Good posts koobare. If I ever get amnesia or suddenly forget how to use the expression editor, I'm coming here to remind me <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Just to add another summary of what the expression editor's for though: The expression editor is for getting and setting data from objects and files.
Good posts koobare. If I ever get amnesia or suddenly forget how to use the expression editor, I'm coming here to remind me <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Just to add another summary of what the expression editor's for though: The expression editor is for getting and setting data from objects and files.
Thanks TT. <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Hope that You won't get an amnesia, though... <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
And here's another little advice that I forgot to add to my previous post: remember that You can do various operations on numbers in the Expression Editor. Adding one array's cell to another, dividing them by two and then adding up to what the counter is storing won't be a problem. Heck! That's why the EE looks like a big ol' calculator, isn't it? <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Thanks TT. <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Hope that You won't get an amnesia, though... <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
And here's another little advice that I forgot to add to my previous post: remember that You can do various operations on numbers in the Expression Editor. Adding one array's cell to another, dividing them by two and then adding up to what the counter is storing won't be a problem. Heck! That's why the EE looks like a big ol' calculator, isn't it? <img src="/center/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
LMAO Koobare!!!
Thank you SOOO much guys for your replies, especially Koobare, OMG what an effort! Your detailed epics were extremely helpful, I learned a lot and it's all more in perspective now.
I really look forward to checking out the Manual when it arrives... Oh YES I DID cave and purchase this morning! Mainly because I feel now like if I do need any help there will always be some wonderful person(s) here to sort me out <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
THANKS AGAIN GUYS!
LMAO Koobare!!!
Thank you SOOO much guys for your replies, especially Koobare, OMG what an effort! Your detailed epics were extremely helpful, I learned a lot and it's all more in perspective now.
I really look forward to checking out the Manual when it arrives... Oh YES I DID cave and purchase this morning! Mainly because I feel now like if I do need any help there will always be some wonderful person(s) here to sort me out <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
THANKS AGAIN GUYS!
Congratulations on your purchase. I hope that you discover that your money was well spent.
I must warn you however, about the biggest mistake made by new users.
Once a new user gets comfortable with the interface and begins to understand the MMF engine and programming concept, they attempt to make, all by themselves, a massive app that would take a professional team of programmers, developers and artists a year or more to produce.
Start with very simple programs - stuff you don’t need to show anyone. Then make some small, but useful or entertaining apps to show your friends. And take it from there.
I’ve been a registered MMF user for over five years and there is still a ton of stuff I don’t know how to do. (Mostly with objects and extensions.) (New extensions from third party developers sometimes come out so fast that it is impossible to keep up.)
But if you are having trouble with anything just ask at the forums and other users will jump all over themselves trying to help. (It’s like a competition.) (Helping newbies builds status on this forum and flamers get flamed or even banned. )
If you work hard, and regularly read the forums, it won’t be too long before you give a newbie some solid advice.
Cool <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Congratulations on your purchase. I hope that you discover that your money was well spent.
I must warn you however, about the biggest mistake made by new users.
Once a new user gets comfortable with the interface and begins to understand the MMF engine and programming concept, they attempt to make, all by themselves, a massive app that would take a professional team of programmers, developers and artists a year or more to produce.
Start with very simple programs - stuff you don’t need to show anyone. Then make some small, but useful or entertaining apps to show your friends. And take it from there.
I’ve been a registered MMF user for over five years and there is still a ton of stuff I don’t know how to do. (Mostly with objects and extensions.) (New extensions from third party developers sometimes come out so fast that it is impossible to keep up.)
But if you are having trouble with anything just ask at the forums and other users will jump all over themselves trying to help. (It’s like a competition.) (Helping newbies builds status on this forum and flamers get flamed or even banned. )
If you work hard, and regularly read the forums, it won’t be too long before you give a newbie some solid advice.
Cool <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Thanks Stevie.
I've been making lots of mini examples for myself to use as a reference when I forget how to do something. Whenever I read something or just click away and try stuff, and it clicks in my noggin, I'll go create something to reinforce it.
The only real kind of cool thing I've made so far is a simple slot machine (the graphics are actually the closest thing to cool about it, LOL), and it was fairly easy to get it working to my amazement - because I tried it years ago with Flash MX and ended up giving up the project because it was too difficult. So YAY for MMF! I may post the project for others to check out as I'd love some feedback on how I could improve any coding to make it simpler, as it's kind of just whacked together to just WORK LOL.
But yes, baby steps for sure, I've MUCH to learn, and as you said, the learning is an ongoing process. If anything, my purchase is for my own learning and need for a challenge anyway, I'm a mum who needs to exercise her brain! Of course it all helps move me closer to working out how I could turn my big ideas into things other people will hopefully get some use out of, whether free or paid, but that's a LONG way off. For now, I just want to play and learn and make silly little things that make me go WOW I can't believe I just did that!
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Thanks Stevie.
I've been making lots of mini examples for myself to use as a reference when I forget how to do something. Whenever I read something or just click away and try stuff, and it clicks in my noggin, I'll go create something to reinforce it.
The only real kind of cool thing I've made so far is a simple slot machine (the graphics are actually the closest thing to cool about it, LOL), and it was fairly easy to get it working to my amazement - because I tried it years ago with Flash MX and ended up giving up the project because it was too difficult. So YAY for MMF! I may post the project for others to check out as I'd love some feedback on how I could improve any coding to make it simpler, as it's kind of just whacked together to just WORK LOL.
But yes, baby steps for sure, I've MUCH to learn, and as you said, the learning is an ongoing process. If anything, my purchase is for my own learning and need for a challenge anyway, I'm a mum who needs to exercise her brain! Of course it all helps move me closer to working out how I could turn my big ideas into things other people will hopefully get some use out of, whether free or paid, but that's a LONG way off. For now, I just want to play and learn and make silly little things that make me go WOW I can't believe I just did that!
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