[Flashcoders] Display Non-English Characters from XML?
I am having trouble getting non-English characters to show up in Flash when they're read from an XML doc. For example, the French e with accent, as in resume (résumé). Here's what my xml doc looks like -- seems I'm doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what. By the way, I'm saving it as UTF-8. Can anyone give me an example of a non-English xml doc that gets displayed correctly in Flash using non-English characters? I need to create localized versions for French, Chinese (simple), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Japanese, and several other languages. == XML = ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8 xml:lang=fr? questions question qText![CDATA[Quels sont les objectifs de cette formation ?]]/qText qAnswers qAns num=0![CDATA[a. Maider à comprendre les règles et les politiques clés pour que je fasse les bons choix]]/qAns qAns num=1![CDATA[b. Fournir des exemples concrets des domaines à risque]]/qAns qAns num=2![CDATA[c. Renforcer lidée que le respect des lois et politiques de Microsoft nest pas négociable]]/qAns qAns num=3![CDATA[d. Maider à identifier les problèmes clés de conformité]]/qAns qAns num=4![CDATA[e. Toutes les réponses ci-dessus]]/qAns /qAnswers qCorrect4/qCorrect /question /questions == end XML = Thanks! Marc Hoffman ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields
Hey Ivan, Now your code is free :) Can you quickly confirm how you embedded the fonts at runtime without embedding the shared library at author time. I have done it based on something similar to yours but by someone else on flash coders. Is it because it is embedded into the external flash file which you are loading that it becomes available to the main movie. I hope this makes sense. Anyhow that is how I have got it to work but I don't know why it works as there is no documentation on this. I would really appreciate an insight to this just so that I can understand the logic behind it. Cheers M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Dembicki Sent: 22 July 2007 22:03 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields Hello, Many materials about fonts sharing is here: www.sharedfonts.com PS: Now SFM is free and sharedfonts.com domain is for sale. Good luck! 2007/7/22, pedr browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I have a swf using a shared font. The font works fine in static or dynamic textFields created at author time, but does not work with dynamically created textFields. I am setting embedFonts = true. The dynamically created textfield's text property traces out the text I've set to it, but does not show the text. Can anyone help? Thanks -- +44 (0) 788 0600 363 | +44 (0) 127 3208 079 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- iv ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Display Non-English Characters from XML?
Are you sure that the font supports é. If you are using unique font sets then they may not be in the font set. An easy way to test is to just create a static field in the flash file and cut and paste the text from the xml into the textfield and see if the character displays. What font are you using? I do a lot of translation stuff and can send over an example file in French if you need. Try the above first though. Cheers M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Hoffman Sent: 23 July 2007 08:22 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Display Non-English Characters from XML? I am having trouble getting non-English characters to show up in Flash when they're read from an XML doc. For example, the French e with accent, as in resume (résumé). Here's what my xml doc looks like -- seems I'm doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what. By the way, I'm saving it as UTF-8. Can anyone give me an example of a non-English xml doc that gets displayed correctly in Flash using non-English characters? I need to create localized versions for French, Chinese (simple), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Japanese, and several other languages. == XML = ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8 xml:lang=fr? questions question qText![CDATA[Quels sont les objectifs de cette formation ?]]/qText qAnswers qAns num=0![CDATA[a. Maider à comprendre les règles et les politiques clés pour que je fasse les bons choix]]/qAns qAns num=1![CDATA[b. Fournir des exemples concrets des domaines à risque]]/qAns qAns num=2![CDATA[c. Renforcer lidée que le respect des lois et politiques de Microsoft nest pas négociable]]/qAns qAns num=3![CDATA[d. Maider à identifier les problèmes clés de conformité]]/qAns qAns num=4![CDATA[e. Toutes les réponses ci-dessus]]/qAns /qAnswers qCorrect4/qCorrect /question /questions == end XML = Thanks! Marc Hoffman ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Never Mind :) [Was: Display Non-English Characters from XML?]
