Newbie-How Can I Understand Actionscript In A Simplified Way?
Hi folks,
Thanks for your help for my last post.
Ok... I am trying to learn actionscript but I have dived in the deepend a little. I am a designer and need to know AS at least to a basic level so I can get on with my design stuff.
Can anyone possibly tell me how I can understand actionscript- what "objects" and "variables"... in the most simplified "ABC" way? -Is there any "metaphores" that helped you understand a programming environment such as actionscript?
I guess I need to start right from the beginning and get the foundation right but I'm going in loops. If any of you peeps can help me I would be much delighted.
TIA
Hass
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Posted on: 05-11-2004, 06:35 AM
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Newbie-How Can I Understand Actionscript In A Simplified Way?
Hi folks,
Thanks for your help for my last post.
Ok... I am trying to learn actionscript but I have dived in the deepend a little. I am a designer and need to know AS at least to a basic level so I can get on with my design stuff.
Can anyone possibly tell me how I can understand actionscript- what "objects" and "variables"... in the most simplified "ABC" way? -Is there any "metaphores" that helped you understand a programming environment such as actionscript?
I guess I need to start right from the beginning and get the foundation right but I'm going in loops. If any of you peeps can help me I would be much delighted.
TIA
Hass
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PASTE EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE
/*
Developed by Jeremy Wischusen - Visual Flow Designs - http://www.visualflowdesigns.com - June, 2006.
This script may be freely distributed and modified as long as the line above (the credits) remains in tact.
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import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing. *;
class tweener extends MovieClip
{
var clip_mc : MovieClip
var blinker:Tween
function tweener (passed_mc : MovieClip)
{
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}
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{
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{
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}
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}
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{
if ( ! dur)
{
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}
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}
function startBlink (dur : Number)
{
if ( ! dur)
{
dur = 1;
}
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blinker.onMotionFinished = function ()
{
this.yoyo ();
}
}
function endBlink(end:Number, dur:Number){
delete blinker.onMotionFinished
if ( ! dur)
{
dur = 3;
}
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{
end = 100;
}
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}
function moveUp (pix : Number, dur : Number)
{
if ( ! dur)
{
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}
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{
pix = 10;
}
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{
dur = 3;
}
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pix = 10;
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if ( ! dur)
{
dur = 3;
}
if ( ! pix)
{
pix = 10;
}
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{
if ( ! dur)
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}
if ( ! pix)
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if ( ! dur)
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if ( ! deg)
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if ( ! dur)
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dur = 3;
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endW = 20;
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dur = 3;
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endH = 20;
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if ( ! dur)
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dur = 3;
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