RE: [Flashcoders] reverse play FLV?
Yah, that's what Im doing and its not working. I ommitted to mention I'm
using Flash 8 FLV with an alpha channel.
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Subject: 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);
}
Ted Grubb
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From: Dechesne, Elvin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:19 AM
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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] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
commercial crap: remember Generator ? 1.5k just to dynamically load JPGs in it ... marketing crap really 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 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion
I've run into this several times now, with no solution as of yet. For some reason, when doing more heavy things on the graphical side of things, it seems like vsyncing is stopped. Like the renderer only renders half a frame. I did a demo for the Flash 8 launch, using optimizations using only bitmaps and scrollrect to scroll for instance, and still ran into this v-sync issue. Ralph. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 22 december 2005 0:15 Aan: Flashcoders mailing list Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion yeah i took the big background vectors out and its smoother.. im going to try the cacheAsBitmap and scrollRect stuff to see if it helps thanks all John Berzy wrote: updateAfterEvent should not be put in an onEnterFrame because an onEnterFrame event will automatically re-render the stage anyways. if the updateAfterEvent is in a onMouseMove or something then it would be diffrent. I'd say that the graffic is probably a little to big and I believe thats where the choppyness is coming from. John From: dontsave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:59:52 -0500 i took the text completely out but it didnt really change anything. you notice it particularly with the blue circle.. its like you can sort of see two blue circles when it refreshes.. makes me think the refresh is perhaps not syncing with my monitors refresh rate or something. JesterXL wrote: Remove the anti-aliased text, and then re-publish; how does she work then? - Original Message - From: dontsave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion check out http://www.chowderinc.com/new_site/ i have some clips set up moving horizontally. my framerate is 60fps.. and it seems to be running fine.. but notice that all of the graphics and even the text appears jumpy or choppy or jittery.. difficult to read when the camera is moving quickly to the left or right.. why is this? has anyone else encountered this? is it a refresh issue? should i be using updateAfterEvent? the motion is called from onEnterFrame().. should i try setInterval? DK ___ 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 _ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft(r) SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=htt p://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN(r) Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ___ 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] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
Cedric, are you disagreeing with the $1000 flex 2 builder, or the undisclosed fees for enterprise services? Or the licence fee of flex 1.5? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cedric Muller Sent: 22 December 2005 09:59 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo commercial crap: remember Generator ? 1.5k just to dynamically load JPGs in it ... marketing crap really 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 ___ 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] Movie Clip Loaded or not
Hi All
I m using loadMovie Command to load a image in an empty Movieclip. but
how to check whether the image is loaded or not.
i.e
mc.loadMovie (image.jpg)
id = setInterval(fnCheckUploading,1)
fnCheckUploading =function () {
if (mc._width2){
clearInterval (id)
}
}
Now in my case the width of the image can be even 1 pixel.
So any one please guide me how to put a check.
Regards
Sumeet Kumar
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RE: [Flashcoders] Movie Clip Loaded or not
Hi sumeet,
You can put the check through onLoad Handler of movie clip.
mc.onLoad = doOnLoad;
function doOnLoad() {
clearInterval (id)
}
Regards,
Gaurav Kaushal.
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Hi All
I m using loadMovie Command to load a image in an empty Movieclip. but
how to check whether the image is loaded or not.
i.e
mc.loadMovie (image.jpg)
id = setInterval(fnCheckUploading,1)
fnCheckUploading =function () {
if (mc._width2){
clearInterval (id)
}
}
Now in my case the width of the image can be even 1 pixel.
So any one please guide me how to put a check.
Regards
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Re: [Flashcoders] Movie Clip Loaded or not
Sumeet Kumar schrieb:
Hi All
I m using loadMovie Command to load a image in an empty Movieclip. but
how to check whether the image is loaded or not.
i.e
mc.loadMovie (image.jpg)
id = setInterval(fnCheckUploading,1)
fnCheckUploading =function () {
if (mc._width2){
clearInterval (id)
}
}
Now in my case the width of the image can be even 1 pixel.
So any one please guide me how to put a check.
Well, this one is quite simple: Make a movie clip which will hold the
image, add several frames to it, so that the _totalframes 1, and then
load the image, using the same name for the mc it already has, e.g.
create an mc with, say, 5 frames, then do a
imageholder_mc.loadMovie(your_image.jpg);
To the 5-frames-mc you can then add the folloging AS:
onClipEvent(load)
{
if (this._totalframes == 1)
{
...
}
}
since as soon the image has been loaded the mc will have 1 frame only.
Regards,
Roman.
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[Flashcoders] flv batch encoding
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Re: [Flashcoders] Movie Clip Loaded or not
Use loadClip().
Using this method instead of loadMovie() or MovieClip.loadMovie() has a
number of advantages.
The following handlers are implemented by the use on a listener object:
MovieClipLoader.onLoadStart handler is invoked when loading begins.
MovieClipLoader.onLoadError handler is invoked if the clip cannot be loaded.
MovieClipLoader.onLoadProgress handler is invoked as the loading process
progresses.
MovieClipLoader.onLoadInit handler is invoked after the actions in the first
frame of the clip have executed, so you can begin manipulating the loaded
clip.
MovieClipLoader.onLoadComplete handler is invoked when a file has completed
downloading.
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Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Movie Clip Loaded or not
Hi All
I m using loadMovie Command to load a image in an empty Movieclip. but
how to check whether the image is loaded or not.
i.e
mc.loadMovie (image.jpg)
id = setInterval(fnCheckUploading,1)
fnCheckUploading =function () {
if (mc._width2){
clearInterval (id)
}
}
Now in my case the width of the image can be even 1 pixel.
So any one please guide me how to put a check.
Regards
Sumeet Kumar
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[Flashcoders] Faster code?
