The samples on the following page all work in Flash 7 using a framework I *was* developing. A lot of the shadow and light stuff I was doing became pointless when Flash 8 came out. If you're interested in the code, let me know.
http://jimkremens.com/toolkit/ Jim Kremens On 2/17/06, Andreas Rønning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As noted, I am working within another developer's framework, and > cannot make fundamental design changes at this time. > I didn't say it can't be done. I said it wasnt the smart thing to do. If > you work with someone elses framework but can't subclass or supply your > own prototypes along the road, you got a pretty shit deal in my opinion. > Funny this comes up now, so soon after we discussed the value of > properly organizing your depths, spacing them out to make room for > adjustments and extra content. In my window class, the base clip is > empty, with the first layer of graphics being drawn on level 10 of that > clip. This gives me 10 depths to stick whatever frivolous junk i want > underneath the window. > > >The new DropShadowFilter works on the principle I described > > Not at all really. Any filtered movieclip in Flash 8 is bitmap cached, > and is thus rendered by the bitmap renderer, which filters a given > movieClip based on the contents of its filters array. You don't assign a > clip to a filter, you assign a filter to a clip. Which goes along the > same lines of what i described. Since you're not actually filtering > anything in flash 7, the smart thing to do is draw the dropshadow in the > same process that draws/rescales your windows. > > >You could do it in Flash 7, but it would take a lot more code than > even you could write in one minute. > > It would take a lot more code than i WOULD write in one minute. Don't > get all fussy with me. First i assumed you were using flash 8 (in which > the solution is laughably easy) and merely urged you to find your own > solution. Then, as i realise you're stuck with flash 7, i urge you to > pursue a solution that's not a hack, but stable, reliable and smart. If > my boss asks me to add a dropshadow to a framework that is prohibitive > against a smart solution, i'll tell him it's a frivolous thing to spend > so much time on, given the limitations of the project. Choose your > battles. Complex doesn't mean it's smart. > > Your real problem stems from the fact that you can't attach the drop > shadow clip to the clip you want drop shadowed, mostly because you also > want the clip to be resizable and drawing the drop shadow would be > dependant on the clip's width and height. Drawing in a clip alters its > width and height with every lineTo, which means you need to do something > like store the clip's "real" width and height to some temporary variable > before updating, based on whatever width it originally had. So say you > do a different thing, and draw all the drop shadows on a completely > separate clip on a lower depth, so all your dropshadowed clips are being > drawn together. The problem then is managing their depths in relation > not only to the clip they're shadowing, but also of other clips, > shadowed or unshadowed. > > The actionscript solution to the problem as you describe it sounds, in > my book, a lot like skiing on tarmac. And i tend to be mr can-do. > > - Andreas > > Philip Smith wrote: > > As noted, I am working within another developer's framework, and > > cannot make fundamental design changes at this time. The new > > DropShadowFilter works on the principle I described, you register a > > view and bang, full functionality in a couple of lines of code. You > > could do it in Flash 7, but it would take a lot more code than even > > you could write in one minute. > > > > Philip > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Rønning" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 1:02 PM > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Dynamic drop shadow > > > > > >> Nah man. For flash 7 it's not a smart thing to write a dropshadow > >> class like the one you describe at all. > >> You'd put the drop shadow functionality in your window class draw > >> method. The big problem with your > >> approach is you'd have hell to juggle the depths (because without > >> overlapping, what's even the point of a dropshadow). > >> That, guessing you'd want windows to take the highest depth when > >> given user focus. > >> > >> - Andreas > >> > >> Philip Smith wrote: > >>> Ok smartie, let's see you write your own drop shadow class for the > >>> Flash 7 player in 1minute... > >>> > >>> Philip > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Rønning" > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > >>> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 9:31 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Dynamic drop shadow > >>> > >>> > >>>> Philip Smith wrote: > >>>>> Hi there, > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm looking for an AS2 class that will provide a drop shadow > >>>>> for a window pane that is continually resizing. I would prefer a > >>>>> class with an easy interface, that allows a movie clip to be > >>>>> registered as the clip to be shadowed, with a constant loop > >>>>> running inside of it to keep the shadow proportional. > >>>>> > >>>>> Any classes that do this would be greatly appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> Philip > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >>>>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: > >>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>>>> > >>>>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > >>>>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > >>>>> http://www.figleaf.com > >>>>> http://training.figleaf.com > >>>>> > >>>> Hahahah. Dude. Write your own classes. That class would take me > >>>> less than a minute to write, and i'm not a particularly clever guy. > >>>> I'd still get PAID for that minute though at work. > >>>> > >>>> Open flash, hit F1. Learn. You'll love yourself for it. > >>>> > >>>> - Andreas > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >>>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: > >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>>> > >>>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > >>>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > >>>> http://www.figleaf.com > >>>> http://training.figleaf.com > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: > >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>> > >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > >>> http://www.figleaf.com > >>> http://training.figleaf.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> To change your subscription options or search the archive: > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > >> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > >> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > >> http://www.figleaf.com > >> http://training.figleaf.com > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- Jim Kremens _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
