Flash 2 Actionscript
midterm 1 review
Georg Apitz
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CMSC 434 Midterm 1 Review: Interaction Design in Flash with Actionscript - Prof. Ben A. Sh, Study notes of Computer Science
A review guide for midterm 1 of the cmsc 434 course focused on creating interactive interfaces using flash and actionscript. Topics covered include using pre-built interface components, creating custom interactive areas, the actionscript control panel, and creating a simple and complex interface. Students will learn how to create a button of random shape that changes color when pressed and can be dragged, as well as how to create a small interface that lets users enter a url and submit it with simple error checking.
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Flash 2 Actionscript
midterm 1 review
Georg Apitz
Interactivity in Flash
- used pre build interface components
. buttons
. combo boxes
. scrollbars etc.
- create own interactive areas
. Actionscript 1 and 2
. scripting language, similar to javascript etc.
Create your own interactivity
- task:^ create a button of random shape that changes color
when pressed and you can drag it.
- steps
. create the button
. create a movie clip and add the button plus action
. add the movie clip to the scene
Simple Example
- task:^ create a small interface that lets you enter a URL
and submit it, include simple error checking
- steps
. create the graphical content
. Background
. Labels
. interactive components
. text input
. buttons
. add action
. actionscript, important to add it at the right frame
important aspects
- incremental building of interfaces
- buttons cannot have actionscript applied directly
. need to be embeded in movies
- extensive tutorials and info
. http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials.shtml
- review DTUI 1-
Chapter II
- display organization (p 63)
. consistency, efficient information assimilation, minimal memory
load, data display should match data entry, data display should be flexible
- how to get user's attention
. intensity, marking, size,fonts, blinking, color, audio
- knowing the user,^ classification by skill level
. novice, intermittent, expert
Chapter II
- eighth golden rules (p 75)
. consistency
. universal usability
. informative feedback
. dialogs that yield closure
. prevent errors
. easy reversal of actions
. internal locus of control (user is in control)
. reduce short term memory load (7+/- 2)
- preventing and handling errors
Design
courtesy of F. Guimbretière