Re: [Flashcoders] A reason to use Windows

2005-10-19 Thread eric dolecki
*hand raise* :) e.d. On 10/19/05, Spike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very cool, I know a few people who will be keen to read that. Spike On 10/19/05, Alisdair Mills [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It took a bit of tinkering but I have the flex framework 2 and actionscript 3 compiling on OS X

[Flashcoders] flash linux

2005-10-19 Thread eric dolecki
whats the current rev of flash to run on linux? any plans for fp8 for linux? etc... thanks! e.d. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] flash linux

2005-10-19 Thread eric dolecki
Is the FP7 for Linux pretty solid? Has anyone tried it - and it looks like its plugin only, no standalone. Which is okay I guess. e.dolecki On 10/19/05, David Rorex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/19/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: whats the current rev of flash to run on linux? any

Re: [Flashcoders] closed caption options

2005-10-20 Thread eric dolecki
dont have 8 pro? tsk - tsk ;) e.d. On 10/20/05, John Giotta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or you don't have 8 professional On 10/20/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Use the FLV Encoder that comes with F8... unless of course you are given FLVs already without those cue points

[Flashcoders] External Interface Unicode

2005-10-24 Thread eric dolecki
I'm trying to pass unicode strings into Flash by using flash8.ocx ActiveX control and the ExternalInterface handlers. Thus far I've been observing the XML serialization that comes out of Flash, and I'm trying to mimick that serialization process in the host application (written in Python.) I see

Re: [Flashcoders] setInterval() and the trouble

2005-10-30 Thread eric dolecki
Its undocumented, but it works in a fire once kind of situation like javascript: foo = setTimeout( func, ms) clearTimeout(foo) but only if you need to stop the interval. Otherwise, just fire it and forget it. e.d. On 10/30/05, Kent Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric E. Dolecki wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] controlling sound on mouse moves

2005-10-30 Thread eric dolecki
Can you be more specific? e.dolecki On 10/30/05, Weyert de Boer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know a flash movie/sample who creates sounds based on the mouse moves ? Yours, Weyert de Boer ___ Flashcoders mailing list

[Flashcoders] ASDT data loss?

2005-10-31 Thread eric dolecki
Just curious if anyone else has lost data when using Eclipse with ASDT? e.dolecki ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] ASDT data loss?

2005-10-31 Thread eric dolecki
. It crashed, deleted everything. I told it to f'off because I had just checked everything in via SVN, but close call. - Original Message - From: eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 10:27 PM Subject

Re: [Flashcoders] Circle, rotation to ?

2005-11-01 Thread eric dolecki
: http://flash-creations.com/notes/asclass_math.php The only thing is you're at the mercy of the Tween class to determine which way the rotation will go, so you might need to modify it some. Helen eric dolecki wrote: I have a math question. Lets say I have a circular movieclip on the stage

Re: [Flashcoders] Different font sizes in Tree Component

2005-11-02 Thread eric dolecki
check cellRenderers... you'll have to roll one up, and then assign some formatted text to the labels for the nodes as you want. On 11/2/05, Claudia Barnal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to assign different fonts (font size really) to the different nodes of a Tree component? What I

Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] light mac AS2 text editor

2005-11-03 Thread eric dolecki
TextMate, SubEthaEdit, TextWrangler. Smultron could be okay if they ever optimized it. e.d. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] LiveMotion Woes

2005-11-03 Thread eric dolecki
No converters from lm to fla. Do you have the SWFs at least? Get a copy of lm2 and extract all the assets and rebuild. Or try ASV5. If no SWFs, gotta get a copy of lm2 :/ e.dolecki On 11/3/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know someone who was an software engineer on LiveMotion 2

[Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components

2005-11-03 Thread eric dolecki
I get all the jazz about the customactions XML document - but can that file be specified in an MXI file so when you install a component via MXP, it installs the help as well? Looking for documentation, not finding any yet. e.dolecki ___ Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
Ok I have this all figured out, but is there an application that actually creates Help for components (generates the XML)? Its a pain in the ass composing help right now. A little app that generates the hierarchy of stuff would be awesome (reference panel). e.dolecki On 11/4/05, Robert Edgar

[Flashcoders] live preview vs. compiled swf

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
I have a component, where part of the live preview is to show the date of compile. How can I code this so that when the resulting SWF is run some other time, it uses a burned in value for the date, and not my get todays date function? Somene suggested localSharedObject - but that doesn't really

