Re: [Flashcoders] Calculator

2010-03-18 Thread dr.ache
sarcasm doesn't make it better. Am 18.03.2010 04:12, schrieb Steven Sacks: I sincerely apologize for my sarcastic remark regarding the current state of the public educational system in America, and for any emotional trauma it may have caused to those whose proficiency at arithmetic is

[Flashcoders] Loading content from and sending comments to Wordpress from Flash

2010-02-15 Thread dr.ache
hi list. does anyone see a big problem querying a wordpress database with php and loading the result into flash? i did some testing and everything worked as expected - so far. now to the funny part. if i want to post comments to a post in wordpress from flash there is one thing I'm curious

Re: [Flashcoders] Design pattern?

2010-01-17 Thread dr.ache
I agree with Nathan. Unless you want to initiate the function behind state D and you want to prohibit that the states in between are gonna fired also. Then a timer is a valid solution. Overwrite the state each time the user clicks and restart the timer. When the timer ends it will

Re: [Flashcoders] How to add a DisplayObject into a container without using addChild() method.

2009-08-17 Thread dr.ache
why? BTW, Ekameleon, you should use if (target) Instead of if (target != null) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Open Source PRISM Game Engine

2009-03-13 Thread dr.ache
Looks nice. Speed is really amazing. How comes that an art graduate is involved in coding a game engine for about 3 years ? :) good luck with that one. good example of what you can archive if you JUST DO IT! James Marsden schrieb: Hey folks, [ apologies for cross posting ] I've decided

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC(S) Question

2009-03-01 Thread dr.ache
the controllers for the events they want - then they become more pluggable like the views... Hope this helps explain my ideas a bit more.. Thanks Glen dr.ache wrote: Wait..i cannot really follow you ;-) Just a guess: Try to implement a state machine with transitions between those states

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC(S) Question

2009-02-28 Thread dr.ache
with the devices??? When my system adds another device, I can add appropriate controllers and models then create my new screen(s) to utilise these as desired?? Any suggestions caveats, etc. Glen dr.ache wrote: Hi Glen. I would defenitively go with lose coupling and one controller by one device. You

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC(S) Question

2009-02-28 Thread dr.ache
and here some words on performance: http://puremvc.org/content/view/76/188/ Glen Pike schrieb: Hmmm, Just realising this looks an awful lot like the PureMVC GetNotificationInterest system... Glen ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC(S) Question

2009-02-26 Thread dr.ache
Hi Glen. I would defenitively go with lose coupling and one controller by one device. You mentioned one requirement being the scaleability what new views are concerned - so there is no others choice. To proof the speed of that setup you need to implement a prototype of a likely application

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC(S) Question

2009-02-26 Thread dr.ache
involved in this argument, so I hope I will be forgiven if I am talking out my backside. Waiting to flamed, Anthony dr.ache wrote: Hi Glen. I would defenitively go with lose coupling and one controller by one device. You mentioned one requirement being the scaleability what new views are concerned

Re: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

2008-12-08 Thread dr.ache
Have you ever thought about what that makes for your image? I would encourage you to stay polite and willing to accept their delay as long as it is possible for you. You can deny to work with this client in the future anyways but do not threaten somebody with court or anything before there is

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread dr.ache
What I am concerned I do not see any reason why they should NOT do this. I find its pretty obvious. a) They do already have a language actionscript tries to mimic more and more with every release. b) They do have the power flash is lacking especially what desctop is concerned. c) Java was

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread dr.ache
the courage to check it out again. By the way: processing providde me with a nice wrapper and support to get visual stuff done for starters; I loved it and it's betst part - : the java displaying power and the easy applet pubishing. http://processing.org/ Latcho dr.ache wrote: What I am concerned

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread dr.ache
to get visual stuff done for starters; I loved it and it's betst part - : the java displaying power and the easy applet pubishing. http://processing.org/ Latcho dr.ache wrote: What I am concerned I do not see any reason why they should NOT do this. I find its pretty obvious. a) They do

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread dr.ache
of flash hahaha dr.ache wrote: I did not say anything else. No one says that it's a direct opponent to flash. but I am pretty sure that this is gonna steal the show for flex in the business line. When you have to build really huge applications enterprise developer are the first who can manage

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread dr.ache
will they need to catchup if we merge into a another cycle witch requires new tools and sets new expectations ? And for that reason I'm not encouraged to jump on their boat. They managed to release some-200X-thing and it was about time. Time for the nickel to fall. Latcho dr.ache wrote: I did

Re: [Flashcoders] The flash job hunt

2008-12-01 Thread dr.ache
you should contact agencies... those who are in online advertisement for bigger companies... these guys always have to few people to do all the work. try to get on their freelancer list and work hard - so they can see you can do their work in a short time then it should not be a problem to

Re: [Flashcoders] Flex vs. Flash

2008-11-19 Thread dr.ache
unbelievable bad quality this site. would have expected something better from bmw. Joel Stransky schrieb: I'm struggling with this a bit myself. For web based applications that include lots of UI like checkboxes, tabs, dropdowns etc. Flex is the clear choice. That's what it was built for.For

Re: [Flashcoders] How much would you charge?

