Re: [Flashcoders] more _lockroot woes
Hi, yep and thanks for the replies. Well its all ofcourse just corporal punishment for using lockroot:) One more reason to stay away from it, now only to find a good replacement:). Very strange though, one case where I ran into this problem is, using a main.swf and a sub.swf, where the sub would lose its reference only after it was loaded the second time. Main did not contains any of subs classes. Very strange. Anywayz thanks all! JC On 3/4/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was kind of my point. He thought the issue was with lockroot, and I was trying to say that the issue was probably the fact that the first version of the class is used (which was loaded before the lockroot). Every case that I've run into where the root wasn't preserved by using lockroot was when the class that referenced root had already been loaded. --Brian On 3/3/07, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Brian, I think what you're talking about is a different phenomenon. The Flash Player always uses the _first version_ of any class that it loads. So if your parent movie has a class com.mydomain.SomeClass, and your .swf that loads into your parten movie has a different class com.mydomain.SomeClass, then the first one will always be the one used. So be very careful with package naming. :-) There is a way around it, if you really need to get around it: before loading your second .swf, call: delete _global.com.mydomain.SomeClass; Any instances of SomeClass which already exist in the parent will be fine. And the loaded .swf will use the 'right' version of the class. But it's not without dangers - you can never create an instance of the original version of the class again. I'd only use that trick if you really really need it. In short - be careful what you're doing with naming. :-) Avoid name collisions. Cheers, Ian On 3/3/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I've noticed that too. Classes are only loaded once, so if swf A uses class Foo, and then loads swf B into a lockroot, if swf B also has a class Foo, it's going to be using the class defined in swf A (with the wrong root). Note: it's not just the interpretation of _root. class Foo from swf A might be a totally different (older, for example) version, but that's what swf B will see. --Brian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] clearInterval(0);
Hello,
is it maybe safe to call clearInterval(0)
(same way as calling free(NULL) in C language)
or should I better not rely on this?
Here is my web chat function and I wonder
if I could get rid of the very first line in it:
var intervalID:Number = 0;
var resp_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var req_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
function fetch(event_num:Number, args:String):Void {
if (0 != intervalID) /* XXX remove this check? */
clearInterval(intervalID);
req_lv.event = event_num;
if (args != undefined)
req_lv.args = args;
else
delete req_lv.args;
req_lv.sendAndLoad(MODULE_URL, resp_lv, 'GET');
intervalID = setInterval(fetch, 10 * 1000, ALIVE);
}
Regards
Alex
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Re: [Flashcoders] more _lockroot woes
Back in the late 1940s, the idea of programs using data to modify their behaviour was invented. Prior to that, if you wanted to have a program do something different depending on the situation, you constructed a bunch of programs and selected the one that you wanted to run. You seem to have wandered into a pre-1950 programming mode. The generally accepted way to solve the problem is to write a Class that reads data from the server and depending on the data, alters its behaviour. 1) This class is only loaded once so you do not have the problem of trying to delete the Class definition. 2) The data is generally a lot smaller than the Class definition 3) Data is usually faster to parse than a Class definition 4) The general Class is a bit larger than each specific class but probably a lot smaller than the total of all of the classes - longer first load but savings later. You can write helper classes that can be loaded on demand but they can have unique names. Ron Hans Wichman wrote: Hi, yep and thanks for the replies. Well its all ofcourse just corporal punishment for using lockroot:) One more reason to stay away from it, now only to find a good replacement:). Very strange though, one case where I ran into this problem is, using a main.swf and a sub.swf, where the sub would lose its reference only after it was loaded the second time. Main did not contains any of subs classes. Very strange. Anywayz thanks all! JC On 3/4/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was kind of my point. He thought the issue was with lockroot, and I was trying to say that the issue was probably the fact that the first version of the class is used (which was loaded before the lockroot). Every case that I've run into where the root wasn't preserved by using lockroot was when the class that referenced root had already been loaded. --Brian On 3/3/07, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Brian, I think what you're talking about is a different phenomenon. The Flash Player always uses the _first version_ of any class that it loads. So if your parent movie has a class com.mydomain.SomeClass, and your .swf that loads into your parten movie has a different class com.mydomain.SomeClass, then the first one will always be the one used. So be very careful with package naming. :-) There is a way around it, if you really need to get around it: before loading your second .swf, call: delete _global.com.mydomain.SomeClass; Any instances of SomeClass which already exist in the parent will be fine. And the loaded .swf will use the 'right' version of the class. But it's not without dangers - you can never create an instance of the original version of the class again. I'd only use that trick if you really really need it. In short - be careful what you're doing with naming. :-) Avoid name collisions. Cheers, Ian On 3/3/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I've noticed that too. Classes are only loaded once, so if swf A uses class Foo, and then loads swf B into a lockroot, if swf B also has a class Foo, it's going to be using the class defined in swf A (with the wrong root). Note: it's not just the interpretation of _root. class Foo from swf A might be a totally different (older, for example) version, but that's what swf B will see. --Brian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] more _lockroot woes
