Learning ActionScript 3.0: The Non-Programmer's Guide to ActionScript 3.0
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After reading this book, readers will have a solid foundation in how ActionScript has developed into its current state, and how to use ActionScript 3 for practical, everyday projects. The companion CD-ROM contains material for all the exercises in the book as well as trial versions of popular software.
PREFACEColophonGETTING STARTEDChapter 1: ACTIONSCRIPT OVERVIEWChapter 2: CORE LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALSGRAPHICS AND INTERACTIONChapter 3: PROPERTIES, METHODS, AND EVENTSChapter 4: THE DISPLAY LISTChapter 5: TIMELINE CONTROLChapter 6: OOPChapter 7: MOTIONChapter 8: DRAWING WITH VECTORSChapter 9: DRAWING WITH PIXELSTEXTChapter 10: TEXTSOUND AND VIDEOChapter 11: SOUNDChapter 12: VIDEOINPUT/OUTPUTChapter 13: LOADING ASSETSChapter 14: XML and E4XPROGRAMMING DESIGN AND RESOURCESChapter 15: PROGRAMMING DESIGN AND RESOURCESRich Shupe has been designing and developing with Flash since it was called FutureSplash, and has been teaching ActionScript programming to all levels of students since ActionScript became available. He founded his own training and development company, FMA, in 1995, and has been its president and technical director ever since. He is a recognized authority on several technologies, including Flash, Director and QuickTime. In addition to his production experience, Rich has been teaching professionally for 10 years, and is a full-time faculty member at New York's School of Visual Arts' Computer Art Dept. in both the Bachelors and Masters programs. He has also taught or lectured internationally for such organizations as London's Royal Academy of Art, Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, New York University, and United Digital Artists, as well as trade shows such as MacWorld, QuickTime Live, FlashForward, Macromedia DevCon, and more. In a previous life, he worked with rock band/performance-art pioneers The Residents.Zevan Rosser is a freelance designer/programmer/consultant and computer artist. He teaches ActionScript and Flash animation at New York's School of Visual Arts and FMA. When he's not working on commercial projects he works on his personal site, http://www.shapevent.com.
