Purpose:

• Use this behavior to display a Find- or Load-Dialog for Impressario Sprites
• For use with the aleXtra LDM "aleXtra_ImpressarioFind"
• It is fully customizable and looks on all platforms and playback environments the same (and works for Shockwave/Mac)

Requires:

• "aleXtra_ImpressarioFind" LDM with all its scripts
• Optional: Xml parser Xtra (version MX 2004) and Fileio Xtra for translation (translation can also be skipped => pUseImpressarioTranslation = 0)
• ... and the Impressario Xtra of course

Usage:

Installation:

• (Create an impressario member and drag it onto the stage)
• Import "aleXtra_ImpressarioFind.dcr" file as Linked Director Movie: File -> Import...
• Drag it to the score/stage (move it offstage)
• Extend the sprite span to begin at least one frame before your impressario sprite
• Move the playback head to a sprite within the sprite range form your Impressario sprite
• Type the following into the message window:
  tell sprite <x> to mInstallRequiredScripts <y>
  (where <x> is the channelnumber of the LDM sprite and <y> is the channelnumber of your impressario sprite)
  This installs the behaviors for both, the Find Dialog and the Load Dialog. If you just want one of both, use mInstallRequiredFindScripts or mInstallRequiredLoadScripts
• From the newly created castmembers in your movies castlib 1, drag the behavior named "aleXtraLoader" onto the sprite with the LDM
• Start the movie and to invoke the Find Dialog type the following into the message window:
  sendSprite(<y>, #mDisplayFindDialog)
  to invoke the Load Dialog:
  sendSprite(<y>, #mDisplayLoadPDFDialog)

Customization:

• Customize the window properties via the GPDL properties of the behavior "impressarioFindDLogHost": Alignment of the window relative to the Impressario sprite or absolute on stage, margins and size.
• Customize the strings or use the standard Impressario strings with localization via XML files (Impressario 2 and Find Dialog only)
• Customize the appearance of the dialog and its widgets with a CSS like script: All colors, font, fontsizes, buttons are customizable. (See example movie)

Help:

• Read the comments at the top of the Behaviors
• For the Install commands:
  tell sprite <LDM_spritenumber> to put interface()
• For the Find Dialog:
  sendSprite(<y>, #GetFindDlogInterface)
• For the Load Dialog:
  sendSprite(<y>, #GetLoadDlogInterface)

Sample + Download :

• Shockwave example (View online. Requires the installation of the Impressario Xtra for Shockwave)
• Download (the above sample as .dir file)