> I need to turn the resultant member > names displayed in the "results" field into links to the > relevant points in > the timeline, so that the user can click on them and jump to > that part of the movie. > > It was suggested to me that naming the members - hence the > entries in the > results field - the same as the labels that bookmark them in > the timeline > would be helpful. This I can do, but I am not sure what sort > of code might > be needed to make the interactive navigation happen in > reality. Is it a > matter of keeping a list of members and labels for Director > to look up? But > how will it recognise that the mouse is over a particular > entry in the results field? > > Hope this is't getting too tangled again.
It's not getting too tangled, but, imho, it's too broad a question. What you are asking is logical, but it's the sort of thing people take programming classes for. It feels a bit too much to go into that much depth. Usually, we deal with much more focused issues here--how do I get text to wrap, how do I change the color of a hyperlink, things like that. What you're looking for is more basic program design, and much more basic questions about algorithms. I don't want to discourage you. We do like to help people. It looks to me, though, like you would gain a lot from working with a more senior programmer, or taking a class, or reading some books. Warren Ockrassa has written a good book for people at your level, "Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide." There are other good ones, too. Check out Amazon.com, and ask us our opinions about books that look good. Best of luck. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [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!]
