In AS3, loading external images dynamically is done slightly differently than in ActionScript 2. Whereas in AS2, we could just use the loadMovie() method of the MovieClip class, this is no longer the case.
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Instead we have to use […]
The world of interactive development has grown immensely in the past few years, due to the increases in processing power, the emergence of social networking, the proliferation of web video, and the very real demands of web users for more, well, interactive experiences – whether they be on a desktop or mobile device, online or […]
I have been asked to recommend some ActionScript 3 books by students in the past. Below is a list of what I consider to be the best resources available right now. Enjoy!
Learning ActionScript 3.0 in particular is an excellent tool for novice scripters who are starting with AS3 as their first language. […]
Creating dynamic websites which combine the power of Flash or Flex with PHP is easier than ever with ActionScript 3.0.. Utilizing the networking power of the Flash player we can create next-generation user interfaces which go well beyond static web pages or simple animations and instead act as the front-end for powerful applications. […]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ recent comments regarding the possibility of Flash on the iPhone (summation: Flash Lite is not ready, and the Flash Player is too power-intensive), seems to have really ruffled some feathers over at Adobe. Although the two companies seem to be drifting farther and farther apart, I have to […]
ActionScript programmers who are used to working in Flash have always been encouraged to keep code out of individual frames and movie clips as much as possible. In ActionScript 2.0, this usually meant either keeping function libraries in external files (and bringing them in using #include), or creating AS2 class files. Some […]
For most Flash designers, the Movie Clip has been an important and rather indispensable building-block for creating dynamic Flash web sites and applications. Movie Clip symbols are very intuitive and easy to relate to, mainly because of the metaphors of ‘timelines’, ‘frames’, ‘keyframes’, ‘layers’, and ‘clips within clips’, as well as the ease […]
Here is a great post describing why Flash is not bad when it is used properly — and why its often the best choice for many applications and User Interface experiences.The author (Anthony from EffectiveUI) covers topics such as Flash and SEO, the size of Flash content, and accessibility — which we’ve all heard about […]
Interesting excerpt from a Bill Gates interview about Silverlight and Flash. One thing that sticks out is that he mentions that Flash was designed before the “Internet” — I assume he means the modern day Internet. Silverlight, he says, has been designed with some modern features that Flash developers may find intriguing. Hmmmm…. Check it out […]
What’s driving adoption of rich Internet applications? by ZDNet’s Ryan Stewart — One of the question that comes up a lot in the blogs I read is what’s causing the momentum swing towards RIAs. So often I focus on the examples (demos, companies, etc) and the benefits (good user interface, better designer/developer workflow, rich […]
