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modal

Syntax

    window "window".modal
    the modal of window "window"

Description

Window property; specifies whether movies can respond to events that occur outside the window specified by `window`.

| When the `modal` window property is `TRUE`, movies cannot respond to events outside the window.
| When the `modal` window property is `FALSE`, movies can respond to events outside the window.

Setting the`modal` window property to `TRUE` lets you make a specific movie in a window the only movie that the user can interact with.

Be aware that this property works even in the authoring environment. If you set the `modal` window property to `TRUE`, you will not be able to interact with Director's windows either.

You can always close a window that is modal by using Control+Alt+period (Windows) or Command+period (Macintosh).

Example

This statement lets movies respond to events outside of the Tool Panel window:

    window("Tool Panel").modal = FALSE