Adobe 65011817 - Fireworks CS4 - Mac Extended User Manual page 81

Last updated 12/8/2009
Arguments
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
If any symbol instances are selected, this function makes duplicate symbols of all the symbols that are pointed to by
those instances. The selected instances are updated to point to the new duplicate copies of the symbols. Duplicate
symbols always result in nonlinked duplicates. (The use of the word "alias" in the function name corresponds to an
"instance" in a Fireworks document.)
dom.elementsAt()
Availability
Fireworks MX 2004.
Usage
dom.elementsAt(where)
Arguments
Specifies which rectangle to check for elements. To find the elements under a single point (similar to selecting
where
with the Subselection tool), set left equal to right and top equal to bottom. To find elements within a rectangle (similar
to drag-selecting with the Pointer tool), set the values to the desired rectangle.
Returns
An array of zero of more elements.
Description
Returns a list of zero or more elements at the given location. Similar to selecting with the Subselection tool or drag-
selecting with the Pointer tool.
dom.enableElementMask()
Availability
Fireworks 4, updated with new arguments in Fireworks MX.
Usage
dom.enableElementMask(enable, selectAndEnterPaintModeIfPossible, {newSelectionMask})
Arguments
A Boolean value that toggles the element mask between enabled (
enable
selectAndEnterPaintModeIfPossible
selectAndEnterPaintModeIfPossible
the mask. It is by default.
false
A Boolean value that determines the mode for the mask. If
is and the mask is a bitmap mask, then bitmap mode is entered for
true,
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The Document object
) and disabled (
true false
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).