[Flashcoders] MX charting components for fp7/8
Does anyone know if there's a Fp7/8 conversion of the first charting components for MX (http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#loc=en_usview=sn1 06viewName=Exchange%20Search%20Detailsauthorid=60639501page=0scrollP os=0subcatid=0snid=sn106itemnumber=1extid=377283catid=0 ) I'm converting an as1 application to FP8 with those components in it, it's probably just a casing issue... Thnx, Tom ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Hello again, I've been doing test all this time but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I'm not able to find the actual objects. When in _global I only see class names (functions). If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips (I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip) e.g. _global.com shows: blitzagency (object) darronschall (object) robertpenner (object) xfactorstudio (object) zefxis (object) applications (object) games (object) control (object) List (function) ScrollBar (function) ScrollableTextBox (function) Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there. If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games, at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances. _level0 shows: _level0 (movieclip) appPanels (movieclip) onAppChangeFocus (function) onLoad (function) sound_manager (movieclip) And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips and movieclip functions. What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused. I remember I used to be able to see object instances back when the application was still AdminTool. Thanks for the help Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your snapshots - it's just the default ;) I'm surprised that the non-recursive searches posed a problem. Once you start with a single snapshot, you should be able to click on objects in the treeview and have it expand on demand. On 12/17/05, MyName [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great tips! John. Sorry for jumping in, Dimitrios. In my case, my desktop project got about 140 classes and many circular references. It'll take forever to take a snapshot from level0 with recursive option on. The snapshot returns nodes of the 1st tier from level0 if recursive option is turned off. But nothing will show up when clicking on a node that is too complex. So, what I had to do is to take a snapshot from a deep down path. For example in my case: _level0.gameBoard.gamePanel.operationPane.accViews.shipView. From that point, things seem started looking ok. Thanks, Doug - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Good! you're looking around and getting comfortable with doing so in Xray! Ok, some tips: 1. When browsing through global, you'll see your packages and objects. You'll see all classes - instance, static, singleton etc. You *can* see static properties/objects through global since that's where they live/are instanced. Singletons and Instanced classes can be where they're instanced. So, whatever timeline/movieclip has created the Object, that's where you can take a look through it / execute calls against it with Xray. 2. If you want to save time with browsing with the treeview, you can always use the trace/execute window to verify an objects/propertie's existance. (IE: _level0.main.myMovieClip.objX) 3. In your class, if it extends a movieclip, you could put in an xray trace (_global.tt(MyMovie, this); Then just copy and paste the path that spits out in the trace window and start checkingyour objects and props from there. Make sense? Let me know if you other questions. With xray, there's usually 3-4 ways to get an an object and mess with it ;) On 12/17/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello John, Sorry for the late reply, I wanted to run some tests before answering back. I'm aware of the way the garbage collector works (even though I'm a little confused with object parameters stored in the inline functions inside Delegates, if they get garbage collected after all or not). Throughout my framework and the custom code for the game I pay much attention to deleting all object references. I've used xray in the past sometimes. I did this now too but I'm having some troubles. The only lines in my .fla are import Application Application.main(_root); Where in xray should I be looking for object instances? I can see all movieclips if I take a snapshot of _level0 but if I want to see the instances of the Tile objects, or the TileManager, or the Countdown objects where should I look? I tried _global.com.zefxis which is where all the packages reside but all I see is functions (Classes) and no objects. e.g. _global.com.zefxis.solarwind snapshot gives me: animation (object) Animation (function) Animations (function) EaseFunctions (function) RelativeMovement (function) Sequence (function) Any clues? Thank you! Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL
[Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
Hi there, I have an issue regarding playing FLV embedded on the timeline in reverse order. Im using a simple script to check if the playhead has reached the end of the video and then reverse plays it. However, this seems to choke the player, my guess is the codec can't cope with this. Processor performance leaps from 10% to a staggering 70-80%. Is there a workaround for this, or should I simply abandon the idea to use this method? Many thanks for any advice, Elvin Dechesne satama interactive ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing dotted lines
Hello Йric, http://www.dembicki.org/index-eng.html try this: http://www.dembicki.org/FreeSelector.as http://www.dembicki.org/RectangularSelector.as -- Ivan Dembicki [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.design.ru ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] component class path limited to 64 chars ???
Hi list! I wanted to associate a class to a flash component, as ever, and so went to my library after copying my class path and name in Se|py And what for a surprise : a Windows' ding! to notify that the name doesn't fit the textfield... Is that a joke? It must have a solution, MM couldn't prevent us from linking this kind of class: i.e. com.customerdomainname.entity.service.web.project.subproject.eshop.shoppingcart.SCManager but I can't find it. Is there an import field or something like that? Help please ! PR ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] change a color range
I want to change a color range in an image. Like all yellow(255 variations) to red How to proceed? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] How to force IE to let Flash receive the TAB key?
Kevin:
I would suggest trying:
1) param name=SeamlessTabbing value=false /
2)
Give you flash movie an id=somename in the object tag
then in the body tag, put this
onLoad=flashFocus();
script LANGUAGE=JavaScript
!--
function flashFocus()
{
somename.focus();
}
//--
/script
Hope that helps your problem.
On 12/20/05, Kevin Boyd (MMCR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a flash 6 movie running in IE6 and have disabled Flash's own
Tabbing
based highlighting on fields using
this.focusEnabled=false
this.tabEnabled=false
this._focusrect = false
So that I can control the Tabbing myself. Works fine in the player but in
the browser IE seems to take the Tabbing focus. How can I force the Flash
player to only receive the TABbing?
Kevin Boyd
Multimedia Creations Ltd.
www.mmcr.co.uk
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Re: [Flashcoders] Franto's data loss
uff... yes, i'm on XP, i have to confes, i dont understand this much :) maybe someone in our company will :) but i have almost all data recevoered, or decompiled with ASV :) If I will try to rolling back system, and I've found something I will let you know Franto On 12/20/05, John Mark Hawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're on WindowsXP, there's something funky with System Restore you might be able to exploit. Rolling back your system with System Restore is SUPPOSED to leave all your user data, files, etc. alone and only mess with the registry and related crud. However, I found on that, at least on my machine, ANYTHING IN A FOLDER NAMED 'com' GETS ROLLED BACK AS WELL. Since most *.as files are likely to be inside a 'com' folder, you might be able to get everything back. -- John Mark Hawley The Nilbog Group 773.968.4980 (cell) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- - Franto http://blog.franto.com http://www.flashcoders.sk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline. 2. Click on it and select the parameters tab. 3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis 4. Republish and try a snapshot again. This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later). In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as movieclips. That proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right. Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's get recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it, and drill down through the property inspector. So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind if I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know, Thanks, John On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again, I've been doing test all this time but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I'm not able to find the actual objects. When in _global I only see class names (functions). If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips (I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip) e.g. _global.com shows: blitzagency (object) darronschall (object) robertpenner (object) xfactorstudio (object) zefxis (object) applications (object) games (object) control (object) List (function) ScrollBar (function) ScrollableTextBox (function) Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there. If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games, at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances. _level0 shows: _level0 (movieclip) appPanels (movieclip) onAppChangeFocus (function) onLoad (function) sound_manager (movieclip) And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips and movieclip functions. What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused. I remember I used to be able to see object instances back when the application was still AdminTool. Thanks for the help Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your snapshots - it's just the default ;) I'm surprised that the non-recursive searches posed a problem. Once you start with a single snapshot, you should be able to click on objects in the treeview and have it expand on demand. On 12/17/05, MyName [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great tips! John. Sorry for jumping in, Dimitrios. In my case, my desktop project got about 140 classes and many circular references. It'll take forever to take a snapshot from level0 with recursive option on. The snapshot returns nodes of the 1st tier from level0 if recursive option is turned off. But nothing will show up when clicking on a node that is too complex. So, what I had to do is to take a snapshot from a deep down path. For example in my case: _level0.gameBoard.gamePanel.operationPane.accViews.shipView. From that point, things seem started looking ok. Thanks, Doug - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Good! you're looking around and getting comfortable with doing so in Xray! Ok, some tips: 1. When browsing through global, you'll see your packages and objects. You'll see all classes - instance, static, singleton etc. You *can* see static properties/objects through global since that's where they live/are instanced. Singletons and Instanced classes can be where they're instanced. So, whatever timeline/movieclip has created the Object, that's where you can take a look through it / execute calls against it with Xray. 2. If you want to save time with browsing with the treeview, you can always use the trace/execute window to verify an objects/propertie's existance. (IE: _level0.main.myMovieClip.objX) 3. In your class, if it extends a movieclip, you could put in an xray trace (_global.tt(MyMovie, this); Then just copy and paste the path that spits out in the trace window and start checkingyour objects and props from there. Make sense? Let me know if you other questions. With xray, there's usually 3-4 ways to get an an object and mess with it ;) On 12/17/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello John, Sorry for the late reply, I wanted to run some tests before answering back.
[Flashcoders] Flash Remoting and CF
I was wondering what other people's practices were when using Flash Remoting and Coldfusion together with respect to passing values. Usually, I create an Object in flash ( usually containing all the arguments I want to pass to flash, for example: all the values of a form ) and it remoting converts those valuse to arguments used in my cfc. When going from CF (say i'm initializing a form and getting a bunch of data from my cfc )... I'll usually create a struct in cf that contains all the information and pass it back to flash. Does this seem to common to what other people do? Thanks Sam ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Remoting and CF
That is exactly how my company does it. Seems to work the best for us. Nick McNeill Intellistrand On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:14 AM, Sam Shrefler wrote: I was wondering what other people's practices were when using Flash Remoting and Coldfusion together with respect to passing values. Usually, I create an Object in flash ( usually containing all the arguments I want to pass to flash, for example: all the values of a form ) and it remoting converts those valuse to arguments used in my cfc. When going from CF (say i'm initializing a form and getting a bunch of data from my cfc )... I'll usually create a struct in cf that contains all the information and pass it back to flash. Does this seem to common to what other people do? Thanks Sam ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders SPAM and virus protection provided by Intellistrand ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Remoting and CF
it's what i did. within flash, i'd create either a generic object or an associative array and i'd pass that entire object in my remoting call. the method in my cfc is set up to accept this arg and the first thing that it does is loop over it and passes those values along to my database. and going back i'd do the same thing. i used structs and passed it back to flash where i'd loop over the result and then going about using those values where needed. i used the netconnection debugger to view the back and forth and it gave me a real nice visual display of the structure of my data. hth. On 12/21/05, Sam Shrefler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering what other people's practices were when using Flash Remoting and Coldfusion together with respect to passing values. Usually, I create an Object in flash ( usually containing all the arguments I want to pass to flash, for example: all the values of a form ) and it remoting converts those valuse to arguments used in my cfc. When going from CF (say i'm initializing a form and getting a bunch of data from my cfc )... I'll usually create a struct in cf that contains all the information and pass it back to flash. Does this seem to common to what other people do? Thanks Sam ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
Hi all,
I've just started transitioning to AS2 (so go easy on me), and have a
question about a game I'm building...
I have a Baddie object which handles a baddie on the screen, and when
one gets killed, and has finished it's death animation, I'm running a
method within the Baddie object called die() which deletes the
associated movieClip, and then is meant to delete the baddie Object
itself, but it doesn't seem to work
public function die():Void {
trace (deleting);
removeMovieClip (baddie_mc);
delete this;
trace (Am i still alive?);
}
The movieclip is successfully removed, but I would expect the second
trace Am I still alive NOT to appear as the object has been deleted,
but it does.
I read somewhere that it is illegal for an object to delete itself - is
this true?
Is there another easy way of doing this?
