| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Question abt mouse function | 8/1/2007 | Arvind |
Q: that is my sprite should move in a direction where my mouse moves
A: Put this script on your sprite to make it as if the mouse cursor is the sprite: - on exitFrame me ...
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| arkanoid for director | 7/15/2007 | Arvind |
Q: I have to make a game similar to arkanoid where you stop a ball hitting the ground and deflect it to ...
A: Are you making this for a school/University course? If so, then the best bet is to ask advice from ...
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| Projector Files Corrupted | 1/5/2007 | Arvind |
Q: I purchased a game through Yahoo Games, and when I try to open it it says "Projector Files ...
A: Are you trying to play this game online, i.e. when you are connected to the Internet? Or is the ...
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| mouseEnter and mouseLeave | 1/3/2007 | Arvind |
Q: i was just wondering, im creating a simple navigational system, and i want the mouse to change to a ...
A: Part of your question has been answered here: - ...
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| Problem with Director | 11/7/2006 | Arvind |
Q: I was wondering if i'll be able to to create a button in director which will allow me to launch a ...
A: First of all, apologies for the late reply. I've had major problems with my email as of late! OK. ...
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| Flash from Powerpoint | 9/9/2006 | Arvind |
Q: I'm trying to get; www.Interviewthedevil.com to run like www.Interviewwiththedevil.com Can you ...
A: Flash and Powerpoint are 2 completely different programs. From my knowledge you cant convert ...
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| Mouse Rollover | 8/15/2006 | Arvind |
Q: i m Jay writing from Sydney...Currently i making one CD-ROM on MULTIMEDIA AND ITS APPS for my ...
A: You can use the Behaviour from the Behaviour Library onto the "index" menu text, but that creates a ...
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| Importing psd. files into Macromedia director | 6/28/2006 | Arvind |
Q: I have always imported my photoshop files into director cast. All of a sudden when I import them ...
A: Other than re-installing Director, I can't seem to think of any other way to solve your problem. ...
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| custom shape of hotspot or by alpha | 5/16/2006 | Arvind |
Q: ) i need to make a clickable long rectangle tilted 45 degrees the problem is when i create this ...
A: Yes there is a way to "draw" a hotspot. You need to use the Vector Shape Window which is located on ...
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| getting a sprite to appear when another sprite is clicked | 2/17/2006 | Arvind |
Q: I've been trying to get a text cast member to appear when I click on an area in a picture. on ...
A: You can use the VISIBLE property to make this happen. Create a script on your script channel with ...
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| Music - play, pause, resume play | 12/15/2005 | Arvind |
Q: I've created some buttons and attached standard behaviours to them. The problem I've found is when ...
A: You can always try to make a "pause" button instead of "stop": - ...
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| navigation question | 12/13/2005 | Arvind |
Q: I'm trying to put a link on part of a jpeg and I've not been able to work out how to do it. The ...
A: You can do this by creating a "hotspot" - much like the its done in Dreamweaver (as you mentioned). ...
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| Creating a search with lingo | 12/2/2005 | Arvind |
Q: I'm using Director 8.5 I don't have any experience with Lingo but I'm trying to perform a record ...
A: The best place to start looking would be the Macromedia Website itself. Have a look at the link ...
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| Sounds and Color Fill | 6/3/2005 | Arvind |
Q: I am a novice at Director. I use it to build interactive programs for experimental research. My ...
A: I've tried all sorts of things with the "fillMode" and "fillColor" lingo scripts, but to no avail! ...
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| Autoexecute mac and pc | 5/29/2005 | Arvind |
Q: i have created a director projector in the pc format and mac format. I was wondering if you knew how ...
A: To quote a paragraph from the following website (http://www.trah.co.uk/starterfile/mac.htm): - ...
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| llingo | 4/10/2005 | Arvind |
Q: My problem is that I am doing a game. And i have included Random movement in a sprite and i want ...
A: I have been trying different ways of doing the same thing as you are trying to do, and have found ...
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| Can you help me coz my head is going bonkers. | 2/9/2005 | Arvind |
Q: Exact software version: Director 8.5 Description: I am developing an educational program for kids ...
A: The easiest way to use databases in Director is by using a third-party Xtra. However, these are ...
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| Macromedia | 1/14/2005 | Arvind |
Q: ...tell me something...when i'm creating buttons using 3 different graphics(3 different ...
A: Sorry for the late reply, I've been at work all weekend! Anyway, the only thing I can think of is ...
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| Insert Java Applet in Macromedia Director | 12/21/2004 | Arvind |
Q: This is Saumitra Mathur from Bombay. I have been working on Macromedia Director for past 5 years but ...
A: The only way I know is to use an Xtra called the "Moka Xtra" from the Intergration New Media ...
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| Re.: Creating Web Pages with Director | 8/31/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I am planning on doing a company site using Director. But I am concerned that viewers would have to ...
