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Learning the use of trace method
How to use the trace method in ActionScript
The trace() method is your best friend in ActionScript. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use it so that you can check the values of variables, the number of iterations in a loop and the flow of a conditional statement. You will also learn what are comments in ActionScript and how to use them. Dive in!
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Learning to use the if/else conditional statement
Learning to use the conditional if/else statement in Flash 8
In this lesson, I will explain to you what the ActionScript if/else conditional statement is and how to use it in your Flash movies through a visual example. You will learn:
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Loading an external mp3 file
Loading an external mp3 file in Flash has many benefits. Firts, and maybe the most practical is that your Flash movie filesize stays the same - there is no need to import the sound file into it, because we can load it dynamically, that is, while the movie is running. Second, if you wanted to change the music, you can change just the mp3 file, without having to open the Flash .fla file to modify it. There is also the possibilty to make the music change automatically, or to build an mp3 player inside Flash, but I'll leave that for another, more advanced tutorial. |
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Making an aqua gel button
Creating aqua style buttons
Ever wanted to make those shiny, nice looking aqua buttons? Yes, but in Flash? You can make them in Photoshop or Fireworks. But creating them directly in Flash makes your file size a lot smaller (the SWF file below this text has only 2 KB!), enables you to change the color of a button more easily, to transform other aspects of the button (create a Mac-style type of tab, for example), without going back to a paint or similar program to adjust it and export it anew for Flash. So, let's get down to work!
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Making gradient fills
Creating gradient fills with ActionScript
Gradient fills are a little bit more complex than simple, plain color fills. But, they offer much more possibilites than the ordinary fills do.
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Mask text scroller banner
Giant scrolling text banner creation
You will see in this tutorial how simple, yet effective putting a giant scrolling text in a banner is. It is even more effective and eye-catching when the text is a mask showing an image behind it! See the effect for yourself:
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Mirror Flash website menu
Design a reflective site navigation menu in Flash 8
In this lesson you will see how easy it is to create a nice Flash website menu interface and make it work also! Particularly, you will learn how to:
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