2008-11-14 Thread dr.ache
jesus... what a question. very simple but acceptable.. 1 day = 500Euro but i would try to avoid those jobs. Pedro Kostelec schrieb: As we are talking about money.What would be the price of a very simple but acceptable web page? And how long does it take to the pros to create one? Pedro

Re: [Flashcoders] How much would you charge?

2008-11-13 Thread dr.ache
Anthony Pace schrieb: What is a fair price for a simple photo gallery, in AS3, that loads the photo data from an XML file? I said between $280 to $350; given the hours it would take me, plus some contingency time. Did I under quote? over quote? what do you think? Still new to this

Re: [Flashcoders] FLV: reliable heightwidth dimensions

2008-11-10 Thread dr.ache
Maybe this is not appropriate for you but since I also had this problem I always put the dimensions in the xml file from which the application gets its content. Its not dynamic but reliable. Mark sebastian schrieb: Hi, just a little comment, but if the size reported results in 0 by 0 pixels,

Re: [Flashcoders] Easing a selection

2008-11-06 Thread dr.ache
I do not understand a word.What are selectors ? You just want to have pauses with different lengths between function calls? Like another one said: use tweenlite (e.g) and use delay or tween groups. Eric E. Dolecki schrieb: I am after tweening events more than the actual position of a selector.

Re: [Flashcoders] back in job hell

2008-10-30 Thread dr.ache
Like everytime - a communication problem. Sometimes a developer is not capable of explaining all that stuff to a client because he stucks in details a client should not be confronted with - then he needs a middle man. Sometimes the middle man itself has to less ideas what development means so

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Re: Passing text between SWFs

2008-10-27 Thread dr.ache
can tell you this is not the last error you get. I highly recommend to read the manual. Alan Neilsen schrieb: Thanks for all your help dr.ache. I think I am very close now. I still get a number of errors, but I think the underlying problem is this one: 5000: The class 'RTE2124BuserName' must

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Re: Passing text between SWFs

2008-10-23 Thread dr.ache
Alan Neilsen schrieb: Thanks dr.ache I still can't get this to work. Whatever is wrong, it doesn't like the line public function completeHandler(event:Event) {. ok, lets go trough this: package { // Import stuff import flash.events.addEventListener; what should

Re: [Flashcoders] Passing text between SWFs

2008-10-22 Thread dr.ache
Hi Alan. In the same class / at the same position where you load your child movieclip. One line below your loadClip method call. Alan Neilsen schrieb: Can somebody please help a dummy. I am trying to pass user input text (user's name) from a parent SWF to a child SWF. Poste9 has told me I

Re: [Flashcoders] job hell

2008-10-18 Thread dr.ache
my advice is: be honest and tell the truth. i mean it literally. tell him what was causing the delay on sides of your database provider and apologise for your mistake to not considering possible delays upfront when telling him how long you will need. as you mentioned: definitively do NOT tell him

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Flex builder vs Flex SDK

2008-09-25 Thread dr.ache
Flex SDK is the Software Development Kit (a development framework of classes). Flex Builder is an IDE (integrated development Environment) or better to say a program in which you can visually layout your GUI etc. So you might have come to the conclusion by yourself that Flex Builder uses the

Re: [Flashcoders] Plssss help me: perspective illusion

2008-08-31 Thread dr.ache
What I understand from your description is that your calculation for forward movement is correct. Though why dont you buffer (save) all the properties after every forward movement and rollback if you go backward. More detailed: Save the positions in an Array (x,y,scaleX,scaleY) and when you

Re: [Flashcoders] pythagoras question

2008-08-31 Thread dr.ache
Expand the idea of Jason and draw an invisible rectangle under your specific line. Assumed your line should be 30px long and your click radius should be 5xp var line:Sprite = new Sprite(); var g:Graphics = line.graphics; g.clear(); // hit radius *g.beginFill(0xff,0);* g.drawRect(0,-3,30,5);

Re: [Flashcoders] Removing loaded swf...

