MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH - Page 25

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■ The status parameter of the MovieClipLoader.onLoadComplete event handler returns
the status code that’s returned from the server (for example, the value 404 for page not
found). For more information, see
onLoadComplete
(MovieClipLoader.onLoadComplete event listener)
in the ActionScript 2.0
Language Reference.
■ The onLoadError event handler of the MovieClipLoader class is invoked when a file
loaded with
MovieClipLoader.loadClip() fails to load.
■ The secure parameter of the SharedObject.getLocal() method determines whether
access to this shared object is restricted to SWF files delivered over an HTTPS connection.
For more information, see
getLocal (SharedObject.getLocal method) in the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
■ The sandboxType property of the System.security class indicates the type of security
sandbox in which the calling SWF file is operating. For more information, see
sandboxType (security.sandboxType property) in the ActionScript 2.0 Language
Reference.
■ The antiAliasType property in the TextField class, which sets the type of anti-aliasing
that you use for the TextField instance.
■ The filters property in the TextField class, which is an indexed array that contains each
filter object that’s currently associated with the TextField instance.
■ The gridFitType property in the TextField class, which sets the type of grid fitting that
you use for the instance. For information on grid fitting and TextField.gridFitType, see
gridFitType (TextField.gridFitType property) in the ActionScript 2.0 Language
Reference.
■ The sharpness property in the TextField class, which sets the sharpness of the glyph
edges for the TextField instance. You must set the
antiAliasType() method to advanced
if you use this property.
■ The thickness property in the TextField class, which sets the thickness of the glyph edges
in the TextField instance. You must set the
antiAliasType() method to advanced if you
use this property.
■ The justify value for the align property of the TextFormat class, which lets you justify
a specified paragraph.
■ The indent property of the TextFormat class, which lets you use negative values.
■ The kerning property in the TextFormat class, which lets you turn kerning on or off for
the TextFormat object.
■ The leading property of the TextFormat class, which lets you use negative leading, so the
space between lines is less than the text height. This lets you put lines of text close together
in your applications.