Re: [Flashcoders] live preview vs. compiled swf

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
in the Flash Live Preview compile_txt.text = compiledDate; } To get the actualy compile date itself, you'll have to go ask the dudes on OSFlash; I think using ANT or some other post/pre-processor, you can set vars/global vars to a preset value. - Original Message - From: eric dolecki

Re: [Flashcoders] Embedding a Video Object

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
Don't believe so. You'd have to make it available via Library. It would be cool to create a video object on the fly if needed, but alas... ed On 11/4/05, Jason Lutes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What magic secret do I need to know in order to create an embedded video object via ActionScript (not

Re: [Flashcoders] media display v. netstream and video object

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
media display component is made with netstream and a video object. FLVPlayback component lets you tweak the buffer time too, so I would think there is no difference in speed to load it up. ed On 11/4/05, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi. quick question. will an external flv begin

Re: [Flashcoders] Embedding a Video Object

2005-11-04 Thread eric dolecki
sure - but i think he was after calling one up without it residing in the Library at all. like a createClassObject kinda thing ed On 11/4/05, Jim Phelan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can put it within a MovieClip and attach the movieclip using attachMovie Of course, then you must refer to it

Re: [Flashcoders] sound fadeOut

2005-11-07 Thread eric dolecki
I guess I'm saying that any audio fading up or down should probably not be done linearly ever - while mathematically accurate, to the human ear it doesn't sound right. You'll notice no change and then zm... a really quick fade down... when what you wanted was something even if you know what I

Re: [Flashcoders] sound fadeOut

2005-11-07 Thread eric dolecki
: ok. are you talking about decibels being logarithmic and not linear? ie. decibel * 2 doesn't mean heard volume * 2. anyway this is getting off topic but i'm sure you're right about this whole thing anyway :).. eric dolecki wrote: I guess I'm saying that any audio fading up or down should

Re: [Flashcoders] scope in classes

2005-11-07 Thread eric dolecki
sweet thanks :) Never gonna use reg. Delegate again :) e.d. On 11/7/05, Martin Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my favourite topic and my favourite links : http://osflash.org/flashcoders/as2 at the bottom theres a link to this page

[Flashcoders] setMask flickering

2005-11-07 Thread eric dolecki
I'm building a component that loads in a bunch of images in sep clips inside a master clip - and the master clip can slide left and right. each sep. clip has a drop shadow filter set on it, and during movement, blur applied. When I use a setMask on the main clip, there is considerable flickering

Re: [Flashcoders] OT?: Stage size

2005-11-09 Thread eric dolecki
In short, no. There is a defined limit to amount of room outside the Stage area in the IDE. This area has been enlarged for Flash 8 - I can't remember the pixel dimension details. The size limit is probably so that the IDE runs efficiently as possible. ed On 11/9/05, Andreas Rønning [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Logic Help

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
private function proportionalScale( who:MovieClip, mcHolder:MovieClip, nDesiredWidth:Number, nDesiredHeight:Number ):Void { var scaleBy:Number = Math.min(nDesiredWidth / who.width, nDesiredHeight /who.height); mcHolder._xscale = scaleBy; mcHolder._yscale = scaleBy; } Maybe something like that?

[Flashcoders] shared Fonts

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
I'd like to be able to make a component that uses a custom made font. If I make a Font Symbol with linkage and export, technically any developer who installs my component should have that font available (working in the component), correct? e.d. ___

Re: [Flashcoders] using forward slash in inspectable properties ( / )

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
Try this: [Inspectable(name=Date Format,type=String,enumeration=4/30, 4/30/05, 04/30/05, 30-Mar, 30-Mar-05, 30-Mar-2005, Mar-01, March-01, March 30, 2005,defaultValue=4/30/05,category=dateFormat)] e.dolecki On 11/11/05, Wade Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to use the following

Re: [Flashcoders] shared Fonts

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
an instance of it in _level0, thus the only way realistically is to use something like SWFMill to exract it (if it can do that). ... or distribute the font. - Original Message - From: eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday

Re: [Flashcoders] PODCAST and RSS feeds in flash audio player

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
If that thing had an approachable interface I would probably spend more than 4 seconds on it. e.dolecki On 11/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted this a little while ago. I was wondering it anyone had any insight into this. Here is the link and login again

