Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
2008/9/25 Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] What I don't get is why Adobe doesn't (or maybe they are working on it, but they haven't rolled it out yet) merge the two frameworks that compile into .swf format - Flash CS* and Flex. There are a lot of gotchas and workaround when using Flash inside of Flex for example, and the Flash CS* framework is seriously lacking in components. The Flex SDK is free, so it would seem that both compilers should use the same class framework to compile .swfs - that would make development with both tools a lot easier, and provide more features (especially to the Flash authoring tool). Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB Staff Support LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. Maybe it is just marketing decision -- Kostas Plastiras - Master Degree: Multimedia Expert. Web design, Web development Multimedia Production. webplastic.net ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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I am curious. Why does the Adobe suite not come with Flex. It seems a bit pointless to me. I use the whole of the master suite and flex. It seems to be the only major product Adobe do that is not in the suite. Anyone know why??? M On 25 Sep 2008, at 04:18, Merrill, Jason wrote: Yeah, I get tired of doing this just to get code completion: var thisCustomObject:CustomObject = myObjects[i] as CustomObject; thisCustomObject.alpha = .5 Besides the obvious type checking benefits, with Vectors, I won't have to do it that way anymore to get good code completion from what I have read about them since the array knows the types it contains. From what I understand about them anyway, haven't had a chance to use them yet. Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB Staff Support LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:21 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Also autocompletion and member verification and such for IDEs like FDT and FlashDevelop since it already knows the type of each list item. It's a god-given once you get used to it. I've been using Vectors like there's no tomorrow on a particular project of mine and it's really awesome. Going back to arrays is just weird, feels like I'm going back to AS2. Zeh On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Paul Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
Yep, forgot about the Vectors, sorry. Question is: when do we use simple arrays now? I mean, if Vectors are good both at compile and run times, why use Arrays at all? I've been loving typed arrays since MTASC introduced the syntax in AS2: var a:/*MovieClip*/Array Cheers! Juan On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:18 AM, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I get tired of doing this just to get code completion: var thisCustomObject:CustomObject = myObjects[i] as CustomObject; thisCustomObject.alpha = .5 Besides the obvious type checking benefits, with Vectors, I won't have to do it that way anymore to get good code completion from what I have read about them since the array knows the types it contains. From what I understand about them anyway, haven't had a chance to use them yet. Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB Staff Support LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:21 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Also autocompletion and member verification and such for IDEs like FDT and FlashDevelop since it already knows the type of each list item. It's a god-given once you get used to it. I've been using Vectors like there's no tomorrow on a particular project of mine and it's really awesome. Going back to arrays is just weird, feels like I'm going back to AS2. Zeh On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Paul Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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- Original Message - From: Michael William Ypes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? I am curious. Why does the Adobe suite not come with Flex. It seems a bit pointless to me. I use the whole of the master suite and flex. It seems to be the only major product Adobe do that is not in the suite. Anyone know why??? I think Flex was always aimed at traditional developer who typically used a programming language but not a full creative toolset. Of course, that may be changing as more Flash developers use Flex also. I doubt Adobe sees it as any harm, after all they get you to pay for the Adobe suit AND for Flex.. M ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
What I don't get is why Adobe doesn't (or maybe they are working on it, but they haven't rolled it out yet) merge the two frameworks that compile into .swf format - Flash CS* and Flex. There are a lot of gotchas and workaround when using Flash inside of Flex for example, and the Flash CS* framework is seriously lacking in components. The Flex SDK is free, so it would seem that both compilers should use the same class framework to compile .swfs - that would make development with both tools a lot easier, and provide more features (especially to the Flash authoring tool). Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB Staff Support LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:32 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? - Original Message - From: Michael William Ypes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? I am curious. Why does the Adobe suite not come with Flex. It seems a bit pointless to me. I use the whole of the master suite and flex. It seems to be the only major product Adobe do that is not in the suite. Anyone know why??? I think Flex was always aimed at traditional developer who typically used a programming language but not a full creative toolset. Of course, that may be changing as more Flash developers use Flex also. I doubt Adobe sees it as any harm, after all they get you to pay for the Adobe suit AND for Flex.. M ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:14 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? The language *was* changed, but very little. Check out the new and awesome vector type: http://probertson.com/articles/2008/03/28/vector-as3-strongly-typed-arrays-redux/ (Also read Francis Cheng's links on the article above) The rest (that concerns developers) are just API changes and additions - pixel bender shader support, simple 3d, new sound, new wmodes, new video formats... The language itself is unchanged, it's just the available classes that have changed. You can read about most of that here: http://www.kaourantin.net/ And heck, editors and compilers are already available. Zeh On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Juan Delgado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's no AS3.1. What has happened is that Adobe has added new libraries or capabilities to the API, no change in the language itself. Cheers! Juan On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.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 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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- Original Message - From: Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
The idea of strongly typed arrays is to catch errors at compile time
that otherwise might crop up at runtime.
