User Guide

Lingo Dictionary 81
Example
This statement turns autoblend off for the model named Alien3. The model’s blendFactor
setting will be used for blending successive motions in the playlist.
member("newaliens").model("Alien3").keyframePlayer.\
autoblend = FALSE
See also
blendFactor, blendTime
autoCameraPosition
Syntax
member(whichTextCastmember).autoCameraPosition
Description
3D camera property; indicates whether the camera of the 3D text cast member is automatically
positioned to show all of the text (TRUE) or not (FALSE). This is useful when changing the text,
font, fontsize, and other properties of the cast member.
This property is not valid with other types of 3D cast members.
Example
This statement sets the autoCameraPosition property of the cast member named Headline to
FALSE. When the cast member is displayed in 3D mode, the camera will not be positioned
automatically.
member("Headline").autoCameraPosition = FALSE
See also
displayMode
autoMask
Syntax
member(whichCursorCastMember).autoMask
the autoMask of member whichCastMember
Description
Cast member property; specifies whether the white pixels in the animated color cursor cast
member
whichCursorCastMember are transparent, allowing the background to show through
(
TRUE, default), or opaque (FALSE).
Example
In this script, when the custom animated cursor stored in cast member 5 enters the sprite, the
automask is turned on so that the background of the sprite will show through the white pixels.
When the cursor leaves the sprite, the automask is turned off.
Using dot syntax, the script is written as:
on mouseEnter
member 5.autoMask = TRUE
end
on mouseLeave
member 5.autoMask = FALSE
end