>Sure, you could do a movie with thousands of frames, but it would be pretty
>unwieldy. MIAWs are very useful, but a bit tricky--if I were you I would
>get more familiar with Director before getting into the more intricate
>areas like MIAWs, writing behaviors, 3-D, and MUS.
>
>I would also encourage you to get a good book and study it to get a grasp
>of Director fundamentals. Bruce Epstein's "Director in a Nutshell" is very
>good, even if it's a little out of date. The companion book, "Lingo in a
>Nutshell," gives a pretty good overview of the language and how it works,
>though it doesn't cover some of the newer features like imaging Lingo,
>timeout objects, sound objects, and 3-D.
>
>Also excellent is Gary Rosenzweig's "Using Director 8." It's pretty
>comprehensive, especially for a person struggling with some of the basic
>concepts.
>
>And don't get discouraged. You're not stupid--you're asking intelligent
>questions. Director does have a pretty steep learning curve, and it will
>take a while to get comfortable with the paradigm. That's why the average
>Lingo programmer earns a quarter million a year.
I do appreciate your recommending me these books, as have others who have
recommended me that I read the Director manual, Lingo Bible,
Director-on-line...
I have a boss who's a programmer himself, who wants workable programs
and doesn't like to explain anything. I feel very ashamed therefore to ask
him things...
I am therefore quite glad that the List answers my questions, some of which
must be pretty stupid...I'm also sorry if I have offended anyone with my
stupidity and ignorance...
Is there any way to shorten this learning curve? I need to know Lingo
programming, and as much as I can to produce efficient, workable programs. I
need to know MIAWs, 3-D and lists in as short a time as possible...
However, I am not expecting any handouts and I know I need to work at this
myself...
I am therefore very open to suggestions as to how to go about doing this...
Here, I apologize if in writing this, I have offended anyone. It is not my
intention to do so.
Thank you,
Genevieve
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