Comments on: 3 Things I Wish Flash did without a Programming Degree

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:10:40 +0000

I haven’t used Flash for about 10 years and now I’m building a website in it. ActionScript? Arghhhhh! So far I’ve spent half a day looking for a way to jump from my first scene to my second using a button – with no luck! Come on Adobe stop making Flash so elitist!

By: LCDesign

LCDesign — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:47:25 +0000

YES, YES, YES.
I do prototypes. All I need to do is get a button click to move something. Why do I have to learn the whole of AS for one function? The first software package that give me a simple way to do that and I’m gone!

By: Terry Reinert

Terry Reinert — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:13 +0000

Hey now… those of us with programming degrees need jobs too…

By: CharkR

CharkR — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:22:55 +0000

I’m in agreement wholeheartedly, especially about the button issue. What used to be at most 3 small lines of code to have a button launch a browser to view a URL has now morphed into… what… 8 lines, and actually no longer goes ‘with’ the button, but is now on the timeline?! And you need separate function calls for every button? Has a headache.

I love was the new Flash can do, but adding in any interactivity that requires AS3 compatibility is a major drawback.

By: Parker Penny

Parker Penny — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:57:16 +0000

Agreed. They should definitely be adding automated features that resemble the Motion Presets menu. You wanna do this? Click this. Done.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:06:43 +0000

Amen, Brother. You are right about having the technology work FOR us, not us working harder to use the technology. I agree with Cleay, AS3 has me pulling my hair out just to do the simplest things.

By: Francie

Francie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:15:03 +0000

RC, I was so pleased to see your post today! I am a web developer who is comfortable in a code environment, Photoshop and Illustrator. I am currently learning Flash CS4.
I expected a hefty learning curve, but it is proving to be far more challenging than I originally thought.
I really look forward to the lessons you are putting together, I know they will help, as does knowing that I am not alone in finding this a frustrating experience!

By: Georgina Mondshine

Georgina Mondshine — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:44:55 +0000

I agree programing and doing slide shows look so hard it’s keeping me away from Flash. It should be easy for graphic designers, we all should be able to do those basic things without struggling. I learned to synchronize slide shows on tree tower projectors, record sound in a radio studio and develop pictures with chemicals in the dark room. I already learn to do all that in college, then computers came and now I can not do what I already know? Yes, Adobe should make Flash a friendlier program for graphic designers.

By: Bill Guy

Bill Guy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:56:18 +0000

This is the same compliant I have with Acrobat. You need to take college classes in Java to build up forms for the real world.

By: Cleay

Cleay — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:36:42 +0000

Amen. From my experience migrating from As2 to As3, The complex stuff looks to be getting easier, but the simple stuff is getting harder. Adobe needs to realize that a lot of flash users come from a design background. I consider myself pretty adept at scripting in As2, but As3 often has me pulling my hair out trying to do the simplest of things…