JesterXL, I can't help but comment on your disdain for commenting/doc-ing. You might be missing the wood for the trees. A disclaimer - What I say next is for those working in teams that are more in number than just you and your cup of coffee :). Commenting/documenting is not for those working with you but for those working after you. The poor sop who is asked to go tweak your code when you are away in the Caribbean doesn't have the guarantee of you, the owner being available to him/her when they need to work on it. Commenting/doc-ing takes a huge amount of time only if it is treated as a separate endeavor to be done after coding. It's not. Make it part of your coding and it will neither be taxing nor take too much time. Forget those who work after you. After implementing numerous complex apps, don't be surprised if you come back to one of your old classes that u were really proud of for the wizardry you had employed in it and then spend a few hours scratching your head wondering what the *^% does this do - and where the hell is that global(bad!) var being set? . Secondly, the requirements + code-base change so much, that documenting is a waste of time, when at any moment you could wax a class, and thus destroy 20 minutes worth of documentation time. Well, honestly I can see this kind of case where you need to 'wax a class' happening only when nobody has bothered to design the app before coding and all coding/classes are being created ad-hoc. If you do indeed design (and design well) and need to polish a whole class off (wax...polish...he he I crack myself up.), it's got to be pretty rare. If your client changes requirements so drastically that u need to kill off whole classes rather than tweak content of a function here, add one there ,remove one here, well...my sympathies. And anyway, like I said if you comment while coding, that effort you mentioned is 5 minutes. Remember you don't have to write stories in your comments- that’s what the design doc describes for you. You just need to leave in almost-cryptic comments that can be understood by another developer who knows his stuff. And anyway if you do take 20 minutes to comment the bloody thing, its better than spending 20 minutes chatting individually with your buddies and explaining it to them. As to your last question, your are apparently in one of the few companies that do those pratices, and apparently believes they work. -Yeah. That’s how we know don't we now? You do something - and then you know it really works... To comment on stuff that came before this note, efficiency/performance of code has nothing to do commenting or documenting of code and one doesn't need to come in at the expense of the other. You can have cryptic code that is super-efficient that is explained by a 5-10 word comment just before it that explains what it does. Don’t mix the two up. Function level and class level commenting is more important when u r dealing with big teams/big projects that want quality and more importantly quality on time and quality that is maintainable. You don't want to have to keep discussing and explaining your code again and again to everybody who needs to tweak it do you? And to come back to the guy who comes after you, you gotta make his life a little easier. Your note seems to draw from what you have been doing so far rather than thinking about what you need to be doing to make it better. you know, I am used to living in my very messy room and think it’s the way it should be - until I can't find that Playboy which is lying around somewhere and my mom is about to visit. As to your last question, your are apparently in one of the few companies that do those pratices, and apparently believes they work. That’s how you know pal. You do it, then you know. Well, what-ever you choose to do, may it be profitable :). Rakesh -Original Message- From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:40 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code? Re-read your email. Only recently have I been on bigger projects. Even so, I'm usually the main developer for a given code-base, and others are on other projects, so no ones ever looking at the code next to me. Secondly, the requirements + code-base change so much, that documenting is a waste of time, when at any moment you could wax a class, and thus destroy 20 minutes worth of documentation time. On the 2 projects I was one where I worked with a team of developers, we were in constant contact, either in person or over AIM, and neither had problems reading eachothers code that was comment-less. We were using ARP, so it helped communication; when I updated a command, he knew where to look, and vice-versa. Admittingly, the little commenting we did have, which we couldn't live without was at the top of the file for Views; it merely reported where the app the View was and what it represented since we had a
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
If you change that function, do you re-write all of your documentation? Nope,. just add a modified comment and, if necessary, a brief description of how it was changed. Usually I write the comments before I write (or modify) the function or class, which is a great way to to write cleaner code. A lot of times I'll find myself halfway through the comment and realize that there is a better way to implement it, or a way to do without it completely. It gives you a kind of a last chance to state out loud what the function or class is for, and that's a good time to do a reality check and make sure you're not writing code that will have to be rewritten a few days later. Secondly, the requirements + code-base change so much, that documenting is a waste of time, when at any moment you could wax a class, and thus destroy 20 minutes worth of documentation time. Well, it doesn't take 20 minutes to write the comments I pasted into the previous email, it takes a minute or two. Even if you type slow and don't know hot to cut and paste the borders, it shouldn't take but a few minutes. The thing that scares me is the idea of spending the time writing whole classes that will get tossed a day or two later, *that* seems like a waste of time. Not only have you written a whole class that's getting tossed, but you've likely instantiated it in other classes, and now you have to go change all of those implementations as well. To me, that just sounds like poor planning. Believe me, I have requirements change constantly, but with good planning and design, I reduce the number of places where those changes have to take place to a minimum. I have classes I touch every day as layout and design changes get tossed back and forth, but I also have classes I haven't had to touch for months because of good abstraction, good planning, and clear documentation that explains how those (often very) abstract classes work and can be implemented and manipulated. And the main argument for documentation becomes very clear when you inherit a large project and have to make changes to a bunch of garbled code. I inherited two large projects when I started my current job, and they had no documentation, no comments at all, and no real organization. I wasted many hours untangling obscure references, breaking down what were ostensibly optimizations but didn't actually help performance, and figuring out just what the heck the previous developer was thinking when he wrote that crap. The way my code is written now, I can have our Java or C# developers review my code and with a few questions about Flash-specific APIs they can see exactly what is going on without even knowing ActionScript, just by being familiar with ECMA-based languages. Back to the OPs question about optimization. The main thing with optimization is that it should be done as needed. You can't optimize code while you write it, it is impossible by defenition. Optimization == improved performance, and if the code has never run, it can't possibly be improved, only written. A good rule of thumb is to use the clearest syntax possible first, then unit test to identify potential bottlenecks, and optimize as needed. If an optimization doesn't give you a noticable performance gain at runtime, what is its purpose? If you just enjoy writing cryptic and difficult to scan code, go for it, have fun. Personally, I like to write code that makes my job easier. ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] can somebody answer my component name limitquestionplease?
Thanks, Jester and Steven That's right, it's better to keep short path, and it's usefull to reuse common classes. That's what I generally do. The problem here, is that we make a big project for a biug company, wich has many flash projects, and all the classes have to be in the same main directory, with a compulsory main pathname. That's the first problem : already about 30 chars used. The second problem is that all my common classes, like shoppingcart, movieclip extenders, etc... are in my com.nodule.