Re: [Flashcoders] "hover" event for links in HTML textfields - possible?
Yes it is. Greensock built an as2 class to do just that thing and then I rebuilt it in as3. Basically it works out the location of certain words and then creates a box around it. You can create whatever you want really as all it is doing is getting the x,y,width and height you need for the location of the word. Check his blog entry for the as2 version http://blog.greensock.com/textmetrics/ Cheers M On 2 Dec 2008, at 06:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello List, Is there something like a "hover" event for links in HTML textfields? For example, imagine an HTML textfield which displays the poem Jabberwocky. If the user hovers over any of Lewis Carroll's nonsense words, a definition appears in something like a tool-tip. Is such a thing possible? Cheers, CB. ___ 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] MovieClip path
In as2 whenever you wanted to know the heirarchy of the movieclip I would just trace(this) and it would give _level0.mc1.mc2.mc3 etc. How can you achieve that in as3 as it returns the type [object MovieClip] and not its location. I am sure it can be done as it was a very handy thing for when you get lost in your mcs :) Cheers M ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscripter 3.0 developers
And let the floodgates open. This is exactly what I was on about, you say its ok for one and then they all jump on the band wagon. They don't even put a name on it. Isn't that called spamming... Seriously, wheres the test to see if these people are actually members of the community or just leeches. AS3 test needs to be a requirement :) Oh, and by the way could you get any more generic with the job spec, they all sound the same... Rant over but point made! On 17 Oct 2008, at 16:54, LSI001 wrote: URGENTLY NEEDED – ACTIONSCRIPT 3.0/FLEX DEVELOPERS IN BETHESDA MARYLAND Job Description We are looking for an experienced, innovative and technically strong Flash/Flex Developer. The ideal candidate must have a strong background skilled in the Adobe platform's technologies and have a passion for developing highly engaging experiences. A strong sense of graphic design and competency in generating graphics is a desired as well. You will work with a team of instructional designers and media developers to help design and develop a cutting-edge user interface. This will include graphic design, 2D & 3D animation, programming, games and customization. This is a great opportunity to stay on the cutting edge of emerging technologies. Responsibilities § Work with a team of subject matter experts, instructional designers and behavioral psychology experts to design and develop the user interface for the company’s product § Translate storyboard wireframes and use cases into Flash prototypes § Build prototypes and working models of complex or new design elements § Integrate UI elements with back-end services Requirements § Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent § 5 years of professional web development experience § An understanding of GUI best practices § Expert knowledge of object-oriented Actionscript 3, Flex 3, JavaScript § An eye for design and the ability to leverage Adobe software to create graphical assets § Knowledge of Adobe server-side remoting and messaging technologies (AMF) § Strong knowledge of web services and XML § Experience building highly efficient, dynamic, data driven, scalable browser based user interfaces and web applications § Strong knowledge and keen interest in emerging tools and technologies for rich internet applications § Innovator - able to build prototypes and come up with ideas given a current set of technology § Fast learner - can quickly come up to speed with different technologies and develop prototypes as needed § Problem solver – accustomed to working both independently and in a team to resolve technical issues § Flexible - able to work in a dynamic environment § Strong written and verbal communication skills Desirable § Strong knowledge of enterprise Java technologies including JMS, EJB 3.0, JUnit § Experience designing or developing interfaces using RESTful principles § Knowledge of Adobe Blaze DS and/or LiveCycle § Experience with 3rd party 3D engines (Papervision 3D) Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have an interest in learning more ___ 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] RESUME: Senior Flash Developer (2)
I agree and although the occasional job is nice, if only to see what the market is like, I do feel that Beau is starting to use this list as his personal source for flash/flex developers. And what cracks me up even more is that he does not want any recruiters replying to his jobs. Isn't he a recruiter himself and isn't that what recruiters do anyway... Can we keep this list to what it supposed to be about and that is discussing flash/as3 issues and not recruiting... Seriously Beau, if you have nothing to contribute to the discussions of flash/as3 that will benefit the community and not your pockets then please don't use this list. I think people need to answer an as3 quiz in order to register so that only qualified people are subscribed, WHAT A GOOD IDEA :) My 2cents or should it be pennys??? M On 9 Oct 2008, at 09:05, allandt bik-elliott wrote: at what point do daily job updates become spam? ___ 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] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
