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What are the 3 symbol types in flash? Describe each.
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Graphic - mainly for animation, cannot use actionscript.
Button - quickly add basic functionality and interactivity. MovieClip - treated like buttons or graphics and can have animations inside. |
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What is so special about MovieClips?
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movieclips inside movieclips, timeline can control itself (or by actionscript) more versatile.
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Is it possible to have MovieClips inside of MovieClips?
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yes
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What is the difference between a symbol in the Library and on the stage?
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The symbol in the library is the master copy of the symbol. Does not add file size.
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What is the difference between motion tween and shape tween?
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Motion tweening only works with symbol instances, one symbol per tween per layer, never apply to empty keyframes. Shape tweens only work with shapes and use only when you want to morph one shape into another shape.
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How can you help Flash line up angles and lines when using Shape Tweens?
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shape hint
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How can you implement timing to suggest weight?
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easing
ease-in starts slowly and speeds up ease-out starts fast and slows down |
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What is anticipation, what is overshoot, how are they related?
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anticipation is getting the momentum going before the action begins. overshoot is where the object goes beyond the stopping point and then settles back
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Is it possible to have flash inside of an HTML document that validates?
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yes
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How can you include alternate HTML content to a Flash interface?
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Create a complete HTML site that would show up in the event the user didn't have the Flash Plug-in.
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How can you change properties of a MovieClip?
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just go the the property inspector
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How can you reference MovieClips inside of MovieClips with ActionScript?
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using instance names
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What tags are available for HTML formatting of Textfields in Flash?
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anchor, bold, break, font, italic, list, paragraph, underline, image
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What does the trace function do in Actionscript?
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command that will send some type of data to the output window.
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What are the 3 instance name rules?
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don't use spaces (_ instead), camel case (ie myFirstInstanceName) and don't start with a number.
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What is the event that triggers when the user clicks on a MovieClip?
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MouseEvent.CLICK
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What is an event?
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when something happens, different events can occur to different objects.
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What is a function?
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A named group of statements. We can "call" them when we are ready to execute those statements.
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How can you request that a function be run when a specific event happens?
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myClip_mc.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickHandler);
function onClickHandler (e) { altClip_mc.x = altClip_mc.x + 10; } |
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What do you need to include when creating a function that will be triggered by an event?
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Must include a letter within the parenthesis.
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If you use a pre-built function (method) without a MovieClip name in front of it, what timeline will process the function?
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the main timeline or the current timeline
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How can you create a reference to the MovieClip that received the event from with a function?
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Event.target is used to reference a MovieClip that was clicked.
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