FLASH: Henrik is away on holiday - flasher-digest V1 #2573

[Henrik Pedersen]

Thanks for your email.. I am away on holiday, but will be back on Tuesday 14/3..


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In this issue:


   Re: FLASH: "Goodies folder" samples

   Re: FLASH: dissecting fla files

   FLASH: Henrik is away on holiday - flasher-digest V1 #2572

   Re: FLASH: Instructional design

   Re: FLASH: jpeg Compression ? and Flash

   Re: FLASH: jpeg Compression ? and Flash

   FLASH: affect props of loaded movie

   AW: FLASH: Adobe's Flash Killer Beta

   Re: FLASH: new kick ass flash site

   Re: FLASH: Adobe's Flash Killer Beta

   Re: FLASH: affect props of loaded movie

   AW: FLASH: Flash 6 Beta testers needed.

   Re: FLASH: affect props of loaded movie

   Re: FLASH: Entirely flash shoppingcart/catalog

   Re: AW: FLASH: Adobe's Flash Killer Beta


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Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 18:43:30 -0500

From: unique <

uniqueptd [dot] net

>

Subject: Re: FLASH: "Goodies folder" samples


>Hey guys... if you are looking for the "goodies folder"... it is there, even

>for the on-line download..... even the demo has it.... when you do a full

>install, it will be added in your:

>  start menu (win users) > macromedia flash 4 > sample pages

>

>(sorry - unsure for MAC users)

>

>and there are 4 examples in there...

>-chat

>-detect flash 4

>-form (shopping cart)

>-oblects


Still not sure that the DL gives you everything. I've found 48 sample fla's on the CD that were NOT installed when I installed from the CD. If you don't have Flash Baby, and Little Trip, then you may not have the 48 fla's that I've found.


HTH,


Ken Sherwood


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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 00:45:28 +0100

From: Toon Van de Putte <

toonkatdesign [dot] be

>

Subject: Re: FLASH: dissecting fla files


At 10:17 2/03/00 -0800, you wrote:



>Not that I know of. I've always relied on carefully labeled layers, >comments in the timelines (rather than labels, which get exported to >.swf), and text narratives that I write myself. I know that's less than >ideal, and it would be great to have a better tool, especially with >ActionScript becoming a bigger part of Flash movies.

>

>It almost seems a flowchart is needed, or at least an outline (which most >word processors easily create and edit). I hope someone else will have >other ideas, or even the incentive to develop a tool.


That 'Fast!' tool (shareware: http://swifftools.com/stools/) someone recommended helps a lot with the ActionScript, but i'd love a good util that lists all variables or something in a movie (or MM could add a 'variable library' or something to keep trac