Re: [Flashcoders] Getting Frames Per Second
Hi Daniel! If you want something more graphical, you can download my framechecker at: http://www.flashakademin.se/framechecker/framechecker.fla Drag the performacetester clip from the library of the fla to the stage of any .fla you want to test, and you will see how the framerate fluctuates over time (if you have performance issues...) Regards /Eskil Marc Hoffman skrev: Daniel, Try this, from Colin Moock: http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/actionscript/fps-speedometer/http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/actionscript/fps-speedometer/ A bit dated, but still should work fine or at least give you a headstart building your own. Marc Hoffman At 10:20 AM 1/23/2007, you wrote: The post below about converting graphics to vectors got me thinking and I wanted to see how using bitmap cache, vectors, filters, images, etc effected the frame rate. I can obviously see when the frame rate slows down, but it'd be nice to have some actual numbers with it. I'd also like to get some real numbers when testing flash applications on slower computers and different OS. Daniel Holth ___ 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 -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.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] combobox collapsing sub
Hi! I'm using components for an Admin. Have had and overcome all sorts of stupid problems with components, like the infamous _lockroot bug with the ComboBox and the not so well thought depth construction of components in _root. After solving that so that the submenu folds down appropriatley even when the CMB is loaded in an external clip, the little scrollbar that shows in the submenu, when there is not enough room in the mc to completely fold the clip, stops working. ARRGH! It can now only be manouvered by a mouse with scrollwheel...My client don't appreciate this so much, and neiter do I... Anyone has a clue? /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.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] [job] Stockholm -Sweden
Hi, Are there any freelance actionscript programmers in Stockholm that are interested to work in January, starting as soon as possible ? Requirements: Experienced AS2 OOP programmer, used to work with XML and dynamic structures. living in, or close to Stockholm, Sweden. email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] :: anyone passed flash 8 certification exam?::
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS Tweening. Approach to prevent tween
You can also alter the Tween class (by creating an own version from, or
extending the mx.transitions.Tween Class) and make it possible to
disable. I have found this to be the most reliable way to get around the
problem, since stop(), or deleting the Tween will not always work for
some reasons.
//add a property:
private var enabled:Boolean = true;
//and two functions:
function disable():Void {
enabled = false;
setPosition = null;
}
function enable():Void {
enabled = true;
setPosition = doSetPosition;
}
And there you go, Tweens can be disabled.
/Eskil
Jack Doyle skrev:
I'm not sure about other tweening engines, but the one I wrote (TweenLite)
automatically overwrites tweens that affect the same object/MovieClip to
prevent collisions unless you flag it not to. I found that I almost always
needed it to overwrite existing tweens, so I made that the default behavior
but like I said, you have the ability to change that if you need to. See the
documentation at the top of the class file for instructions.
You can snag the class at:
http://www.greensock.com/ActionScript/TweenLite/
Good luck!
Jack Doyle
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Subject: [Flashcoders] AS Tweening. Approach to prevent tween
clashing?
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Hi All,
I've been building sites with laco's tweens for a good while.
Occasionally I've come accross problems when you click on buttons
really fast in sucession. If one item is still tweening you can end up
with unpredictable results.
Does anyone have any advise on what approach I can take to avoid that.
I'm real trouble figuring out what specifically is causing the
problem, even though I understand the general problem.
Has anyone any advice,
Thanks,
- Kevin
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[Flashcoders] slightly OT - browser position
Hi, I need to track the browser postion when the user drags it around over the desktop. I can't find a JavaScript variable for this. Have I missed something basic ? If not, anyone who know how to do this? The problem is not communication Flash -JavaScript, i know the tricks. Regards /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.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] dynamically retreive symbolnames
Hi there! I need to record the content of the stage, to redraw it later. Everything works fine, but it would simplify things to in be able to retreive the symbol name of the symbol used in the library for the mc:s on stage. (The stuff on the stage has been placed there by a designer, so there are no attached clips or linkage id:s) /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] jsp - Flash
No, I have totally missed this. Should do the trick, Thanks for the info! Eskil Serge Jespers skrev: Did you already have a look at Flash Remoting: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashremoting/java_jsp.html You can buy it from Adobe or try this open source alternative: http://www.osflash.org/openamf Serge I need to build som kind of serverside solution in jsp to connect with Flash (and sql on the serverside). XML.sendAndLoad from Flash would be nice, but some other solution may work better. Anyone knows some good tutorials on this? ___ 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 -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.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] jsp - Flash
I need to build som kind of serverside solution in jsp to connect with Flash (and sql on the serverside). XML.sendAndLoad from Flash would be nice, but some other solution may work better. Anyone knows some good tutorials on this? /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend?
