Re: [Flashcoders] Garbage Collection difficulty
quick trick:
http://blogs.eyepartner.com/adrian/flex/flex-tip-6-garbage-collection-in-flex/
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:41 AM, Sander Schuurman
sander.schuur...@oswaldandruby.com wrote:
Thnx! ran a few tests on a server; and indeed my code is doing great, and
the GC occurs when some more memory is needed... thnx again...
I think the concept of this GC is key in AS3 development
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From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:
flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Nate Beck
Sent: Wednesday, 28 January 2009 17:34
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Garbage Collection difficulty
Ah yes... I knew I read it somewhere... It's in that Grant Skinner article.
*Deferred GC and Indeterminacy*
A *very* important thing to understand about the Garbage Collector in FP9
is
that it's operations are deferred. Your objects will not be removed
immediately when all active references are deleted, instead they will be
removed at some indeterminate time in the future (from a developer
standpoint). The GC uses a set of heuristics that look at RAM allocation
and
the size of the memory stack (among other things) to determine when to run.
As a developer, you must accept that fact that you will have no way of
knowing when (or even if) your inactive objects will get deallocated. You
must also be aware that inactive objects will continue to execute
indefinitely (until the GC deallocates it), so code will keep running (ex.
enterFrames), sounds will keep playing, loads will keep happening, events
will keep firing, etc.
It's very important to remember that you have no control over when your
objects will be deallocated, so you must make them as inert as possible
when
you are finished with them. Strategies to manage this will be the focus for
a future article.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Nate Beck n...@tldstudio.com wrote:
It was my understanding that Garbage Collection doesn't always occur
right
away. When you have orphaned objects sitting on the heap, they are *
eligible* for garbage collection. That doesn't mean they will be removed
from memory right away. Especially if you're testing for JUST that to
happen. Usually GC occurs when more memory is needed.
Someone else could probably speak to this topic much more intelligently
than me.. but that was my understanding of how GC in general works.
Cheers
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:04 AM, Sander Schuurman
sander.schuur...@oswaldandruby.com wrote:
Thnx for the links... tried some, but still with no success... I now
have
the following:
public class Image extends MovieClip
{
private var _thumbLoader:Loader;
private var _largeLoader:Loader;
private var _thumb:Bitmap;
private var _large:Bitmap;
public function loadThumb() :void
{
_thumbLoader = new Loader();
_thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
thumbLoaded, false, 0, true);
_thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,
errorOccured, false, 0, true);
_thumbLoader.load(new URLRequest(_tu));
}
private function thumbLoaded( e :Event ) :void
{
_thumb = Bitmap(e.currentTarget.content);
_thumb.smoothing = true;
addChild(_thumb);
_thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
thumbLoaded);
_thumbLoader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,
errorOccured);
_thumbLoader = null;
dispatchEvent(new Event(Image.IMG_LOADED));
}
public function loadLarge() :void
{
_largeLoader = new Loader();
_largeLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
largeLoaded, false, 0, true);
_largeLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,
errorOccured, false, 0, true);
_largeLoader.load(new URLRequest(_lu));
}
private function largeLoaded( e :Event ) :void
{
_large = e.currentTarget.content;
_large.smoothing = true;
addChild(_large);
_largeLoader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
largeLoaded);
_largeLoader.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,
errorOccured);
//_largeLoader.content.dispose();
_largeLoader = null;
dispatchEvent(new Event(Image.IMG_LOADED));
}
public function disposeLarge() :void
{
if (_large)
{
removeChild(_large);
_large.bitmapData.dispose();
_large = null;
}
}
public function dispose() :void
{
disposeLarge();
removeChild(_thumb);
_thumb.bitmapData.dispose();
_thumb = null
}
}
Anyone some tips? The large bitmap stays in memory...
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From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:
[Flashcoders] Full screen video in a full screen Flash..?
