Re: [Flashcoders] pure AS3 app to use mx.* stuff
Glen, ...you can have your class in the app folder called SystemCore.as this looks like it extends a display object Not exactly :-) If It extends Sprite, the result is grey-gradient standard flex bg, w/o any traces of my objects. Trace commands are executed nice, however. If I make the main class extending mx.core.Application then, in addition to tracing messages, I can see my (white) background and initializing progress bar. But: === [Fault] exception, information=TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert mx.core::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent. Fault, addingChild() at Container.as:3301 === where FlexSprite is used in code: var triangle:FlexSprite = new FlexSprite( ); // drawing a triangle... addChild(triangle); And it's addChild() that causes the error (no error with addChild() commented). So far, it looks strange for me, as the argument's type of mx.core.Application.addChild() is DisplayObject. Thoughts? Glen Pike wrote: You can write pure AS3 files for Flex - all MXML gets compiled down to AS3 before it is compiled to bytecode. (I had done followed an example online which has a pure AS3 component - once it is written, you add the package to your namespace and add an MXML tag in your code to add it to the stage.) Like with the workaround on the forum you posted - if you have added your package path to the namespace ( xmlns:app=app.*), you can write your code in an AS file rather than an MXML file, then you write it as you would any other class file - no need for Script tags mixing mxml / as code. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application horizontalScrollPolicy=off xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; xmlns:app=app.* layout=absolute frameRate=30 app:SystemCore id=sysCore width=100% height=100%/ /mx:Application So the above example, you can have your class in the app folder called SystemCore.as this looks like it extends a display object or similar as it has width and height attributes - not sure about extending other classes. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 2:08 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Guess again: http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=windows+simultaneous+downloadsmeta= http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282402 - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders I tkink that 4 object at a time EECOLOR [EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef: If I remember well the MovieClip loader can only load 2 images simultaniously. This also might be a browser restriction. Greetz Erik ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] swf preview in mac oox finder
Hi All, does anybody know if there a way to preview swf file in the finder? I found this tool: http://www.eltima.com/products/swf-live-preview/ I need something for the mac though. Thanks Robin ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
Then I guess what Jason posted makes sense.. HTTP1.0 - 4 requests. - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
M, maybe I did understand it incorrect? Sorry, I am dutch... -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 15:45 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Then I guess what Jason posted makes sense.. HTTP1.0 - 4 requests. - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
Thought it was the Australians week to apologize? :) Cor wrote: M, maybe I did understand it incorrect? Sorry, I am dutch... -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 15:45 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Then I guess what Jason posted makes sense.. HTTP1.0 - 4 requests. - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01736 759321 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Making a mac projector go fullscree n AS£
Hi, I have a presentation I have built on my PC which needs to run on a mac. I save the macintosh projector file out and tun the file on a mac. It opens in a window, i.e. not fullscreen. So the bottom of the presentation gets cut off. I am using... stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; to go fullscreen. This works fine on a PC. Any ideas appreciated! Thanks, MaTT ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 Api writing
Hi Mark, Thanks for all the extensive information, think i got all the theory coverd, now it up to uml'ling and then coding. Thanks! Sid Mark Lapasa wrote: I honestly think from what you've said so far, you're already on track. You've got quite a bit to get started. My only recommendation would be if you can have your client objects either interacting with an Interface class or a Facade instead of accessing directly the concrete class/implementation of your services. By introducing an abstraction layer, you can 1) change the underlying implementation such that it adheres to a public declared interface. Connected client objects will not be too adversely affected by change since it is loosely coupled to the core implementation details of your api. 2) you can implement stub/dummy/hard code so that when client objects hit your API, they get the expected results in which case they don't know if they are getting the real deal or not. Once you have this in place, it's a matter of getting your internals of the api to actually deliver what the stub/dummy/hard code is responding back to client objects. I think to a certain degree, you need to wear at least two hats. One is how is your API