Ok, it is probably really simple for intelligent people, but I'm not that smart. I had to prepare for the exam, and when I did, I think I learned a lot about stuff that I don't work with so often. /E Rich Rodecker skrev: But in my experience people seem to think Certified Flash Developer gives a little cred.. i think thats true. the exam is way too easy i think, and youonly need a 75 or something to pass. Also i've never had one potential client ask me if I'm certified, and many didnt even know there was a certification. On 8/12/06, Eskil Janson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See your point, but you will have the latest available Flash exam, and that is what counts for the customers. As I said, i think Adobe should adress this problem. I suppose they will change certifications to the Adobe way http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ In my experience, none has actually asked me about what version I am certified for. If it is required, the person who buys your services, knows what certification counts. But in my experience people seem to think Certified Flash Developer gives a little cred.. /Eskil André Goliath skrev: I think it would be better to show that your certification is up to date. Sure, the point I was trying to make is that every non-Flasher would recognize Flash MX 2004 is now two years old, they probably don´t even know that there where major changes from MX to MX04. MX does not suffer from this handicap of a number attached to it. The exam on MX is not available, in fact those who have only the MX certification are not listed any longer on Adobe's certifed Developer page[1]. So I guess since there are no Flash 8 beta exams anounced[2] they´ll propably start a new rush on Flash 9/Flex 2... [1] http://www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/retired _exams.html [2] http://www.donathgroup.com/macromedia/candidate/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Rodecker Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 7:49 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend? andre - i'm not sure if I would agree with taking the exam in Flash MX instead of flash mx 04. Actually, is the flash mx testing still available? anyway, the reason I say that is, as I'm sure you know well, so much changes with each version of flash, and I think it would be better to show that your certification is up to date. For instance, if you took the Flash MX exam, you could score 100% and not know a thing about Actionscript 2. And if you're just worried about the year, dont worry, you can just say you're a Certified Flash Developer. On 8/12/06, André Goliath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your thoughts :) Propably I´d rather take the exam in Flash MX than MX 04, just because MX does not have a year in it ;) It´s the same with Windows: Everyone would agree that Windows 2000 is old. But would you call Windows XP old? Propably not, until I tell you that it was released in 2001 ;) I got the preparation book today and took the online test. 60% correct without even looking into it isn´t too bad I think. I probably take the test anyway, looks good in the CV at least ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eskil Janson Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:58 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend? I passed the test a year ago, at the time when Flash 8 was just released, and it seemed strange alreade at that time to study outdated concepts(primarely related to AS1 ) ... But most of the basic stuff is the same for both products. Most of your clients, or students if you teach Flash, won't be able to tell the difference between the versions (MX2004, 8) , but some of them will probably be interested in the fact that you have the highest level of certification for the product (Flash) before they consider hiring you. I think Adobe should get a grip on the certification and training situation for Flash. I personally really like AS3 and I can't understand why Adobe (formerly MM) never have tried to design courses targeted to real professionals, including real OOP, since that makes developing Flash so much easiser, and is what everybody is into. This should also be reflected in the courses they provide to prepare for the exam, and the exam itself. /Eskil André Goliath skrev: Hello List, I´m thinking about becoming a certifed Macromedia(?) Flash MX04 Developer, but I wonder if this qualification is still of any worth, what do you think? Have you profited in any way from your certification? Is there anything in the pipeline for Flash 8/9 or will there ever be? Flash MX04 certified sounds a bit outdated IMHO,... Thanks for any and all thoughts
Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend?