Hello. :) Is there a way to have a full screen Flash (not a video) which has a video player in it, without having the video itself jump to full screen? What I'd like to do is have a Flash piece which goes full screen, then at some points in the user's interaction with it there may be a video player in this Flash piece. The user would then have the option to view the video full screen within the already full screen Flash piece. Currently whenever I load a video player into a full screen non-video Flash the video jumps to full screen the moment it loads. Andrew Murphy Interactive Media Specialist mailto:amur...@delvinia.com amur...@delvinia.com Delvinia 214 King Street West, Suite 214 Toronto Canada M5H 3S6 P 416.364.1455 ext. 232 F 416.364.9830 W www.delvinia.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email message may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or received this communication by error, please notify the sender and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ Ce message peut contenir de l'information légalement privilégiée ou confidentielle. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire ou croyez avoir reçu par erreur ce message, nous vous saurions gré d'en aviser l'émetteur et d'en détruire le contenu sans le communiquer a d'autres ou le reproduire. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
not SPAM, TYPO :) http://wonderfl.kayac.com/ Merrill, Jason wrote: Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ 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] This is kind of Wonderfl
Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: This is kind of Wonderfl
And I jacked the url: http://wonderfl.kayac.com On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Steve Mathews happy...@gmail.com wrote: Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: [flexcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
I think the word for this is SPAM. Don't waste your time. - Original Message - From: Steve Mathews To: azf...@googlegroups.com ; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com ; Flash Coders List Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: [flexcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
Just playing devil's advocate, why would anyone want to build Flash online? It's technically very impressive, but with all the free offline tools out there, I don't see why it would be necessary or useful. ?? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sidney de Koning Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:08 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl He wrote the link wrong, it is: http://wonderfl.kayac.com/ Its pretty f* awesome! And most def the coolest i've seen in along time! Sid On Feb 2, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/ ) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com ] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ 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 Sidney de Koning - be a geek, in rockstar style! Flash / AIR Developer @ www.funky-monkey.nl Technical Writer @ www.insideria.com ___ 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] AS3 - Font Haxe compilation
Hello , I'm having some troubles creating a swf with fonts embedded.
first I create a swf from swmill with the font and works perfect
(resource.swf)
then compile another swf from haxe with resources included inside, and thats
also fine.
but when i test my swf to see my fonts , doesn't exists.
if i decompile my swf doesnt show my font class , that should be inside, but
it shows my real font included as resource(glyphs).
here is the code :
*swfmill*
?xml version=1.0 encoding=iso-8859-1 ?
movie version=9
frame
library
font id=Symbols name=Symbols import=/home/*/arial.ttf /
/library
/frame
/movie
*Haxe*
*Compile.hxml*
-swf /home/**/SharedFont20090130.swf
-cp /home/***/
-swf-lib resources.swf
-swf-version 9
-main SharedFont
*SharedFont.hx*
class Symbols extends flash.text.Font {
function new(){
super();
return;
}
}
class SharedFont {
static function main() {
trace('hello world');
}
}
Any Idea what am i doing wrong? .
i cant use that font in any textfield, it says that is fine ,... but the
glyphs are not shown. :(
Thanx!!
Juan.
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RE: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ 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] This is kind of Wonderfl
Hi Jason, Actually I think something like this has the potential to be great if taken in the right direction, and given a GUI that is much better; however, there is definitely the draw back of speed, if the server has to compile a file for 10 to 100 to a 1000 users at once. Imagine a scenario where a project is kept entirely on one server, and multiple people can edit a file separately or at the same time in realtime, like whiteboarding, using ajax or flash and amf, and choosing the revision, and of course all done without the hassles of purchasing licenses for multiple computers, downloading every file required for a build, and installing an app on every users machine. They already do this with mainframe style apps, so I would like it greatly if one could just go online as per normal and use the app in the browser. Mixing something like aviary, but with the ability to make animations, and having and ide with flashdevelop's feature set, would be downright awesome. My 2 cents, Anthony Merrill, Jason wrote: Just playing devil's advocate, why would anyone want to build Flash online? It's technically very impressive, but with all the free offline tools out there, I don't see why it would be necessary or useful. ?? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sidney de Koning Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:08 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl He wrote the link wrong, it is: http://wonderfl.kayac.com/ Its pretty f* awesome! And most def the coolest i've seen in along time! Sid On Feb 2, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/ ) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com ] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ 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 Sidney de Koning - be a geek, in rockstar style! Flash / AIR Developer @ www.funky-monkey.nl Technical Writer @ www.insideria.com ___ 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] This is kind of Wonderfl
