MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING, Reference

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Example
This statement displays the coordinates of bitmap sprite 20:
-- Lingo syntax
put(sprite(20).rect)
// JavaScript syntax
put(sprite(20).rect);
See also
rect() , Sprite
rect (Window)
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
windowObjRef .rect
// JavaScript syntax
windowObjRef .rect;
Description
Window property; specifies the left, top, right, and bottom coordinates, as a rectangle, of a
window. Read/write.
If the size of the rectangle specified is less than that of the Stage where the movie was created, the
movie is cropped in the window, not resized.
To pan or scale the movie playing in the window, set the
drawRect
or
sourceRect
property of
the window.
Example
This statement displays the coordinates of the window named Control_panel:
-- Lingo syntax
put(window("Control_panel").rect)
// JavaScript syntax
put(window("Control_panel").rect);
See also
drawRect , sourceRect , Window
ref
Usage
chunkExpression .ref
Description
Text chunk expression property; this provides a convenient way to refer to a chunk expression
within a text cast member.