MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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Cast Members and Cast Windows 139
Moving cast members within the Cast window
To move a cast member to a new position within the Cast window, you can use Thumbnail view
to see the representation of the cast member’s position.
Note: When you move a cast member to a new position, Director assigns it a new number and updates all
references to the cast member in the Score, but it doesn’t automatically update references to cast member numbers
in Lingo scripts. The best practice is to always name cast members and refer to them by name in Lingo scripts.
To move a cast member to a new position or a different cast:
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Using Thumbnail view, drag the cast member to a new position in any open Cast window.
In Thumbnail view, a highlight bar indicates where the cast member will be placed. If you
drag the cast member over a position that already contains a cast member, Director places
your selected cast member in that position and moves the existing cast member one position
to the right.
In List view, the cast member is added to the bottom of the list.
To cut, copy, and paste cast members to a new position or a different cast:
1
Select one or more cast members, then select Cut or Copy from the Edit menu.
2
Do one of the following:
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In Thumbnail view, select an empty position in any open Cast window, and then select
Edit > Paste.
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In List view, deselect all cast members by clicking anywhere in the window except on a cast
member name. Then select Edit > Paste.
Note: In either Thumbnail or List view, if you paste cast members while other cast members are selected, you will
overwrite the selected cast members.
To move a cast member to a position that is not currently visible in Thumbnail view:
1
Select the cast member you want to move.
2
Scroll the Cast window to display the destination position.
3
Drag the Drag Cast Member button to the destination position.
Organizing cast members within the Cast window
The Sort command in the Modify menu helps clean up and organize the Cast window. Use Sort
to sort cast members by their media type, name, size, or usage in the Score. You can also use Sort
to remove empty positions in a Cast window.
When you use the Sort command to organize a Cast window, Director can move cast members to
new positions, with new cast member numbers.
Note: If you’ve written scripts that refer to cast members by number, Lingo can’t find moved cast members. To
avoid this problem, always name your cast members and refer to them by name in your scripts.
If you want to view the cast members in a different sort order without changing cast member
numbers, click a column title in Cast List view. See “Sorting Cast List view columns”
on page 137.