Robert Penner's book
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- airey
anyone got a 2nd hand copy of "Robert Penner's Programming Macromedia Flash MX" they'd be keen to sell?
- ********0
arrrgh get it off of usenet
- airey0
got a URL handy? don't know about it.
- visualplane0
Out of curiosity, why do you want that version?
- airey0
is there a newer better book to get? i'm just getting back into AS and really want to understand his work, especially his work with easing and inertial AS scripting.
any leads on more recent worthwhile stuff would be appreciated!
thanks in advance for any help.
- ********0
arrrgh rip some easing scripts out using a flash decompiler
- visualplane0
I just got this today, and it's pretty good:
- airey0
hey uber, if you aint got help then please don't bother.
i want to understand how it works and i do that best with a book. i'm not very good with code and simply want to approach it that way.
i realise that may sound ignorant and lacking in ability to anyone calling themselve 'uber' anything but there you go. i aint real smart.
anyone else that can offer anything but a comment to show how smart they are would be muchly appreciated.
- airey0
hey visualplane, how broad is the scope of the book? does it tackle advanced AS such as animation + easing ect?
thanks btw for the lead!
- kyl30
kirupa.com has some helpful tuts for easing. much easier to grasp than reading a book.
- airey0
groovy, thanks ky13. looking now!
- visualplane0
It covers the basics of actionscripting early on like the syntax, functions, variables, etc. so it's great for a beginner. Just from learning the first 4 lessons, you'll be able to to add a lot more interactivity in flash. I have a source file with the most easiest easing effect if you want it.
Right now i'm in the same boat as you, but fortunately i'm working with one of the top ten flash developers who's answering all of my questions. He also recommended kirupa.comI made this recently:
http://www.visualplane.com/flash…
- airey0
awesome. that's great!
i've just started my own business (print / web / dv - mainly print) and am getting back into web (obviously necessary). knee deep in retooling so that book will help a heap.
thanks a lot visualplane!
- visualplane0
The book covers the basics, and also the following in the later chapters for the advance lurkers out there:
advanced object-oriented design, data validation, external data connections, xml and flash, external interface, sound and video, printing and context menus, maximum-strength swf files, dynamically creating assets, events, listeners, and callbacks
- airey0
damn book won't be in any bookstore here for a week or so! dagnabbit.
- visualplane0
Let me excercise my memory, and share what i've learned so far about actionscripting.
There are class, objects, properties and methods. The object is like the noun, the properties is like the adjective and the method is the verb.
So when you create a movieclip, and give it a instance name that's one of your object. You can adjust the properties like it's height, weight, x, y coordinates on your main stage.
- PonyBoy0
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airey... I got what need, buddy -
the nice folks over here : http://laco.wz.cz/tween/ have taken the penner easing equations, dumped them into one simple as. file, given you an extension for flash that allows you to apply penner's equations via a function being applied directly to an instance....
... now - the guess work is gone... you don't have any clunky processor intensive equations eating up resources... but there are some drawbacks - which should be expected:
1.) The motion isn't 'perfect' - it will never BE perfect either... because all machines will process the equations differently based on hardware, OS etc etc...
2.) The flash player can get 'lost' or confused if you start 'taking advantage' of the 'delay' parameter. This parameter is really coolio for creating motion that occurs based on the setInterval (method) - allowing to set a delay on when something will happen... BUT - if you're using that delay on a timeline that's 'in motion' or may have other intervals running... well... the flash player just poops... at least it does for me.I think that these guys: http://www.mosessupposes.com/
have created a solution that allows you to 'fuse' different 'tweens' together but w/delays in the motion...... I love the extension - use it all the time. Check my site for sites that I've used the equation on... I also know that alot of sites on http://www.thefwa.com take advantage of the extension
Also - Penner has a site where you can get a nice breakdown of the different equations in action... and possibly extract a portion of an equation and tack on your own peice of math:
http://www.robertpenner.com/cheers... and happy easing!