May 2001
Intermediate to advanced
720 pages
23h 24m
English
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Appendix A. Resources
The following are resources of interest. See also the URLs cited in the the preface.
ActionScript and Programming
- ActionScript: The Definitive Guide Book Site
The download center for all the samples in this book (the Code Depot), plus dozens of other common ActionScript examples. Also provides book updates, technotes, sample chapters, errata, and news. Maintained by the author.
- moockmarks
http://www.moock.org/moockmarks
The author’s bookmarks. Lists hundreds of sites with technical information and design inspiration for Flash and web design in general.
- Macromedia’s Flash Support Center
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash
A thriving collection of information for ActionScript and Flash. Contains the entire text of Macromedia’s ActionScript Dictionary and a regularly updated database of technotes for Flash developers. A trial version of the Flash authoring tool may be downloaded from: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/trial.
- Macromedia Exchange for Flash
http://www.macromedia.com/exchange/flash
A collection of professional-quality Smart Clips,
.flaproject files, and ActionScript samples. Content is hosted and endorsed by Macromedia but codeveloped by the Flash community. Access to samples requires use of an installation utility called the Extension Manager.
- Flash Kit
Internet.com’s Flash Kit is the largest third-party source of Flash help. The site has everything under the Flash sun: sample files, message ...
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