Object-Oriented Programming

Object-Oriented Programming
ActionScript 2.0 is fully object-oriented programming (OOP) language that provides several benefits to prog …

Introducing ActionScript

Note: The following article is an excerpt from Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source by Derek Franklin and Jo …

ActionScript Matures to Version 2.0

ActionScript Matures to Version 2.0
If you’ve been involved with Flash for any length of time, you’ve seen it evolve from a …

Differences Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0

Differences Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0
If you’re familiar with ActionScript 1.0, you’ll find that ActionScript 2.0 is …

Similarities Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0

Similarities Between ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0
Okay, up to this point we’ve only talked about everything that’s different be …

Why Learn ActionScript?

Why Learn ActionScript?
Today, if you’re a Flash developer, one thing is certain: animation skills, no matter how phenomenal, are …

ActionScript Elements

ActionScript Elements
ActionScript is a language that bridges the gap between what you understand and what Flash understands. As such, …

Skinning the Flash MX 2004 Components

Skinning the Flash MX 2004 Components
The Macromedia Flash MX 2004 components have come a long way in functionality from previous versi …

Benefits of the New Skinning Architecture

Benefits of the New Skinning Architecture
The Flash MX 2004 components are based on the Version 2.0 component framework, the latest fra …

Methodology for Adobe plug-in technology study

Methodology for Adobe plug-in technology study

Research Supplier Background
Millward Brown is one of the world’s top 10 consumer …

Adobe Flash Player Version Penetration

Adobe Flash Player Version Penetration

Worldwide Ubiquity of Adobe Flash Player by Version(Millward Brown – Worldwide Survey)
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Flash Player Statistics

Flash content reaches 97.3% of Internet viewers

Adobe Flash Player is the world’s most pervasive software platform, used by ov …

JavaScript Flash Player Detection and Embeddin ...

JavaScript Flash Player Detection and Embedding with SWFObject
SWFObject is a small JavaScript file that you can use for embedding Macr …

Introducing Adobe Flash Player 9

In September 2005, Macromedia introduced Flash Player 8, which delivered revolutionary new expressiveness and rendering performance—i …

ActionScript 3.0 Overview

ActionScript Article
ActionScript 3.0 is a powerful, object-oriented programming language that signifies an important step in the evolu …

How SWFObject Works

How SWFObject Works
Using SWFObject is easy. Simply include the JavaScript file called swfobject.js and then use a small amount of Java …

How to make a Flash movie with a transparent b ...

How to make a Flash movie with a transparent background
The background of a Flash movie can be set to transparent. This allows the bac …

Different approaches to setting variables in a ...

A variable is a container that holds information, such as numerical or string data. This TechNote outlines the five main ways to set va …

Macromedia Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag syntax

Macromedia Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag syntax
Introduction
An HTML page is required to correctly display a Macromedia Flash movie in a …

Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag attributes

Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag attributes
This document lists the required and optional attributes of the OBJECT and EMBED tags used to pu …