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Sams Teach Yourself Flash ¢ MX ActionScript in 24 Hours
By Gary  Rosenzweig
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Pub Date	: May 02, 2002
ISBN	: 0-672-32385-0
Pages	: 384

		Copyright
		About the Author
		Acknowledgments
		Tell Us What You Think!
		Introduction
			Who Should Read This Book
			How This Book Is Organized
			Conventions
			Additional Information
		Part  I.   Getting Started with ActionScript
			Hour  1.   Your First Look at ActionScript
				What Scripts Are
				What Scripts Can Do
				Where Scripts Go
				Task: Your First Script
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  2.   Using the Script Editing Window
				Accessing the Actions Panel
				Normal Mode
				Task: Writing Code in Normal Mode
				Using Flash's Help System
				Expert Mode
				Task: Writing Code in Expert Mode
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  3.   Learning to Program
				How Computers Think
				Commands, Functions and Operations
				Variables
				Conditions
				Loops
				Achieving the Impossible
				Writing Bug-Free Code
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  4.   Writing Code in Flash
				Parts of a Script
				Output Window
				Task: Send a Message to the Output Window
				Local and Global Variables
				Comparisons and Operations
				Task: Operations Quiz
				Conditions
				Loops
				Functions
				Dot Syntax
				Comments
				Debugging
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part  II.   Navigation and Animation with ActionScript
			Hour  5.   Controlling the Flow of the Movie
				Stopping the Movie
				Jumping from Frame to Frame
				Creating Buttons
				Task: Slideshow
				Task: Simple Presentation
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  6.   Controlling Movie Clips
				Telling Movie Clips What to Do
				Task: Animation Playback Controller
				Targeting Movie Clips
				Movie Clip Scripts
				Task: Backward Movie Clip
				Task: Clips Controlling Other Clips
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  7.   Moving and Changing Movie Clips
				Position
				Task: Bouncing Ball
				Mouse Location
				Task: Follow the Mouse
				Move Clip Rotation
				Task: A Rotating Movie Clip
				Stretching and Shrinking Movie Clips
				Task: Simulated 3D Scaling
				Visibility
				Task: Fading Movie Clip
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  8.   Selecting and Dragging Movie Clips
				Selection
				Task: Keypad Lock
				Dragging
				Drag and Drop
				Task: Matching Game
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part  III.   Manipulating Information with ActionScript
			Hour  9.   Getting Input from the User
				Detecting Keypresses
				Task: Keyboard-Controlled Movie Clip
				Input Text
				String Operations and Functions
				Task: User Input Form
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  10.   Creating and Controlling Text
				Dynamic Text
				External Variables
				Task: News Ticker
				Task: Flashy Text
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  11.   Working with Numbers
				Numerical Operators and Functions
				Trigonometry Functions
				Strings and Numbers
				Random Numbers
				Task: Simple Calculator
				Task: Orbiting Planets
				Task: Random Snowflakes
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  12.   Objects and Arrays
				Custom Variable Objects
				Color Objects
				Date Objects
				Arrays
				Task: Word Animation
				Task: Dragging with Trails
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part  IV.   User Interface Elements
			Hour  13.   Rollovers
				Creating Custom Cursors
				Task: Full-Time Custom Cursor
				Task: Rollover Custom Cursor
				Information Rollovers
				Task: Quick Reference Application
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  14.   Scrolling
				Scrollbar Elements
				Dynamic Text Scrolling
				Task: Simple Text Scrolling
				Task: Full-Featured Text Scrolling
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  15.   User Input Elements
				Check Boxes
				Radio Buttons
				Task: Simple Survey
				Input Text Tab Order
				Restricting Text Input
				Task: Checking for a Valid Input
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  16.   Pull-Down Menus and Dynamic Buttons
				Simple Pull-Down Menus
				Task: Using Pull-Down Menus
				Push Pull-Down Menus
				Dynamic Buttons
				Task: Using Dynamic Buttons
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part  V.   Controlling External Events with ActionScript
			Hour  17.   Browser Navigation and Communication
				Loading Browser Pages
				Task: Navigation Bar
				ActionScript and JavaScript
				Task: Open a New Window
				Task: JavaScript-Controlled Slideshow
				Special Projector Commands
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  18.   Sending Information to the Server
				The LoadVars Object
				Server-Side Applications
				Task: Recording Survey Results
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  19.   Using XML with Flash
				XML Basics
				The XML Object
				Task: XML-Powered Display
				Recursive XML Parsing
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  20.   Printing
				Setting Up Your Movie for Printing
				The Print Commands
				Task: Printable Form
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Part  VI.   Advanced Topics
			Hour  21.   Using Components
				ActionScript for Flash's Built-In Components
				Task: Form with Components
				Changing the Style of a Component
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  22.   Controlling Sound with ActionScript
				Playing a Sound
				Task: Panning Sound
				Sound Transforms
				Task: Beat Box
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  23.   Managing Movie Streaming
				Monitoring Loading
				Task: Simple Loader
				Task: Complex Loader
				Loading External Media
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
			Hour  24.   Drawing with ActionScript
				Drawing Lines
				Task: Allowing the User to Draw
				Creating New Movie Clips
				Task: Dynamic Snowflakes
				Creating Text
				Task: Flying Words
				Summary
				Q&A
				Workshop
		Index

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