Flash Slideshow in Actionscript 3
“Simple Slide” is an automated slide show that can also be used for banner ads. Download it now to tweak it for your specific application.
The Textfield’s Alpha Property in AS 3.0
A common and frustrating issue when creating text fields dynamically is the manipulation of this objects alpha property. Usually you just set it and forget it, but in this case a couple more steps are required. the trick is to set the blending mode of the text fields parent object.
ActionScript 2 to 3 Object Properties
In ActionScript 3 accessing your favorite object properties no longer require underscores as they did in AS 2. Here are some examples that list the previous and current conventions.
Random Functions
Random text or images is an easy feature to deploy that can develop interest on a project. Any application can benefit from not presenting the same information over and over during every visit. I have listed examples in JavaScript, ActionScript, PHP, and Coldfusion.