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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Rob,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember seeing exams that have snippets of AS2 in an exam then getting students to 'find 3 errors' or some such task. This is my first year teaching it so someone else may know more than me on this one!</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of Rob Swain<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 18/02/2009 14:44<BR><B>To:</B> VET Multimedia Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [vet-mm] AS2 v AS3 allowed<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Thanks for the tutorials Trav.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’m a little confused about the ‘only AS2’ condition you mentioned.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If scripting is not examined on the exam except in the form of pseudocode (am I right?), then where is the problem.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Can anyone shed some light on this – have I missed a reference to this issue in a VCAA document?</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Travis Parker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 16 February 2009 1:48 PM<BR><B>To:</B> VET Multimedia Teachers' Mailing List; VET Multimedia Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [vet-mm] FLASH ActionScript 3.0 Buttons</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I have spent Summer learning AS3 (Only to be told at Friday's PixelEd conference that we can only use AS2!), so here are some tutorials that I have written.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">'Boxes using a button' is changing frames by clicking a button</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">'Boxes using a keystroke' is changing frames with a keystroke</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">'Interactive files' is a multiple choice application</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">'Jumping to a random frame' makes use of a button that, when pressed jumps to a random frame.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Enjoy!</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of claire<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 15/02/2009 21:44<BR><B>To:</B> VET Multimedia Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [vet-mm] FLASH ActionScript 3.0 Buttons</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Not being a programmer, AS 3 looks far too complicated for me, a radical<BR>change from AS2 - I know that there's no on(release) or on(press) events<BR>anymore!<BR>Does this help?<BR><A href="http://drawlogic.com/2007/06/03/as3-mouse-events-and-mouse-related-user-actions">http://drawlogic.com/2007/06/03/as3-mouse-events-and-mouse-related-user-actions</A><BR>or<BR><A href="http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/blog/index.php/2008/01/03/from-as2-to-as3-where-did-it-go-onrelease/">http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/blog/index.php/2008/01/03/from-as2-to-as3-where-did-it-go-onrelease/</A><BR>Good Luck!<BR>Claire :-)<BR><BR>Raymond Nashar wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi,<BR>><BR>> I'm trying to give buttons the ability to navigate to different<BR>> frames in a timeline.<BR>><BR>> I'm used to using behaviors in ActionScript 2.0.<BR>><BR>> How is it done in ActionScript 3.0?<BR>><BR>> Does anyone have a simple example or fla file to share?<BR>><BR>> T! hanks heaps in advance!<BR>><BR>> -Ray<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Raymond Nashar<BR>> eLearning Coordinator<BR>><BR>> Mount Saint Joseph Girls' College<BR>> 133 Maidstone Street<BR>> Altona, Victoria, Australia 3018<BR>><BR>> p :: 03 8398 2000<BR>> f :: 03 9398 3498<BR>> w :: www.msj.melb.catholic.edu.au<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <A href="http://www.edulists.com.au/">http://www.edulists.com.au</A> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>> VET Multimedia Mailing List kindly supported by<BR>> <A href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/programs/multimedia/multimedia.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/programs/multimedia/multimedia.html</A> -<BR>> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<BR>> <A href="http://www.pixeled.org.au/">http://www.pixeled.org.au</A> - PixelEd Multimedia Teachers Association<BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<BR>VET Multimedia Mailing List kindly supported by<BR><A href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/programs/multimedia/multimedia.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/programs/multimedia/multimedia.html</A> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<BR><A href="http://www.pixeled.org.au/">http://www.pixeled.org.au</A> - PixelEd Multimedia Teachers Association</SPAN></P></DIV>
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