2008-08-15 Thread dr.ache
Hi Sander. When you add an EventListener you should in 99% set the weak reference flag like this: mLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener( Event.COMPLETE, pageComplete,false,0,true ); The last parameter - here set to true - makes the reference to your pageComplete function weak. Meaning

Re: [Flashcoders] Object vs *

2008-08-10 Thread dr.ache
I guess its partly possible but in an inconvenient way. By the time the user clicks the button, you could hide the system mousecursor and show a custom one at the position you want it to be. ok, not really a solution, because now you have a discrepance with the cursor and your mouse and you

Re: [Flashcoders] Text Editor Undo/Redo Stack

2007-09-12 Thread dr.ache
ActionScript (I've had a look online and found nowt). Cheers! James dr.ache wrote: Command done on the text! A command representing the action and the amount, like cut from location 3 to 24 of the text. The text you cut of must also be saved, certainly! James Marsden schrieb

Re: [Flashcoders] Jagged tweening images

2007-09-10 Thread dr.ache
Maybe you scaled the image non-proportional, but you say it happened even with vectors. how does your image look like. are there fine linies at the edges? then you should prepare your image in a way that there is 1 or 2 pixel space to the edges of the borders. you should also ensure that your

Re: [Flashcoders] search engine optimization for flash sites

2007-09-06 Thread dr.ache
Best way would be saving your content in a database or xml and generate a html pages from it. the same content will be loaded inside flash. thus search engines can crawl your html pages which show the same content as your flash site. Robin Burrer schrieb: Thanks Jiri, this however only let's

Re: [Flashcoders] Text Editor Undo/Redo Stack

2007-09-03 Thread dr.ache
Command done on the text! A command representing the action and the amount, like cut from location 3 to 24 of the text. The text you cut of must also be saved, certainly! James Marsden schrieb: Hello all, I'm looking at building a very simple text editor application in Flash, which needs an

Re: [Flashcoders] Intro to OOP using ActionScript

2007-08-22 Thread dr.ache
Dave Mennenoh schrieb: I usually find it pretty awkward to try and objectify an entire project - it just doesn't help. I find the combo works quite well for me - and besides, it's still all oop if you think about it... how big must a project be, so you start objectify your code? you do not

[Flashcoders] what is that

2007-08-22 Thread dr.ache
i just received an email, with the following content. is it real ? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Intro to OOP using ActionScript Date: 8/22/2007 has been just received by risorsei.it mailserver. To prove that your message was sent by a human and not

Re: [Flashcoders] what is that

2007-08-22 Thread dr.ache
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dr.ache Sent: 22 août 2007 04:56 To: flashcoders Subject: [Flashcoders] what is that i just received an email, with the following content. is it real ? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Intro to OOP using ActionScript Date: 8/22

Re: [Flashcoders] what is that

2007-08-22 Thread dr.ache
exactly what i wanted to hear. thanks *g Paul Venton schrieb: Because you're special :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dr.ache Sent: 22 August 2007 16:25 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] what

Re: [Flashcoders] Memory Usage in Flash

2007-06-20 Thread dr.ache
4kB as i know. Sumeet Kumar schrieb: Hi to all the Flashcoders, I have a question. How much memory does a movieclip takes at run time? For example If I m creating a movieclip with createEmptyMovieClip, How much memory it will take? And one more thing related to this If I m

Re: [Flashcoders] Moving links in a mc let the link stuck somewhere

2007-05-24 Thread dr.ache
is there no one who encountered the same problem? should have been an issue somewhere else... dr.ache schrieb: hi coders. you better watch it by yourself. on the following url: http://www.4inloop.de/typographer start the typographer, close the first upcoming tab, open the LINK tab

Re: [Flashcoders] tracking or receiving

2007-05-15 Thread dr.ache
. maybe he meant you should send the name of the gif you want to load via variables like: loadMovie(http://www.server.com/page.asp?var1=1x1.gif;); ? For other informations ask the person you get that info from :) greets, dr.ache Helmut Granda schrieb: Thanks, My other idea is to send

Re: [Flashcoders] simple movie scroller Bug.

2007-05-15 Thread dr.ache
hi i cant figure out what you mean? you load a movie with that mentioned code in frame one or on frame one of your main movie? what means you want to load it in the middle frame? dr.ache Paul V. schrieb: Hello, I should probably not need to ask this. But I am running a movie. move. about

Re: [Flashcoders] tracking or receiving

2007-05-14 Thread dr.ache
hi. depends on what that server returns on that request. the asp file must return a gif in the response, otherwise the loadClip method fails. greets, dr.ache Helmut Granda schrieb: I was asked to load a 1x1 pixel gif to one of my movies so I figured I would receive the following: http

Re: [Flashcoders] creating MovieClip frames via code?

2007-04-11 Thread dr.ache
try the following. load your grid bitmap (jpg) into an mc and mask it with a movieclip with exactly the dimensions your single sprite on your grid bitmap has. now let the movieclip under your mask change position in a way that your wanted animation bitmap looks through. got it? Newsdee

Re: [Flashcoders] Delegate.create() not working in flash develop.....

