Re: FLASH: flash 5, pppppplellelelelelassssse....

[Neal Cabage]

Yeah - seriously.  We learned that one the hard way (about illus_8)!


Now it's my turn!   I have been doing some neat stuff with Flash scripting

*but* in addition to the fact that the language needs to grow, there are a

few things that *have* to happen if Flash scripting is ever going to have a

future.  I think it's wonderful that Macromedia is approaching Flash in this

way, but there are some definite use-ability issues that need to be

addressed:


1. Allow for open-document scripting.  Those tiny little fields in the

Action window are *HORRIBLE* for trying to do any complex scripting. I find

myself having to write it in Notepad and then paste it in. Need to actually

be able to *see* my code.


2. Really need to grow the internal functions.  It's really weird that I

would have to set the Yscale (and determine it first for that matter) rather

than simply setting the height of the image, when that's all I want to do.

So, the ability to set basic properties would be good.


3. Should really be able to create a routine library in an open window and

call functions from there rather than having to lay each "routine" one out

in the timeLine of a "library" movieClip.  It's inefficient, unintuitive,

and awkward.


4. Should have basic forms controls such as selectable-area listboxes.


Finally, I would just request that Macromedia take another look at Lingo and

the conventions of multimedia scripting set forth in Director!  Alot of us

aleady know it (Lingo) and it's a pretty solid scripting language.  The

conventions of scripting Lingo are a lot better too (in the ways defined

above) and would be a nice change to Flash.  I had a chance to play with

drumbeat and I found it's approach to creation of ASP to be similar to what

I am seeing in Flash.  It's just as limiting and awkward with a lot of the

same sorts of issues (e.g. small windows, no direct access to the code,

etc).  I hope that doesn't mean this is Macromedia's planned direction for

scripting facilities in future versions of their products (?).


Waa, waaa, waaa!

I'm done.


Neal



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Subject: FLASH: flash 5, pppppplellelelelelassssse....



flash 5 wish.

howsabout an export feature to illustrator 8 or 9.

sometimes you want to print, and you just can't because of lack of

compatibility.


also, beatnik support.



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