Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
This always sent me to the colliflowers. Important things should work as intended. It is not our role to do main bugs feedback (as this one is). Is Adobe paying people for finding such obvious bugs ? Cedric Francis Cheng wrote: Grant's post is helpful because he discusses the issue in such detail, but it would be even more helpful to have a concrete test case that exhibits this problem. Francis, With all due respect, the Flash team knows about this, and they don't need any more concrete test cases. We've got better things to do than play into Adobe's attempt to buy time by deflecting it back on the developers to come up with examples while the Flash team tries to get out of their blunder. It's clear that Grant had discussions with Adobe before he wrote that blog post and I'm certain that others have approached the Flash player team with this issue for awhile. Nothing has been done to fix it, so you end up with a public exposure of the issue, as Grant has done. The Flash player team has egg on its face because in AS2 if you unload a swf, it unloads, and in AS3, it doesn't. Period end of statement. The Flash GC engine's inner workings is something that nobody outside of Adobe has access into and we can't possibly make tests that demonstrate whether it is or isn't working. The proof is in the pudding and Grant's post is all the evidence you need. Let's not get into a situation where we are insulting each other's intelligence by acting like the Flash team hasn't been aware of this issue for quite some time. The Flash team is well aware of it, they know why it exists and they know it's difficult to fix. In all likelihood, they knew about it before any developer discovered it. I mean, after all, it works exactly like it was coded to work. It's not technically a bug, it's an engineering decision that is coming back to haunt them. ___ 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 fixing this big FP9 problem?
WTF ?? Steven Sacks a écrit : Thanks for the link to Alex Harui's post, Francis. It unquestionably supports my stance that only advanced developers should be using AS3 and everyone else (95% of Flash developers) should stick with AS1/AS2. Bullshit This issue of not unloading swfs unless you explicitly turn everything off inside it is another prime reason why only expert developers should be coding AS3. Bullcrap The fact that it doesn't actually work even when you do requires a high level of programming skill to manage correctly. This is not the realm of designers, animators and low to mid level Flash developers. Who are you for god sake ? I know who you are it's just to mean it means nothing. Nobody wants to acknowledge the strictness in AS3 is not merely syntax, but extends to the entire way you develop. Most Flash developers out there are not strict or disciplined programmers. Nice. sources ? I don't ask for your clean code here. AS2's looseness (and the ability to unload swfs) is still best for creative Flash development except in the trained hands of Flash experts who know how to manage the memory management issues. yeah we know creatives are just a bunch of troubadour...nearly monkeys, give them bananas and they'll have fun. If the GC implementation in Flash was truly transparent, then somebody would be able to explain why Grant's localConnection hack to force the GC to run worked. The Flash team would also provide some API methods into it. There is no API to the GC, therefore it's implementation is not transparent. True they must be something hidden by the team, something nasty, their own shit I think. Remember shit is the essence of the world everything grows out of shit. And to the guy who said Disney doesn't give a shit, you're wrong. Disney is undergoing a major overhaul of all their Flash content to AS3. They've been in touch with Adobe about this. Let's not spread misinformation here. I think Adobe has done enough. You can't even read you mail box...I don't know who's misinforming people here, where do you glance your informations, from true moment of inspiration or you work for the aliens...? Laurent Quoting Dsiney, Hey man you know how much money we make in our parks, on exploiting poor students, comedians, other unknown artists make them play Dingo or Donal Duck ;) What is memory used for in a computer ? Memory is dangerous man. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
The fact is: unloading a SWF (or sound) does not UNLOAD its content The fact: this is not fair, this is not professionnal, even Flash 5 people wouldn't admit such. Having to build extra methods to remove (trying to do it with a clean twist) everything has never been a problem for me (I am a CPU waster when it comes to unregistering things). As of now, I can unload content, but I have to implement special methods .. like DIE (); ... and I addEventListeners and I removeEventListeners to the loaded content, shameful. But I doubt Adobe missed this big problem. I *feel* this was let in the wild, as no one ever loads + unloads content with Flash :D (I am so serious here, besides PV3D, the rest is pure crap) Everyone is doing calculators (financial, mortgage, mathematical, poetical, cartoonesque, ...) with Air ,and poor weak datagrids with Flex :D this is sad, this is sadso the guys that drive (or drove) Flash higher can now buy some LEGO kit and do better things... again: sad (and irrealistic, but I hope you get the point) It seems we are back (actually, ... we never left) to when FLASH IDE would crash when querying a PHP page (or any other script), or when content was double loaded in the IDE. Had discussions with Macromedia back then, they were like 'huh ? what ? please give us examples'... then there was dozen of people reporting