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This Virtual Training Company tutorial is perfect for those of you interested in learning the programming language of Macromedia's Director 7. In this tutorial, you will be taken step by step through the learning curve, enabling you to get the most out of Director. You will learn how to make your movie interactive by adding instructions or adding questions that users can respond to, how to track user input, and more. To get started right away, just click one of the topics below.

Lingo Basics
  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)
Controlling The Score
  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)
Sprite Properties
  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)
Lingo Terms
  Commands (03:02)
  Properties (01:39)
  Functions (03:10)
  Keywords (02:41)
  Events (05:30)
  Constants (01:52)
  Operators (04:21)
Making Decisions
  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)
Variables
  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)
Tracking User Input
  Tracking Mouse Clicks (07:14)
  Editable Text Fields (03:25)
  Updating and Changing Fields (03:04)
  Dontpassevent (04:11)
  Timeoutscript (04:55)
Branching
  Play and Play Done (05:08)
  Go Commands (01:26)
  Menus (05:39)
  Sending Messages (02:33)
  Messages & Menus (03:41)
Movies in a Window
  Introduction to MIAWS (02:20)
  More Control over MIAWS (04:09)
  Tell (02:55)
  Close / Forget (02:00)
QuickTime
  Checking QuickTime Version (03:41)
  Controlling QuickTime Movies (05:15)
  Translation & Rotation (05:55)
  Using a Mask (02:54)
Lingo Development Tools
  Online Help (01:17)
  Comments (02:28)
  The Message Window (01:22)
  The Trace Window (02:53)
  Debugger (03:50)
  Find Handler (01:29)
Lists
  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)
The Internet
  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)
Other Lingom Improvements
  Dot Property Notation (05:02)
  Bracket Access (03:33)
  The Pathname Operator (03:40)

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Tutorial Information

Title: Macromedia Director 7 Lingo
Author: Beachware
SKU: 33076
ISBN: 1889347728
Release Date: 1999-04-12
Duration: 4 hrs / 90 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7, Flash 8

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