To Animate a Control

You can attach an animation sequence to be used when the user chooses the control or drops an object on it.

In order to have an animation sequence, a control must:

• Be type icon

• Have a PUSH_ACTION or DROP_ACTION

1. Specify the animation sequence using the ANIMATION component:

   	ANIMATION animation_name
    	{
    		ANIMATION	icon1				[milisecond_delay]
    		ANIMATION	icon2				[milisecond_delay]
    		…
    	}

   where icon1, icon 2, etc. are the names of icons, and milisecond_delay is the time delay between animation icons in milliseconds. The default time delay is 200 milliseconds.

2. Add the PUSH_ANIMATION and/or DROP_ANIMATION fields to the control definition. The value is the name of the ANIMATION sequence.

   For example, the following lines animate a control that starts the BestEditor application. The time delay between icons is 300 milliseconds. The example assumes you've created icon files frame1, frame2, etc.

   CONTROL BestEditor
    {
    	…
    	PUSH_ANIMATION BestEdAnimation
    	…
    }

    ANIMATION BestEdAnimation
    {
    	frame1			300
    	frame2
    	…
    }