Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2
Basic techniques for creatives
- Editore:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
- EAN:
9780240519913
- ISBN:
0240519914
- Pagine:
- 312
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Understanding Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript 2
Andrew Rapo and Alex Michael explain all the important programming concepts from a designer's point of view, making them completely accessible to non-programmers. Completely revised and rewritten this second edition will help you develop professional ActionScript 2 applications, and communicate knowledgably about current, Object Oriented ActionScript 2 techniques. Divided into four sections to take you from novice to professional results: * Flash Fundamentals: Introduces the Flash authoring environment and basic core Flash concepts. * ActionScript 2 Fundamentals: Explains basic programming concepts and terminology, and shows how ActionScript 2 classes are constructed and used. * Built-in Classes: Describes the built-in ActionScript classes that are available for use in applications, including the MovieClip class, Key class, Sound class, etc. * Using ActionScript to Build a Game: Describes the development process for creating a complex Flash application and presents commercial-quality game coding examples. Benefit from explanations and examples of why and how ActionScript can simplify Flash production and expand your design potential Learn all the basics of strong scripting skills to produce professional results Example code is available and ready to use with either Flash MX 2004 or Flash 8 - at www.rapo.org/as2book
