[Flashcoders] DataGrid: Expanding vertical Thumb width (Glen Pike)
Glen: thank you! That works perfectly. ~Bill -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:18:34 +0100 From: Glen Pike g...@engineeredarts.co.uk Hi, I remember having to hack this in Flash for a list component, you should be able to set the style, but you need to use GrantSkinners workaround http://gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/05/variable_scroll.html Edit your skin, then include Grant's fl.controls.List or whatever - that includes Scrollbar code. Set your width using the setStyle props. _list.setStyle(scrollBarWidth,40); _list.setStyle(scrollArrowHeight, 40); HTH ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] DataGrid: Expanding vertical Thumb width
What is the approach to expand a DataGrid vertical scrollbar's
width (from the standard 15 pixels, to 44 or so, for touchscreens)
in pure AS3 / Flash CS 5?
It looks easy in Flex now
http://www.switchonthecode.com/tutorials/flex-fun-advanced-datagrid-topics
But in Flash/AS3,
directly editing
library Component Assets ScrollBarSkins Scrolltrack_skin
as recommended at
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_UsingComponentsAS3/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118a9c65b32-7f4a.html
to change its color and width
does change the color and the width in the library,
but only the color -- not the width at runtime.
Widening scrollThumb_upSkin, et al in the library does show them altered when
run,
but cut off at the stock 16 pixel width of DataGrid scrolltrack.
Any thoughts?
thanks
// basically straight from livedocs...
import fl.controls.DataGrid;
import fl.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn;
import fl.data.DataProvider;
import fl.events.DataGridEvent;
function setup ():void
{
var aDg:DataGrid = new DataGrid();
addChild(aDg);
aDg.verticalScrollPolicy=on;
var nameDGC:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn(name);
nameDGC.sortOptions = Array.CASEINSENSITIVE;
var scoreDGC:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn(score);
scoreDGC.sortOptions = Array.NUMERIC;
aDg.addColumn(nameDGC);
aDg.addColumn(scoreDGC);
var aDP_array:Array = new Array({name:clark, score:3135},
{name:Bill, score:803}, {name:fc, score:03}, {name:Bruce,
score:403}, {name:Peter, score:25})
aDg.dataProvider = new DataProvider(aDP_array);
aDg.rowCount = aDg.length - 2;
aDg.width = 200;
// also does nothing
aDg.verticalScrollBar.width = 60;
}
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[Flashcoders] Unknown error optimizing byte code.
I am starting to see this error more and more when testing apps: Line 15005: Unknown error optimizing byte code. This is in a fully updated Flash CS5 Professional, and occurs when working with either AIR or Flash apps. No other compile errors; and the app does not load. Moving past my love of tools that report ‘unknown errors’ within their own processing – it does not seem that this has been resolved anywhere in my searches. The only temp solution is to get out of Flash and reload the app, which allows a number of more compiles, before the error pops up again. Anyone else seeing this error occur? Any thoughts on solutions? File, Publish Settings, Flash tab, [x] Compress movie has no bearing. Thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Unknown error optimizing byte code.
Thanks Cedric – good suggestions. I did see that there were Flex (and Java) command line options to free memory; but I’m locked into FLASH for this one. I fear a hard upper limit coming to hit me. I’m surprised that others don’t get this more; as my app isn’t all that big. Thanks again. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Kevin’s components for Android 3.0?
Anyone working with/modifying Kevin’s components for Android 3.0? http://blog.kevinhoyt.com/2010/05/some-flash-android-components/ Are there any other Actionscript-based variations for Android 3.0? I have seen most of the standard sets of components in Actionscript source; but nothing that extends or provides something similar to Kevin’s. I’m looking to (quickly) beef up Kevin’s components, to do things like add Data Providers and add physics for gestures for lists, etc. If you have something that you can help me with (for $) in this area, please send me a note. Thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] [Job] Activescript 3 development
[Job] Activescript 3 development: Looking for an additional off-site freelancer to the west (Downingtown, Exton, Malvern, West Chester) of Philadelphia. Straight AS3, non-timeline, part-time AIR/FLASH development. If interested, please email me off-list with resume | cv | portfolio and off-site rate requirements. Thank you, ~Bill ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] [Job] Actionscript 3 development
Perhaps more than obviously, this was meant to be Actionscript. [Job] Actionscript 3 development: Looking for an additional off-site freelancer to the west (Downingtown, Exton, Malvern, West Chester) of Philadelphia. Straight AS3, non-timeline, part-time AIR/FLASH development. If interested, please email me off-list with resume | cv | portfolio and off-site rate requirements. Thank you, ~Bill ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] (From a PDF?) Getting bitmap data
You’re right Peter, thank you. I will try these out! Bill From: Peter Ginneberge p.ginnebe...@telenet.be 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/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[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
[Flashcoders] (From a PDF?) Getting bitmap data successfully
I need to pull in a PDF and be able to show thumbnails of the larger graphics to the user. They check off a couple and those are then saved as PNG or JPG files. I am ok on saving graphics as PNG/JPG (given a bitmap) and doing the UI piece, but can’t seem to find anything on how to manipulate the PDF to pull the bitmaps. Is there anything available short of Acrobat-SDK, and that is AS3-based? There are a few utilities to do this*, but nothing code-based to glean from. *Existing tools: a-pdf.com verypdf.com sobolsoft.com somepdf.com dawningsoft.com I have contacted them; but they only offer command-line, no-source, alternatives. Thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] [JOB] AS3 freelance
[JOB] AS3 freelance For folks a) in or near Exton, PA; and, b) with strong AS3 experience who are interested in freelance projects -- with no need to travel, please send me a note. Principals only please. AS3 required, not necessarily with Flex/FB. Thank you ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] ASCrypt Nowhere To Be Found?
The original ASCrypt website seems to be down. Does anyone have the files? Thanks Elia ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] osX - ActionScript Editor
Eclipse with FDT good luck, Elia - Original Message - From: Karim Beyrouti [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:20 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] osX - ActionScript Editor Hi All, I know this is an old topic. I am looking for a good As2 ( and maybe As3 ) editor for OS-X. for the moment I have found these: http://macromates.com/ - which has not got great reviews. http://www.jedit.org/ - I have tried SEPY but was unable to get it working. Am I missing anything?... do you have any good recommendations? regards Karim ___ 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] ASCrypt Nowhere To Be Found?
Great! Does anyone happen to have an ASP version that will convert R4 by any chance? Or any of the other encryptions with keys offered in the ASCrypt package. I was trying this ASP script for R4, but it doesn't produce the same results! http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/010100-1.shtml Cheers Elia - Original Message - From: Fabrício Seger Kolling - Dulldusk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] ASCrypt Nowhere To Be Found? As meychi.com is currently offline, you may found ASCrypt for AS2 here: http://www.jek2k.com/wp/index.php/2007/05/22/cryptography-and-flash/ Download Link: http://www.jek2k.com/wp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/ascrypt_sample.zip And for AS3 here: http://ascrypt3.riaforge.org/ Download Link: http://ascrypt3.riaforge.org/index.cfm?event=action.download Cheers Fabrício Seger Kolling mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The original ASCrypt website seems to be down. Does anyone have the files? Thanks Elia ___ 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] Is Key Object Changed With New Plugin Update?