* path (while nodule is my company name) so if I want to use it in my project, I've got to copy all those et modify all names... Thanks for your answers, I finally grouped all my project classes in a single category under mainpath, and reorganise every class, wich took me nearly 2 hours last night... :( ++ PR Steven Sacks a écrit : 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 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Hehe, you don't Jesse too well. I can't imagine him slowing down for anything, especially writing comments. Consider that he probably gets more done in a day than most of us and he still takes the time to answer many threads on Flashcoders. I don't write comments either. I just write good, clean, easy to understand code. I don't over complicate things with classes that extend classes that extend classes because I'm not coding for job security, I'm coding to get it done and make it easy to come back to later. Besides, like Jesse, I could probably rewrite a bunch of code myself much faster than trying to dig through somebody else's code even if it is commented. The fact of the matter is, if I'm being hired to work on a project that somebody else coded, they probably quit or were fired and won't be working on the project ever again. I mean, I'd rather write my own code that I understand than every time I sit down to work on the app have to dig through somebody else's mess. And we're talking about messes here. We're not talking about good code. I can understand good code without comments. This is Actionscript, not C. -Steven -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rakesh Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:13 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? JesterXL, I can't help but comment on your disdain for commenting/doc-ing. You might be missing the wood for the trees. A disclaimer - What I say next is for those working in teams that are more in number than just you and your cup of coffee :). Commenting/documenting is not for those working with you but for those working after you. The poor sop who is asked to go tweak your code when you are away in the Caribbean doesn't have the guarantee of you, the owner being available to him/her when they need to work on it. Commenting/doc-ing takes a huge amount of time only if it is treated as a separate endeavor to be done after coding. It's not. Make it part of your coding and it will neither be taxing nor take too much time. Forget those who work after you. After implementing numerous complex apps, don't be surprised if you come back to one of your old classes that u were really proud of for the wizardry you had employed in it and then spend a few hours scratching your head wondering what the *^% does this do - and where the hell is that global(bad!) var being set? . Secondly, the requirements + code-base change so much, that documenting is a waste of time, when at any moment you could wax a class, and thus destroy 20 minutes worth of documentation time. Well, honestly I can see this kind of case where you need to 'wax a class' happening only when nobody has bothered to design the app before coding and all coding/classes are being created ad-hoc. If you do indeed design (and design well) and need to polish a whole class off (wax...polish...he he I crack myself up.), it's got to be pretty rare. If your client changes requirements so drastically that u need to kill off whole classes rather than tweak content of a function here, add one there ,remove one here, well...my sympathies. And anyway, like I said if you comment while coding, that effort you mentioned is 5 minutes. Remember you don't have to write stories in your comments- that's what the design doc describes for you. You just need to leave in almost-cryptic comments that can be understood by another developer who knows his stuff. And anyway if you do take 20 minutes to comment the bloody thing, its better than spending 20 minutes chatting individually with your buddies and explaining it to them. As to your last question, your are apparently in one of the few companies that do those pratices, and apparently believes they work. -Yeah. That's how we know don't we now? You do something - and then you know it really works... To comment on stuff that came before this note, efficiency/performance of code has nothing to do commenting or documenting of code and one doesn't need to come in at the expense of the other. You can have cryptic code that is super-efficient that is explained by a 5-10 word comment just before it that explains what it does. Don't mix the two up. Function level and class level commenting is more important when u r dealing with big teams/big projects that want quality and more importantly quality on time and quality that is maintainable. You don't want to have to keep discussing and explaining your code again and again to everybody who needs to tweak it do you? And to come back to the guy who comes after you, you gotta make his life a little easier. Your note seems to draw from what you have been doing so far rather than thinking about what you need to be doing to make it better. you know, I am used to living in my very messy room and think it's the way it should be - until I can't find
RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
commercial crap: remember Generator ? 1.5k just to dynamically load JPGs in it ... marketing crap really Cedric - not sure I understand the basis of your rant. Are you upset with the current pricing of Flex - that 15k is outrageous? Or 1k for Flexbuilder 2 is still over priced for what it will do? Or do you think Flex is generally a poor product? Or what? Have you used Flex? It's a lot more than a dynamic jpg loader. Around 1k for a product that takes mxml and Actionscript and genrates rich and highly feature-rich .swfs for online Web 2.0 apps is a great price, and I can't wait to have it in my toolbox. I don't think 15k for Flex server is a steal, but large enterprises who can afford it can also very quickly reap benefits over traditional Web 1.0 programming. Depending on what you're trying to do, you can save 15k worth of time easily with Flex, plus the user experience is so much better. Head on over to http://labs.macromedia.com/ and play around, you might change your mind. 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe settings manager usable ?
Steve Webster wrote: 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. UI size is one issue... if you're viewing a 60-pixel-square SWF, there's no room for an internal dialog. There are also localization and update issues. That approach of using a full webpage UI to examine local settings is clever, but has been too novel for many people... I know there have been internal discussions on how to improve the next generation, but I don't yet know how these discussions may manifest in new UIs. jd -- John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe settings manager usable ?
UI size is one issue... if you're viewing a 60-pixel-square SWF, there's no room for an internal dialog. There are also localization and update issues. OK, John. I think I get your point. You're talking of small screens. BTW, there should be a minimal value for the scroller button. It's not visible at all. That approach of using a full webpage UI to examine local settings is clever, but has been too novel for many people... I know there have been internal discussions on how to improve the next generation, but I don't yet know how these discussions may manifest in new UIs. Can't wait to see the improvments. Thanks for your attention. --- erixtekila http://blog.v-i-a.net/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion
I think Ralph's problem there is that Flash hasn't finished redrawing frame 1, when it has to start drawing frame 2. As for David's choppy animation, it's typical for too much animation in too little time. 60 fps is way too high, 25 or 30 fps is more than enough for smooth animation. The player won't be able to keep up 60fps for anything but the simplest animations, so there's no use in trying it. This might explain the choppy animation (at least partly), the player is just skipping frames. On 12/22/05, Hauwert, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into this several times now, with no solution as of yet. For some reason, when doing more heavy things on the graphical side of things, it seems like vsyncing is stopped. Like the renderer only renders half a frame. I did a demo for the Flash 8 launch, using optimizations using only bitmaps and scrollrect to scroll for instance, and still ran into this v-sync issue. Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] IE vs Firefox performance
1.5 Does not remedy it, it's a Flash player issue. I'm noticing a general flash player performance hit in Firefox. I think the Firefox player runs less efficiently than the IE player, and is therefore a bit of a resource hog. I can definitely notice a system-wide slowdown when i'm running a number of Firefox tabs with Flash animations. On 12/21/05, JesterXL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion
I realize that that is the correct analysis of my problem. Strangly enough, this isn't really how the flashplayer seems to work; since I am using the onEnterFrame to update, I shouldn't be able to go out of sync with the renderer. The render should send out an ontenterframe when it's done rendering a frame, draw the new one on a framebuffer, swap the buffers, and send out the event again. Ralph. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 22 december 2005 16:45 Aan: Flashcoders mailing list Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion I think Ralph's problem there is that Flash hasn't finished redrawing frame 1, when it has to start drawing frame 2. As for David's choppy animation, it's typical for too much animation in too little time. 60 fps is way too high, 25 or 30 fps is more than enough for smooth animation. The player won't be able to keep up 60fps for anything but the simplest animations, so there's no use in trying it. This might explain the choppy animation (at least partly), the player is just skipping frames. On 12/22/05, Hauwert, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into this several times now, with no solution as of yet. For some reason, when doing more heavy things on the graphical side of things, it seems like vsyncing is stopped. Like the renderer only renders half a frame. I did a demo for the Flash 8 launch, using optimizations using only bitmaps and scrollrect to scroll for instance, and still ran into this v-sync issue. Toon Van de Putte ___ 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] jumpy horizontal motion
Ow, and as a side note, I think the magic frame-rates still apply up to version 7 (not 8 ? anyone ); 21, 31, 59 Ralph. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 22 december 2005 16:45 Aan: Flashcoders mailing list Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion I think Ralph's problem there is that Flash hasn't finished redrawing frame 1, when it has to start drawing frame 2. As for David's choppy animation, it's typical for too much animation in too little time. 60 fps is way too high, 25 or 30 fps is more than enough for smooth animation. The player won't be able to keep up 60fps for anything but the simplest animations, so there's no use in trying it. This might explain the choppy animation (at least partly), the player is just skipping frames. On 12/22/05, Hauwert, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into this several times now, with no solution as of yet. For some reason, when doing more heavy things on the graphical side of things, it seems like vsyncing is stopped. Like the renderer only renders half a frame. I did a demo for the Flash 8 launch, using optimizations using only bitmaps and scrollrect to scroll for instance, and still ran into this v-sync issue. Toon Van de Putte ___ 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] jumpy horizontal motion
