Special Edition Using® Macromedia® Director® MX

Chapter 10. Creating MIAWs and Controlling the Director Environment

In This Chapter
Using MIAWs	252
Creating Custom Dialog Boxes	257
Creating Oddly Shaped MIAWs	260
Other Uses for MIAWs	260
Using Linked Director Movies	261
Using MUI Xtra Dialog Boxes	264
Using Menus	271
Using Cursors	273
Learning About the Computer	276
Telling Time	278
Quitting and Shutting Down	281
Troubleshooting	282
Did You Know?	283

Using MIAWs

Movies in a window, usually referred to as MIAWs (often pronounced “meow,” as in the sound a cat makes), are an unusual part of Director. They enable you to open other windows, besides the Stage, that contain Director movies.

You can control MIAWs, and the Stage, with various handlers and commands. You can also use some global properties to find out ...