It works fine in Firefox, but this is related to IE 7,and it's fairly new.
This is on Windows XP, I have not been able to test any other configs.
It has to be something updated in IE7 or the plugin.
// track CTRL+5
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) Key.getCode() == 53) {trace(yes);}
Elia
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Works fine here. How / where is it not working for you?
Dave -
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[Flashcoders] Is Key Object Changed With New Plugin Update?
This code has worked fine for some years now, but all of a sudden broken.
// track CTRL+5
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL) Key.getCode() == 53) {trace(yes);}
I guess it has to do with a change in the player plugin?
BTW this is AS2
Elia
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[Flashcoders] Real-time Lip Sync with AS3
Has anyone created and shared code for creating lip sync with AS3? I've earlier used flashamp, but I guess that's obsolete? Thanks Elia ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] using a function twice
On 17/05/2007 22:07, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
because the thisBackground function isn't picking up the correct
values (but keeping the older ones), it is overwriting the first
panel with the second one
does this help ?
thisTween.onMotionFinished = function()
{
thisBackground(designerBox_2_mc, 350, 0xd5cfc0, 2000);
// creates the second panel with the settings from the first panel
(not these)
var thisTween:Object = new Tween(designerBox_2_mc, _width,
Strong.easeOut, 0, 225, 2, true);
};
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Re: [Flashcoders] Cut and paste: Flash CS3 and Illustrator CS3
This should be fine. This is a workflow that was intentionally designed into the system. The paste process can optionally invoke the last settings applied during import, where possible. The only downside is that you have more intimate control over layers/keyframes, text to editable/vector/bitmap, creating movie clips during the import process, etc. If you don't need any of those features, you're good with copy and paste. Rich ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Whats new in Flash CS3
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=listtype=online_eventloc=en_us - Original Message From: Berkay Unal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 12:13:02 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Whats new in Flash CS3 Hi , Do you know any breeze recordings or connect recordings? On 5/9/07, Count Schemula [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.adobe.com ? There is quite a bit of rich media stuff hyping the new Flash CS3. On 5/9/07, Berkay Unal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Coders, Been searching the web for a video or a breeze meeting that will explain the new features on the Flash CS3 but could not found any? Does anyone one has some links? Best ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- count_schemula ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Berkay UNAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Dynamic buttons not showing
John,
(FYI, there's something wrong with your reply to that caused this to bounce
last night with a 501 Bad address syntax error. It looks like your own
address and FlashCoders have been combined into one. I'm not sure if that
error is from you, the list, or one of the gateways along the way, but you
might want to look into it, as I have only had this problem with replying to
your post. Here's the body of the email I sent last night.)
I've made a lot of assumptions about what you're trying to do, but it looks
like you have a lot of odd syntax in your script. Avoid using _root whenever
possible, use brackets only for array indices, etc. You can also assign the
create and attach returns to a variable immediately, instead of after the
fact.
As for how you can reference the code for the relevant functions, you can
reference them either by their newly created instance name, by their
inclusion in your arrays, or you can add a function during creation.
This script addresses most of these issues and works:
//
//create missing mc lable_mc. rotated 90-degrees? (vertical label)
//
this.createEmptyMovieClip(lable_mc,this.getNextHighestDepth());
//
//Init variables
//
var myTxt:Array = new Array(branding, news, about us, print,
marks, contact);
var subMenuArray:Array = new Array();
var myBtnArray:Array = new Array();
var myX:Number = 430;
var ySpacing:Number = 190;
var myId:TextField;
var myformat:TextFormat;
var btn:Button;
//
//create a movieClip to hold the vertical label
//
lable_mc.createTextField(myName, this.getNextHighestDepth(), 484, 200,
140, 408);
var myNformat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myNformat.font = Verdana;
myNformat.size = 70;
myNformat.bold = true;
myNformat.color = 0xEE;
myNformat.align = center;
lable_mc.myName.text = contact;
lable_mc.myName.setTextFormat(myNformat);
//
//create the textFields for the subMenuItems
//
for (var i:Number = 0; i myTxt.length; i++) {
myId = this.createTextField(mytext + i, this.getNextHighestDepth(),
myX, 0, 100, 20);
myId._y = ySpacing;
ySpacing += 20;
myId.text = myTxt[i];
//Format the text of the subMenuItems
myId.border = false;
myformat = new TextFormat();
myformat.font = Verdana;
myformat.size = 13;
myformat.bold = true;
myformat.color = 0x55;
myformat.align = right;
myId.selectable = false;
myId.setTextFormat(myformat);
//
//array with submenuItems for button control
//
subMenuArray.push(myId.text);
//
//attach a button (on top of) to each textFields
//
btn = this.attachMovie(butt_btn, butt + i,
this.getNextHighestDepth());
btn._x = myX;
btn._y = myId._y;
btn.onRelease = function () {
trace(this._name);
}
//
//create an array to use later to control the buttons
//
myBtnArray.push(btn);
}
Rich Shupe
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Re: [Flashcoders] flv playback from DVD
Nik, I think this is on topic. I have not personally had this happen to me, and I have created many, many such apps because of the client-specified need to show the FBI warning at the immediate start of the app. Without looking at your app code, to see if there¹s anything obvious (and I doubt there is), the only thing I can think of is environmental. 1. I use mProjector rather than Zinc. Not sure if that has any impact. 2. Based on your explanation, my theory is heavily leaning toward DVD spin-up or access time. Spin-up may not be an issue since the drive has to spin to launch the app and, presumably, is at full speed. Maybe you could map your DVD burn to put the video closer to the file? Probably not responsible, but it's an idea. What about adding a bit of a delay on the user experience side to allow the FLV to preload? Does increasing the buffer time help? Rich On 5/7/07 6:12 AM, nik crosina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Going a bit off topic, but have you ever had a kind of hick up every time an flv starts playback. I am having my Zinc created exe start with playing a intro video clip and it always starts with a little stutter or hick up. I guess this is some loading issue, but don't know what to do to solve it... ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Cellrenderer problems
Hey Bruce, how are you (beyond this irritation, of course)? I don't have an existing cell renderer, but I might be able to help if I can see the code. One thing off the top of my head is that changing the font may be changing the behavior of the text field/label component so that it is now trapping your mouse event. You might be able to do something as simple as change the text field to prevent selectable/editable or something along those lines. I say this, vaguely, because I had the exact same symptom in an AS3 project recently and just set mouseEnabled to false on the text field to solve it. It's certainly not the same, but it gives us somewhere to look. Rich Shupe ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] flv playback from DVD
Do you mean you want to switch from DVD to net-based delivery? You can't stream from a DVD. If you had a kiosk situation, I guess you could setup a local server and point to the DVD as your asset repository, but you can't do that if you're distributing the DVD. There are a few other things you can do to check for the end of the DVD. You can check for current time and compare it against the duration parsed from the metadata (assuming your encoder has added it and it is reliable). You can let the FLVPlayback component handle the event for you (which has other issues which have been discussed here, namely seeking). If you think the playback will be very reliable because the files are local, you can check for NetStream.Buffer.Empty (The only trouble there is, the buffer can empty and refill if the playback data transfer is choppy. I had that happen from my boot drive a day or two ago, because it was chugging on something else, so it could probably happen with DVD playback.) There are further options, but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. Rich Shupe ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] stumped video behaviour in AS2/Classes
Sebastian,
You didn't include the timeline code, but I made some assumptions. I think
the most relevant issue is that your NetConnection and NetStream variables
are local and expire after the function is called. This works:
//in class PostView.as, in com/blabla/
class com.blabla.PostView extends MovieClip {
private var _netConn:NetConnection;
private var _netStream:NetStream;
public function playVideo () {
_netConn = new NetConnection();
_netConn.connect(null);
_netStream = new NetStream(_netConn);
_netStream.onStatus = function (infoObject:Object) {
trace (infoObject.code);
}
_root.vid.attachVideo(_netStream);
_netStream.play(video/video.flv);
}
}
//in timeline
import com.blabla.PostView;
var myVar:PostView = new PostView();
myVar.playVideo();
//
I'm not a fan of classes without constructors, though. If you only included
a snippet, disregard. If not, you can unify the class and function name
above and omit the last line in the timeline. Or, even throw in a generic
constructor for clarity/possible info.