Maybe there is some threshold beneath which the player will refresh the frame anyway? Some sort of minimum frame rate that is maintained at all times, even if frames cannot be fully drawn. On 12/22/05, Hauwert, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I realize that that is the correct analysis of my problem. Strangly enough, this isn't really how the flashplayer seems to work; since I am using the onEnterFrame to update, I shouldn't be able to go out of sync with the renderer. The render should send out an ontenterframe when it's done rendering a frame, draw the new one on a framebuffer, swap the buffers, and send out the event again. Ralph. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 22 december 2005 16:45 Aan: Flashcoders mailing list Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] jumpy horizontal motion I think Ralph's problem there is that Flash hasn't finished redrawing frame 1, when it has to start drawing frame 2. As for David's choppy animation, it's typical for too much animation in too little time. 60 fps is way too high, 25 or 30 fps is more than enough for smooth animation. The player won't be able to keep up 60fps for anything but the simplest animations, so there's no use in trying it. This might explain the choppy animation (at least partly), the player is just skipping frames. On 12/22/05, Hauwert, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into this several times now, with no solution as of yet. For some reason, when doing more heavy things on the graphical side of things, it seems like vsyncing is stopped. Like the renderer only renders half a frame. I did a demo for the Flash 8 launch, using optimizations using only bitmaps and scrollrect to scroll for instance, and still ran into this v-sync issue. Toon Van de Putte ___ 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 -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
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[Flashcoders] Pathfinding
Does anyone have a good implementation of a pathfinding algorithm, preferably for a typical side scrolling adventure game type interface? -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Pathfinding
This should get you started: http://www.electrotank.com/junk/mike/ai/precomputedPathTutorial.html http://www.tonypa.pri.ee/tbw/tut22.html Enjoy! C Toon Van de Putte wrote: Does anyone have a good implementation of a pathfinding algorithm, preferably for a typical side scrolling adventure game type interface? -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- _ __ __ | | \/ ___\ 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] Pathfinding
Toon Van de Putte wrote: Does anyone have a good implementation of a pathfinding algorithm, preferably for a typical side scrolling adventure game type interface? If you're talking about a top-view grid-based game, like Legend of Zelda or something, I have some code that's directly applicable. Mail me at signal at alanmacdougall dot com and I'll send it. If not, look up an algorithm named A* (pronounced A-star) and code your own implementation -- here are a few links: A discussion of how the algorithm works, and why it's better than others http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/GameProgramming/ A very basic explanation of the algorithm's actual workings http://www.policyalmanac.org/games/aStarTutorial.htm An algorithm to figure out the set of possible destinations for a unit http://www.gamedev.net/reference/articles/article724.asp (I have a working Actionscript implementation of this too, if you'd like.) Alan MacDougall ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
On Dec 22, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: Head on over to http://labs.macromedia.com/ and play around, you might change your mind. Wake me when there is an OSX alpha. ;-) Flex looks great, but not great enough to switch development platforms. -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. http://www.rpsystems.net ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] flv repeating?
Here is pretty much all I am doing and its hand coded...
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
theVideo.attachVideo(ns);
ns.setBufferTime(10);
ns.onStatus = function(info) {
trace(info.code);
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Full) {
bufferClip._visible = false;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Empty) {
bufferClip._visible = true;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
}
ns.play(DBZremake_v7_Large_Custom.flv);
Corban Baxter | rich media designer | www.funimation.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sönke Rohde
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] flv repeating?
Not sure what the reason is behind this but it seems like all
of my flv's seem to repeat when they have finished playing?
Is there a method that will tell the video when the video has
completed to stop? Not sure what the best way to do this
would be... thanks!
Corban Baxter | rich media designer |
www.funimation.com
This depends on the code you use to play the FLV. Do you use a component or
custom code?
General I don't know any FLV Player which repeats by default.
Cheers,
Sönke
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Re: [Flashcoders] flv repeating?
Your code is telling it to go back to the beginning once the video
has finished:
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
The seek() will have the stream play once it has found your spot you
wish to seek to. If you didn't want it to play again, insert an
ns.pause(true); after your seek.
jord
On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:19 PM, Corban Baxter wrote:
Here is pretty much all I am doing and its hand coded...
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
theVideo.attachVideo(ns);
ns.setBufferTime(10);
ns.onStatus = function(info) {
trace(info.code);
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Full) {
bufferClip._visible = false;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Empty) {
bufferClip._visible = true;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
}
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RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex vs OpenLaszo
Head on over to http://labs.macromedia.com/ and play around, you might change your mind. Wake me when there is an OSX alpha. ;-) Flex looks great, but not great enough to switch development platforms. -- Troy You Mac people are always so grumpy. ;) The Mac looks great, but not enough to switch my software base. ;) 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
Re: [Flashcoders] flv repeating?
Here is pretty much all I am doing and its hand coded...
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
theVideo.attachVideo(ns);
ns.setBufferTime(10);
ns.onStatus = function(info) {
trace(info.code);
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Full) {
bufferClip._visible = false;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Empty) {
bufferClip._visible = true;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
}
ns.play(DBZremake_v7_Large_Custom.flv);
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
This lines are causing your flv to repeat. The Status NetStream.Play.Stop is
set when the flv reachs the end.
Instead of ns.seek(0) try:
ns.pause(true);
ns.seek(0);
If you want to seek to the start after the flv ends.
Cheers,
Sönke
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I knew I was missing something with that line. Thanks a million guys. You saved
me from a nightmare before Christmas. ha
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sönke Rohde
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:35 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] flv repeating?
Here is pretty much all I am doing and its hand coded...
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
theVideo.attachVideo(ns);
ns.setBufferTime(10);
ns.onStatus = function(info) {
trace(info.code);
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Full) {
bufferClip._visible = false;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Buffer.Empty) {
bufferClip._visible = true;
}
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
}
ns.play(DBZremake_v7_Large_Custom.flv);
if(info.code == NetStream.Play.Stop) {
ns.seek(0);
}
This lines are causing your flv to repeat. The Status NetStream.Play.Stop is
set when the flv reachs the end.
Instead of ns.seek(0) try:
ns.pause(true);
ns.seek(0);
If you want to seek to the start after the flv ends.
Cheers,
Sönke
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Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Yes! I set _global.GAME = game (the object I was interested in), so I didn't have to dig in the trees and search for that, I accessed it directly from _global. I actually found what was causing the delay. My Animation class was setting some actions in the ActionManager that never got deleted if a certain contition was met and the ActionManager stored Action objects with parameters that built up and eventually slowed down the game. I fixed that and now it runs great! It was actually a just a tiny change: a n 0 that had to be n 1 ... The fun of programming... Yeah, right! Xray rocks by the way! I knew that already but I was lost in the tree chains in such huge projects. Now I know what to do if I can't find easily what I'm looking for. Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Did you make any headway? On 12/22/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, thanks a lot for all the help! ___ 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] RE: reverse play FLV?