I passed the test a year ago, at the time when Flash 8 was just released, and it seemed strange alreade at that time to study outdated concepts(primarely related to AS1 ) ... But most of the basic stuff is the same for both products. Most of your clients, or students if you teach Flash, won't be able to tell the difference between the versions (MX2004, 8) , but some of them will probably be interested in the fact that you have the highest level of certification for the product (Flash) before they consider hiring you. I think Adobe should get a grip on the certification and training situation for Flash. I personally really like AS3 and I can't understand why Adobe (formerly MM) never have tried to design courses targeted to real professionals, including real OOP, since that makes developing Flash so much easiser, and is what everybody is into. This should also be reflected in the courses they provide to prepare for the exam, and the exam itself. /Eskil André Goliath skrev: Hello List, I´m thinking about becoming a certifed Macromedia(?) Flash MX04 Developer, but I wonder if this qualification is still of any worth, what do you think? Have you profited in any way from your certification? Is there anything in the pipeline for Flash 8/9 or will there ever be? Flash MX04 certified sounds a bit outdated IMHO,... Thanks for any and all thoughts, André ___ 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 -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend?
See your point, but you will have the latest available Flash exam, and that is what counts for the customers. As I said, i think Adobe should adress this problem. I suppose they will change certifications to the Adobe way http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ In my experience, none has actually asked me about what version I am certified for. If it is required, the person who buys your services, knows what certification counts. But in my experience people seem to think Certified Flash Developer gives a little cred.. /Eskil André Goliath skrev: I think it would be better to show that your certification is up to date. Sure, the point I was trying to make is that every non-Flasher would recognize Flash MX 2004 is now two years old, they probably don´t even know that there where major changes from MX to MX04. MX does not suffer from this handicap of a number attached to it. The exam on MX is not available, in fact those who have only the MX certification are not listed any longer on Adobe's certifed Developer page[1]. So I guess since there are no Flash 8 beta exams anounced[2] they´ll propably start a new rush on Flash 9/Flex 2... [1] http://www.adobe.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/retired _exams.html [2] http://www.donathgroup.com/macromedia/candidate/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Rodecker Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 7:49 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend? andre - i'm not sure if I would agree with taking the exam in Flash MX instead of flash mx 04. Actually, is the flash mx testing still available? anyway, the reason I say that is, as I'm sure you know well, so much changes with each version of flash, and I think it would be better to show that your certification is up to date. For instance, if you took the Flash MX exam, you could score 100% and not know a thing about Actionscript 2. And if you're just worried about the year, dont worry, you can just say you're a Certified Flash Developer. On 8/12/06, André Goliath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your thoughts :) Propably I´d rather take the exam in Flash MX than MX 04, just because MX does not have a year in it ;) It´s the same with Windows: Everyone would agree that Windows 2000 is old. But would you call Windows XP old? Propably not, until I tell you that it was released in 2001 ;) I got the preparation book today and took the online test. 60% correct without even looking into it isn´t too bad I think. I probably take the test anyway, looks good in the CV at least ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eskil Janson Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:58 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Madobe certified professional - still recommend? I passed the test a year ago, at the time when Flash 8 was just released, and it seemed strange alreade at that time to study outdated concepts(primarely related to AS1 ) ... But most of the basic stuff is the same for both products. Most of your clients, or students if you teach Flash, won't be able to tell the difference between the versions (MX2004, 8) , but some of them will probably be interested in the fact that you have the highest level of certification for the product (Flash) before they consider hiring you. I think Adobe should get a grip on the certification and training situation for Flash. I personally really like AS3 and I can't understand why Adobe (formerly MM) never have tried to design courses targeted to real professionals, including real OOP, since that makes developing Flash so much easiser, and is what everybody is into. This should also be reflected in the courses they provide to prepare for the exam, and the exam itself. /Eskil André Goliath skrev: Hello List, I´m thinking about becoming a certifed Macromedia(?) Flash MX04 Developer, but I wonder if this qualification is still of any worth, what do you think? Have you profited in any way from your certification? Is there anything in the pipeline for Flash 8/9 or will there ever be? Flash MX04 certified sounds a bit outdated IMHO,... Thanks for any and all thoughts, André ___ 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 -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http
[Flashcoders] Trap browser interaction.