I am curious. Why does the Adobe suite not come with Flex. It seems a bit pointless to me. I use the whole of the master suite and flex. It seems to be the only major product Adobe do that is not in the suite. Anyone know why??? M On 25 Sep 2008, at 04:18, Merrill, Jason wrote: Yeah, I get tired of doing this just to get code completion: var thisCustomObject:CustomObject = myObjects[i] as CustomObject; thisCustomObject.alpha = .5 Besides the obvious type checking benefits, with Vectors, I won't have to do it that way anymore to get good code completion from what I have read about them since the array knows the types it contains. From what I understand about them anyway, haven't had a chance to use them yet. Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB & Staff Support L&LD Instructional Technology & Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:21 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Also autocompletion and member verification and such for IDEs like FDT and FlashDevelop since it already knows the type of each list item. It's a god-given once you get used to it. I've been using Vectors like there's no tomorrow on a particular project of mine and it's really awesome. Going back to arrays is just weird, feels like I'm going back to AS2. Zeh On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flash Coders List" Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ 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 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] Nightmare flash File with Lots of textfields
Yet again I find myself dealing with someone elses sh*te. Basically compile times are like a million years/5 minutes and I believe it is because some numpty has embedded a million textfields and some of them has all selected to embed fonts - just in case the whole world wants to see it :) Anyway my question is is there anyway of finding out which fields are using the 'All' font embedding. Probably not but I thought I would give it a shot. Cheers M ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
I've got that already although its vmware but I just prefer working in the mac environment now - most times anyway. I have got the embedding working but am trying to slim down the code and I am having a problem with the unicode. I want to put the unicode into a variable and then use those variables instead. The compiler is saying that it is an invalid unicode range. How do you cast a unicode string? This is what I have so far private var UppercaseAZ:String = "U+0020-U+0020,U+0041-U+005A"; private var LowercaseAZ:String = "U+0020-U+0020,U+0061-U+007A"; private var Numerals:String = "U+0030-U+0039,U+002E-U+002E"; private var LatinLanguage:String = UppercaseAZ + "," + LowercaseAZ + "," + Numerals; private var defaultLanguage:String = LatinLanguage; [Embed(source='arial.ttf', fontName='Arial', unicodeRange=defaultLanguage)] //Invalid Unicode Range public static var _Arial:Class; /* THIS WORKS [Embed(source='arial.ttf', fontName='Arial', unicodeRange='U+0020-U +0020,U+0041-U+005A')] //Valid Unicode Range public static var _Arial:Class; */ trace(defaultLanguage) // OUTPUTS U+0020-U+0020,U+0041-U+005A,U+0020- U+0020,U+0061-U+007A,U+0030-U+0039,U+002E-U+002E I take it I need to cast the unicode as a different type and not as a string? Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 18:41, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: get parallels and a copy of windows xp (vista is too chunky to use in virtualization) then go to http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewtopic.php? t=2463 and set it up as instructed - i barely notice the jump between the two apps now On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Michael William Ypes < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Glen, I made the move to mac a few months ago and alas I cannot use Flash Develop anymore as it was definitely my preferred choice as editor. However the mac system has proved to be much better for my development now than the pc ever was so not really grumbling. Anyhow after a very annoying day I have found the solution that I was looking for. Although it requires flex and flash in order to create the solution. Flex to require the font library and then flash to load the library into. I must admit it is quite a sweet solution however I didn't really find any good documentation on it anywhere which is a shame. The key aspect was to limit the libraries to the glyphs required and to load at runtime depending on which language was required. Thanks for the point into the right direction. I might blog it if I ever get my blog up and running... Thanks or the help guys. Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 15:29, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, You can do the AS3 Embed test with FlashDevelop = £0, so download the FlexSDK, install it, then FD, then maybe try the example on ScottMorgan's blog - You should be able to create a simple FD project (AS3 "default") paste in the code for the font from the blog, and click the build / run button to compile. One thing to note with embedding is the path to the font, you may want to copy a version into a directory in the project folder rather than rely on the System or file based "C:\.." fonts as I sometimes had problems with the compiler and this mde them go away. http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/flexdownloads/#sdk http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=1ef39000400abfd888216f8b507a9901 < http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=1ef39000400abfd888216f8b507a9901 > FD releases If you like FD and want to do a lot of compiling with it, I recommend getting the flex compiler shell "fcsh" installed too. http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Compiler_Shell Flash Develop is really nice too if you do a lot of coding for AS3. For what you want to do, you should not have a huge hassle making it work it either, the learning can come later when you have some breathing space. Glen Michael William Ypes wrote: I was thinking of this route but my flex 3 trial has run out. I am assuming then that I can load that into a normal flash application and get it via the class name as per normal. Has anyone got an example font file (made from flex) that I can test it with. If not I shall have to go and purchase flex. On 18 Aug 2008, at 13:37, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, You should still be able to load a separarte SWF with a font embedded then use this on the stage: http://www.scottgmorgan.