Adobe Community : Unanswered Discussions - Director Lingo

newproxycallback question

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:10:09 GMT

hello

inside a flash sprite behaviour I initialize my callback

on beginssprite me

pCB = sprite(me.spriteNum).newProxyCallback(#sendToLingo)

sprite(me.spriteNum).stage.getChildAt(0).addEventListener("sendToLingo", pCB)

end

-- this function is called from the flash.

on sendToLingo me, evt

put "Data received from AS3:" && evt.data

end

inside flash I have a class to get some values via tcpip, this works fine...

I add an ondataArravied eventlistener to rhis object.

com_pci.addEventListener("dataArrived",onDataArrived);

that calls the method

function onDataArrived(e:Event){

trace("onDataArrived " + getTimer() );

comInAry = com_pci.data;

var tempPos:String = (comInAry[0]).toString();

if (tempPos != currSlidePos) {

trace("onDataArrived and changed" + getTimer() );

dispatchEvent( new LingoEvent("slidePos:" + currSlidePos) );

}

OK, when I onDataarrived is called one, I get a bunch of events in director, every time the tempPos != currSlidePos I get 20 or 30 times the sendToLingo

event in director. why, the trace inside flash is only fired once...

would be nice to get some help.

regards.

How do I hide the top bar of iphone information indicating coverage, time and battery status? When running my application this sige appearing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:56:53 GMT

How do I hide the top bar of iphone information indicating coverage, time and battery status? When running my application this sige appearing

Formatted text file Into TextMember with Scrolling... Problem.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:07:59 GMT

Hi,

I have this script which works OK but...

member("MyTEXT").importFileInto("mytext.rtf")

It preserves the RTF word format, but the scrolling disappears.

Is there any solution to this? I want to have a external RTF file that when imported into a text member with scrolling, it preserves its formatting

without messing up the text member.

Thanks

How can I play full screen on a file ipa iphone 5?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:08:30 GMT

Hi:

How can I play full screen on a file ipa iphone 5 made with adobe Director 12?

I have also tested with no dependent files and the screen fills.

Thank you.

Startup problems using NetConnection and NetStream to FMS

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:40:00 GMT

Hi there,

unfortunately I'm a noob at Director and my task is to build a simple 2-people-video chat. I'm using Director 11.5, Windows 7 and Flash Media Server 3 (well, not sure about the version, but an old one).

I found out that I can use a NetConnection-object in Director to connect to the server. But my only information source is the user manual:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Director/11.5/UsingScripting/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811d50262 762-7f24.html

There only are some single code lines without any details. So my code looks like this until now --- I didn't replace any of the sample code, just copied all I would like to use somehow.

  myNetConObject = sprite(1).newObject("NetConnection")
  myStream = sprite(1).newObject("NetStream", myNetConObject)
  myStream.attachVideo(source)
  myStream.attachAudio(source)
  mystream.publish(whatToPublish)
  mystream.play(whatToPlay)

The manual unfortunately does NOT tell me HOW I can give the parameters, for example the source of a camera video. Has it to be the installation URL of the camera? Has it to be the name of the camera? Do I have to set up an "source" object somehow and attach a camera to that? Same thing with the micro.

Next: what is "whatToPublish" and "whatToPlay"? Shall it be the attached video (and how shall I name that)? Shall it be just "video"? (for publidhing.) Shall it be an url for play?

Also: how do I get logged in with a user name and how can I play a stream of another user?

Somehow I'm very frustrated about the help documents... These example lines didn't help me, because they're not giving any specification what parameters really are needed and such things.

Can someone help me please? I'd also be glad about links to tutorials or other forum questions about that. Didn't find any myself.

Thanks in advance fr your help and hints!

Jana

iOS: Using photos from camera and gallery

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:33:03 GMT

Hi guys,

has anybody experiences using photos (gallery, camera) on iOS device with Lingo?

I wanna load a picture from gallery into my application or start camera, take a picture and load this.

There is an solution by using clipboard but isn't user-friendly.

Same with saving picture into the gallery?