Rich Shupe
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Re: [Flashcoders] Syntax for dynamically calling a function
The short answer is, you can invoke the function directly by writing:
this.onPress = function () {
_parent[this._name]();
}
or, if this looks clearer, you can use the call() method
this.onPress = function () {
_parent[this._name].call();
}
However, there are a few issues with this approach.
First, I don't like the fact that there are two things with the same name in
the same scope: a function and a movie clip. This might just be me being
picky, but I'll show you an example of where this breaks in a moment.
Second, it's not best practice to put scripts inside movie clips. It's
easier to assign these functions from the main timeline.
Third, I'm not sure what this gains you. It's easier to copy and paste but,
if you're already going into the movie clip manually, you might as well just
type the function name. Maybe if you reused the clip from movie to movie
this step would already be done and you'd only have to write the function...
Or maybe I'm missing another time saving purpose.
Combining all three of the above issues, you can automatically assign
functions to all your movie clips from the the main timeline by writing
this:
(assumes mcs on stage named pictures, help, and home, and gets around
same-name-in-same-scope by adding a do_ prefix to the function name)
//
for (var s:String in this) {
if (typeof(this[s]) == movieclip) {
this[x].onPress = function () {
this._parent[do_ + this._name].call();
}
}
}
function do_pictures() {
trace(pictures);
}
function do_help() {
trace(help);
}
function do_home() {
trace(home);
}
//
This will cause EVERY mc in the main timeline to behave this way, so this
approach may not be what you want, but it's a proof of concept. You could do
this through an array of all mcs you want the function assigned to, or even
do it manually like this:
pictures.onPress = function () {
this._parent[do_ + this._name].call();
}
But, again, without some sort of automation in applying the script, you lose
the benefit. You might as well just write:
pictures.onPress = function () {
do_pictures();
}
If you want to see an example of the same-name-in-same-scope problem, run
the first example above after removing do_ from everything. The script
will work but when it goes through and assigns the onPress event handler,
it will assign it to the function pictures rather than the mc pictures. The
function is seen before the mc in the execution order of the loop.
Finally, if the lowercase string movieclip for typeof is confusing, you
can substitute:
if (this[x] instanceof MovieClip) {
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Re: [Flashcoders] Syntax for dynamically calling a function
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Re: [Flashcoders] Pick random hex color
What do you mean by 'returns only valid hex values'? Do you need a string of
the number for display, or do you just need the value? For example, if you
don't need the w/alpha format, you can use:
Math.random()*0xFF
Or you can use bitwise shifts and do like:
Math.random()*25516 | Math.random()*2558 | Math.random()*255
Heh. If you wanted the string you could even do this:
function whyDoItRight(withAlpha:Boolean):String {
if (withAlpha) {
var howMany:Number = 8;
} else {
var howMany:Number = 6;
}
var hexPossible:Array = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, A, B, C, D, E, F];
var hexString:String = 0x;
for (var i:Number = 0; i howMany; i++) {
trace(Math.floor(Math.random() * 16));
hexString += hexPossible[Math.floor(Math.random() * 16)];
}
return hexString;
}
trace(whyDoItRight(true));
but I wouldn't show it at any job interviews. :)
Rich
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Re: [Flashcoders] Detecting referrer in Flash
The referrer is not the page displaying your SWF. The referrer is the page you linked FROM to get to the page displayign your SWF. If I come from a link in my blog to your site, my blog is the referrer. You can't get the referrer from Flash, so you must use ExternalInterface and use JavaScript to pass it back to Flash. However, it sounds like you want the page displaying your SWF, which is easy. It's the _url property. I think this._url in the main timeline is sufficient but you can check the help system. Rich ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Study material for flash certification
As far as I know, the only book avoilable at present is for the MX 2004 certification--an outdated exam at this point. On 5/1/07 3:27 AM, Prince Zain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wanted to know, which is the best study book for flash certification. Also is there any online resources available for the same. I visited the adobe.com but didn't get the sufficient information. Kindly share with me. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] drawing with mouse / pen
Nik, if it can save you any energy, be sure you show a proof of concept to your client/colleague before you get too hip-deep into this. We've tried to do similar things in the past with little success. The issue is not technical, it's more of a usability issue. If you provide a VISIBLE area in which to draw, the end result will be that you're defeating the purpose of drawing freehand. You might as well just click on the area you've dedicated. (Remember, these are usability opinions, and your mileage may very. The crucial thing is that, in what you've described, your opinion typically doesn't matter. It's the collective opinion of your users and how well they understand, and can complete, the task that matters.) If you want to draw anywhere, you can create an empty movie clip as a canvas that allows you to draw over everything and, as you said, do a stroke with no fill so you don't have to worry about closing the path, and it looks more natural like a marker on a whiteboard. You can just use lineTo and an interval if you want something simple, or smooth out the line using curveTo and an interval. You can then determine the geographical center of the circle and see if that coordinate matches up with a hitTest on the answer clip. You can't use hit test between circle and answer unless the answers are no where near each other. But, you can say: center of circle is at 100,100, and answerMC.hitTest(100,100,false) (No shape flag will be easier, I think.) The problem will be one of user satisfaction. How hard is it to draw a circle with the mouse? How accurately can they get it over the answer? How many times do they have to do it? For example, doing this for a five-question quiz is great. But for a 20 question quiz it is unbearably tedious. You want to just click the answer and move on. Anyway, I suggest that you spend a little time with testers to see how they react before committing. Rich ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: flash Dock
For real. Wow, four hours. On 4/30/07 10:56 AM, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quit bumping your posts by copy pasting your old one. Wait a bit and see if someone answers, okay? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] blendMode in as3
I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do, so I'll take a shot at
this. I think there might be a confusion between blend mode and alpha.
