Button Behaviors in ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 - Flash
With the upgrade to ActionScript 3 in FlashR CS3, I am getting many emails asking how to attach a button behavior to a button in AS3. Well, you can't. In AS3, you add the code to a frame on the Timeline. I thought that it would be useful to put ... [... more]
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The ActionScript 3.0 Migration Guide: Making the Move ...
 a mediocre effort: As an actionscript (AS) developer making the transition from 2.0 to 3.0, I feel really let down by this book. At ~140 pages it is more like a pamphlet than a programming book and is quite expensive for the amount of content it contains. [... more]
$29.99
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Mapping ActionScript to Flash Movie with Linkage - Flash
For the last few tutorials, we have discussed ways to add ActionScript to a Flash project. Our goal is to keep the ActionScript as modular as possible and run the code from an external file. So far, we have discussed three ways to associate ... [... more]
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Flash CS3 Drawing API, ActionScript 3, Shape Class - Flash
One of my favorite things to do in Flash is to draw onto the Stage. But I am not talking about drawing with the Flash drawing tools such as the Rectangle or Oval tool. In this tutorial, we will learn the basics for drawing with ActionScript 3 and ... [... more]
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Naming Variables and Other Syntax Rules for ActionScript ...
In a previous tutorial, we discussed how to create a variable in FlashR ActionScript 3. You learned that you can use the var keyword to define a variable. In this tutorial, you will learn some rules for naming your variables as well as some basic ... [... more]
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Creating a Class with Flash ActionScript - Flash
In the past few tutorials, we have been discussing the options for including ActionScript in a FlashR project. The ActionScript code that we used in these tutorials drew a red circle on the stage. So far, we have just used this code for ... [... more]
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Remove Movie Clip with ActionScript 3 - Flash
In the first tutorial, we programmed FlashR to move our Bio movie clip from the Flash Library and place it on the stage. It's time to work on the ActionScript that will close this movie clip. If you remember in the first tutorial, we added ... [... more]
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Writing an ActionScript 3 Tween Function - Flash
Now that we have set the foundation for the Tween animation in our FlashR project, we are ready to code the ActionScript that will run the animation. First, we will add an Event Listener to listen for a mouse click. When a mouse click occurs, a ... [... more]
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Flash MX 2004 ActionScript Bible
* Provides in-depth information to the more than one million Flash developers who want to take their animations to the next level using sophisticated interaction and data-driven content * Flash ActionScript is an object-oriented scripting language used [... more]
$49.99
eBooks |
Foundation Actionscript 3.0 Animation: Making Things Move!
This is the best book to learn anything useful with actionscript 3: This book is simply the best book for programming interactivity into Flash (w/ AS3 of course). This book covers an amazing amount of relevant information and does it all in an easy to [... more]
$39.99
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The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects and Practical ActionScript
Your 2nd Flash book!!!: With so many Flash books on the market, its hard to find one that will fit your needs. There are beginner books, books that teach ActionScript basics, and books that focus on animation. But there are very few if at all that show [... more]
$39.95
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Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0
OverPriced as only half the book is on any use: The intended audience is for readers who "...have some previous experience developing in Actionscript...", and that "Some familiarity with the Flash or Flex authoring environments...". [... more]
$49.99
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