7. Controlling and Displaying Graphics

In This Chapter

Understanding the Display List 232

Changing Visual Properties 233

Modifying the Color 240

Blending Colors 246

Applying Special Effects with Filters 250

Creating Drag-and-Drop Interactivity 253

Detecting Collisions 258

Generating Graphics Dynamically 261

Controlling Stacking Order 264

Creating Vector Shapes Dynamically 267

Using Dynamic Masks 282

Generating Motion Tweens Dynamically 288

Customizing Your Pointer 292

Putting It Together: Animating Graphics with ActionScript 294

About Bitmap Images 296

Creating and Accessing Bitmap Data 297

Manipulating Bitmap Images 303

Using Filters on Bitmap Images 313

Putting It Together: Animating Bitmap Images 316

ActionScript’s ability to create, control, ...

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