answer effect

Typecommand
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
answer effect
Summary

Displays the QuickTime special effects dialog box.

Introduced1.1
Changes

The use of QuickTime was deprecated in version 8.1 of LiveCode with new defaults for dontUseQT and dontUseQTEffects as true on all systems apart from pre OS X 10.8. The Windows build of LiveCode no longer supports any QuickTime features and setting the dontUseQT and dontUseQTEffects will have no effect. Additionally QuickTime does not include 64 bit support and therefore can not be supported on OS X 64 bit builds of LiveCode.

Deprecated8.1
OSmac
Platformsdesktop
Example
answer effect
if the altKey is down then answer effect
Values
NameTypeDescription
It

An encoded description of the visual effect the user chooses is placed in the it variable. You can either use the encoded description immediately, or store it (for example, in a variable or in a custom property) for later use. To display the effect, use the encoded description with the visual effect command, with the unlock screen command, or with the hide with visual effect or show with visual effect form of the hide or show command. If the user cancels the dialog, the it variable is set to empty, and the result function returns "Cancel".

The result

If the user cancels the dialog, the it variable is set to empty, and the result function returns "Cancel".

RelatedProperty: dontUseQTEffects, dontUseQT
Command: answer, visual effect, answer record, show, hide, unlock screen
Function: result, qtEffects
Control Structure: function
Glossary: dialog box, custom property, variable, command, QuickTime, return
Description

Use the answer effect command to choose a visual effect, or to set up an effect with complex options for later use.

The answer effect command displays a dialog box where the user can select a visual effect and (for some effects) set parameters such as speed and direction. (This dialog box is displayed by QuickTime, not by LiveCode.)

Tagsmultimedia