Flash MX 2004 Games : Art to ActionScript

Index
3D Studio Max animations, 54
12-bit colour, 76–7
16-bit colour, 76–7
24-bit colour, 76
Abs operation, 96
Abstract imagery, background art, 66–7
Accept function, 350–1
Access permissions, databases, 209–11, 332–4
Access-based databases, 205–6, 329, 332–46
see also Databases
creation, 332–4
high score tables, 329, 332–46
security shortcomings, 332
SQL Server contrasts, 332
tables, 332–46
Acos function, 147–8
Actions panel, 7, 44–5, 54, 85–6, 110–11, 125–6
ActionScript, 6, 7–14, 83–100, 145–6, 179–81, 235,
309–17, 346, 376–7, 384–5
see also Code
C++ similarities, 348
concepts, 6, 7–14, 83–100, 145–6, 179–81, 309–17,
346, 376–7, 384–5
definition, 83
Eyes, 41
Flash Lite, 309, 315–17
fscommand, 179–81, 325–6, 376–7, 384–5
JavaScript uses, 346
list, 315–17
loadVars object, 178–9, 217–18, 228–32, 235
mobile devices, 74–5, 79, 309–17
semi-colons, 85–6, 118
sprite characters, 44–5, 260–81
strict data typing, 87, 99, 155–6
variables, 83–100, 228, 309
Active Server Pages (ASPs), 168, 173, 176–9, 206,
211–21, 334–46
caching issues, 213, 222
concepts, 176–9, 209, 211–21, 334–46
cookies, 334
creation, 176–7
databases, 206, 211–21, 334–46
encryption security, 346
examples, 177–8, 211–21, 337–46
front-end creation, 219–24
JavaScript uses, 346
login pages, 337–8
registration, 338–43
ActiveX control, 171, 375–6, 377–84
AdCmdStoredProc constant, 211–12
AdCmdTable constant, 211–12
AdCmdText constant, 211–12
Add Motion Guide selection, 30–1
Add/Remove programs, 360–1
AdjustArray function, board games, 256–9
AdjustBoard function, 251–2
Administration Console, 369–70
Administration Tools, 360–2
Administrative pages, high score tables, 346
Alpha sequences, 54–6, 69–70, 76, 78–9
Alpha setting, Color Mixer panel, 18, 77
And operation, concepts, 9, 88–9, 106–17, 133, 230
ANDing, bit manipulations, 230–1
AngleBetween function, 147–8
Animation, 1, 29–45, 232–4
see also Character...; Examples
basics, 29–41, 232–4
blinks, 41–5
CGI programs, 46–59, 232–4
computer animation programs, 46–59, 232–4
curves, 30–1, 55, 57–8, 131–5, 269–71
file sizes, 34, 38, 46, 54, 58
fogging techniques, 232
imports, 28, 46, 50–9
key positions, 37–8
left/right conventions, 37
pace settings, 29
programming similarities, 1
rotation centres, 24–6, 35–6
simple cut-out animation, 34–45, 53–4
sprite character, 42–5, 260–81
walks, 34–45, 260
AnyMovieClip, 175
API see Application Programming Interface
Appendices, 389–410
Application Programming Interface (API), 349, 383
Arbitrary meshes, concepts, 47–8
Arcades, 282
Arial Narrow font, 187–92
Arithmetic operators:
concepts, 10, 88–91, 118–35, 315–17
list, 88–91, 315–17
Arms:
left/right conventions, 37
Lightwave modeller, 49–53
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