Macromedia Flash MX Advanced

If you work with Macromedia Flash, you know its unparalleled ability to create stunning motion graphics and animation. However, you may not know that Flash technology is capable of creating complex movies that can dynamically interact with user input. This course will build on a foundation of compound animations and move into full-featured interactive Web site design.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Create Drop-Down Menus
• Use ActionScript to Achieve Complex Interactivity
• Build Animated Cursors
• Add Zoomable Content to Your Site
• Incorporate Dynamic Forms
• Debug Your Scripts
• Create a Drag-and-Drop Shopping Cart Application
  

Target audience

All students should have an excellent working knowledge of Flash gained through practical experience or from attending an intermediate-level course.

Course content

Introduction Introduction to Our Case Study • Exercise 0: Downloading and Installing the Files for Class

ActionScript Review ActionScript Objects • Targeting an Object • Exercise 1: Setting up Site Navigation

Drop-Down Menus Preparing the Timeline • Adding the Buttons • Programming the Frames and Buttons • Exercise 2: Creating a Drop-Down Menu

Animated Drop Down Menus The Timeline • The Actions

Creating a Zoomable Map Introduction to the Case Study: A Zoomable Map Application • The Drag Movie Clip Actions • Example: Repositioning a Map • Exercise 3: Creating a Dragable Map • Using Properties to Change the Map's Scale • The Zoom Buttons • The Reset Button • Exercise 4: Making the Map Zoomable

Repeating Actions: Frame-Based Loops Continuous Zoom Buttons • Exercise 5: Using a Frame-Based Loop to Scale the Map

Movie Preloader The getBytes Methods • The _framesloaded and _totalframes Properties • Dynamic Text and Text Input Fields • Download Status Indicators • Exercise 6: Building Preload Detection

The Movie Clip Object The attachMovie() Method • Example: Using the attachMovie() Method • Exercise 7: Using ActionScript to Change Maps

ActionScript Functions Declaring a Function • Invoking a Function • Passing Arguments to a Function • Example: Using Functions to Eliminate Redundancy • Exercise 8: Modifying Your Map Application to Use Functions

The Sound Object Creating an Instance of the Sound Object • The attachSound() and start() Methods • Example: Working with Sounds • The onClipEvent Event Handler • Example: Changing a Sound's Volume • Exercise 9: Creating a Sound Panel

Shopping Cart Basics Using a Movie Clip to Store Variables • Constructing a Simple Shopping Cart • Exercise 10: Building a Basic Shopping Cart

Drag and Drop Shopping Cart The _droptarget Property • Putting the Pieces Together • Exercise 11: Creating a Drag and Drop Shopping Cart

Working with Forms Submitting a Form • Form Validation • Exercise 12: Completing the Checkout Area

Appendix A: Debugging ActionScript Comment • Trace • Concatenating Strings and Variables • Optional Exercise 13: Debugging Your Shopping Cart

Appendix B: Recommended Resources

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