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zoomBox

Syntax

zoomBox startSprite, endSprite {,delayTicks}

Description

Command; creates a zooming effect, like the expanding windows in the Macintosh Finder. The zoom effect starts at the bounding rectangle of startSprite and finishes at the bounding rectangle of endSprite. The zoomBox command uses the following logic when executing:

1

Look for endSprite in the current frame: otherwise,

2

Look for endSprite in the next frame.

Note, however, that the zoomBox command does not work for endSprite if it is in the same channel as startSprite.

The delayTicks variable is the delay in ticks between each movement of the zoom rectangles. If delayTicks is not specified, the delay is 1.

Example

This statement creates a zoom effect between sprites 7 and 3:

zoomBox 7, 3