Include
a link to additional Cecilia Beaux works
Add
a hyperlink to selected text
1.
Click the text tool in the tool palette and click and drag in the stage
to create a text cast member. This text cast member should last from frames
25 to 29.
2. Type the text "test URL using scripting" in your text box.
3. Highlight the text with our mouse
4. Click the menu Window > Inspectors > Text
5. Type http://www.google.com in the hyperlink box
6. Press return.
You
can enter any string in the hyperlink box; it does not have to be a URL. The
string cannot contain a double quotation mark or the Lingo continuation character.
The
preceding procedure described how to add a hyperlink to selected text. To
make a hyperlink actually do something, you need to write additional scripting.
Save
your work.
1.
Select the text box by clicking on it in the stage.
2. Click on the property inspector, behavior tab
3. Click the plus button to add a behavior. Name it "go to google."
4. Click on the script button and type:
on
mouseup
gotoNetPage "http://www.google.com"
end
-
or -
1.
Choose menu Window > Library Palette.
2. Select Navigation
3. Click and Drag the "go to url" option form the library palette
to the text box.
Note:
You will still need to define the hyperlink in the text inspector in order
to have a blue underline that indicates a hyperlink. If you just drag from
the library palette, the text will go to the hyperlink when clicked, but,
it will not look like a hyperlink. The text will not be underlined and it
will not be blue.
Save
your work.
Take notes
on a Cecilia Beaux work from Director
1.
Click on the button tool in the tool palette.
2. Click and drag in the stage area to create a button. Give the button
the label "Take notes on a Beaux work."
3. Select the button by clicking on it in the stage.
4. In the property inspector, click on the behaviors tab.
5. Click the plus sign to add a behavior. Name the behavior "OpenText."
6. Click on the script button and type the following text:
open
"text" with "SimpleText"
When
a user plays your movie and clicks on this button, SimpleText will open where
they can take notes on the work and save their notes for later use.
Save
your work.
Edit a Cecilia
Beaux work from Director
1.
Click on the button tool in the tool palette.
2. Click and drag in the stage area to create a button. Give the button
the label "Edit a Beaux work."
3. Select the button by clicking on it in the stage.
4. In the property inspector, click on the behaviors tab.
5. Click the plus sign to add a behavior. Name the behavior "OpenPhotoshop."
6. Find out the path for Adobe Photoshop and the Cecilia_Beaux1.jpg file.
Then, modify the following text in your script window:
open
"FacultyMacHD:Desktop Folder:Ceilia_Beaux1.jpg" with "Applications:Adobe®
Photoshop® 6.0:Adobe® Photoshop® 6.0"
Save
your work.
Side by Side:
Compare two Cecilia Beaux works in Director
1.
Select all channels from frames 25 to 29.
2. Copy and paste them at frame 35
3. Import the Cecilia_Beaux1.jpg file into your project by choosing File
> Import from the menu.
4. Drag the Cecilia_Beaux1.jpg file to frame 35. It should end at frame
39.
5. Type go the frame in the script channel of frame 39.
6. With the Cecilia_beaux1.jpg picture selected in your stage, choose the
menu Modify > Arrange > Bring to Front
7. Go back to frame 25 and select the portrait by clicking on it in the
stage
8. Create a new behavior for the portrait called "rollover." In
the script for this behavior type:
On
mouseenter
Go to frame 25
end
Save
your work.
You
can now use your mouse to toggle back and forth between two pictures for discussion.
Importing
a PowerPoint Presentation
Note:
To import a PowerPoint Presentation into Director 8.5, the PowerPoint presentation
must be saved as a PowerPoint version 4.0 file.
1.
Close the previous file.
2. Select File > New > Movie.
3. Select the menu Xtras > Import PowerPoint file
4. Navigate to the "director_presentation" PowerPoint file and
click open.
5. You will then choose your options. For now, accept the defaults.
6. Click ok.
7. You will get a message that it was imported successfully and you will
be asked to resize your stage. You can resize your stage in the Property
Inspector.
Note:
movies and audio imported in PowerPoint will show up as stills. You can re-import
them into Director. You will also have to change the tempo controls when you
re-import the audio and video.
