| If you've ever seen an especially cool Flash effect on the
web, gone straight to your trusty Flash book to find out how
to do it, then turned away empty-handed--Flash Hacks is for
you. This unique book offers a collection of expert Flash
tips and tricks for optimization, creating interesting
effects, ActionScript programming, sound and video effects,
and much more--and you don't need to be an expert to use
them (although you'll certainly look like one).
With Flash technology, you can create compelling web
content, expressive user interfaces, and rich applications
for the Internet--all of which dramatically enhance the user
experience. But Flash is not just practical, it's a
wellspring of opportunities to unleash your creativity and
have fun. Flash Hacks dives straight into all that's fun
and creative about Flash, while presenting useful
programming techniques and practical--although never
mundane--hacks that can make your work easier.
Geared to cover Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, and Flash MX
Professional 2004, Flash Hacks begins with hacks on
authoring, testing, and web environments. You'll learn how
to beat the Flash bloat bug, realistically simulate the web,
create a JavaScript-free Flash sniffer, and hack a
spellchecker for Flash. Other hacks in the book are grouped
in the following areas:
Primitives
Timelines
Symbols
Flash Assets (sound, video, and bitmaps)
Code hacks
Events and event handling
Advanced animation
UI design hacks
True to O'Reilly's popular Hacks series, Flash Hacks tackles
problems and solutions that aren't dealt with elsewhere.
You'll pick up insider tips from the experts, and learn
about amazing and sometimes quirky aspects of Flash. If you
want more than your average Flash user--you want to explore
and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and
come up with fun things to try on your own--Flash Hacks is
the book you'll need.
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