| Lesson 1: Introducing the Course |
Understanding the Course Format
Discussing the Course Objectives
Reviewing the Course Prerequisites
Reviewing the Course Outline
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| Lesson 2: Architecting a Flash Application |
Architecting with Layers
Architecting with Movie Clips
Placing Code in External ActionScript Files
Introducing Object Oriented Programming Concepts
Working with Flash Classes
Writing Methods, Functions and Event Handlers
Referencing Dynamic Variables using Bracket Notation
Extending the Movie Clip Class
Detecting Movie Clip Interactions with hitTest()
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| Lesson 3: Working with Graphics |
Learning about Flash Drawing Models
Using Filters
Using Blends
Creating Filters and Blends with ActionScript
Introducing Bitmap Caching
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| Lesson 4: Loading XML Data |
Learning about XML
Using XML in Flash
Accessing XML Data
Looping through XML Data
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| Lesson 5: Working with Text |
Implementing Advanced Anti-Alias Rendering
Introducing the TextFormat class
Formatting Text with Cascading Style Sheets
Resizing Text Fields
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| Lesson 6: Implementing Advanced Graphic Loading |
Creating Reusable Instance-Based Code
Loading External Media with MovieClipLoader
Creating Instances of the Flash Object Class
Introducing Listeners and Event Handlers
Understanding the MovieClipLoader Event Handlers
Using createEmptyMovieClip() and getNextHighestDepth()
Attaching Movie Clips
Positioning Visual Elements Dynamically
Understanding Swapping Depths
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| Lesson 7: Reviewing Animation Basics with ActionScript |
Creating Timeline-Based Custom Easing
Animating with ActionScript
Interacting with the Mouse Location
Adding Easing via ActionScript
Creating a Mask with ActionScript
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| Lesson 8: Learning Advance Animation with ActionScript |
Introducing the Tween Class
Handling Tween Class Events
Introducing the Transition Classes
Responding to Transition Events
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| Lesson 9: Styling and Skinning Components |
Styling Components
Skinning Components with Themes
Skinning Components Manually
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