Applying a blend mode to a MC is a single-step process, which says give this
MC a blend mode of darken. This is akin to a PS layer mode, so Darken will
color only those pixels below it that are lighter. There aren't varying
degrees of the darken blend mode, so you can't set it to 10 and increment
it. Incrementing a blend mode assignment, if that's still supported in AS3,
will cycle through different blend modes. I wouldn't use the integer
assignment--again, assuming it's still supported, but would use the constant
assignment instead.
There are other things I'm not sure about, like the multiple x assignment
and the unfinished array line, but here's what I think might work:
import flash.display.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.display.BlendMode;
var mcArray:Array = new Array();
for(var i:uint=0; i20; i++) {
var myMC:MovieClip = new movie1();
//myMC.x=222; //either omit this
myMC.y=186;
myMC.x = i*40; //or use += ?
myMC.rotation=i*20;
addChild(myMC);
trace(mcArray);
mcArray.push(myMC); // change to push?
myMC.blendMode = BlendMode.DARKEN;
trace(myMC);
}
The darken blend mode, however, will just affect underlying pixels, so your
MC will have to have more varying colors to see any effect. You might want
to look into .alpha, which controls opacity, to see if that's what you want.
Sorry if I misunderstood.
Rich
On 4/27/07 12:11 PM, Gustavo Duenas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
import flash.display.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.display.BlendMode;
var blen1:BlendMode = new BlendMode();
blen1= blen1.DARKEN=10;
//funcion de array repetidos.
var mcArray:Array = new Array();
for(var i:uint=0; i20; i++) {
var myMC:MovieClip = new movie1();
myMC.x=222;
myMC.y=186;
myMC.x = i*40;
myMC.rotation=i*20;
addChild(myMC);
trace(mcArray);
mcArray[myMC];
myMC.blen1=blen1+i;
trace(myMC);
}
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Re: [Flashcoders] swf to jpeg
You can save BitmapData using ByteArray in AS3. Tinic Uro has written JPEG and PNG encoders, as have some others. Check out www.kaourantin.net for more info. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 detect end of FLV
Hi Eric.
There are three ways that I know of to detect the end of an FLV. WARNING. I
haven't tested this code, or looked it over for best practices, etc.
1) The simplest way is to use the FLVPlayback component and use the complete
event. (The following assumes an FLVPlayback component is on stage and
instantiated as myVid, and haven't changed anything else. Without
autoplay, for example, you'd have to add a line to play the vid, etc. You
can also create an instance if it's in your library if that's better.):
**
import fl.video.*;
myVid.source = video name here.flv;
myVid.addEventListener(VideoEvent.COMPLETE, vidEnd);
function vidEnd(evt:VideoEvent):void {
trace(FLV has ended);
}
**
2) The second method is pretty much the same, but doesn't rely on the
FLVPlayback component. Instead, it uses the VideoPlayer class.
**
import fl.video.*;
var vidPlayer:VideoPlayer = new VideoPlayer();
addChild(vidPlayer);
vidPlayer.play(video name here.flv);
vidPlayer.addEventListener(VideoEvent.COMPLETE, vidEnd);
function vidEnd(evt:VideoEvent):void {
trace(FLV has ended);
}
**
This reduces file size because you aren't using the component, but it
doesn't have a controller, or all the capabilities of the component (such as
seeking to cue points). You also have to add code if you're streaming the
video, because the component takes care of that for you. I haven't done that
yet, so you'll have to look that up in the docs, sorry. I haven't had a need
to save on file size so significantly that I skip the component. However,
using this method does allow you to do things 100% with code, so you don't
need the component in the library to begin with.
3) If you need to know the end is nigh, you'll need to look for the video's
metadata. As far as this being reliable goes, this method requires that
the metadata be in the FLV. Although different encoders add different ranges
of features, most do add 'duration' metadata. You can also probably inject
it using one of the third party metadata injectors, after the video has been
encoded.
To look for the metadata, you'd write an object that is assigned to the
NetStream. Here's a simple example.
**
var vidConnection:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
vidConnection.connect(null);
var vidStream:NetStream = new NetStream(vidConnection);
var vidDuration:Number;
var vidClient:Object = new Object();
vidClient.onMetaData = function (md:Object):void {
vidDuration = md.duration;
}
vidStream.client = vidClient;
var myVideo:Video = new Video();
myVideo.x = myVideo.y = 100;
myVideo.attachNetStream(vidStream);
addChild(myVideo);
vidStream.play(video name here.flv);
**
From there you can do something like this (though more efficient?):
**
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, checkVid);
function checkVid(evt:Event):void {
var timeDiff = (vidDuration - vidStream.time)
if (timeDiff 3 timeDiff 0) {
trace(The video will end in less than 3 seconds);
}
}
**
--Rich Shupe
On 4/20/07 4:07 PM, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is there a reliable way with AS3 to detect the end of a FLV?
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem: Safari and dynamic loading?
Sorry for the late reply! Many thanks for the suggestions - I think a load manager class is the way to go and I'll send Jamie a mail and take up the kind offer. Cheers, Dan On 22 nov 2006, at 16.36, Jamie S wrote: I the only way I was able to put the problem to bed for sure was to build a load manager class that would make sure everything loaded up one at a time. So all of the stuff that needed to be loaded would be put into a queue and the class would go through and load stuff, making sure not to load the next thing in the queue until the previous thing had finished. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Can anyone download Flex Builder 2?
Steven Sacks | BLITZ wrote: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flex I click download and it hangs for about 15 seconds before it reloads the page. No download occurs in either IE or Firefox. I downloaded this just fine from home last night. Anyone else not able to download Flex Builder 2? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com I had problems downloading it too, and posted in the adobe forums and essentially got told there was nothing wrong with it and it must be me. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Can anyone download Flex Builder 2?
