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Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004

ISBN: 0789730421
EAN: 2147483647

Year: N/A
Pages: 339

Authors: Michael Hurwicz

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• Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004
• Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Contributing Authors
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You
• Introduction
• What s New in Studio MX?
• Who Should Read This Book?
• How to Use This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Part I: Getting Started with Macromedia Studio MX
• Chapter 1. Setup and Planning
• Additional Software
• Planning and Design
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 2. Studio MX: A Bird s-Eye View
• Studio MX: Choosing Your Tools
• The Basics: Words and Graphics
• Animation, Navigation and Interaction
• Dynamic Content
• Chapter 3. Introducing the MX Interface
• Studio MX: Family Resemblances
• Main Menu Bar and Toolbar
• Panels
• Tools Panel Subsections
• Tools
• Working with Text
• Character and Paragraph Attributes
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Troubleshooting
• Part II: Dreamweaver MX
• Chapter 4. What s New In Dreamweaver MX 2004
• A New Dreamweaver User Interface
• Siteless Page Editing
• Enhanced CSS Support
• Increased Integration with Other Suite Applications
• Enhanced Support for Dynamic Platforms
• Copy and Paste from Microsoft Applications
• Additional Coding Tools
• Enhanced Security Using FTP
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Taking the Anxiety Out of CSS
• Chapter 5. Working in the Dreamweaver Environment
• The Dreamweaver MX Interface, In Depth
• Working with Text in the Document Window
• Creating Lists in Documents
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: The Essence of Structure
• Chapter 6. Setting Up Sites, Pages, and Templates
• Establishing a Web Site
• Managing Documents
• Pre-Design Page Setup
• Managing Pages with Templates
• Using Templates
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 7. Working Efficiently in Dreamweaver
• Keeping Track of Site Components
• Working with the Assets Panel
• Creating a Favorites List and Favorites Folder
• Asset Types
• Adding an Asset to a Web Page
• Maintaining the Assets Panel
• Creating Library Items
• Using Library Items
• Checking Your Page Code
• Testing Your Site Online
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Standards and Search
• Chapter 8. Writing and Editing HTML, XHTML, and CSS
• Browser Languages
• HTML 4
• XHTML
• HTML and XHTML Syntax
• CSS Styles: Background
• CSS in Dreamweaver MX 2004
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Macromedia and the Web Standards Project
• Peer to Peer: CSS Resources
• Chapter 9. Professional Page Design
• Table Elements
• Using Layout Mode
• About Frames
• Building Framed Pages in Dreamweaver MX 2004
• Modifying Framesets and Frame Elements
• Targeting Windows
• Layout with Style
• Layer Preferences
• The Layer
• Using the Layers Panel
• Setting Layer Attributes
• Designing with Layers
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 10. Adding Interactivity and Multimedia
• Oh, Behave: JavaScript and Behaviors
• Rollovers and Nav Bars
• Interactivity and Layers
• Plug-Ins, Applets, and Controls
• Audio and Video for the Web
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Making Pages Containing Audio and Video Valid and Accessible
• Chapter 11. Managing Your Site
• Site Management Concepts
• Compatibility and Accessibility Testing
• Uploading Pages
• Collaborating
• Site Reports and Link Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Using Macromedia Extensions and Products for Accessibility Testing
• Peer to Peer: Tracking Usage Statistics
• Chapter 12. Expanding Dreamweaver and Using Third-Party Software
• Extending Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Using Contribute 2 with Dreamweaver
• Integrating Dreamweaver with Fireworks
• Integrating Dreamweaver with Flash
• Microsoft Integration Features
• Troubleshooting
• Peer to Peer: Macromedia Extensions for Markup Compliance
• Peer to Peer: Markup and Contribute
• Chapter 13. Developing ColdFusion Applications in Dreamweaver
• Dynamic Dreamweaver
• Creating a Site for Dynamic Pages
• Database Operations
• Making Client Access Easier: Web Services and Components
• Troubleshooting
• Part III: Flash MX
• Chapter 14. What s New in Flash MX 2004?
• Faster Flash Files
• 3D, Text Effects, Graphs, Charts, and More...
• Effects and Animation Made Easy
• Speeding Up Common Tasks
• A Tale of Two Versions
• More and Better Components
• Quick Take-off with Templates
• Text: Spelling, Formatting, Translating
• Better Importing
• Searching Through Space and Time
• JavaScript for Flash (JSFL)
• New Security Rules
• A New Version of ActionScript
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 15. The Flash Environment and Tools
• Panel Sets
• Setting Document Attributes
• The Timeline
• The Toolbox
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• The Library
• The Movie Explorer
