Re: [Flashcoders] Pulling data from social media
Have you considered using PHP to fetch the data you need, and then convert it from JSON to XML? It may be easier to deal with. Not really, JSON support is built into the Flash player, so can you convert from JSON to AS and back. var data:Object = JSON.parse(jsonData); where jsonData is a JSON formatted string. regards, Peter On 27/08/2014 19:36, James Merrill wrote: Instagram uses JSON formatting for their API too. Depending on the data you want to retrieve, you may need to use OAuth. Fortunately they make it pretty easy. Have you considered using PHP to fetch the data you need, and then convert it from JSON to XML? It may be easier to deal with. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/856833/is-there-some-way-to-convert-json-to-xml-in-php On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 5:59 PM, John R. Sweeney Jr. jr.swee...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, So one else has any experience with Pinterest or Instagram? Thanks, John John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 ___ 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] Pulling data from social media
Both have API's, so should be documented how to get the data you're after. http://instagram.com/developer/ https://developers.pinterest.com/ On 27/08/2014 22:15, John R. Sweeney Jr. wrote: I’m sorry I didn’t state my need better. I know that is what I’ll have to do with Twitter, but I’m not find how to access Pinterest and Instagram to pull the followers of a specific person on each site. I really appreciate your comments… Thanks, John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 On Aug 27, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Peter Ginneberge p.ginnebe...@telenet.be wrote: where jsonData is a JSON formatted string. regards, Peter ___ 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] Air Windows installed app
Easiest way is probably the app with runtime embedded option. And if that is similar to how it works in Flash Builder (Flex), you'll then need installer software to create a custom executable. As stated in the article: quote The resulting set of files is a complete AIR application, including a captive copy of the AIR runtime. It can then be packaged as an installer using several different approaches. /quote The different approaches are further explained in the article. On 24/02/2014 8:02, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: Not sure I understand how I can use this information in Flash Cs6. I created app in this program as Air 3.2 for Desktop. I have only two options - Windows Installer and App with runtime embedded. 2014-02-23 16:42 GMT+04:00 Peter Ginneberge p.ginnebe...@telenet.be: You can apply for a license to (re)distribute the Air runtime and then package it with your application. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/redist/WS485a42d56cd19641- 70d979a8124ef20a34b-8000.html Or you can include a captive copy of the Air runtime with your application. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air3-install-and- deployment-options.html The first option will install the Air runtime with your application, as if the user installed it himself, so it's separated from your application, meaning both your application and the Air Runtime can be uninstalled separately. The second options installs both as a bundle. When a user uninstalls your app, the runtime gets uninstalled with it. regards, Peter ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Air Windows installed app
You can apply for a license to (re)distribute the Air runtime and then package it with your application. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/air/redist/WS485a42d56cd19641-70d979a8124ef20a34b-8000.html Or you can include a captive copy of the Air runtime with your application. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air3-install-and-deployment-options.html The first option will install the Air runtime with your application, as if the user installed it himself, so it's separated from your application, meaning both your application and the Air Runtime can be uninstalled separately. The second options installs both as a bundle. When a user uninstalls your app, the runtime gets uninstalled with it. regards, Peter On 23/02/2014 7:28, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: Thank you for help. I try to describe situation better. When I publish app as Windows installer the user can take my exe file and install app on his pc. On desktop he has icon after clicking on it he runs app. It plays well but function write nothing do. I use newFileStream.openAsync (appFile, FileMode.WRITE); newFileStream.writeUTFBytes(xmlSets); newFileStream.close (); Yes, the user does not have Air and function that works only in Air does not work for him. The same installation on my pc works well. Okay. Next I created Application with runtime embedded. I gave the user folder with all files that was created by Flash. He puts this folder on his pc and run exe file. This works well. Everything writes well. But he wants to have installation process that allow him to install this app as usual new program. This second way does not give him that. Maybe I can combine these two ways somehow? This is the first problem. And additional question. Exe file shows information Unknown publisher. How I can change that? Thank you for any help. Not much places in net now where we can find help for Flash questions. 2014-02-20 16:26 GMT+04:00 David Benman d...@dbenman.com: ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Video question
YouTube has a flash API that you can use: https://developers.google.com/youtube/flash_api_reference On 1/02/2014 0:46, John R. Sweeney Jr. wrote: Hello again, Has anyone used Youtube or Vimeo videos in their Flash app? My client will produce the video's and post them, then want a Flash based game that will play those videos on demand from within the game. I've always had the videos either next to the .swfs or on another server, using a crossdomain.xml. Can a YouTube or Vimeo be embedded into my app to look like part of the game or do you end up with pop-up video windows? Thanks, John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 ___ 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] static const singleton GC?
That's not a singleton, as every time you call the public static constant, it
creates a new instance.
The static var should be private and the class needs an access point method,
usually called getInstance();
private static var INSTANCE:AppApi;
public function AppApi():void {
if (INSTANCE != null ) {
throw new Error(Only one instance allowed. +
To access the Singleton instance, use getInstance().);
}
}
public static function getInstance():AppApi{
if(!INSTANCE) INSTANCE = new AppApi();
return INSTANCE;
}
Then elsewhere in your app you refer to the singleton with:
AppApi.getInstance();
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From: ktu ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com
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anybody have any ideas?
this is still shaking my boots.
thanks :)
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:53 PM, ktu ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.comwrote:
hey all!
