Conventions Used in This Book


Throughout the book, you are going to find text that is formatted in various ways to indicate code, new features, or information that you should pay special attention to.

Pay close attention to the use of italics throughout the text. Italicized words or phrases indicate the definition of a new phrase or term, so you might see a sentence such as "A path consists of one or more connected segments." Understanding the language of graphic, rich media, and web development is an important part of working with the Studio suite. Terms such as keyframes, server behaviors, slices, and snippets might not mean much to you now, but after you have completed the book they will have become part of your technical vocabulary.

Initial caps indicate words that appear in the user interface, such as menu items, dialog boxes, or commands. An example might be a sentence such as "Click the OK button to close the New CSS Style dialog box." Because New CSS Style is capitalized, you should be interacting with a box that is identified onscreen as "New CSS Style."

Any instances of code used in the book are formatted in a special font so they are easily identifiable. Instances of code in languages such as HTML, ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML), ActionScript, or JavaScript will look like this:

<p align="Right">Welcome To My Website</p>


Inside blocks of code, italicized words indicate actual code that you need to substitute with your own information. So, using the preceding example, you might see this:

<p align="Right">Welcome To Your Name's Site</p>


Throughout the book, specific naming conventions are used to clearly label specific objects. For instance, a text field might be labeled tfFirstName. If you are new to graphic, rich media, or web design and have not established programming conventions such as these, pay close attention to the way it is done in this book because it could help you understand the importance of following conventions.

In addition, when dealing with the code snippets provided in the book, it is very important the you pay close attention to the capitalization of your code. Certain languages such as JavaScript and VB.NET are case sensitive, so varFirstName and VarFirstName would reference totally different objects. Of all the requests for support with regard to the various books I have authored, capitalization is the most frequent issue.

Finally, be on the lookout for tips, cautions, notes, and cross-reference sections. Each one has a special indicator and can save you time and energy by helping you avoid pitfalls or pointing out additional resources. The sections can be identified as follows:

Tip

Tips contain insights and techniques that will help you use Studio MX more effectively.


Note

Notes contain extra information or alternative techniques for performing tasks that will enhance your current understanding of the topic.


Caution

Cautions warn you of potential "gotcha" issues.




Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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