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Macromedia Flash 8: Training from the Source
Macromedia Flash 8: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321336291
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 230
Authors:
James English
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Macromedia Flash 8: Training from the Source
Table of Contents
Copyright
Credits
Bio
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prerequisites
Outline
The Project Application
Standard Elements in the Book
Macromedia Training from the Source
Macromedia Authorized Training and Certification
What You Will Learn
Minimum System Requirements
Lesson1.Learning the Basics
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Introducing Flash 8
Looking at the Flash Workspace
Creating Your First Flash 8 Document
Working with Panels
Using the Timeline and Frames
Working with Layers
Setting Your Preferences
Testing an FLA File
Finding Help
Exploring the Project
What You Have Learned
Lesson2.Creating Graphics
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Using the Tools Panel
Learning About Fills and Strokes
Using Vector and Bitmap Images
Using Color
Creating Graphics with Drawing Tools
Using Guides, Grids, Coordinates, and Snapping
Creating a New Graphic Symbol
Creating and Using Masks
Adding Strokes
Using the Library
Importing and Optimizing Bitmaps
Importing Vector Drawings
Using Fills and Gradients
Manipulating Graphics
What You Have Learned
Lesson3.Using Text
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Using the Text Tool
Understanding Static Text and Device Fonts
Adding Static Text to a Document
Using Embedded Fonts
Looking at Font Properties
Adding a Timeline Effect to a Text Field
Spell Check Your Document
Using Text-Based Components
Understanding Dynamic Text Fields
What You Have Learned
Lesson4.Creating and Editing Symbols
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Symbols Explained
Creating and Editing Symbols on the Stage
Looking at Symbols in the Library
Nesting Symbols and Timelines
Revisiting Graphic Symbols
Creating Buttons
Placing the Buttons On the Stage
Creating Text Buttons
Creating an Invisible Button
Creating and Using Movie Clips
Creating the Menu
Creating Movie Clip Buttons
Duplicating Symbols and Adding Symbols to the Stage
What You Have Learned
Lesson5.Creating Animations
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Animating Explained
Setting Up for a Motion Tween
Adding the Motion Tweens
Animating Alpha Levels and Size
Animating the Movie Clip Button
Creating a Shape Tween
Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations
Animating Along a Path
What You Have Learned
Lesson6.Adding Basic Interactivity
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Making Flash Documents Interactive
Introducing Behaviors
Using a Behavior to Load a JPEG
Using Behaviors to Open a Web Page
Loading an External SWF File with a Component
Introducing Script Assist
Using Actions to Control the Timeline
Creating a Home Button
Removing the Hand Cursor
Making the Movie Clip Button Work
Using the Script Navigator and Pins
What You Have Learned
Lesson7.Adding Sound and Video
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Using Sound and Video
Editing Sound and Video
Assuming Responsibility with Your Media
Compression, Codecs, and Plug-ins
Delivering Media Online
File Size Considerations
Importing Sound into a Document
Adding and Customizing Sound
Adding Sound to a Button
Importing Video into Flash
Encoding the Video
What You Have Learned
Lesson8.Creating Forms Using Components
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Introducing Forms and Data
Introducing Flash Components
Building the Feedback Form
Using the Button Component
Building a Questionnaire Using Flash
Using the Focus Manager
What You Have Learned
Lesson9.Learning ActionScript Basics
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Learning about ActionScript 2.0
Learning About Classes, Methods, and Properties
Looking at Methods and Properties
Learning How to Use Strict Data Typing
Using Code Hints in the Actions Panel
Using Functions and Conditional Statements
Understanding Scope
Using _root, _parent, this, and Levels
Understanding LoadVars
Creating the Reviews Page
Using Events and Handlers
Using Listeners
Adding a Listener to the Reviews Page
Adding Cascading Style Sheet Formatting to the Reviews
Creating the Catalog Pages
Building the Main Catalog
Creating the News Page
Building the Home Page
Animating the Menu
Controlling the Menu s Buttons
What You Have Learned
Lesson10.Loading and Optimizing Flash Content
What You Will Learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Optimizing Flash Documents
Organizing Applications and Using Good Practices
Understanding Usability
Optimizing Animation
Making a Background More Efficient with Runtime Bitmap Caching
Understanding Bandwidth and File Size
Considering User Platforms
Loading External Content
Loading Content into the Main Application
Sending Data Out of Flash
Adding the ProgressBar Component
Loading the Tech Bookstore
Testing and Debugging the Tech Bookstore
What You Have Learned
Lesson11.Publishing Flash Documents
What You Will learn
Approximate Time
Lesson Files
Adding Metadata and Publishing SWF Files
Detecting Flash Player
Embedding an SWF File in an HTML Page
Uploading the Tech Bookstore to the Web
Wrapping It All Up
What You Have Learned
Appendix A. Installing Extensions
Installing Extensions and Components
Adding Commands and Behaviors to Flash
Where to Find Extensions
Appendix B. Resources
Macromedia.com
Tutorial and Resource Sites
Forums
E-mail Lists
Extensions and Fonts
Third-Party Tools and Integration
Related Macromedia Press Books
Appendix C. Keyboard Shortcuts
Training from the Source
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
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Macromedia Flash 8: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321336291
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 230
Authors:
James English
BUY ON AMAZON
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The Seven-Step Information Gathering Process
Enumeration
Denial of Service
Web Application Hacking
Summary
WebLogic: The Definitive Guide
WebLogics Classloading Framework
Load-Balancing Schemes
JAXP
WebLogics XPath API
JMX
Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++: Recipes for Cryptography, Authentication, Input Validation & More
Doing a Case-Insensitive String Comparison
Overloading the Increment and Decrement Operators
Streams and Files
Formatting Floating-Point Output
Introduction
Systematic Software Testing (Artech House Computer Library)
An Overview of the Testing Process
Test Execution
The Software Tester
Improving the Testing Process
Appendix F Process Diagrams
Introduction to 80x86 Assembly Language and Computer Architecture
Procedures
Bit Manipulation
Decimal Arithmetic
Appendix A Hexadecimal/ASCII conversion
Appendix E 80x86 Instructions (by Opcode)
Pocket Guide to the National Electrical Code(R), 2005 Edition (8th Edition)
Article 322 Flat Cable Assemblies Type FC
Article 374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways
Article 410: Luminaires (Lighting Fixtures), Lampholders, and Lamps
Article 700 Emergency Systems
Example No. D2(a) Optional Calculation for One-Family Dwelling Heating Larger than Air Conditioning [See Section 220.82]
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