Making the puzzle click-and-drop accessible

Making the puzzle click-and-drop accessible
Now you are ready to add some code. You want to program the pieces in such a way that they …

Setting the tab order

Setting the tab order
The tab order in Flash does not follow a predictable order from left to right or top to bottom. Instead, Flash ca …

Creating self-voicing puzzles – Adding s ...

Adding sound
In order to make this puzzle game self-voicing, you want to add the following audio:

Rollovers on all selectable elements …

Using the access button

Using the access button
The access button provides one go-to point for both visually and mobility impaired users to receive visual desc …

Comping your next design in Flash

Comping your next design in FlashOur story begins at the start of your interactive online project. You’ve already brainstormed a …

Selecting a Flash 8 video encoder

Selecting a Flash 8 video encoderFlash video is the new JPEG! The release of Flash 8 signaled a milestone for Flash. With this version, …

Primary third-party options

Primary third-party options
If you want the advantages of a dedicated Flash 8 video encoding application, your primary options are On2 …

Odds and ends – Selecting a Flash 8 vide ...

Odds and ends
Most of you will select an encoder after evaluating quality of output, preprocessing, and batch processing capabilities. …

Developing Flash websites using progressive en ...

Developing Flash websites using progressive enhancementAlthough Adobe Flash Player is one of the most widely distributed web clients av …

The mechanics of progressive enhancement

The mechanics of progressive enhancement
Let’s take a look under the hood to see how to apply it and how much effort it really ta …

Creating accessible content

Creating accessible content
While the term “accessibility” is often used to specifically indicate content that is accessibl …

Creating search engine–friendly content

Creating search engine–friendly content
Semantic markup is a key element in creating search engine–friendly content. You can see it …

Examining a complete progressive enhancement w ...

Examining a complete progressive enhancement workflow
At Refunk we use the following workflow when we apply progressive enhancement to …

Animation Killer Tips for Flash MX 2004 – ...

Prebuilt Animations
There are a lot of Flash programs out there that have built-in animations and are designed solely to let people ani …

Animation Killer Tips for Flash MX 2004 – ...

Custom Easing
Setting the Ease value of a tween in the Property inspector is very effective for making some more interesting animations …

Animation Killer Tips for Flash MX 2004 – ...

Still More Tips
Animation to Symbol
Nesting is placing animations inside symbols and symbols in symbols and so on…. It’s always …

Animation: Flash Shape Tweening Techniques

Animation – Flash Shape Tweening TechniquesWould you like to move an object around while changing its shape? Are you interested i …

Drawing and Animating a Character in Macromedi ...

Drawing and Animating a Character in Macromedia Flash MX 2004Many animators use Macromedia Flash for detailed vector-based animation. O …

Macromedia Flash Animation – Creating Li ...

Remember the first time you learned to use a mouse? Or to tie your shoes? These tasks seem so simple now, but some things are just plai …

Macromedia Flash Animation – Linear Grad ...

Linear Gradient Blur Method
You probably see it all the time, yet you don’t really “see” it. I’m talking about …