Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337
Pages: 337
Authors: Sean Nicholson
- Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Contributing Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- What s New in Studio 8?
- Who Should Read This Book?
- How to Use This Book
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Part I: Getting Started with Macromedia Studio 8
- Chapter 1. Getting Ready to RollPlanning and Configuring
- Planning and Designing Your Site
- Choosing Your Tools
- Streamlining Your Development
- Supplemental Software
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesMaintaining Security Patches on Your Web Server Applications
- Chapter 2. Getting Comfortable with the Studio 8 Environment
- Studio 8: Common Application Elements
- Main Menu and Toolbar
- Panels
- Property Inspector
- Tools Panel
- Tools
- Working with Text
- Character and Paragraph Attributes
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesFamiliarizing Yourself with Panel Functionality and Customizing Your Workspace
- Part II: Fireworks 8
- Chapter 3. Introducing Fireworks 8
- What s New in Fireworks 8
- Fireworks 8 Environment
- Document Window
- Tools Unique to Fireworks
- Property Inspector
- Menu Bar
- Fireworks Panels
- Customization with Preferences
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesKnowing When and How Your Images Will Be Viewed
- Chapter 4. Developing Graphics 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
- Best PracticesKnowing When to Create Animations with Fireworks
- Chapter 5. Optimizing and Exporting Images
- Optimization Fundamentals
- File Types
- Using the Optimize Panel
- Exporting Fireworks Images
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesSaving and Versioning Your PNG Files
- Chapter 6. Automating and Extending Fireworks
- Automating Tasks
- Creating Custom Commands with the History Panel
- Extending Fireworks
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesKnowing When to Use Batch Processing
- Chapter 7. Putting It All Together: The Images and Page Layout for Retro s Cycles
- Creating the Base Document
- Creating a Stylized Image
- Adding Text to the Template
- Creating the Web Elements
- Exporting the Images
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesCreating Web Pages in Fireworks Versus Dreamweaver
- Part III: Flash 8
- Chapter 8. Introducing Flash 8
- What Is Flash?
- What s New in Flash
- Workspace Layout
- Property Inspector
- Panels
- Setting Document Attributes
- The Timeline
- Tools
- The Library
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesPractice Makes Perfect
- Chapter 9. Working with Vector Artwork, Bitmaps, and Static Text
- Understanding Bitmap and Vector Graphics
- Working with Bitmaps
- Working with Vector Graphics
- Editing and Adjusting Vector Shapes
- Working with Text
- Using Layout Aids
- Creating a Mask
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesGetting to Know the Tools
- Chapter 10. Animation Basics
- Preparing Your Content For Animation
- Understanding Symbols
- Creating Master Symbols
- Editing Master Symbols
- Symbol Instances
- Animating In Flash
- Timeline Effects
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesPlanning Your Content And Animation
- Chapter 11. Introducing ActionScript
- What Is ActionScript?
- Controlling the Timeline with ActionScript
- Working with Variables
- Making Decisions with Conditionals and switch
- Using Loops to Repeat Actions
- Combining Statements into Functions
- Working with Buttons
- Working with Movie Clips
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesKeeping Your Code Organized with Comments
- Chapter 12. ActionScripting for Motion Graphics
- Drawing API
- Programmatic Movement (Animating with ActionScript)
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesWhen to Use with
- Chapter 13. Introduction To Class-Based Programming in Flash
- Brief Introduction to OOP
- Using the Built-In Classes in Flash
- Creating Your Own Custom Classes
- Static, Public, and Private Properties and Methods
- Superclasses and Subclasses
- Advanced Event Handling
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesOrganizing Your Code
- Chapter 14. Working with External Data in Your Flash Projects
- Communicating Locally
- Loading Text Data
- XML Data
- Loading External Images and Movies
- Security Features Added Since Flash Player 7
- Detection of the Flash Player
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesWhich Method to Use When Loading Data
- Chapter 15. Enhancing Projects with Sound and Video
- Integrating Video
- Embedded Video
- Progressive Download Video
- Flash 8 Video Encoder
- Streaming Video
- Using Sound
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesFile Preparation and Bandwidth Concerns
- Chapter 16. Putting It All Together: Creating an XML-Based Photo Slide Show
- Getting Started
- Creating the XML Document
- Creating the Flash Slide Show Document
- Loading the XML Data and Images
- Showing the Images in Sequence
- Adding User-Friendly Features
- Applying a Dynamic Drop Shadow
- Troubleshooting
- Best Practices: An Approach to Project Development
- Part IV: ColdFusion MX 7
- Chapter 17. Introducing ColdFusion MX 7
- Introducing ColdFusion MX 7
- What s New in ColdFusion MX 7
- Understanding the ColdFusion Architecture
- Configuring ColdFusion
- Using Flash to Access the ColdFusion Server
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesWhen Is ColdFusion the Right Platform?
