The popularity of Flash Particle Engines have risen over the last six months and for good reason. Being able to create light dynamic effects during runtime has been a long awaited toolset many Flash users could only dream off. Flashloaded has joined the cause by releasing a new tool called Partigen.
FlashVars is Flash answer to Query String. It's a way to pass data or variables from html to a Flash movie. Variables passed via FlashVars will go into the _root level of the Flash movie.
For the price to quality ratio of today's Flash stock is heavy in favor of quality. There aren't many 3 level horizontal menu's available especially one that is completely XML driven. Additionally, each menu item can launch its own URL, swf, or image.
The command getURL used to a be very easy way to create an outbound link within Flash. This one line of code code easily fitted perfectly within a button onRelease event. Not so easy anymore. Along with many other easy Actionscript 2.0 calls, getUrl has changed.
TweenMax builds on top of the TweenLite core class and its big brother TweenFilterLite, to round out the tweening family with popular (though not essential) features like bezier tweening, pause/resume capabilities, easier sequencing, hex color tweening, and more.
Creating drag and drop functionality in is Actionscript 3.0 quite different than in older versions. While still relatively straightforward, it can still be a little odd to those not really familiar with the new Actionscript 3.0 structure.
Here is a Flash component that allows you to instantly manage the content within your XML driven Flash website. It comes equipped with an impressive list of features.
If you are still scratching your head trying to grasp the concept and structure of Actionscript 3, then this tutorial will help you get your feet wet. This Flash tutorial is great for users looking to begin using sound with Actionscript 3.0. It touches on the basics of sound integration and breaks its functionalit
A number of great Flash-related Firefox plugins have begun to emerge. I personally take advantage of these plugins as they are very useful when needing to debug your Flash movies.
As a Actionscript 2.0 programmer, one of the first hurdles to overcome when first using Actionscript 3.0 was _parent and _root. They've respectively changed to parent and root and they don't entirely work as intended.
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