Thanks! :o)
Mark
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[Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
JesterXL, please clarify: Flex 1.5 and 2 allow you to compile stand alone SWF's. Flex 1.5, however, requires the Flex server to be installed on the box where the SWF is deployed to. Am I correct in assuming that you mean that Flex 1 requires the server while all subsequent versions do not? Adrian Showalter Software Developer Holmes BizNet www.HolmesBizNet.com http://www.HolmesBizNet.com 330.893.3901 ext 102 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders]flash 8.5 or 8 binary
Is it easily possible to create images from binary data today in Flash8? Or do we have to wait for 8.5? and What would the approach be in flash8? I wanted to get the creative pool of knowledge from our community to confirm my thoughts. Cheers Robert ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Game plays beautiful on PC/ not on mac. wtf?
Hi all,
I'm really frustrated with something and hope someone out there can help.
I have this game
http://www.asherbartos.com/xmas2005/
plays very well on my 1.7 ghz pc laptop.
plays horribly on a dual 1.2 mac.
some things simply don't work, on the Mac like the arrow keys.
that sucks, but the performance is what is driving me nuts.
I expect to take a hit on the mac, but this is beyond anything I anticipated.
is there code you should just simply stay away from on the Mac?
I used a couple of listeners for arrow key control. a couple of
setIntervals. nothing too hard core at all... most of the code is below
if anyone cares to take a look.
thanks for any help anyone can offer.
Kurt
goSanta = function()
{
this.gotoAndStop(2);
var spd:Number = _root.variableSpeed;
var mX:Number = this._x;
var targ:Number = (_root._xmouse - mX)/spd;
if(_root.variableSpeed1)
{
_root.variableSpeed = 1;
}
this._x += targ;
}
stopGame = function()
{
clearInterval(goDrink);
clearInterval(goTimer);
delete _root.santa.onEnterFrame;
_root.santa._x = -100;
}
santasWasted = function()
{
clearInterval(goDrinks);
delete _root.santa.onEnterFrame;
_root.santa.gotoAndPlay(passOut);
}
startGame = function()
{
s.stop();
_root.santa.tween(_y,440,.5,'easeOutBack');
attachSFX(_root.closingScreen,start,start,50);
_root.variableSpeed = 1;
_root.closingScreen.gotoAndStop(1);
_root.gotoAndStop(playGame);
_root.santa.onEnterFrame = goSanta;
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,.5,.3);
_root.count = 0;
secondsLeft = 0;
clearInterval(goDrink);
goDrink = setInterval(drinkGenerator,700);
clearInterval(goTimer);
goTimer = setInterval(startTimer,1000);
}
fallingDrink = function()
{
this._y+=this.spd;
if(this._y 340 this._y 420)
{
if (this.hitTest(_root.santa.santasMouth))
{
attachSFX(this,this.sfx,sfx,20);
_root.variableSpeed += this.potency;
var perLoaded =
int((_root.variableSpeed/20)*100);
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,perLoaded,.4);
_root.santa.santasMouth.gotoAndPlay(2);
if(_root.variableSpeed 20) //santa
drank too much
{
_root.santasWasted();
}
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
//kill clip if drop too far
if(this._y 550)
{
trace(mc dead)
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
drinkGenerator = function()
{
var myDepth = _root.drinkContainer.getNextHighestDepth();
var randSpd = getRandomNumber(12,6);
var randX = getRandomNumber(660,105);
var randomID = getRandomNumber(_root.gameItems.length-1,0)
var randomItem = _root.gameItems[[randomID]][0];
_root.drinkContainer.createEmptyMovieClip(mc+myDepth,myDepth);
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].attachMovie(randomItem,drink,1);
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink._x = randX;
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.spd = randSpd;
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.potency =
_root.gameItems[[randomID]][1];
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.sfx =
_root.gameItems[[randomID]][2];
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.onEnterFrame = fallingDrink;
}
attrition = function()
{
if(_root.variableSpeed 1)
{
_root.variableSpeed -=.5
var perLoaded = int((_root.variableSpeed/20)*100);
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,perLoaded,.4);
}
}
startTimer = function()
{
_root.attrition();
_root.scoreBoard.score = 0;
_root.count++
secondsLeft = _root.totalSecondsToPlay - _root.count;
_root.scoreBoard.timer = secondsLeft + :00;
if(secondsLeft = 0)
{
if(_root.variableSpeed 12)
{
_root.closingScreen.gotoAndStop(tooJolly);
attachSFX(_root.closingScreen,puke,p,40);
}
else if(_root.variableSpeed 8)
{
_root.closingScreen.gotoAndStop(notJolly);
attachSFX(_root.closingScreen,snore,s,60,4);
}
Re: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
You can't play an flv backwards because of the way it is encoded. A video consists of sequencial compressed images. If you jump to a frame, the decoder has to collect an I-frame (a complete image) and walk through B-frames (partial images containing only changed eareas) to accumulate frames until it has reached your selected frame. Understandably, that requires some performance. If you'd like to play in reverse you'll have 2 options: create another flv from reverse footage and play that one instead, or create an image sequence of loose images and put them in a mc. Now you can build controls that play through the mc (or swf) in any direction or speed you wish. Bart 2005/12/21, Dechesne, Elvin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi there, I have an issue regarding playing FLV embedded on the timeline in reverse order. Im using a simple script to check if the playhead has reached the end of the video and then reverse plays it. However, this seems to choke the player, my guess is the codec can't cope with this. Processor performance leaps from 10% to a staggering 70-80%. Is there a workaround for this, or should I simply abandon the idea to use this method? Many thanks for any advice, Elvin Dechesne satama interactive ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders]flash 8.5 or 8 binary
Is it easily possible to create images from binary data today in Flash8? Or do we have to wait for 8.5? and What would the approach be in flash8? You can do both - decode binary data to form an image, and encode binary data from an image. However, you would need to code the image encoding/decoding functions in actionscript, and of course you would still be limited by Flash inability to save/load files so the possibilities would still be quite limited (not sure if that's what you're looking for). But it's doable, it's just not something done automagically, so depending on how your binary data is encoded, it can either be pretty easy (RLE) or pretty hard (JPEG). Flash 8.5 will have more or less the same approach, although encoding (and possibly decoding) will be easier thanks to the zlib-like compression and decompression of data that's natively available on the language. See Tinic Uro's recent blog entries, where he talks a bit about it (using AS3). http://www.kaourantin.net/ The same can be done on AS2 for Flash 8, but would require you to create new zlib-like functions. - zeh ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
Mark Burvill wrote:
Hi all,
I've just started transitioning to AS2 (so go easy on me), and have a
question about a game I'm building...
I have a Baddie object which handles a baddie on the screen, and
when one gets killed, and has finished it's death animation, I'm
running a method within the Baddie object called die() which deletes
the associated movieClip, and then is meant to delete the baddie
Object itself, but it doesn't seem to work
public function die():Void {
trace (deleting);
removeMovieClip (baddie_mc);
delete this;
trace (Am i still alive?);
}
The movieclip is successfully removed, but I would expect the second
trace Am I still alive NOT to appear as the object has been deleted,
but it does.
I read somewhere that it is illegal for an object to delete itself -
is this true?
Is there another easy way of doing this?
Thanks! :o)
Mark
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No sir, objects do not delete themselves. For my projects i have an
external destructor function, for instance:
//enemy class
class Enemy{
private var creator:Object;
private var myClip:MovieClip;
public function Enemy(c:Object){
creator = c;
}
public function death():Void{
playSound(explosion); //for instance
removeMovieClip(myClip);
}
public function destroy():Void{
creator.destroyEnemy(this);
}
}
//whatever deploys the enemies
var enemies:Array;
function addEnemy(){
enemies.push(new Enemy());
}
function destroyEnemy(e:Enemy){
for(var i = enemies.length;i--;){
if(enemies[i]==e){
enemies[i].death();
enemies.splice(i,1);
break;
}
}
}
Didnt give this much thought so its probably not brilliant, but you get
the idea
- A
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AW: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
did you try rendering the flv with more keyframes ? works fine for me... cheers, kerem -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bart Wttewaall Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Dezember 2005 15:58 An: Flashcoders mailing list Betreff: Re: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV? You can't play an flv backwards because of the way it is encoded. A video consists of sequencial compressed images. If you jump to a frame, the decoder has to collect an I-frame (a complete image) and walk through B-frames (partial images containing only changed eareas) to accumulate frames until it has reached your selected frame. Understandably, that requires some performance. If you'd like to play in reverse you'll have 2 options: create another flv from reverse footage and play that one instead, or create an image sequence of loose images and put them in a mc. Now you can build controls that play through the mc (or swf) in any direction or speed you wish. Bart 2005/12/21, Dechesne, Elvin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi there, I have an issue regarding playing FLV embedded on the timeline in reverse order. Im using a simple script to check if the playhead has reached the end of the video and then reverse plays it. However, this seems to choke the player, my guess is the codec can't cope with this. Processor performance leaps from 10% to a staggering 70-80%. Is there a workaround for this, or should I simply abandon the idea to use this method? Many thanks for any advice, Elvin Dechesne satama interactive ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
John, At the Class Packages array, should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis? Cause that's where my class package resides. I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline. The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player) I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive, but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click on them, then I only see functions again. I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where I should be looking, not the _level0 tree. Sorry John, I don't have it online. Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener 1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline. 2. Click on it and select the parameters tab. 3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis 4. Republish and try a snapshot again. This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later). In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as movieclips. That proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right. Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's get recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it, and drill down through the property inspector. So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind if I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know, Thanks, John On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again, I've been doing test all this time but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I'm not able to find the actual objects. When in _global I only see class names (functions). If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips (I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip) e.g. _global.com shows: blitzagency (object) darronschall (object) robertpenner (object) xfactorstudio (object) zefxis (object) applications (object) games (object) control (object) List (function) ScrollBar (function) ScrollableTextBox (function) Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there. If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games, at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances. _level0 shows: _level0 (movieclip) appPanels (movieclip) onAppChangeFocus (function) onLoad (function) sound_manager (movieclip) And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips and movieclip functions. What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused. I remember I used to be able to see object instances back when the application was still AdminTool. Thanks for the help Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your snapshots - it's just the default ;) I'm surprised that the non-recursive searches posed a problem. Once you start with a single snapshot, you should be able to click on objects in the treeview and have it expand on demand. On 12/17/05, MyName [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great tips! John. Sorry for jumping in, Dimitrios. In my case, my desktop project got about 140 classes and many circular references. It'll take forever to take a snapshot from level0 with recursive option on. The snapshot returns nodes of the 1st tier from level0 if recursive option is turned off. But nothing will show up when clicking on a node that is too complex. So, what I had to do is to take a snapshot from a deep down path. For example in my case: _level0.gameBoard.gamePanel.operationPane.accViews.shipView. From that point, things seem started looking ok. Thanks, Doug - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Good! you're looking around and getting comfortable with doing so in Xray! Ok, some tips: 1. When browsing through global, you'll see your packages and objects. You'll see all classes - instance, static, singleton etc. You *can* see static properties/objects through global since that's where they live/are instanced. Singletons and Instanced classes can be where they're instanced. So, whatever timeline/movieclip has created the Object,
Re: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity in Tucson
I have a colleague / friend who runs a graphic design company in Tucson - he might be able to help you locate someone. Email me off list for info Van R Tuck Director of Web Development Cause Design Group 1519 Stanford Street Suite 6 Santa Monica, CA 90404 t: 310.430.5369 www.causedesigngroup.com On Dec 20, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Chris Hill wrote: Yeah, I've already gone and posted with the university. Perhaps I should say that its on a part-time project basis? I'm not really expecting anyone on this list to be available, but just in case. Chris Merrill, Jason wrote: On-site only and PART time? I sure hope you find someone! :) Might want to check with the local colleges/universities for fresh blood. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
Nope, Flex 1 and Flex 1.5. Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 require a server if you wish to remain legal. While you can easily create SWF's from Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 and run them independently, unless they were served from a server that has Flex 1 or 1.5 installed, that's illegal. Flex 2 does not have this legal requirement, and once you create a SWF, you can do whatever you want with it. - Original Message - From: Adrian Showater [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo JesterXL, please clarify: Flex 1.5 and 2 allow you to compile stand alone SWF's. Flex 1.5, however, requires the Flex server to be installed on the box where the SWF is deployed to. Am I correct in assuming that you mean that Flex 1 requires the server while all subsequent versions do not? Adrian Showalter Software Developer Holmes BizNet www.HolmesBizNet.com http://www.HolmesBizNet.com 330.893.3901 ext 102 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
That's something I havent tried yet, sounds like a good idea, thanks! Cheers elvin did you try rendering the flv with more keyframes ? works fine for me... cheers, kerem ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] CORRECTION: Firefox flash plugin problem?
