Adobe 65036570 Scripting Guide - Page 678

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 641 Scripting Dictionary The default value for this property is rgb(0, 0, 0). This adds no light to the scene. Example This statement sets the ambientColor property of the cast member named Room to rgb(255, 0, 0). The default ambient light of the cast member will be red. This property can also be set in the Property inspector. -- Lingo syntax member("Room").ambientColor = rgb(255, 0, 0) // JavaScript syntax member("Room").ambientColor = color(255,0,0); See also directionalColor, directionalPreset, ambient ancestor Usage property {optionalProperties} ancestor Description Object property; allows child objects and behaviors to use handlers that are not contained within the parent script or behavior. The ancestor property is typically used with two or more parent scripts. You can use this property when you want child objects and behaviors to share certain behaviors that are inherited from an ancestor, while differing in other behaviors that are inherited from the parents. For child objects, the ancestor property is usually assigned in the on new handler within the parent script. Sending a message to a child object that does not have a defined handler forwards that message to the script defined by the ancestor property. If a behavior has an ancestor, the ancestor receives mouse events such as mouseDown and mouseWithin. The ancestor property lets you change behaviors and properties for a large group of objects with a single command. The ancestor script can contain independent property variables that can be obtained by child objects. To refer to property variables within the ancestor script, you must use this syntax: me.propertyVariable = value For example, this statement changes the property variable legCount within an ancestor script to 4: me.legCount = 4 Use the syntax the variableName of scriptName to access property variables that are not contained within the current object. This statement allows the variable myLegCount within the child object to access the property variable legCount within the ancestor script: set myLegCount to the legCount of me Example Each of the following scripts is a cast member. The ancestor script Animal and the parent scripts Dog and Man interact with one another to define objects.