December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
192h 4m
English
Content preview from ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
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Chapter 1: A Gentle Introduction for Nonprogrammers
Now add 30 frames to each of your layers (by highlighting 30 frames in the timeline
and choosing Insert
➝ Frame or F5). Your timeline should look like the one in
Figure 1-5.
Creating the Interface and Questions
Before we get to the scripts that run the quiz, we need to set up the questions and the
interface that will let the user progress through the quiz.
Follow these steps to create the questions and quiz title:
1. With frame 1 of the housing layer selected, use the Text tool to type your quiz
title directly on the Stage.
Figure 1-4. A Flash quiz
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2. At frame 1 of the question 1 layer, add the question number “1” and the text for
Question 1, “When were movie clips introduced into Flash?” Leave room for the
answer text and buttons below your question.
3. Below your question text (still on the question 1 layer), add the text of your three
multiple-choice answers: “Version 1,” “Version 2,” and “Version 3,” each on its
own line.
4. We’ll use Question 1 as a template for Question 2. Select the ...
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