Hey Hans (and the rest of the list) Did anyone ever come up with a solution to this? I'm experiencing similar problems with input fields in the Firefox plugin - specifically, special characters are becoming garbled, as if the user's international keyboard mapping has been set wrongly. The same SWF behaves fine in IE. I too am pulling my hair out - I've made sure all possible characters are embedded in the input text fields and have tried exporting (to Flash 6) from both Flash 8 and MX 2004. Any pointers would be gratefully recieved :) Henry -Original Message- From: Van De Velde Hans Sent: donderdag 1 december 2005 18:34 To: 'flashcoders at chattyfig.figleaf.com' Subject: Firefox flash plugin problem? Hi list, I have the strangest problem on a mini-site with a form: in Firefox, the Input textfields don't allow to type an @ or any other special character (!) and I do NOT have the problem in other browsers on PC or Mac... To see it : http://you-are-here.be/ http://you-are-here.be/ Send To A Friend Does anybody has a fix? Any ideas? FYI: Authored in Flash 8 with ActionScript 2, published to Flash 7. and looking at it with flash plugin 8 on Windows XP Pro with Firefox 1.5. Any help is welcome, coz I'm pulling my hair out, Hans. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Faster code?
Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
Legal or not, it's very unwise to let an object kill itself. Letting
an object commit suicide would leave the rest of a program in a lurch
as it wouldn't really know where to go from there. You haven't
officially returned back to the caller at that point. You are better
off sending out an event to a container object that will put you on
death row, so you can be properly disposed of when you are finished
executing.
jord
On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Mark Burvill wrote:
public function die():Void {
trace (deleting);
removeMovieClip (baddie_mc);
delete this;
trace (Am i still alive?);
}
The movieclip is successfully removed, but I would expect the
second trace Am I still alive NOT to appear as the object has
been deleted, but it does.
I read somewhere that it is illegal for an object to delete itself
- is this true?
Is there another easy way of doing this?
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[Flashcoders] RE: Job Opportunity in Tucson
Chris -- I passed this info along to a friend of mine who teaches at Tucson Design College. Good luck. - John O. -Original Message- Message: 17 Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:23:53 -0700 From: Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity in Tucson To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Work is ON-SITE AND PART TIME in gorgeous Tucson, AZ. NO TELECOMMUTE. GUI PROGRAMMER Looking for a coder with quality OOP principles, understands layout management and a sense of design. Code will be written in Flash ActionScript. ActionScript experience is a major plus, but more important are good coding fundamentals and a willingness to learn. Also important is that this is not a scripting position, this is full-on OOP development. ASP.NET/WEB DEVELOPER Looking for ASP.NET developer who can also work on legacy VBScript applications. Needs strong understanding of SQL, .NET and C# essentials, and quality coding practices. Position entails building custom CMS applications, and doing work on existing CMS front and backends. FLASH PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Looking for a non-coder who can handle production issues in Flash applications. Work would involve: laying out Flash apps based off comps, converting assets from clients into flash-friendly forms. Needs strong understanding of Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME If youre available to work ON-SITE PART-TIME, write/call me: 520.777.0032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _ __ __ | | \/ ___\ Chris Hill | | / /_/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |/\___ / http://ubergeek.tv /_/ The Smell of Geek! - ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
Nice one - thanks Andreas. :o)
Andreas Rønning wrote:
Mark Burvill wrote:
Hi all,
I've just started transitioning to AS2 (so go easy on me), and have a
question about a game I'm building...
I have a Baddie object which handles a baddie on the screen, and
when one gets killed, and has finished it's death animation, I'm
running a method within the Baddie object called die() which deletes
the associated movieClip, and then is meant to delete the baddie
Object itself, but it doesn't seem to work
public function die():Void {
trace (deleting);
removeMovieClip (baddie_mc);
delete this;
trace (Am i still alive?);
}
The movieclip is successfully removed, but I would expect the second
trace Am I still alive NOT to appear as the object has been
deleted, but it does.
I read somewhere that it is illegal for an object to delete itself -
is this true?
Is there another easy way of doing this?
Thanks! :o)
Mark
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No sir, objects do not delete themselves. For my projects i have an
external destructor function, for instance:
//enemy class
class Enemy{
private var creator:Object;
private var myClip:MovieClip;
public function Enemy(c:Object){
creator = c;
}
public function death():Void{
playSound(explosion); //for instance
removeMovieClip(myClip);
}
public function destroy():Void{
creator.destroyEnemy(this);
}
}
//whatever deploys the enemies
var enemies:Array;
function addEnemy(){
enemies.push(new Enemy());
}
function destroyEnemy(e:Enemy){
for(var i = enemies.length;i--;){
if(enemies[i]==e){
enemies[i].death();
enemies.splice(i,1);
break;
}
}
}
Didnt give this much thought so its probably not brilliant, but you
get the idea
- A
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Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched. The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class. So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense. Does that all make sense? On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, At the Class Packages array, should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis? Cause that's where my class package resides. I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline. The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player) I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive, but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click on them, then I only see functions again. I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where I should be looking, not the _level0 tree. Sorry John, I don't have it online. Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener 1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline. 2. Click on it and select the parameters tab. 3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis 4. Republish and try a snapshot again. This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later). In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as movieclips. That proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right. Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's get recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it, and drill down through the property inspector. So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind if I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know, Thanks, John On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again, I've been doing test all this time but I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I'm not able to find the actual objects. When in _global I only see class names (functions). If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips (I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip) e.g. _global.com shows: blitzagency (object) darronschall (object) robertpenner (object) xfactorstudio (object) zefxis (object) applications (object) games (object) control (object) List (function) ScrollBar (function) ScrollableTextBox (function) Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there. If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games, at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances. _level0 shows: _level0 (movieclip) appPanels (movieclip) onAppChangeFocus (function) onLoad (function) sound_manager (movieclip) And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips and movieclip functions. What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused. I remember I used to be able to see object instances back when the application was still AdminTool. Thanks for the help Regards, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your snapshots - it's just the default ;) I'm surprised that the non-recursive searches posed a problem. Once you start with a single snapshot, you should be able to click on objects in the treeview and have it expand on demand. On 12/17/05, MyName [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great tips! John. Sorry for jumping in, Dimitrios. In my case, my desktop project got about 140 classes and many circular references. It'll take forever to take a snapshot from level0 with recursive option on. The snapshot returns nodes of the 1st tier from level0 if recursive option is turned off. But nothing will show up when clicking on a node that is too complex. So, what I had to do is to take a snapshot from a deep down path. For example in my case: _level0.gameBoard.gamePanel.operationPane.accViews.shipView. From that point, things seem started looking ok. Thanks, Doug - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list
Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing dotted lines
Super I'm building my demo app Thanks a million times! Iv wrote: Hello Йric, http://www.dembicki.org/index-eng.html try this: http://www.dembicki.org/FreeSelector.as http://www.dembicki.org/RectangularSelector.as -- === Éric Thibault Programmeur analyste Réseau de valorisation de l'enseignement Université Laval, pavillon Félix-Antoine Savard Québec, Canada Tel.: 656-2131 poste 18015 Courriel : [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Avis relatif à la confidentialité / Notice of Confidentiality / Advertencia de confidencialidad http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Beware thy micro-optimisations, for thy bring thee doom pain and misery -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Ribau Sent: 21 December 2005 16:16 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
That's not 100% true. You must have a Flex license for the server where the swf is served from, but you don't have to have Flex installed on it. I've worked with a couple of clients who use this configuration. Spike On 12/21/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, Flex 1 and Flex 1.5. Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 require a server if you wish to remain legal. While you can easily create SWF's from Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 and run them independently, unless they were served from a server that has Flex 1 or 1.5 installed, that's illegal. Flex 2 does not have this legal requirement, and once you create a SWF, you can do whatever you want with it. - Original Message - From: Adrian Showater [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo JesterXL, please clarify: Flex 1.5 and 2 allow you to compile stand alone SWF's. Flex 1.5, however, requires the Flex server to be installed on the box where the SWF is deployed to. Am I correct in assuming that you mean that Flex 1 requires the server while all subsequent versions do not? Adrian Showalter Software Developer Holmes BizNet www.HolmesBizNet.com http://www.HolmesBizNet.com 330.893.3901 ext 102 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Stephen Milligan Do you do the Badger? http://www.yellowbadger.com Do you cfeclipse? http://www.cfeclipse.org ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
maybe I am just thinking out loud (and my mind is a tricky one)
but, don't you delete an object's instances and not directly the class
itself (how could it delete itself ?) ?
like:
var baddieInstance = new Baddie();
... later ...
baddieInstance.die(); // internal deletion process (like
removeListener ,)
delete(baddieInstance); // instance deletion
??
Cedric
Nice one - thanks Andreas. :o)
Andreas Rønning wrote:
Mark Burvill wrote:
Hi all,
I've just started transitioning to AS2 (so go easy on me), and have
a question about a game I'm building...
I have a Baddie object which handles a baddie on the screen, and
when one gets killed, and has finished it's death animation, I'm
running a method within the Baddie object called die() which deletes
the associated movieClip, and then is meant to delete the baddie
Object itself, but it doesn't seem to work
public function die():Void {
trace (deleting);
removeMovieClip (baddie_mc);
delete this;
trace (Am i still alive?);
}
The movieclip is successfully removed, but I would expect the second
trace Am I still alive NOT to appear as the object has been
deleted, but it does.
I read somewhere that it is illegal for an object to delete itself -
is this true?
Is there another easy way of doing this?
