Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo
Author:Mike Muller
Language:english
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Macromedia Director MX 2004 is an extremely powerful tool for designing and developing stunning web sites, applications and animations. But as with any tool, the only way to get the most out of it is to understand how it works. Lingo is the language that makes Director work in ways that outshine the simple flashes and buttons of old Internet content. Director Lingo can be combined with other applications to create truly interactive web content and endless possibilities for designers. Virtual Training Company author, James Gonzalez, breaks Lingo down to show just how easy it is to understand and use. Working with his own functional scripts and applications, he’ll help you utilize the webs full potential. To start learning today, simply click the links below.
Macromedia Director MX 2004 LingoMacromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo: About "Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo" Training Macromedia Director MX 2004 is an extremely powerful tool for designing and developing stunning web sites, applications and animations. But as with any tool, the only way to get the most out of it is to understand how it works. Lingo is the language that makes Director work in ways that outshine the simple flashes and buttons of old Internet content. Director Lingo can be combined with other applications to create truly interactive web content and endless possibilities for designers. Discovery Computer Training author, James Gonzalez, breaks Lingo down to show just how easy it is to understand and use. Working with his own functional scripts and applications, he’ll help you utilize the webs full potential.Listed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo
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Macromedia Director MX 2004 Lingo

Lingo Basics

Course Intro
Work Files
What is Lingo
Script Types
Writing Simple Lingo Scripts
The Script Window
Comments
Testing Scripts with 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 & Pausing a Movie
Jumping to New Frames
Creating Smart Navigation Scripts
Menus
Applying what You have Learned

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 Frames
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 Pt.1
Common Lingo Errors Pt.2
Testing and TroubleShooting
Debugging Lingo Scripts
The Debugger Window
Breakpoints
Memory Management Pt.1
Memory Management Pt.2

Other Lingo Improvements

New MX04 Lingo

Wrap Up

Congratulations

Credits

About This Author

01 Lingo Basics
0101 Course Intro
0102 Work Files
0103 What is Lingo
0104 Script Types
0105 Writing Simple Lingo Scripts
0106 The Script Window
0107 Comments
0108 Testing Scripts with the Message Window

02 Understanding Scripts
0201 Sprite Behaviors
0202 Frame Behaviors
0203 Cast Member Scripts
0204 Movie Scripts
0205 Events & Event Handlers
0206 Primary Event Handlers
0207 Custom Handlers
0208 Event Message Hierarchy
0209 Review what You have Learned

03 Navigating With Lingo
0301 Looping & Pausing a Movie
0302 Jumping to New Frames
0303 Creating Smart Navigation Scripts
0304 Menus
0305 Applying what You have Learned

04 Controlling The Score
0401 Creating Transitions
0402 Setting Tempo
0403 Swapping Sprites
0404 Rollovers
0405 Changing the Cursor
0406 Custom Cursors
0407 Animated Cursor
0408 Cursor Locations
0409 Applying what You have Learned

05 Controlling Audio And Video
0501 Triggering Sounds
0502 PuppetSounds
0503 Controlling Sound Volume
0504 Fading Sounds
0505 Controlling External Sounds
0506 Synchronizing Sound
0507 Checking QuickTime Version
0508 Controlling QuickTime Movies
0509 MovieRate
0510 MovieTime - Skipping Frames
0511 Frame Rate
0512 Cropping Video?
0513 Applying what You have Learned

06 Lingo Elements
0601 Commands
0602 Functions
0603 Keywords
0604 Conditions and Status
0605 Properties
0606 Constants
0607 Operators
0608 JavaScript Syntax
0609 Review

07 Making Decisions
0701 If / Then Statements
0702 If / Then / Else If Statements
0703 Repeat Constructs
0704 Repeat with/down to
0705 Case Statement
0706 Applying what You have Learned

08 Variables
0801 What are Variables?
0802 Global Variables
0803 Local Variables
0804 Arguments and Passed Values
0805 Data Types
0806 Using Variables in Your Script

09 Controlling Sprite Properties
0901 Checking Sprite Properties
0902 Sprite Coloration: Forecolor
0903 Sprite Location Moving Sprites
0904 Intersect and Constrain
0905 Dimensions of a Sprite
0906 Visible of a Sprite
0907 Applying what You have Learned

10 Tracking User Input
1001 Tracking Mouse Clicks
1002 Editable Text Fields
1003 Format Text
1004 String Lingo
1005 More String Lingo
1006 Idle Event Handlers
1007 Check for User Platform
1008 Importing through Lingo Scripting

11 Working With Multiple Movies And Casts
1101 Calling Other Movies
1102 File Location
1103 Introduction to MIAWS
1104 More Control over MIAWS
1105 MIAW Interaction
1106 Managing Multiple Casts

12 Lingo And Lists
1201 Understanding Lists
1202 Working with Linear Lists
1203 More Linear List Commands
1204 Property Lists
1205 Manipulating Property Lists
1206 Audio Playback Control Using Playlists
1207 Review what You have Learned

13 Net-Savvy Lingo
1301 Introducing NetLingo
1302 Web Navigation
1303 NetID
1304 Thing Commands
1305 Determining Done Status
1306 Retrieving Text from the Internet
1307 Status Lingo
1308 Shockwave Preference Lingo

14 Debugging
1401 Online Assistance
1402 Common Lingo Errors Pt.1
1403 Common Lingo Errors Pt.2
1404 Testing and TroubleShooting
1405 Debugging Lingo Scripts
1406 The Debugger Window
1407 Breakpoints
1408 Memory Management Pt.1
1409 Memory Management Pt.2

15 Other Lingo Improvements
1501 New MX04 Lingo

16 Wrap Up
1601 Congratulations

17 Credits
1701 About This Author

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