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: chinese spam 网易邮箱自动回复

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
I DO have Chinese installed, and I still can't read it ;) e.dolecki On 11/11/05, David Rorex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is chinese, if you don't have chinese language installed, you wont be able to read it. I've gotten like 10 of these exact messages already, i think it's someone who

Re: [Flashcoders] poor preformance of the flash data grid

2005-11-11 Thread eric dolecki
how many rows? If you have a lot - there you go. Lots of lookups and styling. The v2 dataGrid doesn't do paging - but I think there are some out there that do. Google for em. ed On 11/9/05, Robin Burrer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, Whenever I try to format the text in a v2 datagrid

Re: [Flashcoders] blogger with flash

2005-11-13 Thread eric dolecki
why LoadVars? Just do a XML load of a proxy file which will in turn return your XML? http://www.ericd.net/weather_tutorial/security.html Thats the flavor of proxy that I like to use. On 11/13/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the XML file isn't gzipped, I'm not sure what that would

Re: [Flashcoders] Detect if swf being viewed in html page

2005-11-14 Thread eric dolecki
check mc._url On 11/14/05, Paul Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it possible to detect if a swf is being viewed in a html / asp page OR just a direct link? So for example I may view a file as http://www.mysite.com/test.html (which embeds test.swf) or http://www.mysite.com/test.swf

Re: [Flashcoders] Detect if swf being viewed in html page

2005-11-14 Thread eric dolecki
://www.mediakitchen.co.uk/test_url.swf Cheers Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of eric dolecki Sent: 14 November 2005 14:10 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Detect if swf being viewed in html page check mc._url On 11/14/05, Paul

[Flashcoders] Component Name Problem

2005-11-14 Thread eric dolecki
I've been creating MXP files all morning - without any problems. All of the sudden, when creating MXPs from MXI files, the components are being installed with the name component. I haven't changed anything (been using an identical version of the same MXI (adding tiny edits for use with all the

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash MX Pro 2004 Not Picking Up Code Changes

2005-11-15 Thread eric dolecki
Assuming by AS2 you mean you are using class(es) for your component. You need to delete your ASO files... check the archives about it - or use Google. ASO are snapshots of your classes to help speed up subsequent compiles. Mike Chambers whipped up a command or something I think to help clear

Re: [Flashcoders] local file path prob

2005-11-16 Thread eric dolecki
double-slashes throughout. e.g. C:\\Program Files\\MyFolder\\MyApp.exe Hope that makes sense, Ian On 11/16/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup - going to get this fixed up before Flash sees it. \u screws things too... so getting proper / should work I hope. e.dolecki

Re: [Flashcoders] Apple using Flash for their new retailstore reservation system

2005-11-17 Thread eric dolecki
you can get to the apps from the retail pages on apple.com... On 11/17/05, Gerry Creighton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably doesn't need to since it looks like a kiosk app for the Genius Bar at The Grove in the LA area. So it's probably built to be run on a widescreen imac and not delivered

Re: [Flashcoders] From mac to PC - no joy

2005-11-18 Thread eric dolecki
Is it a Flash 8 file and you only have Flash 7 or something? edolecki On 11/18/05, Blake Kritzberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having trouble opening a .fla file created on a mac -- I keep either crashing or getting the message, unknown version. I understand this is a pretty common (but not

Re: [Flashcoders] emoticons in a chat component

2005-11-21 Thread eric dolecki
Of all the things I tried, when resizing of the chat field was required, I could not come up with a solution that didn't crush the Flash player. The resizing is what did it in. I had to recompute, etc. Perhaps AS3 will allow for something like a system, with text that can be highlighted copied

Re: [flashcoders] Q for the Pro's: How did you learn flash?

2005-11-21 Thread eric dolecki
I started early and have progressed over time. Take one aspect you'd like to learn more about, and beat on it. Read what you can, check other developer's sources, and most of all experiment with your own code. Overcoming your own bugs, pitfalls, etc. will help you learn a lot more than someone

Re: [Flashcoders] Xml manipulation crash player (7)

2005-11-21 Thread eric dolecki
are you seeing script timeout? how large is the XML? Could the XML be streamlined at all? We need some more details. edolecki On 11/21/05, Flapflap [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, We got a big trouble in a project that manipulate a lot some xml object : We came at point that if we do

[Flashcoders] scrollPane mc insertion

2005-11-22 Thread eric dolecki
Forgive the lameness of this query, but I used to load up a MC with child MCs and then set that into a scrollPane... I have since forgotten how... anyone ready with a cut paste? ed ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] ScrollPane MC thing...