Hmmm, yeah, but right now, I can't see past these issues (along with your better GUI and compiling : Code completion and other nice features of code editors! - they would definitely need to implement that - and how would that handle smart import statements for your project? Could be tricky, How comfortable are people with having all your sourcecode online instead of local online storage - would make me nervous on very large projects Using third party code - or importing classes of your own - they would have to support that. What happens when you want to compile and the server is down or hiccups? It was doing that to me when I tested - annoying and a big productivity waster. Must be online to develop - no working on the airplane or places without Wi-Fi Working inside a browser - that's going to impose several limitations there - like hotkey combination conflicts Not seeing your file structure locally - they would have to create a pretty slick UI for viewing your project Working with media assets - what about having to upload images, movies, sound, fonts, yuck! I think it maybe has potential a long way down the road, but so far, this isn't anything I think people will be able to do anything useful with just yet. Seems the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages - at least right now. Maybe someday. Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Pace Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:12 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Hi Jason, Actually I think something like this has the potential to be great if taken in the right direction, and given a GUI that is much better; however, there is definitely the draw back of speed, if the server has to compile a file for 10 to 100 to a 1000 users at once. Imagine a scenario where a project is kept entirely on one server, and multiple people can edit a file separately or at the same time in realtime, like whiteboarding, using ajax or flash and amf, and choosing the revision, and of course all done without the hassles of purchasing licenses for multiple computers, downloading every file required for a build, and installing an app on every users machine. They already do this with mainframe style apps, so I would like it greatly if one could just go online as per normal and use the app in the browser. Mixing something like aviary, but with the ability to make animations, and having and ide with flashdevelop's feature set, would be downright awesome. My 2 cents, Anthony Merrill, Jason wrote: Just playing devil's advocate, why would anyone want to build Flash online? It's technically very impressive, but with all the free offline tools out there, I don't see why it would be necessary or useful. ?? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sidney de Koning Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:08 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl He wrote the link wrong, it is: http://wonderfl.kayac.com/ Its pretty f* awesome! And most def the coolest i've seen in along time! Sid On Feb 2, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/ ) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com ] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve
[Flashcoders] Details of extending UIComponent
I posted this on Flexcoders earlier today without any responses. But then, Yahoo's servers have also been timing out - maybe the forum is not working well. I figure someone else might be able to point me to some information. Can someone send me some links to information on all the ins and outs of creating visual custom Flex UIComponents with AS3 3 - NOT MXML (i.e. a class that extends UIComponent) ? I've actually done it before, but had some bugs and headaches because I didn't fully understand all the intricacies of method overriding you have to/should do - things like measure(), clone(), updateDisplayList (), etc. - so that it looks/works right and the UIComponent stays within its container (for example, you create a UIComponent that draws a large circle, but you want the circle to remain within the bounds of a scrollpane component it is a child of). I've googled all over the place, including adobe devnet and the Flexcoders archives and have come up short. Seems to be bits and pieces - I'm looking for some kind of explanation or simple example of writing a visual component I understand the AS3 drawing API and databinding, I just want info on the rest of best practices for extending UIComponent. Seems like I had seen a tutorial on this before on devnet, but I can't locate it now (the search on that thing is terrible!) - also others have made some good posts on that here as well, but can't find those either. Thanks! Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Light-weight AS3 text scroll bar? (alternative to UIScrollBar)
There's also a video tutorial on gotoandlearn.com, look for the Object-Oriented Scrollbar. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Cor c...@chello.nl wrote: You can build your own. If I remember correctly there is a tutorial on www.focusonflash.com -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of confustic...@gmail.com Sent: maandag 2 februari 2009 1:12 To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Light-weight AS3 text scroll bar? (alternative to UIScrollBar) Hi List, Can anyone recommend a light-weight AS3 scroll bar component for scrolling textfields? I used TextScroller (http://play.ground.gr/?p=85) in AS2. I tried out UIScrollBar and it added 16KB to my (previously 4KB) swf. Any suggestions for lighter alternatives would be very much appreciated. Thanks and cheers, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1930 - Release Date: 2-2-2009 7:51 ___ 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] This is kind of Wonderfl
Great!! Now i will be able to create Flash stuff even at school's breaks. That's just what i always wanted. Sometime i have to be waiting more than 2 hours without anything to do. Great timepass activity. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Light-weight AS3 text scroll bar? (alternative to UIScrollBar)