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/18/runtime-font-embedding-in-as3-there-is-no-need-to-embed-the-entire-fontset-anymore/ A workaround for the "[Embed] does not work in Flash" issue is to use anothe
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
Thanks Glen, I made the move to mac a few months ago and alas I cannot use Flash Develop anymore as it was definitely my preferred choice as editor. However the mac system has proved to be much better for my development now than the pc ever was so not really grumbling. Anyhow after a very annoying day I have found the solution that I was looking for. Although it requires flex and flash in order to create the solution. Flex to require the font library and then flash to load the library into. I must admit it is quite a sweet solution however I didn't really find any good documentation on it anywhere which is a shame. The key aspect was to limit the libraries to the glyphs required and to load at runtime depending on which language was required. Thanks for the point into the right direction. I might blog it if I ever get my blog up and running... Thanks or the help guys. Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 15:29, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, You can do the AS3 Embed test with FlashDevelop = £0, so download the FlexSDK, install it, then FD, then maybe try the example on ScottMorgan's blog - You should be able to create a simple FD project (AS3 "default") paste in the code for the font from the blog, and click the build / run button to compile. One thing to note with embedding is the path to the font, you may want to copy a version into a directory in the project folder rather than rely on the System or file based "C:\.." fonts as I sometimes had problems with the compiler and this mde them go away. http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/flexdownloads/#sdk http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=1ef39000400abfd888216f8b507a9901 <http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewforum.php?f=11&sid=1ef39000400abfd888216f8b507a9901 > FD releases If you like FD and want to do a lot of compiling with it, I recommend getting the flex compiler shell "fcsh" installed too. http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_Compiler_Shell Flash Develop is really nice too if you do a lot of coding for AS3. For what you want to do, you should not have a huge hassle making it work it either, the learning can come later when you have some breathing space. Glen Michael William Ypes wrote: I was thinking of this route but my flex 3 trial has run out. I am assuming then that I can load that into a normal flash application and get it via the class name as per normal. Has anyone got an example font file (made from flex) that I can test it with. If not I shall have to go and purchase flex. On 18 Aug 2008, at 13:37, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, You should still be able to load a separarte SWF with a font embedded then use this on the stage: http://www.scottgmorgan.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/18/runtime-font-embedding-in-as3-there-is-no-need-to-embed-the-entire-fontset-anymore/ A workaround for the "[Embed] does not work in Flash" issue is to use another program, like Flash Develop if you ain't got Flex, to create your font based SWF, then load this from your Flash built application. HTH Glen Michael William Ypes wrote: I know the offstage technique but what I want is to load an external swf with the specific font in it. Then use that font in all other swfs. You could do this in as2 by loading in a swf that had a shared library font in it. Bit of a hack but it worked. I cant quite believe Adobe has not addressed this in cs3 as fonts do add a huge amount to file sizes. There has got to be a fix for this surely... Any more ideas... Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 12:08, Ian Thomas wrote: On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Geografiek <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Define 2 dynamic text field off stage (one for each font) and define the character range there. These characters should now be available to all text fields in the .swf *Should* work, but with Flash and font you never know :( Offstage will do it. So will exporting in a text field within a MovieClip symbol in the library, providing that MovieClip symbol is marked for export in first frame. HTH, Ian ___ 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 -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk <http://www.glenpike.co.uk> ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk <htt
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
I can access the fonts but do not know how to cast them as a class to
regsiterfont.