I'm faced with an interesting question.
in my codebase, we made the decision to use a few singletons. to implement
those singletons we used the static const trick:
package com.example {
public static const API:AppAPI = new AppAPI();
}
package com.example {
public class AppAPI {
public function AppAPI () {
if (API) throw new Error();
}
}
this works fine in the normal environment we run in. that is, we run in a
scheduler system that loads the flash player, runs our swf, then shuts down
the flash player, doing that over and over again based off the schedule of
content. the problem now is that a new client uses a scheduler that is
built on AIR, so the flash player instance never shuts down. whenever our
app comes up in the scheduler, memory jumps and never goes down causing the
AIR app to crash every couple of hours. If, they load my application only
once, and leave it running, it lasts for days without any major memory
leaks.
any idea how i could test whether GC does pick this up or could? or any
known issues with this trick and GC? maybe you just have tricks in general
to finding out what GC isn't getting?
thanks!!!
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Re: [Flashcoders] AIR
content created today will still run in the future, independent of where air itself is going. Unless you're using the HTML component to load external (http) content which you have no control over. Webkit (the browser engine AIR uses) currently doesn't support HTML 5 very well. For instance, I was trying to load a web IRC client (https://kiwiirc.com/), which simply doesn't work because it uses HTML 5 features. Another app I had just finished - and worked perfectly - suddenly broke, because an html page I was loading upgraded to HTML 5. If you have full control over the things you're creating, you're good to go, just be careful when relying on things you have no control over. Moving forward, we'll see more and more HTML 5 content out there. AIR (webkit) needs to catch up, fast.. like.. yesterday. regards Peter On 19 May 2013 15:08, Hans Wichman hans.wich...@gmail.com wrote: Hi John, content created today will still run in the future, independent of where air itself is going. I wouldnt worry too much bout it, but that might be just me :) best h Sent from my iPad On 19 mei 2013, at 14:39, John McCormack j...@easypeasy.co.uk wrote: Hi there. I would like to produce some educational material using AIR but am feeling very insecure about its future. Could you possibly let me know how active you are in producing content deliverable through AIR. Thanks John ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3
AS4 is on the way, including a new VM to support it. - Original Message - From: Kerry Thompson al...@cyberiantiger.biz To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 I don't think there is going to be an AS4. The ECMA Script committee was working on a new standard at one point, but they disbanded 2-3 years ago without issuing a standard for ECMA Script 4. Adobe have been adding capabilities, such as sort, and I expect they will continue to add capabilities. They might even call a new release ActionScript 4, but it won't meet any ECMA standard. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. AS3 is a mature, robust language that has most of the features found in Java, JavaScript, and even C++. To go much beyond what they already have, it would almost mean a whole new programming paradigm. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Accessing FlashVars
Not sure it matters, but there's quotes missing in the HTML: param name=FlashVars value=appUrl=test / probably should be: param name=FlashVars value=appUrl=test / - Original Message - From: Kerry Thompson al...@cyberiantiger.biz To: FlashCoders flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:46 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Accessing FlashVars Flash Builder 4 AS3 project, Windows 7, Firefox 12.0. I can't access the FlashVars in the HTML file. I've been working on this all day, and it's driving me crazy (crazier). Do you see anything in the following code? In the constructor of my default AS3 file, I have this: this.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, init); and in the init() function: var flashVars:Object; flashVars = this.loaderInfo.parameters; When I look at it in the debugger, flashVars is an object, but it has no parameters. The relevant HTML is pretty straightforward: object classid=clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-44455354 width=100% height=100% id=RMK_Beta param name=movie value=RMK_Beta.swf / param name=FlashVars value=appUrl=test / param name=quality value=high / param name=bgcolor value=#ff / param name=allowScriptAccess value=sameDomain / param name=allowFullScreen value=true / !--[if !IE]-- object type=application/x-shockwave-flash data=RMK_Beta.swf width=100% height=100% param name=FlashVars value=appUrl=test / param name=quality value=high / param name=bgcolor value=#ff / param name=allowScriptAccess value=sameDomain / param name=allowFullScreen value=true / !--![endif]-- !--[if gte IE 6]-- p Either scripts and active content are not permitted to run or Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.0 or greater is not installed. /p !--![endif]-- a href=http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer; img src= http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif; alt=Get Adobe Flash Player / /a !--[if !IE]-- /object !--![endif]-- /object ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: odd request: as1 flash remoting components!
Can't tell if these are AS1 or AS2, as I can't install them (requires Flash MX to be installed, which I don't). First installer is from a Studio MX installer CD http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58645452/Flash%20Remoting%20Components.exe Second installer I found on my (very) old laptop. It was sitting in a folder called Remoting MX next to another installer called flashremoting_comp_as20-win-en.exe so hopefully this is the as1.0 version, but again, I can't tell. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58645452/FlashRemotingComponents-win-en.exe Looked on a bunch of very old CD's (ran into Flash 3, Director and Generator !!), but nothing that really screamed Remoting AS1. Hopefully one of the above installers does the trick. Fingers crossed... regards, Peter - Original Message - From: tom rhodes tom.rho...@gmail.com To: flashcoders flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:06 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Re: odd request: as1 flash remoting components! i know it was a long time ago, but surely someone has these somewhere :( On 29 March 2012 20:41, tom rhodes tom.rho...@gmail.com wrote: hi, i'm going through some really old work to add to a portfolio site, one old site in particular i used to really like uses the original as1 amfphp style remoting :D only thing is, i can't compile it anymore as i lack the necessary NetServices.as, NetDebug.as files which i neglected to pop in the source 8 years ago ;) hopefully i'm bringing back happy memories of first configuring flash remoting in AS1 for some people and they might still have these files kicking about? can't find them online anywhere... :( cheers, tom. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC - ScreenManager
I have Command classes for that in combination with a ServiceLocator (Singleton) that holds all the services. Commands are instantiated (only when needed) and executed by the Controller. Commands, when executed, fetch the required service (RemoteService/WebService/HTTPService) from the ServiceLocater, listens for events on the service and executes it. When data returns it is stored in the Model, which then dispatches a change event. regards, Peter - Original Message - From: Creighton, Gerry gcreigh...@discmakers.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC - ScreenManager If I'm loading XML would that be done in the model or the controller? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Dispatching events from V to C
I usually have Events that match the data (for lack of a better word) they
are related with.
eg: NewsEvent, UserEvent, etc..