- Chapter 18. Using ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)
- Introducing CFML
- Understanding the Language
- Custom Tags
- Using ColdFusion for Database Operations
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesProperly Documenting Code
- Chapter 19. Using ColdFusion to Generate Reports
- Rich Media Flash Forms
- ColdFusion Report Builder
- Reporting Formats
- Creating Printable Web Pages
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesLimiting SQL Queries
- Chapter 20. Using the Integrated Verity Search Engine
- Understanding the Basics of Searching
- Using SQL Queries to Return Search Results
- ColdFusion s Verity Search Engine Architecture
- Configuring Verity and Creating a Collection
- Submitting Queries to the Verity Search Server
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesDesigning a User Interface for Your Search Application
- Chapter 21. Putting It All Together: Configuring ColdFusion for Database Connectivity
- Understanding the Database Structure
- Database Naming and Location
- Creating a Connection to the Database
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesPeriodic Maintenance of Your Access Database
- Part V: Dreamweaver 8
- Chapter 22. Introducing Dreamweaver 8
- What s New In Dreamweaver 8
- The Dreamweaver 8 Interface, in Depth
- Working with Text in the Design View
- Generating Content in the Code View
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesProperly Commenting and Indenting Code
- Chapter 23. Creating a Dreamweaver Site
- Establishing a Dreamweaver Site
- Managing Documents
- Predesign Page Setup
- Prepublishing Checks
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesFollowing the Development, Testing, and Production Model
- Chapter 24. Working Efficiently in Dreamweaver
- Reusing Page Elements and Code
- Working with Assets
- Working with Code Snippets
- Using Library Items
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesCreating Code Snippets from Custom Code
- Chapter 25. Adding Style to Your Site Using
- Introducing Styles
- Adding Styles to Your Site
- Applying Styles Throughout Your Pages
- Adding Comments to Cascading Style Sheets
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesMigrating Sites and Pages Away from the FONT Tag
- Chapter 26. Selecting a Page Structure
- Choosing a Design Format
- Designing with Tables
- Designing with Frames
- Designing with Layers
- Converting Layers to Tables
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesCombining Layers with Tables to Ensure Proper Page Layout
- Chapter 27. Reusing Page Data with Templates
- Introducing Templates
- Building a Template
- Editing an Existing Template
- Applying a Template
- Removing Template Markup
- Nesting Templates
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesExporting Pages Without Markup for Publication on the Web
- Chapter 28. Adding Interactivity and Multimedia
- Understanding Dreamweaver Behaviors
- Rollover Images and Navigation Bars
- Plug-ins, Applets, and Controls
- Audio and Video for the Web
- Using Timelines to Create Moving and Interactive Layers
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesBeing Aware of Bandwidth Limitations When Serving Video
- Chapter 29. Developing Dynamic Applications in Dreamweaver
- Introducing Dynamic Applications
- Creating a Dreamweaver Site for Dynamic Pages
- Database Operations
- Creating Dynamic Pages
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesUsing Record Update Pages to Archive Data Rather Than Record Deletion Pages to Delete Data
- Chapter 30. Putting It All Together: Creating a Site Using Dreamweaver
- Examining the Fireworks Template
- Creating a Dreamweaver Template and Child Pages
- Building the Inventory Recordset
- Creating the For Sale Section
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesCreating MasterDetail Page Sets More Quickly
- Part VI: Contribute 3
- Chapter 31. Introducing Contribute 3
- Introducing Contribute
- The Contribute Environment
- Creating a Website Connection
- Managing Files
- Editing Content
- Saving Changes to Pages
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesContent Reviews Prior to Publishing
- Chapter 32. Administering Contribute 3
- Administering a Contribute Website
- Users and Roles
- Administration
- Understanding Publishing Services
- Web Server Configuration
- Setting Up Rollbacks
- New Page Settings
- Choosing a Compatibility Mode
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesMinimum Settings That Should Be Set for Administrators
- Chapter 33. Using FlashPaper
- Introducing FlashPaper
- Converting a Document to FlashPaper
- Inserting FlashPaper from Within Contribute
- Searching for Text
- Selecting Text
- Editing FlashPaper Content
- Creating Hyperlinks for Use in FlashPaper Objects
- Creating an Outline
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesChoosing FlashPaper or PDF for Your Document Management Model
- Chapter 34. Putting It All Together: Using Contribute to Manage Site Content
- Creating a Contribute Connection for Retro s Cycles
- Setting Up Users Via Connection Keys
- Browsing the Existing Layout
- Adding Content to the Pages
- Adding FlashPaper Documents
- Troubleshooting
- Best PracticesContribute Versus Content Management Systems
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Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337
Pages: 337
Authors: Sean Nicholson