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The Missing Manual

By: Chris Grover

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25 May 2012

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No. of Pages
208

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23.1 x 18.2 x 1.22

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Want to create animated graphics for iPhone, iPad and the Web, using familiar Adobe features? You&;ve come to the right guide. Adobe Edge Preview 5: The Missing Manual shows you how to build HTML5 and JavaScript graphics with Adobe multimedia tools. No programming experience? No problem. Adobe Edge writes all the code for you. With this book, you&;ll be designing great-looking web apps in no time.

The important stuff you need to know:

Get to know the workspace. Learn how Adobe Edge Preview 5 performs its magic.
Create and import graphics. Make drawings with Edge&;s tools, or use art you designed in other programs.
Work with text. Build menus, label buttons, provide instructions, and perform other tasks.
Jump into animation. Master Edge&;s elements, properties, and timeline panels.
Make it interactive. Use triggers and actions to give users control over their web experience.
Peek behind the curtain. Understand how HTML and CSS documents work.
Dig into JavaScript. Customize your projects by tweaking your code.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Web Programming Graphical & Digital Media Applications Digital Animation Booktopia Publisher Services John Wiley & Sons Publishers UK Web Graphics & Design

Introduction	p. 1
Working with the Stage
Introducing Adobe Edge	p. 11
Creating and Saving Edge Projects	p. 11
A Tour of the Edge Workspace	p. 13
Building Your First Edge Animation	p. 16
Creating and Animating Art	p. 25
Setting the Stage	p. 25
Creating Art in Edge	p. 27
Aligning, Distributing, and Arranging Elements	p. 33
A Rectangular Animation	p. 34
Rounded Rectangles: More than Meets the Eye	p. 40
Importing Art	p. 42
On/Off: Another Way to Show and Hide Elements	p. 46
Adding and Formatting Text	p. 49
Adding Text to Your Project	p. 50
Changing Text-Specific Properties	p. 51
Using Web Fonts	p. 55
Changing Other Text Properties	p. 58
Clipping Text Around the Edges	p. 59
Making That Headline Drop In	p. 59
Dealing with the Template	p. 64
Adding Some Bounce	p. 65
Adding Links to Text	p. 68
HTML Tags in Edge	p. 69
Animation with Edge
Learning Timeline and Transition Techniques	p. 73
Introducing the Timeline	p. 73
Understanding Elements' Timeline Controls	p. 77
Using Timeline Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 79
Creating Transitions	p. 80
Dealing with Timeline Claustrophobia	p. 90
Triggering Actions	p. 93
Elements, Triggers, and Actions	p. 94
Triggering Actions in Other Elements	p. 99
Triggers and Actions for the Stage and Timeline	p. 100
Timeline Triggers and Tricks	p. 105
Sliding Show Revisited	p. 110
Non-Linear Thinking and Design	p. 113
Triggers for iPhones and Androids	p. 114
Edge with HTML5 and JavaScript
Working Smart with Symbols	p. 119
About Symbols	p. 119
Building with Symbols	p. 121
Nesting Symbols within Symbols	p. 125
Working with Symbol Timelines	p. 126
Animating a Symbol on the Stage	p. 130
Create a Button Symbol with Rollover Action	p. 131
Building a Drop-Down Menu System	p. 135
Working with Basic HTML and CSS	p. 137
Reading HTML Documents	p. 138
Reading CSS Files	p. 140
Reading the HTML Edge Creates	p. 144
Opening an HTML Document in Edge	p. 145
Placing Your Composition in an HTML Document	p. 148
Placing Two Edge Compositions on the Same Page	p. 150
Controlling Your Animations with JavaScript and jQuery	p. 155
A Very Brief History of JavaScript and jQuery	p. 155
Sleuthing Through the JavaScript Edge Creates	p. 157
JavaScript and jQuery Basics	p. 164
Natural Selection the jQuery Way	p. 169
"this" and "sym" are Special Words	p. 170
Helpful JavaScript Tricks	p. 171
More Showing and Hiding Tricks	p. 171
Swapping Images in Edge	p. 178
Identifying and Changing Elements and Symbols	p. 181
Identifying Elements within Symbols	p. 186
Playing a Symbol's Timeline	p. 188
Using Conditional Statements	p. 190
Appendix
Appendix: Installation and Help	p. 195
Index	p. 199
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