FLASH CS3
User Guide
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Apply Block Comment
Adds comment markers to the beginning and end of the selected code block.
Apply Line Comment
Adds a single-line comment marker at the insertion point, or at the beginning of each line
of code in a multiline selection.
Remove Comment
Removes comment markers from the current line or all lines of the current selection.
Show/Hide Toolbox
Displays or hides the Actions Toolbox.
Script Assist
(Actions panel only) In Script Assist mode, you are presented with a user-interface for entering the
elements needed to create scripts.
Help
Displays reference information for the ActionScript element that is selected in the Script pane. For
example, if you click an
import
statement and then click Help, the reference information for
import
appears in the
Help panel.
Panel menu
(Actions panel only) Contains the commands and preferences that apply to the Actions panel. For
example, you can set line numbers and word wrapping, access ActionScript preferences, and import or export
scripts.
See also
“Writing and managing scripts” on page 389
“Debugging ActionScript 3.0” on page 410
“Debugging ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0” on page 400
Set ActionScript preferences
Whether you edit code in the Actions panel or the Script window, you can set and modify a single set of preferences.
1
Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Flash
> Preferences (Macintosh), and then click ActionScript in the
Category list.
2
Set any of these preferences:
Automatic Indentation
When automatic indentation is turned on, the text you type after an opening parenthesis “(“
or opening curly brace “{“ is automatically indented according to the Tab Size setting.
Tab Size
Specifies the number of characters a new line is indented.
Code Hints
Enables code hinting in the Script pane.
Delay
Specifies the delay (in seconds) before code hints are displayed.
Font
Specifies the font used for your script.
Use Dynamic Font Mapping
Checks to ensure that the selected font family can render each character. If not, Flash
substitutes a font family that contains the necessary characters.
Open/Import
Specifies the character encoding used when you open or import ActionScript files.
Save/Export
Specifies the character encoding used when you save or export ActionScript files.
Reload Modified Files
Specifies what happens when a script file is modified, moved, or deleted. Select Always, Never,
or Prompt.
•
Always
No warning is displayed, and the file is automatically reloaded.
•
Never
No warning is displayed, and the file remains in the current state.