I don't think it's possible unless you encode everyframe as a keyframe which can make the file pretty large. This also affects scrubbing in the video stream...jumping will take you to the nearest keyframe after. As the video playhead can only jump to keyframes, and like tweens it needs the before and after frames to figure out what to do. Video 'tweens' (interframes) are currently one way. Troy Gardner -How you live your seconds, is how you live your days, is how you live your life... http://www.troygardner.com -my world http://www.troyworks.com - building Rich Internet Applications http://www.intrio.com -helping bridge the gap between the humans and machines. Home of the Flickey ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
Excellent!! Thanks for letting me know D! yeah, there's a ton a ways to get at your application with xray - setting the _global pointer was a great/simple idea. Thanks again D, John On 12/22/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes! I set _global.GAME = game (the object I was interested in), so I didn't have to dig in the trees and search for that, I accessed it directly from _global. I actually found what was causing the delay. My Animation class was setting some actions in the ActionManager that never got deleted if a certain contition was met and the ActionManager stored Action objects with parameters that built up and eventually slowed down the game. I fixed that and now it runs great! It was actually a just a tiny change: a n 0 that had to be n 1 ... The fun of programming... Yeah, right! Xray rocks by the way! I knew that already but I was lost in the tree chains in such huge projects. Now I know what to do if I can't find easily what I'm looking for. Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Did you make any headway? On 12/22/05, Dimitrios Bendilas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, thanks a lot for all the help! ___ 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 -- John Grden - Blitz ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker
Greetings everyone, I will potentially be asked in the coming months to create a dynamic flash-powered stock ticker, being fed data from a MySQL database. I already have done some flash remoting before which is likely what I will do on this project, but my question concerns more the animation aspect of the ticker. I guess the first question is: does anyone know of a package (open source or commercial) which offers a customizable, adminable stock ticker component? In absence of that, any hints of tips anyone can offer would be of great help. The way I have done some somewhat similar projects involved creating a large movie clip from the loaded data, and then calculating the width of that movie clip to use in its looping animation (using 2 instances to make it seamless). The problem I foresee with that is that this has the potential of being very long, and thus might not animate smoothly. Does anyone have any general suggestions I should consider as I plan this project? Thank you very much in advance, Alex ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener
The _global thing was Hans Wichman's idea. Just making sure he gets the credit! ;-) Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] game slowing down - eventListener Excellent!! Thanks for letting me know D! yeah, there's a ton a ways to get at your application with xray - setting the _global pointer was a great/simple idea. Thanks again D, John ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker
In absence of that, any hints of tips anyone can offer would be of great help. The way I have done some somewhat similar projects involved creating a large movie clip from the loaded data, and then calculating the width of that movie clip to use in its looping animation (using 2 instances to make it seamless). The problem I foresee with that is that this has the potential of being very long, and thus might not animate smoothly. Does anyone have any general suggestions I should consider as I plan this project? Instead of making a big 'ol movie clip in a library and animating/tweening that, I would instead make a single movie clip which has a text field, and attach that to the stage, populate the stock data, and tween/animate with actionscript, - you would create and destroy instances when they leave and exit the view area, and the data is dynamic for each clip. That to me would be a better/more elegant approach, and if you do it right, will perform much better too. 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Preloading content in background
Was this ever resolved? It turns out I am trying to do the same thing, but the problem I am running into is that - while it loads all the elements - it also starts playing all of them. I'm using Bokel's loaderCLass and I dabbled with the extension of that class from Tin Lion. Both work well, I just don't want the files to execute when they are finished loading. I just need everything loaded so when a user does click to that particular section, the .swf loads and starts playing without the need of the preloader. Paul, have you been able to successfully get this to work? Anyone else? thanks. Paul Steven wrote: Thanks for all the great replies. To be honest the pages are all less than 100kb each so I don't think the client will pay up to come up with any ingenius preloader solutions:) ___ 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 ?
Hi John, 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. UI size is one issue... if you're viewing a 60-pixel-square SWF, there's no room for an internal dialog. There are also localization and update issues. I guess I can understand that, but I can't help but think that the web UI is a step too far. I certainly hope that it's viewed more as a short-term hack than a long-term solution. In our experience users just don't get the concept of going to a public web page to manage settings on their personal computer, and so we're having to hand hold our clients through this process. That approach of using a full webpage UI to examine local settings is clever, but has been too novel for many people... I know there have been internal discussions on how to improve the next generation, but I don't yet know how these discussions may manifest in new UIs. I'm glad to hear that this is being looked at and discussed. Just knowing that this is happening has reassured me that the current situation will not persist forever. Many thanks, Steve -- Steve Webster Head of Development Featurecreep Ltd www.featurecreep.com T: +44 (0)117 905 5047 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] BitmapData and setPixel();
Anyone? Please...
From: Claudia Barnal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] BitmapData and setPixel();
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:03:57 +
Hi everyone,
Im having some math problems with a BitmapData and setPixel().
Im using a for loop to calculate the different color values that should be
assigned to a BitmapData, creating a gradient with a specific shape.
Problem is that I cant get the right combination of color and shape of the
gradient.
In the sample code (which you can copy and paste and it will work straight
away) I set two examples of the var p.
The first option has the shape that I want. The issue is that the colors
that are in the top and bottom center (very dark green and very light
green) should be in the corners of their respective top and bottom.
The second option has somewhat the color distribution that I want, but I
doesnt have the shape that I need. Here the curvature starts in the
corners, but should be as in the first option.
I know it is a problematic question, but I would love to see your replies,
as I have tried to solve this little problem for quite some time now.
Claudia Barnal
// CODE
var stageW:Number = 255;
var stageH:Number = 255;
var hStageMiddle:Number = Math.round((stageW / 2) + 1);
var bd:flash.display.BitmapData = new flash.display.BitmapData(stageW,
stageH);
for (var x:Number = 0; x hStageMiddle; x++)
{
/*
* OPTION1 RIGHT SHAPE, WRONG COLOR DISTRIBUTION
* CURVE STARTS FROM TOP AND BOTTOM CENTER
*/
var p:Number = Math.pow(1 - (x / hStageMiddle), 2);
/*
* OPTION2 WRONG SHAPE, RIGHT COLOR DISTRIBUTION
* CURVE STARTS FROM THE CORNERS, WHICH IS WRONG
*/
//var p:Number = Math.pow(2, 1 - (x / hStageMiddle));
for (var y:Number = 0; y stageH; y++)
{
var val1:Number = ((255 * y) / stageH);
var val2:Number = ((val1 * (1 - p)) + (128 * p));
var col:Number = (((val2 8) | 0) | 0);
bd.setPixel(x, y, col);
bd.setPixel(stageW - x, y, col);
}
}
createEmptyMovieClip(bmp, 1);
bmp.attachBitmap(bd, 2);
// CODE END
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[Flashcoders] Drag-n-Drop from DataGrid to Tree Flash 7
Does anyone know of a good drag-n-drop script for Flash 7. I need to be able to drag an item from a DataGrid, to a Tree component. This component is really great, but it's for Flash 8: http://www.sephiroth.it/index.php?blogId=2005_11_20_weekly.html Thanks, Jeff ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Very well said Paul. Couldn't agree more - mind you this is coming from
a guy who still writes crappy code. :)
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul BH
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:07 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Just to offer you guys a different take on this - It seems that my
post was encouraging extensive commenting of code. Actually, you will
find barely any comments in my code. I find that comments very often
get out of date as specifications change, what in essence you are
doing is repeating information (in code in comments) - and
inevitably somewhere along the line one gets out of sync with the
other.
I dont claim to write the fastest executing code in the world, but I
do strive to make it both human machine readible. This comes down to
being very clear about what your functions are called, and breaking
down your work into pretty granular pieces - more than make would
expect. For example - lets say I have an if statement which checks
some stuff:
//check mouse is in bounds
if(_xmouserightEdge _xmouseleftEdge _ymousetopEdge
_ymousebottomEdge){
...
