<doc>
  <legacy_id>3030</legacy_id>
  <name>playStarted</name>
  <type>message</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>playStarted</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <player/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Images &amp; Multimedia</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <message tag="playPaused">playPaused Message</message>
    <property tag="currentTime">currentTime Property</property>
    <message tag="currentTimeChanged">currentTimeChanged Message</message>
    <property tag="endTime">endTime Property</property>
    <property tag="paused">paused Property</property>
    <command tag="play">play Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Sent to a player when it starts playing.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>on playStarted</p><p>  show the target</p><p>  show button "Stop Playing"</p><p>end playStarted</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Handle the playStarted message if you want to perform a task when a movie or sound starts playing.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The playStarted message is sent when the user clicks the play button, or when a play start command executes. If the user pauses the movie or sound, the <message tag="playPaused">playPaused</message> message is sent. If the user stops the movie or sound, the <message tag="playStopped">playStopped</message> message is sent.</p><p/><p>When an audio clip or video clip is playing, a temporary player is created for it. When the clip starts playing, the playStarted message is sent to it</p>
  </description>
</doc>