Writing Scripts to Control Flash

The History panel is your conduit from animating on the Flash Stage to writing code in the Script Editor. The History panel stores all the actions you take within a Flash document: creating a new layer, editing a Library item, adding a new scene, drawing a shape, and so on. As such, the History panel is a great way to revert your document to an earlier state, but it’s also a great way to peer inside Flash and see what steps can be automated.

Getting Started with the History Panel

Let’s take a look at the basic workings of the History panel and how you can use it to associate JSFL code with actions that are occurring on Stage.