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The lingo handbook / Rich Grace.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, c1998.ISBN:
  • 0132870614
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 006.7869 21
LOC classification:
  • QA76.73.L22
Contents:
Introduction: The Lingo Handbook for Director 6 -- Ch. 1. An Overview of Director 6 -- Ch. 2. Syntax Basics and General Rules -- Ch. 3. Where Do Lingo Scripts Belong? -- Ch. 4. Basic Interactivity -- Ch. 5. Branching, Navigation, and Looping -- Ch. 6. Building a Basic User Interface -- Ch. 7. Handling Text and Transitions -- Ch. 8. Sprites, Cursors, and Animations -- Ch. 9. Using and Controlling Multimedia Elements -- Ch. 10. Exploring Lists, Parent Scripts, and Child Objects -- Ch. 11. Director, Shockwave, and the World Wide Web.
Summary: The Lingo Handbook is the only guide to Lingo designed specifically for beginning Lingo programmers. Nothing's assumed. Nothing's glossed over. Nothing's more complicated than it needs to be. Every step of the way, you'll find simple, meaningful examples based on tasks and projects you'll really care about - and complete scripts you can adapt to your own work. Learn how Lingo fits into the Director environment. Walk carefully through the basics of Lingo syntax, interactivity, decision-making, and looping. Learn how to troubleshoot scripts and avoid pitfalls. Then, discover powerful, surprisingly easy Lingo techniques for: building slick user interfaces; making the most of sound, sprites, graphics, color palettes, and QuickTime movies; managing text and fields; and developing Web multimedia with Shockwave.
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Introduction: The Lingo Handbook for Director 6 -- Ch. 1. An Overview of Director 6 -- Ch. 2. Syntax Basics and General Rules -- Ch. 3. Where Do Lingo Scripts Belong? -- Ch. 4. Basic Interactivity -- Ch. 5. Branching, Navigation, and Looping -- Ch. 6. Building a Basic User Interface -- Ch. 7. Handling Text and Transitions -- Ch. 8. Sprites, Cursors, and Animations -- Ch. 9. Using and Controlling Multimedia Elements -- Ch. 10. Exploring Lists, Parent Scripts, and Child Objects -- Ch. 11. Director, Shockwave, and the World Wide Web.

The Lingo Handbook is the only guide to Lingo designed specifically for beginning Lingo programmers. Nothing's assumed. Nothing's glossed over. Nothing's more complicated than it needs to be. Every step of the way, you'll find simple, meaningful examples based on tasks and projects you'll really care about - and complete scripts you can adapt to your own work. Learn how Lingo fits into the Director environment. Walk carefully through the basics of Lingo syntax, interactivity, decision-making, and looping. Learn how to troubleshoot scripts and avoid pitfalls. Then, discover powerful, surprisingly easy Lingo techniques for: building slick user interfaces; making the most of sound, sprites, graphics, color palettes, and QuickTime movies; managing text and fields; and developing Web multimedia with Shockwave.