Re: FLASH: Hillman Curtis book

[Jordan L. Chilcott]

on 8/13/00 3:12 AM, Kenny Sherwood at

uniquemacearthlink [dot] net

 wrote:


> At 16.18 +1000 2000.08.13, Richard wrote:

> 

>> Chapter 3, page 3:04, after creating a background layer we are instructed:

>> 

>> "With the background element sized and positioned and still selected,

> create

>> a new symbol by choosing Insert>New Symbol..."

>> 

>> Did I miss something but I thought to create a symbol out of an existing

>> object one would use "Convert to symbol" not "New symbol".

> 

> Consider the possibility that HC is *wrong*, and that you are *right*.

> 

> Fluff ego-gratifyin' (try countin' how many pix of HC!) piece o'

> doodoo, that book, IMO.

> 

> Kenny Sherwood, always happy to dump on that particular man and book

> ... a waste o' my money and time ... "ActionScript" gets redefined

> (see index), per His Holiness, into "Object-Oriented Programming"?

> Gimme a break Hilly! Sheesh, ya even out-do Roger Black, ego-wise! :-)


Whoa, Kenny... don't choke on your own venom. That stuff'll kill you! It may

be already blinding you.


In actual fact, HC is half mistaken, because he does a good recovery with

pointing out using the F8 key (which is the correct key in this case). That

probably shows that he uses the F8 more often than the menu selection.


As far as HC's book goes, I find it an awesome read as it helps me get in

touch with the design side. It's not meant as a technical source at all.

Often understanding why is just as important as how. Almost every Flash

designer has proven they know how.


As well, it is Fred Sharples that actually referred to ActionScript in an

OOP like manner. As crude as it is, Flash and Actionscript do meet most the

qualifications of OOP. Flash 5 may actually meet all 4 qualities.


jord

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