Hi, no I was having _lockroot problems. greetz JC On 3/4/07, Ron Wheeler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back in the late 1940s, the idea of programs using data to modify their behaviour was invented. Prior to that, if you wanted to have a program do something different depending on the situation, you constructed a bunch of programs and selected the one that you wanted to run. You seem to have wandered into a pre-1950 programming mode. The generally accepted way to solve the problem is to write a Class that reads data from the server and depending on the data, alters its behaviour. 1) This class is only loaded once so you do not have the problem of trying to delete the Class definition. 2) The data is generally a lot smaller than the Class definition 3) Data is usually faster to parse than a Class definition 4) The general Class is a bit larger than each specific class but probably a lot smaller than the total of all of the classes - longer first load but savings later. You can write helper classes that can be loaded on demand but they can have unique names. Ron Hans Wichman wrote: Hi, yep and thanks for the replies. Well its all ofcourse just corporal punishment for using lockroot:) One more reason to stay away from it, now only to find a good replacement:). Very strange though, one case where I ran into this problem is, using a main.swf and a sub.swf, where the sub would lose its reference only after it was loaded the second time. Main did not contains any of subs classes. Very strange. Anywayz thanks all! JC On 3/4/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was kind of my point. He thought the issue was with lockroot, and I was trying to say that the issue was probably the fact that the first version of the class is used (which was loaded before the lockroot). Every case that I've run into where the root wasn't preserved by using lockroot was when the class that referenced root had already been loaded. --Brian On 3/3/07, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Brian, I think what you're talking about is a different phenomenon. The Flash Player always uses the _first version_ of any class that it loads. So if your parent movie has a class com.mydomain.SomeClass, and your .swf that loads into your parten movie has a different class com.mydomain.SomeClass, then the first one will always be the one used. So be very careful with package naming. :-) There is a way around it, if you really need to get around it: before loading your second .swf, call: delete _global.com.mydomain.SomeClass; Any instances of SomeClass which already exist in the parent will be fine. And the loaded .swf will use the 'right' version of the class. But it's not without dangers - you can never create an instance of the original version of the class again. I'd only use that trick if you really really need it. In short - be careful what you're doing with naming. :-) Avoid name collisions. Cheers, Ian On 3/3/07, Brian Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I've noticed that too. Classes are only loaded once, so if swf A uses class Foo, and then loads swf B into a lockroot, if swf B also has a class Foo, it's going to be using the class defined in swf A (with the wrong root). Note: it's not just the interpretation of _root. class Foo from swf A might be a totally different (older, for example) version, but that's what swf B will see. --Brian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___
Re: [Flashcoders] clearInterval(0);
Wow, lots of interval questions lately... :) I don't believe clearInterval(0) does anything. However, the code you posted looks correct. -Adam ___ 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] AS3... when to start?
Hi Micky, see inline reply. - Original Message - From: Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start? Hi all, I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself pondering this: Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? That (as always) depends on your goal (project). If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job. Third paragraph states: This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have successfully installed it on your computer. ... What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the Flash application? I think the above answer applies here as well. Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling the new AS3 code? Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version. AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com) If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for something like a website header), should I just make the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an acceptable way of producing small action-scripted movies? I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work. Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things? What kind of links/articles are you looking for? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/ http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-) Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other tools available for other languages. So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) older articles explaining Flex + AS3 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up: We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back! http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html regards, Muzak ___ 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] AS3... when to start?
On 3/3/07, Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself pondering this: Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? If you are using Flex, then yes. If you are using Flash, then probably not. They have only released an alpha version of Flash 9, and it's basically just Flash 8 with the ability to compile AS3. Now is a good time to become acquainted with AS3, though, either through Flex Builder 2 or the Flash 9 alpha (or both). -- Mike Keesey ___ 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] AS3... when to start?