Thanks! :o)
Mark
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No sir, objects do not delete themselves. For my projects i have an
external destructor function, for instance:
//enemy class
class Enemy{
private var creator:Object;
private var myClip:MovieClip;
public function Enemy(c:Object){
creator = c;
}
public function death():Void{
playSound(explosion); //for instance
removeMovieClip(myClip);
}
public function destroy():Void{
creator.destroyEnemy(this);
}
}
//whatever deploys the enemies
var enemies:Array;
function addEnemy(){
enemies.push(new Enemy());
}
function destroyEnemy(e:Enemy){
for(var i = enemies.length;i--;){
if(enemies[i]==e){
enemies[i].death();
enemies.splice(i,1);
break;
}
}
}
Didnt give this much thought so its probably not brilliant, but you
get the idea
- A
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Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
How do you have a license for a server, but not have Flex installed on it? Could I do this with one of my web hosting providers then? - Original Message - From: Spike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo That's not 100% true. You must have a Flex license for the server where the swf is served from, but you don't have to have Flex installed on it. I've worked with a couple of clients who use this configuration. Spike On 12/21/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, Flex 1 and Flex 1.5. Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 require a server if you wish to remain legal. While you can easily create SWF's from Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 and run them independently, unless they were served from a server that has Flex 1 or 1.5 installed, that's illegal. Flex 2 does not have this legal requirement, and once you create a SWF, you can do whatever you want with it. - Original Message - From: Adrian Showater [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo JesterXL, please clarify: Flex 1.5 and 2 allow you to compile stand alone SWF's. Flex 1.5, however, requires the Flex server to be installed on the box where the SWF is deployed to. Am I correct in assuming that you mean that Flex 1 requires the server while all subsequent versions do not? Adrian Showalter Software Developer Holmes BizNet www.HolmesBizNet.com http://www.HolmesBizNet.com 330.893.3901 ext 102 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Stephen Milligan Do you do the Badger? http://www.yellowbadger.com Do you cfeclipse? http://www.cfeclipse.org ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Job Opportunity in Tucson
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Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
So OpenLaszlo may be a better solution as it does not need a OpenLaszlo licence to have a standalone swf on the server? - Original Message - From: Spike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo That's not 100% true. You must have a Flex license for the server where the swf is served from, but you don't have to have Flex installed on it. I've worked with a couple of clients who use this configuration. Spike On 12/21/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope, Flex 1 and Flex 1.5. Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 require a server if you wish to remain legal. While you can easily create SWF's from Flex 1 and Flex 1.5 and run them independently, unless they were served from a server that has Flex 1 or 1.5 installed, that's illegal. Flex 2 does not have this legal requirement, and once you create a SWF, you can do whatever you want with it. - Original Message - From: Adrian Showater [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo JesterXL, please clarify: Flex 1.5 and 2 allow you to compile stand alone SWF's. Flex 1.5, however, requires the Flex server to be installed on the box where the SWF is deployed to. Am I correct in assuming that you mean that Flex 1 requires the server while all subsequent versions do not? Adrian Showalter Software Developer Holmes BizNet www.HolmesBizNet.com http://www.HolmesBizNet.com 330.893.3901 ext 102 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Stephen Milligan Do you do the Badger? http://www.yellowbadger.com Do you cfeclipse? http://www.cfeclipse.org ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
lol that's what I was thinking of looking at that site, couldn't put a name to it tho... good spot Jessie. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JesterXL Sent: 21 December 2005 16:38 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
How do you have a license for a server, but not have Flex installed on it? Could I do this with one of my web hosting providers then? Check with Adobe, but in November Macromedia Sales told me as long as we had a legal Flex 1.5 license installed in one location, they would allow us to take the .swfs produced on the server and move them to a different server where Flex was not installed as long as the server owner was the same entity. i.e. Company A owns one Flex 1.5 license and has server1 and server2 in house. Company B does not have a Flex license. Company A's server1 has Flex installed, company A's server2 does not. We could move .swfs from Company A's server1 to server2, but not to any of Company B's servers. At least, that's how it was explained to me. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] mp4 to flv
There seem to be plenty of windows apps that you can purchase that will convert mp4, avi, mov, etc to .FLV .. but does anyone know of a plugin/app/script that will convert .mp4 to .flv in a linux server environment with PHP, PERL, CGI or the like? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] simple frame jump not rendering??
This is so utterly basic I find it amazing that is an issue at all. In frame 1 of my movie I have 'gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);' When i test the movie I do not see the content of the frame it should be jumpping to. So, I try 'gotoAndPlay(myFrameLabel);' and place 'stop();' on the frame that is labeled. Still not showing me the content on the labeled frame. Lastly, I remove the 'stop();' from the labeled frame and place 'stop();' on the frame just past the labeled frame. I also make sure that my content layers span both the labeled frame and the frame after. In this case I DO see the content that is on the labeled frame. What the hell is up with this? A simple gotoAndStop(); should have been all that was needed. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix it so that it works as expected? FYI - Using Flash 8 Pro on Win XP SP2 Charles P. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
At the timeline of my .fla file all I have is:
import com.zefxis.games.myGame.Application;
Application.main(_root)
Structure outlines of Application class:
class com.zefxis.games.gameName.Application {
...
...
private var game:Game;
...
private function Application() {
// code
}
static function main(...) {
// code
}
private function initGame():Void {
// coce
game = new Game(.);
}
...
...
}
So, all I want is to find the game object.
I've been playing around for hours now and I can't find it, either
inside the _level0 tree or the _global.com tree.
What you said makes sense and that's what I'm trying to do.
Go deep in the tree, copy the path and then with the new snapshot
use recursion and go even deeper. But all I find is Functions.
Thank you for helping here, John.
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched.
The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class
definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class.
So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you
can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense.
Does that all make sense?
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John,
At the Class Packages array,
should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis?
Cause that's where my class package resides.
I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline.
The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is
a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player)
I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive,
but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click
on them, then I only see functions again.
I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where
I should be looking, not the _level0 tree.
Sorry John, I don't have it online.
Regards,
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline.
2. Click on it and select the parameters tab.
3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis
4. Republish and try a snapshot again.
This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I
actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the
ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later).
In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive
searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as
movieclips. That
proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right.
Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's
get
recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it,
and drill down through the property inspector.
So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind
if
I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know,
Thanks,
John
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello again,
I've been doing test all this time
but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
I'm not able to find the actual objects.
When in _global I only see class names (functions).
If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips
(I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip)
e.g.
_global.com shows:
blitzagency (object)
darronschall (object)
robertpenner (object)
xfactorstudio (object)
zefxis (object)
applications (object)
games (object)
control (object)
List (function)
ScrollBar (function)
ScrollableTextBox (function)
Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there.
If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games,
at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances.
_level0 shows:
_level0 (movieclip)
appPanels (movieclip)
onAppChangeFocus (function)
onLoad (function)
sound_manager (movieclip)
And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips
and movieclip functions.
What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused.
I remember I used to be able to see object instances
back when the application was still AdminTool.
Thanks for the help
Regards,
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
YES! that's a great tip - you don't have to start at _level0 in your
snapshots - it's just the default ;)
I'm surprised that the
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
On 12/21/05, Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run
faster in Flash?
functions: avoid, if at all possible.
methods of intrinsic classes are ok (e.g. Math.round()), but calling
an AS function is very slow.
if you have to use functions, try to make them methods of some object
to force the compiler to use function2. i don't know what it depends
on, but i've found that declaring a function on its own sometimes
results in the normal function bytecode, which means there are only
four registers, so you rely on getVariable/setVariable which is slower
then registers (and with function2 you have 256 of them).
the fastest loop through an array is:
var len = myArray.length;
while( len-- ) {
...
}
yes, it's faster then for..in.
it's been a while since i've tested it, but - is *slightly* faster than +.
use local vars. this is probably the most important one, apart from
avoiding functions.
accessing an array is *not* faster than accessing an object.
instead of
var foo = Math.floor( bar );
use
var foo = bar|0;
of course, what will bring you the most in performance is to improve
your algorithms and data structures.
wait for AS3.
hth,
mark
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Re: [Flashcoders] Scrolling Landscape by Mouse position
You simply get the distance from the mouse to a point (the stage center for example) and use that to alter the image._x property. You can also add in the _y property if you want to pan up and down too. Charles P. On 12/20/05, Kevin Aebig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I've seen a few examples of a scenic landscape that is scrolled to view more by the mouse cursor and can't seem to find any references to them a la google. Does anyone have a clue where to find these sources or have an example handy? I've just gotten pinned by my boss to have this done by the end of the day, or I'd do it from scratch. Cheers, Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] mp4 to flv
Luke, You may want to check out FFmpeg: http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/index.php It's been a while, but I think this'll do the necessary conversion on the linux commandline, so should be pretty easy to wrap with a script... Cheers, Henry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Luke Hamilton Sent: 21 December 2005 17:06 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] mp4 to flv There seem to be plenty of windows apps that you can purchase that will convert mp4, avi, mov, etc to .FLV .. but does anyone know of a plugin/app/script that will convert .mp4 to .flv in a linux server environment with PHP, PERL, CGI or the like? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] simple frame jump not rendering??
It could be that the frame is not loaded when the first frame is loaded.
Try this:
stop();
function onEnterFrame(){
if(_root.getBytesTotal() == _root.getBytesLoaded()){
onEnterFrame = null;
gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);
}
}
If that works, then your problem is that the frame is not loaded.
C
Charles Parcell wrote:
This is so utterly basic I find it amazing that is an issue at all.
In frame 1 of my movie I have 'gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);' When i test the
movie I do not see the content of the frame it should be jumpping to.
So, I try 'gotoAndPlay(myFrameLabel);' and place 'stop();' on the frame
that is labeled. Still not showing me the content on the labeled frame.
Lastly, I remove the 'stop();' from the labeled frame and place 'stop();' on
the frame just past the labeled frame. I also make sure that my content
layers span both the labeled frame and the frame after. In this case I DO
see the content that is on the labeled frame.
What the hell is up with this? A simple gotoAndStop(); should have been all
that was needed. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix it
so that it works as expected?
FYI - Using Flash 8 Pro on Win XP SP2
Charles P.
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[Flashcoders] Is Adobe settings manager usable ?
Hi, Do someone of you (or your clients) ever use the settings manager ? See : http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/ settings_manager06.html Do you feel confortable to delete / manage an entry in this small scrollpane with an invisible scroller. The more you get SharedObjects, the thiner it goes. My opinion is that is it purely unusable. Don't tell for my clients… Please guys and gals, give us your thoughts on this application. If there is a real use for most of us, perhaps someone could do something on Adobe side ? Come on, security concern goes with usability ! --- erixtekila http://blog.v-i-a.net/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
How expensive is a Flex 1.5 license? And will that change when Flex 2 is available? Regards, Danton Merrill, Jason wrote: How do you have a license for a server, but not have Flex installed on it? Could I do this with one of my web hosting providers then? Check with Adobe, but in November Macromedia Sales told me as long as we had a legal Flex 1.5 license installed in one location, they would allow us to take the .swfs produced on the server and move them to a different server where Flex was not installed as long as the server owner was the same entity. i.e. Company A owns one Flex 1.5 license and has server1 and server2 in house. Company B does not have a Flex license. Company A's server1 has Flex installed, company A's server2 does not. We could move .swfs from Company A's server1 to server2, but not to any of Company B's servers. At least, that's how it was explained to me. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] can somebody answer my component name limit question please?
Hi there, I've asked about the limit of a package+class name in the class link textfield within the component definition in the library... But nobody answered and I really need help! So, the package name is limited to 64 bytes, so we can't write more than 64 characters, and then this doesn't work: com.customerdomainname.entity.web.project.eshop.shoppingcart.SCManager I can't change the class path or name. What is the other way please? Thanx for answers. PR ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] mp4 to flv
henry, may the gods smile down on you this holiday! lh Henry @ Tonic wrote: Luke, You may want to check out FFmpeg: http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/index.php It's been a while, but I think this'll do the necessary conversion on the linux commandline, so should be pretty easy to wrap with a script... Cheers, Henry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Luke Hamilton Sent: 21 December 2005 17:06 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] mp4 to flv There seem to be plenty of windows apps that you can purchase that will convert mp4, avi, mov, etc to .FLV .. but does anyone know of a plugin/app/script that will convert .mp4 to .flv in a linux server environment with PHP, PERL, CGI or the like? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe settings manager usable ?
Do someone of you (or your clients) ever use the settings manager ? See : http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/ settings_manager06.html Every client we've walked through the settings manager thinks that thing is an image. Heck, when I first went there I thought it was an image, part of a page instructing you on how to open the settings manager on your own computer. I'd be interested to know what the reasons were for the settings manager being on a macromedia web page rather than in a local dialogue box. -- Steve Webster Head of Development Featurecreep Ltd. www.featurecreep.com 14 Orchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5EH 0117 905 5047 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Hi,
all principles aside (it should work etc), cant u just put _global.gameRef
= game; at the end of initGame, just so that u can test it?
using _global.gameRef as path, should give u a direct link to your game object.
greetz
Hans
At 06:16 PM 12/21/2005, Dimitrios Bendilas wrote:
At the timeline of my .fla file all I have is:
import com.zefxis.games.myGame.Application;
Application.main(_root)
Structure outlines of Application class:
class com.zefxis.games.gameName.Application {
...
