Thank you Kerry, Vijay and Balan for your replies. It is appreciated.
>> > What number is considered too many? > > >There are two answers--technical and aesthetic. The answer to both is >"it depends." > >Take the technical limitations of your target platform into >account--amount of RAM, OS, and the like. Check the free RAM (the >freeBytes) before and after, and you'll know how much memory a MIAW >takes up. The target platform will most certainly cause problems. Very few programs are designed for high-end systems. Isn�t 64MB RAM or even 32MB RAM memory still common? How do I check the free RAM? Is it in the message window with the command 'put the freebytes'? How do I interpret this figure? Is this method reliable? >You're kind of in uncharted territory here--I don't think many of us >use >a whole lot of MIAWs concurrently. I'd be interested to hear the >results >of your tests. I am sorry. As I am only a greenhorn, what I am doing may be completely unreliable. Is it possible for a system with 512 MB RAM to freeze in the middle of authoring with no other programs open? Having a few MIAWs , say , three or four MIAWs concurrently on the same screen is not a problem. But on a 15� screen , wouldn�t everything be too small to be seen? I suppose it is possible to place more but the program is not made of one screen of MIAWs only . And there are so many other factors which can eat up memory. > > Don't MIAWs of irregular shapes take up more memory? > > >Good question--don't know. Maybe you can tell us ^_^ I�m not quite sure of this. It doesn�t appear to be that much different, if the content is the same. However, at this stage, everything is still very inconclusive and I am not and also dare not pass judgment calls on these issues. >You're a designer, so you're probably in a better position >to answer that than I. Generally speaking, though, it is preferable to >avoid window clutter. Thank you for your advice. However, being a designer doesn�t mean I know everything on design. Honestly, I have been in multimedia only eighteen months and only used Director the last seven, how can I compare with anyone on this list? I am still learning. > >The only reliable way to close a MIAW is to have a variable you set, >then let the stage close the MIAW. E.g.: ><snip> Thank you for providing the script. > >I actually use a bit more complex system using timeout objects > Are you talking about creating a new timeout? Thanks again for your help. Genevieve _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com [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!]
