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What’s New in Flash 8 ActionScript
The following features were added to both Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 (unless
noted otherwise):
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ActionScript editor enhancements let you show hidden characters in your scripts. For
more information, see
“Showing hidden characters” on page 53
.
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Debug options are now available in the Script window, as well as the Actions panel, for
ActionScript files.
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The Configuration directory that includes XML files and Class files is reorganized. See
“Configuration files that install with Flash 8” on page 65
for details.
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You can set a preference to reload modified script files when working on an application,
which helps you avoid working with older versions of script files, and overwriting newer
script files. For more information, see
“About ActionScript preferences” on page 42
.
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The Script window feature is available in Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8. That
means you can now create an ActionScript file in either program.
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Script Assist (similar to Normal Mode in earlier editions of Flash) helps you code without
needing to understand syntax. For more information on Script Assist, see
“About Script
Assist” on page 58
.
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You can load new kinds of image files at runtime, which include progressive JPEG images,
and non-animated GIF and PNG files. If you load an animated file, the first frame of the
animation appears.
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You can assign linkage identifiers to bitmap and sound files stored in the Library, which
means that you can attach images to the Stage or work with these assets in shared libraries.
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Bitmap caching lets you improve the performance of your applications at runtime by
caching a bitmap representation of your instances. You can use ActionScript code to access
this property. For more information, see
“About bitmap caching, scrolling, and
performance” on page 480
.
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9-slice scaling lets you scale movie clip instances without widening the strokes that outline
the movie clip. You can use ActionScript code to access this feature in Flash Basic 8 and
Flash Professional 8, or in the Flash 8 authoring tool. For more information, see
“Working
with 9-slice scaling in ActionScript” on page 558
. For information about accessing 9-slice
scaling in the authoring tool, see
“About 9-slice scaling and movie clip symbols”
on page 79
in
Using Flash
.
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You can now add metadata information to your FLA files in the Publish Settings dialog
box. You can add a name and description to your FLA file using the dialog box to help
increase online search visibility.
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The Strings panel is improved to include multiline support in the String field and a
language XML file. For more information, see
“About the Strings panel” on page 452
.
Содержание FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH
Страница 1: ...Learning ActionScript 2 0 in Flash...
Страница 8: ...8 Contents...
Страница 18: ...18 Introduction...
Страница 30: ...30 What s New in Flash 8 ActionScript...
Страница 66: ...66 Writing and Editing ActionScript 2 0...
Страница 328: ...328 Interfaces...
Страница 350: ...350 Handling Events...
Страница 590: ...590 Creating Interaction with ActionScript...
Страница 710: ...710 Understanding Security...
Страница 730: ...730 Debugging Applications...
Страница 780: ...780 Deprecated Flash 4 operators...
Страница 830: ...830 Index...