I'm working on a navigation system using named anchors in the main timeline to direct users to different states of my application from user interaction with the browser. I would prefer to do it more dynamically. Anyone who knows how the interaction is handled browser/flash with named anchors, and if it is possible to skip the timeline stuff, and trap the events directly from actionscript ? /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash lite 2 questions
Thanks! I will check out the lists. Most phones are not connected to the net, thats why I want to use mms. I like AS2 but I think the Interactive Object and Event model in AS3 is more suitable for cross platform development, and would prefer it for mobile apps if possible. Best Regards /Eskil Hi Eskil, First of all you might want to consider to join one of the mailign lists dedicated to Flash on mobile devices. For example FlashMobile and suhc. - How do you get a custom icon for your Flash Lite 2 application ? You would need to make your own Symbian application which will add a menu icon, and basically has a call which will open your Flash movie in the default application for the file format/mimetype. You can use the wizard application such as swf2sis to make such symbian application for Symbian 2nd edition mobile phones. As far as I know it doesn't yet support Symbian Series 60 3rd mobile phones. - Is there a way to attach files (textfiles preferably ) with sms (mms) from Flash lite 2 ? You can send SMS files from Flash Lite application, or you can use the LoadVars-class to send data to a online webserver. -Will Flash lite have support for AS 3, and if so, when ? Not yet, it will support AS2 which is already great! Anyone? /Eskil ___ 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 -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 Reference Library PDF?
Any news about the PDF ? I'm on the countryside right now and accessing Internet via modem, so a PDF would be really helpful! Regards /Eskil John Dowdell wrote:: Charles Parcell wrote: Now that Flash Player 9 is officially released, does anyone know if there is a PDF of the AS3 Reference Library? While I know it is on LiveDocs, I like to thumb through actual paper. I'm not sure yet, Charles. First I checked with search term 'actionscript 3' filetype:pdf site:adobe.com, without results. I then checked cubicles over in the Flash section of the building, but with the holiday and the big ship it's pretty quiet there today. If such a resource existed today, then I'd expect to see it linked here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/ I'd suspect a PDF version is on the schedule, but let me try nailing down detail later on in this week, when people who took the short holiday are back on duty. Deal? jd -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.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] Flash lite 2 questions
I am working on an application for cellphones, and am interested in porting it for Flash Lite 2. - How do you get a custom icon for your Flash Lite 2 application ? - Is there a way to attach files (textfiles preferably ) with sms (mms) from Flash lite 2 ? -Will Flash lite have support for AS 3, and if so, when ? Anyone? /Eskil -- http://www.eskilstina.com ---eskilStina -- Eskil Janson Mobil: +46 0735 31 68 52 Slupskjulsvägen 38 E-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 111 49 Stockholm Webb: www.eskilstina.com http://www.eskilstina.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Private variables visible?
private variables are only recognized by the compiler for checking in
AS2, unfortunantley.
/Eskil
Spiral Universe skrev:
Hi. I'm having an issue that might be because of my error but can't figure out
what am I doing wrong. It's very simple.. i have a class with private vars and
they are visible outside the class.. everywhere.. in other movieclips, in the
root timeline :)
class MyClass {
private var _hidden:Number;
function MyClass() {
_hidden = 100;
}
}
attach this code to a movieclip in the ide (likage) and do a trace anywhere outside the class to _root.mc._hidden
What is wrong here ??
