A.  Go to the following URL:

     http://download.macromedia.com/pub/documentation/en/flash/fl8/fl8_getting_started.pdf

     http://download.macromedia.com/pub/documentation/en/flash/
                                               fl8/fl8_getting_started.pdf

     Note:  There is a link to this URL from the class web page:

            http://www.cns.uni.edu/~jacobson/flash

 B.  Read through the Tutorial: Building Your First Flash Application

     It starts on page 95 of the PDF file.

     It ends on page 134, but page 125 is the very last page you need to
     look at.

 C.  Answer the following questions:


 1. What is an FMA?  (What 3 words does this TLA stand for?
                      Note:  TLA is a TLA for Three Letter Acronym).

 2. Which is the authoring version and which is the version that
    is already for anyone to play using Flash Player and using
    any web browser?

       flash_fma.fls        

       flash_fma.swf

 3. How did we hide the different layers in the authoring version?

    (Note:  We hid the blueArea layer, we hid the border layer,
            we hid the nextButton layer, and finally we hid the
            slideShow layer).

 4. On page 100 of the document, it tells you to do the following:

      1. If the Property inspector isn't open, select 
                Window > Properties > Properties

    At first I thought this was a typo, or else that Flash was stupid
    if it was not a typo and there really was 
         a Window menu,
              Properties command,
                 Properties subcommand!

    I was wrong.  It was not a typo and Flash user interface designers
    were not stupid.  Explain why.

 5. What is the optimal Frame Rate according to the tutorial?
    Your answer will be in FPS - Frames Per Second.

 6. During the lecture and/or during the hands-on class we had,
    I showed you another way to set or view the Document properties.
    (Such as Frame Rate, Height and Width of the stage, Background 
     color of the stage, etc.)

    What was that way?


 7. What type of Symbol Behavior did we always choose for this tutorial?


 8. What are the other two types of Symbol Behavior?

 9. Page 103 states that you need to double-click the rectangle you 
    drew.  Why do they say you need to do that?

    What happens if you single click a rectangle on the stage instead of
    double-clicking it (with the Selection tool from the Tools Panel)?

    Does this single-click problem always happen with any rectangle?

    Is there another way to select the rectangle so you do not have
    to double-click it (when its a rectangle that gives the problem)?  
    Are there several ways?

10. What would happen if you did not set the Ease value to 100
    for the motion tweens on page 110 and 111?

12. What would happen or look different if you took away the Motion 
    Tweens (or never added them) for this application?

13. What is scrubbing in Flash?  What are the two keyboard shortcuts
    for scrubbing (reverse scrubbing is possible too).

14. On page 123 and page 119, the Alpha value was set to 90% and to 80%.
    Using your textbook and/or using www.google.com and/or using 
    your lecture and lab experiences, look up what Alpha 
    is for.  What is the Alpha property used for?