Creating Flash Widgets with Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0

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Paperback | 1 November 2008

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Creating Flash Widgets with Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0 is an introduction to developing widgets for the Internet using the features of Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0. Many social-networking sites, blogs, and personal home pages have adopted the use of widgets and Flash developers can create and distribute their own widgets for others to use. A step-by-step example demonstrates how to design and develop your own Flash widgets and integrate them with XML. In addition, publishing, promoting, and capitalizing on your Flash widgets is discussed. What you'll learn * Using the tools in Flash CS4 * Basic differences of ActionScript 3.0 * Designing and developing widgets * Utilizing XML with widgets * Publishing widgets to the Internet * Promoting and capitalizing on widgets Who this book is for Creating Flash Widgets with Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0 targets novice to intermediate Flash designers/developers interested in learning how to create and publish widgets for the Internet. Table of Contents * Introducing Flash Widgets * Migrating to Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0 * Developing Your First Widget * Taking Flash Widgets to the Next Level * Publishing, Promoting, and Capitalizing on Your Widgets

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Introducing Flash Widgets	p. 1
What are Widgets?	p. 1
A Brief History of Widgets	p. 2
The Future of Widgets	p. 3
Why Make Flash Widgets?	p. 4
Summary	p. 4
Migrating to Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0	p. 5
What's New and Different in Flash CS4	p. 5
Using the New Tools	p. 5
Introducing the Motion Editor	p. 14
Moving Up to ActionScript 3.0	p. 17
Summary	p. 27
Developing Your First Widget	p. 29
Creating the Idea	p. 29
Designing the Graphics	p. 31
Creating the Robot	p. 32
Connecting the Robot	p. 38
Keyframing the Dance Moves	p. 40
Drawing the Dance Floor and Message Board	p. 41
Importing the Music	p. 43
Writing the Code	p. 44
Summary	p. 48
Taking Flash Widgets to the Next Level	p. 49
Adding Interactivity	p. 49
Mouse-Over and Mouse-Out States	p. 50
Handling the Mouse-Click Event and Cursor Position	p. 57
Making It Configurable	p. 61
Driving It with XML	p. 65
Summary	p. 75
Publishing, Promoting, and Capitalizing on Your Widgets	p. 77
The Prerequisites	p. 77
Setting Up the Server	p. 77
Setting Up the Domain Name	p. 78
Getting Your Wiedget Ready to Deploy	p. 78
Uploading the Files	p. 79
Signing Up with WidgetBox	p. 80
Adding Your Widget	p. 82
Testing Your Widget	p. 86
Publishing Your Widget	p. 86
Submitting to the WidgetBox Gallery	p. 87
Turning Your Widget into a Facebook and Bebo App	p. 87
Getting in Additional Galleries	p. 89
Promoting Your Widget	p. 89
Capitalizing on Your Widget	p. 90
Summary	p. 90
Copyright	p. 91
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