----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi guys I used to use the following line > TextOb = new(#text) -- local text obj > And it would return a nice #member for me to place text into (least I > think it was a #member) > > But now it returns the type #symbol and code like > > TextOb.font = "Times new roman" doesn't work anymore. > > Any ideas what I have done to change the way this works? > > I swear I didn't change anything ;o) > > Also on a similar note I looked up the help file where it says... > > set newMember = new(#bitmap) > After the line has been executed, newMember will contain the member > reference to the cast member just created: > > put newMember > -- (member 1 of castLib 1) > > Well if I paste in the code above the message window shows '#bitmap' not > the member 1 of etc!! > Hi Alen, Something is fishy with your session of Director because mine works as expected. Try restarting Director and do the same using a new movie. Maybe you have a moviescript "on new" method that is interfering. Frank [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [email protected] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