• Setting Flash Preferences
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 16. Working with Vector Graphics and Bitmaps
• Understanding Vector Graphics
• Editing and Adjusting Shapes
• Using Layout Aids
• Creating a Mask
• Working with Bitmaps
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 17. Working with Text
• Working with Text
• Displaying Clear, Sharp Text
• Dynamic and Input Text
• Best Practices for Using Text
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 18. Animation, Interactivity, and Rich Media
• Symbols, Instances, and Library Assets
• Animating in Flash
• Using Sound
• Flash Interactivity
• Accelerating Application Development with Components
• Integrating Video
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 19. Introduction to ActionScript
• Adding Interactivity with ActionScript
• Using the Actions Panel
• Understanding Object-Oriented Languages
• The Three R s: Readability, Reusability, and Reachability
• Hint, Hint: Flash Helps You Code
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 20. Basic ActionScript
• What Do You Mean,
• Managing Variables, Data, and Datatypes
• Working with Operands, Expressions, and Statements
• Control Blocks
• Combining Statements into Functions
• Using Event Handlers to Trigger Action
• Working with Movie Clips
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 21. Advanced ActionScript
• ActionScript 2.0: Real Class
• Using the Core Classes
• Movie-Related Classes and Global Objects
• Building Your Own Components
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 22. External Communications
• Introduction to External Communications
• Communicating Locally
• Introduction to Network-Aware Communications
• Loading Text Data with LoadVars
• XML Data
• Customizing HTTP Headers with addRequestHeader()
• NetConnection, NetStream, and the Rich Media Classes
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 23. Using Flash for Dynamic Data
• Introduction to Dynamic Data in Flash MX 2004
• Databinding and Components
• Flash Remoting
• Using and Modifying the DataGrid Component
• Web Services
• Troubleshooting
• Part IV: Fireworks MX
• Chapter 24. What s New in Fireworks MX 2004?
• Upgrading to Fireworks MX 2004
• Performance Improvements
• Interface Enhancements
• New Tools
• Enhanced Roundtrip Editing
• New Anti-Aliasing Options
• New Effects
• JavaScript API Extensions
• Full Unicode Support
• Site Management
• Chapter 25. Fireworks MX 2004 Environment and Tools
• Fireworks MX 2004 Environment
• Document Window
• Tools Unique to Fireworks
• Property Inspector
• Main Menu
• Customization with Preferences
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 26. Creating Graphics, Rollovers, and Animations
• Graphics as Objects
• Layers
• Frames
• Layers and Frames
• Simple Rollover
• Swap Image Behavior
• Navigation Bars with Four-State Buttons
• Fireworks and Animation
• Building an Animation
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 27. Optimizing and Exporting Graphics and Web Pages
• Optimization Fundamentals
• File Types
• Using the Optimize Panel
• Exporting Fireworks Images
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 28. Automating and Extending Fireworks
• Automating Tasks
• Extending Fireworks
• Troubleshooting
• Part V: FreeHand MX
• Chapter 29. FreeHand MX Environment and Tools
• FreeHand MX Environment
• Document Window
• Panels
• Tools Unique to FreeHand MX
• Toolbars Unique to FreeHand MX
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 30. Using FreeHand in Web Site Planning and Creation
• Site Architecture
• Site Design
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 31. Integration with the Studio MX Suite
• Moving Designs to the Web
• Working with Fireworks MX
• Working with Flash MX
• Troubleshooting
• Part VI: ColdFusion MX
• Chapter 32. Understanding and Administering ColdFusion
• Introducing ColdFusion
• ColdFusion Architecture
• Using Flash to Access the ColdFusion Server
• Using the Built-in Web server
• Configuring Data Sources
• Troubleshooting
• Chapter 33. ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
• Introducing CFML
• Variables and Scopes
• Using ColdFusion for Database Operations
• Custom Tags
• Creating and Using ColdFusion Components (CFCs)
• Creating and Using Web Service CFCs
• Troubleshooting
• Part VII: Appendixes
• Appendix A. Actionscript Reference
• The ContextMenu Class
• Datatype Conversion Rules
• The MovieClip Class
• Arithmetic Operators
• Understanding Bitwise Operators
• Assignment and Compound Assignment
• Comparison Operators
• Using Logical (Boolean) Operators
• The Conditional Operator
• The Comma Operator
• Named Operators
• The Date Class
• The Key Object
• The Math Object
• The TextField and TextFormat Classes
• Wrapper Classes: Boolean, Number, String
• The Camera Class
• The Microphone Class
• Appendix B. Making Flash Accessible
• Accessibility Guidelines
• Introduction to Accessibility in Flash MX 2004
• How to Make Content Accessible
• CD-ROM Agreement
• What s on the CD-ROM
• Index
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