2005-11-22 Thread eric dolecki
I forgot - I need to set the contentPath as a mc that has linkage, and then just attach stuff to that. sorry for the noise ;) ed ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] ROTATING WITH AS

2005-11-28 Thread eric dolecki
use an Tween class easeOut of some extra degrees from the position the clip was last at when rolled out... and there will be your progressive slowdown... On 11/28/05, Sebastián Sirvent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My problem is not how to make a tweening, but how to make it slow down progressively

Re: [Flashcoders] water ripple

2005-11-29 Thread eric dolecki
the effect is being applied too. M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki Sent: 29 November 2005 14:03 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] water ripple Ok I figured out what Andre Michelle was doing

Re: [Flashcoders] Help -- can't revert, total mess

2005-11-29 Thread eric dolecki
Did you save it afterwards? If not, quit Flash and re-open. Do you have an older SWF that you can decompile where your Library was okay? edolecki ps - look into Subversion (version control) - even if its just local stuff that no one else will work on. On 11/29/05, Blake Kritzberg [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] flash - css tooltip

2005-11-30 Thread eric dolecki
Flash ExternalInterface HTML CSS Tooltip edolecki On 11/30/05, Janis Radins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: youre talking about CSS tooltip using browser propertys or tooltip created in flash envoirment? 2005/11/30, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Im working on something where I would like

Re: [Flashcoders] flash - css tooltip

2005-11-30 Thread eric dolecki
wow - i got it working ;) if anyone is interested in seeing this let me know... On 11/30/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I am doing so far... I have some javascript that calls up a css tooltip removes them. using wmode=transparent I can ensure the DHTML will appear above Flash

[Flashcoders] iRiver U10

2005-12-02 Thread eric dolecki
Has anyone developed anything for the U10 yet? What I am wondering about is how the default functionality is playing audio/etc. Is the Flash OS wrapped in something with makes calls to the default music player/video player, etc? Does the Flash OS get the list of available tracks/videos/etc from

Re: [Flashcoders] flash - css tooltip

2005-12-02 Thread eric dolecki
http://www.ericd.net/new_css/tooltips/ You can see what I am doing at the above destination. Works pretty well - ExternalInterface call to the javascript which pops the tooltips with the text sent out of Flash. The hide tooltip is another call made from Flash to javascript as well. The example

Re: [Flashcoders] flash - css tooltip

2005-12-02 Thread eric dolecki
curious about the encoding of the strings passed to the ddrivetip function (line breaks, special caracters,...) Thanks a million! eric dolecki wrote: http://www.ericd.net/new_css/tooltips/ You can see what I am doing at the above destination. Works pretty well - ExternalInterface call

Re: [Flashcoders] How to update components on stage?

2005-12-06 Thread eric dolecki
how about you complete the component before you start placing instances and using them? That would solve your pain. edolecki On 12/4/05, Boon Chew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael totally spelled out the problem. I have about 10 instances of the component on stage, every time I add a new

[Flashcoders] Import gone

2005-12-07 Thread eric dolecki
Colleague is having a problem with Flash 8 Pro... it froze up and now since then he can't do any Import bitmaps, etc. into the IDE. JSFL commands don't appear to do anything either. Anyone else have any ideas? He has 2004 installed and is removing it, then removing F8, then reinstalling F8 to

Re: [Flashcoders] JM Events Calendar v1.2.0

2005-12-08 Thread eric dolecki
mb a lockroot issue? edolecki On 12/8/05, Ryan Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I've been playing around with Jeremy Jonas' JM Events Calendar and I absolutely love it! However, I've tried to place it into a separate swf (events.swf) that is loaded into a main movie. The

Re: [Flashcoders] Book sequence...

2005-12-12 Thread eric dolecki
my 2 cents: 1. Essential ActionScript 2.0 2. Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript 2.0 3. ActionScript 2.0 GARAGE (never heard of it) 4. Flash Hacks (last for sure) On 12/12/05, Carlos Gustavo Corrêa da Costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello there, just a newbie-to-go question... I've a

Re: [Flashcoders] Success Stories with Flash Friendly CVS Systems?

2005-12-12 Thread eric dolecki
What's your situation? How big is your team, how often are you changing binary assets, are you working from a large class library, etc? I use SubVersion and its super nice. Nothing is perfect when working with binary assets which can't be merged, etc. e.d. On 12/12/05, Robert Sandie [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] onload(Success:Boolean) - what's it mean?

