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zoomWindow
Syntax
on zoomWindow
statement(s)
end
Description
System message and event handler; contains statements that execute whenever a movie running as a movie in a window (MIAW) is resized. This happens when the user clicks the Minimize or Maximize button (Windows) or the Zoom button (Macintosh). The operating system determines the dimensions after resizing the window.
An on zoomWindow
event handler is a good place to put Lingo that rearranges sprites when window dimensions change.
Example
This handler moves sprite 3 to the coordinates stored in the variable centerPlace
when the window that the movie is playing in is resized:
on zoomWindow centerPlace = point(10, 10) sprite(3).loc = centerPlace end
See also
drawRect
, sourceRect
, on resizeWindow
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