User Guide

116 Chapter 5: Director Core Objects
Window
Represents a window in which a movie is playing, including the Stage window and any other
movies in a window (MIAWs) that are in use.
You can create a reference to a Window object by using the top level
window() function, the
Player object’s
window property, or the Player object’s windowList property.
• Use the top level window() method.
-- Lingo syntax
objWindow = window("Sun")
// JavaScript syntax
var objWindow = window("Sun");
• Use the Player object’s window property.
-- Lingo syntax
objWindow = _player.window["Sun"]
// JavaScript syntax
var objWindow = _player.window["Sun"];
• Use the Player object’s windowList property.
-- Lingo syntax
objWindow = _player.windowList[1]
// JavaScript syntax
var objWindow = _player.windowList[1];
Note: When creating a named reference to a window by using either the top level
window() function
or the Player object’s
window property, a reference to that window is created only if a window by that
name exists. If a window by that name does not exist, the reference contains
VOID (Lingo) or null
(JavaScript syntax).
The movie object property scriptExecutionStyle is set to a value of 10 by default, and
windowType is deprecated by default in favor of the appearanceOptions and titlebarOptions
property lists. If
scriptExecutionStyle is set to a value of 9, windowType is fully functional.
Method summary for the Window object
Method
close() moveToBack()
forget() (Window) moveToFront()
maximize() open() (Window)
mergeProps() restore()
minimize()