December 2007
Beginner
382 pages
13h 12m
English
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Index
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Symbols
- $jpg variable, PHP
- (LoadXML) class, An XML-Based Navigation System, LoadXML
- 3GP format support, Components
- 9-slice scaling, 9-Slice Scaling
- [root] instance variable
- versus _root variable, Display List Classes
- \t escape character (tabs), Tab Stops
A
- a property, Matrix class, Using Matrices
- AAC-encoded format support, Components
- absolute addresses, this, Display List Classes
- acceleration
- basics, Acceleration, Gravity
- vector quantities, Velocity
- ActionScript 2.0, compatibility with 3.0, Legacy Code Compatibility
- ActionScript 3.0
- AIR, The Flash Platform
- AVM1 and AVM2 virtual machines, Communicating Across ActionScript Virtual Machines
- Flex, The Flash Platform
- learning curve, What Is ActionScript 3.0?
- resources, Resources
- aggregators, Blogs
- blogs, Resources
- books, Books
- conferences, Conferences
- libraries (code), Video Training
- video training, Video Training
- SWF files, local connection workaround, Communicating Across ActionScript Virtual Machines
- versus earlier versions, Legacy Code Compatibility
- ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns, Object-Oriented Design Patterns
- ActionScript Bridge (JumpEye Components) component, Communicating Across ActionScript Virtual Machines
- actionScriptVersion ...
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