Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Paul Andrews
beno - wrote: On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: Tell me about mcHand. I am expecting you to tell me that mcHand is a MovieClip symbol in your library. If you edit that symbol you'll find there is a timeline just for mcHand. That is the timeline I have

Re: [Flashcoders] A variable nodemapid= makes embed gone (IE and FF)

2009-11-24 Thread Greg Ligierko
Solved... (teddy bear helped gain) The case that made me post to the list is such a coincidence, that was hard to reproduce on other computers. I use freeware MacAfee for virus protection. One of its services - McAfee Redirector Service is capable of changing HTML contents (others than

[Flashcoders] Loaded SWF and Events in AS3

2009-11-24 Thread Kenny Smith
I am creating a GUI/container that will include a number of SWF's loaded at runtime, but I am having problems passing events between them. I've created a very simple example for testing. I have a GUI.fla and its associated class (BaseClass.as) which simply has a Loader component that loads

Re: [Flashcoders] addChild and Array problem

2009-11-24 Thread Greg Ligierko
I have no answer to the problem, but maybe recreating the shuffled array manually could help. I mean creating a new array and filling its items with a for loop + one extra item. This is not directly related but I experienced onece wrong sorting when using sortOn() method. I do not trust

Re: [Flashcoders] Who uses Adobe Flex?

2009-11-24 Thread Leandro Ferreira
You can also get Flex 3 for free if you are a student or unemployed: https://freeriatools.adobe.com/ Leandro Ferreira Sent from Brasília, Brazilian Federal District, Brazil On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 16:32, kinda...@gmail.com kinda...@gmail.comwrote: And if you buy it in europe, it costs

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: PHP books

2009-11-24 Thread Julio Protzek
Now if you need to deep into this field I would recommend Head First PHP MySQL as a good start. 2009/11/23 Zeh Fernando z...@zehfernando.com If you just want to use it for a few things (as opposed to building a huge system), some online tutorials is all you need. If you know any sort of

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: PHP books

2009-11-24 Thread Henrik Andersson
Julio Protzek wrote: Now if you need to deep into this field I would recommend Head First PHP MySQL as a good start. While that is a fun book, I don't think that they succeeded in explaining the important parts, they kinda got sidetracked with the latest tech trend (tm). They should have

[Flashcoders] Flash, XML and Domino

2009-11-24 Thread Lehr, Theodore
ok - so I am trying to ingest some xml create by a view in Domino. When viewed in a browser, the xml looks fine and when I put the xml into a page such as temp.xml it works fine... it is when I try: x.load(https://stuff.stuff/stuff.nsf/view?ReadViewEntries;); that I am registering

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash, XML and Domino

2009-11-24 Thread Glen Pike
If your flash is served from https you might be suffering from cross-domain restrictions... Lehr, Theodore wrote: ok - so I am trying to ingest some xml create by a view in Domino. When viewed in a browser, the xml looks fine and when I put the xml into a page such as temp.xml it works

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash, XML and Domino

2009-11-24 Thread Henrik Andersson
Glen Pike wrote: If your flash is served from https you might be suffering from cross-domain restrictions... Correction: is not served from https. Flash only allows secure content to access secure content. ___ Flashcoders mailing list

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash, XML and Domino

2009-11-24 Thread Lehr, Theodore
great - that may very well be it... thanks From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Henrik Andersson [he...@henke37.cjb.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:55 AM To: Flash Coders List

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash, XML and Domino

2009-11-24 Thread Glen Pike
Henrik Andersson wrote: Glen Pike wrote: If your flash is served from https you might be suffering from cross-domain restrictions... Correction: is not served from https. Flash only allows secure content to access secure content. ___ Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread beno -
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: beno - wrote: On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: Tell me about mcHand. I am expecting you to tell me that mcHand is a MovieClip symbol in your library. If you edit that symbol you'll

[Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread beno -
Hi; David Hunter was nice enough to supply me with some corrected code, but it doesn't work for me because I can't figure out how he was able to give a class name to a font in his library. How does one do that? TIA, beno ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread jared stanley
here's a tutorial http://theolagendijk.wordpress.com/2006/08/12/embedding-fonts-in-flash/ On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM, beno - flashmeb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi; David Hunter was nice enough to supply me with some corrected code, but it doesn't work for me because I can't figure out how

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Paul Andrews
beno - wrote: only to discover that there __is_no_timeline_to_edit__ for mcHand. Such a timeline only exists, I believe, if one drags an instance of it onto the stage. WRONG. Whatever gave you that idea? mcHand will have a timeline. Double click the symbol in the library.