Steven Sacks | BLITZ wrote: Can you link me to your forum post? BLITZ | Steven Sacks - 310-551-0200 x209 Looking for it, however as Jason mentioned the adobe site is having issues - I still can't even get the page to load to get the link. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flex Builder 2 for Mac - 6 things you need to know
Dave Wood wrote: Hi Have downloaded Flex Builder for mac, installed it and launched the app. It opens revealing a Flex Start Page panel which has a heading How Flex Works, a sub-heading 6 things you need to know followed by 6 text links that lead nowhere. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone know how to access this information? Is there maybe something additional that also needs to be downloaded? David Works for me! They link to internal help docs with a URL like: http://127.0.0.1:58332/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.adobe.flexbuilder.help%2Fhtml%2Fhow_flex_works_2.html So it looks like adobe has some sort of server installed to serve these up. Did you just install? Maybe reboot then try. I always find that there is a delay before they start the first time I ended up with 6 tabs in firefox because I kept clicking it. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flex Builder 2 for Mac - 6 things you need to know
John Dowdell wrote: It opens revealing a Flex Start Page panel which has a heading How Flex Works, a sub-heading 6 things you need to know followed by 6 text links that lead nowhere. Works for me! They link to internal help docs with a URL like: http://127.0.0.1:58332/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.adobe.flexbuilder.help%2Fhtml%2Fhow_flex_works_2.html I don't know the packaging yet, but that's a local address, rather than an adobe.com address: http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Alocalhost For How might a local address fail? then some ways include moving the files around on disk, browser security changes ot prohibit local files, difficulty finding a browser... anything like this seem like it might be happening here...? jd hey John - When clicking those links they do connect to a local address - that is what I was pointing out to the original poster or are you referring to the fact hat since I posted it was an internal address - that the original poster may have done the above mentioned things? Sorry - long day on a Friday - my head quit working a few hours ago and my body has yet to catch up. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] onMouseup bug?
Hi all! I've stumbled upon something quite weird, and have searched for an explanation without any success. Consider the following Movieclip hiearchy: Contentclip (with a few images and text fields dynamically attached) - buttonclip I have created a class which when instanced will: - attach a new instance of contentclip to level0 - attach onRollOver,onRollOut,onMouseUp functions to the child buttonclip When the movie runs, a rollover/rollout of one of the buttonclips will alert ONLY the object (class instance) that created it. However, when clicking on one of the buttonclips and capturing the event with onMouseUp, ALL the objects linked to contentclips will be called. Ie, if I have a function that create 4 objects that in turn each create one contentclip, one click on one button will result in 4 separate calls to each one of the 4 instance objects. Now for the weird part which makes me strongly suspect it's a bug rather than poor programming on my part: If I swap the onMouseUp event for an onPress event, the problem goes away. I get one call to the parent object which attached the onPress function - as I would have expected all along. I apologize for the poor description, I hope it makes sense and that someone can explain what's going on to me. :-) Many thanks in advance! Dan ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] onMouseup bug?
Thanks for the replies!
My apologies for not checking how the mouseup event is handled.
Coming from many, many years of Director/Lingo work, I simply assumed
mouseup to work in a similar manner :)
Cheers,
Dan
On 20 okt 2006, at 17.02, Dave Mennenoh wrote:
You don't need to use hitTest - you can just assign a function to
the onRelease event within the constructor:
class com.blurredistinction.Mtest extends MovieClip {
function Mtest(){
this.onRelease = function(){
trace(this);
}
}
}
Dave -
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Re: [Flashcoders] Movieclip event hook back to class instance?
On 6 okt 2006, at 19.15, slangeberg wrote:
My problem is finding a way for the preloader class instance to
tell when
the
movieclip reaches a certain frame or frame label
Actually, I prefer to set things up in an event-based model. I
don't have
the code in front of me, but if you look at the EventDispatcher
class, you
can have whatever movie is doing the loading to add listeners to
that which
was loaded:
myClip.addEventListener( complete, Delegate.create( this,
onComplete ) );
and inside of myClip, you'll need to:
this.dispatchEvent( {type:complete, target:this} );
Unfortunately this behavior is not built into MovieClip... Just some
ideas...
Scott
Thanks for the suggestions everyone!
I ended up setting up my own event handler without using listener
functionality. It tags movieclips with an ID, which is passed to a
central content manager, which in turn passes it to the correct class
instance. Very simple and efficient with few lines of code. Perhaps
not very elegant, but it works. :-)
Cheers,
Dan
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[Flashcoders] Movieclip event hook back to class instance?
Hi all! I have a (hopefully not too ignorant) question relating to movieclips created on the fly. Basically, I have a preloader class that is generic and reusable. It's called from whatever object that does dynamic loading of content and then in turn invokes a movieclip from a passed symbol name(can be anything, as long as a basic movieclip structure is followed). It all works great. However, when the loading is done I want the dynamically created mc to play an outro animation that is preanimated in the movieclip (as opposed to animated via AS, that would be easy ;) ). My problem is finding a way for the preloader class instance to tell when the movieclip reaches a certain frame or frame label (and is done with the outro). I can't find a suitable event to hook into? I guess I was looking for something like mc.onframelabel to hook a function to, I guess that was naive. :) Can I in some way create a hook myself, or do I have to create a watcher object that checks each frame where the playhead is in my dynamic loader movieclip? Would certainly work, but it's not very elegant. My goal is to keep the preloader movieclip code-free. Anyway, I hope I managed to describe the problem. Apologies for any ignorance and any terms/keywords used out of context. I'm pretty new to more advanced actionscript, but have many moons of general coding experience. :) Many thanks in advance, Dan ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] ::dk:: Best way to check if data is done loading for scroll bars
Gustavo Teider - Adobe Flash Developer wrote: use setScrollTarget scrollbar.setScrollTarget(your_textfield); is this ? But how do you tell if the data is actually done loading? I mean for example, i have a field that loads a jpg in, and since the jpg takes a little longer, the scroll bars account for the text, but not hte image. And if I call redraw right after I call the data to be loaded, it seems to still be too soon. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] ::dk:: Best way to check if data is done loading for scroll bars
Gustavo Teider - Adobe Flash Developer wrote: Gustavo Teider - Adobe Flash Developer wrote: your image its loading in html textfield with img src ?? Do you have an example about this ? Put your files in your server , so , will be easy []´s This is correct. It is an html field with the img tag (in this case). I am offsite at another location, so I do not have my files with me to post. But that aspect is workign fine.. .I was just hoping to learn of a way to test if the data is loaded in this instance. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] ::dk:: Best way to check if data is done loading for scroll bars
Duncan Reid wrote: One thing you can try is to give your image an id so it's seen as a MovieClip within the textfield, then you can run a checker to see when it's loaded then redraw the scrollbar... img id='mcID' src='stuff.jpg' hspace='10' vspace='5' align='left' so to access it you would path: textfieldname.mcID. hope this helps some, Dunc Ah! I will try that when i am back with the files... I was not aware that you could do that! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] flip pages in as2 or the like
Matthias Dittgen wrote: Thank you, Jordan! I am coding an AS2 pageflip class right now, which works as needed for our current project and I am follwing the O'Reilly article from Sham Bhangal, which is really excellent. I am making big steps forward a reusable solution in pure code. Will it be open source? Just curious. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash/Actionscript Coding conventions
Steven Sacks | BLITZ wrote:
I have an issue with coders who put block comments in the middle of
their code, such as:
/***
** SOME COMMENTS
**/
function foo() {
trace(hello world);
}
Or even worse:
/***
** SOME COMMENTS
**/
function foo() {
/* some comments inside the code */
trace(hello world);
}
People who comment like that are my bane and here is why. Commenting
like that in your code makes it completely impossible to easily and
completely comment out blocks of code using /* */ because they have
their */ inside their comments. Believe it or not, this is a very
important tool in debugging.