Untyped:
var arr:Array=[];
arr.push(new Button());
arr.push(123);
for (var i:int=0;iarr.length;i++)
{
var b:Button=arr[i]; // Works fine when i=0. Runtime error when i=1;
}
Typed
var arr:Array.Button=[];
arr.push(new Button());
arr.push(123); // Won't compile, as the compiler knows that things in
arr must be Button
var b:Button=arr[0];
var c:Number=arr[1]; // Won't compile, as the compiler knows that
things in arr must be Button
-
See? In short, typing the array means that (as far as it is possible
to do so) the compiler will ensure that the items you put into the
array are of the correct type, and because it knows the type of
objects stored in the array it will do strict type checking when
retrieving values from the array.
This is the same as generics in Java, C# or haXe and as templates in C++.
(Why on earth the ECMA team decided on the odd Collection.type
syntax rather than the standard Collectiontype syntax, I have no
idea. The extra dot feels completely superfluous.)
Hope that makes sense,
Ian
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:44 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael
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Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages?
OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that
for a long time! Sweet.
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
Also autocompletion and member verification and such for IDEs like FDT and FlashDevelop since it already knows the type of each list item. It's a god-given once you get used to it. I've been using Vectors like there's no tomorrow on a particular project of mine and it's really awesome. Going back to arrays is just weird, feels like I'm going back to AS2. Zeh On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Paul Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Yeah, I get tired of doing this just to get code completion: var thisCustomObject:CustomObject = myObjects[i] as CustomObject; thisCustomObject.alpha = .5 Besides the obvious type checking benefits, with Vectors, I won't have to do it that way anymore to get good code completion from what I have read about them since the array knows the types it contains. From what I understand about them anyway, haven't had a chance to use them yet. Jason Merrill Bank of America GCIB Staff Support LLD Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zeh Fernando Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:21 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Also autocompletion and member verification and such for IDEs like FDT and FlashDevelop since it already knows the type of each list item. It's a god-given once you get used to it. I've been using Vectors like there's no tomorrow on a particular project of mine and it's really awesome. Going back to arrays is just weird, feels like I'm going back to AS2. Zeh On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Paul Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Not sure what strongly typed arrays are. What are the advantages? Being able to type the array means not having to cast array members and detecting problems at compile time rather run time. OOooh - strongly typed arrays! Awesome! I've been waiting for that for a long time! Sweet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
Hi list... Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. - MM ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ -r On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. - MM ___ 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
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Check Adobe TV for all the new features of FL CS4 *Pedro D. Kostelec* [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Radley Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ -r On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. - MM ___ 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] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
And this page: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/features/?view=topnew Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pedro Kostelec Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:10 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Check Adobe TV for all the new features of FL CS4 *Pedro D. Kostelec* [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Radley Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ -r On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. - MM ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:18 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? And this page: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/features/?view=topnew Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pedro Kostelec Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:10 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Check Adobe TV for all the new features of FL CS4 *Pedro D. Kostelec* [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Radley Marx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ -r On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. - MM ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Anyone know of any additions or changes to AS3 in Flash CS4? I haven't been able to find any specifics online. Maybe because those have been known for a long while: those are Flash Player 10 (Astro) features. People have been working with it for a while, compilers are already available, and editors like FDT and FlashDevelop already support the new features like Vector types. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ There's more in-depth articles about it, including code samples, but looking for Flash 10 should suffice. Zeh ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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I believe AS3 is going to be augmented with new classes, not radically changed -- certainly nothing like AS2-AS3. On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1 There is nothing to be concerned about. AS3 is not different. The fact that there are new features to the Flash 10 player just means there are more classes you can do cool things with than you could in Fp9. The language isn't changing at all - there are just new libraries. That's all. It’s still AS 3.0 - there is no AS 3.1. There is however, a new Flash CS4 framework to tap into an compile new class libraries to FP10 which has these new features. Jason Merrill Bank of America Instructional Technology Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:52 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
There's no AS3.1. What has happened is that Adobe has added new libraries or capabilities to the API, no change in the language itself. Cheers! Juan On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4?
The language *was* changed, but very little. Check out the new and awesome vector type: http://probertson.com/articles/2008/03/28/vector-as3-strongly-typed-arrays-redux/ (Also read Francis Cheng's links on the article above) The rest (that concerns developers) are just API changes and additions - pixel bender shader support, simple 3d, new sound, new wmodes, new video formats... The language itself is unchanged, it's just the available classes that have changed. You can read about most of that here: http://www.kaourantin.net/ And heck, editors and compilers are already available. Zeh On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Juan Delgado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's no AS3.1. What has happened is that Adobe has added new libraries or capabilities to the API, no change in the language itself. Cheers! Juan On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, because what I'm concerned about is having to jump from AS2 to AS3 to some sort of AS3.1. My migration to AS3 is taking much longer than expected, given my workload. I can't imagine the AS3 will be radically different, right? - MM -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 4:23 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS3 additions/changes in CS4? Sorry - you said AS changes - my mistake. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.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