A: First of all I have to say this: Director and Websites do not mix! Director is more used to making ...
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| Shockwave | 8/26/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I made a web page (index.htm) using Dreamweaver and a dcr file (made with Director) was embedded. I ...
A: Looking at your code, the 'beakers.dcr' file is the folder named 'Director'. Now unless the ...
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| Linking projectors or 2 separate director files | 8/12/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I have two director files and one of the files needs to link to the other. I don't know if can do it ...
A: First of all, appologies for the late reply. You can do this with a projector, or within Director ...
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| Director Resources | 6/28/2004 | Arvind |
Q: COuld you please tell me if there is any website about macromedia Director that provide downloadable ...
A: There are MANY Director sites out there, and some cater for specific needs - so it depends what kind ...
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| converting director files to exe | 5/18/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I am Raj from india. i want to ask a question in director 8.5. my question is "How can i convert a ...
A: Are you sure you are using: - File > Create Projector ...to make the exe files? Because that is ...
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| Cycle Graphics | 5/6/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I have an image on stage and I want to change that image every few seconds to a different image in ...
A: I have had no problems using the Cycle Graphics behaviour, and cannot see any reason why you should ...
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| Image compression | 4/29/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I want the best image compression. so is it better to export images from photoshop with save for web ...
A: Sorry for the late reply, I've been a bit busy as of late... Anyway, when I'm making Director ...
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| Scripting for pong | 4/28/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I'm am having difficulty getting my scripting to work a game that is similar to pong. I'm not really ...
A: I'm not exactly sure which objects you wish to move (I'm assuming its the players "bats"), but here ...
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| Scroller | 4/21/2004 | Arvind |
Q: heres the source code: on mouseUp me repeat with countSP = 1 to 5 sprite(countSP).locH = ...
A: I've had a look at your code and only come up with one possible answer. What you could do is this: ...
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| handlers | 4/20/2004 | Arvind |
Q: I have a on mouseUp handler, when the user clicks on a button a bunch of pictures move sideways. I ...
A: I do not know how to do this, but perhaps you could provide me with the code you are using... or ...
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| Dual Input | 3/12/2004 | Arvind |
Q: How can I have director take 2 keys at the same time? For ex: Player 1 uses arrow keys and player to ...
A: Hmmm...I seem to be having problems aswell! Here's the code I used. This is put on the script ...
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| Projector files | 4/1/2003 | Al Pagan |
Q: If you have a projector file (flash), is it possible to somehow "undo" it so that you can get back ...
A: There used to be a fantastic utility for the Mac called FlashRipper. It basically tore apart a ...
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| Director 8.5 Lingo Question... | 2/28/2003 | Al Pagan |
Q: This might be a bit long to answer, but here we go anyway... Hi, I have a sprite on my stage ...
A: First, to make things a little easier, make sure each of your buttons and field sprites are next to ...
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| Director 8.5 | 7/12/2002 | Arvind |
Q: Save the file as what so that the programme can be run with out the Director 8.5 software? I have ...
A: You need to save your file as a 'Projector', and there are some options you need to sort out. ...
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| opening new broswer window from director | 5/27/2002 | Arvind |
Q: I'm creating some hyperlinked text in director 8. To do this, I added the URL in the text inspector ...
A: Try this. First delete the http://general behaviour you added from the library palette. then right ...
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| web design | 3/25/2002 | Arvind |
Q: Is it possible to create a web site with Director 8.0?
A: .. I should have mentioned this in my last message....you can create a whole website in ...
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| Multimedia CD organization | 6/19/2001 | Kevin Fraser |
Q: I am working on my first CD project with Director 7 (this would be a 4 languages demo of one company ...
A: > Which files I have to maintain out of the movie? Your best approach for a number of reasons is ...
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| importing photoshop files | 5/30/2001 | Kevin Fraser |
Q: My name is Adam Burton and I live in Kona, Hawaii. I have a question about importing bitmaps from ...
A: First off, I'd make sure your Photoshop document is not an 'indexed' type. You most likely want RGB ...
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| Shopping Basket effect in Director 8 | 5/29/2001 | Kevin Fraser |
Q: I'm using director 8 on a NT 4 pc. I'm trying to achieve a 'shopping basket' effect for a CD ROM. ...
A: I'm not going to write you a complete solution, of course. I normally charge for that :) However, ...
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| linking macromedia director 8.0 with database | 5/10/2001 | Kevin Fraser |
Q: I'm doing multimedia project and I would like to know how to link macromedia director 8.0 with ...
A: The only thing I have experience with is datagrip: www.datagrip.com You can download it and start ...
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| Hi Mr Fraser,
I am trying... | 4/30/2001 | Kevin Fraser |
Q: I am trying to make a director movie, but I am having some problems. I got some sound files (wav) ...
A: You didn't describe how you are playing the sound, but I'll assume you just imported the sound files ...
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