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Extending Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Complete Guide and Reference to JavaScript Flash
by: Todd Yard, Keith Peters

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781590593042
ISBN: 1590593049
Label: friends of ED
Manufacturer: friends of ED
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 470
Publication Date: January 05, 2004
Publisher: friends of ED
Sales Rank: 429331
Studio: friends of ED

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With the release of Flash MX 2004, Macromedia has given you a brand-new Extensibility Layer, which lets you look under the hood of Flash and extend its functionality. You now have the ability to take your designs further than ever before—if you have an idea for a new feature, you can just create it yourself and 'plug it in.' This is the future of Macromedia Flash!

Extending Macromedia Flash MX 2004 covers the entire spectrum of the new extensibility architecture in Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004. It includes in-depth tutorials on each new area—commands; tools; Timeline Effects; behaviors; use of the MMExecute command; executing Flash from the command line; and full coverage of XML to UI, which enables you to easily create custom user interfaces for your Flash Extensions. The final section of this book contains a comprehensive desktop reference to JavaScript Flash (JSFL), the new language that you’ll use to create your Flash extensions.

These new features allow you to share code and design effects more effectively within a community or a production environment, and they also enable you to package up and reuse code within Flash, with a view to increasing productivity and decreasing production times.

Extending Macromedia Flash MX 2004 will show you how to
• Speed up repetitive tasks in Flash with custom commands
• Add new tools to the toolbar for drawing any kind of shape or object on the stage
• Create automated tweens for any object onstage with Timeline Effects
• Define scripted behaviors that can easily be applied to any object

Use these advanced extensibility tools to make Flash perform better than ever!

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- JSFL Bible
If you have ever thought of a feature request for Flash then this book is for you. It teaches you how to make your own! Flash MX 2004 is in the title but it's just as useful for Flash 8. This book is worth the price just for the JSFL reference alone.

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- JavaScript + Flash + Extensions = WOW
This book has gone under the radar based upon its title. It truly does not explain what this book can teach you.

Basically it teaches the basic Flash user that you can extend what Flash normally does for you in its normal authoring environment. Like create new drawing tools, create commands that perform complex real-time tasks instantly (similiar to custom macros), create custom user interfaces, add timeline effects (scripted tweens) to any object, and create scripted behaviors (prebuilt code components) to help almost automate your Flash development.

If your an exisiting Flash developer who knows how code with ActionScript and needs a way to streamline your development environment and development time, this is a book you shouldn't pass up.

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- Great book for teaching how to create Extensions
If you are an advanced Flash user, Extending Flash MX 2004 may be just the right book for you. Written by veteran Flash developers Keith Peters (bit-101) and Todd Yard (ego7), this book introduces you to the world of extending Flash MX 2004 by teaching you how to create custom functions and features for the Flash MX 2004 authoring environment.

At first I had never heard about 'Extending' Flash MX 2004, but hopefully my following explanation may help you to understand this concept if you are new to this term. Imagine Flash MX 2004 being a customizable browser such as Firefox. In Firefox, you can download snippets of programs called extensions that add some cool, extra features to your browser. Creating new extensions for Flash MX 2004 is similar to developing extensions for your browser. Using a new language called JavaScript Flash (JSFL), you have the ability to create scripts, commands, behaviors, ... Read More

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- Extending Flash makes your life easy
Keith and Todd command a huge knowledge of one of the more interesting and productive new features of Flash MX 2004, extensibility. The authors guide you on your way to learning about these new features starting off with easy concepts and then moving into more specific areas. This book is essential for anyone who develops with Flash MX 2004, the skills and tools that you get from the book will streamline your work flow and improve your productivity. From JSFL commands, xml to UI, custom behaviors and custom tools this book will load your Flash IDE with tools and widgets to get the job done faster and smoother. Excellent book!

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