Sheepishly, I must admit I forgot to embed the extended Latin I character set in my dynamic text field. As soon as I did that, of course, the accented characters were displayed. Honestly, I've had to do this enough times, I don't know why I forgot this time. Marc At 12:22 AM 7/23/2007, you wrote: I am having trouble getting non-English characters to show up in Flash when they're read from an XML doc. For example, the French e with accent, as in resume (résumé). Here's what my xml doc looks like -- seems I'm doing something wrong, but I can't figure out what. By the way, I'm saving it as UTF-8. Can anyone give me an example of a non-English xml doc that gets displayed correctly in Flash using non-English characters? I need to create localized versions for French, Chinese (simple), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Japanese, and several other languages. == XML = ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8 xml:lang=fr? questions question qText![CDATA[Quels sont les objectifs de cette formation ?]]/qText qAnswers qAns num=0![CDATA[a. Maider à comprendre les règles et les politiques clés pour que je fasse les bons choix]]/qAns qAns num=1![CDATA[b. Fournir des exemples concrets des domaines à risque]]/qAns qAns num=2![CDATA[c. Renforcer lidée que le respect des lois et politiques de Microsoft nest pas négociable]]/qAns qAns num=3![CDATA[d. Maider à identifier les problèmes clés de conformité]]/qAns qAns num=4![CDATA[e. Toutes les réponses ci-dessus]]/qAns /qAnswers qCorrect4/qCorrect /question /questions == end XML = Thanks! Marc Hoffman ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How can you measure performance of your movie?
Is there a program that records cpu/memory use as you run through a flash movie? Any help appreciated You could start by selecting 'Generate Size Report' in the 'Publish Settings'. This will give you a list of all the objects used in your Flash movie, though obviously it won't tell you how many are loaded at any particular time. But it is quantifiable. There's also the Bandwidth Profiler / Streaming Graph, available from the 'View' menu when your project runs in the IDE. This will show you how quickly etc. your project is loading. Hope this is a start. Joolz On 20 Jul 2007, at 17:54, Rick Schmitty wrote: I've been tasked with optimizing/tuning a flash movie to try and get it to run better on low end machines (100% cpu spikes, large memory, etc) I see many areas that I can improve the swf, but how do I quantify what I have improved to my boss? Is there any standard practice for measuring how fast your swf is running? Look at the FPS? Is there a program that records cpu/memory use as you run through a flash movie? Any help appreciated ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] [RESOLVED] Incredible Crashing Flash
Oh I really thought I was crazy ... I have been reporting this BUG to Adobe (previously: Macromedia) and Apple for 3 generations now . Some developpers even contacted me directly: I prepared the FLAs and everything. They acted like if they were really trying to understand and fix this bug. But no ... they didn't Now, in my constant paranoid quest, I wondered if this crash/bug is happening with CFM (ColdFusion) queries ?? :P Cedric Ok, I found it. Cedric asked if I had any server queries and I said 'yes', but dismissed that as the issue. I dismissed that as the issue because how I've seen that crash Flash in the past is that it fails to close the SWF if the query wasn't complete, and then took Flash down with it. Well in this case I had no problems closing the SWF. The query was not complete, but the SWF gets closed. Flash doesn't complain. And then eventually (after 45 seconds or so), Flash tries eat its own head then explodes. I'm assuming this is tied to the call finally failing...ungracefully. So for the record - that query-didnt-finish bug still exists! It just has different behavior than we're used to from previous Flash versions. Jobe Makar http://www.electrotank.com http://www.electro-server.com phone: 252-627-8026 mobile: 919-609-0408 fax: 919-882-1121 - Original Message - From: Jobe Makar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:32 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] Incredible Crashing Flash Hi guys, I have one FLA file that crashes Flash about one in 3 or 4 publishes. The FLA was created by someone on a Mac. It appears to be very clean. It is Flash CS3, AS3. This issue is not happening with any of my other projects. Needless to say this is driving me crazy. Any ideas at all? ps - I'm on Vista Ultimate. And by 'crash' I mean Flash stops responding and eventually I'm told by Windows that it needs to be closed forcefully. Jobe Makar http://www.electrotank.com http://www.electro-server.com phone: 252-627-8026 mobile: 919-609-0408 fax: 919-882-1121 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy's and loading child SWF's
