The lingo handbook / Rich Grace.
By: Grace, Rich
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall PTR, c1998Description: xxvii, 495 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + pbk.ISBN: 0132870614 (pbk).Subject(s): Lingo (Computer program language)DDC classification: 006.7869 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 006.7869 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00085614 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Aiming to be a complete guide to Lingo, this package covers everything from the basics to advanced animation and game programming. It shows how to use Shockwave to build multimedia Web applets, and includes exercises at the end of every chapter. The CD-ROM, for Windows and Macintosh, includes a trial version of Director 5.0 and special tools and media for building user interfaces and interactive applets immediately. It begins by introducing the basics of Director 5 and its Lingo scripting language, then introduces Lingo syntax, components and punctuation, showing how to store Lingo scripts. Users are shown basic interactivity and program control techniques, and how to troubleshoot Lingo scripts. The handbook proceeds through the construction of a basic user interface, demonstrating how to use Lingo to control virtually any multimedia element, including sound, sprites, graphics and colour palettes. It then covers more advanced topics, including Parent Scripts, Child Objects, Shockwave for the Web, Xtras and XObjects.
"Covers Director 6.0"--Cover.
Includes index.
An overview of director 6 -- Syntax basics and general rules -- Where do lingo scripts belong? -- Basic interactivity -- Branching, navigation and looping -- Building a basic user interface -- Handling text and transitions -- Sprites, cursors and animations -- Using and controlling multimedia elements -- Exploring lists, parent scripts and child objects -- Director, shockwave and the world wide web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Learning Lingo-and Lovin' It!
- If you use Macromedia Director, it's time you learned Lingo, Director's powerful scripting language
- Whether you develop for CD-ROM or the Web, Lingo can supercharge your work, and make you dramatically more competitive
- Best of all, practically anyone can learn Lingo
- You don't have to be a Director expert-and you certainly don't have to be a professional programmer!
- The Lingo Handbook for Director 6 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
- Developing Web multimedia with Shockwave
- Before you know it, you'll master all the Lingo tools you need for sophisticated animation, storytelling, presentations, Web media, and more
- You won't just understand advanced Lingo features like parent/child scripts, Xtras and Xobjects, and lists
- You'll use them-and get results beyond your wildest dreams
- The Lingo Handbook is 100% up-to-date, with full coverage of Director 6 and Shockwave
- It's 100% cross-platform, designed for both Mac and Windows multimedia developers
- And it's 100% of what you need to know to do breakthrough multimedia with Lingo!