Thank you for your help!

windows 8.1 and touchscreen monitor

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:46:50 GMT

Hi guys, i´ve just acquired a touchscreen monitor, and i´m trying to develop a Windows projector, but the _touchgesture doesn´t work with this, and the mousedown event either, my buttons works just with the mouseup, when i remove the finger from the screen. Any help please??

thanks in advance.

Triggering keyDown while commandDown in OSX

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 05:55:20 GMT

I use the keyDown event to trigger various conventional keyboard shortcuts such as ctrl-c to copy, ctrl-v to paste. The problem is that in OSX the command key blocks the keyDown event in Director so instead of the OSX convention of command-c I have to instead use control-c. I can test the key events in a frame script and verify the _key.commandDown flag but the normal keyDown event is never triggered while the command key is pressed. Is there some workaround or setting to get this to work as expected? Or perhaps a different event which will work the same as the keyDown?

BuddyAPI baGetFilename not opening in correct location in OSX Mavericks

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:39:58 GMT

I have an application built in Director 11.5 using BuddyAPI xtra file selection dialogue baGetFilename. In OSX Mavericks (10.9.4) the dialogue doesn't seem to open in the specified path any more. It seems to default to the path last accessed in the previous file open dialogue. This has worked reliably in previous versions so I assume something has been changed in 10.9 that is confusing it.

Has anyone else come across this issue? Can anyone suggest a workaround or alternative for the file selection dialogue. I basically need to specify the path for the file selection dialogue so I can open the appropriate folder for the type of file rather than relying on the end user to successfully navigate to the location every time. I also need to filter the dialogue to particular file types. Is there an alternative to the BuddyAPI xtra that is compatible with Director 11.5 and Mavericks? Is there a workaround to get BuddyAPI to work correctly?

How can I use the "EvalScript()" function? I am trying to send text to a Director app from the web browser, but the console in the browser just responds "Uncaught ReferenceError: evalScript is not defined ".

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 22:09:30 GMT

I am trying to control a Shockwave app form another machine, using "Pusher" service (websockets), and everything is ok so far; but when I try to send the shockwave app the text recieved from another machine, using the "EvalScript()" function (as documented), I only get the message "Uncaught ReferenceError: evalScript is not defined" in the browser's console. What am I doing wrong?

'm using the following script in the webpage where the shockwave object is located:

// Enable pusher logging - don't include this in production

Pusher.log = function(message) {

if (window.console && window.console.log) {

window.console.log(message);

}

};

var pusher = new Pusher('abc963cf3e6g678879e');

var channel = pusher.subscribe('Galileo_channel');

channel.bind('Galileo_event', function(data) {

evalScript(data.message);

alert(data.message);

});

</script>

The "alert" is working fine, but I can't get JavaScript to recognize the EvalScript (I even tried calling the shockwave object, ie: "extev01.evalScript()", since the object's ID is extev01, but it doesn't work, either).

Help!

Calling Flash movieclip inside Director

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 26 May 2014 16:25:20 GMT

Hello:

I have a movieclip inside another movieclip inside another movieclip and flash.
Can I enter the play head of the third movieclip ?

for example:

sprite(1).mc1.mc2.mc3.gotoAndPlay(30)

With this sentence does not work. Do you know hot to do it?

many thanks

Use Excel to send commands from PowerPoint to open specific screens in a movie in a window

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 23 May 2014 00:34:58 GMT

Hello All,

Excel allows a user to create a Drop Down menu that can be embedded into a PowerPoint presentation. The links in the Drop Down menu can contain hyperlinks. My question is, can the hyperlink contain the information needed to launch a MIAW that, for example, used the following criteria:

gCommercial = window().new("RooferManual_Fall_Protection2.dxr")

gCommercial.movie.go(190)
gCommercial.open()

I can do this out of a director projector, added to the PowerPoint, but they perform inconsistently. Clearly, if the .dxr launch could be linked to a hyperlink in an Excel drop down menu, I'd be in clover.

There are about 80 frame based links in two movies that we would like to be able to access from within the PowerPoint through a drop down menu at anytime an instructor using the PowerPoint wanted to access them.

