Flash Dirty Hacks

Flash Dirty Hacks is for readers who deal with the hard issues day to day, every day, using Flash. If yours"ve read the manuals, done the training, but still hit walls in Flash development that noone told you would exist, then this book is for you.Flash Dirty Hacks will take an under the hood look at the hacks, tricks, and questionable methods used by the pros to make flash sites go. Aware of and yet transcending topics such as clean code and proper technique, this book will follow a "whatever it takes" methodology to problem solving.This book forces its readers to think creatively while solving the head-banging issues that we all have to face in real-world Flash development. While professional standards are acknowledged throughout, the emphasis is on how you can get the working result when you need it every time! Straightforward and practical advice on how to get Flash a project done. A look at realistic road blocks, well known issues, and an unbiased look at flash's dirty secrets, with case study examples where available. Use real world examples with relevant applications (no "lets build a video player with a premade skin" examples). What yours"ll learn No matter what they told you, yours"ll learn how to get that Flash project done! How to think differently about how you program, abandoning rigid thinking for a creative problem solving approach. How to build smooth seamless chunk loaders to hide nasty background asset and content loading. Techniques in localization and font usage, dynamically load and/ or hack font fields to show localized characters. About the FLV player bug workarounds and the unspoken issues with progressive media players. About the flash garbage collector and why it hates you. How to access stage variables in As3 through static variables in custom classes. Who this book is for This book is for Flash users who need to get the job done quicky and efficiently. This book can also be of great help for Flash beginners looking for a professional perspective on Flashrs"s strong points and short comings. And it is also a book for intermediate and advanced readers who are looking for a reference on those sneaky issues that creep up and are hard to get around.

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