Flash Panels – Inspiration, Creation and Implementation. In this article I will explain how Flash Panels fit into the grand scheme of extending Flash MX 2004.
We’ll also discuss some of the benefits and pitfalls you may encounter when using Flash Panels in your day to day work. Through this tutorial, you’ll create your very own Flash Panel to control the rotation of Movie Clips on the stage using standard Flash MX 2004 components, a hefty sprinkling of ActionScript and some tips and tricks along the way. I hope you’ll come away from this tutorial feeling empowered to create your own Flash Panels, and to explore the capabilities and possibilities of Flash MX 2004 — and your own mind! Before we set out on this extensibility trip, let me point out a couple of resources that will be invaluable in your pursuit of Flash Panel excellence: The creation of Flash Panels for use in Flash MX 2004 basically hinges around the understanding and use of the JSAPI (JavaScript API). By their very nature, Flash Panels are exported SWF files. Flash Panel Location <? Creating Flash Extensions — Part 1: Introduction. The ability to create extensions is one of my favorite features in Flash Pro.
You can extend Flash to include new features and automation in the form of Commands, Panels, and Tools. This series of tutorials will show you how to create your own extensions for Flash. There is a special scripting language that allows you to control Flash, and it is known as JSFL. JSFL (JS[JavaScript]FL[Flash]) JSFL is a variant of JavaScript specifically written to interact with the Flash authoring environment. You create a new JSFL script by choosing File > New and selecting Flash JavaScript File in the New Document dialog box. The History Panel The History Panel functions as an advanced undo/redo. Open a new Flash file.Open the History Panel: Window > Other Panels > History.Select the Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle on the stage. Note that a rectangle has been drawn on the stage in the same place and with the same dimensions as the one that was drawn with the rectangle tool.
Saving a Command. Tailor Your Flash Workspace by Creating Custom Panels. In my last tut: Create New Features for Flash with JSFL we created new commands for Flash.
Now we’re going to take things further by creating entirely new panels within the Flash authoring environment. Final Result Preview To try the Buttonizer panel, download the Source zip file and extract the Buttonizer.swf file to the folder listed in Step 3. Re Daily Email Newsletters Weekly Email Newsletters Subscribe to receive the latest design and creative business news, tutorials, and resources delivered to you via email—either daily (below) or weekly, to your computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The newsletters and subscription confirmation email will be sent from the address briefing@iampariah.com. Privacy and CAN-SPAM Compliance All Pariah Burke newsletters comply with the U.S. Create New Features for Flash with JSFL. In this introduction to the JavaScript for Flash (JSFL) scripting language, you’ll learn how to automate repetitive tasks and add new commands to the Flash authoring environment.
Introduction We’ll start by exploring JSFL in general, seeing what it can do, then building up to a useful application of it: a command that can turn text into a button (with its hit area set correctly) in a single click. Step 1: Create a JSFL Fi Daily Email Newsletters Weekly Email Newsletters Subscribe to receive the latest design and creative business news, tutorials, and resources delivered to you via email—either daily (below) or weekly, to your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. IMPORTANT NOTE: The newsletters and subscription confirmation email will be sent from the address briefing@iampariah.com. Privacy and CAN-SPAM Compliance All Pariah Burke newsletters comply with the U.S.