...
private var game:Game;
...
private function Application() {
// code
}
static function main(...) {
// code
}
private function initGame():Void {
// coce
game = new Game(.);
}
...
...
}
So, all I want is to find the game object.
I've been playing around for hours now and I can't find it, either
inside the _level0 tree or the _global.com tree.
What you said makes sense and that's what I'm trying to do.
Go deep in the tree, copy the path and then with the new snapshot
use recursion and go even deeper. But all I find is Functions.
Thank you for helping here, John.
Dimitrios
- Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched.
The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class
definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class.
So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you
can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense.
Does that all make sense?
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John,
At the Class Packages array,
should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis?
Cause that's where my class package resides.
I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline.
The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is
a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player)
I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive,
but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click
on them, then I only see functions again.
I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where
I should be looking, not the _level0 tree.
Sorry John, I don't have it online.
Regards,
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline.
2. Click on it and select the parameters tab.
3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis
4. Republish and try a snapshot again.
This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I
actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the
ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later).
In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive
searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as
movieclips. That
proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and right.
Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's
get
recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it,
and drill down through the property inspector.
So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind
if
I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know,
Thanks,
John
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello again,
I've been doing test all this time
but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
I'm not able to find the actual objects.
When in _global I only see class names (functions).
If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips
(I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip)
e.g.
_global.com shows:
blitzagency (object)
darronschall (object)
robertpenner (object)
xfactorstudio (object)
zefxis (object)
applications (object)
games (object)
control (object)
List (function)
ScrollBar (function)
ScrollableTextBox (function)
Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there.
If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games,
at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances.
_level0 shows:
_level0 (movieclip)
appPanels (movieclip)
onAppChangeFocus (function)
onLoad (function)
sound_manager (movieclip)
And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips
and movieclip functions.
What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused.
I remember I used to be able to see object instances
back when the application was still AdminTool.
Thanks for the help
Regards,
Dimitrios
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To: Flashcoders mailing list
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
As of April 1st, 2005 Flex 1.5 was $15k per CPU; not sure about FlexBuilder licenses. Flex 2's FlexBuilder + Flex Framework is guessed to be about $1k, no server required. Not sure what's up with the Enterprise Services 2 and Charting Components 2; don't know their pricing yet. - Original Message - From: Danton Chin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo How expensive is a Flex 1.5 license? And will that change when Flex 2 is available? Regards, Danton Merrill, Jason wrote: How do you have a license for a server, but not have Flex installed on it? Could I do this with one of my web hosting providers then? Check with Adobe, but in November Macromedia Sales told me as long as we had a legal Flex 1.5 license installed in one location, they would allow us to take the .swfs produced on the server and move them to a different server where Flex was not installed as long as the server owner was the same entity. i.e. Company A owns one Flex 1.5 license and has server1 and server2 in house. Company B does not have a Flex license. Company A's server1 has Flex installed, company A's server2 does not. We could move .swfs from Company A's server1 to server2, but not to any of Company B's servers. At least, that's how it was explained to me. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] can somebody answer my component name limit questionplease?
You're screwed. 64 is the limit, homey, sorry. What I've done twice in the past is merely re-factor the package name; just find replace all customerdomainname to cdn. - Original Message - From: PR Durand [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:29 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] can somebody answer my component name limit questionplease? Hi there, I've asked about the limit of a package+class name in the class link textfield within the component definition in the library... But nobody answered and I really need help! So, the package name is limited to 64 bytes, so we can't write more than 64 characters, and then this doesn't work: com.customerdomainname.entity.web.project.eshop.shoppingcart.SCManager I can't change the class path or name. What is the other way please? Thanx for answers. PR ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] simple frame jump not rendering??
That indeed does work. I still find it baffling that even if the content is
not loaded that it should render the frame properly once it was loaded.
Thanks,
Charles P.
On 12/21/05, Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It could be that the frame is not loaded when the first frame is loaded.
Try this:
stop();
function onEnterFrame(){
if(_root.getBytesTotal() == _root.getBytesLoaded()){
onEnterFrame = null;
gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);
}
}
If that works, then your problem is that the frame is not loaded.
C
Charles Parcell wrote:
This is so utterly basic I find it amazing that is an issue at all.
In frame 1 of my movie I have 'gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);' When i test
the
movie I do not see the content of the frame it should be jumpping to.
So, I try 'gotoAndPlay(myFrameLabel);' and place 'stop();' on the frame
that is labeled. Still not showing me the content on the labeled frame.
Lastly, I remove the 'stop();' from the labeled frame and place 'stop();'
on
the frame just past the labeled frame. I also make sure that my content
layers span both the labeled frame and the frame after. In this case I
DO
see the content that is on the labeled frame.
What the hell is up with this? A simple gotoAndStop(); should have been
all
that was needed. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix
it
so that it works as expected?
FYI - Using Flash 8 Pro on Win XP SP2
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RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
15k. When Flexbuilder 2 comes out, you can create .swfs without the server, and it is rumored to be under $1000. Flex Enterprise Services 2 (the server version) will likely be back up in the 10-15k range, but I haven't heard any rumored pricing on that yet. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danton Chin Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:26 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo How expensive is a Flex 1.5 license? And will that change when Flex 2 is available? Regards, Danton Merrill, Jason wrote: How do you have a license for a server, but not have Flex installed on it? Could I do this with one of my web hosting providers then? Check with Adobe, but in November Macromedia Sales told me as long as we had a legal Flex 1.5 license installed in one location, they would allow us to take the .swfs produced on the server and move them to a different server where Flex was not installed as long as the server owner was the same entity. i.e. Company A owns one Flex 1.5 license and has server1 and server2 in house. Company B does not have a Flex license. Company A's server1 has Flex installed, company A's server2 does not. We could move .swfs from Company A's server1 to server2, but not to any of Company B's servers. At least, that's how it was explained to me. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
no problemo!
one thing you might do is make it a public var for now and see if it shows
up where you think it should. That might be one reason you can't see it ;)
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At the timeline of my .fla file all I have is:
import com.zefxis.games.myGame.Application;
Application.main(_root)
Structure outlines of Application class:
class com.zefxis.games.gameName.Application {
...
...
private var game:Game;
...
private function Application() {
// code
}
static function main(...) {
// code
}
private function initGame():Void {
// coce
game = new Game(.);
}
...
...
}
So, all I want is to find the game object.
I've been playing around for hours now and I can't find it, either
inside the _level0 tree or the _global.com tree.
What you said makes sense and that's what I'm trying to do.
Go deep in the tree, copy the path and then with the new snapshot
use recursion and go even deeper. But all I find is Functions.
Thank you for helping here, John.
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched.
The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class
definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class.
So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you
can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense.
Does that all make sense?
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John,
At the Class Packages array,
should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis?
Cause that's where my class package resides.
I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline.
The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is
a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player)
I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive,
but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click
on them, then I only see functions again.
I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where
I should be looking, not the _level0 tree.
Sorry John, I don't have it online.
Regards,
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline.
2. Click on it and select the parameters tab.
3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis
4. Republish and try a snapshot again.
This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I
actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the
ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later).
In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive
searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as
movieclips. That
proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and
right.
Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's
get
recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on
it,
and drill down through the property inspector.
So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind
if
I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know,
Thanks,
John
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello again,
I've been doing test all this time
but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
I'm not able to find the actual objects.
When in _global I only see class names (functions).
If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips
(I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip)
e.g.
_global.com shows:
blitzagency (object)
darronschall (object)
robertpenner (object)
xfactorstudio (object)
zefxis (object)
applications (object)
games (object)
control (object)
List (function)
ScrollBar (function)
ScrollableTextBox (function)
Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there.
If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games,
at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances.
_level0 shows:
_level0 (movieclip)
appPanels (movieclip)
onAppChangeFocus (function)
onLoad (function)
sound_manager (movieclip)
And if I expand anything in the tree all I get is movieclips
and movieclip functions.
What am I doing wrong? I'm still confused.
I remember I used to be able to see object instances
back
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Hi Dimirtrios, I've had a couple issues with intervals in the past. I'm not sure why but sometimes they would not get deleted. This would cause build up as they kept getting created. I have a enumerator class that has a process timer on it. This would trace out the time in milliseconds from the beginning of a process to the end of it. I was going to release this class but I found some problems with it. I'll make another attempt and try and post it in the next day or so. Judah Dimitrios Bendilas wrote: Anyone else has anything to suggest? Has anyone experienced memory build up with the use of Delegates or Proxy (with parameter support)? Thank you Dimitrios - Original Message - From: Cedric Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener how do you generate the tiles ? are they removed (removeMovieClip) when going outside the boundaries of the visible area ? because such memory size must have something to do with bitmaps or sounds ?? Cedric Thank you for the suggestions Hans. I'm pretty sure I've taken care of all listeners and intervals and destroy them before I delete an object. The memory when it's running slower 6-7MBs more than when running fast. (46MB - 52MB) I've tried digging in with xray before, I guess I'll do it again. Any other thoughts anyone? Dimitrios - Original Message - From: Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
My God Hans, that's a brilliant idea!
It worked like a charm! I can finally see!
Thanks man!
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com;
Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Hi,
all principles aside (it should work etc), cant u just put _global.gameRef
= game; at the end of initGame, just so that u can test it?
using _global.gameRef as path, should give u a direct link to your game
object.
greetz
Hans
At 06:16 PM 12/21/2005, Dimitrios Bendilas wrote:
At the timeline of my .fla file all I have is:
import com.zefxis.games.myGame.Application;
Application.main(_root)
Structure outlines of Application class:
class com.zefxis.games.gameName.Application {
...
...
private var game:Game;
...
private function Application() {
// code
}
static function main(...) {
// code
}
private function initGame():Void {
// coce
game = new Game(.);
}
...
...
}
So, all I want is to find the game object.
I've been playing around for hours now and I can't find it, either
inside the _level0 tree or the _global.com tree.
What you said makes sense and that's what I'm trying to do.
Go deep in the tree, copy the path and then with the new snapshot
use recursion and go even deeper. But all I find is Functions.
Thank you for helping here, John.
Dimitrios
- Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
ah, if it's under com, you're good. It'll get searched.
The thing with global is that, you're only going to see the class
definitions (functions/props), unless it's a static class.
So, I would stick with _level0, and try to type in the path as deep as you
can recal to start the snapshot, if that makes sense.
Does that all make sense?
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John,
At the Class Packages array,
should I add just zefxis or com.zefxis?
Cause that's where my class package resides.
I did what you told me about the XRay component in the timeline.
The project is pretty huge (more than 150 classes) and there is
a real problem with recursive ON (it actually freezes the player)
I tried going pretty deep in the tree and then enable recursive,
but still I'm having trouble. I only see some objects. And if I click
on them, then I only see functions again.
I'm looking in _global.com.zefxis. etc, right? I guess that's where
I should be looking, not the _level0 tree.
Sorry John, I don't have it online.
Regards,
Dimitrios
- Original Message -
From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
1. Put Xray back on stage in the _level0 timeline.
2. Click on it and select the parameters tab.
3. in the Class Packages array, add Zefxis
4. Republish and try a snapshot again.
This time, it should at least show you the true class names/paths. I
actually realized yesterday that if the connector wasn't on stage, the
ClassPath engine isn't initialized (more on that later).
