HYPERTALK

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Table of Contents for Module 5

• 5.1 Learning objectives for Module 5.
• 5.2 Topic outline for Module 5.
• 5.3 See class bulletin-board for assignments.
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• Create a slide-show presentation with visual transition effects between slides
• Create presentations with different kinds of on-screen animation
• Create, edit, and install custom icons
• Add simple sound and musical effects to HyperCard stacks
• Understand the relationships among HyperCard objects, messages, and scripts
• Locate and understand common HyperTalk scripts in a HyperCard stack
• Write and edit simple HyperTalk scripts

• Hypertalk
  • Sending HyperTalk messages
  • Eavesdropping with the message watcher
  • Looking under a button
• Building a dynamic presentation
  • Outlining the problem
  • Creating a starry background
  • Building a background button
  • Creating more bullet charts
• Moving pictures
  • Creating an "earth" icon
• Animating with icons
  • Creating a spinning planet
• Using the HyperTalk debugger
  • Stepping through a script

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