hezekiah-1812,
> Thanks, David!
Sure thing.
>> In my Flash 8 Actionscript panel, for instance,
there is a pull-down
>> menu in the upper left that has the following
options: ActionScript
>> 1.0 & 2.0; Flash Lite 1.0 ActionScript or Flash
Lite 1.1 ActionScript
In Flash CS3, you get new entries in that list.
>> In Flash CS3, is that pull-down still there, with
ActionScript 3.0 the
>> default, and with ActionScript 1.0 & 2.0 below
it?
The default choice depends on what sort of FLA file you
open. If you do
File > New, you have the choice to start in AS3 or AS2
(which also counts as
AS1) -- or you can change the Publish Settings at any time
(File > Publish
Settings > Flash), though doing so after you've already
begun coding is very
likely to lead to warning and error messages, for obvious
reasons.
> I recently bought Russell Chun's CS3 and Rich Shupe's
Learning AS 3.
I've heard good things about Rich Shupe's and Zevan Rosser's
"Learning
ActionScript 3.0: A Beginner's Guide" (O'Reilly). Hadn't
heard of Russell
Chun's book, but it has high marks on Amazon.com.
> Good starting points?
Based on Amazon reviewers, they look good!
🙂 These seem to
focus more
on ActionScript 3.0 than 2.0, but if you're already
comfortable (at least,
comfortable enough) in AS2, that may be just what you're
after.
> Or add Colin Moock?
I value Colin Moock's work tremendously and regularly
consult his books.
> Or... feel free to give yourself a plug.
"Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers" (friends of ED) has
been selling
very well and has also received favorable reviews on
Amazon.com. I wrote
that one last year with Tom Green, and it's been a neat
experience all
around. I'm usually very active on these forums, so that
might be useful if
you choose to buy that one. The past couple months have been
unsually busy
for me, because I'm working on a new title for O'Reilly, but
I'll be back in
the saddle very soon.
David Stiller
Contributor, How to Cheat in Flash CS3
http://tinyurl.com/2cp6na
"Luck is the residue of good design."