You do not need crossdomain.xml for loading SWFs from different domains, this is not restricted. The only restriction which applies in this case concerns the control of the loaded movie. If the domain of the loader differs from that of the loadee, the loader is not allowed to access anything inside the loaded movie (variables, functions, etc.) until the loadee allows it by calling System.security.allowDomain() or allowInsecureDomain() and passing the loaders domain as the parameter. Attila =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From:Matt Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Date:Monday, July 23, 2007, 2:12:44 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Cross domain policy's and loading child SWF's --===-- Hi, I am building a video player which loads its player skin from domainA.com. The player can be embedded on an external domain, domainB.com. Is there a way of not using a cross domain policy file to load the child swf in? You will never know which domain the parent is in and it just seems a security risk to use a wildcard in the cross domain policy file. Thanks MaTT ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge
I got it too, not so hard (used Tamper Data - Firefox plugin) Also, I'd like to point out a security vulnerability in your PHP code: $content = file_get_contents(pathToRealSwf/$data); You're not escaping or validating in any way the data coming from the user (through HTTP GET), so you're open to many exploits. Just a simple example, a user could view the source to every PHP file on the server that he can guess or find the path. As an example, the file itself: http://jimbo.us/Games/jumpPeg/path.php?data=../path.php Open it in your browser and view source. I'd suggest you fix it or take it down right away (now that I made it public). Feel free to contact me if you need details on how to fix it. Wagner On 7/23/07, Rákos Attila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tengerstudio.com/public/jumppeg2/ That was not harder than previous ones :) I think you are going on a wrong way - hiding the real games source URL and preventing the user from downloading is simply impossible. If I use some kind of a traffic monitoring stuff everything is visible (personally I use Fiddler - not for cracking Flash games :) just for debugging my applications). Attila =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From:Jim Berkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Date:Monday, July 23, 2007, 1:50:09 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge --===-- Okay, another brick in the wall to keep you from grabbing a swf (the old joyluckclub.com peg game from flashkit again - my version 4, I upgraded flash 5 as1 to flash 8, as2 http://jimbo.us/Games/jumpPeg/index.html In the interest of transparency, here is what I've put together so far: The goal is to have the best protection possible, while maintaining: (1) - zero code obfuscation (2) - technically easy enough for a n00b++ to implement (3) - Sharing/knowing the technique does not make it weaker To this end, since so many of you last grabbed the game so quickly, I've added some noise to the Herring, and I think I nailed shut the door that Eric Priou showed us (executing the php script directly from the browser address bar). Hopefully the number of folks that can grab the game is reduced?? Here is how it's done: Container swf (game.swf) holds a Red Herring faux game to keep the --n00bs busy, and a script loaded via smoke and mirrors - logo.gif is actually logo.swf - suffix changed after compiling - Flashplayer obviously doesn't use the dot-three suffix to determine what a file holds. None of this is necessary for the system to work, but is easy, fun and does no harm. The code in logo.gif checks to see that it is being loaded onto a trusted url, and if so loads the real swf via a php script that conceals the directory location of the real swf, and prevents caching. Here is the php file that does this: ?php $data = $_GET['data']; header(Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT, -1 ); header(Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate); header(Pragma: no-cache); $content = file_get_contents(pathToRealSwf/$data); echo$content; ? The only change you make to the php file is to change the 'pathToRealSwf/' to your own relative or absolute path to the directory holding the real swf. I eliminated a line in the script that typed the data as a shockwave/flash file, and removed the dot three suffix from 'rainbow.swf' - the actual file. So now, when one runs the php script from the browser window, the browser doesn't know what it is opening, and just shows the bytecode. If anyone wants the system so far, write me offlist and I will send the source files for your examination. I'll also post the system online once all the doors are closed that can be closed. It's probably premature to do this yet, there are probably more doors to close, and more bricks to add to the wall, but as we go along, anyone is welcome to what I've done so far. If you have a suggestion for making the system stronger, I'd appreciate the help. So grab this version of the game, and let me know what other doors might be closed? Thanks for kicking at my wall, jimbo ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash movie background color not showing in Firefox browser...
