RE: [Flashcoders] The great CS3 Swindle
Ok - so it's actually cheaper to fly to the States, stay in a hotel for a few days and order your US copy (bearing in mind the exchange rate) than buying a copy in the UK. Joy! I'll recommend it to my boss :) Andy Jones Learning Consultant Reuters Messaging: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (t) +44 207542 6011 | (m) +44 7795 953895 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Sent: 29 March 2007 16:38 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] The great CS3 Swindle With WPF hitting the market this sounds like a really bad idea by Adobe. Seems like it would be cheaper to fly a student out with their personal educational copy. Not that I suggesting it (Adobe, please don't sue me). Nick Weekes wrote: So how would one legally go about buying Adobe software in the US (by legally I mean not from ebay)? And r.e. the lack of european support or upgrade, wouldn't you still be elligible for a US upgrade if you bought the software from there? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thomas Sent: 29 March 2007 15:39 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] The great CS3 Swindle Well - a telephone call from Adobe Europe (in the Netherlands) today. A lovely Russian lady whose name I didn't get. She tried to tell me the price difference was down to VAT rules - until I pointed out that VAT is 17.5% over here, not ~80%. As an aside, she pointed out that we in the UK pay slightly more for our downloads because we pay Republic of Ireland VAT rates for downloads (21%) as opposed to UK VAT on box product (17.5%). I'd noticed that the UK store downloads were pricier than the box product the other day, and couldn't understand it - that explains it. Doesn't have much bearing on the US/UK gap, tho'. Then she tried to be terribly reasonable, telling me that I could, if I wished, buy the software from the States, but couldn't then have any European support or European upgrades (hardly a problem). I straightfowardly put it to her that it was simply about commercial interests and that Adobe charged the UK prices that the UK would pay. Which she agreed with. Which means the only explanation is - because they can get away with it. Ian On 3/29/07, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've 'phoned the Adobe's UK office today and am told that someone from the customer services management team will get back to me today to explain it. So let's see what happens. :-) Me, I'm not holding my breath. Ian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com This email was sent to you by Reuters, the global news and information company. To find out more about Reuters visit www.about.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Limited. Reuters Limited is part of the Reuters Group of companies, of which Reuters Group PLC is the ultimate parent company. Reuters Group PLC - Registered office address: The Reuters Building, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EP, United Kingdom Registered No: 3296375 Registered in England and Wales ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
You guys are heroes!
Thanks for the advice - I'll be badgering away at this today and I'll
let you know.
Cheers
Andy Jones
Learning Consultant
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Cortlandt Winters
Sent: 28 February 2007 23:39
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Hi Andy,
Actually there is a way, though I think it's a metaphysical law that
somebody has to say it's impossible before an answer appears.
I had to do this so that folk could copy paste with ctrl-c ctrl-v and
have the text modified before put in atext field but not allow a
right-click-paste into the text field that could mess up the rich text
properties otherwise.
I only did it for one textfield, though I don't see any reason why you
wouldn't be able to apply the same idea everywhere.
The basic idea is that you create a custom right click menu and trap
it's onSelect event. When that event gets triggered, you create an
editable textfield and set the focus to it, since the object that
received the event no longer has focus, the right click menu goes away.
It was a while ago but I believe this was the snippet that did the
trick.
public function onLoad() {
var menu_cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
menu_cm.hideBuiltInItems();
menu_cm.onSelect = function(item:Object,item_menu:Object){
GhostObj.createTextField(Paste_txt, 1, 0, 0, 10, 20);
GhostObj.Paste_txt.type = input;
Selection.setFocus(eval(GhostObj.Paste_txt));
}
Capture_txt.menu = menu_cm;
...
Let me know if it works for you,
-Cort
On 2/28/07, Kalani Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Andy,
This will drive you wild until you're living with the lions in Africa.
Save yourself. It's not possible especially in a .swf. They removed
that possibility in flash 5 or 6.
I even tried putting in in a C# windows application with complicated
scripting to toggle a layer above it and faking mouse events that I
wanted to send. I found you can't send fake events to flash. You
would need access to the unmanaged code area (for other readers).
