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TechNote: If you have a Lingo linear list that has 32768 or more entries then any attempts to perform list arithmetic will corrupt the list data.

TechNote: After specifying a timeoutScript and a timeoutLength, if the user goes inactive for the amount of time specified and the timeoutScript is called, all attempts to check the timeoutLapsed property return a value of zero instead of the amount of time elapsed since the last user interaction.

TechNote: When you view a web page, Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows displays a box around ActiveX content and a tooltip which reads “Click to activate and use this control.” ActiveX content may or may not play as expected.

See how the user interface designer at Bungie Studios used Director to prototype the Xbox game Halo 2.

TechNote (updated): Updated with issues list fixed by Director MX 2004 and Shockwave Player version 10.1.1.016.

TechNote: Calling the player object’s setPref() method, _player.setPref() , from within JavaScript syntax crashes Macromedia Director, its projectors and the Shockwave Player.

TechNote: This TechNote lists the supported URL schemes that work with Macromedia Director and Shockwave Player movies.

TechNote: QuickTime Virtual Reality (VR) content included in a Macromedia Director movie may fail on Windows when using the QuickTime 7 player.

TechNote: Windows projectors created using Macromedia Director may crash when launched on machines that have QuickTime Player version 7 installed.

TechNote (updated): The QuickTime Asset Xtra found in both Macromedia Director and the Shockwave Player fails to properly detect the presence of the public beta release of Apple’s QuickTime 7 for Windows, causing error messages that the Xtra is missing or failed to initialize properly.