Re: FLASH: Aaaggh - Flash 5 programming

[Helen Triolo]

I've found the AS reference & dictionary to have pretty much everything

they should have, in an easy-to-find format.  Eg, if you go to AS

Dictionary, click Overview and click Contents of the dictionary, every

single operator and keyword is listed there, with a link to the

appropriate section(s).  I wish they all had example code, but don't

blame MM for not including them for every topic -- I'd rather have the

software earlier and fewer examples than the other way around.  I think

Macromedia did a darn good job with both the program itself and the

documentation this time around and should be given more credit than

they're getting.  


my two cents,

Helen

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Grant Davies wrote:

> 

> I actually don't think it was written for programmers either, the

> actionscript reference looks and feels like a last minute idea.. just look

> at the fact is does not have a proper index (unlike the other HTML manuals).

> Many apps today have VERY weak technical documentation and Flash 5 is one of

> them.

> 

> Cheers,

> 

> Grant Davies

> b l u e t u b e p r o d u c t i o n s

> http://www.bluetube.com

> 

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Jefferis

> Peterson

> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 10:19 PM

> To: Flash MailList

> Subject: Re: FLASH: Aaaggh - Flash 5 programming

> 

> >

> >The original post was from someone who doesn't script, and wants to be a

> >scripting expert, and didn't go out to read any other scripting reference.

> >They didn't say "How can I do this?" -- they said "I tried this and it

> >didn't work". That's a profound difference in reaching out to the world!

> >Look past the appearance of the complaint, and see what they're complaining

> >about.

> 

> Hey jd,

> the point is I AM trying to learn. I am studying javascript and php and

> am coming from a non programmer's background.

> My complaint is that the excellent tutorials in Flash basics are not

> carried through to the more complex scripting.

> I am also reading Graphics Animation and Interaction, but it's for Flash

> 4 and I don't want to learn all Tell Targeting actions now that they are

> being deprecated and so learn something just as it is becoming obsolete!

> My other complaint is that what is written I've found so far is written

> by programmers for progammers, and I think this is a valid criticism. If

> you already know how to do it, you don't need to be taught what it means

> and why, you can just grok the examples. But if you don't know how yet,

> the examples don't teach! Its more like someone speaking to you in a

> foreign language at full speed and then complaining because you, the

> listener don't understand. :-(

> Well, duh!


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