Advanced Macromedia Director

Quick one - moving text insertion point
I should be able to find this in the help files, but I can't, so I'm asking here - what's the command to place the insertion point cursor on an editable text sprite? I want to make Home and End respond properly instead of adding weird rectangle characters. I know there's a way to do this, but I forgot the nam... 12 Apr 2008 13:30

How to do something when the left arrow is pressed
I need to do something when the user presses the left arrow on their keypad. Is there a handler that allows me to capture this keypress? Thanks. ... 10 Apr 2008 22:09

Sprite ignoring all scripts except beginSprite...
This is a weird one. I've got a sprite - one of 10 identical sprites, which is not executing its code at all. The other 9 all work perfectly fine, and they all have the exact same behavior on them. This one guy executes his beginSprite code, and that's it. The mouse-events, exitFrame, and custom handlers on... 10 Apr 2008 22:09

LDM?s, moveable sprites, and stage updates
I?m updating a project that allows users to layout factory equipment on a factory floor (2 dimensional, top down view only). The original project had a fixed factory floor space (the stage) and about 20 different item types that could be placed into that space. The new version must have a scrollable floor and o... 10 Apr 2008 18:32

Save forlder to desktop (cross platform)
Hello everyone: I have a cross platform headache. My customer wants to be able to save some documents to the desktop when the user click the "save docs" button. I know how to make it work on PC...makes a folder with the name I want and saves documents in that folder. How can I make the same code work crossp... 10 Apr 2008 16:55

D11: Has text input in LDM?s been fixed?
I?m working on project that would benefit greatly from having editable text fields inside LDM?s. I know about the work around but this project is complex enough already, it would be worth the upgrade cost to keep things as simple as possible. Is there a list of other LDM fixes/improvements (if any)? ... 10 Apr 2008 16:08

rollover cursor change
I'm using co-ordinates to control a mouseUp command (below) if the mousev > 510 and the mousev<530 then if the mouseh>216 and the mouseh<272 then left What do i need to include from the Rollover Cursor change (library behaiour) to make the cursor became a finger when it passes over the above ... 14 Apr 2008 12:10

lingo-Java Script problem with new members
Hi, I'm new to Director, so this question could be very simple, but i can't find the answer in internet. I very like Flash and ActionScript and now i've started to learn Director. When I create a Sprite in a Cast- how can I (with JavaScript) copy this Sprite to the Stage as a new object with a new name? And ... 11 Apr 2008 11:05

Text field user input
Hello everyone: I have a simple text filed question...(simple for you experts). I have a project in which the user can input some info in different fields. When the user hits the "go" button, I have a behavior that makes sure there is something inside the text fields before the user can continue. If any of the... 10 Apr 2008 16:08

Director 11 line.count problem?
Hi all. My name is Natassa and this is my first time here! I am not new with Director, but can't figure out the following! There seems to be something wrong when working with text members regarding the line.count property. In our project, i parse through XML files and store data in text members which are pl... 14 Apr 2008 22:36