Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

I would suggest books where you can learn the principles of object oriented programming - as this will carry over to many languages. I wish I had learned it from the start! elaine On Apr 3, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Kerry Thompson wrote: Vlado Krempl wrote: I'm a designer who is getting more and

RE: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

Vlado Krempl wrote: > I'm a designer who is getting more and more interested in programming and > not just actionscript 3. > >From your list above, and in your opinion, which are the "must learn" > programs to learn? > I have been doing alot of reading on PHP, HTML, Javascript and Actionscript > 3

Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

Kerry Thompson wrote: "I have to agree with Cory. I've been programming since 1981, and, to stay employed, I have needed to learn Basic, COBOL, Fortran, Assembler, RPG, Pascal, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XSLT, Lingo, ActionScript (3 versions), and probably some others that I can't recal

Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

Hi, I tried use your example, I trace in completeHandler and see that the object loaded is a AV1Movie, ok... But my problemes are some functions not run, for examples hitTest, tweener and other functions excluded in AS3. Very bugs happen with my swf-AS2 loaded in my swf-AS3. I need they run whi

RE: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

Cory Petosky wrote: > In the end, though, the advantage to learning multiple languages is > that you'll be better at what you do. No question. It's been common > knowledge among programmers since the 1970s. I have to agree with Cory. I've been programming since 1981, and, to stay employed, I have

Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

That's not true. I'd say the majority of Flash coders I've met in real life are pretty awful at AS3, and they're not worth hiring. Yet, they get hired, because there's not enough Flash programmers to go around, and the theory (in marketing agencies, anyway) is that a bad Flash programmer is better

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

Replace that with: formatter.italic = !currentFormat.italic; The conditionals aren't necessary in that situation. :) On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > YAY! It works! Thank you! :o) > > Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o( > > Onwards and u

[Flashcoders] maximum length of an xml document?

can anyone tell me what the maximum length i can go to is for an xml file to load into flash? i'm working on a biggie ta a ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

RE: [Flashcoders] Tree item continuous autoscrolling after drag-n-drop

Oop! Just realized this is a Flex issue, not Flash coding specific. Sorry 'bout that... Andrew Murphy Interactive Media Specialist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delvinia 214 King Street West, Suite 214 Toronto Canada M5H 3S6 P 416.364.1455 ext. 232 F 416.364.9830 W www.del

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

YAY! It works! Thank you! :o) Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o( Onwards and upwards! Thanks for your help! SM - Original Message - From: jonathan howe To: Flash Coders List Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a

[Flashcoders] Tree item continuous autoscrolling after drag-n-drop

Hi. I’m drag-n-dropping an object from one Tree component to another one. Sometimes when I have an item dragged over the second Tree, ready to drop, the dern thing starts scrolling.. usually upwards.. making it much more challenging to drop the item in the right place. It also sometimes gets s

Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening movieClip frames

I read it's possible to tween movieClip frames, how do I do this using Tweener ? // Once: import caurina.transitions.properties.DisplayShortcuts; DisplayShortcuts.init(); // Later: import caurina.transitions.Tweener; Tweener.addTween(mc, {_frame:100, time:1}); Using latest (svn) version.

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both: Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of _selectedBox. _selectedBox has no property named formatter. This is the offending line: if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false) You already have set formatter to the value

[Flashcoders] Tweening movieClip frames

Hi, What is the best Tweening class in the universe ? Hehe, no... that's not my real question. I read it's possible to tween movieClip frames, how do I do this using Tweener ? Thx L ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com h

Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

tks... I will try this example... tks a lot... On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello :) > > see the example in the reference of the AS3 class : > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/Loader.html > > See the example in the end of the pa

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading the text propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to tell if a text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix the if statement! do you have any idea how to do this? --

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

For embedded fonts you can either use the actual font name (as you have discovered it already), or YourFontClass.fontName Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: wotcha i have a quick query about embedded fonts. I thought that when you used the

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

have you tried doing what i did and using the actual font name as the .font property rather than the linkage class name? it's removing the text because it can't find the font On 3 Apr 2008, at 17:04, Stuart ((FunkDaWeb)) wrote: I too have a wierd problem with embeded fonts! When i set embe

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

Hi, Stuart, Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your new code after the change? -jonathan On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks Jonathan for som

Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

hello :) see the example in the reference of the AS3 class : http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/Loader.html See the example in the end of the page In the completeHandler callback method you can test the type of the "event.target.content" reference :) Example private functi

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

I too have a wierd problem with embeded fonts! When i set embededFont = true; it removes the text! :o( - Original Message - From: Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) To: flashcoders Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:50 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts wotcha i have

[Flashcoders] embedded fonts

wotcha i have a quick query about embedded fonts. I thought that when you used them in the movie, that you should call them by the Class name in the linkage identifier however when I try to do this, my text disappears (i have embedFonts set to true and I've triple checked the names), howev

Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

Hi ekameleon , tks for your help, but was you have a exemple?? tks again. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello :) > > yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find the > "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or M

Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

hello :) yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find the "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip, etc... if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is AVM1. Use the Loader class and test the content property when the externa

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your code... ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on flash.text.TextField and there is no default value. - Original Message - From: jonathan howe To: Flash Coders List Sent: Thursday, April 0

Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat(); On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but i > cannot sea

[Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

Hi, I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn. I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3. I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this. I find a reference using AV1Movie Class? is it correct for load a swf AS2? But how to use this class with Loader class? Tks.

[Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but i cannot seam to get it to work! var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); if (formatter.italic == false) { formatter.italic = true;

Re: [Flashcoders] Multiple SWFs (50) in one html page dramaticly increase memory ?

I know, this his not my call to have 50 swfs... And we make the test with IE as well it is the same problem. If we reduce the number of swfs, memories is slowed (not sure ot a strictly mathematical match of the size)... Thanks ___ Flashcoders mailing lis

[Flashcoders] IDE TextField TextFormat

Hi, Does TextFormat apply to none dynamic textfield ? thx L ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash IRC Client

this is what I came across today; http://blog.je2050.de/2006/02/15/flirc-next-version-with-flex2-beta-1/ On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Elia Morling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there any Flash IRC clients that can connect to a real IRC server > network? Preferably skinnable? > > Thanks >

Re: [Flashcoders] some dying logic ...

thanks,cool thread. Now I have to drink some coffee, become less confused and let it sink in :) On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:15 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >granted that the eventListener was added with a weak reference > > This seems to be one of the biggest mis-understandings these da

Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

I agree with Alan. All the books in Jeff's list ( http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/20.html) are wonderful. I especially liked "The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master ". Gert-Jan 2008/4/3, Muzak <[EMAIL PR