2005-12-15 Thread eric dolecki
Just a quick observation: your onLoad should appear in code above the actual sendAndLoad function. On 12/15/05, Miles Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm fetching data via a PHP script, if I leave the test for success out, the data is there, and can be processed. If I test for success, the

Re: [Flashcoders] Debugger positioning onLoad / sendAndLoad

2005-12-15 Thread eric dolecki
There is no such thing as a klutz :) We are all beautiful people. edolecki On 12/15/05, Miles Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric Dolecki is probably wondering why there's such a klutz on the list. Don't blame him, I was positioning my sendAndLoad() ahead of the onLoad(), for this reason

Re: [Flashcoders] advanced array functions in as2

2005-12-16 Thread eric dolecki
Guy Watson: Array.prototype.in_array=function(value){ for(var z=0;zthis.length;++z){ if(this[z] == value){ return true } } return false } Also found this @ layer51.com/proto: msg3 { *k-zimir* [+]

Re: [Flashcoders] advanced array functions in as2

2005-12-16 Thread eric dolecki
On 12/16/05, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guy Watson: Array.prototype.in_array=function(value){ for(var z=0;zthis.length;++z){ if(this[z] == value){ return true } } return false } Also found

Re: [Flashcoders] Scrolling Landscape by Mouse position

2005-12-21 Thread eric dolecki
for a parallax scroller, if so there is a chapter from an FOE book here: http://www.friendsofed.com/books/1590592212/2212.pdf or an old source from flashkit: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Effects/Eye_Candy/Parallax-Ashley_W-6442/index.php I also believe Eric Dolecki had one on his old site a while

Re: [Flashcoders] need :: code for this nav behavior..

2005-12-21 Thread eric dolecki
sam wan made something like that a long time ago I think... http://www.samuelwan.com/downloads/com.samuelwan.eidt/fisheyemenu/FisheyeMenuDemo.html http://www.samuelwan.com/downloads/com.samuelwan.eidt/fisheyemenu/fisheyemenu.zip enjoy! edolecki On 12/21/05, artur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (im

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker

2005-12-22 Thread eric dolecki
.cacheAsBitmap might be your best friend here :) edolecki On 12/22/05, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In absence of that, any hints of tips anyone can offer would be of great help. The way I have done some somewhat similar projects involved creating a large movie clip from the

Re: [Flashcoders] _targetInstanceName?

2005-12-23 Thread eric dolecki
You mean mc._name ? On 12/23/05, Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, I'm in Flash 8 Pro, building for Flash 7 player. I'm trying to get _targetInstanceName working, but I can't seem to get it to work. Does anyone have a good example of how to get it working? -- Mark Ribau

Re: [Flashcoders] aseditor discussion

2005-12-27 Thread eric dolecki
I like SubEthaEdit on Mac (its not perfect but its decent) and I love SEPY on the PC. I might try PrimalScript - but I do love SEPY enough to probably stick with it. edolecki On 12/27/05, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I always have issues running SEPY on os x...actually it's been a

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Player 8.5 - Illegal Operation caused by ?

2006-01-02 Thread eric dolecki
Not quite sure what those errors are yet, but I am more concerned with Flash barfing. edolecki On 1/2/06, Derek Vadneau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Firefox 1.0.6 also reports many syntax errors: Error: syntax error Source File:

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Player 8.5 - Illegal Operation caused by ?

2006-01-03 Thread eric dolecki
Ok - I am working on fixing up those errors - but that still doesn't tell me what is bombing the 8.5 player yet. Perhaps after a rev that might go away or something. edolecki On 1/3/06, Michael Stuhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ryanm schrieb: Firefox 1.0.6 also reports many syntax errors:

Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript 2.0 Class involving XML

2006-01-03 Thread eric dolecki
Do you mean parse any dataSet of a specific structure? XPath might do the trick - either using the built-in or using xfactorstudio's XPath. edolecki On 1/3/06, Al Veldhuis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Everyone, I am wondering if there is anyone out there who knows Actionscript 2.0 Classes

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash does not run when wmode is transparent and div is hidden

2006-01-04 Thread eric dolecki
I'm using wmode = transparent so I can display tooltips out of Flash above Flash. Works fine for me. But I am not doing anything about visibility with Flash using wmode and a div. Just div above Flash. http://www.ericd.net/new_css/(the right side) edolecki On 1/4/06, Mike Britton [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Movieclip is created at the depth of -16383!

