Darken blend mode, 384
data
storing and displaying
Dynamic text field and, 1001–1003
Input text field and, 999–1001
user comment form, creating, 1006–1011
XML, using in Flash movie, 1011–1014
data binding
description of, 6, 1145–1146
list, creating with DataGrid component, 1159–1162
making list of clue points for video clip, 1156–1159
visual
adding code to movies using, 1154–1155
Flash movie, constructing, 1147–1154
overview of, 1146
XML file, making, 1147
data process, defining with states, 1003–1005
data provider, 1145
data rates and target audience, 600
data type
Boolean, 867–868
checking with typeof operator, 870
description of, 823, 865
Function, 868–869
MovieClip, 868
Number, 866–867
Object, 868
strict, 869–870
String, 865–866
Undefined, 869
DataBindingClasses symbol, 1154
data-driven application
description of, 30
Rich Internet Application, 30, 1145
data-driven presentation, 30
DataGrid component, creating list with, 1159–1162
David Carson 2ndsight: Grafik Design after the End of Print (Blackwell), 230
Debug menu, testing Flash movie and, 710
Debug version of Flash Player 8, 1096
Debugger panel
breakpoint and, 1089, 1090–1092
displaying and modifying variables, 1086–1087
editing and displaying movie properties, 1089
overview of, 1085–1086
stepping through code using breakpoints and, 1092–1093
Watch list, 1087–1088
Debugger version, contextual menu, 742
debugging Flash movie remotely, 1093–1095
Debugging permitted option (Publish Settings dialog box), 716
DebugðList Variables, 1000
declaration, variable as, 801–802
declaring
event, 1054
variable, 804–806
default settings for document, changing, 86
default setup, loading or reloading, 66
defining
data process with states, 1003–1005
function, 872–873
problem, 34–35, 790
de-interlacing, CDBA96
Delegate class, 660, 1127–1129
Delete command (Library), 168
Delete Folder command (Layers contextual menu), 107
Delete layer button (Timeline window), 98
Delete Layer command (Layers contextual menu), 106
deleting
action from Script pane, 627
active layer or folder, 98
breakpoint
in Actions panel, 1090
in Debugger panel, 1092
component from movie, 1115
filter, 366
frames to shorten span, 103
Movie Clip, 862–863
scene, 89
Shape Hints, 339
text with Text tool, 236–238
tool icon from Tools panel, 83
variable from Watch list, 1088
Workspace Layout, 74
deploying
existing .flv file with Video Import wizard, 561–564
new .flv file with Video Import wizard, 565–568
Deployment screen
Import Video dialog box, 550–551
Video Import wizard, 565–566
deprecated action, 631–632
depth
blurring to simulate, 452
visual display of, 95–96, 316–317
Deselect All command (Edit menu), 158
deselecting item, 139
design panels
Align, 153–154
Info, 154–155
Transform, 156–157
design pattern, 1049–1050
designing. See also game design
characters, strategies for, 437–440
game
building project, 1050–1051
checking status of game, 1066–1069
four phases of, 1047–1050
initializing, 1052–1055
interface, building, 1056–1059
scripting, 1051
skills required for, 1047
starting game, 1059–1063
storing user and game information, 1069–1070
user input and, 1063–1066
motion, 309
for usability, 41–45
Designing Interactive Digital Media (Iuppa), 40
Detect Flash Version feature (Publish Settings dialog box), 725, 749–755
detecting
drop position, 849–853
Flash Player
with Flash 8, 749–755
forcing content without check, 748–749
with JavaScript and VBScript, 759–762
overview of, 748
with sniffer, 755–759
dev folder, 49
developer troubleshooting guidelines, 1101–1103
development, 179
device fonts, 247–248
device sound file, 465
DHTML (Dynamic HTML)
description of, 25
JavaScript and, 658
using Flash movie with, 764–766
Diana, Carla (designer), 1214
Difference blend mode, 385
DigiEffects
CineLook 1.5 plug-in, 453–456
FileDamage plug-in, 456
digital video footage
adding to movie, 545
editing, CDBA95
importing, CDBA89
quality of, CDBA89–CDBA94
dimensional shadow, creating, 370–371
Dimensions setting (Publish Settings dialog box)
GIF tab, 729
HTML tab, 725–726