In the older versions of the AdminTool, it used to only do Recursive
searches and it would recurse objects at the same time as
movieclips. That
proved to be a huge task that caused script timeout errors left and
right.
Now, I list objects/movieclips (including arrays), but only movieclip's
get
recursed. If you want to drill down through an object, just click on it,
and drill down through the property inspector.
So, republish after doing the above. If you have it online, do you mind
if
I try and look through it with Xray? Let me know,
Thanks,
John
On 12/21/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello again,
I've been doing test all this time
but I still haven't found what I'm looking for.
I'm not able to find the actual objects.
When in _global I only see class names (functions).
If I view _level0 or any movieclip child I only see movieclips
(I'm not using classes that extend MovieClip)
e.g.
_global.com shows:
blitzagency (object)
darronschall (object)
robertpenner (object)
xfactorstudio (object)
zefxis (object)
applications (object)
games (object)
control (object)
List (function)
ScrollBar (function)
ScrollableTextBox (function)
Zefxis is my package, so everything game related should be in there.
If I expand any of the other objects, like applications or games,
at the end all I get is functions. So no actual object instances.
_level0 shows:
_level0 (movieclip)
appPanels (movieclip)
onAppChangeFocus (function)
onLoad (function)
Re: [Flashcoders] simple frame jump not rendering??
Flash is built to be streamable, so it will play what is available, and
(unfortunately) fail silently if what it needs isn't available. So its
important that you make sure the content you're expecting to be there is
loaded before you attempt to do anything with it. This is a 'feature' of
flash, as it allows you versatility over the way you load your content,
although most people just load the entire movie before going to town.
Happy Flashing!
Chris
Charles Parcell wrote:
That indeed does work. I still find it baffling that even if the content is
not loaded that it should render the frame properly once it was loaded.
Thanks,
Charles P.
On 12/21/05, Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It could be that the frame is not loaded when the first frame is loaded.
Try this:
stop();
function onEnterFrame(){
if(_root.getBytesTotal() == _root.getBytesLoaded()){
onEnterFrame = null;
gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);
}
}
If that works, then your problem is that the frame is not loaded.
C
Charles Parcell wrote:
This is so utterly basic I find it amazing that is an issue at all.
In frame 1 of my movie I have 'gotoAndStop(myFrameLabel);' When i test
the
movie I do not see the content of the frame it should be jumpping to.
So, I try 'gotoAndPlay(myFrameLabel);' and place 'stop();' on the frame
that is labeled. Still not showing me the content on the labeled frame.
Lastly, I remove the 'stop();' from the labeled frame and place 'stop();'
on
the frame just past the labeled frame. I also make sure that my content
layers span both the labeled frame and the frame after. In this case I
DO
see the content that is on the labeled frame.
What the hell is up with this? A simple gotoAndStop(); should have been
all
that was needed. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone know how to fix
it
so that it works as expected?
FYI - Using Flash 8 Pro on Win XP SP2
Charles P.
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[Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Been racking my brains over this for a while now, checked the archives,
help docs etc. I have a ComboBox, and would just like to capture the
default item, even if the user does not select anything in the Combo
box. That way, something is always chosen no matter what the user does.
Currently, my code is:
//( locations_cb is my combobox)
function change(evt){
evt.target.selected = evt.target.selectedItem.label
}
locations_cb.addEventListener(change, this);
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selected, [...morevalues])
}
This works, but only as long as something is selected from the combobox.
If nothing is selected by the user, the value gets passed as [object
Object] - I understand why if nothing is selected, but how do I
overcome this - by automatically setting something to be selected? If
so, how?
I tried this when the frame containing my form is loaded:
locations_cb.selectedIndex=0;
and this:
locations_cb.selectedItem = myDefaultStringValue;
with no luck, and a million other things based on what I read in the
help files. I was thinking I could set the selected to be something by
default. Not sure how to have an item in a combo box selected by
default so a value is always captured. Thanks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
Yeah I just did this, on the timeline using laco tween and timeline tweens, you need to use sorenson squeeze for on2, its the only one that gives you proper 1:1 keyframe placement for a smooth playback. its pretty good and easy to do. Im going to try and get the flv playback ccomponent to play in reverse next as playing videos on the timeline is ok, but not great. MaTT On 12/21/05, Dechesne, Elvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's something I havent tried yet, sounds like a good idea, thanks! Cheers elvin did you try rendering the flv with more keyframes ? works fine for me... cheers, kerem ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 : load transparent png and use it as mask
Hey, Not sure if you found a solution but Quasimondo is doing a similar technique. He uses jpg files because they are much smaller in file size...but he also loads in their .png masks and applies them over the .jpgs He saved a lot of bandwidth with this technique. http://www.quasimondo.com/archives/000594.php -Ralph -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Latcho Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:04 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 : load transparent png and use it as mask did you found a sollution ? I'm interested. Latcho Thierry V. wrote: Hi list !! I want to do the following : 1. load a png with transparency via a flash.display.Loader 2. apply some changes to the bitmap loaded 3. apply the bitmap as mask under another content. My problem is that I don't know what to use to do the second process... I think I do use the threshold method of the bitmapData, but I don't know exactly how... My png is a simple content with transparency. I want to set a flag on each transparent pixels to have only the content displayed as mask, not a plain rect... If anybody can share a sample, it would be helpfull :) Thanks in advance Thierry ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Well, there's no specific place right now. I'm in the process of rewriting the whole code base. Right now, everything is an a instance of Object (or an array) with properties (or named indexes) sitting on _root, and lots of global functions and such. I'm making it more object oriented by making components and using classes. I don't know what you mean about the dots in LoZ. I can't remember that. JesterXL wrote: Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Making it more OOP will slow it down, lol! In Legend of Zelda, when you would go from room to room in a dungeon, it'd actually cut out holes in this map showing you what rooms you've been to. Yours actually fills in existing dots. Yours is a better concept, because while you're exploring, it's still nice to know where you can go. - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Well, there's no specific place right now. I'm in the process of rewriting the whole code base. Right now, everything is an a instance of Object (or an array) with properties (or named indexes) sitting on _root, and lots of global functions and such. I'm making it more object oriented by making components and using classes. I don't know what you mean about the dots in LoZ. I can't remember that. JesterXL wrote: Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Hi Judah, Like a profiler you mean? I think I had seen something like this for Flash but I'm not sure. That'll be great if you can post it. Thanks, Dimitrios - Original Message - From: Judah Frangipane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Hi Dimirtrios, I've had a couple issues with intervals in the past. I'm not sure why but sometimes they would not get deleted. This would cause build up as they kept getting created. I have a enumerator class that has a process timer on it. This would trace out the time in milliseconds from the beginning of a process to the end of it. I was going to release this class but I found some problems with it. I'll make another attempt and try and post it in the next day or so. Judah Dimitrios Bendilas wrote: Anyone else has anything to suggest? Has anyone experienced memory build up with the use of Delegates or Proxy (with parameter support)? Thank you Dimitrios - Original Message - From: Cedric Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener how do you generate the tiles ? are they removed (removeMovieClip) when going outside the boundaries of the visible area ? because such memory size must have something to do with bitmaps or sounds ?? Cedric Thank you for the suggestions Hans. I'm pretty sure I've taken care of all listeners and intervals and destroy them before I delete an object. The memory when it's running slower 6-7MBs more than when running fast. (46MB - 52MB) I've tried digging in with xray before, I guess I'll do it again. Any other thoughts anyone? Dimitrios - Original Message - From: Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
We're going to add to the flash program that the red points will turn orange if you've been there (so that it works just like the standalone windows or mac program). Shame about the slow down though. Hopefully it doesn't too much!! At least as time goes on, we have to worry less about older computers. :-P JesterXL wrote: Making it more OOP will slow it down, lol! In Legend of Zelda, when you would go from room to room in a dungeon, it'd actually cut out holes in this map showing you what rooms you've been to. Yours actually fills in existing dots. Yours is a better concept, because while you're exploring, it's still nice to know where you can go. - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Well, there's no specific place right now. I'm in the process of rewriting the whole code base. Right now, everything is an a instance of Object (or an array) with properties (or named indexes) sitting on _root, and lots of global functions and such. I'm making it more object oriented by making components and using classes. I don't know what you mean about the dots in LoZ. I can't remember that. JesterXL wrote: Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Merrill, Jason wrote:
Currently, my code is:
//( locations_cb is my combobox)
function change(evt){
evt.target.selected = evt.target.selectedItem.label
}
locations_cb.addEventListener(change, this);
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selected, [...morevalues])
}
This works, but only as long as something is selected from the combobox.
If nothing is selected by the user, the value gets passed as [object
Object] - I understand why if nothing is selected, but how do I
overcome this - by automatically setting something to be selected? If
so, how?
I tried this when the frame containing my form is loaded:
locations_cb.selectedIndex=0;
That line does the job for me (in another project, in which I have that
line right after the one in which I set the combobox dataProvider). I'm
not sure what you're referring to by locations_cb.selected in your
function call though -- shouldn't that be locations_cb.selectedItem?
(or selectedIndex)
Helen
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[Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
I'm trying to get amfphp to work for simple database editing. It
selects and displays records in a datagrid fine, and when I select one
and click a Delete button, it gets deleted from the database, but my
onDeleteScore function is not called (even though the NC debugger shows
Result: (boolean) true). I'm not sure how to set up the service and
pending call variables when multiple operations are done -- do you
create one service object and one pendingCall object and then assign
different relayResponder objects to the pc.responder each time a new
operation is done? Or should a new pendingCall object be created for
each operation? (or a new service object altogether?) I tried a
variety of different ways and never can get my onDeleteScore function to
be called. Code for the delete part:
// this is never called
function onDeleteScore(re:ResultEvent) {
trace('result='+re.result);
scores_dg.removeItemAt(deleteIndex);
msg_ta.text = Record was deleted;
}
function deleteRecord() {
// remember which element of the array is to be deleted
deleteIndex = scores_dg.selectedIndex;
// get the id of the record to delete, to pass it to deleterecord.php
var id:Number = scores_dg.selectedItem.record;
// (tried new pc and same pc used for select operation -- neither
worked)
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
}
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
thanks for any suggestions/advice,
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RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
My_cb.selected is simply set to capture the value of the current item
selected in my change event listener. It's a custom property I set and
pass on.
-- shouldn't that be locations_cb.selectedItem?
If I do that without selecting anything in my combobox, it captures as
[object Object]
If I select something with that code, it captures as undefined.
SelectedIndex will only return the number of the index at the selected
item.
Any other ideas?
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Merrill, Jason wrote:
Currently, my code is:
//( locations_cb is my combobox)
function change(evt){
evt.target.selected = evt.target.selectedItem.label
}
locations_cb.addEventListener(change, this);
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selected, [...morevalues])
}
This works, but only as long as something is selected from the
combobox.
If nothing is selected by the user, the value gets passed as [object
Object] - I understand why if nothing is selected, but how do I
overcome this - by automatically setting something to be selected?
If
so, how?
I tried this when the frame containing my form is loaded:
locations_cb.selectedIndex=0;
That line does the job for me (in another project, in which I have
that
line right after the one in which I set the combobox dataProvider).
I'm
not sure what you're referring to by locations_cb.selected in your
function call though -- shouldn't that be locations_cb.selectedItem?
(or selectedIndex)
Helen
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Re: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
This is correct:
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
However, not sure why your result/fault functions aren't getting called,
even weirder is your seeing the NCD saying it did. Your code that you've
posted looks good. Are those functions defined in the same place, you just
didn't post 'em?
