User Guide

• Backdrop object. Let you define backdrops in your application.
• Quick Backdrop object. Allows you to draw rectangles and ellipses in the back of your
frame. Like the Backdrop object, contains the “Obstacle” property.
• Active picture object. Loads images from disc and display them in your frame. This object
can resize and rotate the images.
• Animation object. Display FLI, GIF and files with this object.
• Draw object. Draw directly on the screen using the mouse. Only in MMF.
• Picture object. Loads images from disc and display them as background.
• Screen capture object. Capture part or the entire screen with this object. Only in MMF.
Interface objects
• Button object. Display pushbuttons, radio buttons and check boxes in your application
with this object.
• Combo box object. Create combo boxes and handle them.
• Cursor object. Change the shape of the mouse pointer to your heart’s desire. Only in
MMF.
• Dialog box object. This powerful object allows you to create dialog boxes and manage
them in your application. This object is only available in Multimedia Fusion Developer.
• Edit object. Open text edit zones on the frame, useful when asking the user for text
information.
• Explorer object. Open explorer windows in your application, to display the content of disc
drives. This object is only available in Multimedia Fusion Developer.
• List object. Open list boxes in the frame of your application much like the Combo Box
object.
• Listview object. Displays and manage a listview control, Microsoft way of displaying lists
of items. This object is only available in Multimedia Fusion Developer.
• Pop-up menu object. Create and display pop-up menus in your application. Only in
MMF.
• Window shape object. Change the shape of the application window to whatever you like
and create animated items floating on the desktop.
• Static text object. Display non-interactive text with this control.
• Sub-application object. Start and run MMF applications within your main application.
• System box object. Create graphical buttons and toolbars with this object. Only in MMF.
• Tree control object. Display directories, drives and data in a tree-like structure. This object
is only available in Multimedia Fusion Developer.
• Window control object. Control the size, position of the application window with this
object.
Internet objects
• FTP object. Download and upload files from the Internet with this object. Only in MMF.
• Vitalize! Plugin object. Control the Vitalize! Plugin from this object. Vitalize! Enables
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