So, please do everyone a favor and only use block comments before and
after your code and use line comments // for all comments inside your
code. :)
Thanks,
Steven
If you need something easy to see (say for example if you are commenting
where your remoting handlers are), something like:
///
// Remoting Handlers
///
// other code
///
// Button Handlers
///
Just throwing it out there.
--
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Re: [Flashcoders] communication between flash and access db
Céline Nguyen wrote: Hi, I am beeing asked a question too technical for me, and maybe some of you might be interessted and could help me to see the things more clearly. I'm building a desktop application with Flash Studio, f8, oop, shared obj. One of the clients of my client wants the application to have some communication with an external access database, this DB would be on a central server. I suggested an asp page, but the costs to install and maintain such asp server seem to be a problem, and consequently the client does not want to install an asp server. So I am beeing asked if Flash can communicate with this access database with an odbc connection. Does it make some sense to you ? What are the other ways (without asp) to send and load data to an access DB ? Did someone have this issue before ? Thank you very much in advance, Celine Flash does not have any out of the box database capabilities to connect direct. Everything I have ever seen involves flash remoting, and a servers side language like php or .net. A quick google search pretty much confirms this. If licensing costs are the issue, maybe an internal server with linux/php could help (although not all IT guys can deal with 'nix - so there could be added cost in setup). -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] [Fwd: relay responder method never called]
Can things like whitespace produce this kind of result? How about spaces instead of tabs (code formating)? Just having a hard time tracking this issue down. Just to recap, and possibly add more info: I had a remoting project that just stopped working. I put traces in on the method that calls the php service, and one in the relay responder method. The first trace is fired, but not the second one. I then had my PHP class use touch to create a file on the server to see if it is fired - it is. but for some reason the relay responder method is never fired. I read something about having white space in the PHP class outside the php class chokes amfphp (well rather flash) - but - I don't have any - so I am wondering if there is any other thing in a php class that would cause flash to not know how to handle the results? Are there php settings maybe that could effect it? The server host also updated our server that day. But my other remoting classes are working. Even this class is working in other areas in the movie - it is so perplexing. I just need to figure out why the responder never happens (as this is a live site). Thanks in advance for any info! Thanks! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] need help in button
On 8/14/06, Rutul Patel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi people, anybody know how to draw button using AS. if anybody can tell me, thanks -- Regards, Rutul Patel You could define your button in a movieclip - place it in your library, and attach it to your movie with AS. Or skin the button component, and attach that. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Re: [Flashcoders] DK - redrawing interface elements after destruction]
Anthony Lee wrote: At any rate - when i create my thumbnails, all works fine the first time, but after they have been wiped out, and I recall my method to re-draw the thumbnails, for some reason my buttons are not working. Now I did a bunch of tracing tests to see if: Hi dnk, This may not be a proper answer to your question, but when faced with this kind of headache I stick all the problem buttons, thumbnails etc in a single movieclip, delete that clip to clear them, and redraw the whole thing from scratch. Bad for the processor, good for my sanity. Tony Ok - as an update I realized why this was not working - my buttons were being wiped out and recreated, but the original delegates (onPress) were the issue. When my class was initialized the delegates were calling their respective functions as it should. The issue I had was that when the 2nd page of thumbnails were loaded - the buttons were still listening to hte original delegate functions. I have written those functions to use variables to load the images - but it seems that when the functions used by delegate - had not updated the variables.. it seemed to only want to do that on the initial load. I hope i am explaining this properly. For the way I seem to think about code - it would be nice if there was a way to write dynamic functions. But that is another posting. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] |:::| can you write dynamic meathods in a class?
Hi there
Can you write dynamic methods in a class?
for example
for (var i:Number = 0; i 11; i++)
{
function onBtnPress + i()
{
trace(Button number: + i + was pressed);
}
}
So then that would essentially create 10 methods (onBtnPress0 to
onBtnPress9) to be used by various onPress events.
Is this possible? Then at the same time you could write the delegate and
create the buttons and so one as well.
Then continuing on my thought - could you then over-write the onBtnPress
functions with new values (say for example the trace would be:
trace(Button number: + i + was pressed with the currValue of +
externalVariable);
instead of the original:
trace(Button number: + i + was pressed);
I am a hobby AS coder, and I am probably way off here. All I am trying
to do is build a thumbnail nav for a gallery.
Thanks in advance!
--
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Re: [Flashcoders] |:::| can you write dynamic meathods in a class?
Ramon Miguel M. Tayag wrote:
I don't think you can create dynamic functions.. even if you could, I
don't see the need to.
use your arguments to make your functions all-purpose.
Ex.
function onBtnPress(n:Number):Void
{
trace(n + was pressed.);
}
button0.onRelease = Delegate.create(this, onBtnPress, 0);
button1.onRelease = Delegate.create(this, onBtnPress, 1);
Ah! I never knew you could throw args like that to your functions
through delegate
Sweet!
That totally makes more sense!
Now my next question
Say for example I needed to throw a different arg to that function?
IE this time I needed one var, and later I needed another?
var nMyNum:Number = 0;
button0.onRelease = Delegate.create(this, onBtnPress, nMyNum);
nMyNum = 10;
//need to update the delegate here
//button0.onRelease = Delegate.create(this, onBtnPress, nMyNum);
Can you remove or overwrite delegate instances?
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Re: [Flashcoders] |:::| can you write dynamic meathods in a class?
Ramon Miguel M. Tayag wrote: Sorry, I'm using a custom delegate class.. I completely forgot. Let me dig up that post that has what you need... I was just reading a reference to a proxy class that does similar to delegate, but allows args to the functions. So I was not entirely insane (as in not knowing about passing args with delegate). Curious to see if you are referencing the same class. And also I still have my question about re-assigning a new arg. -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] FileReference.upload onComplete event fails on OSX
hi I have a flash 8 movie that upload jpegs to a server side script. When hosted on an NT server, with a php script that recieves the upload, the FileReference onComplete event gets called correctly when the an image has completely uploaded using FileReference.upload. This when movie is viewed in Flash Player 8, in IE and Firefox on Windows XP and on OSX. When the same swf is uploaded to an Apache Tomcat/5.5.12 server, with a jsp script to recieve the upload, then the problems start. The upload works ok on both PC and OSX, except that the onComplete event of the FileReference object is never called on OSX. It is essential to trap the onComplete event for the site to continue with its functionality. (If the file takes long enough to upload (more than a few fractions of a second) the the onProgress event is called while its uploading on PC and OSX.) Has anyone come across this problem or similar? TIA ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] ?? inconsistant results - remoting ??
