You probably already know that Display Icons you put in the entry pane of a Framework will be displayed as long as the flow is inside a page attached to that Framework, and that perpetual responses in the entry pane of a Framework will work throughout the Framework.

Calculations in the entry pane of a Framework will also run every time you navigate to that Framework. This is a great way of making sure that you don't have to run a piece from the beginning every time during authoring.

I tend to forget that code in the exit pane will execute on leaving the Framework.

This can be very important with Subroutines, since sometimes you want to temporarily reset a variable while in a subroutine, yet set it back when you leave the subroutine. Yes, you could put the code within the particular subroutine page, but you don't always exit a subroutine by using the exit logic in the page. For instance, if a user navigates away from the page that called a subroutine, then the flow will exit the subroutine through the exit pane and continue to the page being navigated to.

 

You can use non-standard sized for your Authorware window. There are two ways to do this. The first is to go to Modify>File>Properties in the main menu. If you select "Variable" in the Window Size drop-down, you can drag the corners of the Authorware window until it is the size you want.

The second is to use the ResizeWindow() function to change the window size. When you use this second option, you may want to use MoveWindow() to make sure the resized window is centered on the screen.

A couple of months ago, I announced that I was going into business for myself. I also moved home to Mississippi, and boy am I glad to be home.

When the time came to pick a name for my new company, I racked my brains for great names, and nothing occurred to me. Once my brain recovered from the ordeal, I started thinking about how glad I was to be back in the Magnolia State.

So, I am proud to announce my new website, Magnolia Multimedia. So far, there's nothing there you can't see at Authorware-Amy, but it should grow soon.