The document discusses ActionScript programming with Flash CS3. It covers topics like learning programming as a process, what can be done with ActionScript code like controlling timelines and user interfaces, where to place code within a .fla file, treating the stage like a play with actors and timelines, operators like arithmetic and comparison, conditional statements like if/else, repetitive tasks using while and for loops, functions, and built-in functions. Programming with ActionScript allows controlling timelines, moving objects, and managing data and interfaces.

1. Action Script with Flash CS 3

2. Learning Programminglearning to program is a process, not an eventexpect to learn something every time you programdon't worry if you don't follow everything the first time througheven those things you don't understand will give you get a sense of what's possible

3. Programming: Talking to Kidbe explicit in every detaillist every single step that's necessary to complete a task

4. You can do with action script code:control the play head of a timelinemove things aroundcreate and manage user interfacesplay soundscontrol videomanage data (xml, lists, etc)communicate with server-side applications (e.g., web servers)

5. where to put the codewithin a .fla file, code is attached to either a frame, button, or movie clipto attach code to a frame, button, or movie clip, first select it, then type in the actions panelnotice that the actions panel title changes to match the current selection (Actions - Frame, Actions - Button, or Actions - Movie Clipcheck the actions panel title before typing so you know what you're attaching your code tocode on a movie clip or button controls that clip or buttongenerally speaking, placing code on clips and buttons is discouraged, but is sometimes convenient

6. It’s a Stage PlayYou got StageYou got TimelineYou got Actors (MovieClip, Button, Graphic)Plan Actions for Timeline and ActorsControl Timeline (play, pause, stop, go to)Direct Actors(move, rotate, scale)

7. Operatorsarithmetic: -, +, *, /comparison: < (less than), > (greater than)++,--Operator precedence

8. conditional statementsif, else, else ifswitch, case

9. Repetitive Taskswhilefor, for each inwhile (compare) { statements update } for (initialize; compare; update) { statements }

10. FunctionsRedundancy is badfunction displayArea (width, height) { trace(width * height);}Built-in functionsExiting functionsreturning information to the point of execution