E | Macromedia Flash8 Bible

E (Eraser tool)

deleting part of graphic letter shape with, 263–264

description of, 126–127

early() function, 801

Ease slider, 336, 344

easing controls, updates to, 5

EasyFilter.as file, 1172–1173

ECMAScript 4, 793

Edit All command (Edit menu), 159

Edit Array dialog box (Dreamweaver), CDBC68

Edit bar, 86, 87, 179

Edit button

Properties panel, 341

Property inspector, 486, 487, 524

Edit command (Library), 168

Edit Envelope dialog box, 486–487, 487, 488

Edit Guides option (Document window), 91

Edit in New Window command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 196

Edit in Place command

Edit menu, 159, 177

Movie Explorer Options menu, 196

Edit menu commands, 157–159

Edit mode, 176–177, 179

Edit Multiple frames control (Timeline window), 98

Edit Selected command (Edit menu), 159

Edit Sites dialog box, 51

Edit Snapping dialog box, 148

Edit Symbols command (Edit menu), 158

Edit the video first option (Embedding screen), 552

Edit with command (Library), 168

Edit with option (contextual menu), CDBC4–CDBC5

editable text field

description of, 231, 234–235

options, setting, 243–244

EditðCopy, 103

EditðDeselect All, 139

EditðEdit in Place, 177

EditðEdit Movie, 178

EditðFind and Replace, 1077

editing

digital video footage, CDBA95

file in project, 54–55

Find and Replace panel and, 301–302

Flash button in Dreamweaver, CDBC60

Flash element parameters, CDBC69–CDBC70

Flash file from Dreamweaver, CDBC57–CDBC58

Flash Text object in Dreamweaver, CDBC61

frames and layers in Timeline window

frame specifics, 101–105

layer specifics, 105–106

overview of, 99–101

FreeHand and Fireworks files, 536

group, 290

movie properties, 1089

multiple frames, 332–333

position of 9-slice guides, 192

sound

Edit Envelope dialog box and, 486–487

Effect menu and, 487–489

overview of, 485

symbol

Edit in Place, 177

in Edit mode, 176–177, 179

from Library, 177

in new window, 177

returning to Main Timeline or scene after, 178

text manually, 262–264

EditðPreferences or FlashðPreferences, 63

EditðSelect All, 332

EditðTimelineðClear Frames, 104

EditðTimelineðCopy Frames, 103, 353

EditðTimelineðPaste Frames, 354

EditðUndo, 156

Effect menu (Property inspector), 487–489

8-bit lossless source files, 526–527

Eiseman, Leatrice, Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color, 209

Elapsed time display (Timeline window), 99

The Elements of Typographic Style (Bringhurst), 230

Elliott, Shane (designer), 1214

Embed the entire video option (Embedding screen), 552

Embed video in SWF and play in timeline option (Deployment screen), 550

embedded cue point

creating .flv file with, 575–584

description of, 574

embedded video asset, 176

Embedded Video symbol

extracting .flv file from, 560–561

resources for, 560

Embedding screen (Import Video dialog box), 551–553, 558

embedding video into Flash movie, 546–547

emotion, expressing, 426–427

emulating array, 875

emulator environments, enhancements to, 6

enabling JavaScript for Flash movie, 766–767

Encode audio option (Encoding screen), 555

Encode video option (Encoding screen), 554–555

Encoding screen

Import Video dialog box, 554–556, 559

Video Import wizard, 566, 567

Encoding tab options (Flash Video Encoding Settings dialog box), 579

The End of Print (Blackwell and Carson), 230

Enhanced Metafile format, 509

Envelope option (Free Transform tool), 288–289

EPS 3.0 format, CDBC45

Erase blend, 385, 386–387

Eraser tool (E)

deleting part of graphic letter shape with, 263–264

description of, 126–127

erasing, painting with white compared to, 271

event

click, 625

declaring, 1054

description of, 621

dragOut, 643

dragOver, 643

list of, 622

release, 640, 642

releaseOutside, 642

rollOut, 643

rollOver, 643

event handler

combining action with, 639–642

description of, 621–622

key press, 643–645

keyframe, 645

keyPress, 643–646

mouse button, 642–644

oLoader.click(), 960

onLoad(), 1024, 1179, 1192, 1200

onMetaData(), 972–973

onMouseMove(), 894

onRelease(), 1184

onRollOut(), 1199–1200

onRollOver(), 1199–1200

onThumbOut, 1199

onThumbOver, 1198

event methods and Movie Clip symbol, 837–842

Event sound

description of, 472

Sound objects as, 907

stopping, 474–476

storage of, 467–468

EventDispatcher class, 1054

executing function, 873–874

execution order, 1102

Expand All Folders command (Layers contextual menu), 107

Expand Branch command (Movie Explorer Options menu), 197

Expand effect, 392

Expand Fill command (Modify Shape menu), 281–282

Expand Folder command

Layers contextual menu, 107

Library, 169

Expand timeline if needed option (Embedding screen), 552

expanding box, 232

expectations for Web experiences, 19–21

Explode effect, 392

Export As option (Flash (SWF) Format Options dialog box), CDBC41

Export device sounds option (Publish Settings dialog box), 717

Export GIF dialog box, CDBC27

Export Image dialog box, CDBC24–CDBC25, CDBC45

Export menu (QuickTime Player Pro), 603

Export Movie command (File menu), 711

Export PICT dialog box, CDBC26

Export PNG dialog box, CDBC23–CDBC24

Export Script command, 1098

Export Set as HTML button (Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box), 77

Export Text as Outlines option (Flash (SWF) Format Options dialog box), CDBC42

exporting

bitmap, CDBC22–CDBC24

BMP file, CDBC25

custom export setting, creating, CDBC12

GIF file, CDBC27

from Illustrator, CDBC40–CDBC41

PICT file, CDBC25–CDBC27

raster video, 453

sound file

formats and, 464–465

optimizing for, 489

.swf file from Illustrator, CDBC41–CDBC43

3D modeling footage, 613–616

vector graphics, CDBC44–CDBC47

exposure, CDBA92

expression

conditions, 808–810

operators, 806–808

switch() and case statements, 810–811

types of, 799–801

expression, facial, and lip-syncing, 443

extending duration of span, 102

eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

description of, 25, 1011–1012

file, making, 1147

generating ActionScript cue point with, 584–591

eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL), 25

Extension Manager (Macromedia), 1142

external file, storing code in, 1096–1099

External Libraries, working with, 163–164

ExternalInterface API, 28, 763–769

extracting

.flv file from Embedded Video symbol, 560–561

sound from document, 501–502

Eye icon, 96

Eye toggle, 418

Eyedropper tool (I)

Color Mixer panel and, 227, 268

Color Swatches panel and, 212, 268

model sheet and, 436

sampling and switching fills and strokes using, 268–270

eye-tracking studies, 44