Events then contain one or more static constants representing different event
types.
eg: NewsEvent.GET_NEWS, NewsEvent.UPDATE_NEWS, UserEvent.LOGIN,
UserEvent.LOGOUT, etc..
Here's one I'm actually using right now:
=
public class NewsEvent extends MVCEvent {
public static const GET_NEWS:String = getNews;
public static const UPDATE_NEWS:String = updateNews;
public static const ADD_NEWS:String = addNews;
public static const DELETE_NEWS:String = deleteNews;
public var data:NewsDTO;
public function NewsEvent(type:String, dto:NewsDTO=null) {
super(type);
data = dto;
}
override public function clone():Event {
return new NewsEvent(type, data);
}
}
==
The controller then maps the different event types to Commands:
// AppController:
private function initCommands():void {
addCommand(NewsEvent.GET_NEWS, GetNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.UPDATE_NEWS, UpdateNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.ADD_NEWS, AddNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.DELETE_NEWS, DeleteNewsCommand);
// etc..
}
==
addCommand (not included) does an addEventListener and maps it to the command class for later execution (when the event is
triggered).
That's about all the controller does really, listen for events, which are
mapped to commands.
I do reduce the number of event classes by grouping them (NewsEvent has: get,
add, update, delete),
instead of having an AddNewsEvent, GetNewsEvent, UpdateNewsEvent and so on.
Hope that helps.. do let us know if it doesn't :)
regards,
Muzak
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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:25 PM
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Say I have a save button that can exist in multiple views and can save multiple things. What's the best way to do this? Dispatch
a different custom event from each type of button? Send one type of custom event with different parameters? I have a controller
that listens for 28 different custom events. I'd like to make the controller class smaller.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Dispatching events from V to C
How does the controller know about each command class? Is each instantiated by
the controller?
Yup, controller knows about command classes.
This is the FrontController (part of my MVC framework), which the AppController
extends.
Might be able to view it in my repository, allthough i'm not sure if you have
access as a non-assembla member
http://www.assembla.com/code/muzakdeezign/subversion/nodes/trunk/AirMVC/src/be/gip/mvc/control/FrontController.as?rev=67
=
private var commands:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
public function addCommand(eventType:String, commandRef:Class):void {
if(commands[eventType] != null) {
throw new MVCError(The command has already been registered: +eventType);
}
this.commands[eventType] = commandRef;
MVCEventDispatcher.getInstance().addEventListener(eventType,
this.executeCommand, false, 0, true);
}
protected function executeCommand(event:MVCEvent):void {
var commandToInitialise:Class = this.getCommand(event.type);
var commandToExecute:ICommand = new commandToInitialise();
commandToExecute.execute(event);
}
protected function getCommand(commandName:String):Class {
var command:Class = this.commands[commandName];
if (command == null) {
throw new MVCError(A command with the given name does not exist: +
commandName);
}
return command;
}
So in each project i have 1 AppController (that extends FrontController) which
maps Events to Commands.
Do the command classes talk directly to the model or view or back through the
controller?
Command classes talk directly to the model, so they know the model, they don't
know about views.
Changes in the Model trigger an event, which a View may (or may not) listen to.
Only the Controller knows about commands.. and it doesn't really know them. All it
knows is they have an execute method.
So basically,
- view triggers event
- controller listens for event, looks up command mapped to that event
- if command is found, an instance of that command is created and its
execute() method is invoked.
- command does whatever it needs doing (like fetch data from server)
- command stores data in model, which triggers a change event
- view listens for model change event(s)
Event broadcasting/listening is done through an EventDispatcher Singleton:
http://www.assembla.com/code/muzakdeezign/subversion/nodes/trunk/AirMVC/src/be/gip/mvc/events/MVCEventDispatcher.as?rev=67
All of this is basically a mixture of ARP and Cairngorm.
regards,
Muzak
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How does the controller know about each command class? Is each instantiated by the controller? Do the command classes talk directly
to the model or view or back through the controller?
On 3/15/12 4:44 PM, Peter Ginneberge p.ginnebe...@telenet.be wrote:
==
The controller then maps the different event types to Commands:
// AppController:
private function initCommands():void {
addCommand(NewsEvent.GET_NEWS, GetNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.UPDATE_NEWS, UpdateNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.ADD_NEWS, AddNewsCommand);
addCommand(NewsEvent.DELETE_NEWS, DeleteNewsCommand);
// etc..
}
==
addCommand (not included) does an addEventListener and maps it to the command
class for later execution (when the event is
triggered).
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Re: [Flashcoders] Should I use BlazeDS for this?
