XML random quotes rotator

July 2nd, 2009 32 comments



Today I will show you how to use XML and ActionScript 3 to create a small application that changes your favourite quotes after some time interval. We will be using also the AS3 Tween Class to animate the quotes’ appearance.

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ActionScript 3 optimization tips

June 28th, 2009 4 comments



This article will show you a collection of optimization tips for ActionScrip 3 that you can use to speed up your application’s performance.

Let’s begin with the first rule in AS 3 optimization tehniques:

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Countdown timer with ActionScript 3.0

June 23rd, 2009 18 comments




In this tutorial I will show you how to use Timer and Date classes to create a nice countdown timer using Actionscript 3.

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ActionScript 3 Tooltips

June 22nd, 2009 11 comments


Tooltip with AS 3

Tooltips are very useful and easy to create. You can use them to improve your application’s functionality. Their main purpose is to show up when the mouse is over an object and when the mouse is moving over the object the tooltip should follow it. Today I will show you how to create tooltips with Actionscript 3.0.

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