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Matt S.
Beno, can you put the files up somewhere where people on the list could grab them and look at the actual source files/FLA's? Maybe with any client-sensitive material stripped out? .m On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:09 PM, beno - flashmeb...@gmail.com wrote: Please help. Sinking fast. No money for

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Greg Ligierko
I am not much into this topic, but ... you do not have to drag Library instance to the stage to get into its timeline. If you mark the item (e.g. mcHand) in the library and press right mouse button, there is Edit (the same if you doubleclick the item). As soon as you are in the edit mode of the

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Paul Andrews
beno - wrote: snip only to discover that there __is_no_timeline_to_edit__ for mcHand. Such a timeline only exists, I believe, if one drags an instance of it onto the stage. Wrong. I am trying to do all of this programmatically. There *is* no instance of mcHand on the stage. Furthermore,

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Paul Andrews
Greg Ligierko wrote: I am not much into this topic, but ... you do not have to drag Library instance to the stage to get into its timeline. If you mark the item (e.g. mcHand) in the library and press right mouse button, there is Edit (the same if you doubleclick the item). As soon as you are

Re: [Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread Glen Pike
Mr Sacks, do you have the stake garlic, I feel my life force being drained... C'mon Beno, we ain't doing all your homework for you, do some yourself. jared stanley wrote: here's a tutorial http://theolagendijk.wordpress.com/2006/08/12/embedding-fonts-in-flash/ On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at

RE: [Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread David Hunter
yeah that tutorials about right, but if you're using the font dynamically, purely through code in AS3, after adding the font (by selecting new font from either the drop down menu or by ctrl-clicking and then creating the font symbol) you need to give that font in your library panel a class

Re: [Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread beno -
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Glen Pike postmas...@glenpike.co.ukwrote: Mr Sacks, do you have the stake garlic, I feel my life force being drained... C'mon Beno, we ain't doing all your homework for you, do some yourself. I know. I must be the world's biggest idiot. I search this stuff

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread beno -
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: beno - wrote: only to discover that there __is_no_timeline_to_edit__ for mcHand. Such a timeline only exists, I believe, if one drags an instance of it onto the stage. WRONG. Whatever gave you that idea? mcHand will

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Paul Andrews
beno - wrote: On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: beno - wrote: only to discover that there __is_no_timeline_to_edit__ for mcHand. Such a timeline only exists, I believe, if one drags an instance of it onto the stage. WRONG. Whatever gave

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Greg Ligierko
Paul, You are right. I thought we want to stop initially... In case of simple frame based animations I would add one method to the Main class, triggered on ENTER_FRAME events, that would be checking all single animations progress (their currentFrame) and then could stop() at desired frame. In

[Flashcoders] how clearInterval in AS2 when swf unloaded from parent

2009-11-24 Thread Andrew Sinning
I have a movie that is loaded into another movie. The child-movie uses an interval to periodically update itself. My problem is that this continues to get triggered even after the child-movie is unloaded from it's parent. I've tried using an onUnload event in the _root of the child-movie

Re: [Flashcoders] Font Inside Library

2009-11-24 Thread Matt S.
Beno, you might want to get a book like Learning Actionscript 3.0 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059652787X?ie=UTF8tag=fmalinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=059652787X) and going through it from front to back. I think people are often tempted to just learn specific code and tricks

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread beno -
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Greg Ligierko gre...@l-d5.com wrote: Paul, You are right. I thought we want to stop initially... In case of simple frame based animations I would add one method to the Main class, triggered on ENTER_FRAME events, that would be checking all single animations

RE: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Merrill, Jason
Is the above syntax correct? http://tinyurl.com/yj5tlrm Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning Performance Soluions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Henrik Andersson
beno - wrote: leftHand.addEventListener(event.ENTER_FRAME, leftHand); Bad idea, leftHand is either a MovieClip or a Function, not both at the same time. You need unique names. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] fullscreen security issue?

2009-11-24 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi list... I'm trying to set my swf (in a web page) to StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN and StageScaleMode.SHOW_ALL. It works, but oddly, the clickable items are still clickable. I thought in full screen mode, mouse and keyboard events are supposed to be prevented, right? And, when I click

Re: [Flashcoders] fullscreen security issue?

2009-11-24 Thread Ian Thomas
Hi Michael, No, FULL_SCREEN doesn't prevent mouse clicks; it just prevents most keypresses (but still allows cursor keys, space, enter etc.). HTH, Ian On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael michael.mendels...@fmglobal.com wrote: Hi list... I'm trying to set my swf (in a

Re: [Flashcoders] Still Infinitely Looping

2009-11-24 Thread Eric E. Dolecki
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/getting_started.html http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ActionScript/3.0_ProgrammingAS3/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118a9b90204-7fca.html - Eric ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: PHP books

2009-11-24 Thread Julio Protzek
As a teacher I can assure you that teach OO to person that is still learning what is a loop, is totally useless. If you want OO read Head First Analisis Design and Head First Design Patterns. But again, this books are not intended to people that don't know what is a function or a select.

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: PHP books

2009-11-24 Thread Henrik Andersson
Julio Protzek wrote: As a teacher I can assure you that teach OO to person that is still learning what is a loop, is totally useless. I fully understand that you should teach things in order. My issue is that they wasted time dealing with the wrong things. A good php book should teach OO,