Flash CS3: Rich Application Development UK Classes & Lessons (Adobe)

About this class

Flash CS3 Rich Application Development provides Flash developers with prior ActionScript experience, the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build more flexible and dynamic Flash content. This course focuses on teaching students more advanced ActionScript topics that will remove a reliance on Timeline-based visual tools. Students will learn to generate dynamic design and navigation elements that cannot be created without ActionScript.

Who will the lesson benefit?

This course is for Flash developers who have some experience with ActionScript but want to learn more advanced topics and features to enhance their designs.

What prerequisites are required

You should already have attended Flash CS3: Rich Content Creation [ FCS3RCC ] ActionScript 3: Essentials [ AS3 ] or have equivalent experience.

Contents of this class

Introducing Components and Data

List the components.
Setting up a server and database.
Testing server/flash/db integration.
Ways to connect Flash and data.

UI Components

Accordian, Button, Checkbox, Radio Buttons.
List, ComboBox, DataGrid.
Datechooser, Date Field.
Loader.
ScrollPane.
ProgressBar.
Menu and MenuBar.
Numeric Stepper.
TextArea, TextInput, and Labels.
Tree component.
Windows/Alerts.
Handling Scrollbars.

Video Components

FLVPlayback.
Flash Video Components.
Videomaru.
Fullscreen video.

Data binding

XML
Inputting data & binding data.

Database integration

Flash and php.
Flash and amfphp.
Flash Remoting.
Flash and web services.

Customising Components

Stylising components.
CSS and components.
Custom shapes.

Creating Your Own Components

Creating a movie clip with code.
Converting to a component.
Making the component installable.

Introducing Flex & Apollo

List the components.