Index

D

Darken blend mode, 384

data

storing and displaying

Dynamic text field and, 1001–1003

Input text field and, 999–1001

user comment form, creating, 1006–1011

XML, using in Flash movie, 1011–1014

data binding

description of, 6, 1145–1146

list, creating with DataGrid component, 1159–1162

making list of clue points for video clip, 1156–1159

visual

adding code to movies using, 1154–1155

Flash movie, constructing, 1147–1154

overview of, 1146

XML file, making, 1147

data process, defining with states, 1003–1005

data provider, 1145

data rates and target audience, 600

data type

Boolean, 867–868

checking with typeof operator, 870

description of, 823, 865

Function, 868–869

MovieClip, 868

Number, 866–867

Object, 868

strict, 869–870

String, 865–866

Undefined, 869

DataBindingClasses symbol, 1154

data-driven application

description of, 30

Rich Internet Application, 30, 1145

data-driven presentation, 30

DataGrid component, creating list with, 1159–1162

David Carson 2ndsight: Grafik Design after the End of Print (Blackwell), 230

Debug menu, testing Flash movie and, 710

Debug version of Flash Player 8, 1096

Debugger panel

breakpoint and, 1089, 1090–1092

displaying and modifying variables, 1086–1087

editing and displaying movie properties, 1089

overview of, 1085–1086

stepping through code using breakpoints and, 1092–1093

Watch list, 1087–1088

Debugger version, contextual menu, 742

debugging Flash movie remotely, 1093–1095

Debugging permitted option (Publish Settings dialog box), 716

DebugðList Variables, 1000

declaration, variable as, 801–802

declaring

event, 1054

variable, 804–806

default settings for document, changing, 86

default setup, loading or reloading, 66

defining

data process with states, 1003–1005

function, 872–873

problem, 34–35, 790

de-interlacing, CDBA96

Delegate class, 660, 1127–1129

Delete command (Library), 168

Delete Folder command (Layers contextual menu), 107

Delete layer button (Timeline window), 98

Delete Layer command (Layers contextual menu), 106

deleting

action from Script pane, 627

active layer or folder, 98

breakpoint

in Actions panel, 1090

in Debugger panel, 1092

component from movie, 1115

filter, 366

frames to shorten span, 103

Movie Clip, 862–863

scene, 89

Shape Hints, 339

text with Text tool, 236–238

tool icon from Tools panel, 83

variable from Watch list, 1088

Workspace Layout, 74

deploying

existing .flv file with Video Import wizard, 561–564

new .flv file with Video Import wizard, 565–568

Deployment screen

Import Video dialog box, 550–551

Video Import wizard, 565–566

deprecated action, 631–632

depth

blurring to simulate, 452

visual display of, 95–96, 316–317

Deselect All command (Edit menu), 158

deselecting item, 139

design panels

Align, 153–154

Info, 154–155

Transform, 156–157

design pattern, 1049–1050

designing. See also game design

characters, strategies for, 437–440

game

building project, 1050–1051

checking status of game, 1066–1069

four phases of, 1047–1050

initializing, 1052–1055

interface, building, 1056–1059

scripting, 1051

skills required for, 1047

starting game, 1059–1063

storing user and game information, 1069–1070

user input and, 1063–1066

motion, 309

for usability, 41–45

Designing Interactive Digital Media (Iuppa), 40

Detect Flash Version feature (Publish Settings dialog box), 725, 749–755

detecting

drop position, 849–853

Flash Player

with Flash 8, 749–755

forcing content without check, 748–749

with JavaScript and VBScript, 759–762

overview of, 748

with sniffer, 755–759

dev folder, 49

developer troubleshooting guidelines, 1101–1103

development, 179

device fonts, 247–248

device sound file, 465

DHTML (Dynamic HTML)

description of, 25

JavaScript and, 658

using Flash movie with, 764–766

Diana, Carla (designer), 1214

Difference blend mode, 385

DigiEffects

CineLook 1.5 plug-in, 453–456

FileDamage plug-in, 456

digital video footage

adding to movie, 545

editing, CDBA95

importing, CDBA89

quality of, CDBA89–CDBA94

dimensional shadow, creating, 370–371

Dimensions setting (Publish Settings dialog box)