I didn't know Flex Builder was based off Eclipse. I haven't used F.B. but how does it differ from the FDT plug-in for Eclipse? Is it as robust as FDT? http://ftd.powerflasher.com Chris On Mar 4, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Muzak wrote: Hi Micky, see inline reply. - Original Message - From: Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start? Hi all, I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself pondering this: Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? That (as always) depends on your goal (project). If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job. Third paragraph states: This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have successfully installed it on your computer. ... What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the Flash application? I think the above answer applies here as well. Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling the new AS3 code? Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version. AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com) If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for something like a website header), should I just make the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an acceptable way of producing small action-scripted movies? I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work. Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things? What kind of links/articles are you looking for? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/ http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-) Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other tools available for other languages. So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) older articles explaining Flex + AS3 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up: We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back! http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html regards, Muzak ___ 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] We need some help: Server space offer
Hi list, I don't mean to spam the list with server offering or something like that. Don't get me wrong, please. I'm on a urgent need of money to pay my server rents. This month's revenue wasn't what we* exptected and we aren't able to pay our dedicated server's bill for much longer. So I thought I would try this list for anyone interested on cheap server space. I don't need much money, just enough to able to cover the server costs so we can keep on our work. I know some of you will tell us to switch to a lower cost server or VPS. This could be an alternative. Buf before, I thought I would try to sell some space. If you are interested, please, contact-me off-list. We have a dedicated Athlon XP 3000, 512MB RAM, 80GB disk space (average 10gb used). The server is located at the Savvy data-center. (we are a small web development agency located on the south of Brazil). Sorry for the message, but I really had to try it. Marcelo. ___ 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] clearInterval(0);
Well actually, clearInterval(0) clears the interval ID 0 lets say you have an interval defined : var myInt:Number = setInterval(this, doSomething, 1000); then it is possible that myInt = 0. The value of myInt is set by calling setInterval, which returns the ID of the interval, so doing clearInterval(0) is the same as doing clearInterval(myInt) but otherwise it doesn't do anything if no interval ID 0 exists Adam Pasztory wrote: Wow, lots of interval questions lately... :) I don't believe clearInterval(0) does anything. However, the code you posted looks correct. -Adam ___ 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] AS3... when to start?
I think what you can do in flex can be done in flash, flex is easierthough Is this right?? On 3/4/07, Chris RM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know Flex Builder was based off Eclipse. I haven't used F.B. but how does it differ from the FDT plug-in for Eclipse? Is it as robust as FDT? http://ftd.powerflasher.com Chris On Mar 4, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Muzak wrote: Hi Micky, see inline reply. - Original Message - From: Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start? Hi all, I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself pondering this: Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? That (as always) depends on your goal (project). If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job. Third paragraph states: This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have successfully installed it on your computer. ... What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the Flash application? I think the above answer applies here as well. Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling the new AS3 code? Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version. AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com) If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for something like a website header), should I just make the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an acceptable way of producing small action-scripted movies? I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work. Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things? What kind of links/articles are you looking for? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/ http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-) Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other tools available for other languages. So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) older articles explaining Flex + AS3 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up: We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back! http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html regards, Muzak ___ 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 -- Omar Fouad - Digital Emotions... Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful nor conceited It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins...but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope... and to endure... whatever comes. ___ 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] Re: OT: Is this done in processing?
The correct term for the technique is Frustrated Total Internal Reflection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_internal_reflection The cool thing is the technique is fairly approachable with off the shelf parts and open source software. Processing, Java, Flash can all be used. http://nuigroup.com/forums/ http://nuigroup.com/ Jeffery Han has also formed a company around it http://www.perceptivepixel.com/ Though I can say having used mulitouch input devices, tablet pcs, and touchscreens, whiteboards before. They are cool, but not something you can use all day, the ergonomics just aren't correct, and for typing the error rate is high because there isn't any tactile feedback. 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@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] AS3... when to start?
I don't know about FDT or what that was based on. I know Adobe purchased a company which produced Eclipse related plugins such as JSEclipse. Which probably is how they got Flex Builder built so fast. As far as Flex goes verything can be done in Flash. If you have an ounce of artist in you please avoid Flex. Flex is somewhat the equivalent of visual studio .net's ide. Drag and drop components onto the stage. It's a boring sort of deal...more interesting than other technologies...but not flash + code. But yes it is faster. But I use Flex Builder 2 in conjuction with Flash and avoid Flex altogether. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar Fouad Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:28 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start? I think what you can do in flex can be done in flash, flex is easierthough Is this right?? On 3/4/07, Chris RM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know Flex Builder was based off Eclipse. I haven't used F.B. but how does it differ from the FDT plug-in for Eclipse? Is it as robust as FDT? http://ftd.powerflasher.com Chris On Mar 4, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Muzak wrote: Hi Micky, see inline reply. - Original Message - From: Micky Hulse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start? Hi all, I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found myself pondering this: Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS? That (as always) depends on your goal (project). If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job. Third paragraph states: This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have successfully installed it on your computer. ... What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the Flash application? I think the above answer applies here as well. Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling the new AS3 code? Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version. AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com) If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for something like a website header), should I just make the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an acceptable way of producing small action-scripted movies? I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work. Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things? What kind of links/articles are you looking for? http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/ http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-) Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other tools available for other languages. So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org) older articles explaining Flex + AS3 http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up: We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back! http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html regards, Muzak ___ 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 -- Omar Fouad - Digital Emotions... Love is always
[Flashcoders] motion faces idea with flash
i know how to load image inside textarea or any dynamic text the issue is the image always com in a new line alone how i can make it come in the right place ?? any one tried this? The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php ___ 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