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Re: [Flashcoders] ObjectSwap: Bypassing the ActiveX Activation Issue in Internet Explorer
Great work, thanks! /Eskil Karina Steffens skrev: Hi all, After way too much time spent on this issue, I have finally perfected the script (I hope!) and wrote an article about it on my blog. replaceFlash.js is now called objectSwap.js - It's really meant for all ActiveX objects, not just Flash, although it does use an custom Flash detection technique. You can download it and read all about it on my blog: http://www.neo-archaic.net/blog/2006/04/25/objectswap.htm This launches my blog with it's first post, but I'm planning to add more stuff soon, including tutorials and components (Such as the Tooltip script that's used in John Gren's Xray). Any comments or suggestions are welcome... Karina Karina Steffens | Neo-Archaic creative technical new media design http://www.neo-archaic.net/ www.neo-archaic.net ___ 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] Falling leafs
Hi! I have a customer who wants falling leafs or herbs (small jpg:s ) to fall in the foreground of a larger picture. Anyone who has done this, and fells like sharing a few lines? I don't really need advice on how to solve the problems involved, think I could figure something out, but i feel lazy, and not in the mood of reinventing the weel... thanks /Eskil ___ 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] Falling leafs
Thanks Franto! Looks nice. It's a really nice start, and I like the falling motion. Some wind, a little sqewing, and a little more random rotation, and you could start feel the smell of autumn... /Eskil franto skrev: is this ok? http://www.franto.com/particle/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Falling leafs
This example definitely went straight up to number one on my list! Thanks a lot, /Eskil Gerry Creighton skrev: This is probably what you want... http://hosted.zeh.com.br/mctween/examples/leaves.swf Gerry ... http://www.thespikeranch.com Certified Macromedia Flash MX Designer ... On Apr 3, 2006, at 8:03 AM, Eskil Janson wrote: Hi! I have a customer who wants falling leafs or herbs (small jpg:s ) to fall in the foreground of a larger picture. Anyone who has done this, and fells like sharing a few lines? I don't really need advice on how to solve the problems involved, think I could figure something out, but i feel lazy, and not in the mood of reinventing the weel... thanks /Eskil ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] fyi : Open Source ActionScript 3 libraries update
Nice, Thanks for the info! /Eskil Mike Chambers skrev: More info here: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mesh/archives/2006/03/new_open_source.cfm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Beware of depth 9876
That is right, and you could add that he problem will disappear in AS3 with the new depth managing system. I still think it might be good to know that a Component Class occupies and erases clips in a specific depth in root. Thanks anyway /Eskil Michael Bedar skrev: In general it is a good idea not to work on the root level for anything making movieclips... much better to create a container clip first on root and play in that. On Mar 24, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Eskil Janson wrote: I suppose this has been discussed a few times already, but if not: When you use the Tween class, an Instance of the Class mx.transitions.OnEnterFrameBeacon is created if not already existing. In that Class the following line is executed: var mc = _root.createEmptyMovieClip (__OnEnterFrameBeacon, 9876); which means that if you have anything at that depth (9876) already, it will disappear. You can confirm this by a simple test like pasting the following code in the first frame of your movie: (change the depth to 9875 or 9877 and see the difference..) --- import mx.transitions.Tween; this.createEmptyMovieClip(square_mc, 9876); square_mc.beginFill(0xFF); square_mc.moveTo(10, 10); square_mc.lineTo(100, 10); square_mc.lineTo(100, 100); square_mc.lineTo(10, 100); square_mc.lineTo(10, 10); square_mc.endFill(); var myTween:Tween = new Tween(square_mc, _x, mx.transitions.easing.Elastic.easeOut, 0, 300, 3, true); So if you are in a large dynamic project swapping depths a lot and using Tweens, and been experiencing strange problems, this may be worth to know... All cred to Robert Penner (obviously the genius behind the Tween Class), but I think this detail could have been improved on before shipping with Flash 8. Sorry if this has been discussed already... Regards /Eskil ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Beware of depth 9876
I suppose this has been discussed a few times already, but if not: When you use the Tween class, an Instance of the Class mx.transitions.OnEnterFrameBeacon is created if not already existing. In that Class the following line is executed: var mc = _root.createEmptyMovieClip (__OnEnterFrameBeacon, 9876); which means that if you have anything at that depth (9876) already, it will disappear. You can confirm this by a simple test like pasting the following code in the first frame of your movie: (change the depth to 9875 or 9877 and see the difference..) --- import mx.transitions.Tween; this.createEmptyMovieClip(square_mc, 9876); square_mc.beginFill(0xFF); square_mc.moveTo(10, 10); square_mc.lineTo(100, 10); square_mc.lineTo(100, 100); square_mc.lineTo(10, 100); square_mc.lineTo(10, 10); square_mc.endFill(); var myTween:Tween = new Tween(square_mc, _x, mx.transitions.easing.Elastic.easeOut, 0, 300, 3, true); So if you are in a large dynamic project swapping depths a lot and using Tweens, and been experiencing strange problems, this may be worth to know... All cred to Robert Penner (obviously the genius behind the Tween Class), but I think this detail could have been improved on before shipping with Flash 8. Sorry if this has been discussed already... Regards /Eskil ___ 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] Extending a singleton
