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From: ytlevine on 6 Apr 2008 15:25
I, as a user coming from Director MX 2004, am used to having the score and cast
panels docked together.
I have downloaded the new version and I am not able to do that. Has that been
removed?
And any reccomendations on how to use the panels?
Side question - I am looking into taking courses on Director, or getting books.
Which books are reccomended?
Also, around how much money does a Director proogrammer/designer (you get the
idea) make?
Thanks!!

From: diruser on 7 Apr 2008 06:57
[q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]ytlevine[/b][/b][/i]
I, as a user coming from Director MX 2004, am used to having the score and
cast panels docked together.
I have downloaded the new version and I am not able to do that. Has that been
removed?
And any reccomendations on how to use the panels?
[/q]

Yes, the cast and score window are not dockable together anymore. Score and
stage are docked together. You can make the cast as a tool window or a document
window by selecting the option Float/unfloat the window.



From: TJD on 8 Apr 2008 01:07

> Yes, the cast and score window are not dockable together anymore. Score
> and
> stage are docked together. You can make the cast as a tool window or a
> document
> window by selecting the option Float/unfloat the window.
>

And, this is my least favorite new "feature" in the new Director. I always
worked with the cast docked below the score - this seemed natural and
efficient. Wonder what the logic was in excluding this? Yes, I can still
position the windows as before, but I then waste duplicated title bar space.

From: mardy bum on 9 Apr 2008 14:16
this issue has angered me too. there's absolutely no way i'm going to buy this
upgrade until issues like this - and the lack of AS3 support!! - have been
resolved.

Books for director mx 2004:

Lingo in a nutshell (essential, although based on v6, still relevant now)
director mx2004 bible (or the visual quickstart book, they're both very
similar)
HIGHLY recommended is the Lynda.com video tutorials.

lastly - the amount of money you can make varies ridiculously. what would you
expect to develop? think about the end product!

Don't put all your eggs in one basket - i would suggest learning flash, html
and css too.

From: knew-bee on 11 Apr 2008 08:56
To answer your money question: There's not a lot of call for Director
developers these days. Search for Director jobs on monster, then compare that
with a search for Flash jobs. It's not pretty.
If you're looking to work for someone as a straight Director developer you're
going to have a tough time of it.
Then again, there is money to be made if you're willing to starve for a while.
Director makes for a great casual game IDE.
A friend of mine developed a 2D game with Director that made him over a
million dollars within the first 3 months. He has since made 3 sequels, each
one selling better than the last.

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