Foundation ActionScript for Flash MX 2004

by Sham Bhangal

Overview

* Practically orientated, and assumes no previous knowledge of coding, making sure that the reader can actually use ActionScript to build a working website via real and detailed examples and case studies.

* Previous best seller—successful writing style and tone from an author that has proved to be popular with readers of previous editions. In fact, this is the middle book in an integrated three-book Flash series from Beginner to Advanced, all written/co-written by the same author (Foundation Flash, Foundation ActionScript, and the Designer’s ActionScript Reference) – no other publisher provides this sort of unbroken coverage from a single voice.

* Covers both Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590593059
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	04/22/2005
Series:	Foundation
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed.
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Sham Bhangal has worked on books in new media for five years, during which time he has authored and co-authored numerous friends of ED books, including critically acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling titles like Foundation Flash, New Masters of Flash, Flash MX Upgrade Essentials, Flash MX Most Wanted, and the Flash MX Designer's ActionScript Reference. He has considerable working experience with Macromedia and Adobe products, as well as other general web design technologies (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.). In addition to speaking appearances at FlashForward, the biggest Macromedia Flash developer conference, Sham has also been a beta tester for Macromedia and Discreet products for a number of years.

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Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"By the end of the book, you should be comfortable with programming in ActionScript, even if you’ve never touched a line of code in your life, such is the eloquent way this tome is presented." - Practical Web Projects

"Aimed specifically at designers who may not be programming-minded but wish to create powerful online content. … the guide eases you into the language gently … . presented in an easy-to-follow manner and take you effortlessly through a range of techniques that are ideal for programming games … . By the end of the book, you should be comfortable with programming in ActionScript, even if you’ve never touched a line of code in your life, such is the eloquent way this tome is presented." (Practical Web Projects, May, 2005)

From the Publisher

The Barnes & Noble Review
Nobody wants to learn ActionScript to become a programmer: You want to learn it to do more powerful, more effective, more creative Flash work. That’s Sham Bhangal’s perspective in Foundation ActionScript for Flash MX 2004 -- never coding for its own sake, always in the context of real Flash design. You’ll learn through a start-to-finish case study, one that covers everything from controlling movies on the stage to slick color transition event handling.

The new ActionScript 2.0’s more powerful than ever. One big thing that’s new is object-oriented programming -- and Bhanghal explains that about as simply as possible, tying it directly to Flash techniques you already know. A bonus: this book’s a friendly, fun read -- really. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

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