Any thoughts about this, including other solutions that can be easily added to PowerPoint?

Rod

iOS Director bug list

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 14 May 2014 00:27:48 GMT

I can't find the list we had of incompatibilities between Director and iOS. They must have been deleted in the discussions update. Sheesh.

Fonts don't look the same and can be VERY thin on iOS. Also they look a mess if Matte inked.

Inks other than Copy and Matte don't seem to work though I haven't tried them all. Background Transparent, NotCopy, the important ones don't.

Primitives are thinner on iOS. Try 2 rounded rectangles with sides just touching in Director. On IOS they'll be a good 4 pixels apart.

where are all discussion?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:20:32 GMT

I only see two pages with discussion. How can access to the other 3 thousands?

thank yoiu

member text with line numbers

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:14:05 GMT

Hello:

Do you know how to write or add the line number inside a member text?

I have some different word documents and I have to add the line number. I was trying with member("mytext").text.line, but when is a paragraph does not count, only detect RETURN between lines.

Can you help me or guide me?

many thanks

Changes to cast won't stay when I switch between .dir files

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 05 May 2014 21:38:43 GMT

Hello, first time on Adobe's forums.

First of all, this is not my original script, I was hired to bring a game from old version of Director (I believe Director 5) into Director 11.5 so it will work on new Windows OSs.

The game is broken into about 4 .dir files, and the Lingo script uses a cast named MathCityNaMu to save the game state when the players moves from one DIR file to the next.

The script creates a cast member inside of the cast file called "MathCityNaMu". At first the cast only contains one member, called "kount". The script duplicates that cast member and inserts the players name and score into the newly created duplicate cast member via this script

member("kount").duplicate()

member("kount").name =string(MainCharacterName)

The script then saves the cast by this line

castLib("mathCityNaMu").save( "@casts\mathCityNaMu.cxt")

And then when the second .dir file opens, it picks up the cast via this line.

castLib("mathCityNaMu").filename = "@casts\mathCityNaMu.cxt"

This process works when I play the game in Adobe Director. However, when I go to publish to an .exe, the functionality is lost. The .exe will hold all the character information until it makes the jump from one .dir file to another, when it loses it. It seems that for some reason the next .dir file will not pick up the right cast, or perhaps the cast is never getting saved properly in the first place. Anyway there is a lot going on in this script and I am willing to try anything. Please lend me some help!

I want you to tell me the Lingo script to compress the text.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 01 May 2014 03:10:16 GMT

Hello.

I am using the Director8.5.

I want you to tell me the Lingo script to compress the text.

I want to in the URL text being compressed.

Have seen an example of the LZ77 algorithm. It is not known now.

Thanks in advance.

Mixer content not saving?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 06:40:06 GMT

I create a new movie, create new mixer, import a few sound files, internal or external doesn't matter.

I then add them to the mixer, save movie. Close director, reopen movie, the sounds are gone from the mixer.

I have this consistenly happen. I can't seem to find if this is expected behavior. If not, how can you save the content

of a mixer?

Director 12.0 PC user here.

Anybody who doesn't have this problem?

Thanks for the help

Randomise questions for quiz using Director

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 09:24:26 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm currently trying to make a quiz using Director. Fairly simple, linear stuff as it's just a prototype. Basically, it will be multiple choice questions and I have used basic lingo so far such as mousedown, mousewithin, goframe, set the blend etc. I have created 10 questions with their backgrounds in Photoshop and saved them as png files, which I've imported into the Cast on Director along with the buttons, which I also created in Photoshop and imported into the Cast. The user will need to answer 5 questions out of the 10 and I want it that director will pick them randomly. It will be a linear game where the user will answer the first question before going onto the next and so on. But I want Director to pick them randomly because if not then it will just keep displaying the same questions in a row. Does anyone know how I could do this and what lingo I would need. Have Googled it but not found anything that makes sense to me anyway.

