Installing action definitions

Scripts that define actions for the object are displayed in the first two full-length fields on the Object Builder window. You can define two types of action sequences for the object:

• those taken when a user double clicks on the object. You can define actions taken when the user double clicks with mouse button 1 (Activate) separately from those taken when the user double clicks with mouse button 2 (Alt_Activate).

• those taken when a user drags and drops the object. You can define actions taken when the object is dragged with mouse button 1 (Drop) or mouse button 2 (Alt_Drop).

• install the actions from an existing action script by dropping the file containing the action script on the Object Builder window

• install the actions defined in an existing object by dropping the object on the Object Builder window

• install default actions by dropping an executable on the Object Builder window or by selecting Executable from the Install menu

• enter your own actions directly in the ``Trigger Action'' fields

If you drop an action script, existing object, or an executable on the Object Builder window, you must first specify the action sequence that you are defining: Activate, Alt_Activate, Drop, or Alt_Drop. Make your choice using the toggle buttons above the ``Trigger Action'' fields.

When you drop an object's icon on the Object Builder window, you are prompted to specify which component(s) to load. You can choose to load the picture only, the actions only, or both.

See also:

• ``Changing an action definition''

• ``Opening an existing object''

• ``Installing an executable''

• ``Writing Deskshell commands'' for information on writing action scripts