Coding with javascript in EDGE tutorials/samples from start to finish

I would also like to see something like this.

Hi there,

Have you checked out the Lessons within Edge Animate? The "Extend" lesson which covers the basics of adding Javascript to your composition comes with step-by-step instructions and a sample file.

Here's another lesson (with video) that may also be of help: http://helpx.adobe.com/edge-animate/using/add-interactivity-javascript.html

hth,

Joe

What type of things are you trying to acomplish?  Just basic "how do I play," or something more complex?

-Elaine

Hi Angelique!

I am in something of the same boat as You. I have found this forum to be very informative & the knowledgeable folks here are very generous with their time... but the information is all over the place and lacks the collimated immediacy of a thorough (indexed!) manual. Ditto the very helpful Animate videos & tutorials on the Internet which, while valuable, are often time consumming to track down specific information.

When learning a new discipline I do best with cogent printed manuals featuring a methodical presentation - which are also a snap to reference. Along these lines two books have caught my eye and I will be ordering... they might be of interest to You:

Adobe Edge Animate: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover (O'Reilly Media) - Pages: 306

Print: $24.99; e-Book: $19.99 (both for $27.49)

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027553.do

The Missing Manual series has always proved a provident guide for what ever program I was seeking to learn. This book looks like it follows suit. In the example on-line files I perused Chris struck me as an elegant scripter.

Learning Adobe Edge Animate by Joseph Labrecque (Packt) - Pages: 368

Print (eBook included in price) $44.99; eBook only $22.94

http://www.packtpub.com/learning-to-create-engaging-motion-rich-interactivity-with-adobe-e dge/book

Joseph pulls a few shifts on Adobe TV's Animate tutorials & is excerpted in the edge_animate_reference.pdf. I like how he writes (and~or has a great editor)... concise explanations.

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These books appear to offer info on a plethora of topics with valuable Javascript examples. Though no doubt there will be considerable overlap of subject matter I think these two books feature enough different material to make both worth purchasing.

Interaction Designers often do not execute their visions, and hire/collaborate with skilled talents for the specific type of production they have in mind. However, if you are young and enjoy Coding/Logic then I encourage you to learn JavaScript/Jquery to become a stronger Front-End and interaction designer. The problem is not that your creativity is not sufficient, the problem is that if you do not know the execution part (at least the main structures), then you fail to oversee opportunities and possible problems, when you actually concept for an idea. The best example is to compare Architects with Structure Engineers, An architect who has enough knowledge of Structure is far more wanted/capable of creating stronger designs. I always start learning in Lynda.com, and keep challenging myself with designing small applications. Games are amazing challenges to build INTERACTIVE muscles, you need to solve so many more interactivity puzzles compared to a website or a mobile app. The other problem is that even if you hire or ask another developer to teach you, each developer has his own way of doing things, specially when it comes to creative projects. So you wanna make sure you develop your own style of coding/thinking. If you learn the basics of programming CONFIDENTLY, you ll pick up any new language in few months...Learn the logics and core ideas in programming first, dont worry so much about the syntax when you start.