- Original Message -
From: Helen Triolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders Mailing List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:01 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
I'm trying to get amfphp to work for simple database editing. It
selects and displays records in a datagrid fine, and when I select one
and click a Delete button, it gets deleted from the database, but my
onDeleteScore function is not called (even though the NC debugger shows
Result: (boolean) true). I'm not sure how to set up the service and
pending call variables when multiple operations are done -- do you
create one service object and one pendingCall object and then assign
different relayResponder objects to the pc.responder each time a new
operation is done? Or should a new pendingCall object be created for
each operation? (or a new service object altogether?) I tried a
variety of different ways and never can get my onDeleteScore function to
be called. Code for the delete part:
// this is never called
function onDeleteScore(re:ResultEvent) {
trace('result='+re.result);
scores_dg.removeItemAt(deleteIndex);
msg_ta.text = Record was deleted;
}
function deleteRecord() {
// remember which element of the array is to be deleted
deleteIndex = scores_dg.selectedIndex;
// get the id of the record to delete, to pass it to deleterecord.php
var id:Number = scores_dg.selectedItem.record;
// (tried new pc and same pc used for select operation -- neither
worked)
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
}
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
thanks for any suggestions/advice,
Helen
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Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
It similar to this site : http://www.pere-lachaise.com/perelachaise.php?lang=en A+ Mark Ribau wrote: Well, there's no specific place right now. I'm in the process of rewriting the whole code base. Right now, everything is an a instance of Object (or an array) with properties (or named indexes) sitting on _root, and lots of global functions and such. I'm making it more object oriented by making components and using classes. I don't know what you mean about the dots in LoZ. I can't remember that. JesterXL wrote: Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- === Éric Thibault Programmeur analyste Réseau de valorisation de l'enseignement Université Laval, pavillon Félix-Antoine Savard Québec, Canada Tel.: 656-2131 poste 18015 Courriel : [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Avis relatif à la confidentialité / Notice of Confidentiality / Advertencia de confidencialidad http://www.rec.ulaval.ca/lce/securite/confidentialite.htm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
Thanks for the reply! As I was typing in more explanation, I realized
what was wrong. This
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
should be
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, Delegate.create(this,
deleteRecord)); to make the scope right to find onDeleteScore.
Made the change and it works. So in general, it's correct to create a
single Service instance and then use a different PendingCall instance
for each operation?
Helen
JesterXL wrote:
This is correct:
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
However, not sure why your result/fault functions aren't getting called,
even weirder is your seeing the NCD saying it did. Your code that you've
posted looks good. Are those functions defined in the same place, you just
didn't post 'em?
- Original Message -
From: Helen Triolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders Mailing List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:01 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
I'm trying to get amfphp to work for simple database editing. It
selects and displays records in a datagrid fine, and when I select one
and click a Delete button, it gets deleted from the database, but my
onDeleteScore function is not called (even though the NC debugger shows
Result: (boolean) true). I'm not sure how to set up the service and
pending call variables when multiple operations are done -- do you
create one service object and one pendingCall object and then assign
different relayResponder objects to the pc.responder each time a new
operation is done? Or should a new pendingCall object be created for
each operation? (or a new service object altogether?) I tried a
variety of different ways and never can get my onDeleteScore function to
be called. Code for the delete part:
// this is never called
function onDeleteScore(re:ResultEvent) {
trace('result='+re.result);
scores_dg.removeItemAt(deleteIndex);
msg_ta.text = Record was deleted;
}
function deleteRecord() {
// remember which element of the array is to be deleted
deleteIndex = scores_dg.selectedIndex;
// get the id of the record to delete, to pass it to deleterecord.php
var id:Number = scores_dg.selectedItem.record;
// (tried new pc and same pc used for select operation -- neither
worked)
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
}
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
thanks for any suggestions/advice,
Helen
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Re: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
Yup!
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From: Helen Triolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
Thanks for the reply! As I was typing in more explanation, I realized
what was wrong. This
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
should be
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, Delegate.create(this,
deleteRecord)); to make the scope right to find onDeleteScore.
Made the change and it works. So in general, it's correct to create a
single Service instance and then use a different PendingCall instance
for each operation?
Helen
JesterXL wrote:
This is correct:
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
However, not sure why your result/fault functions aren't getting called,
even weirder is your seeing the NCD saying it did. Your code that you've
posted looks good. Are those functions defined in the same place, you just
didn't post 'em?
- Original Message -
From: Helen Triolo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders Mailing List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:01 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] amfphp database editing question
I'm trying to get amfphp to work for simple database editing. It
selects and displays records in a datagrid fine, and when I select one
and click a Delete button, it gets deleted from the database, but my
onDeleteScore function is not called (even though the NC debugger shows
Result: (boolean) true). I'm not sure how to set up the service and
pending call variables when multiple operations are done -- do you
create one service object and one pendingCall object and then assign
different relayResponder objects to the pc.responder each time a new
operation is done? Or should a new pendingCall object be created for
each operation? (or a new service object altogether?) I tried a
variety of different ways and never can get my onDeleteScore function to
be called. Code for the delete part:
// this is never called
function onDeleteScore(re:ResultEvent) {
trace('result='+re.result);
scores_dg.removeItemAt(deleteIndex);
msg_ta.text = Record was deleted;
}
function deleteRecord() {
// remember which element of the array is to be deleted
deleteIndex = scores_dg.selectedIndex;
// get the id of the record to delete, to pass it to deleterecord.php
var id:Number = scores_dg.selectedItem.record;
// (tried new pc and same pc used for select operation -- neither
worked)
var pc:PendingCall = _service.deleteScore(scores_dg.selectedItem.id);
pc.responder = new RelayResponder(this, onDeleteScore, onDbError);
}
delete_btn.addEventListener(click, deleteRecord);
thanks for any suggestions/advice,
Helen
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Re: [Flashcoders] Scrolling Landscape by Mouse position
Maybe a little late here as your deadline was EOD yesterday but it might help out in the archives for later... It kinda sounds like your looking 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 back... Dunc On 12/20/05, Kevin Aebig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I've seen a few examples of a scenic landscape that is scrolled to view more by the mouse cursor and can't seem to find any references to them a la google. Does anyone have a clue where to find these sources or have an example handy? I've just gotten pinned by my boss to have this done by the end of the day, or I'd do it from scratch. Cheers, Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
Well since you're embedding the flv on the timeline why not just call
this function on the last frame?
reversePlay = function() {
reverseInt = setInterval(function() {
gotoAndStop(_currentframe-1);
}, 32);
}
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From: Dechesne, Elvin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:19 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
Hi there,
I have an issue regarding playing FLV embedded on the timeline in
reverse
order. Im using a simple script to check if the playhead has reached the
end
of the video and then reverse plays it. However, this seems to choke the
player, my guess is the codec can't cope with this. Processor
performance
leaps from 10% to a staggering 70-80%. Is there a workaround for this,
or
should I simply abandon the idea to use this method?
Many thanks for any advice,
Elvin Dechesne
satama interactive
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Re: [Flashcoders] Scrolling Landscape by Mouse position
http://www.ericd.net/main20_test.html but the base source was @ flashcoders. edolecki On 12/21/05, Duncan Reid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe a little late here as your deadline was EOD yesterday but it might help out in the archives for later... It kinda sounds like your looking 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 back... Dunc On 12/20/05, Kevin Aebig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I've seen a few examples of a scenic landscape that is scrolled to view more by the mouse cursor and can't seem to find any references to them a la google. Does anyone have a clue where to find these sources or have an example handy? I've just gotten pinned by my boss to have this done by the end of the day, or I'd do it from scratch. Cheers, Kevin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] IE vs Firefox performance
I recently installed and have been using Firefox as my main browser. I have noticed that all my flash sites in firefox perform noticably slower than they do in internet explorer. Is this an issue with firefox plugin itself or should I just go back to oh no internet explorer. Mike Boutin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
That's very cool. Do you know if the tour is dynamic? I.E. you don't have to create a whole new template and work only in Flash in order for it to make a tour? Our software creates a project file, which any of our viewers (windows, os x, or flash) can natively just open and view. I went to the Artifica website, but it was in French. Éric Thibault wrote: It similar to this site : http://www.pere-lachaise.com/perelachaise.php?lang=en A+ Mark Ribau wrote: Well, there's no specific place right now. I'm in the process of rewriting the whole code base. Right now, everything is an a instance of Object (or an array) with properties (or named indexes) sitting on _root, and lots of global functions and such. I'm making it more object oriented by making components and using classes. I don't know what you mean about the dots in LoZ. I can't remember that. JesterXL wrote: Dude, no, she runs great, looks hot, and makes me want to fill up the dots like you made dots on the map in Legend of Zelda. What part don't you like? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? lol. Indeed. :-) Good job at recognizing some of the inspiration behind the interface. The goal is more to create a system for making easy virtual tours of either real locations or fantasy worlds. Got any thoughts/suggestions? JesterXL wrote: Your trying to optimize Myst? - Original Message - From: Mark Ribau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Anyone know of good optimizations to make to code so that it'll run faster in Flash? If you're bored, check out what we're doing with flash at www.mapwing.com. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Creating a customizable Button Component ?
I have a regular Button 'movie clip'. I want to add functionality by enabling a repeating click for it. Initially I tried to just cast the Button to a RepeatingButton (which extends Button) in the class code, but that didn't work. Any ideas on how to make it drag/drop/drawable like a normal Button clip in Flash, but have it have the extended functionality and be reusable? I only want the extended functionality to be reusable, I want the graphical parts to be unique per instance. -- Mark Ribau Lead Windows Developer | My Tech Blog http://www.redbugtech.com/blogs/mark.php Redbug Technologies, Inc. http://www.redbugtech.com - www.redbugtech.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] need :: code for this nav behavior..
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RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Yeah, I know, I tried that before, but it was always tracing
undefined. This was the only way it seemed to work. Now that I
reworked it, giving your comment a second go, it does seem to work -
maybe the change event handler was messing things up. I took that out,
and it works now. Must have had something wrong from the start.
As usual, always something stupid.
Thanks.
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Chyko
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
I guess I just don't see why you are saving my_cb.selected at all when
it is already store in cbInstance.selectedItem.
You could just get rid of your change handler altogether in your
original scenario and just pass the selectedItem from the combobox.
So instead of:
//( locations_cb is my combobox)
function change(evt){
evt.target.selected = evt.target.selectedItem.label
}
locations_cb.addEventListener(change, this);
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selected, [...morevalues])
}
Just use:
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selectedItem.label, [...morevalues])
}
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Merrill,
Jason
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:07 PM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
My_cb.selected is simply set to capture the value of the current item
selected in my change event listener. It's a custom property I set
and
pass on.
-- shouldn't that be locations_cb.selectedItem?
If I do that without selecting anything in my combobox, it captures as
[object Object]
If I select something with that code, it captures as undefined.
SelectedIndex will only return the number of the index at the selected
item.
Any other ideas?
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helen Triolo
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 1:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Merrill, Jason wrote:
Currently, my code is:
//( locations_cb is my combobox)
function change(evt){
evt.target.selected = evt.target.selectedItem.label
}
locations_cb.addEventListener(change, this);
create_btn.onRelease = function(){
myFunction(locations_cb.selected, [...morevalues])
}
This works, but only as long as something is selected from the
combobox.
If nothing is selected by the user, the value gets passed as
[object
Object] - I understand why if nothing is selected, but how do I
overcome this - by automatically setting something to be selected?
If
so, how?
I tried this when the frame containing my form is loaded:
locations_cb.selectedIndex=0;
That line does the job for me (in another project, in which I have
that
line right after the one in which I set the combobox dataProvider).
I'm
not sure what you're referring to by locations_cb.selected in your
function call though -- shouldn't that be locations_cb.selectedItem?
(or selectedIndex)
Helen
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Re: [Flashcoders] need :: code for this nav behavior..
