ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
User Guide
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Setting text or field cast member properties
Use the Property inspector to view and change settings for selected text cast members. In addition to standard Name
and Unload properties, you can specify whether text is editable while the movie plays, improve performance with
pre-rendering, and control anti-aliasing and kerning.
View or change text or field cast member properties
1
Select a text cast member in the Cast window.
2
To display the Property inspector, perform one of the following actions:
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Select Modify > Cast Member > Properties.
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Select Window > Property Inspector.
3
Click the Member tab, if it’s not already selected, using the Graphical view.
The following noneditable settings appear:
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The cast member size in kilobytes
•
The cast member creation and edit dates
•
The name of the person who last modified the cast member
4
To view or edit the cast member name, use the Name text box.
5
To add comments about the cast member, use the Comments text box.
6
To specify how Director removes the cast member from memory if memory is low, select an option from the
Unload menu. For more information, see
Controlling cast member unloading
.
7
To change the text of the cast member, click Edit.
8
Click the Property inspector’s Text or Field tab by using the Graphical view.
9
To determine how Director places text within the boundaries of the cast member, select a Framing option:
Adjust to Fit
expands the text box vertically when text that is entered extends beyond the current size of the box.
Scrolling
attaches a scroll bar to the right side of the text box. This is useful when there is a large amount of text.
The scroll bar is drawn Direct To Stage, which means that even if another cast member is in front of a cast
member that contains a scroll bar, the scroll bar appears in the front.
Fixed
retains the original size of the text box. If you enter text that extends beyond the limits of the box, the text
is stored but doesn’t appear. You can set up scrolling with some script in Lingo or JavaScript syntax. (For more
information, see
Controlling scrolling text with Lingo or JavaScript syntax
.)
Limit to Field Size
(available only for field cast members) displays only the amount of text that fits within the
field’s bounding rectangle.
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To set editing and display options, select from the following options:
Editable
makes the cast member editable while the movie plays. (For more information, see
Using editable text
.)
Wrap
increases the vertical size of the text box or field on the Stage so that all text is visible.
Tab
advances the text insertion point to the next editable sprite on the Stage when the user presses Tab.
DTS (Direct To Stage)
(text cast members only) makes text display more quickly by rendering it directly to the
Stage without composing it with other sprites. Selecting the DTS option prevents other sprites from appearing
over the text and limits the ink options to Copy.