WebOrb seems to have RTMP in all their editions (including the free one). http://www.themidnightcoders.com/products/weborb-for-java/product-editions.html regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Dave Watts dwa...@figleaf.com To: Steven Loe stevenloe5...@yahoo.com; Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Should I use BlazeDS for this? When we have network slowdowns, polling sometimes fails and the project hangs. Is Blaze/LiveCycle well behaved on thin networks? Is it more robust than polling under these conditions? To add to Henrik's answer, LiveCycle supports async (push) via RTMP, but BlazeDS doesn't include RTMP support. It does support HTTP long-polling, which is about as efficient as you get without actual async communication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_technology#Long_polling Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
What he was asking was where does certain logic go, such as: where do you check whether an email address is valid. So if only the view cares about the valid email address, you can do so in the view, otherwise move the logic to the controller. It also depends on how strict you are about what a view can / cannot do. Some people (and frameworks) prefer to have no logic whatsoever in the view (dumb view) and have all the logic in the controller or in a go-between pattern: Observer / Mediator / Presenter - whichever fits their need. For instance PureMVC and RobotLegs use Mediators: http://puremvc.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,34/ http://www.robotlegs.org/diagram/ regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Karl DeSaulniers k...@designdrumm.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction So a view can possibly have its own MVC within it? As long as the view is the only one using the data? View Controller View Model View View Or am I interp. this incorrectly? Best, Karl On Mar 7, 2012, at 10:29 AM, John McCormack wrote: Issues which have not been resolved has to do with how the logic is distributed amongst MVC partners. So if anyone comes across an example in which they are uncertain, please let us hear about it. On that subject, the book by Joel Hooks' and Lindsey Fallow: ActionScript Developers Guide to RobotLegs: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021216.do says... As to whether checking an email address is valid view logic or application logic, there's no fixed answer. A good filter is that if only the view classes care about this logic, it belongs in your view layer. If other parts of the application need to be checked or informed, it's controller code. John ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
I guess I am looking to the controller to do the event dispatching to the model the model to listening for the result. You don't normally do that. The controller talks to the model directly, so the controller knows the model. The model doesn't know neither view nor controller and dispatches events when it changes. There's some more explaning here on MSDN (1/3 down the page, under Solution): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff649643.aspx Note that they refer to this page I posted earlier: http://st-www.cs.illinois.edu/users/smarch/st-docs/mvc.html - Original Message - From: Karl DeSaulniers k...@designdrumm.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction I kind of like that. I guess I am looking to the controller to do the event dispatching to the model the model to listening for the result. the view listening for changes to the model. On Mar 6, 2012, at 4:26 AM, Cor wrote: You could ofcourse take another approach: In the view: dispatchEvent(new Event(View.YOURVIEWEVENT)); and in the Contoller: View.addEventListener(View.YOURVIEWEVENT, callback); So there is a loose coupling as Paul wrote. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
The dependency with this is that any changes to the UI - additional
views being added or removed, requires that the controller be changed
too. Any change to a view could cause the controller to become broken.
For this reason, I would say it's bad practice.
Not necessarily so.
But.. you'd use an interface, which the view implements.
In which case you'd probably be talking about a Presenter rather than a
Controller :)
pseudo code:
// PRESENTER
private var view:IView;
public function ViewPresenter(v:IView) {
view = v;
// add listeners and whatnot..
}
onSomeEventHandler(event:SomeEvent):void {
view.update();
}
// VIEW
public class MyView implements IView {
public function update()(// do stuff);
}
// VIEW INTERFACE
public interface IView {
public function update();
}
GWT uses this kind of architecture:
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture.html
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture.html#binding
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture-2.html
http://www.google.com/intl/nl/events/io/2009/sessions/GoogleWebToolkitBestPractices.html
So in GWT I usually have:
(only 1) AppController
(several) Presenter + View + Model triads
A view dispatches events to which the presenter listens.
Presenter talks to view via its interface.
View doesn't know the presenter,
Presenter doesn't know the view, only its interface.
regards,
Muzak
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From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
The dependency with this is that any changes to the UI - additional
views being added or removed, requires that the controller be changed
too. Any change to a view could cause the controller to become broken.
For this reason, I would say it's bad practice.
On 05/03/2012 13:57, Merrill, Jason wrote:
tutor mentions Controller can update View, but that example is not included.
If anyone can give me a little example of how that is done in MVC, don't
hasitate
In about the simplest form:
//In the controller:
onSomeEventHandler(event:SomeEvent):void
{
_someViewInstance.update();
}
//In the view:
public function update():void
{
//Do stuff to change the view
}
Hope that helps.
Jason Merrill
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Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
I'm guessing we're now into nuancing the model to hold view states and the presenter is controlling multiple views, or is that
wrong?
Not in GWT, no.
There's one Presenter (or Controller) for the whole app.
And then there's an MVP triad for every view.
The app controller would then for instance listen to navigation events and be responsible for displaying the view matching the nav
event.
It would do that by creating a presenter and view instance, passing the view to
the presenter, e.g.
var p:HomePresenter = new HomePresenter(new HomeView());
// you could store p for later use, so to only create the presenter
(+view) once
The presenter's constructor argument is an interface:
public function HomePresenter(view:IHomeView) {}
By using a presenter and view interface, you're able to have very dumb views, swap them out, as long as they implement the required
interface.
This also allows for easier unit testing, in GWT even without the view
implementations at all.
=
@Ross:
I also loathe Interfaces.
the only time i use interfaces is to allow objects with two different class
lineages to be used interchangeably.
That's the whole point of the view interface and why I brought it up, as you can then swap views and your presenter is none the
wiser.
I admit, interfaces aren't used very often in Actionscript, in Java however, 99% of the time you're programming against interfaces
or abstract classes.
==
Anyway.. hope I'm not confusing people who are just getting into the whole
design pattern thing too much.
If you like reading, google:
mvc vs mvp vs mvvm
MVVM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_ViewModel
Martin Fowler on PresentationModel:
http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/PresentationModel.html
regards,
Muzak
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From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com
To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
I'm guessing we're now into nuancing the model to hold view states and the presenter is controlling multiple views, or is that
wrong?
On 05/03/2012 15:33, Peter Ginneberge wrote:
The dependency with this is that any changes to the UI - additional views being added or removed, requires that the controller
be changed too. Any change to a view could cause the controller to become broken.
For this reason, I would say it's bad practice.
Not necessarily so.
But.. you'd use an interface, which the view implements.
In which case you'd probably be talking about a Presenter rather than a
Controller :)
pseudo code:
// PRESENTER
private var view:IView;
public function ViewPresenter(v:IView) {
view = v;
// add listeners and whatnot..