The typical situation is that you do vice versa, that is extend some object, and then make the child object a Singleton... Regards /Eskil Christophe Herreman skrev: Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone of you ever had a situation where it would be good to extend a singleton. The first question is: Is it good practice or should it be avoided at all cost? Anyway, I have been trying to extend one, but the problem is that instance variables are not accessible in the class that extends the singleton (and which is also a singleton). So for instance, take a class A that has a properties instance variable that holds key/value pairs. That var is initialized in the constructor. A.getInstance() gives me the single instance. B extends A, and B.getInstance() gives me the single instance of B. But since it extends A, A's constructor is called (although it is private, a camouflaged protected in AS2) and the properties var is instantiated again. Get the picture? B will have a properties instance var but it will not be the same as the one in the singleton of A. Am I overlooking something very obvious here or is this actually hard to accomplish? I changed it from inheritance to using A.getInstance() internally which works; but now I have to add wrapper methods for every method in A/ /I want to make available. thx in advance, Christophe ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] writing a xml file directly from flash 8
Yes, If you have Flash, check XML.createTextNode() section of your Flash help (Actionscript classes) , else yes it is possible, and often used. Regards /Eskil Matt Muller skrev: Is this possible, or can someone suggest a solution here? Thanks MaTT ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] writing a xml file directly from flash 8
Sorry, to fast on the button, no, as stated earlier, but if you want to write to a server, you can use XML.send, and use e.g php on the serverside, to write the XML /Eskil Matt Muller skrev: Is this possible, or can someone suggest a solution here? Thanks MaTT ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] asking book opinion-OOP with AS2, Jeff Taper et al.
In a recent thread best flash actionscript book/reference i wrote following about that book: As a complement to Moocks brilliant, but sometimes very detailed information, I think this book is nice: Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript 2.0 Robin Haffner, James Talbot, Jeff Tapper. Published by New Riders. If you are a little less experienced programmer, you may want to download the errata for the book, since at least the erlier versions of the book was full of typos. regards /Eskil Martin Weiser skrev: Hello , anyone have read this book, could recommen or not, i'm as 2 programmer for long time, alreade got moock's esential as2, but still want more oop approaches and techniques to learn. thanks in advance martin ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: SV: [Flashcoders] CSS with input text, simple editor, sourcefiles
Hi I wrote a simple little system for textformatting with textField.htmlText. It is really primitive, but we have used it and it is entirely possible to make it work. It is basically a very simple HTML editor for the flash text format (textField.htmlText) and comes with a tool to tag it and and untag it in an XML/HTML safe format, so that you can store it and send it in simple textnodes, without loosing the formatting information. download sourcefiles here if you want to check it out: http://www.eskiljanson.com/asml_tagger/tagger_stuff.zip And this is the only manual (sorry for that)... 1. Make executables from the sourcefiles or atleast swf them, (notice the little class that has to be accessible and exchange the fonts in the library to fonts of your choice.) 2. Use the ASWord to see what the textformat code you write in the right textfield does to your left textfield. If you change the type of the left textfield in the sourcefile to input you can also just paste in any formatted text and see what it codes to. This can be useful to start with. The reason why I disabled this feature, is that to write useable code (not the crap flash autogenerates) you will want to have som control over when your codeview window on the right is updated. It is not nice when hours of work disappear... 