A brief introduction to Director

24. Getting Loaded

Entering the handler to load your menu.

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Now that you've named your menus you can tell your file which one to use. Open the Movie Script window and add the following line to the StartMovie() script, preferably right at the beginning of the handler's definition:

LoadMenus()

Now define the handler associated with that call, at the bottom of your Movie Script:

on LoadMenus if the machineType <> 256 then installMenu cast "helloMacMenu" else

installMenu cast "helloWinMenu"

end if

END LoadMenus

1. Introduction	2. Definition of Objectives	3. Specific Objectives	4. Stage Size
5. Stage Location	6. Setting the Stage's Color	7. Beginning to Enter Script	8. A bit More About the StartMovie() Handler
9. Entering Another Handler	10. A Break-down of the CheckColor() Handler	11. A Quick Test	12. Adding Text to the Stage
13. Preparing to Enter a Frame Script	14. Entering the Frame Script	15. Adding a Quit Button	16. The Progress so Far
17. Preparing to Add a Menu	18. Discussion of Menu Requirements	19. Preparing the Menu Storage Member	20. Entering Menu Functions for Macintosh
21. Entering Menu Functions for Windows	22. Efficientlly Handling Multiple Menus	23. Preparing to Insert the Menus Onscreen	24. Adding the Menu Installation Handler
25. Discussion of the Menu Installation Handler	26. Adding Code for an About Box	27. Review of the Scripts	28. Creating a Projector and Running it