Here is what I have so far with that route in mind.
Embed the fonts on the timeline:
Use the following code but I need to register the fonts to make them
globally available.
var embeddedFonts:Array = Font.enumerateFonts(false);
for(var i:Number = 0; i < embeddedFonts.length; i++){
var item:Font = embeddedFonts[i];
trace("[" + i + "] name:" + item.fontName + ", style: " +
item.fontStyle + ", type: " + item.fontType);
//OUTPUTS
//[0] name:Myriad Pro Cond, style: bold, type: embedded
//[1] name:Myriad Pro Cond, style: regular, type: embedded
//BUT WHAT DO BELOW DO MAKE IT A CLASS AND REGISTER IT...
//Font.registerFont(???);
}
Cheers
M
Following code
On 18 Aug 2008, at 13:40, jonathan howe wrote:
Sorry, I realized the syntaxt is wrong - would need to first cast as
a Class
then instantiate...
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jonathan howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>wrote:
I haven't tried this myself but have you used my old bff
getDefinitionByName
var fontClass:Font =
getDefinitionByName("fontClassNameWithinTheSwf") as
Font;
and then use the font via the Font class?
-jonathan
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Michael William Ypes <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I know the offstage technique but what I want is to load an
external swf
with the specific font in it. Then use that font in all other
swfs. You
could do this in as2 by loading in a swf that had a shared library
font in
it. Bit of a hack but it worked.
I cant quite believe Adobe has not addressed this in cs3 as fonts
do add a
huge amount to file sizes. There has got to be a fix for this
surely...
Any more ideas...
Cheers
M
On 18 Aug 2008, at 12:08, Ian Thomas wrote:
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Geografiek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
Define 2 dynamic text field off stage (one for each font) and
define the
character range there.
These characters should now be available to all text fields in
the .swf
*Should* work, but with Flash and font you never know :(
Offstage will do it.
So will exporting in a text field within a MovieClip symbol in the
library, providing that MovieClip symbol is marked for export in
first
frame.
