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The Flash Anthology:
Cool Effects & Practical ActionScript

Table Of Contents

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0. Preface
   • Who Should Read This Book?
   • What’s in This Book?
   • The Book’s Website
   • The SitePoint Forums
   • The SitePoint Newsletters
   • Your Feedback
   • Acknowledgements
1. Flash Essentials
   • Why Use Flash?
   • What’s New In Flash MX 2004?
   • Comparing Vectors and Bitmaps
   • Interactivity Unlimited
   • ActionScript Uncovered
   • Actions Panel Unraveled
   • The Timeline, Simplified
   • Wrapping Up the Basics
2. Navigation Systems
   • What Makes Effective Navigation?
   • Planning Navigation
   • Common Navigation Methods
   • Horizontal Navigation
   • Vertical Navigation
   • Gadget-based Navigation
   • Subliminal Navigation
   • Advanced Navigation
   • Conclusion
3. Animation Effects
   • Animation Principles
   • Creating Function Libraries
   • Random Motion
   • Simple Scripted Masking
   • Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
   • Creating User-driven Motion
   • Subtle Flame Animation
   • Conclusion
4. Text Effects
   • When to Use Text Effects
   • Types of Text Effects
   • When Not to Use Text Effects
   • Lighting Effects
   • Motion Effects
   • Opacity Effects
   • Advanced Text Effects
   • Timeline Effects
   • Conclusion
5. Sound Effects
   • When Should You Use Sound in Your Projects?
   • Selecting Sound Clips
   • Importing and Exporting Sound Clips
   • Dynamic Volume Control
   • Dynamic Panning Control
   • Mini Sound Player
   • Random Track Sequencer Effect
   • Random Track Overlay Effect
   • XML, MP3, and ID3 Tag Reader
   • Conclusion
6. Video Effects
   • When to Use Video in Your Flash Movies
   • Capturing Your Movie
   • Importing Your Movie
   • Accessing External FLV Files
   • Creating a Video Wall
   • Creating a Video Scrubber Device
   • Subtle Use of Video
   • Conclusion
7. Flash Forms
   • Creating Usable Flash Forms
   • Form Basics: A Simple Login Form
   • Handling Form Data
   • Snazzy Forms: Creating a Simple Navigation System from Form Components
   • Intricate Forms and Form Validation
   • Creating a Scripted Questionnaire
   • Conclusion
8. External Data
   • Setting Variables Outside of Flash: A Breadcrumb Header
   • Inter-Movie Communications
   • Creating a Simple Blog Reader Application
   • Storing Preferences with a Local Shared Object
   • Creating a Note Application Using External Data
   • Conclusion
9. Debugging
   • Common Causes of Errors
   • Debugging Basics: Using trace
   • Using the Error Object
   • Using the Flash Debugger
   • Conclusion
10. Miscellaneous Effects
    • CSS in Flash
    • Charting in Flash
    • Getting Indexed by Search Engines
    • Conclusion
11. Resource Sites for Flash
12. Index

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