Colin Moock's "ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide", popularly known as ASDG2, is now available online via O'Reilly's "Safari" service (no relation to the Apple browser of the same name):
http://safari.oreilly.com/?XmlId=0-596-00396-X Safari (http://safari.oreilly.com/?mode=HowItWorks) is a subscription service (sort of like an online bookshelf). Free 14-day trial subscriptions are available (https://secure.safaribooksonline.com/promo.asp?code=ORA14&portal=oreilly), and you can search the entire text of the book without a subscription. Safari is a great way to have access to your bookshelf whenever you travel, or if you don't want to buy dual copies for home and office. Safari also gives you the ability to bookmark and annotate pages, save them or print them out for offline reading, and more. If you prefer the hard-copy version, see my signature block. The book is top-notch and answers many questions about ActionScript development. It includes a complete ActionScript language reference. If you already know Lingo or JavaScript, you'll feel right at home. People with no scripting experience might gain a lot from it but probably should start with a more basic book. The book covers some very advanced topics, so even experienced programmers will learn a lot about how to best program in Flash MX. You can access most of the Flash MX functions through a Flash object in Director MX too, so this book is useful for anyone using Flash MX assets in Director MX. For sample chapters and links to the author's web site, see http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/actscript2/ Regards, Bruce (Colin's Editor, among other things) -- --------- Looking for a great ActionScript book? Check out "ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide" from O'Reilly. Written by Colin Moock, edited by Bruce Epstein. Now shipping! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059600396X/ref%3Dnosim/zeusproductions -------- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
