LOL!!
What the hey do you use to develop Flash man?
Flash is great for even simple stuff on webpages, and the new Actions in
Flash 5 are even better.
Its a programming language, that you just have to learn like any other, but
it isn't that difficult.
It usually involves very simple IF THen statements that jump you between
frames in the animation.
Think about each animation frame like a Line Number in QBasic, and you just
GOTO different portions depending on what events are triggered.
That's basic Flash Programming there. It just gets complicated to actually
come up with all those cool effects yourself, from scratch.
THAT takes a lot of time, and trial and error.
So leave that for the artists and the physicists :)
And use sites such as www.flashkit.com , products like Swift 3D, Wildform
and Swish to build your simple Flash files quickly and easily. This gets
over the initial hurdle of learning the interface. You can also use
Livemotion 1.0 from Adobe that gives you the layered goodness you're
accustomed to in all the rest of Adobe's products.
You don't necessarily have to use Macromedia Flash 5.0's development
program, to create Flash 5.0 whizz-bang thingies (applets? :) ).
That said, Macromedia's Flash 5.0's development interface needs a LOT of
work to make it more userfriendly. SOmething that they should realise with
the proliferation of tools such as Swish and Wildform.
Of course the diehard Flash Developers may not appreciate them putting such
ease of use functionality in the proggy, and making everyone a
Flash-Head...but it would be a good thing for macromedia..and Allaire..no?
:)
If you want to add interactivity, then you still have to dip your hand into
the programming teapot, but basic activity with Buttons etc. is preeetty
easy.
Anyways..I really disagree that Flash is a Terrible program, at least based
on the issues you brought up:
Time Consuming and Cumbersome.
:)
Have a great day!
-Gel,
who is in a FLASHY mood.
*grips his trenchcoat with a lacivious stare at those around him*
Hey..hey you..yeah..c'mere..
*FLASH!*
;-P
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 18 January 2001 09:17
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Macromedia and Allaire to Merge
Jeez, what is all this talk of Flash - it is a TERRIBLE program; far too
time consuming and cumbersome.
uurgggh
N
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