Noelle, If you can get it, "Lingo in a Nutshell" may be your best bet.
(You really need about 5 beginning to intermediate books: Lingo Sorcery, Director 8.5 Foundations, Director 8 Demystified, Lingo in a Nutshell, Director 8.5 Studio.) Go through Brennan Young's "Invadirs" game tutorial. Stop when you get lost and finish the project as best you can. Revisit the tutorial very two to three months making a new game each time (noting your progress). http://brennan.young.net/Edu/Lingvad.html Read the Director and Lingo List's in Digest form, this will give you an idea of what is possible with Lingo. Use the Director Online "DOUG" database of articles. Come here when you just can't seem to understand why/how anyone would: use lists, create a hybrid CD... http://director-online.com/ Finally allow for the learning cycle by closing the book when things stop making sense and try things on your own. Make simple games, calculators, e-books... I have been using Director for 9 months about 1-2 hrs. per day. What I have suggested you do has worked for me (learning style disclaimer). Look in the Shockwave content area for some examples of my learning projects see if you can spot the early ones from the most recent: http://edu.audiotap.com/mylife/index.htm Good Luck Justin. >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:22:21 +0800 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: noelle cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: <lingo-l> How do I learn lingo scripting? >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Hi, > >I do not know whether this question has been asked before but how do I >start learning lingo scripting? > > >In Singapore where I live, a person is considered to be at intermediate >level if he/she is able to use the library palette behaviors. But I think >this is not how westerners view it. All of you on this list are already >programmers at this level. > > >I was at the bookshop today during the lunch hour and found only two >Director 8.5 books on sale: > > >Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio for 3D by Phil Gross (this cost >about S$60) and > >Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio A Beginners' Guide by Warren Ockrassa (S$40). > >I was not able to find Gary Rosenzweig's Advanced Lingo for Games. > >Are these books considered a good introduction in the learning of lingo >scripting? > >I realize that it was the author of the book 'A Beginners' Guide' who >answered my questions (and maybe, its' technical editor too, I'm not sure - >however the name appears to be the same) so it may be quite awkward to ask >them. > >Will buying a book and studying it be useful? Or do you have any other >suggestions? > > > >Noelle > > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.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!]
