[flexcoders] Calling All Flex Writers!

on the word to any experienced Flex developers you know who may want to get involved. Thanks, Joseph -- ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Abobe Certified Developer Trainer | 705-466-6345 Writing partner

Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to detect DoubleClick in Button?

=dblClickHandler(event)/ mx:Button id=dblClickBtn label=AS DblClick Event / /mx:Application ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Abobe Certified Developer Trainer | 705-466

Re: [flexcoders] Looking for an HTMLEditor Component

Here's the two that I've used: http://drumbeatinsight.com/htmlcomponent http://ccgi.arutherford.plus.com/blog/wordpress/?page_id=132 ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Abobe Certified Developer

Re: [flexcoders] Can we Display XML file As Is in Flex ????

Try using the toString() method of the XML class, and then dump it into a text field. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Abobe Certified Developer Trainer | 705-466-6345 Writing partner, Community MX

Re: [flexcoders] Can we Display XML file As Is in Flex ????

That's what I meant ;) Thanks for the catch. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Abobe Certified Developer Trainer | 705-466-6345 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Alex Harui

Re: [flexcoders] How do I make the background fill the whole screen, not just the Application?

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer kolt_siewerts wrote: Dear group, coming from the Flash side of AS3-Development, I'm struggling with a small problem. Here is an example

[flexcoders] Parallel Source Folders

to a config file or as a -compiler directive to initiate this? And has this been made any easier to set up in FB 3? -- ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http

Re: [flexcoders] Parallel Source Folders

Okay, I guess this answers my question. Bummer. http://www.joeberkovitz.com/blog/2007/10/31/flex-builder-source-folders-need-to-go-back-in-the-oven/ OR http://tinyurl.com/33wqtg ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http

Re: [flexcoders] How to check if a file exist in the server?

___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Anzer wrote: How to check if a file exist or not in the server? Currently am doing it with HTTPService, but I need to know

[flexcoders] So You Want To Hire a SWF Developer?

for the plug, but a lot of people I know could use this information, just wanted to share. Cheers, -- ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified

Re: [flexcoders] So You Want To Hire a SWF Developer?

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Narciso Jaramillo wrote: Hi Joseph, Interesting article! It's true that the Flash platform developer

Re: [flexcoders] How to use flexmdi framework in flex builder 2.0.1

? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer gt_shrikant wrote: hi, i downloaded the source along with SWC, and i tried to use this flexmdi in one mine project. i

Re: [flexcoders] How to use flexmdi framework in flex builder 2.0.1

In a word: laziness. Have not installed SVN on this new machine yet, so I used the swc because it was easier, and like a fool assumed the source would be the same. Thanks for the clarity Ben and Max. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash

Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to use flexmdi framework in flex builder 2.0.1

DOH! I must have missed that post. Thanks Ben. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer ben.clinkinbeard wrote: I

Re: [flexcoders] flexmdi compiled with flex sdk 2.0.1 hotfix 3

Thanks Brian! ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer madflexcoder wrote: I compiled the flexmdi framework

Re: [flexcoders] Setting custom component properties in MXML

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Merrill, Jason wrote: When using your own custom made components in MXML, what is the best way to easily set

Re: [flexcoders] FlexReport Beta - Public Release

That's awesome, thanks for making this. FlashPaper 3, here we come... ;) I wonder how your code compares with the source for Share, if Adobe ever releases it. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing

[flexcoders] Code Hinting in include-based Code Behind files

logical and straightforward to me. Thanks, -- ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX

Re: [flexcoders] Code Hinting in include-based Code Behind files

Anyone? ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com

Re: [flexcoders] Trying to apply scale9grid to an image loaded at runtime

://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=6C7D2 Hope that helps, ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX

Re: [flexcoders] CS3 to flex tutorials

___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com/author.cfm?cid=4674 Kenneth

Re: [flexcoders] Importing SWC Files in FLEX

together http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=AEF3D, some of which you may also find useful as the series unfolds. Hope that helps. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe

Re: [flexcoders] the old caching problem... many answers no solution!!!

. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com/author.cfm?cid=4674 mailamannow wrote: Hi

Re: [flexcoders] the old caching problem... many answers no solution!!!

. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com/author.cfm?cid=4674

Re: [flexcoders] the old caching problem... many answers no solution!!!

is easy enough using javascript, so quit whining. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community

Re: [flexcoders] Flex Builder 2 to Flex Buiulder 3 IDE changes: some good, some bad

Uncheck these two: Window Preferences Flex Editors ActionScript Code Keep imports organized Remove unused imports when organizing Problem solved. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer

Re: [flexcoders] New to flex, wonder why one works and the other doesn't...

]) on a TextArea I'd like to hear it. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http

Re: [flexcoders] New to flex, wonder why one works and the other doesn't...

Of course! I knew the answer was simple, man that was bugging me. Thanks Charlie. :) ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3

Re: [flexcoders] book errata

Check the peachpit website. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http

Re: [flexcoders] Re: New to flex, wonder why one works and the other doesn't...

being a subclass of Container or implementing the IContainer interface. -- only he forgot to add 'and have them successfully show up on stage'. So you're both correct IMO. Thanks for the clarity. ___ Joseph Balderson | http

Re: [flexcoders] SWFLoader doesn't fire complete event

It shouldn't. @Embed compiles any assets into the application SWF at compiletime, so there's no runtime loading, so no complete event. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWC Encrypt 2.0 - Does it work?

to the trouble. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http://communitymx.com

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWC Encrypt 2.0 - Does it work?

I meant to say ...and the code is completely _un_intelligible... ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff

Re: [flexcoders] #2038: File I/O Error only in firefox

Either your file is corrupted, or the path to the file cannot be found, and you've not created an IOError event handler to catch the event. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWC Encrypt 2.0 - Does it work?

Ah. I thought he was talking about SWCEncrypt, which is actually an obfuscator. I stand corrected. ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Retrieving instence name?

ClassName(instance) is marginally faster than (instance as ClassName) in my tests. So which one is faster? Is this still correct? (us lurkers want to know! :) ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Thinking about going to the dark side....Apple Mac Book

I'm not trying to be glib, but don't use Vista. Use XP SP3. Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 b_alen wrote: Interesting. Me and my colleagues are also thinking of switching to Mac due to Vista crappiness. In fact we're

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Thinking about going to the dark side....Apple Mac Book

a beating. So if you're going to buy a PC laptop, it pays to dig for the not-so-newest-fad to find quality. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Anatole Tartakovsky wrote: I would stay away from Vaio

Re: [flexcoders] Wierd problem with Flex debugging

) ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, So I started learning Flex Builder CS3 recently. I am new to Flex. I am studying through a self-paced class

Re: [flexcoders] Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused groups

anyways. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Anatole Tartakovsky wrote: Josh, It is definitely up to flexcoders as a group to make these decision - not me for sure. I did suggest separate group

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused groups

how they do before branching any more. ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Bjorn Schultheiss wrote: Existing - FlexCoders - FlexComponents - ApolloCoders - FlexJobs New - EnterpriseFlex

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused groups

exclusive IMO. Thanks for listening, -- ___ Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca Flex Flash Platform Developer | Abobe Certified Developer Trainer Author, Professional Flex 3 (coming Winter 2008) Staff Writer, Community MX | http

Re: [flexcoders] i need answer plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

help vampire alert! ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Maciek Sakrejda wrote: And use a better subject. Yours is ridiculous. -Original Message- From: Tom Chiverton [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWC Encrypt 2.0 - Does it work?

