In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a menu like Apple’s Dock using AS3 classes. We will create a single .as file that will perform all the magic, extending it to add new features.

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Simple, maintainable code is beautiful. However, when we have a sequences of actions that need to trigger each other, our code can get messy, making it impossible to change later. The Command Pattern keeps things clean.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a minimalist AS3 Command framework, capable of performing actions in sequence, in parallel, or with a delay. You’ll lean how to use this framework to create a complex effect with simple and clean code.

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A Context Menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-mouse click. The Flash Player context menu allows you to add custom menu items, control the display of the built-in context menu items (for example, Zoom In and Print) and create copies of menus.

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to take advantage of these items.

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In this Quick Tip, we’ll look at how to use the ExternalInterface class. This allows us to write AS3 which can run JavaScript code, and vice-versa. That means you can use Flash to alter parts of the webpage in which it’s running!

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In this Quick Tip I’ll show you how to examine the way visitors are using your websites, widgets and games. Then we’ll look at how to improve them based on this info!

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We’re making some changes at Activetuts+. From now on, our tutorials will be using class-based code, instead of timeline code, wherever possible. This Quick Tip explains what you’ll need to know.

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We often need to use a randomly generated number for certain situations; using Math.random() * n will usually do the trick, but it will only calculate a number from 0 to n. What if we need a number that doesn’t give 0 as the minimum value? How can you generate a random number between 100 and 1000? I’ll show you how to do it in this Quick Tip.

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Creating appealing data visualization has always been one of Flash’s key features. It allows you to achieve eye candy results with real dynamic data; be it in a preloader, a game, or an office presentation.

This simple tutorial will show you how to build a needle gauge meter. You’ll learn how to apply a “gloss” effect, communicate with XML, and apply a tween engine to rotations.

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In this tutorial you will learn how to make a simple Image Rotator from scratch using Flash, XML and ActionScript 3.0.

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In this Quick Tip you’ll learn how to use AS3’s Tween class to create a menu with a cool sliding bar. Excellent for navigation!

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