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Chapter 3: Sprites
To lock a sprite:
In the Stage or the Score, select one or more sprites to lock, and do one of the following:
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Select Modify > Lock Sprite.
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On the Sprite tab of the Property inspector, click the padlock icon.
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Right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh), and select Lock Sprite from the
context menu.
In the Score, a locked sprite appears with a padlock in front of its name. On the Stage, a locked
sprite appears with a padlock in its upper right corner.
To select a locked sprite on the Stage:
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Hold down the L key while selecting the sprite.
To unlock a sprite:
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In the Score or on the Stage, select one or more sprites to unlock.
2
Do one of the following:
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Select Modify > Unlock Sprite.
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On the Sprite tab in the Property inspector, click the padlock icon.
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Right-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh), and select Unlock Sprite from the
context menu.
Positioning sprites
The easiest way to position a sprite is to simply drag the sprite into place on the Stage. To position
a sprite more precisely, you can do any of the following:
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Set a sprite’s position on the Stage by entering coordinates in the Property inspector.
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Use the Tweak window.
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Use guides or the grid.
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Use the Align window.
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Use the arrow keys to manually move a selected sprite.
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Set the sprite’s coordinates in Lingo or JavaScript syntax.
Summary of Contents for DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR
Page 1: ...DIRECTOR MX 2004 Using Director...
Page 16: ...16 Chapter 1 Introduction...
Page 82: ...82 Chapter 3 Sprites...
Page 98: ...98 Chapter 4 Animation...
Page 134: ...134 Chapter 5 Bitmaps...
Page 242: ...242 Chapter 10 Sound and Synchronization...
Page 274: ...274 Chapter 11 Using Digital Video...
Page 290: ...290 Chapter 12 Behaviors...
Page 302: ...302 Chapter 13 Navigation and User Interaction...
Page 334: ...334 Chapter 15 The 3D Cast Member 3D Text and 3D Behaviors...
Page 392: ...392 Chapter 16 Working with Models and Model Resources...
Page 418: ...418 Chapter 18 Movies in a Window...
Page 446: ...446 Chapter 22 Managing and Testing Director Projects...