Hi there - I have a flash movie with different frames that make remoting calls. Now when I view them from the server (and loaded into another movie) - not all the data will populate in various text fields. When i just test it out of the IDE and local on my computer - it works fine! Now the perplexing thing is that SOME fields are populated, and others are not. And since it works when tested local, I know my assignments (text fields to data) are correct. Then the other odd thing is that on another frame I will have remoting calls and they will function as normal! I thought at first maybe I was missing something out of scope, or that my class was messed up - but the fact that it works local, or if I copy and paste the MC from the problem movie into a new one, it all works as it should. Ideas? -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] net connection debugger not working in F8
Has anyone had this issue, or a way around it? I had searched google, and found references to using the mx2004 files to replace the F8 ones, but i do not have access to those... Thanks! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] net connection debugger not working in F8
Mike Boutin wrote: Ive had this problem using the f8 remoting files. It seems to fix itself for me by restarting flash... Bbt Lists wrote: Has anyone had this issue, or a way around it? I had searched google, and found references to using the mx2004 files to replace the F8 ones, but i do not have access to those... Thanks! I have restarted flash many times over the last few weeks. This is an ongoing issue for me that I have been trying to research first before posting, but I am just getting frustrated with it now... so i am reaching out to others now as well. It just never works. =-) -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] getting started with AS3
And yes I did search the archive =-). At any rate I was wondering if there is a way to get started with AS3 without having to delve into flex. Nothing against flex, but I just wanted to focus on the language, and not the tool (at this point). And well also since i am on a mac - there seems to be no flex (as of yet - unless that has changed in the last month). IS there a way to do so with flash, or would that only be possible if I was part of some sort of beta tester program for flash 9(which I am sure I do not qualify for)? I would just like to start getting my head around it. Thanks in advance! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] getting started with AS3
Tom Lee wrote: If you are a licensed user of Flash 8, you can download the Flash 9 AS3 Preview at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/. Thanks MUCH! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] timeline effects, overide final alpha?
Hi all, I have a problem and I cannot imagine nobody else has had it before, yet I can find no mention of it anywhere. I have searched the archives, adobe forums and google. When you apply certain timeline effects (for me, a transform) you get a dialogue with various options in it. One of these is final alpha. The problem is, you cannot say don't change the alpha, you just set it at 0% - 100%. But I wish to apply an effect to an object which contains various degrees of alpha transparency. So if I leave final alpha at 100%, all of my transparency gradually becomes opaque. This seems to me completely insane. There must be a way to override this! Perhaps using actionscript to alter it at run time? Am I just missing something really obvious? I am using Flash 8 Pro btw, in case it matters. Also, if there is a better place for me to ask the question please advise. Cheers Kev P.S. just so it's clear, here is a quick note to replicate the problem: 1) create a new flash movie 2) draw a black square on the screen 3) draw a white square over it, set the white alpha to 10% 4) your square should be slightly lighter than black 5) select both squares and click select-timeline effects-transform-transform 6) change 'scale' to 150% and click OK. You would expect to see the square grow but it will also turn white! GRR : ) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] [FREELANCE] Variety of freelance projects available
I don't want to use list bandwidth to talk extensively about this, but I have a fair number of freelance gigs available. I have an IMMEDIATE need for a dozen or more capable HTML/CSS/JavaScript scripters, an IMMEDIATE need for one or two ActionScripters capable of adding to a legacy project in AS1, and slightly longer term needs for a really good Flash Remoting person, and a really good Flash/PHP person. (The latter project requires writing to text files rather than a database, so flexible PHP skills are important.) If anyone is interested, please write to me off-list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Rich ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] trimming quotes from posts
Okay, thanks Dave. By the way, the irony of my asking a list policy question and forgetting to change my subject line, did not escape me. Sorry about that. Rich ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Re: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 16, Issue 94
Is there a reason (preference or list policy) that I missed that calls for every email to be quoted in every response? I've never seen this before, so I wanted to ask. I've noticed that some posts have many, many repeated posts in quote form, including headers and footers, over and over again. Is that preferred? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Re: Equidistant points on an ellipse!
I cobbled together a poor hack for plotting equidistant points on an
ellipse. I'm going to post the code here, with comments, so future archive
searches will yield something. This might be ugly in email, but it is
complete. It requires a library mc with linkage circle.
/*
background:
ellipse: http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/28728
circle: http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/28502
Rich Shupe, FMA http://www.fmaonline.com
*/
//
//initial values
var i:Number = 0;
var j:Boolean = true;
var angle:Number = 0;
//
//degrees to radians
function deg2rad(degree:Number):Number {
return degree * (Math.PI / 180);
}
//
//distance between two points
function pDp(x1:Number, y1:Number, x2:Number, y2:Number):Number {
return Math.sqrt(((x1 - x2) * (x1 - x2)) + ((y1 - y2) * (y1 - y2)));
}
//
//draw ellipse using param values
function drawEllipseWithPoints(eWidth:Number, eHeight:Number,
eCenterX:Number, eCenterY:Number, dotGap:Number) {
//horz and vert radii of ellipse, based on width and height
var xRadius:Number = eWidth / 2;
var yRadius:Number = eHeight / 2;
while (true) {
//convert theta degrees to radians
var radian:Number = deg2rad(angle);
//use flag to create one point until next point required
if (j) {
//create first point, known as circle 0 for later use
var dot:MovieClip = this.attachMovie(circle, circle + i, i + 1);
//mostly legit calculation of point on ellipse
dot._x = eCenterX + xRadius * Math.cos(radian);
dot._y = eCenterY + yRadius * Math.sin(radian);
//increment counter for unique instance names and level
i++;
//disable point creation until next use
j = false;
}
//calculate each point with 1-degree change in theta,
// but only plot point when desired
var tempX:Number = eCenterX + xRadius * Math.cos(radian);
var tempY:Number = eCenterY + yRadius * Math.sin(radian);
var myD:Number = pDp(dot._x, dot._y, tempX, tempY);
//only create next point if distance is greater than desired gap
if (myD dotGap) {
j = true;
}
//points don't continue to overlap when plotted equidistantly.
// stop drawing when ellipse is complete.
var quitD:Number = pDp(circle0._x, circle0._y, tempX, tempY);
if (myD dotGap quitD dotGap) {
//last point doesn't look right, so put it midway between first and
// second to last point.
dot._x = this[circle + (i - 2)]._x + (this[circle0]._x -
this[circle + (i - 2)]._x) / 2;
dot._y = this[circle + (i - 2)]._y + (this[circle0]._y -
this[circle + (i - 2)]._y) / 2;
//use B.S. magic number of .07 * ration of width/height for wide
// and height/width for tall ellipses
dot._x += dotGap * (.07 * (eWidth / eHeight));
dot._y += dotGap * (.07 * (eHeight / eWidth));
// when finished, break out of the loop.
break;
}
//increase theta by 1
angle++;
}
}
//
drawEllipseWithPoints(400, 200, (Stage.width / 2), (Stage.height / 2), 10);
//
stop();
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Re: [Flashcoders] xml file location
Tom,
When I don't want to rely on the location of the HTML for my XML path, I use
something like the function below to figure out the directory of the SWF.