}
I am likely to refactor something like this to:
if(mouseInBounds()){
...
}
private function mouseInBounds():Boolean{
return _xmouserightEdge _xmouseleftEdge _ymousetopEdge
_ymousebottomEdge
}
This way I can notify other people who will be looking at the code
what my intention was. I use comments to notify when something was
done in a hackish way, of there is a known bug in the code, or
something else that may give a new pair of eyes a huh? moment...
Back to my point about optimization - I can imagine some of you guys
are reading this and thinking that this will slow down the app too
much. Well, as Ryan mentioned in his post - write the clearest code
first *then* and only then, if it is too slow, identify where the
bottlenecks are and concentrate on them...
*Stands down off soap-box*
PBH
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[Flashcoders] Combo troubles
I have a swf file that has a combobox component in it with two options. This is loaded into _root.holderClip For some reason when I publish and view it in flash player, it works fine. When I run the same thing in Internet Explorer and comobox does not drop down anymore? Am I missing something? Thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
everyone writes crappy code ;) we all just need to try and make it less crappy..
On 12/22/05, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very well said Paul. Couldn't agree more - mind you this is coming from
a guy who still writes crappy code. :)
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul BH
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:07 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Just to offer you guys a different take on this - It seems that my
post was encouraging extensive commenting of code. Actually, you will
find barely any comments in my code. I find that comments very often
get out of date as specifications change, what in essence you are
doing is repeating information (in code in comments) - and
inevitably somewhere along the line one gets out of sync with the
other.
I dont claim to write the fastest executing code in the world, but I
do strive to make it both human machine readible. This comes down to
being very clear about what your functions are called, and breaking
down your work into pretty granular pieces - more than make would
expect. For example - lets say I have an if statement which checks
some stuff:
//check mouse is in bounds
if(_xmouserightEdge _xmouseleftEdge _ymousetopEdge
_ymousebottomEdge){
...
}
I am likely to refactor something like this to:
if(mouseInBounds()){
...
}
private function mouseInBounds():Boolean{
return _xmouserightEdge _xmouseleftEdge _ymousetopEdge
_ymousebottomEdge
}
This way I can notify other people who will be looking at the code
what my intention was. I use comments to notify when something was
done in a hackish way, of there is a known bug in the code, or
something else that may give a new pair of eyes a huh? moment...
Back to my point about optimization - I can imagine some of you guys
are reading this and thinking that this will slow down the app too
much. Well, as Ryan mentioned in his post - write the clearest code
first *then* and only then, if it is too slow, identify where the
bottlenecks are and concentrate on them...
*Stands down off soap-box*
PBH
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Re: [Flashcoders] BitmapData and setPixel();
any chance you can give us a diagram or something of what you are
trying to acheive? picture speaks 1000 words allthat
On 12/22/05, Claudia Barnal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone? Please...
From: Claudia Barnal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] BitmapData and setPixel();
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:03:57 +
Hi everyone,
I'm having some math problems with a BitmapData and setPixel().
I'm using a for loop to calculate the different color values that should be
assigned to a BitmapData, creating a gradient with a specific shape.
Problem is that I can't get the right combination of color and shape of the
gradient.
In the sample code (which you can copy and paste and it will work straight
away) I set two examples of the var p.
The first option has the shape that I want. The issue is that the colors
that are in the top and bottom center (very dark green and very light
green) should be in the corners of their respective top and bottom.
The second option has somewhat the color distribution that I want, but I
doesn't have the shape that I need. Here the curvature starts in the
corners, but should be as in the first option.
I know it is a problematic question, but I would love to see your replies,
as I have tried to solve this little problem for quite some time now.
Claudia Barnal
// CODE
var stageW:Number = 255;
var stageH:Number = 255;
var hStageMiddle:Number = Math.round((stageW / 2) + 1);
var bd:flash.display.BitmapData = new flash.display.BitmapData(stageW,
stageH);
for (var x:Number = 0; x hStageMiddle; x++)
{
/*
* OPTION1 RIGHT SHAPE, WRONG COLOR DISTRIBUTION
* CURVE STARTS FROM TOP AND BOTTOM CENTER
*/
var p:Number = Math.pow(1 - (x / hStageMiddle), 2);
/*
* OPTION2 WRONG SHAPE, RIGHT COLOR DISTRIBUTION
* CURVE STARTS FROM THE CORNERS, WHICH IS WRONG
*/
//var p:Number = Math.pow(2, 1 - (x / hStageMiddle));
for (var y:Number = 0; y stageH; y++)
{
var val1:Number = ((255 * y) / stageH);
var val2:Number = ((val1 * (1 - p)) + (128 * p));
var col:Number = (((val2 8) | 0) | 0);
bd.setPixel(x, y, col);
bd.setPixel(stageW - x, y, col);
}
}
createEmptyMovieClip(bmp, 1);
bmp.attachBitmap(bd, 2);
// CODE END
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RE: [Flashcoders] assigning the same class to multiple library objects
Thanks for the reply, sorry for the delay, I'm in New Zealand, so a bit of a timezone issue going on. My problem is actually a bit deeper than I originally thought. I first noticed it in a simple movie that is part of a larger project, now the main app is displaying the problem. It's not just limited to classes of the same type - I had a button not working so I recreated the button and it started working but another button stopped, when I recreated this second button it worked but knocked out an instance of a custom class. Some of these are dynamically loaded from the library and some are dragged items. It seems to behave as though all the extended movieclips are stored in some array and that array has a slot that doesn't work. Any Ideas? Kev -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sander Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2005 8:44 p.m. To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] assigning the same class to multiple library objects I'm attaching 2 different mc's, both menuItem class bound. No problem. Check what happens in your fla when you attach dynamically? On 21 Dec 2005, at 02:04, Kevin McCormick (iStyle) wrote: Hi Everyone, I've got a bit of an issue with Flash 8 at the moment. Basically I have a single frame movie with a number of movieclips on the stage that are dragged from the library. The library movieclips have all been extended using the same custom class via their linkage properties. My problem is that one of the movieclips does not register as an instance of the custom class. If I delete the problem clip and republish the movie another clip assumes the problem. Is this a known issue? There are six library symbols, all with the same custom class. Any Ideas??? Kev ___ 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 !DSPAM:43a907f5881341973119814! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Scrolling Landscape by Mouse position
Thanks guys, but I just told him I needed another day and created it from scratch. Much obliged anyhow... =] Cheers, Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki Sent: December 21, 2005 1:42 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: 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/inde x.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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker
.cacheAsBitmap might be your best friend here :) edolecki On 12/22/05, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In absence of that, any hints of tips anyone can offer would be of great help. The way I have done some somewhat similar projects involved creating a large movie clip from the loaded data, and then calculating the width of that movie clip to use in its looping animation (using 2 instances to make it seamless). The problem I foresee with that is that this has the potential of being very long, and thus might not animate smoothly. Does anyone have any general suggestions I should consider as I plan this project? Instead of making a big 'ol movie clip in a library and animating/tweening that, I would instead make a single movie clip which has a text field, and attach that to the stage, populate the stock data, and tween/animate with actionscript, - you would create and destroy instances when they leave and exit the view area, and the data is dynamic for each clip. That to me would be a better/more elegant approach, and if you do it right, will perform much better too. 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] DataGrid scroll problem and Archive Access
