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ActionScript 3 How To and Tips
In this section we provide short examples, each illustrating how to accomplish a specific task in ActionScript 3 and Flash. The collection is just starting. Check back often for new postings.
Manipulating Display Objects, Events, Dynamic Drawing
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Two Ways to Tint Objects in AS3 Flash
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Magnifying Glass Effect on a MovieClip with AS3 Flash
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AS3 Tip: How to Easily Create Outlined Text in ActionScript 3
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How To Zoom In on a Point in an Image and Pan in AS3 Flash
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How to Rotate a Display Object About an
Arbitrary Point in AS3 Flash
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How to Add Easing to Your Dragging without Tweens in AS3 Flash
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Smooth Transition Between Colors with AS3 Flash Color Class
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A Button Like a Clock Button That Speeds Up When Held Down
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How to Set Perspective Projection of AS3
Interactive Objects without Losing Interactivity
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Tricks for Drawing and Filling Partial Circles in ActionScript 3
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AS3 MOUSE_OVER versus ROLL_OVER, MOUSE_UP, MOUSE_LEAVE and Other Events
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Screen Updates, Code Execution and How To Display 'Please wait' on Mouse Click
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Programmatic Gradient Fills and Effects in AS3 and Flash
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Assigned versus True Values of Alpha Property in AS3 - How to Deal with Discrepancies
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Rotating Text in AS3 and Flash CS4 without Embedding Fonts and without Blur
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Rotating and Changing Alpha of Dynamic Text in Flash
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Remarkably Realistic Compass Effect in AS3 and Flash
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How to Create a 3D Image Reflection in AS3 and Flash CS4
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How to Create a Simple Image Reflection in AS3
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How To Create a Simple Mask in ActionScript 3
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How to Create a Gradient Mask in ActionScript 3
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AS3 Tip: Mouse.cursor - A New Property in Flash Player 10
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How To Create a Custom Mouse Cursor in AS3
Flash Components
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How to Use Slider and NumericStepper Flash AS3 Components
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How to Use the AS3 Flash DataGrid Component
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How to Control Programmatically the Flash AS3 Slider Component
Utilities: Timer, Tween, etc.
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Controlling Multiple Tweens, Preventing Erratic Behavior of Interrupted Tweens
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A Simple Game Spinner Using The Tween Class in AS3 and Flash
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Use and Performance of the Timer Class in AS3 and Flash - a Simple Example
Loading External Assets
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How to Load an External XML File and
Process its Content in AS3 and Flash
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How to Load and Interact with an External SWF File in AS3 and Flash
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How To Load an Image at Runtime in AS3 and Display Load Progress
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How to Load a Sequence of Images at Runtime in AS3
Testing Performance
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Testing Frame Rate of a Flash Movie, Huge Differences Between Browsers
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Simple Code to Test Memory Consumption and Frame Rate of a Flash Movie
Flash Authoring Environment
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How to Link Library Items to AS3 in Flash CS4 and CS3 for Runtime Use
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How To Check Your Flash Movie's Performance with Simulate Download
Miscellaneous
