Flash 5 - missing the ground work
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- fyoucher10
Gahhhh! I use the timeline for just about every project I do!!! I mix up timeline and programmatic tweens though, however I see works best.
I wouldn't consider that beachhouse site linked above 'animation', it's just simple slides with some type of easing effect added on. That's not what the timeline should be used for. The timeline is for doing complex masks, effects, shapes, shape tweens, bones, or anything with complex timing. Problem with using only a tweening engine is that EVERY project starts feeling and moving the same (or some kind of variation of an easing equation).
As for missing Flash functionality's, look into JSFL/Flash extensions and making Flash do what you want to do. I have a massive collection of Flash add-ons that people have created throughout the years that I can't live without (they should be built into Flash but aren't). I think I even have a command to do what you want to do.