PlayMuted Property

Syntax

set the playMuted of <movie | sound>

to <boolean> Applies to movies, sounds

Description

The playMuted property controls whether or not the playing sound or movie is heard. If true, the sound or movie is muted. If false, the sound or movie plays at the current playVolume setting. The value of playMuted has no effect on the playVolume value. The default value of playMuted is false.

Examples

Suppose you want to create a button that mutes/restores a movie's volume, and you want to display an icon graphic while the movie is muted. Add the following handler to the script of button "Mute": on mouseUp playMuted of movie 1 the playMuted of movie 1 end mouseUp Click the "muteIcon" button several times to see the bitmap appear and then disappear, and to hear the sound muted and then played.