Hi List: I tried searching archives but link from webpage is broken. I have a datagrid that is bound to a dataset where both properties of the binding are property = dataprovider when the datagrid displays the resource returned from a MySQL query via amfphp it displays the rows properly until I use the scroll bar of the datagrid. When scrolling, almost all of the rows are replaced with a copy of one of the rows. This happens in Firefox and IE and the Flash IDE when testing the movie. I am using Flash MX 2004 Pro ver 7.2 which I understand had fixed a datagrid dataset issue (Bug # 81829). Thanks in advance of any leads or suggestions. Also, how can I search the archives of Flashcoders? Nick ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] DataGrid scroll problem and Archive Access
Ran into this in the past... Here are 2 workarounds we received from our Macromedia (at the time) support rep. These workarounds fixed the issue in Flash Player 7, but I think they may have been broken by Player 8 - since I've received bug reports about this again since Player 8 has come out - just havent had time to test it properly with Player 8 yet. Please let me know what you find: Subject: Macromedia Product Support Ticket [8286652] Enhanced DataGrid Render issue I have a few cleaner solutions for you to try with the datagrid. The sizing logic for the data grid is inaccurate with dimensions of the datagrid when the datagrid is added to the stage dynamically resulting in duplicate rows. To work around this issue use one of the following lines: DataGrid Instance Name.setSize(500, (DataGrid Instance Name.rowHeight * DataGrid Instance Name.rowCount)+DataGrid Instance Name.rowCount); //or DataGrid Instance Name.rowCount = (DataGrid Instance Name.height - DataGrid Instance Name.headerHeight)/DataGrid Instance Name.rowHeight; Let me know if that works out for you. -Ken Kenneth J. Toley Flash Support Team Lead Flash ActionScript/Application Architecture Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Appelmans Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:09 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: [Flashcoders] DataGrid scroll problem and Archive Access Hi List: I tried searching archives but link from webpage is broken. I have a datagrid that is bound to a dataset where both properties of the binding are property = dataprovider when the datagrid displays the resource returned from a MySQL query via amfphp it displays the rows properly until I use the scroll bar of the datagrid. When scrolling, almost all of the rows are replaced with a copy of one of the rows. This happens in Firefox and IE and the Flash IDE when testing the movie. I am using Flash MX 2004 Pro ver 7.2 which I understand had fixed a datagrid dataset issue (Bug # 81829). Thanks in advance of any leads or suggestions. Also, how can I search the archives of Flashcoders? Nick ___ 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] Importing custom components via Actionscript
Hello,
I am in the process of changing something from a movie-clip based process to a
component-based process. This aspect of the project is a simple color-picker
that is generated on the fly based on an array of colors passed in as
parameters.
Instead of this, I want to create several custom components on the fly based on
what the particular dataset requires (how large the color array is). Each
component is a cell, and that cell can take one parameter which is it's
particular color and should return a value onChange.
I wanted to load these cells from the library on the fly, but I get an error.
Here is the code I use:
import colorblock;
c = _root.createClassObject(colorblock, blankClip + i, (i + 1),
{colorParam:hexArray[i]});
And here is the error:
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 42: The class or interface
'colorblock' could not be loaded.
this.containerC =_root.createClassObject(colorblock,
blankClip + i, (i + 1), {colorParam:hexArray[i]});
The variable i is defined, as is hexArray. The import colorblock appears on
the top of the script, outside of all loops.
Can this be done? If so, what am I doing wrong?
Collin K Cusce
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RE: [Flashcoders] Combo troubles
Put a combobox component in the loading movie (the root movie). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Boutin Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:16 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Combo troubles I have a swf file that has a combobox component in it with two options. This is loaded into _root.holderClip For some reason when I publish and view it in flash player, it works fine. When I run the same thing in Internet Explorer and comobox does not drop down anymore? Am I missing something? Thanks ___ 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] Importing custom components via Actionscript
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wanted to load these cells from the library on the fly, but I get an error.
Here is the code I use:
import colorblock;
c = _root.createClassObject(colorblock, blankClip + i, (i + 1),
{colorParam:hexArray[i]});
Are you able to instantiate a new object of the class in the same scope?
Does it compile if you try
var testObj:colorblock = new colorblock();
(Also, I'd highly recommend changing class names to use initial caps --
ColorBlock instead of colorblock. It's such a universal standard that
there's a slight chance the compiler is choking on the lowercase.)
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Re: [Flashcoders] Combo troubles
You might also need to set the combobox._lockroot=true to cure other standard combobox woes... Ian On 12/22/05, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Put a combobox component in the loading movie (the root movie). ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe settings manager usable ?
UI size is one issue... if you're viewing a 60-pixel-square SWF, there's no room for an internal dialog. There are also localization and update issues. That's an important point, but one I would think could be circumvented by opening a new browser from the same domain or even locally (on the client). The biggest concern is that people will think there has been a mistake when they find themselves on MM/Adobe's website. If something *can* be done about this, then please understand that it's important to us and deserves attention. ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I know why you do it and I agree it should be done within reason. My point is, I've found an extremely small percentage of my client base who cares about it and understands why you take to the time to do it. When I go, Hey, I found this neat new documenting app! and they reply, We have more important things to do, like getting all of this code working you can see where I'm coming from, 1 person, or many. The ah-hoc comes from scope creep lack of a clear vision, not from developer planning. I could plan things to a T, only to have a client change their mind, and pay for that change, rendering my planning useless. I don't lose sleep cause I'm getting paid for it. I can't really hold a position, however, as I've yet to work on a project where we weren't so focused on the end result of getting deadlines met and stuff up and working vs. worrying about tomorrow. When I do, I'll revisit this thread. - Original Message - From: Rakesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:12 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Faster code? JesterXL, I can't help but comment on your disdain for commenting/doc-ing. You might be missing the wood for the trees. A disclaimer - What I say next is for those working in teams that are more in number than just you and your cup of coffee :). Commenting/documenting is not for those working with you but for those working after you. The poor sop who is asked to go tweak your code when you are away in the Caribbean doesn't have the guarantee of you, the owner being available to him/her when they need to work on it. Commenting/doc-ing takes a huge amount of time only if it is treated as a separate endeavor to be done after coding. It's not. Make it part of your coding and it will neither be taxing nor take too much time. Forget those who work after you. After implementing numerous complex apps, don't be surprised if you come back to one of your old classes that u were really proud of for the wizardry you had employed in it and then spend a few hours scratching your head wondering what the *^% does this do - and where the hell is that global(bad!) var being set? . Secondly, the requirements + code-base change so much, that documenting is a waste of time, when at any moment you could wax a class, and thus destroy 20 minutes worth of documentation time. Well, honestly I can see this kind of case where you need to 'wax a class' happening only when nobody has bothered to design the app before coding and all coding/classes are being created ad-hoc. If you do indeed design (and design well) and need to polish a whole class off (wax...polish...he he I crack myself up.), it's got to be pretty rare. If your client changes requirements so drastically that u need to kill off whole classes rather than tweak content of a function here, add one there ,remove one here, well...my sympathies. And anyway, like I said if you comment while coding, that effort you mentioned is 5 minutes. Remember you don't have to write stories in your comments- that’s what the