the same bug, and now we know this bug has been around since FLASH MX AND NEVER SOLVED SINCE THEN. So ? Has Adobe received ANY examples ? Has Adobe never achieved to reproduce this horrible bug ? I feel like Alice, stranded on a planet of cards... Is COLDFUSION impacted ? nope :P follow my logic ? so, what's the deal with unloading SWFs ? :P Is Adobe preparing the way for its topnotch new method to load/unload content , will it be another NEW extra cool flavor of the Flash Platform? I guess this will be called 'AENIMA - Backdoor way' Is Adobe such a Microsoft ??? I am fearful, frigthened by the dark I am absolutely amazed at the liberty that you have taken in passing off your assumptions and opinions as fact. It unquestionably supports my stance that only advanced developers should be using AS3 and everyone else (95% of Flash developers) should stick with AS1/AS2. Can you prove this with hard statistics? The fact that it doesn't actually work even when you do requires a high level of programming skill to manage correctly. You even used the word 'fact' this time. Most Flash developers out there are not strict or disciplined programmers. Once again, this is nothing more than opinion. Let's not spread misinformation here. I think Adobe has done enough. The sheer irony of this statement is astounding. Steve, your conspiracy theories and posturing is doing nothing to cement professional opinions of your abilities and character. Your intellect is entirely eclipsed by the collective intelligence of the flash player team and only a fool would suggest they are not doing anything to fix it. There are things you can do besides bickering and making accusations that will actually HELP the problem. Write an article, explore alternate solutions, submit a wish list, etc. Be constructive not destructive. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:28 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem? Thanks for the link to Alex Harui's post, Francis. It unquestionably supports my stance that only advanced developers should be using AS3 and everyone else (95% of Flash developers) should stick with AS1/AS2. This issue of not unloading swfs unless you explicitly turn everything off inside it is another prime reason why only expert developers should be coding AS3. The fact that it doesn't actually work even when you do requires a high level of programming skill to manage correctly. This is not the realm of designers, animators and low to mid level Flash developers. Nobody wants to acknowledge the strictness in AS3 is not merely syntax, but extends to the entire way you develop. Most Flash developers out there are not strict or disciplined programmers. AS2's looseness (and the ability to unload swfs) is still best for creative Flash development except in the trained hands of Flash experts who know how to manage the memory management issues. If the GC implementation in Flash was truly transparent, then somebody would be able to explain why Grant's localConnection hack to force the GC to run worked. The Flash team would also provide some API methods into it. There is no API to the GC, therefore it's implementation is not transparent. And to the guy who said Disney doesn't give a shit, you're wrong. Disney is undergoing a major overhaul of all their Flash content to AS3. They've been in touch with Adobe about this. Let's not spread misinformation here. I
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
As a sidenote. The GC is not public. You should never call a method directly on the GC. Do not use it in order to clean up memory. This fails (fatally: crashes on the way). If the GC implementation in Flash was truly transparent, then somebody would be able to explain why Grant's localConnection hack to force the GC to run worked. The Flash team would also provide some API methods into it. There is no API to the GC, therefore it's implementation is not transparent. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Hi Cory ive finally got round to adding your code 'embedFonts = true ' but i
still have the same problem!
when i use the function it removes the text! then when i click again it
displays the text again no bold/italic!
- Original Message -
From: Cory Petosky
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Replace that with:
formatter.italic = !currentFormat.italic;
The conditionals aren't necessary in that situation. :)
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
YAY! It works! Thank you! :o)
Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o(
Onwards and upwards!
Thanks for your help!
SM
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:
Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of _selectedBox.
_selectedBox has no property named formatter.
This is the offending line:
if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
You already have set formatter to the value of
_selectedBox.getTextFormat();
Thus your conditional should read:
if (formatter.italic == false)
To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current format,
let's
rewrite:
var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
if (currentFormat.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
-jonathan
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading the
text
propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to tell
if a
text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix the if
statement!
do you have any idea how to do this?
FUI - New code is this
var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Hi, Stuart,
Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
_selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your
new
code after the change?
-jonathan
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to
your
code...