Thanks

Nested quotes, value(), and string() and other fun "Headaches"

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:59:57 GMT

So I have a handlerA in which I do something like this all with local variables:

VariableA = "The Planet" VariableB && "orbit" && VariableB

I need to store stuff in a big list in a separate handlerB , for example, without the VariableD expanding, which is why I have to put it

in quotes:

DB = []

DB.append("This" & QUOTE && "&&" && "VariableD" && "&&" && QUOTE & "ThisToo" & QUOTE & "&&" & QUOTE & "That")

s = string(DB)

s = value(s)

put s

seems to work but I am not sure I am doing this right. Any input would be appreciated.

I need to be able to call tokens/items from the content of DB, much like what is assigned to VariableA

then have it's variables expand like it does in handlerA

Thanks

im trying to create a "wobbling" effect with a bitmap

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:16:28 GMT

im trying to create a "wobbling" effect with a bitmap

any idea how to go with this with director?

Flash variables will not pass on enterFrame

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:13:27 GMT

I currently have the following code setup to pass variables to a flash when a button is clicked:

on click

flashSprite = sprite("videoplayer")

rootRef = flashSprite.getVariable("root1", false)

rootRef.setUpDoc(the moviePath&"xml"&dirPath&currentMovie&"_nav.xml", the moviePath&"xml"&dirPath&currentMovie&".xml", the moviePath&"Src"&dirPath&currentMovie&".f4v")

end

The code works perfectly when called with "on click" but if I take this code and put it in the behavior frame and change "on click" to "on enterFrame" it give me the error:

"Script error: Variable used before assigned a value

rootRef.setUpDoc(the moviePath&"xml"&dirPath&currentMovie&"_nav.xml", the moviePath&"xml"&dirPath&currentMovie&".xml",

the moviePath&"Src"&dirPath&currentMovie&".f4v")"

Why does it work with "on click" but on with "on enterFrame"?

Can anyone help me with this?

Lingo shooting game

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:48:24 GMT

Hello

I'm creating a shooting game in Director. I want to have an object drop from top to bottom of the screen in a straight vertical line. The object will need to keep repeating this before it's shot.

Does anyone know how to do that in Lingo?

Many thanks

check if sprite is off screen

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:00:46 GMT

Hi there guys,

I am making a game which has a gun that fires bullets, Id like the gun to fire so long as the previous bullet is off the stage

Whats the easiest way to do this please?

I tried:

if sprite(13).locV = < -100 then

variable 1 = false

end if

but it does not work, it allows me to repeatedly fire and cancels the existing bullet on the screen so does not register a hit....

any ideas what I am doing wrong please?

please help

thanks

p.s. in an ideal world I would like to fire bullets repeatedly irrespective if existing bullets are on the stage or not and to register a hit....

Newbie. Can't get rollOver to work

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:05:57 GMT

Hi,

Using Director 12 trial.

I've been off of Director for 12 years. I used to know a little Lingo, but I've forgotten most of it. Came back to Director to do a simple interactive menu that launches different QT movies. All of the limited scripting I've done so far is working, except for rollOver command.

Nothing I do will get a rollOver response. So simple, but can't figure out why it's not working.

simple example...

on exitFrame me

go to frame

if rollOver(12) then beep

else nothing

end if

end

lIke I said, my other scripts work fine. But rollOver isn't working. I'm trying to get buttons to highlight as they're rolled over.

Robert N.

Director Lingo - If Statement Problem

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:43:55 GMT

I am trying to get my code to check on keydown if the "Hand" has moved yet and if so then reset it to the original position, reset the x value, increase the global score and speed. However if it hasn't moved yet, then it jumps to the Game Over screen. The issue I am having is that when it resets the Hand location, it the executes the "if Hand.locH = -720 then go to "Game Over""part of the code and goes to the Game Over screen. Or at least that is my best guess.