design doc describes for you. You just need to leave in almost-cryptic comments that can be understood by another developer who knows his stuff. And anyway if you do take 20 minutes to comment the bloody thing, its better than spending 20 minutes chatting individually with your buddies and explaining it to them. As to your last question, your are apparently in one of the few companies that do those pratices, and apparently believes they work. -Yeah. That’s how we know don't we now? You do something - and then you know it really works... To comment on stuff that came before this note, efficiency/performance of code has nothing to do commenting or documenting of code and one doesn't need to come in at the expense of the other. You can have cryptic code that is super-efficient that is explained by a 5-10 word comment just before it that explains what it does. Don’t mix the two up. Function level and class level commenting is more important when u r dealing with big teams/big projects that want quality and more importantly quality on time and quality that is maintainable. You don't want to have to keep discussing and explaining your code again and again to everybody who needs to tweak it do you? And to come back to the guy who comes after you, you gotta make his life a little easier. Your note seems to draw from what you have been doing so far rather than thinking about what you need to be doing to make it better. you know, I am used to living in my very messy room and think it’s the way it should be - until I can't find that Playboy which is lying around somewhere and my mom is about to visit. As to your last question, your are apparently in one of the few companies that do those pratices, and apparently believes they work. That’s how you know pal. You do it, then you know. Well, what-ever you choose to do, may it be profitable :). Rakesh -Original Message- From: JesterXL
RE: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I'm sure at places like Microsoft, etc. where you have many people working on the same project, which will eventually be upgraded to new versions, possibly by a mostly new team, in a coding language that doesn't receive major revisions every year or so, then yes it makes sense. The reason Jesse is right is because customers want to use Flash because it's quick and easy to develop and deploy compared to C/C++. It's the reason Director was so popular in its day, as well. The longevity of Flash code is also dubious. I mean, C/C++ pretty much stay the same. Each new version of AS adds all kinds of new syntax, class structure, methods, etc. Actionscript is far too malleable to have any real shelf life. I mean, if I'm put to work on a Flash 5 app, I'm just going to rewrite it from scratch in AS2 F7 without regard for any kind of commenting that exists, no matter how robust. A C++ application from 5 years ago is more like a C++ app today than a Flash app from 5 years ago is to a Flash app today. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I comment because I'm a total hack. The comments are for me, in case I need to revisit the code, like, next week. :D It also helps me see what I'm doing, and sometimes improvements are more apparent after commenting. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Draw a bitmap on a path
I have the task of drawing an image or movieclip along a path. So for example, I have the task of drawing a rainbow, ideally I would get a 10x 60 image of 3 colors. Next I would want to draw that movieclip along a path. But the question is I have no idea where to start or if this is even possible with Flash. Any ideas? Best, Judah ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
Jesse's comments about how his code is basically disposable (my word) is interesting. I think it reflects the nature of flash and its history. For example I am working on a fairly complex project. I have been working on it for more than a year. It has lots of pieces that interact. And what happens is that I get one piece working. Then it has to interact with another piece that I get working, so I have to go back and fix the first piece. And so on. This also relates to ongoing desires to improve the performance of code and to add features. But what is interesting to me is every time I go back to a piece of code I have to relearn it. I do try to comment, and each time I go back, my comments get better because I see what I needed to comment the last time I was in the code. Basically, when I go back into an unfamiliar block of code, I find myself often refactoring. It helps me to re-understand the code but it also it has this funny effect of improving the quality of code. And each time I do this I add or edit the documentation. Of course I am writing primarily business logic and algorithms, not screen display/UI code which is probably more disposable. And I think this is my point. This issue really does depend not only on the size of the project but the type of code it is. The closer you are to the edge of the application, the less important documentation is. Flash and even flex have typically been more UI code than business logic which is often on the server. The more business logic that ends up on the client, the more durable and less disposable the client code will need to be. In other words, as flash becomes a real software development platform, real development methodologies will become more important. Regards Hank On 12/22/05, ryanm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very well said Paul. Couldn't agree more - mind you this is coming from a guy who still writes crappy code. :) Don't get the wrong idea, I still write my share of crappy, last minute, hacked-together code. But I do try to at least drop a comment in there to explain why it's so ugly. ;-) ryanm ___ 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] date.getTime() bug when compiling to FP7 or lower and viewing on a Mac
The title says it all :) date.getTime() is supposed to return an integer. Using Flash MX2004 or Flash 8 IDE, when you compile your application for Flash Player 7 or 6 (maybe lower, I didn't test), and then view your SWF on a Mac (which has player 7 or 8), it returns a float. You can see it yourself here. One line swf that just shows you the result of date.getTime(); http://www.rootburn.com/files/timeTest8.swf - compiled for FP8. Integer on PC and Mac http://www.rootburn.com/files/timeTest7.swf - compiled for FP7. Integer on PC. Returns float on Mac http://www.rootburn.com/files/timeTest6.swf - compiled for FP6. Integer on PC. Returns float on Mac This seems to be realted to the problem that is referenced here: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/htdig/flashcoders/2002-March/024660.html My login procedure has been using the result of date.getTime() as an argument, and has been failing on Macs when I compiled my app for FP7, and I couldn't figure out why. My server was choking on the float when it was expecting an integer. best, - rajat -- Rajat Paharia [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bunchball.com http://www.rootburn.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
The ah-hoc comes from scope creep lack of a clear vision, not from developer planning. I could plan things to a T, only to have a client change their mind, and pay for that change, rendering my planning useless.. I don't lose sleep cause I'm getting paid for it. You know that youl live in my hell, right? ;-) Seriously, I've quit jobs because of that kind of crap. It drives me insane to write all that code and then have to toss it a few days later when the requirements change drastically. It didn't used to bother me, but now that I know it doesn't have to be that way, I just can't go back. ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
The longevity of Flash code is also dubious. I mean, C/C++ pretty much stay the same. Each new version of AS adds all kinds of new syntax, class structure, methods, etc. Actionscript is far too malleable to have any real shelf life. It is pretty much the stated goal of Macromedia to put an end to that, though. The end goal is ECMA-4 compliance, which means that from here forward, ActionScript should change at about the same rate as C# or Java, and with those languages companies and developers count on classes being reusable with only minor revisions. ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I think it reflects the nature of flash and its history. Not to mention the diverse skillset of its developer-base. A lot of people learned to write code in Flash, and the question of whether they are doing it the right way or not is debatable. In other words, as flash becomes a real software development platform, real development methodologies will become more important. That's really what it comes down to. As you start building longer-term projects and using standardized methodologies, these things start to become more important. I still do the occasional one-off animation or ad, but that's not where I spend the majority of my time these days. ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Faster code?
I've yet to get a death threat from some poor sod to who had to maintain my code... but, to be on the safe side, I always keep my glock loaded. I've come pretty close to issuing several of those death threats. ;-) ryanm ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