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a
textbox
from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below
code
but
i
cannot seam to get it to work!
var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
if (formatter.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in
order
to
create an if statment to change the properties?
SM
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Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Window - Other Panels - Strings
On 4/15/08, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Cory ive finally got round to adding your code 'embedFonts = true ' but
i still have the same problem!
when i use the function it removes the text! then when i click again it
displays the text again no bold/italic!
- Original Message -
From: Cory Petosky
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Replace that with:
formatter.italic = !currentFormat.italic;
The conditionals aren't necessary in that situation. :)
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
YAY! It works! Thank you! :o)
Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o(
Onwards and upwards!
Thanks for your help!
SM
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:
Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of
_selectedBox.
_selectedBox has no property named formatter.
This is the offending line:
if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
You already have set formatter to the value of
_selectedBox.getTextFormat();
Thus your conditional should read:
if (formatter.italic == false)
To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current
format, let's
rewrite:
var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
if (currentFormat.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
-jonathan
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading
the text
propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to
tell if a
text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix
the if
statement!
do you have any idea how to do this?
FUI - New code is this
var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Hi, Stuart,
Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to
access
_selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste
your
new
code after the change?
-jonathan
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change
to your
code...
ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
- Original Message -
From: jonathan howe
To: Flash Coders List
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox
[AS3]
var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of
a
textbox
from normal to italic and back again. I have written the
below code
but
i
cannot seam to get it to work!
var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
if (formatter.italic == false)
{
formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
formatter.italic = false;
}
_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox
in order
to
create an if statment to change the properties?
SM
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
Put your handbags down people. The guy swore a few times - deal with it remember that Stephen swore first - I don't hear you having a go at him. Just because a guy's English ain't as good as your own is not a reason to start belittling him, especially where we can all see you. Mum says, enough. Talk about code. :o Matt S. wrote: You shot who in the what now? On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:13 PM, laurent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Certainly not the first one, perhaps a mix of the two last you wrote. There's way of doing things. And way to say as if as a professionnal way totally unprofessionnal things. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Glen Pike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just because a guy's English ain't as good as your own is not a reason to start belittling him, especially where we can all see you. I'm not belittling him because of his english. Je suis sur qu'il pourrais me moquer a cause de mon francais debile. My real issue is that Steven, while no doubt heated, was keeping it focused on the code, while Laurent inexplicably spiralled it off into the personal with a series of totally OT attacks. Mum says, enough. Talk about code. :o And thats my last word on the subject ;) .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
People please - can we keep this thing ON TOPIC !!! Last thing my inbox needs is handbag wars bouncing across the atlantic. If you can keep it focused on the bug and flash related issue then take thr ting off list !!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Matt S. Sent: Tue 15/04/2008 14:18 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem? On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Glen Pike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just because a guy's English ain't as good as your own is not a reason to start belittling him, especially where we can all see you. I'm not belittling him because of his english. Je suis sur qu'il pourrais me moquer a cause de mon francais debile. My real issue is that Steven, while no doubt heated, was keeping it focused on the code, while Laurent inexplicably spiralled it off into the personal with a series of totally OT attacks. Mum says, enough. Talk about code. :o And thats my last word on the subject ;) .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] dynamic text and _alpha
I am changing the _alpha value of a mc when a button is clicked A dynamic textbox in the mc is not being affected by it... Everything else in the mc is... how can I change the _alpha value of a dynamic textbox in a mc? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
I'm not belittling him because of his english. Je suis sur qu'il pourrais me moquer a cause de mon francais debile. My real issue is that Steven, while no doubt heated, was keeping it focused on the code, while Laurent inexplicably spiralled it off into the personal with a series of totally OT attacks. Yes, but you, and others, carried on off-topic after he had apologised, so you can't complain about him going off topic. My issue was everyone appearing having a go at Laurent by making fun of his grammar / use of English - that's how it looked. (After someone reigned him in, he apologised, but people carried on making comments) To me, this is more offensive than swearing, so if people can complain about swearing, I can complain about people taking the p*** out of someone. Even though it's off topic as this is more important in the big scheme of things than a few 0 1's getting mixed up. -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
