Lingo Dictionary

® Lingo ™ Dictionary ® Version 4 Trademarks Action!, Authorware Professional, Macromedia, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Three-D, MacroModel, SoundEdit Pro, and SoundEdit are trademarks of Macromedia, and Authorware and MacroMind are registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Apple Disclaimer APPLE COMPUTER, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ENCLOSED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. Copyright © 1994 Macromedia, Inc. and Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or converted to any electronic or machine- readable form in whole or in part without prior written approval of Macromedia, Inc. First Edition: February 1994 Macromedia, Inc. 600 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94103 ii This dictionary presents a listing of non-alphabetical symbols, followed by an alphabetical listing of Lingo words. Every Lingo language element is included. Where useful, notes about proper uses for an element are included. Four appendixes are included: ◆ Appendix A, “Lingo Changes,” lists new Lingo elements in Director 4 and outdated Lingo that is no longer fully supported in this version of Director. ◆ Appendix B, “ASCII Character Chart,” shows the ASCII equivalents of characters on the Macintosh keyboard. ◆ Appendix C, “Lingo Quick Reference,” organizes Lingo elements into usage categories. ◆ Appendix D, “Octal to Decimal Converter,” gives the decimal equivalents for octal cast identifiers, which are no longer supported in Director 4. 1 Typographic conventions This dictionary uses the following conventions: ◆ In the Syntax and Example sections, words or phrases in typewriter type are Lingo words or elements that you type literally, exactly as shown. ◆ Words or phrases in italic type are placeholders that describe something general that you type, not the actual thing. For example: open fileName In this statement, the typefaces show that you type open, but that Êyou substitute an actual filename for the wordfileName. ◆ Curly brackets ({ }) enclose optional elements, which you may include if you need them. Some commands have optional …