That way, I can keep the SWF and XML together and not rely on an absolute
path. Beware: test this aggressively because this is off the top of my head.
function localURL(whichURL:String):String {
var url_parts:Array = this._url.split(/);
var myURL:String =
for (var i:Number = 0;iurl_parts.length-1;i++) {
myURL += (url_parts[i] + /)
}
myURL += whichURL
return myURL
}
//to test try this:
trace(localURL(myfile.xml));
Rich
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Re: [Flashcoders] Are you a help vampire?
Self confessed help vampire here. To be honest, I have browsed for questions to answer but have seen none I feel capable of answering yet. I shall, however, endeavour to answer one soon :-). While off topic for a minute, I would also add that personally I would prefer this all to be in web forum rather than mailing lists as it seems much easier to keep track of threads and spot unanswered queries. I do expect flames for that last comment :P. Nevermind. Kev Quoting ryanm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've been a member of a group , more strict than any other groups. It's a place for C/C++ programmers where Help Vampires more than often get these replies : Heh, that's old school. Back in the day, when all this kind of discussion took place on newsgroups, that was standard fare. Except that there wasn't any google, and vampires were told to restate their questions in the form of a haiku. Ah, the good old days when flame cascades were relegated to afk-mn (alt.fan.karl-malden.nose for the uninitiated)... good stuff. There is no cabal. ryanm ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com - End forwarded message - ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] excluding children from setTransform
Thanks for the reply, that looks like exactly what I need but I'm
having trouble
with it. I'm passing in _root.application because its a forms based
app, but it
seems to be going in to an infinite loop. I'm trying to work out why but it's
difficult to debug because it needs to be run from a browser (depends heavily
on the HTML around it).
Do you have any ideas as to why it might be looping infinitely?
Kev
Quoting elibol [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
There is a function I have handy that you could use to solve this. Instead
of using setTransform on your entire movie, you could do it to all
movieclips except ones that contain the images. You could do this by giving
image clips a special flag that your function will ignore.
function getClips(target:MovieClip):Array {
var r = [], i, child, childChildren;
for(i in target){
child = target[i];
if(child instanceof MovieClip){
if(!child.__hasImage){
r.push(child);
childChildren = getClips(child);
if(childChildren.length0)
r = r.concat(childChildren);
}
}
}
return r;
}
Where __hasImage would be set to true for movieclips that contain images,
this function will return all movieclips that do not contain images.
Hope this helps,
M.
On 4/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I am trying to do a setTransform on my whole movieclip to invert the
colours to
give a high-resolution scheme for people with seeing difficulties. The
problem
is, there are a few graphics (photos) in the app which I do not want to be
inverted. i tried changing their indiviudal transformations back to normal
but
they are still inverted. How can I not apply the transform to those
objects??
This is all done on the fly, in code, by the way.
Thanks
Kev
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[Flashcoders] excluding children from setTransform
Hi all, I am trying to do a setTransform on my whole movieclip to invert the colours to give a high-resolution scheme for people with seeing difficulties. The problem is, there are a few graphics (photos) in the app which I do not want to be inverted. i tried changing their indiviudal transformations back to normal but they are still inverted. How can I not apply the transform to those objects?? This is all done on the fly, in code, by the way. Thanks Kev ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Can't believe this bug hasn't been mentioned before - DateTime parsing in Web Services is BORKED
I can't believe this hasn't been fixed yet because it appears that it should've been a problem from v5 or v6 and beyond. The decoding code for DateTimes in web service PendingCalls has a bug and does not correctly parse valid datetimes. The simplest way to recreate this bug is to access a web service that returns a dateTime in the format 2000-01-12T12:13:14Z. Crazy that this bug exists, because the W3C's **example** is in that format (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#isoformats). Notice there's no millisecond. The bug itself exists in mx.services.PendingCall.decodeDate() where it *assumes* there's milliseconds. The only way to work around it is to have your web service put out a *string* that's in datetime format and have Flash parse the string (or use the datatype of 'date' instead of 'dateTime' if the time isn't important for your usage). That workaround is a hassle because then you have to write parsing code - bleh. Has anybody seen this before and do they have a better workaround than parsing a string representation of the date time (granted that's exactly what PendingCall does - just not very well)? dave myron principal, technical director contentfree ⊡ 206.855.5580 phone | 206.774.2767 fax ⊠ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ⊟ 337 1st ave ne. suite 100, issaquah, wa 98027 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Simple date comparison bug?
Don't know why I haven't come across this before, but can anyone confirm this for me (and maybe give an explanation)? code var d1:Date = new Date( 1970, 0 ); var d2:Date = new Date( 1970, 0 ); trace( d1 == d2 ); // false trace( d1 = d2 ); // true trace( d1 = d2 ); // TRUE?! /code Umm… If something is both = *and* = the only possibly is that it is equal. So… WTF? dave myron principal, technical director contentfree ⊡ 206.855.5580 phone | 206.774.2767 fax ⊠ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ⊟ 337 1st ave ne. suite 100, issaquah, wa 98027 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Modified listbox component with dynamically loaded images. Not working :(
Hi all, hope someone can help me with this...
I wanted to create a listbox which can show dynamically imported images
(thumbnails) as well as text. I may also go on to add buttons although thats
looking unlikely given the problems I have had so far...
I partially followed the guide here:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/extending_components.html and
created a custom listbox item named FListBoxItem which extends
FSelectableItemClass. In the gui editor I put a spacer movie clip in to expand
the item to the height I require (probably not the best way to do this, but it
was quick and worked). I extended the code as in the guide above but without
the icon stuff with the happy/sad face. The display content function looks like
this:
FCustomItemClass.prototype.displayContent = function(itmObj, selected)
{
super.displayContent(itmObj, selected);
if (this.fLabel_mc.labelField.text != )
{
this.createEmptyMovieClip(thumbnail_mc, 1000);
this.thumbnail_mc._x = 2;
this.thumbnail_mc._y = 2;
this.thumbnail_mc.loadMovie(test_thumb.jpg);
}
}
The if statement stops it displaying images in empty items.
The problem is that this works fine in it's own .fla file, with a listbox and a
bit of code to add items. But when I transfer this to the existing project which
I need it for it doesn't work. Instead of the images being displayed there is
just blank space (don't know whether they are not visible or not loaded). I
have been debugging this for nearly two weeks now trying to get it to work, and
this is what I have found so far:
- The listbox in my project is using the FCustomItem and the code is identical,
no problems copying it over and no problems with the symbol registration.
-The code in the new displayContent is being executed, can check it with a
trace().
- The thumbnail_mc movieclip is being created (well at least I can trace its
properties, like .getDepth())
- The file test_thumb.jpg exists (although if someone could tell me how to make
sure of this programmatically it would help to confirm this).
I have no idea what the problem is. The application it's going into has few
distictive features that would affect the listbox code. It is a forms based
application and the listbox is placed on a form (e.g. Form1) which is currently
displayed and everything else I have on there works fine (video conferencing
type stuff).
I'm getting desperate here so any help/advice/thoughts are really appreciated.
I've only been using flash for a couple of months so I could well have missed
something obvious to you guys.
Cheers
Kev
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