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isbn:
1-886411-96-4
392
pages
companion:
C$74.95 /
U$49.99
No Starch Press
Nov 2002
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FLASH the FUTURE
by
Jon Warren Lentz,
Bill Turner
and Ian Chia
Cover Blurb: Pocket PCs have become an important facet of the ongoing digital revolution. and Flash has emerged as the most viable platform developing rich-media content and applications for these handy devices. Consequently, developing content for Pocket PCs is one of the most lively new growth areas in Flash development. - from Chapter One of Flash: The Future
Flash: The Future shows you how to create rich content and applications for handhelds, wireless devices, video/DVD, and other platform. The authors are expert developers who have collaborated to deliver the most comprehensive resource on these topics. You'll learn to:
- Design Flash applications and games for Pocket PCs and manage sound, button and file size limitations
- Work with colour and optimize for different screen sizes, memory and CPUs
- Work within the limiations of Pocket Internet Explorer or build your own custom standalone players
- Use advanced ActionScript techniques optimized for mobile devices
- Integrate with Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ or eMbedded Visual Basic for business applications
- Prepare Flash animation for video or DVD and build interfaces for interactive television (ITV)
The CD-ROM includes code and samples from the book as well as developer tools for the Pocket PC, such as Comprehensive Flash MX publishing templates: Pocket PC Emulator for the desktop; 12-bit colorspace charts and tables; memory profiler and speed benchmark utilities; platform detector; and ohter text and development utilities not available elsewhere.
[ reviewed: Dec 2002 ]
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