If you've ever seen especially cool Flash effect on the web, go directly to the trusty Flash book to find out how to do it, then turned away empty-handed - Flash Hacks is for you. Directed to cover Flash MX, Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004, Flash Hacks begins with hacks on authoring, testing, and web environments. You will learn how to beat the Flash bloat bug, realistically simulate the web, create JavaScript-free Flash sniffer, and hack a spellchecker for Flash. Other hacks in this book are grouped in the following areas: Primitive Timelines Symbol Flash Assets (sound, video, and bitmaps) Code hacks Events and event handling Advanced animation UI design hacks In accordance with Hacks O'Reilly's popular series, Flash Hacks handling problems and solutions that are not dealt with elsewhere.