You can build your own. If I remember correctly there is a tutorial on www.focusonflash.com -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of confustic...@gmail.com Sent: maandag 2 februari 2009 1:12 To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Light-weight AS3 text scroll bar? (alternative to UIScrollBar) Hi List, Can anyone recommend a light-weight AS3 scroll bar component for scrolling textfields? I used TextScroller (http://play.ground.gr/?p=85) in AS2. I tried out UIScrollBar and it added 16KB to my (previously 4KB) swf. Any suggestions for lighter alternatives would be very much appreciated. Thanks and cheers, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1930 - Release Date: 2-2-2009 7:51 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Details of extending UIComponent
Somewhere I had a link to an excellent article on the Flex component lifecycle - but I can't find it here at home. I'll try and dig it out tomorrow - sorry, I know that's useless of me! In the meantime, a quick hunt around the 'net came up with this, which is a pretty decent overview: http://flexcomps.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/flex-component-life-cycle/ HTH, Ian On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com wrote: I posted this on Flexcoders earlier today without any responses. But then, Yahoo's servers have also been timing out - maybe the forum is not working well. I figure someone else might be able to point me to some information. Can someone send me some links to information on all the ins and outs of creating visual custom Flex UIComponents with AS3 3 - NOT MXML (i.e. a class that extends UIComponent) ? I've actually done it before, but had some bugs and headaches because I didn't fully understand all the intricacies of method overriding you have to/should do - things like measure(), clone(), updateDisplayList (), etc. - so that it looks/works right and the UIComponent stays within its container (for example, you create a UIComponent that draws a large circle, but you want the circle to remain within the bounds of a scrollpane component it is a child of). I've googled all over the place, including adobe devnet and the Flexcoders archives and have come up short. Seems to be bits and pieces - I'm looking for some kind of explanation or simple example of writing a visual component I understand the AS3 drawing API and databinding, I just want info on the rest of best practices for extending UIComponent. Seems like I had seen a tutorial on this before on devnet, but I can't locate it now (the search on that thing is terrible!) - also others have made some good posts on that here as well, but can't find those either. Thanks! Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. ___ 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] object passed to function has values undefined
Hi,
I'll try to break the problem out, but its pretty embedded in our code.
So I'm not sure the problem will follow out of this context.
I did however find out that passing primitives such as a string or int
into the second function works fine, but objects won't work.
Any suggestions, even shots in the dark are most welcome.
Thanks!
Hans Wichman wrote:
Hi,
can you reproduce the problem and put up some fla for download for us to
test?
greetz
JC
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Matt McKeon m...@camadro.com wrote:
Hi all,
I've got some code in AS2, and a function that has one parameter of type
Object. That function gets called from a callback function from an
event; basically its just passing along the object.
The crazy thing is in the callback function I can loop through the
object parameter and see all the properties and values, but in the other
function looping through the object only displays the property names and
*not* the values (values all say undefined). Very bizarre.
// in class A
// this is the callback for an event
// say o is the object:
var o:Object = {}
o.param1 = 'val1';
o.param2 = 'val2';
public function onObjectReceivedHandler(o:Object) : Void {
// this prints the object with all values
for(var d in o) {
trace(d + :: + o[d]);
}
mc.classb.testobjectparam(o);
}
}
// in class B
public function testobjectparam(myobj:Object) : Void {
// this only prints the property name, no value
for(var d in myobj) {
trace(d + :: + myobj[d]);
}
}
Both classes extend MovieClip and are in separate SWF's. So class B is
in a dynamically loaded SWF if that makes any difference.
Has anyone seem something like this happen? I'm hitting my head here and
not sure what to try next. Any advice would be great!
Thanks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
He wrote the link wrong, it is: http://wonderfl.kayac.com/ Its pretty f* awesome! And most def the coolest i've seen in along time! Sid On Feb 2, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: Is this spam? Or did that site not pay their ISP dues? This (http://wonderfl.kayack.com/ ) seems to be a web site circa 1998 - what does this have to do with Flash? Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com ] On Behalf Of Steve Mathews Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: azf...@googlegroups.com; flexcod...@yahoogroups.com; Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Spotted a post over at Techcrunch about wonderfl.kayack.com . Looks like a pretty cool project. And if the creator(s) happen to see this, a big thumbs up! Steve ___ 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 Sidney de Koning - be a geek, in rockstar style! Flash / AIR Developer @ www.funky-monkey.nl Technical Writer @ www.insideria.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Full screen video in a full screen Flash..?
Are you loading the video player into its own holder mc? If you do
that, then place that holder on the display list, then set
if (stage.displayState == StageDisplayState.NORMAL) {
stage.displayState =
StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN;
}
it should go full screen without FS'ing the video.
.m
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Andrew Murphy amur...@delvinia.com wrote:
Hello. :)
Is there a way to have a full screen Flash (not a video) which has a video
player in it, without having the video itself jump to full screen?
What I'd like to do is have a Flash piece which goes full screen, then at
some points in the user's interaction with it there may be a video player in
this Flash piece. The user would then have the option to view the video
full screen within the already full screen Flash piece.