It's especially not possible with a swf or an application unless that
application is a Zinc app or if you shell out some big moolah to Adobe
for a special license (but won't work for a swf either).
Come back, Andy, come back into the light...it's not worth it really.
Kalani
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Jones
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:18 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Hi,
I know this has been done to death but nothing has answered my real
problem.
I need to turn off the right click menu completely in a swf.
I don't want it to display custom stuff (I can do that), I want it to
detect a right click but not show the menu. This can only be in a
swf, not an exe so the compilers don't work.
Please help - this has been driving me wild!
Andy Jones
Learning Consultant
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RE: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Cort,
Sadly your method doesn't seem to work. I think I'm going to have to
come back to the light and emerge from the dark world of frustration!
Basically, your method does what it says on the tin (but does show a
menu with paste greyed out) but as soon as you start playing with the
creating anything other than a text field the whole thing stops working.
Maybe I'm too thick to see how to do it although I like the idea.
Thanks for your suggestions though and if anyone feels like proving this
DOES work then you'll find the entire flash community extremely
grateful!
Cheers
Andy Jones
Learning Consultant
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Cortlandt Winters
Sent: 28 February 2007 23:39
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Hi Andy,
Actually there is a way, though I think it's a metaphysical law that
somebody has to say it's impossible before an answer appears.
I had to do this so that folk could copy paste with ctrl-c ctrl-v and
have the text modified before put in atext field but not allow a
right-click-paste into the text field that could mess up the rich text
properties otherwise.
I only did it for one textfield, though I don't see any reason why you
wouldn't be able to apply the same idea everywhere.
The basic idea is that you create a custom right click menu and trap
it's onSelect event. When that event gets triggered, you create an
editable textfield and set the focus to it, since the object that
received the event no longer has focus, the right click menu goes away.
It was a while ago but I believe this was the snippet that did the
trick.
public function onLoad() {
var menu_cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
menu_cm.hideBuiltInItems();
menu_cm.onSelect = function(item:Object,item_menu:Object){
GhostObj.createTextField(Paste_txt, 1, 0, 0, 10, 20);
GhostObj.Paste_txt.type = input;
Selection.setFocus(eval(GhostObj.Paste_txt));
}
Capture_txt.menu = menu_cm;
...
Let me know if it works for you,
-Cort
On 2/28/07, Kalani Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Andy,
This will drive you wild until you're living with the lions in Africa.
Save yourself. It's not possible especially in a .swf. They removed
that possibility in flash 5 or 6.
I even tried putting in in a C# windows application with complicated
scripting to toggle a layer above it and faking mouse events that I
wanted to send. I found you can't send fake events to flash. You
would need access to the unmanaged code area (for other readers).
It's especially not possible with a swf or an application unless that
application is a Zinc app or if you shell out some big moolah to Adobe
for a special license (but won't work for a swf either).
Come back, Andy, come back into the light...it's not worth it really.
Kalani
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy
Jones
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:18 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Hi,
I know this has been done to death but nothing has answered my real
problem.
I need to turn off the right click menu completely in a swf.
I don't want it to display custom stuff (I can do that), I want it to
detect a right click but not show the menu. This can only be in a
swf, not an exe so the compilers don't work.
Please help - this has been driving me wild!
Andy Jones
Learning Consultant
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[Flashcoders] Right Click disabling
Hi, I know this has been done to death but nothing has answered my real problem. I need to turn off the right click menu completely in a swf. I don't want it to display custom stuff (I can do that), I want it to detect a right click but not show the menu. This can only be in a swf, not an exe so the compilers don't work. Please help - this has been driving me wild! Andy Jones Learning Consultant This email was sent to you by Reuters, the global news and information company. To find out more about Reuters visit www.about.reuters.com Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Reuters Limited. Reuters Limited is part of the Reuters Group of companies, of which Reuters Group PLC is the ultimate parent company. Reuters Group PLC - Registered office address: The Reuters Building, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5EP, United Kingdom Registered No: 3296375 Registered in England and Wales ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