going to work internally. The other is how easy will it be to access the services your API will provide. I think librarification of code is well worth the trouble if it's going to be reused in more than one project. Also the other bit of advice that I think people would agree is to keep it as simple as possible. It's very easy to offer an API with a ga-billion methods when client objects are only interested in a few if not one method call. Sidney de Koning wrote: He Glen, Thanks for your post; What i want to do is this; take data from an external source (an API for some service) and write a wrapper for flash (i found the right termonoligy :) ) But there is not that much documentation on writing this. Any good resources will help. Thanks, Sidney Glen Pike wrote: Hi, Do you mean you want to write Web Services or the AS3 code to use these? For the former, you would probably want to look on other lists as this will be server side code - for PHP, the only thing I can recommend is to look at Pear's libraries for common web services and see if you can extend the base classes to roll your own. There are also lots of other libraries out there - CakePHP had some if I remember rightly. Programmable Web http://www.programmableweb.com/ has a good list of API's available and may also mention some stuff that has been done in Flash already. For AS3, I would look at the documentation provided by the web-service providers and think about duplicating these functions on the client side... Have a look at the structure of some of the things I have mentioned - take them apart. You will probably see common functionality: A set of functions duplicating the server side functions you can call, some error handling and some response handling. If you are making a solid class, you will probably have to deal with asynchronicity - you can't block your client code waiting for something to happen on the server side as this is unreliable, instead, you will need to think about the EventListener model, etc. I remembered a good tutorial on the Devnet site which is really useful for thinking about any application that talks to servers somewhere: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/blueprint.html The article provides source code to download, but the main point is that it separates the services from the rest of the application really nicely - what you want to do. Have a look at Flashr too - this was a nice example of something that provided a really nice interface to the Flickr web service. Glen Sidney de Koning wrote: Sounds like a very good tip :) The thing is i want to start writing my own api's. But i have no idea where to begin, what is a good starting point for me? Cheers, Sid Mark Lapasa wrote: (If you already know about this, my apologies in advance) A useful API is a well documented one. If you haven't already looked into it, ASDoc is a code documentation tool that will generate your documentation based on how you apply the ASDoc syntax in your code. Glen Pike wrote: Hi, Have not written anything myself, but have played with quite a few AS2 ones. The SWXFormat project has quite a few API's for some of the services you mentioned, but they are still working on porting SWX to AS3. I guess one thing to suggest would be to get involved with the project and help them write the API's for these things. Yahoo is pretty up on Flash and has just released a few useful things. http://developer.yahoo.com/flash/ The Adobe labs site has some examples links here: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ActionScript_3:resources:apis:libraries Hope this helps. Glen Sidney de Koning wrote:
Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
Well from what I understand, this is not a Flash/IE/.. etc.. thing, but an OS/server thing, defined by an HTTP standard. HTTP 1.1 Server - 2 simultaneous connections HTTP 1.0 Server - 4 simultaneous connections Muzak - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:02 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders M, maybe I did understand it incorrect? Sorry, I am dutch... -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 15:45 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Then I guess what Jason posted makes sense.. HTTP1.0 - 4 requests. - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] pure AS3 app to use mx.* stuff
Flex apps override addChild to only allow things that implement IUIComponent. If you need to add a child that's just a plain display object, manipulate the rawChildren property instead. On 2/14/08, Gregory N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glen, ...you can have your class in the app folder called SystemCore.as this looks like it extends a display object Not exactly :-) If It extends Sprite, the result is grey-gradient standard flex bg, w/o any traces of my objects. Trace commands are executed nice, however. If I make the main class extending mx.core.Application then, in addition to tracing messages, I can see my (white) background and initializing progress bar. But: === [Fault] exception, information=TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert mx.core::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.core.IUIComponent. Fault, addingChild() at Container.as:3301 === where FlexSprite is used in code: var triangle:FlexSprite = new FlexSprite( ); // drawing a triangle... addChild(triangle); And it's addChild() that causes the error (no error with addChild() commented). So far, it looks strange for me, as the argument's type of mx.core.Application.addChild() is DisplayObject. Thoughts? Glen Pike wrote: You can write pure AS3 files for Flex - all MXML gets compiled down to AS3 before it is compiled to bytecode. (I had done followed an example online which has a pure AS3 component - once it is written, you add the package to your namespace and add an MXML tag in your code to add it to the stage.) Like with the workaround on the forum you posted - if you have added your package path to the namespace ( xmlns:app=app.