2007-04-10 Thread dr.ache
scope problem. try to create the Delegate before applying it to the onEnterFrame function like that: function new() { var del:Funtion = Delegate.create(this,traceIt); _root.onEnterFrame = del; } problem arises because you are in _root.onEnterFrame. your this will point to _root, not on your

Re: [Flashcoders] LoadVars.sendAndLoad with POST

2007-04-10 Thread dr.ache
Tried to kill all that header stuff and simple print_r or echo $_POST['data'] after sending your loadvars. Dont take me wrong, go step by step forward. dr.ache Jer Brand schrieb: I feel like I'm losing my mind here with this error: I've been hitting the archives and google repeatedly

Re: [Flashcoders] Site Check [dm9ddb.com.br]

2007-03-26 Thread dr.ache
when you use fullscreen flash, take care of the people with greater solutions on their screens. my ibm has 1920 pixels in width and i see white space left and right. all in all, good job Mauricio Furtado Massaia schrieb: Hi guys, Wagner Paula and I have worked on DM9DDB´s WebSite and we are

Re: [Flashcoders] stopDrag question

2007-03-19 Thread dr.ache
(); } } [/AS] Questions ? dr.ache Gustavo Duenas schrieb: Hi, I'm trying to stop the drag of a movie click when its x value equals the x value of other movie clip. The code is in the other object not in the drag-object. stop(); var movieClip1Pos: Number = this._x; var movieClip2Pos: Number

Re: [Flashcoders] Object.registerClass ...

2007-03-18 Thread dr.ache
Object.registerClass is the dynamic version of connecting a movieclip in your library with an external class. As far as i know, internally there is no other way, methods are bound to an object. you should look for the keyword prototyp and you will gain a wider knowledge :) Stephen Ford

[Flashcoders] How efficiently is the flash player

2007-03-18 Thread dr.ache
? When you have other limitations in mind, please note as well! greetings, dr.ache ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you

[Flashcoders] Trac Integrated SCM Project Management

2007-03-13 Thread dr.ache
Is there anyone out there using svn in combination with trac with as2+ projects? it seems very interesting because of the online source browsing, merely actionscript syntax highlighting is missing. any ideas? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To

Re: [Flashcoders] Rates of pay in Europe...

2007-03-12 Thread dr.ache
it totally depends, but one friend of mine, working for a well known company, earns 30-40 € per our as a flasher worker. greez Trevor Burton schrieb: Hi list, this is totally OT - so would be great if you could reply off-list... My girlfriend and i are looking at getting out of the UK for a

Re: [Flashcoders] Help with updating a nodeValue in an XML file

2007-03-08 Thread dr.ache
Maybe i get you wrong, but maybe |nodeValue:String is, what you are looking for. Give the manual a chance - search for XMLNode greez, dr.ache |Teresa Hardy schrieb: I thought this was really basic and easy but I just can't find the syntax to do it. All I am trying to do is update one

Re: [Flashcoders] Skewing MovieClip??

2007-02-28 Thread dr.ache
Duplicate your MovieClip and try _yscale = -100 ? Or do i get you wrong? Omar Fouad schrieb: i have a movieClip on my Stage and i need to skew it orizontally by using AS, as in i need to create a reflection effect and i need the movieClip to be mirrored. Any Ideas?

Re: [Flashcoders] Linked library in loaded swf file

2007-02-19 Thread dr.ache
i would like all of you to share your experiences with shared libraries. do they work fine, is there known bad behaviour? Let me know and send some lines, please! dr.ache eka schrieb: Hello :) you must use a shared library.. the best way to use it, it's Swfmill (the opensource swf builder

Re: [Flashcoders]problem with embeded fonts

2007-02-19 Thread dr.ache
When the text is set to bold you also need to EMBED that font style. That is why some fonts make your swf really big, when you need a lot of styles. dr.ache Holth, Daniel C. schrieb: Are you using bold or italic text? Using bold and italics with embedded font can make the text not visible

Re: [Flashcoders] Passing a Function as Parameter and call function later

2007-02-18 Thread dr.ache
function rew is called with the parameters _root.fred and the function which should be called after rewind the animation sayHello. It works. When you use Flash 8, try to understand the Delegate Class, which should help you handle the scope problem. hope that helps... dr.ache var i:Number

Re: [Flashcoders] Action Script editor

2007-02-17 Thread dr.ache
Hi Pedr. My editor of choice is FlashDevelop[www.flashdevelop.org]. Its absolutely easy to install and handle. Give it a try! dr.ache pedr browne schrieb: Hi, Just wondering what AS editors people were using? I love sepy but can't get it to run without errors on my intel mac. Does