Warm Forest Flash Blog

11 Myths About Flash That Won’t Die

I make my living as an Interactive Designer/Flash Developer so most of the projects I do involve Flash in some way. So of course I think Flash is a great technology. But I’m definitely no Flash fanboy. I agree that there are lots of terrible uses of Flash out there and I don’t mind when [...] Related posts:

Folder Structure and Project Organization Best Practices

I like to think of myself as a pretty organized person – ok I admit I’m pretty much borderline OCD when it comes to having everything in its right place. So one thing that has always interested me is how best to structure and organize my design/web projects. As a freelancer I’ve worked in-house for lots [...] No related posts.

How to Sell Your Flash Templates Without FlashDen

“Why don’t you use FlashDen to sell your Flash templates?” I’ve been asked that question several times since starting Warm Forest. In this post I’d like to explain why I choose to sell my products independently and show how easy it is for anyone to create their own site selling digital goods – whether it [...] Related posts:

Accessible Flash Nav: Right-Click Links to Open in New Window Using AS3

For a recent project I needed to create a Flash navigation menu for use in a HTML site that functioned as close as possible to a normal HTML nav. In HTML you can right-click links to open them in a new window/tab but normally with Flash menus you can’t do this. Therefore I had to [...] Related posts:

Flash AS3 Contact Form Using PHP

To continue in the tradition of my AS3 scrollbar source code I released a few months back, I’m now giving away the source code for my AS3 contact form class I’ve been using in my other Flash templates, specifically the one from Cedar. The contact form class is super-customizable and simple to use. I’ve used it [...] Related posts:

Free AS3 Scrollbar: Fullscreen and Resizable

In coincidence with the launch of my new Aspen template, I’ve decided to release for free the source code for the scrollbar I’ve been using in my other Flash templates. The scrollbar is coded in AS3 and will automatically resize according to the amount of content, unlike a lot of other Flash scrollbars. You can [...] Related posts:

Simple Sanity-Saving Tip for All Timeline-Based Flash Projects

Here is a simple code snippet to use with any timeline-based Flash project that will save you from pulling your hair out. If you are like me you still occasionally find yourself doing Flash projects that are strictly timeline-based. No matter how much you love doing class-based AS projects, there are certain projects that just [...] Related posts:

21 Well-Designed Flash Portfolios

Even though I make my living designing and developing Flash sites, I have to admit I usually start to cringe whenever I see a Flash loading bar. It’s not that Flash is a bad technology, it’s just that unfortunately there tends to be a lot of poorly designed sites out there with a total disregard [...] Related posts:

AS3 Dotted Line Class

Here is an ActionScript 3 class I use all the time to draw pixel perfect dotted lines in Flash. You can set the line width, line height, color, alpha, dot width, and dot spacing. Simple but useful! Dotted line preview: Dotted line usage: import com.warmforestflash.drawing.DottedLine; var s:Shape = new DottedLine(630, 1, 0×603120, 0.9, 1, 2); addChild(s); Dashed [...] Related posts:

Top 8 Resources for Learning ActionScript 3

After having made the switch to AS3 about a year ago I have to admit it was a huge pain for me to upgrade from AS2. A lot of that was due to the wrong approaches I took (reading a 900 page book straight through is not recommended, for one). So keep reading and learn from someone [...] Related posts: