Flash MX ActionScript: The Designer's Edge

Hall, Jennifer S.,Hall, Jennifer S.,Hamlin, J. Scott

ISBN 10: 0782141218 / ISBN 13: 9780782141214

Published by Sybex, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flash MX ActionScript: The Designer's Edge
• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782141218
• ISBN 13: 9780782141214
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Get the Edge on Flash ActionScript from the Designer's Perspective
As a professional web designer you want to use ActionScript to add interactivity to your Flash creations. But previous books on ActionScript have assumed you have a programming background, leaving out key details in order to cover a lot of ground. In the process many designers and other professionals new to programming have been left behind.
Flash MX ActionScript: The Designer's Edge fills these gaps, using a consistently visual approach that emphasizes conceptual illustrations and color charts. These are complemented by interactive tutorials on the book's companion website. Best-selling author J. Scott Hamlin and multimedia instructor Jennifer S. Hall make everything from fundamentals to high-end techniques accessible by truly teaching you how ActionScript works, not just presenting code.
Key topics you'll learn about include:
* The Flash MX interface to ActionScript
* Programming mouse interactivity
* Writing and reusing ActionScript
* Coding core animation techniques
* Working with text fields
* Doing the math: Creating curving paths with trig functions
* Handling object collisions and other gaming techniques
* ActionScript drawing techniques
* Encapsulating reusable code with ActionScript components
* Debugging and troubleshooting your ActionScript

About the Author

J. Scott Hamlin is author and co-author of several books, including Flash 5 Magic: with ActionScript, Flash 4 Magic, and Photoshop Web Techniques. His clients include Nabisco, Proctor & Gamble, Sun, Nokia, and Nickelodeon.

Jennifer S. Hall is an experienced multimedia programmer and contributor to Flash 5 Magic: with ActionScript. Her clients include Disney, Holt, and the Austin Children's Museum.