Plugin Object

Here are the object's settings as they appear in the properties inspector:

Plugin Object

Name

The name that is used to identify this object.

Settings

Displays the Properties dialog where additional settings for this object can be configured. Click the edit button ( ) to open the Properties dialog.

About

Displays information about the plugin object. Click the edit button ( ) to open the About Plugin dialog. There you will find information such as the author, name and version. You can also click the plugin help button for detailed information about the object and it's features.

Note: If a plugin object was developed by a third party, extended documentation from the plugin help button may not be available.

Attributes

Highlight Sound

The sound that will be played when the mouse moves over this object. Choose from:

None

Don't play any sound.

Standard

Play the default mouse over sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.

Custom

Play a custom mouse over sound.

File

The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button ( ) to select an appropriate sound file.

Click Sound

The sound that will be played when the user clicks on this object. Choose from:

None

Don't play any sound.

Standard

Play the default mouse click sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.

Custom

Play a custom mouse click sound.

File

The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button ( ) to select an appropriate sound file.

Cursor

The mouse pointer that will be used while the mouse is over this object.

Note: This feature is not available for windowed Plugin objects.

Tooltip

A short string of text that will appear after the mouse hovers over this object for a moment.

Enabled

Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. Choose from:

True

The object will respond to mouse overs and clicks and perform any actions assigned to its events.

False

The object will not respond to any mouse overs or clicks and will not perform any actions until it is enabled.

Note: You can use the Plugin.SetEnabled action to enable this object.

Visible

Set the object's initial visibility. Choose from:

True

The object will be visible when the page is displayed.

False

The object will be invisible when the page is displayed.

Note: You can use the Plugin.SetVisible action to make the object visible or invisible at run time.

Left

The distance in pixels from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the page.

Tip: You can also change the position of an object by dragging it or using the arrow keys.

Top

The distance in pixels from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the page.

Width

The width of the object in pixels.

Tip: You can also resize an object by dragging one of the resize handles on its bounding box.

Height

The height of the object in pixels.

Actions

Click the edit button ( ) to open the action editor.

Note: Consult the plugin object's extended documentation for the events it supports.