here's a concrete example of, ' the loaded content problem ' I received a U.S.patent on this Flash 4 based 'invention', it's an interface navigation tool system: http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=patent+matthews+data+objects+6943811+btnG=Search The complete Flash 4 code is published in the docs, but a working example has been on the net since the patent was granted: http://2goto.com/ Top buttons+scroll bars trigger to visible on roll over (zoom bar = window/left). It actually runs on the earliest FlashLite player. The 'zoomer' is completely object oriented. Any internal window can 'loadMovie' any .swf on the net/local that is not relying on a root.call to function. I've had it still operating with 50 independent feeds.swf from 30 different host URL's. The patent explains how the 3k zoomer.swf invention is designed to display a huge number of dataObjects.swf or other data like .jpg's and HTML pages for example. When the cursor is outside of a window, we switch off = unload the content (load a blank.swf into the parent), and reload it when the cursor returns. This allows the interface to appear to hold vast quantities of information and interactive animations, tools.swf, etc. I rebuilt the zoomer code in AS3, it works fine. The newest player's domain permissions may make loading independent Flash.swf's more complex than loading text.txt docs and .jpg's - we'll see. Now, with AIR the browser can be a child object in an .swf - Flash wraps around the billions of HTML based web pages - even those containing content.swf ! We could be developing a fly through universe of videos, interactive video phones, live camera feeds, the whole GoogleEarth tile map system, galleries seas of HTML.pages etc. Inside Flash! ...Except, there is no way for us to unload any of that independently hosted work.swf from the Flash based zoomer interface - even when we unload/replace the parent 'internalWindow.swf' containing the other guys.swf. bummer, Dave Matthews http://www.2GoTo.com p.s. The zoomer could not be invented without Flash, because bitmaps can't scale like vector graphics. The bandwidth/hardware differences between what Flash's vector engines have been able to do for years compared to Micro$oft's WPF/sliverlite are substantial! Flash is exponentially more effecient. thanks folks, good thread... :) Dave _ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164ocid=T003MSN51N1653A___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
On 15/04/2008 15:35, Pete Hotchkiss wrote: People please - can we keep this thing ON TOPIC !!! Indeed. My understanding is that only SWFs loaded from the same domain are affected - those loaded from an external domain or a subdomain are protected by an implicit sandbox. So while they can't be unloaded, they are at least unaffected by the player bug and will be cleaned up by the garbage collector. Is this correct? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] dynamic text and _alpha
is the font embedded? On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am changing the _alpha value of a mc when a button is clicked A dynamic textbox in the mc is not being affected by it... Everything else in the mc is... how can I change the _alpha value of a dynamic textbox in a mc? ___ 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] dynamic text and _alpha
You may have problems changing text alpha if the TextField is not using embedded fonts. Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) wrote: I am changing the _alpha value of a mc when a button is clicked A dynamic textbox in the mc is not being affected by it... Everything else in the mc is... how can I change the _alpha value of a dynamic textbox in a mc? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
Fair enough. To get back on topic: Moocks EA3 book does address this issue, but I'm wondering if he has addressed it more recently, particularly in light of the recent upswell of interest? .m On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Glen Pike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To me, this is more offensive than swearing, so if people can complain about swearing, I can complain about people taking the p*** out of someone. Even though it's off topic as this is more important in the big scheme of things than a few 0 1's getting mixed up. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
Stuart, I'm not sure I've followed this thread thoroughly, but have you embedded a font and specified it in a text format you're using? That is, you can't just say embedFonts = true. To do that, you must embed a font in the Library, and use that font in the field's text format, controlling the field and format with AS. Are you using AS3 or AS2? Rich http://www.LearningActionScript3.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] dynamic text and _alpha
That did it - thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Pike Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:59 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] dynamic text and _alpha You may have problems changing text alpha if the TextField is not using embedded fonts. Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) wrote: I am changing the _alpha value of a mc when a button is clicked A dynamic textbox in the mc is not being affected by it... Everything else in the mc is... how can I change the _alpha value of a dynamic textbox in a mc? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ 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] detecting pdf writer
Hi List... Is there any technique for detecting pdf writing ability from within Flash (AS2)? The closest thing I've been able to find would be to call an external jscript to detect an activexobject, but I think that only works for detecting Reader. What I'm looking for is a way to detect if the user's printer drivers has a a pdf writer, detected from within a swf. Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
Have a look at System.capabilities - if you can, it should be in there somewhere. Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi List... Is there any technique for detecting pdf writing ability from within Flash (AS2)? The closest thing I've been able to find would be to call an external jscript to detect an activexobject, but I think that only works for detecting Reader. What I'm looking for is a way to detect if the user's printer drivers has a a pdf writer, detected from within a swf. Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
Hi Michael, In System.capabilities you have a couple of functions you can use; playerType - for the plugin version, so no need for JS. hasPrinting - you cna chech is the use has a printer if not PDF output, is this what you need? Cheers, Sidney On Apr 15, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi List... Is there any technique for detecting pdf writing ability from within Flash (AS2)? The closest thing I've been able to find would be to call an external jscript to detect an activexobject, but I think that only works for detecting Reader. What I'm looking for is a way to detect if the user's printer drivers has a a pdf writer, detected from within a swf. Thanks, - Michael M. ___ 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] Any Game with Motor2, WAS: Platform Game with Motor2?
