United States Macromedia Director 7 Lingo Training
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Lingo Basics
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| What is Lingo | (00:47) | |
| Script Window | (01:43) | |
| Simple Lingo Commands | (00:57) | |
| Events | (03:52) | |
| Comments for the Novice | (03:42) | |
| Primary Event Handlers | (01:24) | |
| Sprite Behaviors | (02:12) | |
| Cast Member Scripts | (01:52) | |
| Frame Behaviors | (03:13) | |
| Movie Scripts | (01:41) | |
| Lingo Hierarchy Example | (03:03) | |
| Review Time for the Novice | (09:11) | |
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Controlling The Score
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| Explaining Puppets | (03:37) | |
| Swapping Sprites | (02:19) | |
| Rollover | (04:32) | |
| Changing the Cursor | (03:46) | |
| Custom Cursors | (02:08) | |
| Animated Cursor | (03:15) | |
| Cursor Locations | (02:34) | |
| Sound | (01:49) | |
| Halting Sound | (02:35) | |
| Volume of Sound | (02:10) | |
| Sound Fade | (01:23) | |
| Transitions | (03:21) | |
| Tempo | (02:04) | |
| Reminder for the Novice | (02:01) | |
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Sprite Properties
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| Checking Sprite Properties | (04:54) | |
| Sprite Coloration: Forecolor | (02:11) | |
| Sprite Location | (04:24) | |
| Comparing Sprite and Cursor Locations | (02:55) | |
| Intersect and Constrain | (04:40) | |
| Dimensions of a Sprite | (02:37) | |
| Visible of a Sprite | (06:01) | |
| Example: A Simple Painting Program | (03:32) | |
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Lingo Terms
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| Commands | (03:02) | |
| Properties | (01:39) | |
| Functions | (03:10) | |
| Keywords | (02:41) | |
| Events | (05:30) | |
| Constants | (01:52) | |
| Operators | (04:21) | |
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Making Decisions
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| If / Then Statements | (04:35) | |
| If / Then / Else If Statements | (03:09) | |
| Case Statement | (03:19) | |
| Repeat While | (03:04) | |
| Repeat a Number of Times | (02:44) | |
| Boolean Decisions | (04:01) | |
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Variables
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| What are Variables? | (02:39) | |
| Global Variables | (04:00) | |
| Arguments and Passed Values | (05:10) | |
| Variable Names | (01:14) | |
| Data Types | (03:10) | |
| Review Time on Variables | (06:56) | |
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Tracking User Input
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| Tracking Mouse Clicks | (07:14) | |
| Editable Text Fields | (03:25) | |
| Updating and Changing Fields | (03:04) | |
| Dontpassevent | (04:11) | |
| Timeoutscript | (04:55) | |
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Branching
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| Play and Play Done | (05:08) | |
| Go Commands | (01:26) | |
| Menus | (05:39) | |
| Sending Messages | (02:33) | |
| Messages & Menus | (03:41) | |
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Movies in a Window
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| Introduction to MIAWS | (02:20) | |
| More Control over MIAWS | (04:09) | |
| Tell | (02:55) | |
| Close / Forget | (02:00) | |
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QuickTime
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| Checking QuickTime Version | (03:41) | |
| Controlling QuickTime Movies | (05:15) | |
| Translation & Rotation | (05:55) | |
| Using a Mask | (02:54) | |
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Lingo Development Tools
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| Online Help | (01:17) | |
| Comments | (02:28) | |
| The Message Window | (01:22) | |
| The Trace Window | (02:53) | |
| Debugger | (03:50) | |
| Find Handler | (01:29) | |
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Lists
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| List Manipulation | (03:22) | |
| More List Commands | (02:59) | |
| Complex List Manipulation | (03:46) | |
| Property Lists | (03:43) | |
| Manipulating Property Lists | (03:52) | |
| Review Time on Lists | (06:47) | |
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The Internet
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| Embedding Compressed Fonts | (03:19) | |
| Animated GIFs | (02:49) | |
| Vector Shapes | (04:56) | |
| Flash Movies | (07:47) | |
| Thinking Shockwave | (07:07) | |
| Check for User Platform | (04:15) | |
| Loading in Sprites | (03:54) | |
| Comments on XML Parsing | (04:14) | |
| Comments on MultiUser | (04:46) | |
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Other Lingom Improvements
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| Dot Property Notation | (05:02) | |
| Bracket Access | (03:33) | |
| The Pathname Operator | (03:40) | |
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| Title: | Macromedia Director 7 Lingo |
| Author: | Beachware |
| SKU: | 33076 |
| ISBN: | 1889347728 |
| Release Date: | 1999-04-12 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 4 hrs / 90 lessons |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | No |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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