A brief introduction to Director

6. Lighting

Stage color is another factor to take into account.

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Now that you've set the correct Stage size, it's time to determine what the background color will be.

With Director 4, you simply click and hold on the color chip located on the Control Panel. A pop-up palette will appear, and you will be able to set your Stage color -- the background color that will be used throughout the program.

Under Director 5+, you can set the Stage color in the "Properties..." dialog, the same one you used to set the Stage size and location onscreen.

With versions of Director from 8 up, you can also use the Property Inspector to set the Stage's color under the "Movie" tab.

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