Flash 5 Interactivity and Scripting - Softcover

Chapman, Nigel P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471497819 ISBN 13: 9780471497813

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

Synopsis

A guide to the power and potential of Flash 5 scripting for the Web.

Flash 5 is the perfect tool for creating immersive, interactive and animated websites. ActionScript, the Flash 5 scipting language, shares many features of fully-fledged programming languages and to harness its full power requires some understanding of programming. The purpose of this book is to illustrate what can be achieved with objects, movie clips, smart clips and other ActionScript features to create interactive movies, reusable interface elements, virtual shopfrints, website navigation controls, and other exciting and innovative Flash applications.

This book concentrates on the programmable features of Flash 5. Readers will require some prior knowledge of Flash 5, or be prepared for a fast-paced tour through the basics. For users wanting to test advanced features and to challenge the software to produce better solutions, this book is the starting point to find out more about:

• ActionScript
• User interface elements
• Abstraction
• Movie clips
• Client-server interaction
• Flash and other technologies

About this title

From the Back Cover

A guide to the power and potential of Flash 5 scripting for the Web.

Flash 5 is the perfect tool for creating immersive, interactive and animated websites. ActionScript, the Flash 5 scipting language, shares many features of fully-fledged programming languages and to harness its full power requires some understanding of programming. The purpose of this book is to illustrate what can be achieved with objects, movie clips, smart clips and other ActionScript features to create interactive movies, reusable interface elements, virtual shopfrints, website navigation controls, and other exciting and innovative Flash applications.

This book concentrates on the programmable features of Flash 5. Readers will require some prior knowledge of Flash 5, or be prepared for a fast-paced tour through the basics. For users wanting to test advanced features and to challenge the software to produce better solutions, this book is the starting point to find out more about:
* ActionScript
* User interface elements
* Abstraction
* Movie clips
* Client-server interaction
* Flash and other technologies

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471497819
• ISBN 13: 9780471497813
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 251