2006-01-05 Thread eric dolecki
are you able to swap its depth to something you'd like? edolecki On 1/5/06, Ramon Tayag [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need help.. no matter what I do, my movieclip, created using createEmptyMovieClip, is created at -16383. I originally used getNextHighestDepth, then changed it to a constant,

Re: [Flashcoders] Anyone knows good tutorials that relate to creating a dynamic text box that is updated with XML file?

2006-01-09 Thread eric dolecki
Use XML with some CSS and you should be good to go. Research on applying CSS to text in Flash, and then research XML. As far as a tutorial, you should google for flash xml you'll find plenty to keep you happy. Also a book Sas Jacobs' XML for Flash (Friends of Ed) is good. edolecki On 1/9/06,

Re: [Flashcoders] adding whitespace back into xml

2006-01-09 Thread eric dolecki
Could you do that with a special character in places to swap out with a linefeeds? Something like a ^ or some such thing? edolecki On 1/9/06, Jobe Makar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, I was wondering if there was an algorithm in existence that will convert an XML instance into a string

[Flashcoders] XML formatting

2006-01-09 Thread eric dolecki
Is there a service anywhere that can take an XML file evaluate it for optimized setup for parsing? Like a webservice or something else? I am working on an XML file that is fairly complicated and I know there are various ways I could set it up. If I make it VERY structured and deep, it might be

[Flashcoders] Distribution Function

2006-01-10 Thread eric dolecki
I have started to think about coding up something that does this: - A viewport movie clip which is nothing more than a boundary rule - zoom levels (say 0-4) - in that viewport, depending on zoom level, a certain number of mcs can be displayed - zoomed in the most = 1 visible image clip - zoomed

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8 and Rosetta -- MacIntel

2006-01-10 Thread eric dolecki
I'd say it would run very well... edolecki On 1/10/06, Rich Rodecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i would imagine it would...thats what the emulator is for. The mroe important question is will it run well? On 1/10/06, dls [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know if Flash8 will run on the new

Re: OT [Flashcoders] Flash 8 and Rosetta -- MacIntel

2006-01-10 Thread eric dolecki
With Rosetta it would run 80-85% as fast as normal... but those machines are 2-4x faster now... so even in emulation would run snappy as doody :) edolecki On 1/10/06, dls [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know older versions of the Flash Player ran faster on Windows machines. I'm hoping for some of

Re: OT [Flashcoders] Flash 8 and Rosetta -- MacIntel

2006-01-10 Thread eric dolecki
*real* snappy :) On 1/10/06, Danny Kodicek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With Rosetta it would run 80-85% as fast as normal... but those machines are 2-4x faster now... so even in emulation would run snappy as doody :) Exactly how snappy *is* doody? Danny

Re: OT [Flashcoders] Flash 8 and Rosetta -- MacIntel

2006-01-10 Thread eric dolecki
Safari runs as a Universal Binary... but how do the plugins work with it? edolecki On 1/10/06, John Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is an Apple Store right near my work here in Vegas. I just got back from lunch and they expect to have a new intel-based iMac within the next few days. Once

Re: OT [Flashcoders] Flash 8 and Rosetta -- MacIntel

2006-01-11 Thread eric dolecki
marked as resolved - woohoo :) On 1/11/06, Sander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM is working on the Mac Intel Flash Plugin. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313347 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Interactive SWF in a Scroll Pane

2006-01-12 Thread eric dolecki
You might need to scope things differently and build an engine in the loaded SWF to capture events from the outside. Also, there is a .content or .contentPath or something that serves as a reference to the item loaded into the pane... On 1/11/06, Jason Lutes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a

Re: [Flashcoders] Calling Java Script window.open from wihin projector

2006-01-17 Thread eric dolecki
Why not simply call an HTML page - and in THAT page's onLoad have the page resize and center itself? I haven't tried it but in theory it could work? edolecki On 1/17/06, Tamer Qarrain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After trying everything possible to make QTVRS work inside Flash 8, we finally

Re: [Flashcoders] Documenting my code

2006-01-18 Thread eric dolecki
BLDoc for PC VisDoc for OS X (rocks) On 1/18/06, Jobe Makar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, I've recently purchased AS2Doc to generate documentation from my ElectroServer class file. The software works pretty well, but it appears the Mirell (company that owns it) is now a ghost town or