Ok, no platform games... How about any games at all? Elia - Original Message - From: Elia Morling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:58 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Platform Game with Motor2? Does anyone have an example of a platform game made with motor2? The only thing I see on his page are demos, I would really like to see a real implementation. http://lab.polygonal.de/ Thanks, Elia ___ 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] detecting pdf writer
Hi Glen... Yes, I see there's System.capabilities.hasPrinting returning a Boolean, but I'm looking for something that theoretically returns an array of printer drivers, where I could traverse through it and see if one of them is PDF writer. - MM Have a look at System.capabilities - if you can, it should be in there somewhere. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
My god; my spelling is awfull! what i meant to say is; System.capabilities.hasPrinting - you can check if the user has a printer, if not you can use PDF output. Cheers, Sid On Apr 15, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Sidney de Koning wrote: Hi Michael, In System.capabilities you have a couple of functions you can use; playerType - for the plugin version, so no need for JS. hasPrinting - you cna chech is the use has a printer if not PDF output, is this what you need? Cheers, Sidney On Apr 15, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi List... Is there any technique for detecting pdf writing ability from within Flash (AS2)? The closest thing I've been able to find would be to call an external jscript to detect an activexobject, but I think that only works for detecting Reader. What I'm looking for is a way to detect if the user's printer drivers has a a pdf writer, detected from within a swf. Thanks, - Michael M. ___ 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] code review
What is wrong with this code:
for (i=1; i6; i++) {
_root.main_content[p_+i].setTextFormat(portNavOff);
}
P_1, p_2, are dynamic text fields. Should this be working or
can I not target a text field like this?
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Re: [Flashcoders] code review
Your code is correct and yes you can access text fields like that. I would
double check that main_content is named correctly as well as the text
fields.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is wrong with this code:
for (i=1; i6; i++) {
_root.main_content[p_+i].setTextFormat(portNavOff);
}
P_1, p_2, are dynamic text fields. Should this be working or
can I not target a text field like this?
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Re: [Flashcoders] code review
Hi Theodore
Have you tried it without the loop?
i=1;
_root.main_content[p_+i].setTextFormat(portNavOff);
_root.main_content[p_+i].text=hello world!;
also, have you put text in p_1 already? Because the order that Flash wants
is you setTextFormat on the text field, and then you put the text in it.
HTH
Gabino
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Subject: [Flashcoders] code review
What is wrong with this code:
for (i=1; i6; i++) {
_root.main_content[p_+i].setTextFormat(portNavOff);
}
P_1, p_2, are dynamic text fields. Should this be working or
can I not target a text field like this?
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RE: [Flashcoders] code review
apart from the _root reference whichis never a good idea
check you lower-case / upper-case naming on your textfield
Flash will treat P_1 and p_1 as different fields.
in your loop your only mapping references to p_1, p_2, p_3 ... etc etc
and fields named P_1, P_2, P_3 ... etc will never be referenced
Pete
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Sent: Tue 15/04/2008 17:13
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Subject: [Flashcoders] code review
What is wrong with this code:
for (i=1; i6; i++) {
_root.main_content[p_+i].setTextFormat(portNavOff);
}
P_1, p_2, are dynamic text fields. Should this be working or
can I not target a text field like this?
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[Flashcoders] [AS2] Warning: broadcastMessage is not a function
Hi all,
I am testing some one else's code and when I compile it the first thing I
get is : Warning : broadcastMessage is not a function.
The application works properly but it is annoying to get this messages. Has
anyone found a similar issue?
I tried to declare the function in the first frame of the movie
function broadcastMessage( ) : Void
{
trace(I'm here);
}
still the warning appears...
[Player] AS9 Debugger version.
