Playing around with Text

We had been introduced to three types of text which is static text, input text and dynamic text.

Static Text :

Static text is the standard type of text that you would use in Flash that is created by typing in Flash. Static text is used when you need to add text to the Stage, Buttons or any text that doesn't need to change or load from an external source.

Input Text:

Use input text when you want the user to type into a text field. You can take that text and send it to the ActionScript or a database and have it manipulate something in the SWF file, and more.

Dynamic Text :

Use Dynamic text when you need to load text from the ActionScript, a text file, database, or change the text when the SWF file plays in Flash Player.

In the first exercise I create the simple form, where the user can type their answer as an input text. After the user hit the button 'ENTER' , the screen will display the dynamic text that contain the data that the user key in earlier.

For the second exercise, I have developed a multiple choice question. It consists of buttons that applied the actionscript such as stop and gotoAndPlay to the desired frame. User just hit the button and it will go to the specific response.

Farm Activity

In this week, we learn abot how to use button interactively. In this farm activity we learn on how to convert images to button and apply mouseclick or mouseover effect to it. Firstly, selected image must be convert into symbol (button) and after that we can edit the symbol. We can add keyframe and put the desired effect by dragging it below the column of up, over, down or hit. The outcome could be very interesting and useful in creating learning application especially to kids..

https://sites.google.com/site/millyrezz/authoring-stuffs/farm_activity.swf?attredirects=0

Week 4 Activity

In week 4, there is no class, but we were required to do some tasks regarding on action script. When first reading the notes, I'm quite blank and feel difficult to understand it. However after try it step by step, I'm start getting a brighter picture on how to use the action script.

Basically the most important thing is we should add another layer for action. I always tend to forget to put the new action layer on each scene. Then I always keep that in mind. So this is the result of the first trial using action script 'stop' and 'gotoAndPlay'..




Another task is to create a simple menu navigation that consist of few scene that linked to the main menu. I admit that I need to polish my creativity to produce something more attractive and interactive..huhu..but here are the outcome..

Third week of flash CS3

Entering the third week of class..I've found that there are a lot more skills to be explore in Flash cs3..In this week we  learn how to make animation using motion guide. I think this skill is very useful after all.
Well, let's take a look of what have I done so far on this week...

The Ant Nest Tutorial



This animation using the motion guide is quite simple..it can be enhance by making the ant turn left of right by using the rotation function..i'll try it later maybe..huhu

The Traditional Animation



Personally, I like this kind of animation because it give us freedom to express what is on our mind..but this kind of animation require us to draw image 'frame by frame' and sometimes it's quite difficult to determine the next frame after each frame. But I really enjoy doing this part ;)

Animation using Series of Image



This kind of animation is supposed to be easy because we just import the 'readymade' series of picture to the stage and convert it to clip symbol, it also require our creativity to make the motion path.. But I didn't manage to make it move smoothly as desired.. May be I'm missing certain step..It's quite confusing to me sometimes to differentiate the moving guide layer with the symbol layer.. But i'll try to fix it later..