User Guide

alignment 627

// JavaScript syntax

function prepareMovie() {

_player.alertHook = alert("Error type", "Error message");

}

// alert handler

function alert(err, msg) {

member("Output").text = err + " " + msg;

return 1;

}

See also

alertHook, Player, safePlayer

alignment

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

memberObjRef.alignment

// JavaScript syntax

memberObjRef.alignment;

Description

Cast member property; determines the alignment used to display characters within the specified

cast member. This property appears only to field and text cast members containing characters, if

only a space.

For field cast members, the value of the property is a string consisting of one of the following: left,

center, or right.

For text cast members, the value of the property is a symbol consisting of one of the following:

#left, #center, #right, or #full.

The parameter

whichCastMember can be either a cast name or a cast number.

This property can be tested and set. For text cast members, the property can be set on a

per-paragraph basis.

Example

This statement sets the variable named characterAlign to the current alignment setting for the

field cast member Rokujo Speaks:

--Lingo syntax

characterAlign = member("Rokujo Speaks").alignment

// JavaScript syntax

var characterAlign = member("Rokujo Speaks").alignment;