[Export] AS2 - Flash 8
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RE: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
Matt S. wrote: I'm not belittling him because of his english. I don't remember anybody objecting to his English abilities. I certainly never would, because I would be quite vulnerable in my second language. On the other hand, I wouldn't have people objecting to my impolite words, because I don't know enough Chinese swear words ^_^ I'm reminded of an amusing joke (mercifully brief): Q: What do Europeans call somebody who speaks three languages? A: Trilingual Q: What do Europeans call somebody who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual Q: What do Europeans call somebody who speaks one language? A: An American. Ok, back to code. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
Thanks for resonding Sid.
Here's what I'm really looking for:
if(System.capabilities.hasPrinting){
// Once I get to this point, before going to the PrintJob(),
// I still want to check to see if the user has pdf writer
}
Is that possible somehow?
- MM
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de Koning
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
My god; my spelling is awfull! what i meant to say is;
System.capabilities.hasPrinting - you can check if the user has a
printer, if not you can use PDF output.
Cheers,
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Re: [Flashcoders] [AS2] Warning: broadcastMessage is not a function
In AS2 you could use broadcastMessage similar to the way you use
dispatchEvent in AS3, but you have to import the classes, set up the
listeners, and I think alter the prototype of the class broadcasting the
message.
In sepy I had a snippet set up for adding broadcasting to a class. Here are
its contents, you can check your file to see if it is following a similar
construct:
// at top
import mx.transitions.BroadcasterMX;
import mx.transitions.OnEnterFrameBeacon;
// in vars
static var __initBroadcaster = BroadcasterMX.initialize
(ClassName.prototype, true);
public var addListener:Function;
public var removeListener:Function;
public var broadcastMessage:Function;
private var _listeners:Array;
/*
* remember to add vars for any call back functions ie:
*
* public var onComplete:Function;
*
*/
// in constructor
this._listeners = [];
this.addListener(this);
// broadcastMessage(onComplete,args);
Bear in mind that you can add other classes, etc as listeners. The use
outlined above would allow you to do something like:
var bla = new ClassName();
bla.onComplete = function(){
// trace(onComplete);
}
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Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
ON TOPIC: I can see that most of us feel very strongly about this bug. Adobe has made it clear that their formal channel to do something about it is to vote in their ticketing system for the bug. If there already is a bug, can someone link to it? Otherwise let's get a bug in there. And then let's vote for it. I'm pretty sure that based upon the support here we can make this the #1 bug in their database. Apologies if someone has already mentioned this. This thread is long and noisy. C ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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For the record, I never belittled his English, but rather celebrated his the internet is serious business approach, which actually had a greater affect on diffusing my frustration than anything else. :) http://blog.mediacatalyst.com/images/seriousbusiness.jpg ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
celebrated his the internet is serious business approach It's INTERNETS, damnit! Now, can we put this derail to rest? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Contract Development Opportunity in Tennessee
Good afternoon! My client, a leader in their respective industry, is currently interviewing for an outstanding Flash/Action Script opportunity they have available. If you are interested in being considered, please review the job description below and respond with an updated, word copy, of your resume complete with contact information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I look forward to speaking with you all and I hope you have a great day! Flash/Actionscript Developer Job Description: Our client, a leader in their respective industry has an immediate need for 1-2 Flash and Action Script 2.0 developers to do a 2 1/2 to 3 month contract in the Johnson City, TN area. This opportunity is strictly a development role, so there is no need for design or animation experience. This client is an accomplished software development company that has been tasked with re-engineering a high profile Flash-based web site associate with a popular children's toy. Work is slated to start immediately and there is a possibility that this opportunity could be extended out long-term to permanent for the right candidates. Our client wishes to move very quickly and can hire off of a brief phone interview. All applicants must present relevant code samples to be considered. ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED Required Skills: * ADOBE FLASH * ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 * OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING * CLASSES * OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE * ADOBE FLEX EXPERIENCE A PLUS About TEKsystems, Inc.: Join TEKsystems(r) and get your career on the fast track. As the leading technology staffing and services firm, we are passionate about deploying high-caliber IT and communications expertise. To satisfy our constant need for expertise, we actively seek talented Technical Professionals with all levels of information technology and communications skills. TEKsystems knows that every professional has different needs, so we'll work together to determine a suitable benefits package. We offer options to our Technical Professionals that could include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation and holiday pay, and technical and professional training. With a foundation as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, we've become a billion-dollar services company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Allegis Group and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. M/F/D/V LINKS TO INFORMATION ON THE AREA http://www.johnsoncitytn.com/ http://www.johnsoncitytnchamber.com/ http://www.tricityareaproperties.com/ Richie Farmer TECHNICAL RECRUITER 412 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. Suite 306B Knoxville, TN 37923 T 865.769.8441 F 865.769.8469 http://www.teksystems.com/ This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic email or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply email so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem?
