Going Forward


So where do you go after you've finished the book? The best thing to do is practice, practice, and more practice. Come up with a problem and see if you can solve it. One of the things we've learned at Fig Leaf is that just because it hasn't been documented doesn't mean it can't be done. In fact, we break the rules every day ”that's half the fun.

There are a lot of tutorial and resource sites available to you on the Web. You'll find a number of these listed in Appendix C, "Flash Resources." Most of them have tutorials and downloadable FLA files. Download them. Pick them apart. That's how you'll learn.

Another good thing to do is to find the closest Macromedia Users Group (MMUG) and start attending their meetings. That way, you can share ideas and network with other designers and developers. If you happen to be in the Washington DC area on the second Tuesday of the month, come visit the Washington Area Macromedia User 's Group (WAMMO); we'd love to see you. If Washington is too far away for you, you can find the nearest MMUG by visiting Macromedia's Web site at http://www.macromedia.com/support/programs/usergroups/worldwide.html.

There are a number of mailing lists to which you can subscribe for additional support. At Fig Leaf, we run three different mailing lists: Flashnewbie for new Flash 5 users, Flashcoders for Flash 5 programming (high volume), and Powerhouse for Generator users. To sign up for any or all these mailing lists, point your browser toward http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/.

Pick the list you want, and follow the directions; lots of good folks from all over the world will help you answer your questions.

If you're willing to spend the time to really learn Flash, you'll discover that it is an incredibly powerful addition to your tool chest. In fact, when clients are asking you for solutions to complex problems, you might frequently find yourself saying, "Well, I could do that in Flash."



Inside Flash
Inside Flash MX (2nd Edition) (Inside (New Riders))
ISBN: 0735712549
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 257
Authors: Jody Keating

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