[Flashcoders] JS Error with ExternalInterface and Firefox
Ack! What happened? This used to work, didn't it?
I'm getting an error with ExternalInterface in Firefox:
thisMovie(ExternalInterfaceExample).fromJS is not a function
This happens even when I try to run the simple example from the Flash 8
Essentials book.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I've been searching around for an
hour for an answer, and come up empty. :(
JS CODE:
function thisMovie(movieName)
{
if (isIE())
{
return window[movieName]
}
else
{
return document[movieName]
}
}
function isIE()
{
return navigator.appName.indexOf (Microsoft) != -1;
}
// This function will call the ActionScript function fromJS
function makeCall(str)
{
thisMovie(ExternalInterfaceExample).fromJS(str);
}
// This function fromAS will be called from ActionScript
function fromAS(str)
{
document.inForm.inField.value = str;
}
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RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.)
Hi, IMO the only way to export all styles, like bold, italic etc is to have a textfield on stage which embeds the font. The textfield has to have HTML-render, and you have to type a letter (or something like that) in all the styles you need. So something like: Regular bbold/b iitalic/i Now the font is available in all the styles and will work if you set a dynamic field to render as HTML. Bernard -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens jim Verzonden: vrijdag 2 juni 2006 20:26 Aan: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Onderwerp: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Bummer, well if you have any luck let me know. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 19:19 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) No... In fact it seems to fail entirely if you turn on Render Text as Html for the text field. I'll have to research this more another day. -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jim Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:07 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) Taking this back to the original point, did you ever get one font embedded that has plain, bold, italic bold italic symbols so if you have a html text field with all of those styles inside it will display correctly? I have never managed to do this would like to know if its possible. I have no trouble using shared assets movie clips, fonts, sounds etc its just this one last thing that would make me very happy. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lee Sent: 02 June 2006 17:38 To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) If you want to do run-time embed rather than author-time embed, you follow the exact same procedure, except that the linkage for your font library would be Export for runtime sharing instead of Export for ActionScript. I tried it with a really complex font called JokerMan and my resulting filesizes were 44KB for fontLibrary.swf and just 124 bytes for fontTest.swf (the consuming swf). -tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:07 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Font symbols and bold/italic (cont.) I hope that I don't insult your intelligence by referring you to a TechNote. But, by following the steps as shown at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14786 I was able to use a shared font successfully in Flash 8. It sounds as if you may be taking some unnecessary steps: for example, you shouldn't need to include any text fields in your sharedfonts.fla. Also, make sure that you follow the method of Open As Library as described in the TechNote. (In Flash 8, this is File Import Open External Library). Setting the library font to a different font may in fact be causing a problem - I would suggest instead testing with wingdings or some other crazy font so you can know for sure it's working. Okay, this works, thanks for that. But it makes no sense to me. The two files are both about 20k, so they can't contain the font outlines. So in what sense is this font embedded? As far as I can see, what this is doing is linking to a font named Arial, but someone without Arial on their system won't see it. (it does have the advantage that if I want to globally change the font, I just do it in one place, but that's all). So how can I embed the actual font outlines in the way I do for a local font? Oh - and incidentally why the hell do I have to select 'export for actionScript' instead of 'export for runtime sharing'?! Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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Re: [Flashcoders] Flash/Eclipse Workflow
What I usually do is load in the assets swf through the MTASC generated swf and use it as the root in the movieclip hierarchy. By this I mean all movieclips created by my MTASC generated swf are descendants of the asset swf. By doing so you can access all symbols in the asset swf through attachMovieClip and you don't have to mess around with injection. An added benefit is that you can display a preloader on the asset swf which is quite likely large. Hope that helps, Scott On 6/3/06, Weldon MacDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I installed Eclipse, spent a better part of a day downloading plugins and configuring everything. I'm using Ant tasks to compile with MTASC and send it to the standalone player. I don't see the need for swfmill, since I own Flash. My plan was to create vector graphics and any timeline stuff in flash (mostly done by my wife) and then move to Eclipse to write the code. But now I'm not at all sure how to structure a project. I read about several methods, but am at a loss as to how to proceed. What's best practise? Can I use one swf as a symbol library and compile it with the class files and a 'main' entrypoint? Do I inject all the code into the library swf? I've been experimenting with a class that's tied to a symbol in an .fla and would like to switch over to the new workflow, if I can figure out what that is. The symbol is a movieclip with nested movieclips. The class extends MovieClip and uses an init function rather than a constructor. The code I've been using to test is in the .fla but the class file is external. How can I restructure this to include Eclipse in the workflow? Weldon MacDonald ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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RE: [Flashcoders] What does this code mean and What are Inspectables ...
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