[Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
Aloha,
I'm new to this list and looking forward to the support I can give and the
help I can receive.
Anyway, about a week ago I started programming in AS 3.0 in Flex Builder 2.
Now I'm wondering about meta tags and so forth for code hinting.
I would like to enable in the codeing process to provide textual information
in the code completion tooltip.
For example:
if my method is:
/*
@summary Says hello to someone
@arguments argName The name of the person to say hello to
@returns True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
*/
public function sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
{
//code here...
}
if I type:
MyClass.sayHello(
rather than seeing sayHello(argName:String):Boolean in the code hinting
window I want to see something like this:
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
Say hello to someone
TAKES: argString:String - The name of the person to say hello to
RETURNS: True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
Anyone know how to do this. I've searched the net and can't find anything.
Search under flex builder, actionscript, flash, and eclipse for meta tags
and wasn't able to locate a thing except for AS 2.0 components which are
removed from 3.0
I had some of this when I was coding in primalscript and there were meta
tags when I was working with ActionScript 2.0 and components.
Are there any 3.0 meta tags anyone is aware of?
Thanks for your help,
Kalani Bright
kalani at manastudios dot com
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RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
You might want to try the Flexcoders list:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
Meanwhile, if I understand your question correctly, you might want to look
at ASDoc: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ASDoc
-Jim
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Subject: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
Aloha,
I'm new to this list and looking forward to the support I can give and the
help I can receive.
Anyway, about a week ago I started programming in AS 3.0 in Flex Builder 2.
Now I'm wondering about meta tags and so forth for code hinting.
I would like to enable in the codeing process to provide textual information
in the code completion tooltip.
For example:
if my method is:
/*
@summary Says hello to someone
@arguments argName The name of the person to say hello to @returns True if
the operation was successful and False if it failed */ public function
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean {
//code here...
}
if I type:
MyClass.sayHello(
rather than seeing sayHello(argName:String):Boolean in the code hinting
window I want to see something like this:
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
Say hello to someone
TAKES: argString:String - The name of the person to say hello to
RETURNS: True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
Anyone know how to do this. I've searched the net and can't find anything.
Search under flex builder, actionscript, flash, and eclipse for meta tags
and wasn't able to locate a thing except for AS 2.0 components which are
removed from 3.0
I had some of this when I was coding in primalscript and there were meta
tags when I was working with ActionScript 2.0 and components.
Are there any 3.0 meta tags anyone is aware of?
Thanks for your help,
Kalani Bright
kalani at manastudios dot com
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Re: FW: [Flashcoders] Flash 8 Certification Study Tips?
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Re: [Flashcoders] FileReference + ASP + FlashPlayer9
Yes, we are using classic ASP Unfortunately it is the only option we have as the server only supports classic ASP (no PHP, ASP.NET or CF) On 1/2/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do it with Flash 9 and .ASP .NET and it works fine. Not sure about classic ASP - is that what you refer to? Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness ___ 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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Scratch that...I just found out the server supports ASP.NET and we can make use of it Could you point me to a good Flash + .NET upload example script? Thanks, Evan On 1/2/07, Evan Bond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, we are using classic ASP Unfortunately it is the only option we have as the server only supports classic ASP (no PHP, ASP.NET http://asp.net/ or CF) On 1/2/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do it with Flash 9 and .ASP .NET and it works fine. Not sure about classic ASP - is that what you refer to? Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Organizational Effectiveness ___ 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] RGB/HSB/HSL conversion class?
