Macromedia Flash MX Components Most Wanted: Ready Made Drag 'n' Drop Design Solu (Paperback)

Creating web designs and site content in Macromedia Flash MX can be a lot of fun, but there are always tasks that you'll want to do again and again. It's always a bit of a hassle to have to keep recreating and tweaking the same old content or functionality in different projects, so why can't you just reuse what you've created? With components, you can do just that!

Flash MX Components enable the creation of self-contained design building blocks that can be simply dragged and dropped into any Flash movie. They are flexible enough to be easily customized to take care of many different tasks. No fuss, no bother - you can repurpose the standard elements of your design, application, or game, and use them over and over again.

But wait, it gets better! Components can be used by anyone, not just the person who created them. So in this book, we’ve done all the hard work for you and collected together the Most Wanted components that will make your life easier.

In this book (and on the CD) you’ll find a perfect combination of creative and functional components from some of today’s leading Flash designers and developers. Just look at the fantastic components you get:

- Event Calendar - David Doull
- Text Editor - Josh Dura
- XML News Ticker - Jon Steer
- Tool Tip - Brandon Williams
- Sketchpad - Steve Young
- Video Player - Jen DeHaan
- Image Scroller - Brian Monnone
- Pattern Generators - Paul Prudence
- TabControl - Jeremy Larkin
- Sliding Panel - Todd Marks
- ColorPicker - Jeremy Larkin
- Game Player Selector - Todd Coulson
- Particle Emitter - Jared Tarbell
- Layout Manager - Michael Montagna
- Data Grid - Daryn Nakhuda
- Movie Loader - Aral Balkan
- Image Modulators - Lifaros
- XML-to-ActionScript Converter - Mike Pearce
- Virtual 3D Trackball - James Palmer
- Text Animations - Todd Yard
- Dynamic Text Manager - Peter Elst

Each of these components is included on the accompanying CD, ready to incorporate within your designs, along with plenty of example files giving practical demonstrations of their use. On top of that, each chapter in this book presents a comprehensive designer-oriented guide that will help you to get the most out of using all of the featured components.

If you’re a Flash designer, of any ability from novice to professional, this book will increase the power of your Flash designs and enhance your project workflow – instantly!

在Macromedia Flash MX中創建網頁設計和網站內容可能非常有趣，但總會有一些你想一遍又一遍地執行的任務。每次都需要重新創建和調整相同的內容或功能，對於不同的項目來說總是有些麻煩，那為什麼不能重複使用你已經創建的內容呢？通過組件，你可以做到這一點！
Flash MX組件使得創建自包含的設計模塊成為可能，這些模塊可以簡單地拖放到任何Flash動畫中。它們足夠靈活，可以輕鬆自定義以滿足許多不同的任務。不需要麻煩，不需要煩惱 - 你可以重用你的設計、應用程序或遊戲的標準元素，一次又一次地使用它們。
但是，等等，情況會變得更好！組件可以被任何人使用，不僅僅是創建它們的人。因此，在這本書中，我們已經為您完成了所有艱難的工作，並收集了一些最受歡迎的組件，這些組件將使您的生活更輕鬆。
在這本書（和光碟上），您將找到來自當今領先的Flash設計師和開發人員的創意和功能組件的完美組合。只需看看您獲得的精彩組件：
- 事件日曆 - David Doull
- 文本編輯器 - Josh Dura
- XML新聞滾動條 - Jon Steer
- 工具提示 - Brandon Williams
- 素描板 - Steve Young
- 影片播放器 - Jen DeHaan
- 圖片滾動條 - Brian Monnone
- 圖案生成器 - Paul Prudence
- 標籤控制 - Jeremy Larkin
- 滑動面板 - Todd Marks
- 顏色選擇器 - Jeremy Larkin
- 遊戲播放器選擇器 - Todd Coulson
- 粒子發射器 - Jared Tarbell
- 佈局管理器 - Michael Montagna
- 數據網格 - Daryn Nakhuda
- 電影加載器 - Aral Balkan
- 圖像調節器 - Lifaros
- XML到ActionScript轉換器 - Mike Pearce
- 虛擬3D軌跡球 - James Palmer
- 文本動畫 - Todd Yard
- 動態文本管理器 - Peter Elst
這些組件中的每一個都包含在附帶的光碟中，可以隨時將其融入到您的設計中，還有大量的示例文件，展示了它們的實際使用。除此之外，本書的每一章還提供了一個全面的面向設計師的指南，幫助您充分利用所有特色組件。
如果你是一個Flash設計師，無論是初學者還是專業人士，這本書將增強你的Flash設計能力，提升你的項目工作流程 - 立即生效！