OZONE is an environment (zone) you use to organize AxtiveX controls. The controls operate within this environment according to the script. The following tools are used to create the script.
1) Control Palette -- The Control Palette is the collection of the icons that represent the controls available to the system. You can add and subtract controls as you like. Add and subtract controls with the dialog box found here: File->Controls->Add / Remove Controls.
To use the Control Palette, choose the control you want by selecting the icon representing the desired control, then drag this icon into one of the views, and drop it where you want it to be. The control will be "dropped" in temporal order right after the control that was selected when the new control was dropped.
2) Object Browser -- The Object Browser has several tabs. There is the Script tab, the Events tab, the Methods tab, the Control tab, and the THIS tab. The Script Tab is used to enter values into the control's properties. It is possible to grab values from other controls and use them in the current control. Do this by using the @ button. Next select the control, and the property whose value you want to grab.
The Events Tab is used to tell OZONE which event is tied to some other control. Once tied the chosen contol will be brought to life when that event occurs.
The Methods Tab is used to define the actions the control makes. Most ActiveX controls have Methods. These are the verbs of the control. Actions like Load, and Play are found on the Methods tab
The Control Tab shows the current contents of the variable values of the properties. This is very useful information to developers. Since an Object Browser can be anchored to a control the developer can watch the values change as the script executes.
The THIS Tab shows the values of the only global variable storage area.
3) OZONE Properties -- When you look at a control in the Property Browser you see that the first sets of properties start with a "_". These properties show up in all the property lists because they are OZONE properties. Think of OZONE as wrapping each control in a set of properties that are common to all in the system. OZONE uses these properties to regulate the behavior of each control.
4) Views -- The script is the core of the project and OZONE gives you four ways to look at that script as you make it.
A) The Output view ([OUT]) is useful for sizing and positioning the visible results of each controls operation.
B) The Map view ([MAP]) is useful for looking at the logical flow of the project, and looking at the data flow between the controls.
C) The Multitrack view ([TRK]) gives you a look at the controls on a time line. This allows you to set up controls so they become active in the future.
D) The Workform view ([WRK]) is a look at the script itself, and provides text editing features to speed development.
