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machineType
map
map point
map rect
margin of member
marker
mAtFrame
max
maxInteger
mci
mDescribe
mDispose
me
media of member
mediaReady of member
member
member backColor
member memberType
member depth
member fileName
member foreColor
member height
member hilite
member loaded
member name
member number
member of sprite
member palette
member picture
member purgePriority
member rect
member regPoint
member scriptText
member text
member width
memberNum of sprite
memorySize
menu
menuItem
menuItems
menus
method
mGet
min
mInstanceRespondsTo
mMessageList
mName
mNew
mod
modal of window
modified of member
mostRecentCuePoint
mouseChar
mouseDown
mouseDownScript
mouseEnter
mouseH
mouseItem
mouseLeave
mouseLine
mouseMember
mouseUp
mouseUpOutSide
mouseUpScript
mouseV
mouseWithin
mouseWord
move member
moveableSprite of sprite
moveToBack
moveToFront
moveWindow
movie
movieFileFreeSize
movieFileSize
movieName
moviePath
movieRate of sprite
movieTime of sprite
mPerform
mPut
mRespondsTo
multiSound
machineType -

the
machineType

returns an integer code indicating the Macintosh CPU type. It returns the code 256 for all Windows PCs. Some Macintosh type codes are now greater than 256, and not less than 256 as they once were. You should use the platform command instead to distinguish between the Mac and Windows at run-time. Use

the
machineType

only to distinguish the type of Macintosh once the platform has been established. Do not use the machineType to determine the performance capabilities of a particular machine. Use other Lingo commands to determine the attributes that may concern you, such as the deskTopRectList to determine the monitor size, the colorDepth to determine (and set) the number of diplayable colors, and the colorQD to determine if the Macintosh is color capable.

Refer to the TechNote, "MachineType Codes" for a list of machine codes and addtional caveats.

Refer to the TechNote, "Determining the Playback Platform at Run-Time," for more information. You can use zWinVer to determine the Windows OS version accurately.

menu - keyword used to define a menu which can be installed with installMenu.

memorySize - the memorySize returns the amount of RAM allocated to Director in bytes. Divide by 1024 to determine the amount of RAM in KB. This value does not indicate the amount of installed RAM, which can be determined only via an Xtra. See

the
freeBytes

, the freeBlock.

mouseDown - 1. on mouseDown is a handler called when the mouse button is depressed over a sprite. See mouseUp. 2. the mouseDown is a Lingo property which returns TRUE is the mouse button is being pressed.

mouseEnter - handler called when the cursor enters a sprite's bounding area. See mouseLeave.

mouseLeave - handler called when the enters a sprite's bounding area. See mouseEnter

mouseUp - handler called when the mouse button is released over a sprite. See mouseDown

movieName - the movieName returns the current Director file's name, not the projector's name. Lingo does not return the name of the projector. See

the
pathname

, the moviePath

moviePath - the moviePath returns the current Director file's path. If your projector is in a different folder or on a different drive, the path reflects the Director movie's location, not the projectors. Lingo does not return the path of the projector. See the pathname,

the
movieName