3. Use the ASMLTagger to tag the code to a format that is not interprted as XML or HTML, that you may send in an XML textnode. (Just paste in the code you generated, and press the tag (or untag) button) 4. In your project, implement the untagIt function somewhere to convert the text back to flash readable HTML-text. 5. Assing the result to your textfield as .htmlText. don't forget to embed fonts (yourTextField.embedFonts = true;) As I said this is simple stuff, and comes as is, there is no support for this product...This_ is _the only manual With that said, IF anyone find it useful, or improves on it,please let me know! Regards /Eskil Janson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martin Baltzer skrev: Hi Danny, I don't know if this will help you at all, but the TextField.Stylesheet class has a transform() method which will convert _one_ of your style objects from the Stylesheet (ie. The one you maybe assigned for the a or the p element or your_own_custom element) into a TextFormat object which you can then apply to your TextField with setNewTextFormat. It is also possible to transform several style objects into the same TextFormat object, but doing this the other way around is a lot more complicated but I gues it could be solved by writing a your own parser to rewrite the HTML that flash generates - maybe its already out there ;-) ? I hope this is helpful otherwise throw it away ;-) Cheers Martin Baltzer -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] På vegne af Danny Kodicek Sendt: 20. marts 2006 12:12 Til: Flashcoders mailing list Emne: Re: [Flashcoders] CSS with input text Is not possible at all. When flash parses a CSS styled html, it simply replaces all the tags with the corresponding formatting code (textformat, font, etc). Ugh, ugly. Thanks. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] best flash actionscript book/reference
As a complement to Moocks brilliant, but sometimes very detailed information, I think this book is nice: Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript 2.0 Robin Haffner, James Talbot, Jeff Tapper. Published by New Riders. If you are a little less experienced programmer, you may want to download the errata for the book, since at least the erlier versions of the book was full of typos. regards /Eskil murder design skrev: so after not having coded in flash for about 5 years (lots of changes) and getting hardcore back into actionscript, and ESPECIALLY this list :P (love you all!) ... whats a good reference with examples for all flash as2.0 etc methods objects properties etc. whats the best all around intermediate or beginner to advanced flash AS book out there.? thanks guys! -edward ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] sync to flash 7 flv-files
Thanks Brooks! Will be really helpful in the implementation of my project... /Eskil - Original Message - From: Brooks Andrus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:51 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] sync to flash 7 flv-files See my blog post on the drawbacks of the NetStream class for more info: http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/?p=20 Brooks ___ 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] sync to flash 7 flv-files
Hi! I will soon start building a production where I will need to sync five or six quite long HTPP-streaming flv movies (2-3 min each flash 7 flv:s) with a flow of animations. There will be start, pause and stop buttons in the production, but potentially the production will run for 15 minutes with very little user interaction. Thus i will need to get some nice and accurate sync info from the flv files. My idea is to use NetStream.time for this. Is there anything I should be warned about with this approach ? (trouble with values when loading or dropped info when starting after a pause and so on...) And it has to be Flash 7 by the way... /Eskil ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval
Not shure if I got your problem right, but if you are using an object where
the function exists which you want to
execute with your interval, the syntax should be something like :
intervalId = setInterval(this, sendMessage, intervalSpeed);
where this is a reference to the object where the method (sendMessage)
you are calling is located.
intervalSpeed should be a number.
When Braodcasting the message, the first parameter is the name of the method
you want to get called, and the second (and following) parameters are
optional parameters to be passed on to the executing method.
/Eskil
- Original Message -
From: Meinte van't Kruis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:56 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval
Hello,
I'm trying something that might be obvious, but somehow isn't. What I'm
trying to do is broadcasting a message on a setinterval basis.
I've set up my events broadcaster class and it worked quite well.
The problem i had with it was that it extended MovieClip.. The only reason
for this was the onEnterFrame function, seemed a waste.
I came up with this to replace the onEnterframe and subsequently have the
eventbroadcaster class extend Object instead of MovieClip:
this.intervalID=setInterval(this.fireInterval,interval); in the class'
constructor
function fireInterval(){
//_root.log.log(this._listeners);
this.broadcastMessage(onInterval,this.event);
}
Now, i've traced within the fireInterval function, and it works fine.
Problem is, the listeners never get the onInterval event broadcasted to
them.
When i do this(it also listens to key events):
function keyDown(){
this.broadcastMessage(onInterval,this.event);
}
it DOES work... So i'm quite stumped here,
first of all the fireInterval function gets executed, but the listeners
never hear it and
secondly, when I have a key event broadcast the event, the listeners DO hear
it...
What's the problem here? Don't AsBroadcaster and setInterval like each
other?
thanks,
Meinte
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Re: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval
Well, I dont really get the problem, but you can check out my motionfeeder
Class if you want to
It does what you look for, and has some additional features as well...
CLASS BELOW-
//
//Copyright (C) 2005 SIR WILLIAM'S EAR, HB. All Rights Reserved.
//The following code is Developed at SIR WILLIAM'S EAR.
//Use it at your own risk, but include these comments if you do!