I find it rather bizarre that people feel that it's necessary to beat a drum about this. I doubt that Adobe are sitting back on the issues raised. The thread has the Air of an hysterical mob. It's amazing how so many people have produced fantastic systems using Actionscript 3 in spite of the gloom and doom spouted here. From what I've read, the FP9 garbage collection is pretty much standard technology for object based systems - you can't just discard objects that have references to them. The real problem seems to be related to the other infrastructure that creates multiple object references that aren't always removable. I'm not saying bthere isn't a problem, just that it's not worthy of the histeria being generated. I understand completely it can be a serious issue for some people. Anyway, I'll express some faith that Adobe will resolve the issues - I won't be rolling back to AS2 despite the expert advice of some. I'll consign a lot of this thread to the same place as the 'end of the world is nigh' material that those people with placards dispense. No need to hand me a flaming torch just yet.. - Original Message - From: Chris Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Is Adobe fixing this big FP9 problem? ON TOPIC: I can see that most of us feel very strongly about this bug. Adobe has made it clear that their formal channel to do something about it is to vote in their ticketing system for the bug. If there already is a bug, can someone link to it? Otherwise let's get a bug in there. And then let's vote for it. I'm pretty sure that based upon the support here we can make this the #1 bug in their database. Apologies if someone has already mentioned this. This thread is long and noisy. C ___ 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] Flash developers Berlin - are there any?
A bit of topic but here goes anyway. I currently moved from Amsterdam to Berlin and I was wondering if there are any Adobe flash groups or flash related gatherings in Berlin. If anybody knows about some place (on/offline) here in Berlin where I can meet some Flash developers I would be really happy to know Thnx Jiri ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Contract Development Opportunity in Tennessee
are head hunters allowed in this list now a days? I know people like to hear about other companies hiring but not sure if the kind of emails that beging with my client, one of my clients, my contact... On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Farmer, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good afternoon! My client, a leader in their respective industry, is currently interviewing for an outstanding Flash/Action Script opportunity they have available. If you are interested in being considered, please review the job description below and respond with an updated, word copy, of your resume complete with contact information to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I look forward to speaking with you all and I hope you have a great day! Flash/Actionscript Developer Job Description: Our client, a leader in their respective industry has an immediate need for 1-2 Flash and Action Script 2.0 developers to do a 2 1/2 to 3 month contract in the Johnson City, TN area. This opportunity is strictly a development role, so there is no need for design or animation experience. This client is an accomplished software development company that has been tasked with re-engineering a high profile Flash-based web site associate with a popular children's toy. Work is slated to start immediately and there is a possibility that this opportunity could be extended out long-term to permanent for the right candidates. Our client wishes to move very quickly and can hire off of a brief phone interview. All applicants must present relevant code samples to be considered. ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED Required Skills: * ADOBE FLASH * ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 * OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING * CLASSES * OTHER PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE * ADOBE FLEX EXPERIENCE A PLUS About TEKsystems, Inc.: Join TEKsystems(r) and get your career on the fast track. As the leading technology staffing and services firm, we are passionate about deploying high-caliber IT and communications expertise. To satisfy our constant need for expertise, we actively seek talented Technical Professionals with all levels of information technology and communications skills. TEKsystems knows that every professional has different needs, so we'll work together to determine a suitable benefits package. We offer options to our Technical Professionals that could include: a health plan, 401k, provisions for vacation and holiday pay, and technical and professional training. With a foundation as the nation's largest IT staffing firm, we've become a billion-dollar services company by blending superior client service with an unrivaled ability to source and manage talent to precise specifications, resulting in successful technology executions. Allegis Group and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. M/F/D/V LINKS TO INFORMATION ON THE AREA http://www.johnsoncitytn.com/ http://www.johnsoncitytnchamber.com/ http://www.tricityareaproperties.com/ Richie Farmer TECHNICAL RECRUITER 412 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. Suite 306B Knoxville, TN 37923 T 865.769.8441 F 865.769.8469 http://www.teksystems.com/ This electronic mail (including any attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or otherwise protected from disclosure to anyone other than its intended recipient(s). Any dissemination or use of this electronic email or its contents (including any attachments) by persons other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply email so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message (including any attachments) in its entirety. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- ...helmut ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] odd MacTel + Windows + Flash bug