Re: [Flashcoders] Documenting my code

2006-01-18 Thread eric dolecki
Perhaps someone at Adobe will build a great Documenting application that ships with Flash 9 or something. Or perhaps Alessandro can build something that bolts onto SEPY? ;) -edolecki On 1/18/06, Weyert de Boer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jobe, You could consider using Doc-O-Matic it's

Re: [Flashcoders] Slice-9 weirdness

2006-01-19 Thread eric dolecki
are you publishing to flash 8? On 1/19/06, Troy Rollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Charles Parcell wrote: Is there some magic voodoo mantra that I did not read about?? Is there something that breaks them? Are others having issues with it? Well, it only shows

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
.); trace(counter is at: +counter); } } } checkVars(); Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
I think which each combination being completely unique, i have no other option than a honkin' switch or if/else. Lots of typing but will work. I can work on making it more readable, but thats about it methinks. On 1/25/06, Andreas Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to be an ispiring

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
dab, abd, adb, bda, dba, ... all the same combination. On 1/25/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aren't there 256 possible combinations? Or if one value can be null, then 625? What about dab, cab, bac, da, ca, etc? Or are you saying for the sake simplicity, cab is the same

Re: [Flashcoders] Q: Best tweening engine for Flash 8 filters

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
mc_tween2 is indeed very handy. - edolecki On 1/25/06, Gerry Creighton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love these... http://hosted.zeh.com.br/mctween/downloads.html There are F8 filter tweens included. On Jan 25, 2006, at 12:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I was wondering what everyone

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
1 1 0 o 1 1 1 1 p */ On 1/25/06, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 variables I need to check the states of routinely... and combinations thereof

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-25 Thread eric dolecki
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:50 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations dab, abd, adb, bda, dba, ... all the same combination. On 1/25/06

Re: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

2006-01-26 Thread eric dolecki
This is indeed a pretty cool thread :) - edolecki On 1/26/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or even shorter: public function handleUpdate(a:Object,b:Object,c:Object,d:Object) { var handlerName:String = 'onUpdate'; if (a.selected){handlerName+= 'A'}; if

[Flashcoders] Fav XML editor

2006-01-26 Thread eric dolecki
I am starting to have to create more and more complex XML by hand on the PC... which is your favorite XML editor for authoring/editing XML files for Flash? I have tried oXygen and am now about to try XMLSpy 2006 EE... No one mention DW please ;) - edolecki

Re: [Flashcoders] Creating Components Basic - RadioButton

2006-01-26 Thread eric dolecki
Make a manager class that basically allows objects to register with it, and then have it do what you want it to do. It can dispatch events and also enable/disable members of the group. - edolecki On 1/26/06, Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ - Moved from Flashnewbie - ] I am

Re: [Flashcoders] Lines of code in a Flash project

2006-01-27 Thread eric dolecki
use a calculator? On 1/27/06, Bill Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know a quick way of counting the lines of code in a Flash project? I just finished a large project with several dozen classes and was curious about my lines per hour ratio.

Re: [Flashcoders] PLEASE HELP ~ FLV SYNCH ISSUES ~ Big Deadliine!

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
Create your movies from FCP (self-contained) and then use the FLV encoder that comes with Flash 8 Pro. -edolecki On 2/15/06, Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I am creating FLV's from Final Cut and have never had these problems in the past... I have reloaded the

Re: [Flashcoders] MPEG-4 in FMS

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
I am fairly ignorant on mpeg4 and the flash player - but i would think mpeg4 requires a fairly beefy machine for playback... and that Flash tries to lower its lowest common denominator as much as possible. On2 doesn't require the resources for playback that mpeg4 does. Or perhaps I am way off on

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
Ill give it a go with FLV exporter... thats a honkin' large video :) -edolecki On 15 Feb 2006 16:11:57 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used the flash 8 video encoding tool and set it for flash 7 high quality (700k) and the video is very pixelated, I've uploaded it here for

Re: [Flashcoders] flv video encoding for flash 7

2006-02-15 Thread eric dolecki
I don't see a 2pass VBR in the Flash 8 encoder... squeeze may be a good option. -edolecki On 2/15/06, eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ill give it a go with FLV exporter... thats a honkin' large video :) -edolecki On 15 Feb 2006 16:11:57 -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED

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