Naming Sprites - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual

Naming sprites

You can assign a name to a sprite by using the Property inspector and then view the sprite by
name in the Score and on the Stage. Assigning a name lets you refer to the sprite by that name in
Lingo or JavaScript syntax and not just by the channel number that it occupies. You can move a
sprite to a different channel and not worry about changing scripts that once referred to the sprite
by its channel number. The sprite name is different from a cast member name because a sprite is
an instance of that cast member. If you want the sprite name to be displayed in the Score and
Stage, select Edit > Preferences > Score > Name. (If you are using a Macintosh OS X operating
system, select the Director menu, instead of the Edit menu, to access Preferences.) For more
information, see,
To name a sprite using the Property inspector:
Select a sprite in the Score or on the Stage.
1
Select Window > Property Inspector, and select the Sprite tab.
2
Enter a name for the selected sprite in the Name text box.
3
You can name the sprite anything you like, but you may want something that is easily
recognizable and that will be easy to script.
"Changing Score settings" on page 20.
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