Here's a wild guess: Could you be using both an embed and an object tag when you're embedding? Maybe you're defining the bgcolor attribute in the embed tag only and not in the object? Firefox would use the embed tag and IE the object tag. That's really the only thing that could be browser specific I can think of. If that turned out to be the problem, you should take a look at the different javascript embedding solutions out there to make this process less painful (SWFObject being the most common solution). Hope this helps, - Francis On 7/22/07, Arul Prasad M L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you dont have wmode set to transparent, do you? ~Arul Prasad. On 7/23/07, BOYD SPEER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes I did check the html and the color is correct there (#99)... but as a workaround I will add a layer to insure the movie appears the same in each browser. I am surprised that flash would behave in such a manner - re-loading the adobe flash player did not make any difference and the problem looked the same on both my, and my client's computers. If anyone can think of the cause of this problem I would really appreciate your thoughts on it Thanks guys, -Boyd - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:39 pm Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash movie background color not showing in Firefox browser... To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Make sure the bgcolor in the html code for embedding the flash movie is correct. I can't think of any other reason you'd have these symptoms. Marc Hoffman At 01:52 PM 7/22/2007, you wrote: Hi, You probably want to create a bg layer in you flash movie that has the correct color! A:)= On 7/22/07 11:48 AM, BOYD SPEER [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any special setting that would affect the movie background color when displayed in Firefox as opposed to Internet Explorer? My webpage looks fine in IE but the background color in Firefox changes to white instead of the #99 dark red (that it shows in IE). This means the white text becomes invisible! Thanks, -Boyd ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Arul Prasad http://arulprasad.blogspot.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge
Thank you Rákos, I see now how one can get the data from Fiddler, I got it quite easily without knowing or seeing the location of the file online, just saving the response was enough. Of course, now with Amaral's input on the php file, it is easily readable, so the location can be easily found. more work, . . . I must move outside another box somehow. Thanks, jimbo - Original Message - From: Rákos Attila [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Berkey flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge http://www.tengerstudio.com/public/jumppeg2/ That was not harder than previous ones :) I think you are going on a wrong way - hiding the real games source URL and preventing the user from downloading is simply impossible. If I use some kind of a traffic monitoring stuff everything is visible (personally I use Fiddler - not for cracking Flash games :) just for debugging my applications). Attila =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From:Jim Berkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Date:Monday, July 23, 2007, 1:50:09 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge --===-- Okay, another brick in the wall to keep you from grabbing a swf (the old joyluckclub.com peg game from flashkit again - my version 4, I upgraded flash 5 as1 to flash 8, as2 http://jimbo.us/Games/jumpPeg/index.html In the interest of transparency, here is what I've put together so far: The goal is to have the best protection possible, while maintaining: (1) - zero code obfuscation (2) - technically easy enough for a n00b++ to implement (3) - Sharing/knowing the technique does not make it weaker To this end, since so many of you last grabbed the game so quickly, I've added some noise to the Herring, and I think I nailed shut the door that Eric Priou showed us (executing the php script directly from the browser address bar). Hopefully the number of folks that can grab the game is reduced?? Here is how it's done: Container swf (game.swf) holds a Red Herring faux game to keep the --n00bs busy, and a script loaded via smoke and mirrors - logo.gif is actually logo.swf - suffix changed after compiling - Flashplayer obviously doesn't use the dot-three suffix to determine what a file holds. None of this is necessary for the system to work, but is easy, fun and does no harm. The code in logo.gif checks to see that it is being loaded onto a trusted url, and if so loads the real swf via a php script that conceals the directory location of the real swf, and prevents caching. Here is the php file that does this: ?php $data = $_GET['data']; header(Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT, -1 ); header(Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate); header(Pragma: no-cache); $content = file_get_contents(pathToRealSwf/$data); echo$content; ? The only change you make to the php file is to change the 'pathToRealSwf/' to your own relative or absolute path to the directory holding the real swf. I eliminated a line in the script that typed the data as a shockwave/flash file, and removed the dot three suffix from 'rainbow.swf' - the actual file. So now, when one runs the php script from the browser window, the browser doesn't know what it is opening, and just shows the bytecode. If anyone wants the system so far, write me offlist and I will send the source files for your examination. I'll also post the system online once all the doors are closed that can be closed. It's probably premature to do this yet, there are probably more doors to close, and more bricks to add to the wall, but as we go along, anyone is welcome to what I've done so far. If you have a suggestion for making the system stronger, I'd appreciate the help. So grab this version of the game, and let me know what other doors might be closed? Thanks for kicking at my wall, jimbo ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:
[Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