}
onSomeEventHandler(event:SomeEvent):void {
view.update();
}
// VIEW
public class MyView implements IView {
public function update()(// do stuff);
}
// VIEW INTERFACE
public interface IView {
public function update();
}
GWT uses this kind of architecture:
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture.html
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture.html#binding
http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture-2.html
http://www.google.com/intl/nl/events/io/2009/sessions/GoogleWebToolkitBestPractices.html
So in GWT I usually have:
(only 1) AppController
(several) Presenter + View + Model triads
A view dispatches events to which the presenter listens.
Presenter talks to view via its interface.
View doesn't know the presenter, Presenter doesn't know the view, only its
interface.
regards,
Muzak
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Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
Wanted to add that I use my own custom MVC micro-architecture which is based on (a mixture of) ARP and Cairngorm. Back when I was still developing in Flash (before I moved to Flex) I used ARP by Aral Balkan, which as far as I know was the first real MVC framework for Flash. Not even sure if there is another :) Unfortunatly ARP no longer exists, well at least it's no longer being developed/updated. There's still some info up on the osflash.org site: http://osflash.org/projects/arp But, the most important thing about ARP - at least to me - was the documentation that came with it and I can't seem to be able to get my hands on a working copy. The online version is down and the downloadable version (exe) for some reason doesn't work properly (I'm guessing it's hooked up to the online html version or something). http://osflash.org/downloads/arp/ARP_2.02_Manual.exe If someone can get it to work, I'd love to hear about it. The thing is, it contained a great explanation of how MVC applies to Flash. It explained all the relevant design patterns very well, including Model, View, Controller, Command and ServiceLocator. If you download the ARP sources + samples, you can still see how it works (and use it if you like). http://osflash.org/downloads/arp/ARP_2.02.zip regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Peter Ginneberge p.ginnebe...@telenet.be To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction Here's what I use. packages: - business Contains singleton with services (RemoteObject, WebService, HTTPService, SQLite), used by Command classes. - commands Contains commands that are executed by the Controller when a matching event is triggered. Commands are responsible for fetching data from server and storing it in the model. - control Contains AppController (singleton) that wires custom events to commands. - dto Date Transfer Objects (aka Value Objects). These get passed around with custom events and are stored in Model, etc. - events Custom events, usually dispatched by views. Controller listens for these events and executes matching command. - model App models. Dispatches change event when data changes. - view App views. == Where would you expect transfer object class dto package Where would you expect a custom event class? events package Where would you put a class that reads from and writes to the file system? commands package What about a class that holds string values to display ion dialog boxes, on buttons, etc? Is that part of the view or should it be defined in the model? Not in the view and certainly not in the model. Most likely a static utility class - package: utils regards, Muzak ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
Found this FlashPaper swf that explains the ARP Pizza sample app: http://aralbalkan.com/downloads/FlashToFlex.swf The sample app is included in this download: http://osflash.org/downloads/arp/ARP_2.02.zip ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction
Here's what I use. packages: - business Contains singleton with services (RemoteObject, WebService, HTTPService, SQLite), used by Command classes. - commands Contains commands that are executed by the Controller when a matching event is triggered. Commands are responsible for fetching data from server and storing it in the model. - control Contains AppController (singleton) that wires custom events to commands. - dto Date Transfer Objects (aka Value Objects). These get passed around with custom events and are stored in Model, etc. - events Custom events, usually dispatched by views. Controller listens for these events and executes matching command. - model App models. Dispatches change event when data changes. - view App views. == Where would you expect transfer object class dto package Where would you expect a custom event class? events package Where would you put a class that reads from and writes to the file system? commands package What about a class that holds string values to display ion dialog boxes, on buttons, etc? Is that part of the view or should it be defined in the model? Not in the view and certainly not in the model. Most likely a static utility class - package: utils regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Mattheis, Erik (MIN-WSW) ematth...@webershandwick.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction I've been putting all my class files in one of three folders, model, view, controller. I'm mostly concerned with making the code as easy to understand as possible. Where would you expect transfer object class - a class that just defines a set of values to pass as a group? Where would you expect a custom event class? Where would you put a class that reads from and writes to the file system? Air.File has methods that produce UI elements. What are benefits/drawbacks to writing the extra code to get File.browseForOpen() somewhere in the View? What about a class that holds string values to display ion dialog boxes, on buttons, etc? Is that part of the view or should it be defined in the model? _ _ _ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC
Main problem that I see with the code that was posted is that it breaks a major MVC rule and teaches a real bad habit: Views shouldn't have any knowledge of Models Not sure where you get the idea that a View shouldn't communictate with the Model directly: This states otherwise: http://st-www.cs.illinois.edu/users/smarch/st-docs/mvc.html quote Unlike the model, which may be loosely connected to multiple MVC triads, Each view is associated with a unique controller and vice versa. Instance variables in each maintain this tight coupling. A view's instance variable controller points at its controller, and a controller's instance variable view points at its associated view. And, because both must communicate with their model, each has an instance variable model which points to the model object. So, although the model is limited to sending self changed:, both the view and the controller can send messages directly to each other and to their model. /quote For those wondering why I quote the above article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller#History regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: jchilc...@interactivityunlimited.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 3:07 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC Main problem that I see with the code that was posted is that it breaks a major MVC rule and teaches a real bad habit: Views shouldn't have any knowledge of Models and Models shouldn't care who's using them (Controllers are just conduits between Views and Models). On a larger scale, this would present itself to be a huge maintenance nightmare and dependencies have now been created. Everything should be independent of each other enough that I could replace one section without affecting the operation of anything else in the application. In this case. the controller should be passing either Value or Transfer Objects back and forth between the View and Model. This way, I could change models on the fly and the controller and view wouldn't suspect a thing. RobotLegs is an excellent example for learning about MVC. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?