GIF tab, 729

HTML tab, 725–726

dimThumb function, 1190, 1195

Director (Macromedia), 26

Disable option (Sound Settings dialog box), 492

Display list (Movie Explorer), 195

displayCaption function, 1197

displaying

data

Dynamic text field and, 1001–1003

Input text field and, 999–1001

Flash Video at native size

adjusting video size with metadata, 971–974

overview of, 970–971

setting video size without metadata, 974–975

fonts, 249

letters of alphabet for game, 1061

movie properties, 1089

variable, 1086–1087

displayWord() function, 1062–1063

Distance setting (filters), 369

Distort option (Free Transform tool), 288

Distribute to Layers command, 262, 263, 419–420

Distributed Duplicate Timeline effect, 391

distributing stand-alone, 774

Dither settings (Publish Settings dialog box), 731

dithering, 204, 731

do while loop, 813

docking

panel, 72

Timeline, 94

document. See also Flash document file

default settings for, changing, 86

extracting sound from, 501–502

importing sound file into, 476

saving

before testing, 704

as Unicode UTF-8, 1012

document Library

accessing, 161

Authortime shared, 198–201

Common and External, working with, 163–164

editing symbol from, 177

Narrow view, 166

organizing, 169–171

overview of, 162

reading, 166–169

working with multiple, 164–166

Document Properties dialog box, 85, 241, 677

Document window

controlling, 84–86

description of, 83–84

in Fireworks, CDBC9

menu options, 89–91

reading, 86–87

Scene panel, 88–89

Stage

adding component to, 1110

code on objects on, 625

description of, 86, 447

image size and, 512

placing new element on, 623

Work area, 4, 86, 90, 179

Document-level Undo, 157, 303

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd edition (Krug), 45

dot syntax, 658

double-slash (//), 101

Down Button state, 185, 189, 468–469

download page, linking to, 780

Download Settings submenu (View menu), 710

downloadImage function, 1201

downloading. See also loading

component, 1142

preloader for external assets, using, 975–983

preloading

description of, 932

Flash movie with components, 939–946

steps for, 933–939

ProgressBar component and, 987–990

progressive download, 23, 931–932

drag-and-drop feature, 848–849

draggable Movie Clip, creating

alpha, scale, and blur sliders, making, 853–863

detecting drop position, 849–853

drag-and-drop basics, 848–849

overview of, 847–848

dragging, 641

dragOut event, 643

dragOver event, 643

drag-select operation, 139

Drawing Object

creating, 171–172

Selection tool and, 138, 139, 140

vector graphic and, 176

working with, 297–299

drawing, optimizing, 137

Drawing Preferences dialog box, 127

Drawing Settings options, 120

drawing tools

categories of, 111

default fill and stroke settings for, 112

freehand lines and strokes

Brush tool, 120–125

Eraser tool (E), 126–127

overview of, 118

Pen tool (P), 127–130

Pencil tool, 119

geometric shapes and

Line tool (N), 112–113

Oval tool (O), 113–114

overview of, 112

PolyStar tool, 116–118

Rectangle tool (R), 114–115

stroke and fill controls

color, 130–132

line styles, 132–135

Scale option, 135–137

Dreamweaver (Macromedia)

Check Plugin behavior, CDBC70–CDBC72

Control Shockwave or Flash behavior, CDBC72–CDBC75

description of, CDBC49

features of, CDBC50–CDBC51

Flash and, CDBC49–CDBC51

Insert panel, Media submenu, CDBC58

inserting Flash movie into, CDBC52–CDBC55

launching and editing Flash file from, CDBC57–CDBC58

positioning movie in, CDBC55

site map and link checker, CDBC75–CDBC77

using built-in Flash objects in, CDBC58–CDBC65

writing ActionScript with, CDBC77–CDBC79

Drop shadow effect, 392

Dropper feature, 219, 227

_droptarget property (MovieClip object), 849–853, 890

Duplicate command

Edit menu, 158

Library, 168

duplicating Document window, 84

DVD-Audio format, CDBA84

Dynamic HTML (DHTML)

description of, 25

JavaScript and, 658

using Flash movie with, 764–766

dynamic reusable menu, creating with arrays, 876–880

Dynamic text field

description of, 231

as editable, 234–235

options, setting, 243–244

storing and displaying data and, 1001–1003

variable as, 802

dynamically changing source of Loader component, 985–987