I need to familiarize myself with this technology. My problem is that Google is swamp with results for tutorials. Where should I start?
What development environment should I use assuming this is only for learning purposes and I don't want at the moment to buy any expensive software?
Can i learn Flex without learning ActionScript 3?
View 4 RepliesI am trying to learn flex4 from adobe document and I am very confused while using three namespaces.. there is no way i can keep track of when to use what often ending up using fx inside mx or s or similarly making some stupid goofed up combinations of {fx,mx,s}.
Adobe document is huge and i am looking for some good starting point for learning flex .
I am searching for a how to learn Flash 8 for dummies type of website. I've attempted it many time to no avail.
View 1 RepliesI'm trying to achieve a fairly simple effect--a dragging a MC with inertia.
Specifically, I'm trying to get this to happen:
1. When you click with the mouse on the MC (not the entire stage), the MC gets dragged along.
2. When you let go of the mouse button, the MC keeps going with inertia (slowly comes to a stop) that depends on the speed with which the MC was dragged and in the same direction. The MC shouldn't change directions if the unpressed mouse is moved around.
3. The dragging is constricted to the X axis.
How would I convert a point in the longitude & latitude to x and y (pixels) on a mercator-projected map, assuming I know the exact dimensions of the map (by longitude/latitude, and pixels)?
*Someone* has had to have created a class that handles such relatively basic and essential (not for me, unfortunately!) math; remapping a point, measuring the distances, etc.
Any tips? I've read some formulas (including the one here: [URL], but I admit that my math is quite poor at this level, and I've got no idea how to convert such a thing to AS, nor if there are other considerations I'm missing.
I want to make a road in flash. You got a road with white stripes on it but it aint moving. I want the stripes to come at you to make it like you are driving the road.Its not a straigt road but diagonal and dissapearing at the eind of the horizon.Does someone know how I can make this like it is real? It has to loop over and over again.
View 2 RepliesI want to make a road in flash. You got a road with white stripes on it but it aint moving. I want the stripes to come at you to make it like you are driving the road.... Its not a straigt road but diagonal and dissapearing at the eind of the horizon.
View 1 RepliesIm looking into creating a very simple 3D (can be pseudo) infinite road animation with some random elements. Like the old Lotus game for the Amiga... Im really not sure where to start, or what to search for to start - and was hoping that someone could point me towards some tutorial or other useful stuff.I dont want to build a complex . its the infinite road simulation i try to create
View 4 RepliesI want to make a 3d carrousel, classic stuff. I won't be able to explain what i want so i uploaded 2 pictures. The first picture attached is what you can usually see and the second one is the effect i want...a little bit more 3d. Hope you'll understand what i mean. For now here's the code i use onEnterFrame :
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Im currently playing around with trying to code a tower defence game and im a bit stuck on the bit where I want to add a control so the player can't place towers on the road.the road is simply just an array with cordinates e.g [2, 3] [2,5] ect.and i draw a rectangle between those two cordinates with the Graphics class.So i was hopeing for a class that can detect the colour of a given x,y pixel cordination so i could use color detection to detect if its a road or not instead of going with my backup plan witch is to write a function that convert each "cordinate" to pixel then compare the mouse, x.y cordinate to it since its so much more resource demanding.
View 1 Replieshere i have a zipped fla file where i have problem with the character still wallking when road scrolling reach the end of the screen.how would i stop that?heres script:
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//road scrolling
road.onEnterFrame = function() {
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Sorry if this has been discussed somewhere else on stackoverflow (I could not find it), or if it is not a "programming" question (more like a discussion). Is it good to avoid using an IDE (Flash Builder, Visual Studio...) while first learning a new framework or language?
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I've been Actionscripting for quite a while now, and a lot of the sources I see and books I read talk about something called XML. I understand that its a formatting language used to communicated with servers, and the syntax looks like html.
I have a few books on AS, but I don't really get the XML stuff. Is the idea that I use an XML segment of code in my Flash to import in a document to flash at runtime? Or is it that I can load variables from an external document? I don't have my own server but I do have the ability to upload files to servers, so I could probably make a file that can communicate with an SWF, and I'm told XML is the way...
So does anyone know a good way to learn about XML, and what is actually is and can do?
I have made a script, and now has come the point when I need to use removechild. Whenever I try this I get an error. After looking at the problem, I think I need to learn more about scope and packages. I think if I put everything in the correct scope, I will be able to use the removechild command. I tried to make all my vars public, so that removechild would work, however I got an error that anything public needs to be in a package. I tried to add the package part to my script, but got the error that packages cant be nested. I tried some other things and still no luck, just more errors.
So, if anyone could point me to a tutorial, or recommend a book or something, that will help teach me about scope and packages, Or if you are feeling patient and generous, and you think you could explain this problem to a 5 year old, please explain it to me the way you would to said 5 year old. If you maybe think you can help me out on the script, it can be found here: [URL]
I'm trying to learn how to use flash, and there's only so much I can learn on my own. I looked up some books on various websites, but I don't know which would be the "best" to use for someone completely new to the program.