*), you can write your code in an AS file rather than an MXML file, then you write it as you would any other class file - no need for Script tags mixing mxml / as code. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application horizontalScrollPolicy=off xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; xmlns:app=app.* layout=absolute frameRate=30 app:SystemCore id=sysCore width=100% height=100%/ /mx:Application So the above example, you can have your class in the app folder called SystemCore.as this looks like it extends a display object or similar as it has width and height attributes - not sure about extending other classes. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Cory Petosky : Lead Developer : PUNY 1618 Central Ave NE Suite 130 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Office: 612.216.3924 Mobile: 240.422.9652 Fax: 612.605.9216 http://www.punyentertainment.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders
THANKS Muzak! -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 17:18 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Well from what I understand, this is not a Flash/IE/.. etc.. thing, but an OS/server thing, defined by an HTTP standard. HTTP 1.1 Server - 2 simultaneous connections HTTP 1.0 Server - 4 simultaneous connections Muzak - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:02 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders M, maybe I did understand it incorrect? Sorry, I am dutch... -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Muzak Verzonden: donderdag 14 februari 2008 15:45 Aan: Flash Coders List Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Then I guess what Jason posted makes sense.. HTTP1.0 - 4 requests. - Original Message - From: Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple moviecliploaders Thx Muzak, but this is about IE. Flash can load up to maximum 4 items at once. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 14-2-2008 10:28 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] ERROR : Adobe AIR update beta 3 for Flash CS3 Professional – Updated 12/14/07
Hi I have installed the beta 3 update and run the cleanup script. It creates the air file successfully but the air file gives the following error. The application could not be installed because the AIR file is damaged. Try obtaining a new AIR file from the application author. Any ideas? cheers, MaTT ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Framerate performance
Does the bit-rate used in images affect flash frame rate? For examples are 8-bit images faster or will Flash auto-convert them to 16-bit when rendering to the screen. Thanks Elia Morling ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance
Yes. Elia Morling wrote: Does the bit-rate used in images affect flash frame rate? For examples are 8-bit images faster or will Flash auto-convert them to 16-bit when rendering to the screen. Thanks Elia Morling ___ 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] Framerate performance
Yes, they are faster or yes Flash auto-converts them to 16-bit? :) Elia - Original Message - From: Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance Yes. Elia Morling wrote: Does the bit-rate used in images affect flash frame rate? For examples are 8-bit images faster or will Flash auto-convert them to 16-bit when rendering to the screen. Thanks Elia Morling ___ 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] Framerate performance
Common sense dictates that a 32 bit pixel takes more rendering computation than a 16 bit pixel or an 8 bit pixel. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance
Steven Sacks wrote: Common sense dictates that a 32 bit pixel takes more rendering computation than a 16 bit pixel or an 8 bit pixel. The 32-bit pixel includes an 8-bit alpha channel, and that in itself takes more rendering time. Your graphics card actually has more impact on rendering time than the color depth. All modern graphics cards do the rendering in hardware, of course, though that wasn't always the case. I did some benchmarking while I was working at Disney, and we found that 24-bit graphics actually rendered faster than 16-bit. The underlying reason is simple--with 24 bits, each byte represents a color (red, green, or blue), and it's easy for the firmware on the graphics card to work with a straightforward 3 bytes. 16-bit graphics are another story. You still have to represent red, green, and blue. Basic math tells you that each color gets 5 bits--but what do you do with the other bit? A 1-bit alpha channel? Ignore it? Do 6-5-5, or 5-6-5? Different manufacturers, and different systems, treat it differently. Down on the hardware level, the 16-bit graphic presents other challenges. You have to take the 16-bit word and peel off the relevant bits, and pop them into the byte-size registers. If you're familiar with Assembly language, you know that involves a lot of ROR, SHL, and the like. It happens in hardware (actually firmware), so it's pretty fast, but the 24-bit graphics are still easier to handle. As far as 8-bit graphics, they are really just 24-bit graphics with a limited range of colors (the palette). Instead of representing an actual color, each byte is an index into a palette, so there's an additional step there that must be performed during rendering. It's not so simple after all. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Testing
