Macromedia Director 8.5: The Complete Reference

By David Mennenoh

This text quickly leads readers from beginner-level tasks to full coverage of Lingo, the programming language of Director. It is divided into naturally progressive parts that allow readers to pick up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007219409X
• ISBN13: 9780072194098
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

PsychicParrot says "THUMBS UP!"

A fantastic book! There's so much in here, it should probably be in widescreen. There are some great examples of code and Dave guides you through coding with the highest degree of structure and logic. If you're starting out in Shockwave 3d, it may not be the best option since it is a 'wider' book that doesn't just focus on one particular topic. It does, however, have some excellent code to refer to and serves as a great reference book for the more advanced Lingo-ist. The source files are up on Dave's site and they are all downloadable and very useful to have on your hard drive.Whilst the book covers a wide range of topics and acts as a fantastic resource for the advanced programmer, there is still enough here for the beginner to get going. If you are just starting out with Director, buy this book and the Visual Quickstart Guide for Director and you'd have everything you need to be a Shockwave programmer. If you have been around a while, buy this book for reference and some REALLY helpful Lingo tips....

Great source of information

I have read several other popular books on Director, they seemed either very basic or had very heavy tilt to one particular area of Director.Dave's book is a well balanced view of Director. It gives you a very solid foundation to build upon. Dave also covered several capabilities that were not even mentioned in other Director books.If you can only buy one book on Director, this is it.