HTH,
Ian
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Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
I was thinking of this route but my flex 3 trial has run out. I am assuming then that I can load that into a normal flash application and get it via the class name as per normal. Has anyone got an example font file (made from flex) that I can test it with. If not I shall have to go and purchase flex. On 18 Aug 2008, at 13:37, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, You should still be able to load a separarte SWF with a font embedded then use this on the stage: http://www.scottgmorgan.com/blog/index.php/2007/06/18/runtime-font-embedding-in-as3-there-is-no-need-to-embed-the-entire-fontset-anymore/ A workaround for the "[Embed] does not work in Flash" issue is to use another program, like Flash Develop if you ain't got Flex, to create your font based SWF, then load this from your Flash built application. HTH Glen Michael William Ypes wrote: I know the offstage technique but what I want is to load an external swf with the specific font in it. Then use that font in all other swfs. You could do this in as2 by loading in a swf that had a shared library font in it. Bit of a hack but it worked. I cant quite believe Adobe has not addressed this in cs3 as fonts do add a huge amount to file sizes. There has got to be a fix for this surely... Any more ideas... Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 12:08, Ian Thomas wrote: On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Geografiek <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Define 2 dynamic text field off stage (one for each font) and define the character range there. These characters should now be available to all text fields in the .swf *Should* work, but with Flash and font you never know :( Offstage will do it. So will exporting in a text field within a MovieClip symbol in the library, providing that MovieClip symbol is marked for export in first frame. HTH, Ian ___ 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 -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk <http://www.glenpike.co.uk> ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
I know the offstage technique but what I want is to load an external swf with the specific font in it. Then use that font in all other swfs. You could do this in as2 by loading in a swf that had a shared library font in it. Bit of a hack but it worked. I cant quite believe Adobe has not addressed this in cs3 as fonts do add a huge amount to file sizes. There has got to be a fix for this surely... Any more ideas... Cheers M On 18 Aug 2008, at 12:08, Ian Thomas wrote: On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Geografiek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Define 2 dynamic text field off stage (one for each font) and define the character range there. These characters should now be available to all text fields in the .swf *Should* work, but with Flash and font you never know :( Offstage will do it. So will exporting in a text field within a MovieClip symbol in the library, providing that MovieClip symbol is marked for export in first frame. HTH, Ian ___ 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] Runtime font embedding in Flash CS3...
Something that should be sooo easy always seems to be a real struggle in flash. I had finally worked out how to do it in as2 and now all the parameters have changed again in as3. I have read various articles on the subject and get most of it. I have one swf with two font symbols exported in the library and used registerfonts. These are now available in my other swf that is loading them, however I want it to be multi lingual and therefore have different font libraries. The bit I am falling down on is defining the character sets. Now if I had a texfield then I would just choose the character sets but I cannot see how to do that with a font symbol. Any help, different approach, links much appreciated, I hate flash and fonts - nothing but a pain!! Links I have already seen: http://www.betriebsraum.de/blog/2007/06/22/runtime-font-loading-with-as3-flash-cs3-not-flex/ http://developer.yahoo.com/flash/articles/runtime-fonts-as3.html Please note that this is for the flash IDE and not flex. Cheers M ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3]
Same thing, load the text box into a movieclip and transform the movieclip which will in turn transform the dynamic textfield. On 14 Apr 2008, at 18:01, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: I had a rethink after reading your emails and managed to get it to work, i now need to make this work on a dynamically generated textbox any ideas? - Original Message - From: Michael William Ypes To: Flash Coders List Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3] Can you load the dynamic movieclip into a movieclip that extends oscars class. That way you just change the coords on the container and not necessarily on the dynamic movie. Either way it should have exactly the same effect. Would that help or am I just not getting your problem? On 14 Apr 2008, at 15:47, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: I have got the code working in the way they do it however i need to use it in a different way! I want to set the registration point to an already created movieclip and it seams using Oscars class you have to use his new dynamicmovie() I dont need all the functions that come with it i just want it to set a new X/Y position - Original Message - From: Michael William Ypes To: Flash Coders List Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3] I have used that class to great effect, http://www.fitnessfirst.co.uk/UK-Gym-Health-Club-Locator/Fitness-First-Gym-Locator.aspx What seems to be the problem. the map mentioned above is in as3 and changes the registration point all the time depending on where the user clicks or pans to. What does your code look like? On 14 Apr 2008, at 