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Understanding the order of messages in a movie
Director follows a definite order when sending messages about events that occur during the course of a movie.
When the movie first starts, events occur in the following order:
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This event occurs when the playback head enters a sprite span. |
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Immediately after the |
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This event occurs in the first frame that plays. |
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When Director plays a frame, events occur in this order:
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This event occurs only if new sprites begin in the frame. |
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Immediately after the |
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This event occurs only if the playback head exits a sprite in the frame. |
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When a movie stops, events occur in this order:
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This event occurs only if sprites currently exist in the movie. |
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