View 2 RepliesI've gotten far on my own just using online tutorials and dinking around in Flash on my own but my boss(es) are starting to ask for more complex stuff that I simply can't learn by just piecing together my Flash education.I know there's many, many books out there that will teach you Flash but can anyone recommend any particular one(s) that are more concentrated in creating Web elements as opposed to game or animation development?
View 2 RepliesI have created a Flash file with 4 "Fill in the Blank" questions (from the Learning Interactions continued within Flash CS3) at the end. I'm then using the swf file in two different ways. One way simply loads the swf file onto a 'stand-alone' page on my website and it works perfectly.The other way I want to use it is integrated into a more complicated website where I have a Flash File into which various swf files are loaded when needed. In this version the "Control Button" doesn't change to "Check Answer" and "Reset" as it should and the whole question doesn't work. The working version is at url..Select "4 For You to Try" to go directly to Quiz Questions.The non-working version is at url...Go to "Extras" in Menu and select Naming Alkane Isomers, then "4 For You to Try" again.
View 7 RepliesAny pointers where i could start learning flash programming. Also i would be really grateful if you could point me to place where i could get free templates for the programming
View 2 RepliesWhat would be a good resource for an experienced programmer to learn Flash?Consider a very seasoned programmer that doesn't require any teaching of programming concepts and that already programmed Javascript. Someone who never created a Flash file, or even know what Flex is. Someone who could probably learn ActionScript in a day but still needs to learn how to apply it.
View 2 RepliesI need to learn ActionScript. I have no basic knowledge on ActionScript. Can I directly start learning ActionScript3 or I have to start with ActionScript1.
View 3 RepliesI have been learning about classes and oop programming with AS2. I think I have a very good idea of how it all works, but I'm lacking in one final area before I can truly say I'm coding in OOP.Currently, I use a contentmanager class to route all button commands through. This class handles the removal and preperation of the stage for content change, and then seperate classes handle the actual loading and placement of the new content.So in a way, its not really OOP, just very well organized code.
The next step is Event Management in AS2. I know it can be done, I read through a few tutorials, but get confused by it all.What I'm looking for now is two things.. a very good Event Management tutorial or article if anyone knows of any..as well as a sample site that can be downloaded or viewed which has been written using OOP. I want this sample site, to re-evaluate how my current way of programming holds up compared to more proffessional examples...
(Perhaps even we can turn this into a hot thread with examples of code and structures to help other developers trying to gain a grip on OOP..?)
I'm trying to learn loops, and I want to make this code functional,IE i want the ten clips to appear..How would I do this?
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Good books for learning as3.. I'm a beginner in action scripting but i'm quite enthusiastic about it.
View 1 RepliesI have been in the print world for a while and flash has changed quite a bit. I am interested in learning about rich media and expandable banner ads.
View 4 RepliesI am just starting to get comfortable using as3 to create e-learning applications. I have this xml file that has a list of swf files that gets called(loaded) into a holder_mc when the user clicks on the forward btn or the back btn. Pretty simple...and it is working nicely at the moment.
I also have another loaded swf that has a menu which contains linkages to 8 chapters. Basically, when the user clicks on a link in the menu it takes them to a specific location in the course.
Here is the issue: example: let's say the user is on page 4, in the course, and decides to click on the menu and jump to page 28. After jumping to page 28, if the user clicks the forward button, the application takes them to page 5, instead of page 29. So, how do i write a script, and/or change the xml file so that the "forward" btn takes the user to page 29, instead of page 5? I think some kind of reset function needs to happen either in the as3 script or the xml file, but i'm not sure how to do that.
Here is the xml file sample:(this is a short sample of the xml file)
<course>
<page>
<file>welcome.swf</file>
</page>
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I've been learning greensock and I find it helpful now when studying greensock I've been introduced to Gaia does anyone here have an opinion on Gaia?
View 3 Repliesi have been learning ActionScript for 7 or 8 days now. It's been a easy journey.
I'm curious, what is the hardest topic when you learning ActionScript ?
When i'm learning C++, pointer is a brain buster. What is the hardest topic for ActionScript ?
I want to create a subtitle for ourself language from lynda video training.(my language is persian)But it's very difficult work... I need somebody for create subtitle in english language... and this work very easier make subtitle to every language.let trying to create subtitle for this video ActionScript 3.0 in Flash Professional CS5 Essential Training
View 1 RepliesI am using a learning interactions quiz at the end of an animated movie. Because it is entertaining I would rather not launch as a standalone quiz. Everything works perfectly when the quiz is on its own timeline that starts at frame1, but whether I use loadMovie or use the quiz as a movieclip, or start the quiz on frame 1460 on the scene1 timeline the calculate score control doesn't work. It is called mc, frameNav and it comes with the Flash quiz templates. The AS associated with that mc is below.
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