Hey Sherri, I got it working, but it took a lot of code tweaking - I'd converted a game engine from AS2, so there were endless compile errors on syntax etc. J Sherri wrote: Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
YAY! Someone got it working. I'm getting a bunch of compile errors too, so I tried setting -strict=false but that seemed to just break it altogether... is it possible for you to send me a snippet of what worked for you? It might show me what I'm missing. *.* Sherri -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Marsden Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:24 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3 Hey Sherri, I got it working, but it took a lot of code tweaking - I'd converted a game engine from AS2, so there were endless compile errors on syntax etc. J Sherri wrote: Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.14/912 - Release Date: 7/22/2007 7:02 PM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
I have this in a .bat file in the root of the project I want to export in asdoc @ECHO OFF :BEGIN C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\bin\asdoc.exe -source-path . -doc-sources . -main-title Documentation -window-title Documentation -output asdoc PAUSE NUL :END This generally works, but it does have problems with classes in library paths I keep a lot of code in multiple swc files which are then imported in a new as3 project and unless I copy the swc code packages directly to my project class directory, asdoc throws errors. Also it seems that -exclude-classes [className] doesn't work? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: 23 July 2007 17:17 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3 Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Setting symbolBackgroundColor for CheckBox
Trying to setup a CheckBox component to show red/green when its checked correctly/incorrectly and I am having trouble setting the symbolBackgroundColor style to make it show red or green. If i understand the steps I'm taking are: Drag CheckBox onto stage and name it cb1. Goto File-import external library - find the sampleTheme and drag the CheckBoxAssets library into my library Set CheckBoxAssets to export in first frame In the first frame of my FLA I put: cb1.setStyle(symbolBackgroundColor, 0xFF); However when i test the movie it shows up as just a regular checkbox with no change in color. What am i doing wrong here or am i missing something? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge
Danny Kodicek wrote: The only method I can think of that might do what you're looking for is to have some of the actual code work on the server. So for example you'd do something that has a fundamental effect in the game, but you make its code run on your server instead of on the client and just return the result (not that different from making a multiplayer game with server-side scripting and a dumb client). That's a good idea. It would have to be something with a real effect on the game, though, not just some authorization token which could easily be replaced or commented out. And then we're getting away from the real point of this sort of effort -- clients often want to keep their methods or innovations secret. You can't hide, say, a GUI component by backending part of it. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
Here's my snip: // naviation to FlexSDK cd ../../Program Files/FlexSDK/bin // Run ASDoc asdoc -source-path S:\demo\game\source\com -doc-classes prism.engine.World -main-title Prism Game Engine Documentation -window-title Prism Game Engine Documentation -output S:\demo\game\source\docs -- this worked for me because the World.as class links to all classes in the project I used this for reference: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Partsfile=asdoc_127_2.html Click the link at the bottom 'Running the ASDoc tool' HTH, James Sherri wrote: YAY! Someone got it working. I'm getting a bunch of compile errors too, so I tried setting -strict=false but that seemed to just break it altogether... is it possible for you to send me a snippet of what worked for you? It might show me what I'm missing. *.* Sherri -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Marsden Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:24 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3 Hey Sherri, I got it working, but it took a lot of code tweaking - I'd converted a game engine from AS2, so there were endless compile errors on syntax etc. J Sherri wrote: Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Seamless tabbing
Hi people, I was wondering if anyone knows if Adobe is planning to bring Seamless tabbing work on non-IE browsers. I have a proof of concept working on FF but involves a fairly amount of JS and ActionScript. I would really appreciate if anyone can point me to anyone else trying this (whether successfull or not). Thanks! Juan ps: I wonder when are we going to get rid of IE-only-features, not just on Flash but on the whole internet ¬¬ -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://dandolachapa.com http://loqueyosede.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge
The only method I can think of that might do what you're looking for is to have some of the actual code work on the server. So for example you'd do something that has a fundamental effect in the game, but you make its code run on your server instead of on the client and just return the result (not that different from making a multiplayer game with server-side scripting and a dumb client). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Berkey Sent: 23 July 2007 15:44 To: Rákos Attila; flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge Thank you Rákos, I see now how one can get the data from Fiddler, I got it quite easily without knowing or seeing the location of the file online, just saving the response was enough. Of course, now with Amaral's input on the php file, it is easily readable, so the location can be easily found. more work, . . . I must move outside another box somehow. Thanks, jimbo - Original Message - From: Rákos Attila [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Berkey flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge http://www.tengerstudio.com/public/jumppeg2/ That was not harder than previous ones :) I think you are going on a wrong way - hiding the real games source URL and preventing the user from downloading is simply impossible. If I use some kind of a traffic monitoring stuff everything is visible (personally I use Fiddler - not for cracking Flash games :) just for debugging my applications). Attila =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= From:Jim Berkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Date:Monday, July 23, 2007, 1:50:09 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] swf obfuscation - new challenge -- ===-- Okay, another brick in the wall to keep you from grabbing a swf (the old joyluckclub.com peg game from flashkit again - my version 4, I upgraded flash 5 as1 to flash 8, as2 http://jimbo.us/Games/jumpPeg/index.html In the interest of transparency, here is what I've put together so far: The goal is to have the best protection possible, while maintaining: (1) - zero code obfuscation (2) - technically easy enough for a n00b++ to implement (3) - Sharing/knowing the technique does not make it weaker To this end, since so many of you last grabbed the game so quickly, I've added some noise to the Herring, and I think I nailed shut the door that Eric Priou showed us (executing the php script directly from the browser address bar). Hopefully the number of folks that can grab the game is reduced?? Here is how it's done: Container swf (game.swf) holds a Red Herring faux game to keep the --n00bs busy, and a script loaded via smoke and mirrors - logo.gif is actually logo.swf - suffix changed after compiling - Flashplayer obviously doesn't use the dot-three suffix to determine what a file holds. None of this is necessary for the system to work, but is easy, fun and does no harm. The code in logo.gif checks to see that it is being loaded onto a trusted url, and if so loads the real swf via a php script that conceals the directory location of the real swf, and prevents caching. Here is the php file that does this: ?php $data = $_GET['data']; header(Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT, -1 ); header(Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate); header(Pragma: no-cache); $content = file_get_contents(pathToRealSwf/$data); echo$content; ? The only change you make to the php file is to change the 'pathToRealSwf/' to your own relative or absolute path to the directory holding the real swf. I eliminated a line in the script that typed the data as a shockwave/flash file, and removed the dot three suffix from 'rainbow.swf' - the actual file. So now, when one runs the php script from the browser window, the browser doesn't know what it is opening, and just shows the bytecode. If anyone wants the system so far, write me offlist and I will send the source files for your examination. I'll also post the system online once all the doors are closed that can be closed. It's probably premature to do this yet, there are probably more doors to close, and more bricks to add to the wall, but as we go along, anyone is welcome to what I've done so far. If you have a suggestion for making the system stronger, I'd appreciate the help. So grab this version of the game, and let me know what other doors might be closed? Thanks for kicking at my wall, jimbo ___
[Flashcoders] flash developers project
I need the services for an advanced Flash developer on a RIA product configurator. Please reply off-list if you are interested in learning more. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3
Hi Frank, I'm not using any .swc's in this project... perhaps that's causing my problem. I did actually get -exclude-classes [className] to work... but only if I also use -exclude-dependencies true If any classes you document are including classes you want to exclude, they magically get included unless you exclude dependencies as well. (That's a mouthful) *.* Sherri -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Pepermans Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:35 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3 I have this in a .bat file in the root of the project I want to export in asdoc @ECHO OFF :BEGIN C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\bin\asdoc.exe -source-path . -doc-sources . -main-title Documentation -window-title Documentation -output asdoc PAUSE NUL :END This generally works, but it does have problems with classes in library paths I keep a lot of code in multiple swc files which are then imported in a new as3 project and unless I copy the swc code packages directly to my project class directory, asdoc throws errors. Also it seems that -exclude-classes [className] doesn't work? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sherri Sent: 23 July 2007 17:17 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] ASDoc with Flash CS3 Just wondering if anyone has successfully used ASDoc with AS3 classes for flash? I have used it for Flex projects no problem (so I don't need help with that). but it seems to take a lot of tinkering to get it to work with Flash projects and I still have the asdoc tool failing. If not, I'd be interested in learning about other similar doc tools to use with Flash AS3 projects. Thanks *.* Sherri ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.14/912 - Release Date: 7/22/2007 7:02 PM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] flashvars repeater?
Anyone who might be following,
It seems kind of silly, but you have to use MMplayerType to pass in the
player Type instead of using your own variable name.
From the Adobe Flash Detection Kit:
function loadComplete()
{
loaderClip.redirectURL = _root.MMredirectURL;
loaderClip.MMplayerType = _root.MMplayerType;
loaderClip.MMdoctitle = _root.MMdoctitle;
loaderClip.startUpdate();
}
At least the second line within the function (playerType) doesn't seem
to do anything, as the update movie that is downloaded from the
macromedia address, seems to use _root.MMplayerType no matter what you
set the above to (and it seems to default to ActiveX if you don't have
_root.MMplayerType set).
I guess someone hard coded _root.MMplayerType, instead of using the one
that's set above. Oh well, I guess I'll just use those MM* variable
names. :-)
This is actually promising for the original question of this post -
maybe flashvars are automatically available to loaded swfs? I'll test
and let you know what I find.