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 in a tight spot!) tenbyten.org/10x10.html thanks artur ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Q: Strategies for loading large classes
Hi I'm trying to reduce the 1st frame load hit for some large external class files. Examining my size report I see 73395 bytes of ActionScript 2.0 Classes being loaded on the first frame. So I assume these class files must load before even my preloader can play...which means a few seconds of 'nothingness'... Can anyone suggest some strategies for dealing with this?? Thanks in advance Jim Bachalo [e] jbach at bitstream.ca [c] 416.668.0034 [w] www.bitstream.ca ...all improvisation is life in search of a style. - Bruce Mau,'LifeStyle' ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] IE vs Firefox performance
There was an old bug with Moz, but I remember people reporting Firefox would not give you enough CPU cycles, so you framerate suffered. It was clearly posted as a Firefox problem, but not sure if 1.5 remedies it or not. Ref: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106397 - Original Message - From: Mike Boutin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:46 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] IE vs Firefox performance I recently installed and have been using Firefox as my main browser. I have noticed that all my flash sites in firefox perform noticably slower than they do in internet explorer. Is this an issue with firefox plugin itself or should I just go back to oh no internet explorer. Mike Boutin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] need :: code for this nav behavior..
thanks! eric dolecki wrote: 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 in a tight spot!) tenbyten.org/10x10.html thanks artur ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- *.: artur :. www.artur.com http://www.artur.com/ :: *industrial strength design ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Q: Strategies for loading large classes
- frame 1, preloader only + stop() - frame 2, classes + components off-stage (File Publish Settings, Flash Tab, ActionScript 2 class button, Export frame 2), make all components NOT export in first frame - frame 3, all of your code for app - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:47 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Q: Strategies for loading large classes Hi I'm trying to reduce the 1st frame load hit for some large external class files. Examining my size report I see 73395 bytes of ActionScript 2.0 Classes being loaded on the first frame. So I assume these class files must load before even my preloader can play...which means a few seconds of 'nothingness'... Can anyone suggest some strategies for dealing with this?? Thanks in advance Jim Bachalo [e] jbach at bitstream.ca [c] 416.668.0034 [w] www.bitstream.ca ...all improvisation is life in search of a style. - Bruce Mau,'LifeStyle' ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Can an object delete itself?
If you're going to constantly be creating enemies, you might want to simple
do a check of existing enemies and if an enemy is dead, delete it when you
create one.
The important thing to note is that an enemy cannot call the destroyEnemy()
method of its manager because then it's still the same thread (the method is
being called from the object you're trying to delete). It has to happen
independantly outside the object. If you want the enemies to manage
themselves, it is best to just give them a boolean property called dead (for
instance) and then check independantly for dead enemies somewhere else.
enemies = {};
function createEnemy() {
for (var a in enemies) {
if (enemies[a].dead) {
for (var b in enemies[a]) {
delete enemies[a][b];
}
delete enemies[a];
}
}
// code to create an enemy
// enemies[enemyID] = new Baddie();
}
enemies[enemyID].dead = true;
Or
baddie.onKilled = function() {
this.dead = true;
}
Notice that I've gone through and deleted level one props/methods inside the
enemy object. If you apply methods to an enemy object after you instantiate
it, you should delete those methods before you delete the object or they get
orphaned and memory waste can occur. Hence, my delete loop through the
enemy object before deleting it.
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RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
the fastest loop through an array is:
var len = myArray.length;
while( len-- ) {
...
}
yes, it's faster then for..in.
Not always. Sometimes, this loop is faster than a while (i--)
for (var i = items.length; --i - (-1); ) {
...
}
It's ugly, yes, but it is faster than while (i--) depending on how many
items you're iterating through. Run some tests if you don't believe me. :)
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RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
You have to wait one frame before selecting an item in the combo box. Flash needs to have one frame to draw/instantiate the combo box before you select something on it from code. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] can somebody answer my component name limitquestionplease?
com.customerdomainname.entity.web.project.eshop.shoppingcart.SCManager find replace all customerdomainname to cdn. I'm going to assume customerdomainname actually varies here. Sometimes, people really go overkill with this type of organization. You really don't need to make that many levels. I mean, you're convoluting it by making it so deep, and you're not taking advantage of what OOP can really do. There have to be common methods to all the shopping carts, right? Make a shopping cart class that is independent of whoever the customer is, and if you need custom methods for specific customers, just extend the methods of the generic shopping cart class. shoppingcart customerdomain.shoppingcart extends shoppingcart I find no compelling reason to organize my classes to such extents. I'd rather not have to dig down through 6 folders to find a class if I don't have to. Yes, a certain amount of organization is good. inc/ui inc/shoppingcart inc/data etc. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I think these are all great, but if I can be the voice of caution for
a moment...
remember that when you write code, it is for 2 interpreters:
1) the Actionscript VM
2) the person who has to go back and change stuff at a later date,
which may or may not be you...
Its often very easy to forget number 2 - so, while writing doing
things like avoiding function calls may be faster for 1) it can end up
making things a lot slower for 2)
Also, when you go through your code optimise it, make sure you are
efficient with your efforts - you will probably find you can nail down
key performance spikes to just a few functions / algorithms... be
careful not to optimise to death, and try and measure your gains at
each step
I'm not saying code shouldnt be optimised at the expense of (human)
readability, just that sometimes it gets a little overdone...
ta
PBH
On 12/21/05, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the fastest loop through an array is:
var len = myArray.length;
while( len-- ) {
...
}
yes, it's faster then for..in.
Not always. Sometimes, this loop is faster than a while (i--)
for (var i = items.length; --i - (-1); ) {
...
}
It's ugly, yes, but it is faster than while (i--) depending on how many
items you're iterating through. Run some tests if you don't believe me. :)
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RE: [Flashcoders] CORRECTION: Firefox flash plugin problem?
Remember the days when Flash was touted as the cross-platform cross-browser solution for making webpages without having to deal with all the differences between them and it would look and act the same no matter where it was displayed? Those were the days. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henry @ Tonic Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:08 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] CORRECTION: Firefox flash plugin problem? Hey Hans (and the rest of the list) Did anyone ever come up with a solution to this? I'm experiencing similar problems with input fields in the Firefox plugin - specifically, special characters are becoming garbled, as if the user's international keyboard mapping has been set wrongly. The same SWF behaves fine in IE. I too am pulling my hair out - I've made sure all possible characters are embedded in the input text fields and have tried exporting (to Flash 6) from both Flash 8 and MX 2004. Any pointers would be gratefully recieved :) Henry ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Game plays beautiful on PC/ not on mac. wtf?
What's your frame rate set to?
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Of Kurt Dommermuth
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:35 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] Game plays beautiful on PC/ not on mac. wtf?
Hi all,
I'm really frustrated with something and hope someone out
there can help.
I have this game
http://www.asherbartos.com/xmas2005/
plays very well on my 1.7 ghz pc laptop.
plays horribly on a dual 1.2 mac.
some things simply don't work, on the Mac like the arrow keys.
that sucks, but the performance is what is driving me nuts.
I expect to take a hit on the mac, but this is beyond
anything I anticipated.
is there code you should just simply stay away from on the Mac?
I used a couple of listeners for arrow key control. a couple of
setIntervals. nothing too hard core at all... most of the
code is below
if anyone cares to take a look.
thanks for any help anyone can offer.
Kurt
goSanta = function()
{
this.gotoAndStop(2);
var spd:Number = _root.variableSpeed;
var mX:Number = this._x;
var targ:Number = (_root._xmouse - mX)/spd;
if(_root.variableSpeed1)
{
_root.variableSpeed = 1;
}
this._x += targ;
}
stopGame = function()
{
clearInterval(goDrink);
clearInterval(goTimer);
delete _root.santa.onEnterFrame;
_root.santa._x = -100;
}
santasWasted = function()
{
clearInterval(goDrinks);
delete _root.santa.onEnterFrame;
_root.santa.gotoAndPlay(passOut);
}
startGame = function()
{
s.stop();
_root.santa.tween(_y,440,.5,'easeOutBack');
attachSFX(_root.closingScreen,start,start,50);
_root.variableSpeed = 1;
_root.closingScreen.gotoAndStop(1);
_root.gotoAndStop(playGame);
_root.santa.onEnterFrame = goSanta;
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,.5,.3);
_root.count = 0;
secondsLeft = 0;
clearInterval(goDrink);
goDrink = setInterval(drinkGenerator,700);
clearInterval(goTimer);
goTimer = setInterval(startTimer,1000);
}
fallingDrink = function()
{
this._y+=this.spd;
if(this._y 340 this._y 420)
{
if
(this.hitTest(_root.santa.santasMouth))
{
attachSFX(this,this.sfx,sfx,20);
_root.variableSpeed +=
this.potency;
var perLoaded =
int((_root.variableSpeed/20)*100);
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,perLoaded,.4);
_root.santa.santasMouth.gotoAndPlay(2);
if(_root.variableSpeed
20) //santa drank too much
{
_root.santasWasted();
}
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
//kill clip if drop too far
if(this._y 550)
{
trace(mc dead)
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}
drinkGenerator = function()
{
var myDepth = _root.drinkContainer.getNextHighestDepth();
var randSpd = getRandomNumber(12,6);
var randX = getRandomNumber(660,105);
var randomID = getRandomNumber(_root.gameItems.length-1,0)
var randomItem = _root.gameItems[[randomID]][0];
_root.drinkContainer.createEmptyMovieClip(mc+myDepth,myDepth);
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].attachMovie(randomItem,drink,1);
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink._x = randX;
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.spd = randSpd;
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.potency =
_root.gameItems[[randomID]][1];
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.sfx =
_root.gameItems[[randomID]][2];
_root.drinkContainer[mc+myDepth].drink.onEnterFrame =
fallingDrink;
}
attrition = function()
{
if(_root.variableSpeed 1)
{
_root.variableSpeed -=.5
var perLoaded = int((_root.variableSpeed/20)*100);
_root.scoreBoard.meter.tween(_yscale,perLoaded,.4);
}
}
startTimer = function()
{
_root.attrition();
_root.scoreBoard.score = 0;
_root.count++
secondsLeft = _root.totalSecondsToPlay - _root.count;
_root.scoreBoard.timer = secondsLeft + :00;
if(secondsLeft = 0)
{
if(_root.variableSpeed 12)
{
_root.closingScreen.gotoAndStop(tooJolly);
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
What I want to know is who is paying for #2? Very rarely do I ever get time
to comment anything, and even if I did, the code I commented changes the
next day, rendering the whole endeavor fruitless.
...not to mention most service work is always a custom job/rewrite anyway.
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I think these are all great, but if I can be the voice of caution for
a moment...
remember that when you write code, it is for 2 interpreters:
1) the Actionscript VM
2) the person who has to go back and change stuff at a later date,
which may or may not be you...
Its often very easy to forget number 2 - so, while writing doing
things like avoiding function calls may be faster for 1) it can end up
making things a lot slower for 2)
Also, when you go through your code optimise it, make sure you are
efficient with your efforts - you will probably find you can nail down
key performance spikes to just a few functions / algorithms... be
careful not to optimise to death, and try and measure your gains at
each step
I'm not saying code shouldnt be optimised at the expense of (human)
readability, just that sometimes it gets a little overdone...
ta
PBH
On 12/21/05, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the fastest loop through an array is:
var len = myArray.length;
while( len-- ) {
...
}
yes, it's faster then for..in.
Not always. Sometimes, this loop is faster than a while (i--)
for (var i = items.length; --i - (-1); ) {
...
}
It's ugly, yes, but it is faster than while (i--) depending on how many
items you're iterating through. Run some tests if you don't believe me.
:)
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RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected
Thanks - that doesn't seem to be the problem in this case, but thanks for the tip. I got it working. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:30 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Combobox none selected You have to wait one frame before selecting an item in the combo box. Flash needs to have one frame to draw/instantiate the combo box before you select something on it from code. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