Is there any way to fix this? Have you installed the FP11 debug player? If not, download and install it! If I remember correctly, installing FP11 won't change a thing. The Flash IDE uses a .dll (on windows) for preview/testing inside the IDE. The only way to update that player dll is to actually wait for Adobe to release an updated version. I haven't used Flash in a long time, so things may have changed, but that's how it used to be. regards, Peter - Original Message - From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5? On 08/02/2012 18:38, Steven Hargrove wrote: Hi all, I've configured my cs5.5 IDE to compile to FP 10.3 11. The problem is, when I test movie and run my SWF in the External test player - its still using 10.2. It compiles the SWF to the proper version, but it just makes it more difficult to test. Is there any way to fix this? Have you installed the FP11 debug player? If not, download and install it! Thanks, Steve ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?
Just looked it up real quick:
The IDE player dll is located in:
{FLASH DIR}\Common\Configuration
and is called: authplay.dll
If you look at the file's properties you'll notice it says: Adobe Flash Player
10.2 r153
Doing a trace inside the IDE gives: WIN 10,2,153,2
import flash.system.Capabilities;
trace(Capabilities.version);
In short, you're screwed :(
regards,
Peter
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Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?
Is there any way to fix this?
Have you installed the FP11 debug player?
If not, download and install it!
If I remember correctly, installing FP11 won't change a thing.
The Flash IDE uses a .dll (on windows) for preview/testing inside the IDE.
The only way to update that player dll is to actually wait for Adobe to release
an updated version.
I haven't used Flash in a long time, so things may have changed, but that's how
it used to be.
regards,
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Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?
Cos then you're not really debugging. In order to get trace output you'd have to start a Remote Debug Session. So instead of just doing CTRL+Enter you'd have to: - Publish (ALT+SHIFT+F12) - start Remote Debug Session (no shortcut) - switch to browser and hit F5 It's certainly doable, but a real PITA if you're doing extensive testing/debugging. Might be easier switching to Flash Builder.. I just tested hooking up FlashBuilder to an fla and can debug in FP 11 :) In FB: File New Flash Professional Project. Point to the target Flash .fla file In the Flash Builder preferences, under FlashBuilder - Debug, specify the path to the Standalone Debug player to be used for debugging. In my case that is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.5\player\win\11.1\FlashPlayerDebugger.exe I also had to add the playerglobal.swc to to project's classpath. Once that's done, you're all set.. hit CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER and off you go. Same fla as previous post now has this output (in Flash IDE): Attempting to launch and connect to Player using URL C:\Users\Peter\Desktop\fp-test.swf [SWF] C:\Users\Peter\Desktop\fp-test.swf - 2247 bytes after decompression WIN 11,1,102,55 regards, Peter - Original Message - From: Chris Foster cfos...@catalystinteractive.com.au To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 10:36 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5? Maybe I'm missing something here - what is stopping you from keeping your SWF open in a browser window (with the debug Player of your choice) and simply hitting F5 after you've republished? C: ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe is my down-ass chick
With easily I was meaning that you do not have to teach yourself another programming language: more than that, I'm not scared by learning something new, I'm scared by the fact that I will lose all my long experience on Flash and I do not want to! I understand what you're saying. When I started learning Java (not so very long ago) I got frustrated by the mess that is JSP and Servlets. That is why I'm so glad I finally found something like GWT to make web apps more or less the way I'm used to in Flex (I stopped using Flash around v8). Meaning, OOP, MVP, etc.. http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuideMvpActivitiesAndPlaces.html http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/articles/mvp-architecture.html If you look at this project structure: http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/images/contacts-project-hierarchy.png That's almost exactly what it would look like in Flex when using Cairngorm for instance, but without the Command pattern. There's libraries out there that do have a Command implementation. And with GWT you can use a declarative xml like structure for layout, close to Flex' MXML: http://code.google.com/intl/nl/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuideUiBinder.html So why must I dismiss such a powerful thing like Flash? Just because it's fancy to say Flash is dead? What wil happen when softwarehouses that right now are focusing on html 5 (or other things) will finally realize that with flash you can export to iPhone, iPad and Android with a simple click and for this reason the developing process is faster than any other thing done in another programming language? I hear ya ! I just love Flex, I really do. The thing is, in a few years time (I'm guessing) plugins will be a thing of the past. Windows 8 is already moving in that direction. So it will simply be a matter of: we don't have a choice. I mentioned this on FlexCoders already. If Adobe - moving away from the Flash plugin - would make FlashBuilder into something that spits out HTML/JS web apps much like GWT now does with Java, I'd be all over it. And I'm sure I'm not the only one :) The power and beauty of ActionScript+MXML to build the apps we're used to and not having to touch the ugliness that is JS/HTML. That'd be my wish for 2012 :) regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Ima Newsletta bignewsletter...@gmail.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe is my down-ass chick Thanks Muzak, Very interesting links! However I said easily :-) With easily I was meaning that you do not have to teach yourself another programming language: more than that, I'm not scared by learning something new, I'm scared by the fact that I will lose all my long experience on Flash and I do not want to! In some time, performance won't be a trouble at all seen the power of the new devices. So why must I dismiss such a powerful thing like Flash? Just because it's fancy to say Flash is dead? What wil happen when softwarehouses that right now are focusing on html 5 (or other things) will finally realize that with flash you can export to iPhone, iPad and Android with a simple click and for this reason the developing process is faster than any other thing done in another programming language? So right now, I stay with Flash. Happy new year to everyone. Il 31/12/2011 03:27, Peter Ginneberge ha scritto: Sorry for the late reply.. With your new chicks can you easily make web apps, desktop apps, android apps and ios apps? Yup, except for desktop. Once compiled, they're plain HTML/JS apps. Mind you, I haven't done any Android and/or iOS apps with GWT yet. Just goodle GTW ios for instance and you'll find the stuff you need. Here's a how-to - note the date -- 2007. http://code.google.com/intl/en/webtoolkit/articles/gwt-iphone.html The article is for GWT 1.4. The current version is 2.4 and alot has changed (improved) since then. And there's all sorts of additional libraries available for all kinds of development. Smart GWT: http://code.google.com/p/smartgwt/ GWT Mobile: http://code.google.com/p/gwt-mobile-webkit/ Ext GWT: http://www.sencha.com/products/extgwt/ etc.. As for desktop apps, you could wrap your GWT with AIR :) regards, Muzak ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] XMLList Namespace Madness
The following works for me:
===
var myXMLList:XMLList = XMLList(GetUserProfileByNameResponse
xmlns=http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService;
xmlns:soap=http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/; xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance;
xmlns:xsd=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema;
GetUserProfileByNameResult
PropertyData
ValueHelloWorld 1/Value
/PropertyData
PropertyData
ValueHelloWorld 2/Value
/PropertyData
/GetUserProfileByNameResult
/GetUserProfileByNameResponse);
var pnNs:Namespace=new
Namespace(http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService;);
var myXMLList2:XMLList = myXMLList.pnNs::GetUserProfileByNameResult;
for each (var node:XML in myXMLList2.pnNs::PropertyData) {
trace(- PropertyData: , node.toXMLString());
}
===
regards,
Muzak
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Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 4:32 AM
Subject: [Flashcoders] XMLList Namespace Madness
I'm going crazy trying to drill down into a XMLList which has namespaces declared. I have been able to go into a few layers of the
original XML with namespaces using namespace definitions in AS3, but now I am stuck at the last level.
