November 30, 2002   Tip of the Week Mailing List
The Tip

Sound files can really increase the size of your Authorware piece. One way to get around this is to put your sounds in a library.

Another way is to keep the sound icon in one place and use MediaPlay() to play that sound whenever you need it. I like to store my sounds at the bottom of the flow line and use them with MediaPlay() throughout the piece.



 
Did you know?

You can play a sound file through a Display icon. Import a graphic file as linked into a Display. Edit the file path in the External Media Browser or in the Image Properties dialogue to the path to a sound file.

When you run your piece, the Display Icon will play the sound, rather than showing the image.



 
Next Chat: Tuesday, December 3

The next scheduled chat will be Tuesday, December 3 at 6:30 PM Central US Time. The topic will be: Connecting Your Authorware piece to a Database. Guests will be Chris Swenson and Vahe Kassardjian. Use the time zone converter to calculate the time where you are.

I've noticed an increasing number of questions about connecting your Authorware project to a database, either local to the user or over the internet.



 

Authorware-Amy site reorganized

If you've been by the site lately, you've probably noticed that things are a little different.

I've added some new pages, including one just for the archive of this newsletter.

If you're planning to come to the database chat, check out the new ASP Starter kit on the examples page.


Major Mojo

MojoMole has been doing some major reorganizations as well. In addition to the great new look (nice hat), the guys at Mojo have put up a load of new downloads, including a super cool treeview, and an advanced ASP example.



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