Damn thread splicing. I didn't realize at the time that this thread was 30+ posts long, not 6. Gotta remember to look at the Re: in the subject... :P ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Tom Chiverton

Re: [flexcoders] Loading swf.. (Posting Again)

http://drawlogic.com/2007/09/20/howto-using-loaders-in-as3/ ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Manu Dhanda wrote: Hii guyz, It's not an issue here, but I need someone's help to point me

Re: [flexcoders] Loading swf.. (Posting Again)

Since loading SWFs is Loader is part of the Flash API and not exclusive to Flex, try the Flashcoders or Flashnewbie list and you're more apt to get a more detailed answer. ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused groups

(not that I'm in favour of splitting, I'm not) -- but if the lists have not yet been created, and existing messages stay in the archive, what's to break? We're talking about a branching, not a migration, right? ___ Joseph Balderson

Re: [flexcoders] Re: string to actual actionscript code?

if the property exists or the class is dynamic. A for loop and the [] syntax is much lower level and much more efficient than a repeater, but of course a repeater is bindable and has other useful stuff. ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Splitting FlexCoders in smaller, focused groups

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Joseph Balderson news@ wrote: From the perspective of someone who in his opinion is only just edging into the advanced category in Flex, I've been a lurker for many years but only just now gradually changing to a more active status on the list. To me, the volume

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Debugger Ignoring all breakpoints/Errors

The ongoing investigation is here: http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-13064 This one bug is having me wait until this is resolved to install Firefox 3. ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Matt Chotin

Re: [flexcoders] Re: string to actual actionscript code?

-withou.html :) ___ Joseph Balderson, Developer | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 Josh McDonald wrote: You could evaluate any single expression though, right? Like eval(4 / 2) == 2. That worked? Maybe it's been longer than I thought

Re: [flexcoders] Re: string to actual actionscript code?

Renderers. Wish to heck we had them five years ago... :) ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Gordon Smith wrote: You can't use code like this[movie_number_ + idNumber]; unless you've pre

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Return data to FileReference

event.target.fileName on the client-side ...? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Rich Tretola wrote: I guess no one else has run into this before? On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Rich

Re: [flexcoders] Flex's mx:RemoteObject with remote server?

? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca markflex2007 wrote: Hi, I want to make sure if we Flex's mx:RemoteObject to invoke object in remote server. I use it with localhost before and I want to make sure f it can work with romote

Re: [flexcoders] Flex TextInput componet 's problem

___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Ray Zhang wrote: I don't know TextInput 's *text *and* textField.text* property 's difference anybody know ,tell me plz Ray

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Application will not refresh properly

it's always a new file. or you could just clear the cache before every in-browser test. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Brian Raymes wrote: I have had similar problems when using I.E. 7/8. Firefox

Re: [flexcoders] Unit Testing for Flex

___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Vinoth Babu wrote: Hi All, I had developed an Actionscript project using Flex IDE. Here most of the components are embedded using Flash and Sprite Do you have any idea of how to do unit testing

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Application will not refresh properly

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Brian Raymes wrote: Ah! That's a better approach, if you want a new swf loaded every time. Though, there should be a way to only load the swf if it has been updated

Re: [flexcoders] triggering a function (when an argument is a bindable value)?

What I'm looking for is the best way to trigger a method whenever a bindable value changes. Just make the destination property a setter method. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca nwebb wrote: Hi

Re: [flexcoders] Repeater not repeating

' (change the source Array on extended-AC). ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Tom McNeer wrote: Jonathan, Thanks very much for your clear and thorough explanation. One of the major difficulties

Re: [flexcoders] Video Seek - Seek times accurate to milliseconds

down playback, which would defeat the point. So my advice is increase the keyframe encoding rate of your FLV, and if the filesize gets too large you'll have to stream it. That's your only practical solution. ___ Joseph Balderson

Re: [flexcoders] THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NUTS

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Tim Rowe wrote: Though you seem to have this figured out, might I suggest that you add a build number to your compiled project somewhere that you can verify when loading it? This will at least help

[flexcoders] Extending A Class From an External Source Produces Error 1017: Base Class Not Found

/Papervision3D.flv; / /mx:Application -- ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca

Re: [flexcoders] Using Flash Component Kit - FlexContentHolder

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca benmarinic wrote: Hi Is it possible to motion tween the FlexContentHolder within Flash? I haven't been able to do this with keyframe animations. I would like to animate the Flash Component

Re: [flexcoders] Extending A Class From an External Source Produces Error 1017: Base Class Not Found

\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\en\Configuration\Components\Video\FLVPlaybackAS3.swc This is my preference, since it's clean and doesn't involve the hacks necessary in 2) 3). ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca

Re: [flexcoders] Extending A Class From an External Source Produces Error 1017: Base Class Not Found

: in the apps I've used, the FLVPlayback component doesn't accept keyboard focus, perhaps because the UIMovieClip does not posses the required class members. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Alex

Re: [flexcoders] Extending A Class From an External Source Produces Error 1017: Base Class Not Found

: in the apps I've used, the FLVPlayback component doesn't accept keyboard focus, perhaps because the UIMovieClip does not posses the required class members. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Alex Harui

[flexcoders] FLVPlayback in Flex produces RTE #1009 when setSize() is called for a bad URL

as good before the vid player ever gets to use it, which is a nasty kludge. Do you think this might be a Flash-Flex integration thing, or simply an FLVPlayback component bug? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http

Re: [flexcoders] FLVPlayback in Flex produces RTE #1009 when setSize() is called for a bad URL

That was going to be my next move, thanks for confirming that Alex. Though going from FLVPlayback SWC to direct source is not so simple, so we'll stick to the kludge for now. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http

Re: [flexcoders] FLVPlayback in Flex produces RTE #1009 when setSize() is called for a bad URL

That's a neat trick... you mean copying FLVPlayback.as into /src/fl/video ? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Alex Harui wrote: You can just copy that one file into the folder structure in your

Re: [flexcoders] FLVPlayback in Flex produces RTE #1009 when setSize() is called for a bad URL

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Alex Harui wrote: yeah *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [flexcoders] The end of ActionScript 3 as an EcmaScript 4 implementation

Can we get back on topic here? This is a Flex technical discussion forum discussing the future of ACTIONSCRIPT. Can the paid MS-pundits and SL-bashers go somewhere else please? ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http

Re: [flexcoders] The end of ActionScript 3 as an EcmaScript 4 implementation

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca hank williams wrote: I don't quite see how it's a big step backward *or* a black eye for Adobe (as your blog argued). There are dozens of languages in widespread use out there... AS3 being (approximately

[flexcoders] AIR 1.5 and Flash Player 10

anyone figured out how to create an AIR app with the Flex 3.2 SDK, for FP10? Thanks. -- ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http://tinyurl.com/5qbqlk

Re: [flexcoders] How to use the Scale9Grid?

___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http://tinyurl.com/5qbqlk Josh McDonald wrote: It defines how to stretch assets, for skinning, by chopping an image into 9 scale-zones. Corners don't scale, top and bottom scale horizontally, left

Re: [flexcoders] How to use the Scale9Grid?

scale9grid also goes by another name: search for 9-slice in the documentation, and that should give you a introduction to the topic. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http

Re: [flexcoders] 1044 Compile time error - help?

Your root application file needs to be an Application class. If you need a proxy root component, build a custom MXML component based on Canvas and place it inside the Application container. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform

Re: [flexcoders] fla file format license

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http://tinyurl.com/5qbqlk vuthecuong wrote: Hi all Gurus, Because flash is related to Flex also, and I planned to use Flex in my project so I post here: I need

Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to know which DisplayObjects are underneath another?

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http://tinyurl.com/profx3book huhgawz wrote: Thanks for you fast response. Your suggestion works but it is not what I'm looking for. I'm sorry I guess I didn't explain well. So

Re: [flexcoders] flex builder could not publish the project source: null

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer | joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 | http://tinyurl.com/profx3book Brian Morearty wrote: I was creating a small sample app to demonstrate a question that I'm about to post here

Re: [flexcoders] difference between stage and application?

don't need it. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer :: http://joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com/profx3book Alex Harui wrote: You should use the Flash/Flex Component Kit to wrap

Re: [flexcoders] difference between stage and application?

Sorry, I realized you were talking about UIComponent.addChild(), not Container.addChild(), my bad. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flex Flash Platform Developer :: http://joeflash.ca Author, Professional Flex 3 :: http://tinyurl.com

Re: [flexcoders] what is multiton class and how to use it ?

Re: [flexcoders] What happened to the Flex Style Explorer?