Users eject CD-ROM while playing

[VinceAll]

I'm receiving feedback that Windows users are ejecting my CD-ROM before the
projector quits. This of course pops up an error message and usually hangs the
system. Is there a more elegant way to handle this situation... like maybe
check if the CD has ejected and then quickly shut down before the error message
pops up?

Is there any Xtra that could help here?

[coolvini]

I don't think that it is easy to lock and unlock the CDRom (maybe if there
exist any xtra - don't know)

Peronally I have made a very dificult inhouse xtra to handle all that lock and
unlock ejects etc CDRom and it's dificult and not always working good. :\ -
still don't know why the lock is so dificult, maybe perhaps because it's a
multiuser enviroment.

>like maybe check if the CD has ejected and then quickly shut down

Also if the program reads from CDRom and have open files there is no way to
close it with our the CDRom inside.
So my opinion is that this solution is not working.
Especial on win98 you get blue screen.

Vini

[Vinitius]

If the projector is'nt loading something on the time of ejecting it does not
pop up an error msg on the systems I tested it on. Of course if a user would do
this while he watches something like a video it would be his/her own stupidity.
If I where you I would check if your project does not have to many things which
loads externaly and could be easily included in the projector and so reducing
the risk of this error.

[VinceAll]

I think I figured this out. Using DirectOS, I constantly check for the name of
the CD-ROM drive after the projector starts. If the CD-ROM name changes, I can
assume someone has ejected the CD. I then immediately quit.

If the projector can quit before the 'DISK WARNING' dialog comes up, all is
good. But yes, if the CD is in the middle of transferring data, the dialog is
unavoidable.

[steve wright]

Ive got Director MX and im putting together my final presentation for
University, so i want it to be good and impressive! Only prob is, ive got
little experience of Director, and although im gettting to grips with it,
there are a few things i wish to do:

1.) If i have a video playing, and i use the "enter mouse" behaviour, is
there a way to pause the video, show an image, and then when the mouse
leaves continue playing the video? I tried it, but when the mouse cursor
entered the video, it went all white, and the video didnt continue playing

2.) If i have a video playing, is there a way to click it, and let it
continue playing, but shrink in size to the bottom corner?

3.) I have an image, and the "enter mouse " behiviour applied, and "leave
mouse" also. When the mouse enters, the image changes to a different image,
and when it leaves it goes back to the original. But is there a way to
adjust the transparancy of the image that shows, so that the underlying
image is still partially visible?

4.) Ive got text along the bottom, which im using as buttons. and they jump
to specific markers on the timline. I created some buttons in Photoshop, and
tried using the enter mouse behaviour to change it, but i cannot find out
how to allign both the image and text below

Sorry, quite allot to ask, but im running outa time and really want
something to be proud off!
thanks

[coolvini]

>there a way to pause the video, show an image, and then when the mouse

>leaves continue playing the video? I tried it, but when the mouse cursor

Do this, the moment the mouse get in the video, then make the video layer = off
somthing line this
member("MyMovieNameOnCast").video = false

then pause, your movie, and open your photo layer .
If you not pause your movie, then save the state and start it from that
point...

then again close your photo layer show again the video and continue it...
member("MyMovieNameOnCast").video = true

>adjust the transparancy of the image that shows, so that the underlying
>image is still partially visible?

I think that this is dificult - or can not be done....
- maybe if you try to use layers on your movie video you can do that
and then open close layers.


Vini