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zoomBox

Syntax

    zoomBox startSprite, endSprite {,delayTicks}

Description

Command; creates a zooming effect, like the expanding windows in the Macintosh Finder. The zoom effect starts at the bounding rectangle of `startSprite` and finishes at the bounding rectangle of `endSprite`. The `zoomBox` command uses the following logic when executing:

1 | Look for `endSprite` in the current frame: otherwise,
2 | Look for `endSprite` in the next frame.

Note, however, that the `zoomBox` command does not work for `endSprite` if it is in the same channel as `startSprite`.

The `delayTicks` variable is the delay in ticks between each movement of the zoom rectangles. If `delayTicks` is not specified, the delay is 1.

Example

This statement creates a zoom effect between sprites 7 and 3:

    zoomBox 7, 3