The Lingo Programmer's Reference [With Includes Searchable, Hyperlinked Version...]

by Doug Smith and Darrell Plant

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566046955
• ISBN13: 9781566046954
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Ventana Communications Group
• Length: 590 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Don't bother looking anywhere else, this is the best!!!!

This book has got to be the best computer related book I ever bought. I wish there were reference books in this format for every other programming subject like Perl and JavaScript. It's the only book you will ever need for Director's lingo. The thing I like most is having the Lingo grouped by subject, it makes things so easy to look up.Darrel, please make a reference like this for Perl!!!!

Do things with Director that others only wish they could.

If you are already familiar with the Director interface, and want to do things in Lingo that most people only wish they could do, pick this book up right now! This is the only book I use on a daily basis for quick information. Darrel Plant not only gives a clear explanation on every command but also gives you examples that you can understand and use in everyday applications. I also greatly appreciated the way that the book content is organized. Rather than list the commands in alphabetical order, they are grouped according to the type of element or function that they control. It's nice to put something together that the user/client likes, but use this book and they will be saying, "Awsome! Love it! Wow, how did you do that?" ------ Thanks Darrel

the indispensable book for Lingo-Programmers

(excuse my english, I'm Swiss) Before purchasing this book or even knowing about it, I had some heavy problems in finding the right way (or a shorter one) to solve several problems in programming Multimedia-applications. I ordered this book and everything changed! It's descriptions are so easy (even when you aren't originally english-speaking!), because you just can read the text and know what the command, keyword, property a.s.o. is all about. You have even more than one solution showed in examples. There is only one bad thing: if you use this book very often, the cover of the book looks old soon; it could be a little stronger. My suggestion: if you suffer a headache from studying and controlling your non-functioning scripts, you better get this book as soon as possible and keep it handy! You will gain a hell of a time!Have funBest regardsPatric Simon

Absolutely Incredible

After using this book for one day, I packed the Lingo dictionary that comes with Director back in the box. The lingo is listed in an user-friendly style. I work in a deadline oriented company, and this book has saved time on many projects. Definitely a must have for any Director user.

Useful for beginners too!

Being a Director user for only a few months, I found that this book helped me navigate the Lingo learning curve much better than either of the manuals that came with the program. If you're just starting out with Director, you NEED this book. Its easy to follow explanation of new Director 6 features also make it a must have for veteran Directors