User Guide

164 Chapter 10: Events and Messages
Example
This handler plays a sound each time the user sends the projector to the background:
-- Lingo syntax
on deactivateApplication
sound(1).queue(member("closeSound"))
sound(1).play()
end
// JavaScript syntax
function deactivateApplication() {
sound(1).queue(member("closeSound"));
sound(1).play();
}
See also
add (3D texture), activeCastLib, on deactivateWindow
on deactivateWindow
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
on deactivateWindow
statement(s)
end
// JavaScript syntax
function deactivateWindow() {
statement(s);
}
Description
System message and event handler; contains statements that run when the window that the movie
is playing in is deactivated. The
on deactivate event handler is a good place for Lingo that you
want executed whenever a window is deactivated.
Example
This handler plays the sound Snore when the window that the movie is playing in is deactivated:
-- Lingo syntax
on deactivateWindow
sound(2).play(member("Snore"))
end
// JavaScript syntax
function deactivateWindow() {
sound(2).play(member("Snore"));
}