Brian Douglas [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist Imaginary Studio http:/

property list question

is there a way to change a propertyName in a property list? - Brian Douglas [ActionScript/Lingo/JavaScript] Specialist Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penwork

Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS (only linear so far)

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Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS (only linear so far)

>Your array (list) functions work fine, but you are missing a key >concept of object oriented programming. The key is that objects are >all about data and code working together. Your "Array Parent" has a >fine set of handlers, but that's all it is, a set of handlers. Given >what you have shown,

Re: ARRAY FUNCTIONS (only linear so far)

you are more than welcome to take it out.(updateStage) it was late, I was tired. thanks for pointing it out Flash/Director/JavaScript Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to h

ARRAY FUNCTIONS (only linear so far)

Hey all, I needed an easier way to deal with lists so I made these functions so far it only deals with linear lists but I am working on propertyLists so in your movie script: on prepareMovie global array array = new (script"Array Parent") end Then in your movie you can use it as such: my

argumant array

In lingo, when you write a function can you get a list of arguments passed, so that if you have more than the number specified on the function you can use them? like the argument array in javascript? Flash/Director/JavaScript Imaginary Studio http://www.imag

Re: SO SORRY

is there a way to resize a mask bitmap cast member. i am trying to have a mask reveal a sprite but I can't animate the mask, itried switching the picture, having a library of 1 point different masks, but this seems rather inefficient and the regpoint was always set at center instead of aligning a

resizing mask

is there a way to resize a mask bitmap cast member. i am trying to have a mask reveal a sprite but I can't animate the mask, itried switching the picture, having a library of 1 point different masks, but this seems rather inefficient and the regpoint was always set at center instead of aligning a

please help my head is sore

I have tried and tried to scale the height of field cast members via lingo but i keep getting errors. could someone post an example please. thanks in advance Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove your

embedded video question?

i have built a video palette in a filmloop. is there a way to get the quicktime member to play as opposed to a sprite, since the video is embedded in the film loop? thanks Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To r

RE: Changing linked media

thanks, i just remembered that. b Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.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, e

director/flash cross concept

I just created something akin to flash's movie clip, thought you might find it interesting. i have 4 bitmaps, as menubuttons. each castmember has a script attached that swaps it's picture with a rollover picture, ie. the picture of member 6 = the picture of member 7, and then on rollout does t

super/sub scripts HELP!!!

Is there a way to have superscripts and subscripts in Text members? Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi

RE: Flash in Director...

just a thought. put stops on every frame of your flash animation and have director control the flash animation Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginary Studio http://www.imaginarystudio.com [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, g

RE: Flash in Director...

make sure the frame rate is the same for both the flash member and director, but for the most part flash seems to be a real cause of slowdown. most likely because director is not built with multiple timelines as flash is. Flash/Director/JavaScript GUY Imaginar

text vs. field

Is there a way to have Director dynamically control the height of a field member in the same way that it controls the height of a text member? .. 'to make oneself hated is more difficult than to m

ANOTHER XTRA QUESTION

I am going throug macromedia's list of xtras at present. off hand does anyone know can director take two sprites and create a composite pict that i can save to a file? is there an extra to do that? thanks in advance, brian ...

in search of an Xtra

I am proposing a project to a client and part of it requires a live video feed into my projector, and i have seen the Xtras for that. But here is the catch, i need an Xtra that if they are standing in front of a blue screen can create an alpha-mask of the blue screen so that the video can be layer