Introduction; Guide To Instructional Media - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-INTRODUCTION TO FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT Introduction Manual

Introduction

Macromedia Flash Lite 1.0 and Flash Lite 1.1, the first versions of Flash Lite, are based on
Macromedia Flash Player 4. Flash Lite 2.0 is based on Flash Player 7, but differs from it in the
following respects:
It does not support ActionScript 2.0 (as used with Flash Player 7 for Flash desktop
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applications).
It supports some features only partially.
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It adds some features specifically for mobile devices.
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This document describes the differences between the ActionScript supported for Flash Lite
2.0 and the ActionScript that was supported for Flash Player 7. Wherever applicable, this
document includes cross-references to the following documents that provide additional details
about the various classes and how to use them when writing Flash Lite 2.0 applications:
Flash Lite 2.x ActionScript Language Reference
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Developing Flash Lite 2.x Applications
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Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash
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Guide to instructional media

The Flash Lite documentation package includes the following media to help you learn how to
create Flash Lite applications:
Getting Started with Flash Lite 2.x provides an overview of Flash Lite technology and
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developing Flash Lite 2.0 content for mobile devices. It also includes a step-by-step
tutorial for creating a Flash Lite 2.0 application.
Developing Flash Lite 2.x Applications is a comprehensive guide to creating Flash Lite
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content and includes instructions for testing your applications in the integrated Flash Lite
emulator.
Flash Lite 2.x ActionScript Language Reference describes all the ActionScript language
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features available to Flash Lite developers and provides example code.
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