Synopsis
Lingo Sorcery is the book that can give you an important programming edge. With this book you will find out how to: manipulate list structures, create intelligent objects, build helper objects, build objects which build other objects, design intuitive navigators with memories, create advisors, build information organisers, design interrogators which find out what a client needs, assemble information on the fly, create objects which learn from experience and build servants which anticipate user requirements. Moving beyond the syntax of this deceptively simple language to the conceptual framework of object-oriented programming, the author leads you towards thinking in Lingo, thus giving your imagination powerful vehicle for producing truly creative multimedia product.
Review
Most books on Lingo, the scripting language in Macromedia Director, focus on syntax and guide you through basic tasks using that syntax. This book is different. The author, Peter Small, explains the concepts of object-oriented programming so that you can better take advantage of Lingo's built-in flexibility. You learn how to understand and create linear and property lists, simple and complex objects, messages and menus, and movies within a window. Small assumes that readers are already fairly familiar with Lingo and that they are ready to learn much more about object-oriented programming techniques. Lingo Sorcery covers Director 5 for Macintosh and Windows.
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