Open Source ActionScript

Sliders allow users to select a value within a constrained range. A common example is a volume bar. This entry will demonstrate how to use...

Toggle buttons are a common variation on simple buttons. An easy example is a play button that changes to a pause button when clicked and v...

In theory, simple buttons should be simple to create in Open Source ActionScript. Unfortunately, getting all the details right isn't th...

One main disadvantage of sound assets is they are embedded within the final SWF file. When employing large assets, this can cause the SWF f...

There are two ways to play sounds in ActionScript: via assets and via streams. This entry will demonstrate how to create and play sound ass...

Complex Flash applications on the Web normally have preloaders. These are short animations that display the load status (by bar graph or pe...

The star image from the previous post can be animated with a MovieClip subclass. Add a new ActionScript Class in the oas2 subfolder called ...

To place an asset on the stage (display an image, video, or play music), an asset library must first be created. Right click and save this i...

Nearly every example I see creating MovieClip subclasses involve an asset -- bitmap, video, or sound. What if a class draws itself? A few...

The structure of an Open Source Flash project is different than one developed inside Adobe Flash, the commercial development studio. On the...

Adobe publishes a very complete language reference for ActionScript 2.0 here. http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flash/ The LiveD...

To demonstrate your new tools work correctly, create a Hello, World! Flash demo. Launch Eclipse. Close the Welcome screen with the small ...

As I said on earlier posts, there are many Web pages for beginning pure Open Source Flash development, but I'm going to walk you through...

This is a personal question, not one to start a holy war about "Rich Internet Application Platforms". (Al Gore, no doubt, will ne...

This is a blog for all those interested in Open Source ActionScript for the purpose of creating Flash demos. There are many Websites that I...