On 12 Apr 2007, at 20:21, Lucila Rios wrote: > Is anybody familiar with Macromedia Flash 8 and its scripting > language "Action Script". How does it compare with RB?
ActionScript is based on ECMAScript, just as JavaScript is, so the two are quite similar. My ActionScript knowledge is quite modest (I can read and understand the code, but don't write it), but it should be quite easy to learn. > I mean is it possible to develop simple application style tutorials > with animation to be used, say as math tutorials for classroom > teaching environment? Anything's possible, the big question is the timeframe you want to realize it in. > I've developed some exercise type lessons where a button can give a > student random problems and another button gives the solution with > some interactivity. But i would like to develop some tutorial style > lessons with a lot of 2D animation. Is Flash 8 a good idea? Also > does RB play flash movies, or do they need to be converted first to > QuickTime? RB plays the flash movies QuickTime can play, meaning Flash 8 movies are probably a no-go. There are people on this list who will be able to tell you the exact version, but to my knowledge QuickTime doesn't play anything above a Flash 6 movie. If it's a wise decision to take on Flash, that's another question. There must be some shareware out there that will give you some basic animation features without the rather steep learning curve of Flash, especially if you're not a designer/animator. Some people will certainly feel different, so I'm going to state for the record that this is my personal opinion :-) Best regards Peter De Berdt _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
