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on deactivateWindow

Usage

-- Lingo syntax
on deactivateWindow 
    statement(s)
end

// JavaScript syntax
function deactivateWindow() {
    statement(s);
}

Description

System message and event handler; contains statements that run when the window that the movie is playing in is deactivated. The on deactivate event handler is a good place for Lingo that you want executed whenever a window is deactivated.

Example

This handler plays the sound Snore when the window that the movie is playing in is deactivated:

-- Lingo syntax
on deactivateWindow
    sound(2).play(member("Snore"))
end

// JavaScript syntax
function deactivateWindow() {
    sound(2).play(member("Snore"));
}