The XMLList I have pared it down to has a length of 1 and has namespaces declared, which is throwing things off. How can I get to
the PropertyData / nodes given that namespaces are involved?
The following code can be copied and pasted into a fresh .fla as a test case:
/*TEST CASE-*/
var myXMLList:XMLList = XMLList(GetUserProfileByNameResponse
xmlns=http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService;
xmlns:soap=http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/; xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance;
xmlns:xsd=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema;
GetUserProfileByNameResult
PropertyData
ValueHelloWorld 1/Value
/PropertyData
PropertyData
ValueHelloWorld 1/Value
/PropertyData
/GetUserProfileByNameResult
/GetUserProfileByNameResponse);
var pnNs:Namespace = new
Namespace(http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService;);
var myXMLList2:XMLList = myXMLList.pnNs::GetUserProfileByNameResult;
trace(myXMLList2: +myXMLList2)//Traces fine, except more namespaces (xmlns)
appear as attributes in first node.
for each (var propertyDataXML:XML in myXMLList2..PropertyData)
{
//WHY DOES THIS NOT TRACE?
trace(propertyDataXML: +propertyDataXML);
}
/*--*/
I also tried this for the loop as well:
/*--*/
for each (var propertyDataXML2:XML in
myXMLList2.pnNs::GetUserProfileByNameResult..PropertyData)
{
//WHY DOES THIS NOT TRACE?
trace(propertyDataXML: +propertyDataXML2);
}
/*--*/
And why does the trace on myXMLList2 show an XML list where there is more namespace applied: GetUserProfileByNameResponse
xmlns=http://microsoft.com/webservices/SharePointPortalServer/UserProfileService...; ??
Any help is MUCH appreciated.
Jason Merrill
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Re: [Flashcoders] flash.filesystem not in Flash?
AIR 2.0 has OS native installers (.exe, dmg). For first time user, it would be a two-step installation to run an AIR app. This is pretty much automated from what I remember. Haven't installed the runtime in a while though. There's also the option to use your own installer (e.g. NSIS) as a wrapper for an AIR app and with that you can silently install the runtime. I've done that before, easy-peasy. In case you don't know NSIS: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page There's an Eclipse plugin (EclipseNSIS) so you can install it right into FlashBuilder/Eclipse. - Original Message - From: Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:47 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] flash.filesystem not in Flash? i think AIR has negated the need for these windowless flash wrappers - are these still in production? Yes, the tools are still out there. AIR requires installation of the AIR runtime first. The wrappers do not, they are standalone .exes. For first time user, it would be a two-step installation to run an AIR app. So it depends on what your client needs/wants and what the user can do. For example, AIR is not an approved tech in our environment, so if this were us, we'd have to look at other options. Jason Merrill ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] flash.filesystem not in Flash?
Because it is much easier to get a random wrapper approved than AIR. Oh wait, it shouldn't be. Especially since AIR apps need to be digitally signed (requires certificate). Granted, you can build an AIR app with a developer certificate, but during install that is being displayed as Publisher: UNKNOWN and some security warnings. It's pretty hard to miss. - Original Message - From: Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] flash.filesystem not in Flash? Merrill, Jason skriver: i think AIR has negated the need for these windowless flash wrappers - are these still in production? Yes, the tools are still out there. AIR requires installation of the AIR runtime first. The wrappers do not, they are standalone .exes. For first time user, it would be a two-step installation to run an AIR app. So it depends on what your client needs/wants and what the user can do. For example, AIR is not an approved tech in our environment, so if this were us, we'd have to look at other options. Because it is much easier to get a random wrapper approved than AIR. Oh wait, it shouldn't be. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] ComboBox label issue
If you want to display both the fontName and fontStyle, define a labelFunction
for the combobox.
function setLabel(item:Object):String {
var fnt:Font = item as Font;
return fnt.fontName + ( + fnt.fontStyle + );
}
font_cb.labelFunction = setLabel;
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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 4:11 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] ComboBox label issue
I�m having a problem properly displaying the font name and variant in a
combobox.
I have fonts embedded in my swf and am exporting for AS.