Any hints as to what the issue is would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

on KeyDown me
  if Hand.locH = -720 then go to "Game Over"
  else if if Hand.locH > -720 then
    Hand.locH = -720
    global gScore
    gScore = gScore + 1
    x = 0
    if gSpeed > 50 then
      gSpeed = 50 + random(-10, 10)
    else
      gSpeed = gSpeed + random(3)
    end if
  end if
end

Attempts in Making a Turn-Based Combat System like Earthbound

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:44:19 GMT

For a couple days now, I have been trying to figure out how to manipulate LINGO scripts for a counter, random value generator, and other types to create a turn-based combat system that's similar to Earthbound for a project.

So far, I have the if then codes instantaneously moving the player from one marker to the next, but I can't figure out how to do the following:

1. Damage

2. Health Bar

3. Random Crit Generator

4. Healing

5. Player Controlling more than one sprite

6. Counter-Attack Competent AI scripting

Can anyone help me? I sorta have the health and the player controlling more than one sprite, but any help would be appreciated!

Swf overlaps image on Mac

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:13:53 GMT

I have an dcr file with a swf menu on the firsta page, everything works fine except on Mac computer where the image of the first page overlaps with the next pages.

What is the cause? Is there a solution?

Thanks.

How can I draw or remove one image on top of another using Alpha?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:05:05 GMT

I just didn't know how to word this but I cannot get it to work:

I have one image on top of another, the top image is called "Top".

When the mouse is down (or a finger is pressed on the touchscreen) I want to essentially draw "off" the top image revealing the bottom below. The draw line/brush thickness would be a predetermined size.

Adobe Director 12 on Mac OSX

Server version not working

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:24:01 GMT

I have uploaded a version of my program that works in the local mode while residing in DSWMedia folder and played on my browser.

But then I uploaded to my website. It loads and goes nowhere after the fist click giving no erros.(Click on the click enevelope, the part is working but it has no sound, could that be a problem?) How do I diagnose this?

Should I not get an error?

The site is Flash compliant (with Earthlink) as far as I know.

http://readinglesson.com/online-game/

http://readinglesson.com/wp-content/uploads/SB/SBdata/story00.htm

Click on the storyBook online.

Charan

How can I store the latest member of a random list?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:04:21 GMT

Hi there,

I need some help from you with this behaviour. I need a script to choose a random sound from a list but, each time I click the mouse on member "Speaker" the same audio should be played (only available for 3 times).

Thanks a million. Marta

How can I know the selected sound?

---

global newsoundlist

property thisSprite

property myCounter

on beginSprite me

thisSprite = me.spriteNum

myCounter = 0

end

on mouseUp()

vSound = 0

soundlist = ["sound1", "sound2", "sound3", "sound4", "sound5"]

vRandom = random(5)

if (_mouse.mouseMember = member("speaker")) then

myCounter = myCounter + 1

vPlay = soundlist[vRandom]

newsoundlist = [vPlay]

-- sound available only for 3 times

sound(1). play (member(newsoundlist[1]))

if myCounter = 4 then

sound (1).stop ()

_player.alert ("Sound no longer available")

end if

end mouseUp

GotoNetmovie thing

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:40:03 GMT

I have the command

gotonetmovie("movie1.dcr")

to go from one movie in my DSWMedia folder to another in the same folder.

But when I try to run, it goes no where. None of the other movies wont go to target link either. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for your help, suggestions.

Help to finish a project

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 03:54:45 GMT

Hello everyone , new to this forum. I have a project stated in director eight

Need help to finish it.

Please if you can help send me private message .

Thanks,

Aleme

on closeWindow

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 01:24:43 GMT

Hi,

Is there a way to trigger an action when the restore (normal) button on a window is pressed?

I tested on restoreWindow, but that doesn't work.

Any light on this will be appreciated.

Thanks

Brian

How to number pages in a movie?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:11:37 GMT

Hi there,

i would need to know how I can number the pages of a movie. I've done the following but it doesn't work, could you help me please??

1) created a text member called "slideNumber"

2) created a Movie Script:

global gMarkerList

on startMovie

gMarkerList = _movie.markerList

vCount = gMarkerList.count

repeat with ii = 1 to vCount

ii = i + 1

put value (ii) into member("slideNumber")

end repeat

end startMovie

Whenever i run it, what i always see in member "slideNumber" is 108 (which is the total number of markers). I would like to see 1, 2, 3...and so, on each page

Thank you.

