May 2010
Intermediate to advanced
778 pages
23h 58m
English
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Finding Additional Components
In addition to the components that ship with Flash, you can also find components on the web (try searching for "Flash components" using your favorite search engine).
Below are a few of the most popular sources for Flash components as this book goes to press:
Flash Exchange (www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm). Adobe hosts a website called Flash Exchange (see Figure 16-27). Adobe itself doesn't create the components on the Flash Exchange; instead, regular folks and third-party software companies submit the components, and the site categorizes and rates them. To visit the Flash Exchange, select Help→Flash Exchange.
The Flash components network (www.flashcomponents.net). Similar to Adobe's Flash Exchange, this site lists and rates Flash components submitted by a variety of Flash enthusiasts and software companies.
ActionScript.org (www.actionscript.org). This everything-Flash site lists dozens of freely downloadable components.
Note
Because anyone with the time, inclination, and ActionScript experience can create a Flash component, Flash enthusiasts (as opposed to established software companies) create most of the Flash components on the web. Many of the components are free, but there's a downside: Components don't always come with the documentation you need to customize them, and they virtually never come with a guarantee. They may not work as promised, and they may harbor viruses that can damage your computer. Don't be afraid to try out useful components, ...
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