You probably already know this, but I just found out yesterday that drawing lines is greatly enhanched in Flash 8 (and Actionscript 2). There are 5 new parameters added to the lineStyle function:
lineStyle(thickness:Number, rgb:Number, alpha:Number, pixelHinting:Boolean, noScale:String, capsStyle:String, jointStyle:String, miterLimit:Number)
This means that you have a lot more control over the style of your lines. You can do stuff like this:
See the Adobe Livedocs for more info.
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