We're seeing a strange behavior with Firefox running under Windows on a MacTel. We're seeing it under both Parallels and VMWare. We're running WinXP with the latest FF (2.0.0.13) and the latest Flash (9.0.0.124). I'm running the latest Parallels under Leopard and my colleague is running VMWare under Tiger. FF under plain Windows (no MacTel) works just fine. The bug is that images loaded in using the Loader object and sounds loaded in using loadSound(url, true) do not show up / start playing _until_ the user moves their mouse! Curiously, xml-loading seems to work just fine. Animations, tweening, intervals and everything else seems to work perfectly fine. You click on a button to go to the next phase of the interaction and everything seems to work fine, but you won't hear any sounds or see any images loaded until you move the mouse. The ProgressBar for the Loader will show 100%. Anyone ever seen this? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Contract Development Opportunity in Tennessee
are head hunters allowed in this list now a days? I know people like to hear about other companies hiring but not sure if the kind of emails that beging with my client, one of my clients, my contact... I have generally been quite permissive about this sort of thing. However, I would be willing to change this position based on my perception of the general consensus of the list members (if I can gauge that). I would prefer not to discuss that topic on-list, though, since it'll generate more OT posts than the job posts themselves. If you'd like to express your opinion one way or the other, feel free to contact me directly. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
Hi,
I don't think you can detect the kind of printer a person has - you
usually just have to send a job to the printer and the OS deals with this.
If you had AS3 you could use AlivePDF -
http://www.lynchconsulting.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2008/3/27/PDF-Generation-in-Actionscript--AlivePDF
Not much help if you have AS2 though. You may be able to work
around this - generate a PDF server side and then use the File Reference
to download it.
You may be able to look at ways of posting image data to the
server - there are lots of examples - if you are generating your PDF
image in Flash. If it's text, this may be even easier - smaller uploads.
HTH
Glen
Mendelsohn, Michael wrote:
Thanks for resonding Sid.
Here's what I'm really looking for:
if(System.capabilities.hasPrinting){
// Once I get to this point, before going to the PrintJob(),
// I still want to check to see if the user has pdf writer
}
Is that possible somehow?
- MM
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My god; my spelling is awfull! what i meant to say is;
System.capabilities.hasPrinting - you can check if the user has a
printer, if not you can use PDF output.
Cheers,
Sid
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[Flashcoders] How to change textformat for List rollover?
I haven't had a need to use the CS3 components in an actual project until now. After hunting the docs it seems I can only change something like the highlight colour for all components by editing the graphics for each component type. Ugh. Anyhow, I'm now trying to change the colour of the text for a list component so there's a different colour for up/over/down/disabled. The up and disabled appear in the docs as textFormat and disabledTextFormat, but there's no mention of changing the textformat for the over or down conditions. Is there a way? ... without having to create a custom cellrenderer ... Derek Vadneau ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
If you go this route, check out iText (Java) or iTextSharp
(.NET)...great libraries for PDF generation
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
Hi,
I don't think you can detect the kind of printer a person has - you
usually just have to send a job to the printer and the OS deals with
this.
If you had AS3 you could use AlivePDF -
http://www.lynchconsulting.com.au/blog/index.cfm/2008/3/27/PDF-Generatio
n-in-Actionscript--AlivePDF
Not much help if you have AS2 though. You may be able to work
around this - generate a PDF server side and then use the File Reference
to download it.
You may be able to look at ways of posting image data to the
server - there are lots of examples - if you are generating your PDF
image in Flash. If it's text, this may be even easier - smaller
uploads.
HTH
Glen
Mendelsohn, Michael wrote:
Thanks for resonding Sid.
Here's what I'm really looking for:
if(System.capabilities.hasPrinting){
// Once I get to this point, before going to the PrintJob(),
// I still want to check to see if the user has pdf writer
}
Is that possible somehow?
- MM
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de Koning
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] detecting pdf writer
My god; my spelling is awfull! what i meant to say is;
System.capabilities.hasPrinting - you can check if the user has a
printer, if not you can use PDF output.
Cheers,
Sid
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