User Guide

THE LIVES OBJECT
The lives object is also a game oriented object: it displays the current number of lives of the
player. The event editor contains actions to modify the number of lives of a player. The lives
object reflects these modifications.
To create a Lives object
Choose the “Insert object” option in the frame editor pop-up menu, or in the Insert submenu
in MMF main menu. Then choose the Lives object and drop it somewhere in the frame.
The icon of the object should appear in the left pane of the frame editor:
The properties
This object also does not contain a lot of properties.
• Player. Indicates the player whose number of lives is to be displayed. From 1 to 4.
• Type. Use this property to set the display of the object. This combo box can have three
values. “Image”: the object will show the number of lives as the repetition of a graphic. Click
on the Edit button to open the picture editor and modify the image. “Text”: the number of lives
is shown as a number, printed in the selected font. You can change this font by opening the
Text tab of the property toolbar. Finally, “Numbers” will display the number of lives with digits.
You can edit the digit by clicking on the Edit button.
THE COUNTER OBJECT
The counter object is as its name indicates a counter. You can display numbers and perform
calculations with it.
To create a Counter object
Choose the “Insert object” option in the frame editor pop-up menu, or in the Insert submenu
in MMF main menu. Then choose the Counter object and drop it somewhere in the frame.
The icon of the object should appear in the left pane of the frame editor:
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