_root, Evil _root

As soon as you start writing your first lines of code in ActionScript, it’s pretty likely that you’ll use _root.

_root is an identifier that references the main timeline of your movie.

When you use _root, you’re using absolute notation.

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Flash Mail Form (with PHP)

So you want to create a mail form in Flash…

You need:

  • a PHP enabled server
  • basic understanding of Flash / ActionScript
  • very basic PHP knowledge
  • Flash MX or later

Creating a Flash Mail Form should be easy and can be resumed in 4 simple steps:

  1. collecting, validating and sending the data in/from Flash
  2. receiving and validating the data in the PHP script
  3. sending the email and a response back to Flash
  4. display the response in Flash

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Thunderbird 2 Released

The best email client has just been updated and is available for download.

Get Thunderbird!

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Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 Released

Thunderbird 2 RC1 was released yesterday.

I’m not on my main computer, so I haven’t installed it yet. I’ll install it as soon as I get home.

I’ve been using a beta?/alpha? version for a long time without any problems. I can’t remember all the new features included in this release, but I remember the new look and a great feature I’ve always missed (which I don’t know it’s even available in any other email clients) – Session History Navigation. This feature allows you to navigate back and forward through the email messages you’ve already opened, just like the browser’s back and forward buttons allow you to navigate through visited web pages.

Read the release notes and find out what’s new.

You can download it here.

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Apollo: Links that Matter

Mike Downey has posted a huge list of links, all Apollo-related.

In case you missed something from the last couple of days, here‘s a good chance to find it.

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Apollo Resources

There is a lot of free learning material popping up right after Apollo Alpha has been released on the Labs:

  1. Release Notes
  2. Building Your First Flex-based Apollo Application
  3. Apollo for Adobe Flex Developers Pocket Guide
  4. Video Tutorials from Linda.com
  5. Introducing Apollo
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Pre-Order Essential ActionScript 3

Essential ActionScript 3.0 by Colin Moock is is now available for pre-order.

Essential ActionScript 3

If you want to help Moock with a small percentage when you buy his book, follow the links on his blog post.

If you want to get into ActionScript 3.0… Flash and Flex world… this should be The Book!

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Apollo Alpha on the Labs

The much awaited release of the alpha version of Apollo is finally available on the Labs.

Go grab it and start playing with it.

You can also download the .pdf version of Apollo for Adobe Flex Developers Pocket Guide by Mike Chambers for free. At home, I always got a 404 not found error, but was able to download it at my mother’s – strange…
The book has been available for two days, before Apollo itself has.

Read the press release for the first public release of Apollo.

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