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keyDownScript
Syntax
the keyDownScript
Description
System property; specifies the Lingo that is executed when a key is pressed. The Lingo is written as a
string, surrounded by quotation marks, and can be a simple statement or a calling script for a handler.
When a key is pressed and the
keyDownScript property is defined, Lingo executes the
instructions specified for the keyDownScript property first. Unless the instructions include the
pass command so that the keyDown message can be passed on to other objects in the movie, no
other
on keyDown handlers are executed.
Setting the
keyDownScript property performs the same function as using the when keyDown
then
command that appeared in earlier versions of Director.
When the instructions you specify for the
keyDownScript property are no longer appropriate,
turn them off by using the statement
set the keyDownScript to EMPTY.
Examples
The following statement sets keyDownScript to if the key = RETURN then go to the
frame + 1
. When this statement is in effect, the movie always goes to the next frame whenever
the user presses the Return key.
the keyDownScript = "if the key = RETURN then go to the frame + 1"
The following statement sets keyDownScript to the custom handler myCustomHandler. A Lingo
custom handler must be enclosed in quotation marks when used with the
keyDownScript property.
the keyDownScript = "myCustomHandler"
See also
on keyDown, keyUpScript, mouseDownScript, mouseUpScript
keyframePlayer (modifier)
Syntax
member(whichCastmember).model(whichModel).\
keyframePlayer.keyframePlayerModifierProperty
Description
3D modifier; manages the use of motions by models. The motions managed by the
keyframePlayer modifier animate the entire model at once, unlike Bones player motions, which
animate segments of the model called bones.
Motions and the models that use them must be created in a 3D modeling program, exported as
W3D files, and then imported into a movie. Motions cannot be applied to model primitives
created within Director.