Thanks,
Kevin N.
Kevin Newman wrote:
Hello Everyone,
So here's what I got so far:
/*_root.requireVersion = '9';
_root.redirectURL = 'http://www.unfocus.com';
_root.useExpressInstall = 'true';
_root.documentTitle = foo bar;
_root.movieSrc = 'movie.swf';
_root.playerType = PlugIn;
*/
var playerVersion:Number = parseInt(System.capabilities.version.split('
')[1]);
// clean the flashvars
_root.requireVersion = (typeof _root.requireVersion !=
undefined)?parseInt(_root.requireVersion):0;
if (typeof _root.redirectURL != undefined)
_root.redirectURL = new String(_root.redirectURL);
_root.useExpressInstall = _root.useExpressInstall == true?true:false;
if (typeof _root.documentTitle != undefined)
_root.documentTitle = new String(_root.documentTitle);
if (typeof _root.playerType != 'undefined')
_root.playerType = new String(_root.playerType);
trace('Checking Version');
// determine if Express Install is necessary:
if (
_root.useExpressInstall
playerVersion _root.requireVersion
_root.redirectURL
_root.documentTitle
_root.playerType
) {
trace('Express Install Started');
System.security.allowDomain(fpdownload.macromedia.com);
_root.installStatus = function(status)
{
switch (status) {
//case Download.Complete:
// Express Install worked. There's really nothing to do
here.
//break;
case Download.Cancelled:
// User chose not to Express Install new Flash version
case Download.Failed:
// The Download failed for some reason, so kick out
message to javascript
sendEIResults(status);
break;
}
}
//var updateClip:MovieClip;
_root.createEmptyMovieClip('updateClip', _root.getNextHighestDepth());
updateClipOnLoad = function()
{
trace('checking');
if (typeof updateClip.startUpdate == 'function') {
clearInterval(updateInterval);
trace('Express Install SWF Loaded');
updateClip.redirectURL = _root.redirectURL;
//updateClip.MMplayerType = _root.playerType;
updateClip.MMplayerType = PlugIn;
updateClip.MMdoctitle = _root.documentTitle;
updateClip.startUpdate();
}
};
updateClip.loadMovie (
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/update/current/swf/autoUpdater.swf?+Math.random()
);
var updateInterval:Number = setInterval(updateClipOnLoad, 20);
}
else if (typeof _root.movieSrc == 'string') // load content
{
trace('loading content');
_root.loadMovie(_root.movieSrc);
}
else // complete breakdown (probably left out a variable)
{
trace(typeof _root.movieSrc);
trace('complete breakdown: misconfiguration');
/* probably do some kind of javascript communication here
and let javascript turn off the movie, and use whatever
non-flash content was specified there.*/
var EIResultsMSg:String = 'Misconfiguration';
sendEIResults(EIResultsMSg);
var intervalID = setInterval('SendEIResultsBackup', 200, EIResultsMSg);
_root.unFocusShimMsgConfirm = false;
_root.watch('unFocusShimMsgConfirm', function(prop, oldVal, newVal,
intervalID) {
clearInterval(intervalID);
return newValue;
}, intervalID);
}
// this isn't all worked out yet
function sendEIResults(result:String):Void
{
// this should respond through swfRef.SetVariable - setting
// unFocusShimMsgConfirm to true;
fscommand('unFocusShim.EIResults', result);
}
// fscommand doesn't always work, so we do a backup with this in that case
function sendIERsultsBackup(result:String):Void
{
getURL('javascript:unFocus.Shim.EIRsultsMsg('+results+')');
// :TODO: turn on generic English message as a final backup plan:
}
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
The solution I used works much the same way as Ian's: essentially it takes advantage of the fact that Flash's compiler isn't able to check the object type of sub-items of an object or array, so it ignores them (and assumes you've done your job correctly). Danny, It seems to me if you're willing to use a hack like this, you might as well take the :Object off your tObj parameter and call it a day. :) If you look at it objectively, you're adding extra lines of code for no reason. AS2 has absolutely no gains from strict typing. The compiled code looks exactly the same whether you use typing or not. Also, you're tricking the compiler here anyway, so any benefit from typing the parameter is lost. Why not do it by deleting 7 characters instead of adding a couple of lines of code? If you were using AS3, you could use :* but you're not so the equivalent in AS2 is to leave off the type. My 2 cents. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to use media server alongwith webserver for video streaming
You store the FLVs on the flash media server and then all data would be stored on the server. All FMS does is pipes the video for you, you get to handle everything else like any other web app. On 7/23/07, creativity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Can anyone guide me on how to use flash media server with a web server for streaming media asses like videos and audios. I wish to know how to set up this service and how web application running on webserver handles media related requests using flash media server. -- Abhishek Kumar ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] ComboBoxV2 Preloader problem