Marta

use lineCount (not line.count) on text cast member

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:32:59 GMT

lineCount shows the total lines a field member occupies on stage but it does not work on text member. If I use line.count (eg. member("myText").line.count), it's the same total no matter what width you set on the text member.

If I change it to field, then I can't set the width of a field member (e.g. member("a field").width = 400.

How can I get lineCount of a text member?

Thanks for your help,

set the width of a member

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 03:50:12 GMT

I need to put dynamic text into field of a width I define so I can find the height it requires. I can read the width but I can't set the width using the one below.

member("member name").width = 123

If I can set widht of the field sprite using sprite(1).width = 123, but it does not actually change the member's width. The text is still aligned based on the width you set in properties.

Is there a way to change the width of a member?

Thanks,

wfz

openコマンドで.doc,.exlファイルが開けません。

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 07:29:50 GMT

openコマンドで他のファイルを開こうとしたのですが.exeファイル以外開けません？

どうすればいいのですか？

Help with this line of lingo please?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 09:09:34 GMT

The following code appears in the FadInOut behaviour, in the on BeginSprite handler.

pFaded = resolve(pFaded)

It relates to a Property variable pFaded.

There is no 3D lingo involved but the only reference I can find to "resolve" relates to 3D lingo.

can anyone help me out and give me a clue to what it is doing please?

Never mind I've worked it out.

Thanks..

Long List behaving oddly

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:39:29 GMT

I have a list variable called OutputListe which after entering so many lines, starts to not let me click behind the last item in order to enter more list items at the end (I worked for a couple of times around by making a new line and the deleting the paragraph). I can just click at some 40 characters before the end. On top of that, the program now detects an error (undefined variable) in the list. Is it not possible to write such long lists? I still want to expand this one to maybe 3 times its actual lenght, since it contains all the variables that need to be saved when a player interrupts a game.

OutputListe=[gFilmwoher, gwoher, gTorA3635, gTorA2399, gBildBefragt, Baumbesetzung, gSteinA30, InvListe,\

gTagebuchseite, gLMzerbrochen, gDockGesperrt, gEimerunten, gSchluesselimInventar, gSchluesselAufgehoben, gLeiterHaengt,\

gWoIstCello, gFriedhofkugel, gSchlaegelAufgehoben, gSchlaegelimInventar, gKugelkastenC, gKugelkastenE,\

gNotenhalsIstHorizontal, gTorD1718zu, gViolinschluesselLiegtInE08, gNoteIstRot, gZugbruecke, gSchlosstorIstOffen,\

gPickelIstImSchrank, gViolinschluesselkastenIstVoll, gViolinschluesselkastenIstOffen, gSchalterE01O, gBlaueKugelImInventar,\

gRoteKugelImInventar, gPauseIstGedrueckt, gSchlosstor3IstZu, gTor4inFistZu, gGlasInF17IstIntakt, gZustandTor5,\

gTableauGeloest, gTor5IstOffen, gBachG35Haengt, gEisG68Intakt, gRaetselraum, gTorGHistZu, gAufzugspos, gPepi, gKutte,\

gVorhangH18Ozu, gZettel, gCelloschrank, gGitterI07SistZu, gBlumentopf, gFeenhammer, gKerzenpos, gPosNachLiftfahrt,\

gLukeI29zu, gTrompeteIstImRohr, gTorK01IstZu, gVorhaengschloesser, gK02SKastlIstZu, gK02NLeiterIstUnten, gK02NTuerKnoepfe,\

gK02SLampen]

Old Game as executable?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:38:05 GMT

Hey i have made a litte game once with director 8 or 8.5 when i was a student. And with shockwave intalled it works in the Browser but only local and not via a webserver. Now i want to apply for a new Job and want to show my game. Could someone make an executable from my game since i don't have Director anymore. I'm not even sure if i have all source Files though...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytnvboufyn3rqzs/KAYAK.zip

Mask In A Window...

