<doc>
  <legacy_id>1277</legacy_id>
  <name>dontUseQTEffects</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the dontUseQTEffects to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Images &amp; Multimedia</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="answer effect">answer effect Command</command>
    <function tag="QTVersion">QTVersion Function</function>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.1.1">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Disables <glossary tag="QuickTime">QuickTime</glossary> visual effects.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the dontUseQTEffects to false</example>
    <example>if not the wantEffects of me then set the dontUseQTEffects of me to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>dontUseQTEffects</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> on slower machines for better visual results on slower machines when using built-in effects.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>dontUseQTEffects</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>dontUseQTEffects</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Visual effects are used with the <b>visual effect</b>, <command tag="hide">hide</command>, <command tag="show">show</command>, and <command tag="unlock screen">unlock screen</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>. By default, LiveCode uses <glossary tag="QuickTime">QuickTime</glossary> to produce these transition effects. However, slower machines may not be powerful enough to produce good results when using <glossary tag="QuickTime">QuickTime</glossary> for transition effects. Typically, this problem appears as "stuttering" transitions or transitions with strange visual artifacts such as diagonal lines moving across the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary>.</p><p/><p>If the <b>dontUseQTEffects</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, LiveCode uses its own built-in routines for visual effects, rather than <glossary tag="QuickTime">QuickTime</glossary>. The built-in routines, while less versatile, require less computing power and produce a good appearance on all machines.</p><p/><p><code/><b>Note:</b><code/> If the <b>dontUseQTEffects</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, visual effects generated by the <command tag="answer effect">answer effect</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> cannot be used.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property has no effect on Unix systems.</p>
  </description>
</doc>