0-1-0-1 -- Glen Pike 01736 759321 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Testing
0-1-0-1 5 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance
If you import a large PNG with no alpha you will have slower frame rates than importing the same images as a JPG even at 100% compression, regardless of the Flash export settings for that image. You could set the PNG to export as an 80% JPG and it will still perform worse than if you imported a 100% JPG to begin with. The hows and whys are interesting to know, but irrelevant. Your animations will slow down if Flash has to deal with a larger source file. I've done my own testing and have proven it to be true. Since I can't depend on the end user having a great video card, it's more important to maximize performance across the board by importing 100% JPGs when transparent PNGs are not necessary. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance
Thankyou this was the reply I wanted. Elia - Original Message - From: Kerry Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flash Coders List' flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:11 AM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Framerate performance Steven Sacks wrote: Common sense dictates that a 32 bit pixel takes more rendering computation than a 16 bit pixel or an 8 bit pixel. The 32-bit pixel includes an 8-bit alpha channel, and that in itself takes more rendering time. Your graphics card actually has more impact on rendering time than the color depth. All modern graphics cards do the rendering in hardware, of course, though that wasn't always the case. I did some benchmarking while I was working at Disney, and we found that 24-bit graphics actually rendered faster than 16-bit. The underlying reason is simple--with 24 bits, each byte represents a color (red, green, or blue), and it's easy for the firmware on the graphics card to work with a straightforward 3 bytes. 16-bit graphics are another story. You still have to represent red, green, and blue. Basic math tells you that each color gets 5 bits--but what do you do with the other bit? A 1-bit alpha channel? Ignore it? Do 6-5-5, or 5-6-5? Different manufacturers, and different systems, treat it differently. Down on the hardware level, the 16-bit graphic presents other challenges. You have to take the 16-bit word and peel off the relevant bits, and pop them into the byte-size registers. If you're familiar with Assembly language, you know that involves a lot of ROR, SHL, and the like. It happens in hardware (actually firmware), so it's pretty fast, but the 24-bit graphics are still easier to handle. As far as 8-bit graphics, they are really just 24-bit graphics with a limited range of colors (the palette). Instead of representing an actual color, each byte is an index into a palette, so there's an additional step there that must be performed during rendering. It's not so simple after all. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ 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] online compiler project
Hi Flashcoders, Could you point me in the right direction for this? I've sampled some trial applications, but I'm not sure I'm on the right path. Requirements: - Linux server hosted compiler - takes swf, xml, jpeg, text, whatever and compiles to Win EXE and OSX app - one file result Something like your typical swf 2 exe compiler, except it happens from a server in a Linux environment. Many thanks. Gabino Travassos ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] AS3 singleton not working across multiple loaded swf
The only way I have been able to use a singleton across loaded swfs in AS3 is if it was first referenced in the main swf. Any other singleton I use that are not referenced in the main swf work only within the swf they are contained into. Is this a normal behavior in AS3 ? Does it have anything to do with ApplicationDomain? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Minimize Tearing
Are there any tricks for minimizing tearing? Like always run at 60hz? Is there any way to control vsynch? Thanks, Elia ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Minimize Tearing
_quality=BEST may help you at some costs http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/2509.html On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Elia Morling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any tricks for minimizing tearing? Like always run at 60hz? Is there any way to control vsynch? 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Minimize Tearing
Will keeping the number of displayobjects down and using a buffer image help any? Thanks Elia - Original Message - From: Jason Van Cleave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Minimize Tearing _quality=BEST may help you at some costs http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/2509.html On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Elia Morling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any tricks for minimizing tearing? Like always run at 60hz? Is there any way to control vsynch? 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
