Adobe 65036570 Scripting Guide - Page 956

ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 919 Scripting Dictionary palette Usage -- Lingo syntax memberObjRef.palette // JavaScript syntax memberObjRef.palette; Description Cast member property; for bitmap cast members only, determines which palette is associated with the cast member specified by whichCastMember. This property can be tested and set. Example This statement displays the palette assigned to the cast member Leaves in the Message window: -- Lingo syntax put(member("Leaves").palette) // JavaScript syntax put(member("Leaves").palette); paletteMapping Usage -- Lingo syntax _movie.paletteMapping // JavaScript syntax _movie.paletteMapping; Description Movie property; determines whether the movie remaps (TRUE) or does not remap (FALSE, default) palettes for cast members whose palettes are different from the current movie palette. Read/write. The effect of this property is similar to that of the Remap Palettes When Needed check box in the Movie Properties dialog box. To display different bitmaps with different palettes simultaneously, set paletteMapping to TRUE. Director looks at each onscreen cast member's reference palette (the palette assigned in its Cast Member Properties dialog box) and, if it is different from the current palette, finds the closest match for each pixel in the new palette. The colors of the nonmatching bitmap will be close to the original colors. Remapping consumes processor time, and it's usually better to adjust the bitmap's palette in advance. Remapping can also produce undesirable results. If the palette changes in the middle of a sprite span, the bitmap immediately remaps to the new palette and appears in the wrong colors. However, if anything refreshes the screen- a transition or a sprite moving across the Stage-then the affected rectangle on the screen appears in remapped colors.