I have a ComboBox that I�m populating from an enumerated font array like so...
code
fontArray = Font.enumerateFonts(false);//using false only enumerates embedded
fonts
fontArray.sortOn(fontName,Array.CASEINSENSITIVE);
_fontDP = new DataProvider(fontArray);
FontCB.dataProvider = _fontDP;
//when I set up the FontCB I set the labelField like so...
FontCB.labelField = fontName;
/code
When the ComboBox is opened the display names for the fonts only show the main
name of the font and not
each variant (shown below). When I publish and select to �Generate Size Report� I
get all of the proper font names variants.
How can I get the proper font names to display properly.
Ie
Arial
Arial
Arial
Arial
Book Antiqua
Book Antiqua
Book Antiqua
Book Antiqua
Helvetica
Helvetica
Helvetica
Helvetica
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code: public static const: Needhelp understanding...
I don't remember all the details, but if I'm not mistaken, those were used in the AS2 days to attach a class to a MovieClip, without
them being linked in the Library (through the Symbol properties).
Google: Object.registerClass and/or __packages
Muzak
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From: Micky Hulse mickyhulse.li...@gmail.com
To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 10:08 AM
Subject: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code: public static const: Needhelp
understanding...
Hello,
Surfing around the net, I found this class:
http://snipplr.com/view/27981/from-as2-to-as3--where-did-it-go--setrgb--mck/
The code I would like some help with:
code
public class MyClass {
// Public static constants:
public static const CLASS_REF = com.foo.util.MyClass;
public static const CLASS_NAME:String = 'MyClass';
public static const LINKAGE_ID:String = 'com.foo.util.MyClass';
/code
Note: Among other things, I changed var to const; I assume const was
a better pick... No?
So, I understand that a public static const can be accessed from
another class without class initialization, but I don't understand how
the above code could be helpful (other than for meta/documentation
purposes?).
Could someone post an example that shows how/why/when the above
constants could (or, can) be used in the workflow of a project/app?
I hope my question makes sense...
Thanks!
Micky
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code: public staticconst: Needhelp understanding...
The class is a rewrite from AS2, so I guess they just left it in there. In AS3 - for use with getDefinitionByName() or getQualifiedClassName() - those constants serve no purpose, as to get to them you have to know their package anyway. - Original Message - From: Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 4:38 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code: public staticconst: Needhelp understanding... but if I'm not mistaken, those were used in the AS2 days to attach a class to a MovieClip Not necessarily in this case though. In AS3 you can use things like getDefinitionByName() or getQualifiedClassName() to dynamically reference or dynamically instantiate an instance of a class. Since this is AS3 code, the use would not be related to AS2. It could be used like that with dynamic class referencing, or they may just be doing it as available metadata for some odd reason. An example of how I have used dynamically generated class instances is if I have some external XML that describes an application or solution of some kind, and I want to have the XML describewhat objects (and therefore what classes) are created, at runtime in the Flash player. For example: var aCoolSpriteClass:Class = getDefinitionByName(aCoolSprite) as Class; var obj:DisplayObject = new aCoolSpriteClass() as DisplayObject; Note: Among other things, I changed var to const; I assume const was a better pick... No? Yes, those would be constants, so I would declare them as const so they cannot be modified. Constants do never change in value at runtime. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code:public staticconst: Needhelp understanding...
so I guess Yes, right - we're really just guessing Well, it was a bit more than just a guess :) http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/from-as2-to-as3-where-did-it-go-setrgb/ quote So a little as2 update. /quote You're right that they serve no code-purpose in that class, but they could in theory be used outside the class from an interface perspective. Erhm, no.. just.. no :) regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Merrill, Jason jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:01 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] How to utilize this code:public staticconst: Needhelp understanding... those constants serve no purpose, as to get to them you have to know their package anyway. OK, but one of those constants DOES contain the package name. And how do you know they serve no purpose? You're right that they serve no code-purpose in that class, but they could in theory be used outside the class from an interface perspective. I'm not suggesting they use getDefinitionByName() with the constant, as I said, that may just be odd metadata. I was just answering the question about what values like that can be used for. so I guess Yes, right - we're really just guessing what they put those constants in for, since they don't serve a purpose inside the method implementations internally in the class. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Automagically create an interface from a given AS3class?
Just did a quick google and this turned up: http://flashfocus.nl/forum/showthread.php?t=38705 It's a Dutch forum, but you should be able to get the tool here: http://flashfocus.nl/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6488d=1196363980 Haven't tried/tested it, just a quick google search. regards; Muzak - Original Message - From: Matt Perkins nudoru.m...@gmail.com To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Automagically create an interface from a given AS3class? So this is me being extremely lazy - is there a tool or a feature of a tool that'll automatically create an interface from a class file? I'm learning DI and implementing it in a framework that I have and to properly follow DI principals, I need to make heavy use of interfaces as types rather than the classes. I have a good list of interfaces to create. Thanks! Matt Perkins - http://www.nudoru.com http://udon.nudoru.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] (From a PDF?) Getting bitmap data
Not sure what you mean with swc only. All sources can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/purepdf/source/browse/ http://code.google.com/p/fxpdf/source/browse/ http://code.google.com/p/pavo/source/browse/ - Original Message - From: lists...@fo.com To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:07 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] (From a PDF?) Getting bitmap data Thank you everyone, for the thoughts on how to pull images from PDFs. I did find some other tools (just to mention them) but they are .swc-only; no source, and the customer needs to at least have the source available. They are: fxpdf http://code.google.com/p/fxpdf/downloads/list .swc-only .write-only? pavo http://code.google.com/p/pavo/ . questionabe docs . swc-only purePDF http://code.google.com/p/purepdf/downloads/detail?name=purePDF_0.74.20100527.zipcan=2q= . reads pdf from .swf... .swc-only http://code.google.com/u/@VBhTQ1BRDxRGXQJ5/ I’ll see what I can come up with AS3 –wise. thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