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Hi, this is mostly for the Adobe folks on the list: I have been eyeing this page: http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration. html Will this be updated for Q4 soon? Can I get a ballpark date? I'm trying to make a plan for migration and would like some Flash Player 9 trending in there. If there is any other data out there about adoption rate, current penetration, etc, that would be helpful. Thanks, -DT P.S. Some data is better than no data. Please don't flame me about how numbers are inflated/deflated, etc. I'm writing an executive summary, not a scientific paper. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
Kalani, For code hints, I believe you are looking for the [Inspectable] metadata tag. [Inspectable] is used by both Flash and Flex components. For Flash 8, the doc page on [Inspectable] is here: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/3033.html For Flex 2, the doc page on [Inspectable] is here: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1658.html and the doc page listing metadata tags is here: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1651.html Unfortunately, the currently available Flash 9 AS3 Preview docshttp://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/as3preview/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htmdo not include coverage of metadata tags for components like [Inspectable]. fyi, both of Jim's suggestions are excellent. ASDoc is for creating LiveDocs style documentation. And the Flexcoders list will likely provide better support in cases where you are using Flex Builder for authoring ;-) hth, g ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
[Inspectable] is for component parameters, not code hints. On 1/2/07, greg h [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kalani, For code hints, I believe you are looking for the [Inspectable] metadata tag. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe: December 2006 Flash Player Penetration Numbers
Daniel Thompson wrote: http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration. html Will this be updated for Q4 soon? Can I get a ballpark date? I'm trying to make a plan for migration and would like some Flash Player 9 trending in there. If there is any other data out there about adoption rate, current penetration, etc, that would be helpful. I'm not sure when we should expect the December consumer audit to be published. Usually it's a 6-8 week turnaround from the consumers to the audit bureau to Adobe to the website, but the year-end holidays could play hob with the schedule. If you're basing any business decision on that mid-September consumer testing, then, like Greg, I'd recommend Emmy Huang's context on slight timing differences in that cycle (released June 28 2006; audit mid-September; about ten weeks' worth of installations): http://weblogs.macromedia.com/emmy/archives/2006/11/flash_player_st.cfm I do have some untestable anecdotal information atop the above audits... completed installations per day (as measured by server pings at a Player's first startup) have been consistently in the 5-6 million per day range, except for early December when there was a sharp spike in boosting us into the 9M/day range (presumably from the casting-couch scandal in China, search term zhang yu). The early moves by MySpace and other sites to Adobe Flash Player 9 moved the adoption cycle forward a little bit (MySpace counts 90M members, less than three weeks' worth of normal Player distribution), but adoption has also generally been faster as well. Are you the decisionmaker on this one, or are you having to persuade others too? If the latter, then are there specific arguments you're running up against? tx, 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@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
Re: [Flashcoders] createTextField and embedding fonts
Hi, Yes, you will probably need to use runtime sharing and load in the fonts contained in a different file. Glen The question I have is it possible to apply a TextFormat to a TextField using an embedded font that is NOT in the container swf's library? If not then that is my problem and I think I can use shared libraries to counter this behavior. Either way, I was wondering if someone could clarify some of this for me. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] missing method
u should set the class from static to dynamic in order to get acess to that
method
On 1/2/07, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi.
i'm having a strange problem. i'm getting compile-time errors when i try
to
access a public function in a class. i can successfully access other
public
methods in this class from the same place in the codebase (verified thru
traces), but not this one.
i don't know if it's a weird CVS error or not, but here's what it looks
like
when i try to access the method (getArea()):
if (geom instanceof Polygon) {
var poly:Polygon = Polygon(geom);
geomarkup.area = poly.getArea(); // error occurs right here.
}
and here's the error i'm getting:
There is no method with the name 'getArea'. but the method is in there in
the class and it looks like this:
public function getArea():Number{
if(area != null)
return area;
}
has anyone had similar issues and can point me in a general direction. i'm
a
little at a loss.
any tips are greatly appreciated. thanks -- matt.
