Hi Theresa
I'm LePhuronn and I'll give you quick run-down...
I originally came to Director 4 from a Visual Basic background about 4 years
ago. From the VB standpoint Director is a pinch, as with both environments,
in its simplest form, you draw your interface on a blank screen and then
assign code to each of the objects.
The best way of starting with Director, I found, is to simply experiment at
first. Keep in mind this simple concept to start with...
Anything you want an individual screen item to do, put the code to do that
on the item itself. For example, take the popular "Hello World!" code. You
have a button on screen that displays a "Hello World!" message when you
click on it. You would write a script like
on mouseUp
alert "Hello World!"
end
and put that on the button.
The stage metaphor is interesting, but makes a lot of sense. You are
creating a play or a movie. A movie has a list of actors (the Cast)
portraying various roles (the Sprites) on the screen (the Stage). Each actor
has their own lines and act individually (the Script).
If you would like, and this extends to any body on this board who is
interested, I am working on a Lingo tutorial system for a university
project. When it is finished I will happily provide a copy for you to look
at. Tech note for veterans: the system is a projector and a series of MIAWs
that integrate with the Director environment at DESIGN-TIME, providing
feedback and tips while you create a movie.
Yours,
LePhuronn
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