Foundation Flash MX Applications

Scott Mebberson, Steve Webster

592 pages, parution le 13/02/2003

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Résumé

This book provides the richest and most solid introduction to the exciting world of Flash applications, which are becoming increasingly popular as ways of presenting visually rich interfaces to useful data and services. The book supplies you with the knowledge, techniques, and skills that you need to help you plan, develop, and build Flash-based applications that you can deploy on the Web.

In true Foundation series style, this book uses step by step exercises and a running case study to build the skills that you can then apply to any Flash application you create. The emphasis in this book is on the generic skills and approaches that are essential in this field, rather than on shallow walk-throughs of trivial projects. You'll come away from this book with a deeper understanding of the issues (architectural, technical, process-related, design-oriented) that are key to developing successful Flash applications for the Web.

This is the only book on the market that focuses on generic, transferable skills that are taught using a case study that'll really drive the learning home. If you want to really understand this subject, then this is the book for you. To get the most out of this book, we recommend that you already have a grasp of the Flash MX interface, as well as some ActionScript experience.

Topics include:

A full-length case study, creating a dynamic Flash message board application
Designing usable, scalable, and interactive Flash-based applications
Deploying XML for client/server communication
Using PHP as an intermediary between XML and back-end data storage
The MySQL database.

Contents

Section 1: Framework

Essential Concepts
Flash applications: in detail

Section 2: Building the Application

Structural Elements
Building the FlashBlog templates
Developing the Message Display Module
User Interface Components
Behind the scenes I: PHP
Behind the Scenes II: MySQL and Data Storage
FlashBlog: Plugging it together
Interface design

Section 3: Further Resources

Departure Lounge

Appendix A - Installing Apache, PHP, and MySQL
Appendix B - PHP Resources

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Friendsof ED
Auteur(s)	Scott Mebberson, Steve Webster
Parution	13/02/2003
Nb. de pages	592
Format	18,7 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	996g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781904344148
ISBN13	978-1-904344-14-8