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THE END OF THE BEGINNING 365 12 Upload me Now that the party is pumping and all your website files are sitting in a directory of their own, it is time to upload the final website directory to your web server. Web servers come in all shapes and forms, all priced accordingly. You may find that your Internet service provider offers you free space to host your website. Be aware that you will often have to also get a domain name. A domain name is the name of the URL that identi- fies your website. Have a look through you favorite search engine to find a host and domain package that works for you. While you are there, have a look for an FTP client. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and standardizes the way computers share information over the Web. An FTP client is a piece of software that will aid you in uploading your web- site from your personal computer to the server computer living on the Internet. You may come across a fantastic freeware solution called FileZilla. It’s cheap and reliable. What more can we say? Get it from dppl6++behavehh])lnkfa_p*knc+. If you use Mozilla/Firefox, then you should also note that the free FTP plug-in, FireFTP, can be found here: dppl6++benabpl*ikv`ar*knc+. This allows you to upload and download files from within the browser window. Once you install your FTP client, it should look similar to Figure 12-34. Figure 12-34. The FileZilla interface FTP clients will have two halves: your computer on one side of the screen, and the server computer on the other. Follow these steps to log in and upload your files: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 366 1. Find the host or address dialog box and enter your details. 2. Enter the username you have been supplied with. 3. Enter the password. 4. Most websites will use port 21, so you can typically leave this as the default (see Figure 12-35). Ports are like doors; you can knock, and if you smile politely, some- one might let you in. Figure 12-35. An example of FTP login details 5. Click Quickconnect or Connect. After a short while, the server window will fill with the available directory on the host server. 6. In your personal computer window (usually on the left side), browse to find your Chapter 12 directory. 7. Now, on the server side (usually the right), create a new directory and call it BH=OD, as shown in Figure 12-36. Figure 12-36. The FLASH directory on the FTP 8. Notice the BH=OD directory. 9. Copy the contents of your website directory to the new BH=OD directory on the server. After the transfer is complete, that’s all you need to do! 10. Open your favorite browser and point it to the domain name URL. The final gene-with-envy site displayed in your browser is shown in Figure 12-37. THE END OF THE BEGINNING 367 12 Figure 12-37. The final gene-with-envy site Summary Using the projects created in the exercises, you have constructed the beginnings of an engaging multimedia website. You can add to it by creating more buttons in the navigation bar, and linking to more SWF files or to HTML. You could even go all Web 2.0 and make the Flash home page be the landing page for a WordPress or similar CMS (content man- agement system). You have now completed the final exercises of this book. Congratulations! Over the last 12 chapters, you have learned how to use Flash CS4 to create functional and compelling Flash animations. You have learned how to take a niggling idea and, through the design flow process, give that idea legs that translate to business ideas. You have learned how to give your ideas substance and translate them into real-world applications. It’s now time for you to take your fledgling ideas and implement them in Flash CS4. But the next step is up to you. When you are considering your next project, be sure to consider beyond its application to how it will function in real life. Is your concept viable? What aspects of Flash CS4 can you utilize to make it truly unique? There are no wrong or right answers here; it’s a process of refining, optimizing, and taking advantage of the tools you have at hand—Flash CS4. [...]... integrated into Windows Restart Windows, and once your machine has rebooted, right-click the Away3D folder you created in the first step The TortoiseSVN command will appear in the context menu, as shown in Figure A-11 A Figure A-11 TortoiseSVN is installed on Windows 377 THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 TortoiseSVN will not show up in 64-bit versions of Windows Explorer in Vista The solution to this... to Subversion It asks to share the most recent copy of the Away3D classes with you At the time of writing, a good place to find TortoiseSVN is the TortoiseSVN website, at 376 INSTALLING AWAY3D AND OTHER CLASS LIBRARIES USING SUBVERSION 5 Download TortoiseSVN and install it Follow the installation screens to complete the installation 6 Windows will need to be restarted because TortoiseSVN is a shell... AND OTHER CLASS LIBRARIES USING SUBVERSION Figure A-7 Away3D is now ready to be used in Flash CS4 Away3D is now ready to be used in all your projects To install Papervision3D, use the same process outlined from step 7, but this time add details for Papervision3D (the name and path , as shown in Figure A-8) A Figure A-8 The Papervision library in the svnX repository 375 THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4. .. class path and select the source folder ( ) in the Away3D repository folder Away3D is now ready to be used in all your projects You can also follow the same process to add more repositories, such as the Papervision3D class libraries, to your system 379 APPENDIX B KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 Once memorized, shortcuts can save you development time Flash CS4 contains numerous shortcuts... and keep them in the one location The final step is letting Flash CS4 know where the Away3D repository can be found 9 Open Flash CS4 and go to Edit Preferences 10 Select the ActionScript category, as shown in Figure A-13 378 INSTALLING AWAY3D AND OTHER CLASS LIBRARIES USING SUBVERSION Figure A-13 Select the ActionScript category in the Preferences dialog box A 11 Click the ActionScript 3.0 button 12... Install the client software by double-clicking the file, as shown in Figure A -10 Figure A -10 Double-click CollabNetSubversion-client-1.6.2-1.win32 to commence the installation 4 Follow the instructions given by the install screens to complete this portion of the installation You require one last program to control Subversion: TortoiseSVN TortoiseSVN is a program that runs on your computer and talks to Subversion... v1.6.2 is the current version of Subversion This may well be updated by the time that you purchase this book If so, simply install the updated version After you click the Download button, you will need to log in or register for an account at CollabNet before you can continue the exercise When you have finished the registration process, you will be given the option to download the CollabNet Subversion CommandLine... is to run a 32-bit Explorer window You can do this by creating a shortcut and pointing its target to launch a 32-bit version of Explorer In 64-bit Vista, create a shortcut with the target 7 Click SVN Checkout 8 Enter http://away3d.googlecode.com/svn in the URL field, as shown in Figure A-12, and then click OK Figure A-12 Adding the Away3D library to the SVN repository TortoiseSVN will then fetch the. .. Shortcut Accessibility Shift+F11 History Cmd+F10 Scene Shift+F2 Strings Cmd+F11 Web Services Cmd+Shift+F10 Window Workspace Function Shortcut Hide Panels F4 Help Function Shortcut Flash Help F1 B 389 THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 Shortcuts for Windows The shortcuts have been arranged as per the File menu order, as shown in Figure B-2 Figure B-2 Shortcuts arranged by the File menu order File Function... Windows The following exercise demonstrates how to install Subversion and Away 3D for Windows computers 1 Begin by creating a directory called in your root folder, or in another place you are likely to remember, as shown in Figure A-9 Figure A-9 Creating the Away3D directory 2 Download the CollabNet Subversion Command-Line Client v1.6.2 (for Windows) from At the time of writing, Client v1.6.2 is the current . ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 374 The only thing that we need to do is let Flash CS4 know where the Away3D repository can be found. 11. Open Flash CS4 and go to Edit ¢ Preferences. 12. Select the. A-11. TortoiseSVN is installed on Windows. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FLASH CS4 378 TortoiseSVN will not show up in 64-bit versions of Windows Explorer in Vista. The solution to this problem is to. Copy the contents of your website directory to the new BH=OD directory on the server. After the transfer is complete, that’s all you need to do! 10. Open your favorite browser and point it to the