Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321213432
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 182
Pages: 182
Authors: Derek Franklin, Jobe Makar
- Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source
- Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source
- Copyright
- Bio
- Acknowledgments
- introduction
- Macromedia Training from the Source
- Macromedia Authorized Training and Certification
- What You Will Learn in This Book
- Minimum System Requirements
- Lesson 1. Introducing ActionScript
- ActionScript Matures to Version 2.0
- Differences Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0
- Similarities Between Actionscript 1.0 and 2.0
- Why Learn ActionScript?
- ActionScript Elements
- Using the Actions PanelActionScript Editor
- Planning a Project
- Writing Your First Script
- Testing Your First Script
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 2. Using Event Handlers
- What Event Handlers Do
- Choosing the Right Event Handler
- Using Mouse Events
- Making the Most of Attaching Mouse Events to Movie Clips
- Using Frame Events
- Using Clip Events
- Orchestrating Multiple Events
- Understanding Event Handler Methods
- Using Event Handler Methods
- Using Listeners
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 3. Understanding Target Paths
- Understanding Multiple Timelines
- Targeting the Current Movie
- Targeting the Main Movie
- Targeting a Parent Movie
- Targeting Movie Clip Instances
- Targeting Movies on Levels
- Targeting Movie Clip Instances on Levels
- Understanding Multiple Identities
- Creating and Referencing Global Elements
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 4. Using Object Classes
- What Objects are and Why They re Useful
- Built-In Object Classes
- Using the Color Class
- Using the Key Class to Add Interactivity
- Working with String and Selection Classes
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 5. Using Functions
- Creating Functions
- Adding Parameters to Functions
- Using Local Variables and Creating Functions that Return Results
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 6. Creating and Manipulating Data
- Creating Variables
- Creating Arrays
- Creating Dynamic Text Fields and Retrieving Information
- Retrieving the Data
- Building Expressions
- Operators
- Manipulating Numerical Data Using Math
- Manipulating Strings
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 7. Creating Custom Classes
- Classes, Top-Level Classes, and Instances
- Creating a Class
- The Classpath
- Packages and Importing Classes
- Getters and Setters
- Defining Members
- Understanding Inheritance
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 8. Using Conditional Logic
- Controlling a Script s Flow
- Determining Conditions
- Reacting to Multiple Conditions
- Defining a Boundary
- Turning Power OnOff
- Reacting to User Interaction
- Detecting Collisions
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 9. Automating Scripts with Loops
- Why Loops Are Useful
- Types of Loops
- Writing and Understanding Loop Conditions
- Nested Loops
- Loop Exceptions
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 10. Scripting UI Components
- Components: A Scripting Primer
- Configuring Component Properties
- Triggering Scripts Using Component Events
- Using Component Methods
- Using The FocusManager Component
- Customizing UI Components With ActionScript
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 11. Getting Data In and Out of Flash
- Understanding Data Sources and Data Formats
- GET vs. POST
- Using The LoadVars Class
- Policy Files
- Using Shared Objects
- Using the WebServiceConnector Component
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 12. Using XML with Flash
- XML Basics
- Using the XML Class
- Using Socket Servers
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 13. Validating Data
- The Logic Behind Validating Data
- Using Validation Routines
- Handling Errors
- Validating Strings
- Validating Sequences
- Validating Against a List of Choices
- Validating Numbers
- Processing Validated Data
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 14. Working with Text Fields
- Dynamically Creating and Configuring Text Fields
- Using TextFormat Objects
- Loading and Communicating with Inline Images and SWFs
- Formatting Text Fields with Cascading Style Sheets
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 15. Controlling Movie Clips Dynamically
- Creating Movie Clip Instances Dynamically
- Building Continuous-Feedback Buttons
- Using Actionscript to Draw Lines Dynamically
- Using the Drawing Methods
- Creating Filled Shapes Dynamically
- Z-Sorting Movie Clip Instances
- Dragging and Dropping Movie Clip Instances
- Removing Dynamically Created Content
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 16. Time- and Frame-Based Dynamism
- The Use of Time in Flash
- Working with Dates in Flash
- Determining the Passage of Time
- Controlling the Playback Speed and Direction of a Timeline
- Tracking Playback and Downloading Progression
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 17. Scripting for Sound
- Controlling Sound with ActionScript
- Creating a Sound Object
- Dragging a Movie Clip Instance within a Boundary
- Controlling Volume
- Controlling Panning
- Attaching Sounds and Controlling Sound Playback
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 18. Loading External Assets
- The Ins and Outs of Loading External Assets
- Loading Movies into Targets
- Loading JPGs Dynamically
- Creating an Interactive Placeholder
- Loading Movies into Levels
- Controlling a Movie on a Level
- Loading MP3s Dynamically
- Reacting to Dynamically Loaded MP3s
- Extracting ID3 Data From an MP3 File
- Loading and Controlling External Video
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 19. Testing and Debugging
- Eliminating Bugs Before They Hatch
- Maximizing the Testing and Debugging Process
- Fixing Compile-Time Bugs
- Finding and Fixing Run-Time Bugs
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 20. Maximum-Strength SWFs
- Understanding and Using fscommand()
- Using Flash Studio Pro
- Using FlashVars
- What You Have Learned
- Lesson 21. Printing and Context Menus
- Flash Printing versus Browser Printing
- Using the PrintJob Class
- Creating Custom Context Menus
- What You Have Learned
- Licensing Agreement
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source
ISBN: 0321213432
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 182
Pages: 182
Authors: Derek Franklin, Jobe Makar
- Chapter VIII Personalization Systems and Their Deployment as Web Site Interface Design Decisions
- Chapter IX Extrinsic Plus Intrinsic Human Factors Influencing the Web Usage
- Chapter XI User Satisfaction with Web Portals: An Empirical Study
- Chapter XV Customer Trust in Online Commerce
- Chapter XVII Internet Markets and E-Loyalty