The Essential Guide to Flash CS4 friends of ED ADOBE LEARNING LIBRARY PHẦN 10 pps

Now, on the server side usually the right, create a new directory and call it BH=OD, as shown in Figure 12-36.. The simplest way to install it is to download the library folder and copy

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Upload me

Now that the party is pumping and all your website files are sitting in a directory of their

own, it is time to upload the final website directory to your web server

Web servers come in all shapes and forms, all priced accordingly You may find that your

Internet service provider offers you free space to host your website Be aware that you will

often have to also get a domain name A domain name is the name of the URL that

identi-fies your website Have a look through you favorite search engine to find a host and

domain package that works for you While you are there, have a look for an FTP client FTP

stands for File Transfer Protocol, and standardizes the way computers share information

over the Web An FTP client is a piece of software that will aid you in uploading your

web-site from your personal computer to the server computer living on the Internet You may

come across a fantastic freeware solution called FileZilla It’s cheap and reliable What

more can we say? Get it from dppl6++behavehh])lnkfa_p*knc+

If you use Mozilla/Firefox, then you should also note that the free FTP plug-in, FireFTP, can

be found here: dppl6++benabpl*ikv`ar*knc+ This allows you to upload and download

files from within the browser window

Once you install your FTP client, it should look similar to Figure 12-34

Figure 12-34 The FileZilla interface

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1 Find the host or address dialog box and enter your details.

2 Enter the username you have been supplied with

3 Enter the password

4 Most websites will use port 21, so you can typically leave this as the default (see

Figure 12-35) Ports are like doors; you can knock, and if you smile politely, one might let you in

some-Figure 12-35 An example of FTP login details

5 Click Quickconnect or Connect After a short while, the server window will fill with

the available directory on the host server

6 In your personal computer window (usually on the left side), browse to find your

Chapter 12 directory

7 Now, on the server side (usually the right), create a new directory and call it BH=OD,

as shown in Figure 12-36

Figure 12-36 The FLASH directory on the FTP

8 Notice the BH=OD directory

9 Copy the contents of your website directory to the new BH=OD directory on the

server After the transfer is complete, that’s all you need to do!

10 Open your favorite browser and point it to the domain name URL

The final gene-with-envy site displayed in your browser is shown in Figure 12-37

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Figure 12-37 The final gene-with-envy site

Summary

Using the projects created in the exercises, you have constructed the beginnings of an

engaging multimedia website You can add to it by creating more buttons in the navigation

bar, and linking to more SWF files or to HTML You could even go all Web 2.0 and make

the Flash home page be the landing page for a WordPress or similar CMS (content

man-agement system)

You have now completed the final exercises of this book Congratulations! Over the last 12

chapters, you have learned how to use Flash CS4 to create functional and compelling Flash

animations You have learned how to take a niggling idea and, through the design flow

process, give that idea legs that translate to business ideas You have learned how to give

your ideas substance and translate them into real-world applications It’s now time for you

to take your fledgling ideas and implement them in Flash CS4

But the next step is up to you When you are considering your next project, be sure to

consider beyond its application to how it will function in real life Is your concept viable?

What aspects of Flash CS4 can you utilize to make it truly unique? There are no wrong or

right answers here; it’s a process of refining, optimizing, and taking advantage of the tools

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I N S TA L L I N G AW AY 3 D A N D O T H E R

C L A S S L I B R A R I E S U S I N G S U B V E R S I O N

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Away3D is a package of classes used to create three-dimensional environments in Flash Player The simplest way to install it is to download the library folder and copy it to every Away3D project you work on This is an easy process if you limit yourself to working on a handful of projects, but things can start to spiral out of control when you have more than that The reason is that engines and APIs like Away3D are constantly changing, evolving, and going through a design process Updates can happen on a daily basis So, if you had an army

of Away3D projects, you would have to update the folder in every directory, every day Imagine a system that arranged the latest libraries for you A version control system such as Subversion, which is often abbreviated “svn,” is an organized solution for your needs

Installing Subversion and Away3D for MAC OS X

Follow the steps in this exercise to install Subversion This will let you download and keep

tabs on Away3D, Papervision3D, and many other code repositories A code repository is a

central location for the latest class and library files Having only one spot to store files avoids all version control issues

1 Begin by creating a directory called =s]u/@ in your root folder, or in another place

you are likely to remember, as shown in Figure A-1

Figure A-1 Create a directory called Away3D.

2 Download a client version of Subversion

Subversion has two options: one is a program that runs on a distant server computer; the other is a client version that runs on your local machine Download it from dppl6++dkial]ca*i]_*_ki+i]npejkpp+Oq^ranoekj)-*1*1*lgc*vel

3 Double-click the Oq^ranoekj)-*1*1*lgc*vel file to install it

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You need svnX, another program, to control Subversion svnX is a free, open source client

for Apple that runs on your computer to integrate with Subversion, and ensures that you

are always using the most up-to-date Away3D classes

At the time of writing, a good place to find svnX is on the Apple website, at sss*]llha*

_ki+`ksjhk]`o+i]_kot+`arahkliajp[pkkho+orjt*dpih

4 Download svnX and install it by copying the svnX file to your =llhe_]pekjo

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Chuyên ngành	Multimedia and Web Development
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