Any way to code a closing info page on quit?

[deemo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Is there a way to code a closing splash info screen that would play when the viewer quits the projector? I don't want to include a Quit button, but instead use the Windows "X" close button (or the Mac Close button).
Anyone know what lingo programming would accommodate this?
Thanks, in advance!

[Dave Mennenoh]

Well, MX2004 makes this a no-brainer - but MX. I'm not sure you can tell if
the close button has been pressed. Possibly with BuddyAPI or MasterApp, but
I'm not sure.

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Dave
[url]http://www.blurredistinction.com/director[/url]

[woodsposse webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I read a very useful quote that said (something like) "programming is nothing more than problem solving".

In this case, it isn't so much a matter of problem solving - as it is in making the user think he or she did something that they haven't done yet.

What I mean is...don't code your close button to close/quit the projector - but rather move ahead to "Frame xx" that plays a closing splash screen and what ever other information you want ... and then quits.

[deemo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I did to that problem solving but it didn't seem to work. I tried:

on closeWindow
play frame "ExitText"
end

"ExitText" is a framemarker for the closing window, but that didn't seem to work.

[woodsposse webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I think you may have misunderstood what I meant.

Your code shouldn't have anything to do with "on closewindow"

If you create a button for a user to click for them to close the window.....all that button does is jump to a certain part of your movie and play the "ending". It doesn't really close the window.

Then, in the body of the script after the certain ending you want them to see is played....then have everything "quit".

This is making the user think he/she clicked to close a window...but they really didn't (not exactly).

Know what I'm sayin???

[Richie Bisset]

they were wanting an exit screen when clicking the system level close
button(ie the x button in the top corner of all windows applications)
you can't code lingo onto this.

you could try going to a movie rather than a marker on closewindow as
even if it did jump to a marker the window would be closed anyway. i
don't know that jumping to a movie will work but it's probably worth a
try


On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 23:56:55 +0000 (UTC), "woodsposse"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

>I think you may have misunderstood what I meant.
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>Your code shouldn't have anything to do with "on closewindow"
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>If you create a button for a user to click for them to close the window.....all that button does is jump to a certain part of your movie and play the "ending". It doesn't really close the window.
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>Then, in the body of the script after the certain ending you want them to see is played....then have everything "quit".
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>This is making the user think he/she clicked to close a window...but they really didn't (not exactly).
>
>Know what I'm sayin???
>

[deemo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I do understand what you mean. I was hoping, since I'm creating the projector in a window (which has either windows or macintosh close window buttons as part of the window), that I could code a closing info screen when that button is pressed. The reason I'd like this instead of a created "quit" button is the viewer can bypass it by pressing the application windows' close button.

I'm still poking around, trying to figure it out.

Thanks to all for the responses!

[woodsposse webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Yes...you are right about the project - but I still don't think you hear what I'm saying.

Don't create a projector with the normal Windows "close" buttons.

Create a "windows "Close" button" that looks like a Windows "close" button - but have it do what you want it to do.

You can do that in Director you know.

[deemo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

> Don't create a projector with the normal Windows "close" buttons. Create a "windows "Close" button" that looks like a Windows "close" button - but have it do what you want it to do.

Hmmmmm. I guess I didn't know that. 1. I don't see how to create a projector in a window without the default close button. 2. If I can, I'm assuming that I would create a "look alike" window in which I could create the button.

I can maybe envision how this would work with a "full screen" projector, but not a windowed projector. Any tips?

[Richie Bisset]

when you are creating your projector make sure that include title bar
is un-checked in the options, this will remove the system title bar
which contains the close, maximise and minimise buttons.


On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:20:22 +0000 (UTC), "deemo"
[email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

>> Don't create a projector with the normal Windows "close" buttons. Create a "windows "Close" button" that looks like a Windows "close" button - but have it do what you want it to do.

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>Hmmmmm. I guess I didn't know that. 1. I don't see how to create a projector in a window without the default close button. 2. If I can, I'm assuming that I would create a "look alike" window in which I could create the button.
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>I can maybe envision how this would work with a "full screen" projector, but not a windowed projector. Any tips?
>

[woodsposse webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Right...what Richie says. Just don't include the title bar.

Then...in your Director window - create your own title bar that looks remarkable like the system title bar - but your "X" button doesn't directly close the window.

Know what I'm sayin?

[deemo webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Yes. Thank you. I do know what you're saying. Sorry for the brain density. Good suggestions. Thanks to everyone that replied!

[Rowan Ferguson]

But use a detection script so it displays either a MAC window look or PC
window look depending on which system it is running on. You could put this
in a startMovie handler.


"deemo" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. Thank you. I do know what you're saying. Sorry for the brain density.

Good suggestions. Thanks to everyone that replied!

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