dimThumb function, 1190, 1195
Director (Macromedia), 26
Disable option (Sound Settings dialog box), 492
Display list (Movie Explorer), 195
displayCaption function, 1197
displaying
data
Dynamic text field and, 1001–1003
Input text field and, 999–1001
Flash Video at native size
adjusting video size with metadata, 971–974
overview of, 970–971
setting video size without metadata, 974–975
fonts, 249
letters of alphabet for game, 1061
movie properties, 1089
variable, 1086–1087
displayWord() function, 1062–1063
Distance setting (filters), 369
Distort option (Free Transform tool), 288
Distribute to Layers command, 262, 263, 419–420
Distributed Duplicate Timeline effect, 391
distributing stand-alone, 774
Dither settings (Publish Settings dialog box), 731
dithering, 204, 731
do while loop, 813
docking
panel, 72
Timeline, 94
document. See also Flash document file
default settings for, changing, 86
extracting sound from, 501–502
importing sound file into, 476
saving
before testing, 704
as Unicode UTF-8, 1012
document Library
accessing, 161
Authortime shared, 198–201
Common and External, working with, 163–164
editing symbol from, 177
Narrow view, 166
organizing, 169–171
overview of, 162
reading, 166–169
working with multiple, 164–166
Document Properties dialog box, 85, 241, 677
Document window
controlling, 84–86
description of, 83–84
in Fireworks, CDBC9
menu options, 89–91
reading, 86–87
Scene panel, 88–89
Stage
adding component to, 1110
code on objects on, 625
description of, 86, 447
image size and, 512
placing new element on, 623
Work area, 4, 86, 90, 179
Document-level Undo, 157, 303
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd edition (Krug), 45
dot syntax, 658
double-slash (//), 101
Down Button state, 185, 189, 468–469
download page, linking to, 780
Download Settings submenu (View menu), 710
downloadImage function, 1201
downloading. See also loading
component, 1142
preloader for external assets, using, 975–983
preloading
description of, 932
Flash movie with components, 939–946
steps for, 933–939
ProgressBar component and, 987–990
progressive download, 23, 931–932
drag-and-drop feature, 848–849
draggable Movie Clip, creating
alpha, scale, and blur sliders, making, 853–863
detecting drop position, 849–853
drag-and-drop basics, 848–849
overview of, 847–848
dragging, 641
dragOut event, 643
dragOver event, 643
drag-select operation, 139
Drawing Object
creating, 171–172
Selection tool and, 138, 139, 140
vector graphic and, 176
working with, 297–299
drawing, optimizing, 137
Drawing Preferences dialog box, 127
Drawing Settings options, 120
drawing tools
categories of, 111
default fill and stroke settings for, 112
freehand lines and strokes
Brush tool, 120–125
Eraser tool (E), 126–127
overview of, 118
Pen tool (P), 127–130
Pencil tool, 119
geometric shapes and
Line tool (N), 112–113
Oval tool (O), 113–114
overview of, 112
PolyStar tool, 116–118
Rectangle tool (R), 114–115
stroke and fill controls
color, 130–132
line styles, 132–135
Scale option, 135–137
Dreamweaver (Macromedia)
Check Plugin behavior, CDBC70–CDBC72
Control Shockwave or Flash behavior, CDBC72–CDBC75
description of, CDBC49
features of, CDBC50–CDBC51
Flash and, CDBC49–CDBC51
Insert panel, Media submenu, CDBC58
inserting Flash movie into, CDBC52–CDBC55
launching and editing Flash file from, CDBC57–CDBC58
positioning movie in, CDBC55
site map and link checker, CDBC75–CDBC77
using built-in Flash objects in, CDBC58–CDBC65
writing ActionScript with, CDBC77–CDBC79
Drop shadow effect, 392
Dropper feature, 219, 227
_droptarget property (MovieClip object), 849–853, 890
Duplicate command
Edit menu, 158
Library, 168
duplicating Document window, 84
DVD-Audio format, CDBA84
Dynamic HTML (DHTML)
description of, 25
JavaScript and, 658
using Flash movie with, 764–766
dynamic reusable menu, creating with arrays, 876–880
Dynamic text field
description of, 231
as editable, 234–235
options, setting, 243–244
storing and displaying data and, 1001–1003
variable as, 802
dynamically changing source of Loader component, 985–987