//SIR WILLIAM'S wishes you a pleasant afternoon, and reminds you, in a
friendly manner, not
//to forget to drink your tea at teatime, and to keep your hat on during
wintertime.
//
/**
* MotionFeeder can be used for various purposes when you want different
objects
* to listen to a repeatedly broadcasted event. Common tasks are Tweens or
timer based
* functions. asInterval flag denotes that an interval will be used as
feeder.
* This setting can be used to achieve timebased functionality in a simple
way.
* When no asInterval flag is passed, a movieClip instance will be used as
* feeder, which will send the setNextVal event at the rate that the Movie
is
* set to (default 12 frames/second)
* @author Eskil Janson
*/
import motion_fx.*;
dynamic class MotionFeeder {
private var mc:MovieClip;
private var intervalId:Number;
private static var _CLIPLEVEL:Number = -1;
function MotionFeeder(asInterval:Boolean, intervalSpeed:Number,
fastUpdate:Boolean) {
this.init(asInterval, intervalSpeed, fastUpdate);
}
function init(asInterval:Boolean, intervalSpeed:Number,
fastUpdate:Boolean):Void {
AsBroadcaster.initialize(this);
if (asInterval) {
setIntervalSending(intervalSpeed, fastUpdate);
} else {
setMovieClipSending();
}
}
function killListeningObjectsById(Id:String) {
this.broadcastMessage(goSelfDestruct, Id);
}
function sendMessage() {
//trace(sending ms);
this.broadcastMessage(onSetNextVal);
}
function sendFastUpdateMessage() {
this.broadcastMessage(onSetNextVal);
updateAfterEvent();
}
function setMovieClipSending() {
var clipAtCliplevel:MovieClip = this.getInstanceAtDepth(_CLIPLEVEL);
//trace(this.getInstanceAtDepth(_CLIPLEVEL) =
+this.getInstanceAtDepth(_CLIPLEVEL));
if (typeof (clipAtCliplevel) != undefined) {
trace(Motionfeeder cannot be initialized, a movieClip is occupying
level -1, check for errors);
}
mc = _level0.createEmptyMovieClip($enterframe_source, _CLIPLEVEL);
mc.reference = this;
mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
//trace(broadCasting);
this.reference.sendMessage();
};
trace(--|| MotionFeeder sending with MovieClip at level +_CLIPLEVEL);
}
function setIntervalSending(intervalSpeed:Number, fastUpdate:Boolean) {
if (intervalId != null) {
trace(--|| clearing interval in Motion feeder, this should not have
happened, check for errors!);
clearInterval(intervalId);
}
if (fastUpdate) {
intervalId = setInterval(this, sendFastUpdateMessage, intervalSpeed);
} else {
intervalId = setInterval(this, sendMessage, intervalSpeed);
}
trace(--|| MotionFeeder sending with Interval );
}
}
---END OF
CLASS---
- Original Message -
From: Meinte van't Kruis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Asbroadcaster and setinterval
both are correct, that isn't the problem.
the interval get's called properly
function fireInterval(){
trace(A);
this.broadcastMessage(onInterval,this.event);
}
^^ this traces A infinitely
But the message never gets broadcasted, so it enters the function, but it
doesn't broadcast the onInterval event.
Then I checked if it was any problem with the whole AsBroadcaster thing not
set up correctly, so I fired the event on a keydown event:
function keyDown(){
this.broadcastMessage(onInterval,this.event);
}
this DOES broadcast the onInterval event..
so the interval function get's fired, but doesn't fire the onInterval event
for some mystical reason...
whereas another event(Key event in this case) CAN fire the onInterval event
I'm quite stuck on it actually :/
On 12/13/05, eskil janson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not shure if I got your problem right, but if you are using an object
where
the function exists which you want to
execute with your interval, the syntax should be something like :
intervalId = setInterval(this, sendMessage, intervalSpeed);
where this is a reference to the object where the method (sendMessage)
you are calling is located.
intervalSpeed should be a number.
When Braodcasting the message, the first parameter is the name of the
method
you want to get called, and the second (and following) parameters are
optional parameters to be passed on to the executing method.
/Eskil
- Original Message -
From: Meinte van't Kruis [EMAIL
