Events
What is an action? An action is simply a set of instructions that executes when a specific event occurs. These events can be a key on the keyboard being pressed, a click of the mouse button, or the movie reaching a certain frame.
In the example I used an instance of a button and placed a mouse event. These mouse events could be when the user clicks on it or rolls the mouse over the button. However you can also have a keyboard key to trigger the action (see our tutorial on keyboard control).
Take a look at the dialog box below. Here you can select the different events (right) that could trigger you actions (left window)
| Actions available to the On MouseEvent Command are: | |
| Press | Mouse Button Pressed When Pointer is Over Button |
| Release | Mouse Button Released When Pointer is Over Button (Standard Click) |
| Release Outside | Mouse Button Released When Mouse Pointer is Off Button |
| Roll Over | Mouse Pointer Moved Over Button |
| Roll Out | Mouse Pointer Moved Off Button |
| Drag Over | Mouse button Pressed When Pointer is Over Button, Rolled Off the Button, and then the Pointer is Rolled back over the Button. |
| Drag Out | Mouse Button Pressed Over Button then Pointer Rolls Off the Button. |
| Key Press | Occurs when the Specified Key is Pressed. |
Note: Assigning an action to an instance of a button will not affect other instances of that button.
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Added: 2000-02-06 Rating: 7 Votes: 521 |
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