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Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo Tutorial

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Lingo is the language that makes Director work in ways that outshine the basic flashes and buttons of old Internet content. Expert author James Gonzalez shows you, step by step, how to use and get the most out of Lingo in this 8 hour video training CD .
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Lingo Basics
Course Intro
Work Files
What is Lingo
Script Types
Writing Simple Lingo Scripts
The Script Window
Comments
Testing Scripts using the Message Window

Understanding Scripts
Sprite Behaviors
Frame Behaviors
Cast Member Scripts
Movie Scripts
Events & Event Handlers
Primary Event Handlers
Custom Handlers
Event Message Hierarchy
Review What You Have Learned

Navigating With Lingo
Looping and Pausing a Movie
Jumping to New Frames
Creating Smart Navigation Scripts
Menus
Applying what You have Learned

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Controlling The Score

Creating Transitions
Setting Tempo
Swapping Sprites
Rollovers
Changing the Cursor
Custom Cursors
Animated Cursor
Cursor Locations
Applying what You have Learned

Controlling Audio And Video
Triggering Sounds
PuppetSounds
Controlling Sound Volume
Fading Sounds
Controlling External Sounds
Synchronizing Sound
Checking QuickTime Version
Controlling QuickTime Movies
MovieRate
MovieTime - Skipping
Frame Rate
Cropping Video?
Applying what You have Learned

Lingo Elements
Commands
Functions
Keywords
Conditions and Status
Properties
Constants
Operators
JavaScript Syntax
Review

Making Decisions
If / Then Statements
If / Then / Else If Statements
Repeat Constructs
Repeat with/down to
Case Statement
Applying what You have Learned

Variables
What are Variables?
Global Variables
Local Variables
Arguments and Passed Values
Data Types
Using Variables in Your Script

Controlling Sprite Properties
Checking Sprite Properties
Sprite Coloration: Forecolor
Sprite Location Moving Sprites
Intersect and Constrain
Dimensions of a Sprite
Visible of a Sprite
Applying what You have Learned

Tracking User Input
Tracking Mouse Clicks
Editable Text Fields
Format Text
String Lingo
More String Lingo
Idle Event Handlers
Check for User Platform
Importing through Lingo Scripting

Working With Multiple Movies And Casts
Calling Other Movies
File Location
Introduction to MIAWS
More Control over MIAWS
MIAW Interaction
Managing Multiple Casts

Lingo And Lists
Understanding Lists
Working with Linear Lists
More Linear List Commands
Property Lists
Manipulating Property Lists
Audio Playback Control Using Playlists
Review what You have Learned

Net-Savvy Lingo
Introducing NetLingo
Web Navigation
NetID
Thing Commands
Determining Done Status
Retrieving Text from the Internet
Status Lingo
Shockwave Preference Lingo

Debugging
Online Assistance
Common Lingo Errors - Lesson 1
Common Lingo Errors - Lesson 2
Testing and TroubleShooting
Debugging Lingo Scripts
The Debugger Window
Breakpoints
Memory Management - Lesson 1
Memory Management - Lesson 2

Other Lingo Improvements
New MX04 Lingo

Wrap Up
Congratulations

Credits
About This Author


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