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:58:54 GMT

Hi,

Is there a way to custom appearance in a window to look better than with a mask of 1 bit whose borders suck?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Adobe - PLEASE put a note on Director updates page

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:11:37 GMT

Why hasn't Adobe put a note on their Director updates page to notify users that it doesn't support Director 12 and that they must use the Adobe Application Manager?

I wasted weeks checking for updates and working around a bug because my AAM wasn't working since 10.9 and so I failed to get the hot fixes that had solved the bug.

Seems like basic customer commuications.

If you're going to change the way things work, or if you know people are having a problem that you have a solution for then why not let us know?

Sheesh!

iOS keyboard text entry - user must close keyboard

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:00:42 GMT

I am trying to enter text in my iOS app. Should be simple - I mean this is basic stuff.

You click in an editable text member, the iOS keyboard pops up, you type, hit a button to save it and your code grabs the text and puts it where it is needed. Right?

WRONG!

If the user doesn't close the keyboard the text entry text is not copied into the text member, so your button code copies the unaltered text.

I've tried to use:

member("new set name").editable = 0

and

_movie.keyboardFocusSprite = 0

and both

but it still doesn't connect the iOS text entry object to the text member.

Has anyone got a solution other than waiting for Adobe to provide another 'hot fix'?

Open An "html" With A Specific Browser...

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:37:32 GMT

Hi,

If I have this:

gotoNetPage "index.html"

It works OK and it opens with the default internet explorer or any default browser, but what if I want to open the page with an specific browser like this:

open "index.html" with "firefox\firefox.exe"

It opens Firefox, but not the page (html).

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks

Brian

Mimicked swipe gesture for PC

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:31:41 GMT

I have some interactives written a few years ago that use a touchscreen to act as a book. I had a button for next page/last page, and now they want to have a swipe to go to next/last page. I used this code for my button

on mouseDown

sprite(1).member="click"

go to "place on timeline"

end

I have seen on a post that swipe can be easily mimicked in lingo. If someone can direct me (pun intended) I would be very grateful!

Arrow-shaped cursor does not change when over an active area

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:08:23 GMT

Hi All,

Several months ago now, I realized that in my dcr movies the arrow-shaped cursor does not change any more into a pointed-finger when entering an active area that contains lingo script to do so.
In Windows projectors however all works well.
I use the basic script "on mouseEnter (or mouseWithin) / cursor 280 / end"

Director does know the cursor is over an active area since it carries out all my instructions give in the lingo script "on mouseDown".

I have posted a question about this problem some time ago now, but got no response.

That is why I am rephrasing my question now.

I am not asking for a solution but merely ask if others also encounter the same problem.
By now I am sort of convinced it has something to do with an updated Shockwave Player as all my movies, even the ones being created years ago, show this problem.
Several updates of Shockwave Player have passed by now, but no change.

In the preview given, when creating a new Shockwave File, there is also is no problem.

One way of explaining this could be that in the preview and in the Projector a built-in Shockwave Player of my Director 11 is used.
This old Shockwave Player is then supposedly not giving these problems.
Will appreciate any response,

Ted

loop 60 frames in 24 h

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:11:47 GMT

I want to create an animation to loop 60 frames in 24 hours and then pass on the following repere (second day)

thank you for helping me ( script)

7.1 surround capability?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:49:31 GMT

Hi all,

I have seen this in an old post:

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"Re: multichannel audio output

Director 11.5 has a new audio engine that can do full 7.1 sound. You can have individual control ovr any of the channels and send different audio to different speakers. Also, there are a lot of audio filters and things to adjust your sound.

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The Adobe Director product page talk about 5.1 support. Anyone has sucessfully tested 7.1 capability?

Thanks!

Bastien

Reading a txt file into a text member with BuddyAPI.

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:12:45 GMT

Hi I have this:

mFile =_movie.path &"TheTEXT.txt"

theFile = baShell("open", mFile, "", "", "normal")

which opens a txt file in note pad. I don't have an idea on how to do this with API to be opened into a txt member.

Thanks

Brian