User Guide

806 Chapter 14: Properties
The default value for idleLoadPeriod is 0, which instructs Director to service the load queue as
frequently as possible.
Example
This statement instructs Director to try loading every 1/2 second (30 ticks) any cast members
waiting to be loaded:
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.idleLoadPeriod = 30
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.idleLoadPeriod = 30;
See also
on idle, Movie
idleLoadTag
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.idleLoadTag
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.idleLoadTag;
Description
Movie property; identifies or tags with a number the cast members that have been queued for
loading when the computer is idle. Read/write.
The
idleLoadTag property is a convenience that identifies the cast members in a group that you
want to preload, and can be any number that you choose.
Example
This statement makes the number 10 the idle load tag:
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.idleLoadTag = 10
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.idleLoadTag = 10;
See also
on idle, Movie
idleReadChunkSize
Usage
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.idleReadChunkSize
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.idleReadChunkSize;