13:05, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: Hi guys ive been trying to figure this out now for over a week, i want to dynamically set the registration point of a dynamically created movieclip. ive come across a class by Oscar Trelles (a re- written AS1/2 class) that does what im after but it does not seam to be very portable and can not get it to work with my app. I have also tried to use negative values by creating a blank mc and loading the image into it, this gives me an image that's in the correct place but the blank MC does not use the negative values set so i have an overall MC thats bigger that it should be! So heres my question I want to create a movieclip with the X/Y set to 0 but have the actual registration point set to X = mc.width / 2 and Y = mc.height / 2 so when i use the transform controls ive created it scales, rotates etc... from the centre. I also have a second question how do i set the initial value of a colorpicker box via actionscript? this too also seams to be really hard to find the answer! SM ___ 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 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] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3]
Can you load the dynamic movieclip into a movieclip that extends oscars class. That way you just change the coords on the container and not necessarily on the dynamic movie. Either way it should have exactly the same effect. Would that help or am I just not getting your problem? On 14 Apr 2008, at 15:47, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: I have got the code working in the way they do it however i need to use it in a different way! I want to set the registration point to an already created movieclip and it seams using Oscars class you have to use his new dynamicmovie() I dont need all the functions that come with it i just want it to set a new X/Y position - Original Message - From: Michael William Ypes To: Flash Coders List Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3] I have used that class to great effect, http://www.fitnessfirst.co.uk/UK-Gym-Health-Club-Locator/Fitness-First-Gym-Locator.aspx What seems to be the problem. the map mentioned above is in as3 and changes the registration point all the time depending on where the user clicks or pans to. What does your code look like? On 14 Apr 2008, at 13:05, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: Hi guys ive been trying to figure this out now for over a week, i want to dynamically set the registration point of a dynamically created movieclip. ive come across a class by Oscar Trelles (a re- written AS1/2 class) that does what im after but it does not seam to be very portable and can not get it to work with my app. I have also tried to use negative values by creating a blank mc and loading the image into it, this gives me an image that's in the correct place but the blank MC does not use the negative values set so i have an overall MC thats bigger that it should be! So heres my question I want to create a movieclip with the X/Y set to 0 but have the actual registration point set to X = mc.width / 2 and Y = mc.height / 2 so when i use the transform controls ive created it scales, rotates etc... from the centre. I also have a second question how do i set the initial value of a colorpicker box via actionscript? this too also seams to be really hard to find the answer! SM ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] setting registration point via actionscript [AS3]
I have used that class to great effect, http://www.fitnessfirst.co.uk/UK-Gym-Health-Club-Locator/Fitness-First-Gym-Locator.aspx What seems to be the problem. the map mentioned above is in as3 and changes the registration point all the time depending on where the user clicks or pans to. What does your code look like? On 14 Apr 2008, at 13:05, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) wrote: Hi guys ive been trying to figure this out now for over a week, i want to dynamically set the registration point of a dynamically created movieclip. ive come across a class by Oscar Trelles (a re- written AS1/2 class) that does what im after but it does not seam to be very portable and can not get it to work with my app. I have also tried to use negative values by creating a blank mc and loading the image into it, this gives me an image that's in the correct place but the blank MC does not use the negative values set so i have an overall MC thats bigger that it should be! So heres my question I want to create a movieclip with the X/Y set to 0 but have the actual registration point set to X = mc.width / 2 and Y = mc.height / 2 so when i use the transform controls ive created it scales, rotates etc... from the centre. I also have a second question how do i set the initial value of a colorpicker box via actionscript? this too also seams to be really hard to find the answer! SM ___ 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] Adding n days to dateField.selectedDate
What about daylight savings! I just created a tv listings app in flex and this approach did not work. Recently the clocks changed and 7pm became 8pm because of the daylight savings. I can't believe that there is not any other way to add a day without doing it through milliseconds. Because I knew what time my shows started I could always use the setHours method. However I don't feel that this was or is the most scaleable solution. Cheers Michael On 14 Apr 2008, at 00:50, Matthew Houliston wrote: On 14/04/2008 01:34, Gabino Travassos wrote: If I want 283 days in the future I add 1208129349 + (283 days *24 hours*60 minutes*60second) = 1232580549 and I convert that to whatever date format I want. Gabino's right, and the Date class makes it easy : var d:Date=new Date(2008,3,14); d.time+=(8640*283); // 283 days, in milliseconds trace(d.getFullYear()+"/"+(d.getMonth()+1)+"/"+d.getDate()); // 2009/1/21 ___ 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
