Flash Hacks 25 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools

• Main Author: Bhangal, Sham
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Sebastopol, Calif O'Reilly 2004
• Subjects: Web site development; Computer animation; ActionScript (Computer program language)
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• Item Description: Includes index; "100 industrial-strength tips & tools"--Cover; "Covers Flash MX 2004"--Cover
• Physical Description: xxvii, 466 pages illustrations 23 cm
• ISBN: 0596006454

This unique book offers a collection of expert Flash tips and tricks for optimization, creating interesting effects, ActionScript programming, sound and video effects, and much more--and you don't need to be an expert to use them (although you'll certainly look like one).With Flash technology, you can create compelling web content, expressive user interfaces, and rich applications for the Internet--all of which dramatically enhance the user experience. But Flash is not just practical, it's a wellspring of opportunities to unleash your creativity and have fun. Flash Hacks dives straight into all that's fun and creative about Flash, while presenting useful programming techniques and practical--although never mundane--hacks that can make your work easier.Geared to cover Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, and Flash MX Professional 2004, Flash Hacks begins with hacks on authoring, testing, and web environments. You'll learn how to beat the Flash bloat bug, realistically simulate the web, create a JavaScript-free Flash sniffer, and hack a spellchecker for Flash. Other hacks in the book are grouped in the following areas: Primitives Timelines Symbols Flash Assets (sound, video, and bitmaps) Code hacks Events and event handling Advanced animation UI design hacks