Relative Addressing Adobe Flash / ActionScript
We have talked already about scope issues and addressing. They're tricky. Well there's very particular issue I want to talk to you about: the use of _root.
HTML-Frame Navigation Adobe Flash / Tips and Tricks
The getURL command is very important for navigation. You can use the "normal" Variables : _self, _top, _parent or _blank to open an URL. But what happens if you are using different frames or framesets wit more than two frames? It is very simple, just type in the "Window"-Field the name of the destination frame you want the URL beeing loaded in.
Flash 5 Tab Order Adobe Flash / Interactivity
Users of traditional HTML forms have gotten used to tabbing through the input fields to enter in their data. Users will do the same thing in Flash, but Flash tabs to elements on the page that we don't want to bother with. This is because, in HTML, a form is bounded by the
tag, while in Flash, there is no "form" section -- it's just all movie clips or in the _root timeline. Flash doesn't know any better, so we have to make it a bit smarter -- and meet the user's expectations.