Currently whenever I load a video player into a full screen non-video Flash
the video jumps to full screen the moment it loads.
Andrew Murphy
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[Flashcoders] jpeg enhancement
Hi All,I have some JPEGs that I display in my app...the problem is that the quality isn't so great...does anyone know of a way to enhance the quality of a jpeg once you load it or am i skrewed thanks percy ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl
Haven't really looked into all the wonderfl details, but - at first looks - seems similar to what is already possible with Flex and Coldfusion. Flex 1.0 and 1.5 were both compiled on the server, there was no swf output like there is with Flex 2 and 3 and what we're used from the Flash IDE. Flex 2/3 can still be compiled server side in combination with Coldfusion. So rather than having an html + swf, you'd browse to an mxml file. http://domain.com/index.mxml How comfortable are people with having all your sourcecode online instead of local online storage - would make me nervous on very large projects Doesn't change anything development wise. You'd still have a local copy - deploying to a local (or network) server for testing. Upload to live server when done. What happens when you want to compile and the server is down or hiccups? Must be online to develop - no working on the airplane or places without Wi-Fi Same as above, not an issue if you'd develop locally. And that goes for most of your other concerns. Just because they're demoing it online, doesn't mean you *have* to develop online, well at least that's the way I see it :). regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:26 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] This is kind of Wonderfl Hmmm, yeah, but right now, I can't see past these issues (along with your better GUI and compiling : Code completion and other nice features of code editors! - they would definitely need to implement that - and how would that handle smart import statements for your project? Could be tricky, How comfortable are people with having all your sourcecode online instead of local online storage - would make me nervous on very large projects Using third party code - or importing classes of your own - they would have to support that. What happens when you want to compile and the server is down or hiccups? It was doing that to me when I tested - annoying and a big productivity waster. Must be online to develop - no working on the airplane or places without Wi-Fi Working inside a browser - that's going to impose several limitations there - like hotkey combination conflicts Not seeing your file structure locally - they would have to create a pretty slick UI for viewing your project Working with media assets - what about having to upload images, movies, sound, fonts, yuck! I think it maybe has potential a long way down the road, but so far, this isn't anything I think people will be able to do anything useful with just yet. Seems the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages - at least right now. Maybe someday. Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative Learning Blog and subscribe. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Details of extending UIComponent
Flexcoders can be a bit overwhelming and posts get lost in the masses. Try FlexComponents on yahoo instead for component related posts. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcomponents/ Does this have the information you need? http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=ascomponents_advanced_1.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/ascomponents_advanced_3.html#214104 Here's a summary from the docs: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/ascomponents_advanced_2.html#219779 quote To implement your component, follow these general steps: 1. If necessary, create any skins for the component. 2. Create an ActionScript class file. 1. Extend one of the base classes, such as UIComponent or another component class. 2. Specify properties that the user can set by using an MXML tag property. 3. Embed any graphic and skin files. 4. Implement the constructor. 5. Implement the UIComponent.createChildren() method. 6. Implement the UIComponent.commitProperties() method. 7. Implement the UIComponent.measure() method. 8. Implement the UIComponent.layoutChrome() method. 9. Implement the UIComponent.updateDisplayList() method. 10. Add properties, methods, styles, events, and metadata. 3. Deploy the component as an ActionScript file or as a SWC file. /quote regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:31 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Details of extending UIComponent I posted this on Flexcoders earlier today without any responses. But then, Yahoo's servers have also been timing out - maybe the forum is not working well. I figure someone else might be able to point me to some information. Can someone send me some links to information on all the ins and outs of creating visual custom Flex UIComponents with AS3 3 - NOT MXML (i.e. a class that extends UIComponent) ? I've actually done it before, but had some bugs and headaches because I didn't fully understand all the intricacies of method overriding you have to/should do - things like measure(), clone(), updateDisplayList (), etc. - so that it looks/works right and the UIComponent stays within its container (for example, you create a UIComponent that draws a large circle, but you want the circle to remain within the bounds of a scrollpane component it is a child of). I've googled all over the place, including adobe devnet and the Flexcoders archives and have come up short. Seems to be bits and pieces - I'm looking for some kind of explanation or simple example of writing a visual component I understand the AS3 drawing API and databinding, I just want info on the rest of best practices for extending UIComponent. Seems like I had seen a tutorial on this before on devnet, but I can't locate it now (the search on that thing is terrible!) - also others have made some good posts on that here as well, but can't find those either. Thanks! Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media · Learning Performance Solutions LLD ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
