Formatting Chunks Of Text With Lingo - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual

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Formatting chunks of text with Lingo

The Director interface lets you format a variety of text characteristics, such as the font, size, style,
and line spacing. Using Lingo, you can format text dynamically as the movie plays. You can also
use Lingo to rapidly format text during authoring.
Formatting text with Lingo
Lingo can format text in an entire cast member or any specific chunk of text using the following
properties. See entries for individual properties in the Lingo Dictionary.
To select or identify a chunk of text in a field cast member, use the
member properties. These properties identify the first and last characters of a text selection.
To refer to a selected chunk of text, use the
To specify the font for a text cast member, field cast member, or chunk expression, set the
cast member property.
To specify the character size for a text cast member, field cast member, or chunk expression, set
the
fontSize
To specify the line spacing for a field cast member, set the
To specify the style for a text cast member, field cast member, or chunk expression, set the
property.
fontStyle
To specify the drop shadow size for the characters in a field cast member, set the
boxDropShadow
To specify additional spacing to be applied to a chunk expression in a text cast member, set the
charSpacing
To specify the foreground color for a field cast member, set the
Applying paragraph formats with Lingo
Lingo can control paragraph formatting such as alignment and indenting for a chunk expression.
See entries for individual properties in the Lingo Dictionary.
To set text alignment for a text or field cast member, set the
To set line spacing in points for a text cast member, set the
To add pixels below paragraphs in a text cast member, set the
To add pixels above paragraphs in a text cast member, set the
To specify line spacing in a field cast member, set the
To add pixels to the first indent in a chunk expression in a text cast member, set the
firstIndent
To set the left indent (in pixels) of a chunk expression in a text cast member, set the
property.
leftIndent
To set the right indent (in pixels) of a chunk expression in a text cast member, set the
rightIndent
To specify or obtain a list of tabs that are in a chunk expression in a text cast member, set or test
the
property.
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