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[Flashcoders] missing method
u should set the class to dynamic ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] missing method
unfortunately, that didn't solve the problem. i can access other methods in the class and even add new trace statements (to ensure that the IDE is looking at the right version of the class and not some old CVS'd version). bizarre, really. On 1/2/07, Omar Fouad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: u should set the class to dynamic ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] createTextField and embedding fonts
I ended up using Shared libraries but that wasn't the problem. I'm almost embarrassed to say... I had a movieclip where I was setting it's visibility to false and therefore wasn't seeing it. Wow... that was definitely a dumba$$ moment. I did however find that the shared library route was much more predictable. Everyone probably knows this but I'll post what I did anyway... I made a separate .fla called SharedFonts.fla and inside of that created a font symbol. I then checked the Export for ActionScript and the Export in first frame checkboxes. From there, I imported the SharedFonts.fla into my view .fla containing the text to which I wanted to apply the particular font. This part is a bit counter-intuitive. In order for the symbol to be available during runtime from my view .swf, the symbol inside of the view fla has to have a few properties set as well. First you must check the Export for ActionScript checkbox and supply a linkage identifier. Second, and this is the counter-intuitive portion, you MUST check the Export for runtime sharing check box and subsequently provide the location to the shared library .swf containing the font symbol. In my case this was SharedFonts.swf. Last, and I'm not sure if this is necessary or not, is to check the Export in first frame. So, to recap... 1. Create a SharedFonts.fla that will contain the font symbol you want to use in another movie. 2. Create the font symbol in SharedFonts.fla. Once the font symbol is created make sure to check the Export for ActionScript, Export in first frame checkboxes in the Properties dialog box. 3. Publish the .swf for the SharedFonts.fla. 4. Open the .fla in which you want to use the font symbol from SharedFonts.swf. 5. Then, go to File - Import - Open shared library... and open SharedFonts.fla 6. Drag the font symbol from the SharedFonts.fla library into your other fla's library that will be using the font. 7. Once the font symbol from SharedFonts.fla is in your other .fla's library right click on it (in your other .fla's library) and go to properties. Check the Export for ActionScript, Export for runtime sharing and Export in first frame checkboxes. Supply the location to SharedFonts.swf (e.g. SharedFonts.swf or somepath/SharedFonts.swf) in the URL field below the checkboxes. 8. Publish your other .fla and you should be good to go. One thing to be mindful of is the path to your SharedFonts.swf. This MUST be correct in order for these shared fonts to work. To simplify things I just placed the SharedFonts.swf in the same directory as my other .swf. I hope this helps someone Cheers, Thomas - Original Message - From: Glen Pike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] createTextField and embedding fonts Hi, Yes, you will probably need to use runtime sharing and load in the fonts contained in a different file. Glen The question I have is it possible to apply a TextFormat to a TextField using an embedded font that is NOT in the container swf's library? If not then that is my problem and I think I can use shared libraries to counter this behavior. Either way, I was wondering if someone could clarify some of this for me. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] missing method
allright write the code again On 1/3/07, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately, that didn't solve the problem. i can access other methods in the class and even add new trace statements (to ensure that the IDE is looking at the right version of the class and not some old CVS'd version). bizarre, really. On 1/2/07, Omar Fouad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: u should set the class to dynamic ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
Thanks Jim,
AsDoc isn't what I'm looking for but its a nice little easter egg to find.
I wasn't aware of it.
- For the mailing list, ASDoc is a command-line tool that is used to create
HTML documentation from AS and MXML files. The HTML output looks very
similar to the Flex 2 or ActionScript 3 Language Reference. -
I'll try posting on the flex coders list as well though I'm not doing any
Flex programming just using Flex Builder 2 to build my ActionScript classes
for Flash 9.
Thanks for your help,
Kalani
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Robson
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:17 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
You might want to try the Flexcoders list:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
Meanwhile, if I understand your question correctly, you might want to look
at ASDoc: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ASDoc
-Jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kalani
Bright
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:09 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags
Aloha,
I'm new to this list and looking forward to the support I can give and the
help I can receive.
Anyway, about a week ago I started programming in AS 3.0 in Flex Builder 2.
Now I'm wondering about meta tags and so forth for code hinting.
I would like to enable in the codeing process to provide textual information
in the code completion tooltip.
For example:
if my method is:
/*
@summary Says hello to someone
@arguments argName The name of the person to say hello to @returns True if
the operation was successful and False if it failed */ public function
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean {
//code here...
