MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR, Use Manual

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Left to Right
puts the foreground color on the left and the destination color on the right.
Right to Left puts the foreground color on the right and the destination color on the left.
Directional
lets you determine the direction of the gradient. You set the direction of the
gradient in the Paint window with the paint tool used to fill the area.
Shape Burst creates a gradient that starts at the edge of the area and moves toward the center.
The foreground color begins at the edge and the destination color appears in the center. This
option works only on the Macintosh.
Sun Burst begins with the foreground color at the edge of the area and moves in concentric
circles to the destination color at the center.
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To control how colors cycle in a gradient, select a Cycles option, as described in the
following list:
Sharp cycles have a banded appearance; smooth cycles go from foreground to destination and
then back to foreground.
One
cycles the gradient once through the range of colors you define.
Two Sharp cycles through the range of colors from foreground to destination twice.
Two Smooth
cycles the gradient from foreground to destination and then from destination
to foreground.
Three Sharp cycles the gradient from foreground to destination three times.
Three Smooth cycles the gradient from foreground to destination, destination to foreground,
and foreground to destination.
Four Sharp
cycles the gradient from foreground to destination four times.
Four Smooth cycles the gradient from foreground to destination, destination to foreground,
foreground to destination, and destination to foreground.
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To select how colors are distributed between the foreground and destination colors of the
gradient, select a Spread option, as described in the following list:
Equal provides even spacing of colors between the foreground and destination colors.
More Foreground increases the amount of the foreground color in the gradient.
More Middle
increases the amount of the middle color in the gradient.
More Destination increases the amount of the destination color in the gradient.
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To determine whether the full range of the gradient is created over the paint object, the cast
member, or the entire Paint window, select a Range option, as described in the following list:
Paint Object paints the full gradient as the fill or brush stroke of the object, regardless of the
object’s location in the Paint window.
Cast Member
paints the full gradient within the size of the cast member.
Window paints a full gradient only if the object is the length or width of the entire window;
otherwise, it paints a partial gradient that corresponds to the object’s location in the window.
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To select a foreground, background, or destination color for the gradient, use the appropriate
color picker.
The foreground color is the starting color of the gradient, and the destination color is the
ending color. Background color has no effect unless you are using a pattern.
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To select a pattern, use the Patterns pop-up menu.