}
if I type:
MyClass.sayHello(
rather than seeing sayHello(argName:String):Boolean in the code hinting
window I want to see something like this:
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
Say hello to someone
TAKES: argString:String - The name of the person to say hello to
RETURNS: True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
Anyone know how to do this. I've searched the net and can't find anything.
Search under flex builder, actionscript, flash, and eclipse for meta tags
and wasn't able to locate a thing except for AS 2.0 components which are
removed from 3.0
I had some of this when I was coding in primalscript and there were meta
tags when I was working with ActionScript 2.0 and components.
Are there any 3.0 meta tags anyone is aware of?
Thanks for your help,
Kalani Bright
kalani at manastudios dot com
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Re: [Flashcoders] missing method
Does your Polygon class has a constuctor?
On 1/3/07, Omar Fouad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
u should set the class from static to dynamic in order to get acess to
that
method
On 1/2/07, Matt Ganz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi.
i'm having a strange problem. i'm getting compile-time errors when i try
to
access a public function in a class. i can successfully access other
public
methods in this class from the same place in the codebase (verified thru
traces), but not this one.
i don't know if it's a weird CVS error or not, but here's what it looks
like
when i try to access the method (getArea()):
if (geom instanceof Polygon) {
var poly:Polygon = Polygon(geom);
geomarkup.area = poly.getArea(); // error occurs right here.
}
and here's the error i'm getting:
There is no method with the name 'getArea'. but the method is in there
in
the class and it looks like this:
public function getArea():Number{
if(area != null)
return area;
}
has anyone had similar issues and can point me in a general direction.
i'm
a
little at a loss.
any tips are greatly appreciated. thanks -- matt.
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[Flashcoders] array out of scope when used with listener
Hello Flash folk,
Rather stumped here.
Below is a pseudo class that displays an array of dynamically loaded
jpegs. I need to arrange them next to each other, and since their widths
are all different, I am using MovieClipLoader and the onLoadInit event to
get the width and height of the jpeg only after it's loaded. I write these
measurements to an array. So far so good.
My problem comes when trying to read this array: it's empty!
My guess is that the array goes out of scope with the onLoadEvent of the
listener.
Hopefully someone will have some ideas to help me push this rock a little
bit further up the hill.
Thanks!
Daniel.
_global.PhotoAlbum = function(photos_arr:Array) {
this.holders = new Array();//holds movie clips
this.dims = new Array();//i want to put widths and heights here
//methods
this.displayAlbum = function(Void) {
var ref = this;//used within listener event
var loader = new MovieClipLoader();
var listener = new Object();
//event handler to get width and height of loaded jpeg
listener.onLoadInit = function(holder:MovieClip):Void {
ref.setDims(holder._width, holder._height);
}
loader.addListener(listener);
for (locIndex in this.photos) {
var mc:String = mc + locIndex;
var holder:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip(mc,
getNextHighestDepth());
loader.loadClip(this.photos[locIndex], holder);
holder._lockroot = TRUE;
this.holders.push(holder);
}
this.arrangePictures(this.holders);
trace (this.dims.length) //returns 0 :(
};
//helper methods
this.setDims = function(w:Number, h:Number) {
this.dims.push(w);
this.dims.push(h);
trace (this.dims); //works okay! but only within this scope
};
this.arrangePictures = function(holders:Array) {
trace (this.dims.length) //returns 0 :(
//my goal is to retrieve the widths and heights set by this.setDims,
//but the this.dims array is empty at this point.
//maybe something wrong with the scope?
};
};
//I call it like this:
photos_arr = [pic1.jpg,pic2.jpg,pic3.jpg];
album = new PhotoAlbum (photos_arr);
album.displayAlbum();
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[Flashcoders] getters and setters and the with statement
Is the with statement purpose to work with getters and setters (in AS2)? If it is, has this issue been raised with Adobe? Chris -- Chris Velevitch Manager - Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group m: 0415 469 095 www.flashdev.org.au ___ 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