Hello, We have a main_preloader.swf that loads our main_app.swf. The main_app.swf has a ComboBox V2 component. When main_app.swf is run by itself, it works beautifully, but when its loaded into the main_preloader.swf the ComboBox is broken. It highlights when clicked, but won't open or do anything else. When I drop the combo box in the main_preloader.swf, it works fine, but that jumps the size of the main_preloader.swf to 58kb - much too big to be a good preloader. Anyone have thoughts on how to solve this? Thanks! Daniel Holth I.S. Programmer x5217 || J401 This e-mail and its attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain privileged, confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, displaying, copying, or use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please inform the sender immediately and delete and destroy any record of this message. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
On 7/23/07, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you look at it objectively, you're adding extra lines of code for no reason. AS2 has absolutely no gains from strict typing. The compiled code doesn't gain anything - but if (like me) you're writing code libraries to be used by other programmers, the gain is type-checking at compile-time. Which is no small thing. I grant you the hack I use throws away type safety (unless you surround it with a run-time check for instanceof Array), but if the hack is useful in that it lets you present a type-checked API to other coders, then it most definitely is worth it. Never underestimate the ability of someone to pass in the wrong parameters to a function. (Even yourself). And then to spend hours scratching their (your) head to work out what's wrong. If you were using AS3, you could use :* but you're not so the equivalent in AS2 is to leave off the type. As I said earlier, in AS3 you can use the 'as' cast operator instead of Array(a): var b:Array=a as Array; Ian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
Steven, I do see what you're getting at - having reviewed Danny's code, in this instance, you're right (and I was being too general and should have paid more attention!). In the more general case, I disagree that AS2 gains nothing from type-checking. But you weren't being general. :-) Ian On 7/23/07, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're hacking it either way. This one function is not going to cause coder confusion. You're leaving the type off so you can pass any type. Considering you type everything else, it's pretty obvious to anyone who looks at it what's going on. Adding extra lines of code that put a parameter into an object is possibly MORE confusing than leaving off a type which the next line shows exactly why (if param instanceof). AS3 has *, AS2 has blank. I think it's hacky to add more lines of code versus what I don't think is hacky which is leaving off a type in AS2. That's HOW you accept any type of param in AS2. Keep It Simple Stupid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle :) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
You're hacking it either way. This one function is not going to cause coder confusion. You're leaving the type off so you can pass any type. Considering you type everything else, it's pretty obvious to anyone who looks at it what's going on. Adding extra lines of code that put a parameter into an object is possibly MORE confusing than leaving off a type which the next line shows exactly why (if param instanceof). AS3 has *, AS2 has blank. I think it's hacky to add more lines of code versus what I don't think is hacky which is leaving off a type in AS2. That's HOW you accept any type of param in AS2. Keep It Simple Stupid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle :) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
In the more general case, I disagree that AS2 gains nothing from type-checking. But you weren't being general. :-) I thought I was, but I realize now that I made a flawed assumption. You don't know my coding practices and how I write everything as strict as I can and use MTASC for compiling, etc. If you did, you would have known I was being general, heh. ;) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Slightly OT: Flex vs. Flex Builder
Hi list... Is there an actual difference between Flex and Flex Builder or is it the same thing? - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Why is the CS3 IDE intercepting keypresses?
Why the devil is the IDE intercepting keypresses whike I'm testing a movie? Like, if I test movie, then hit Z, instead of sending that keypress to the movie, it thinks, Oh, The user's testing a movie, he must want to select the zoom tool! and selects the zoom tool. Is this some fancy new feature? How do I turn it off? Also, if anyone knows how to turn off the alpha fade transitions on the toolbar/panels when you give focus to the IDE, please let me know. Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Hebrew input
Hi, I'm building an application that requires users to be abe to type in almost any language. It has basically two types of fields: 1 input and 2 dynamic fields. I was able to get things working in the Flash IDE where I could type in hebrew and any other language and got correct output in the dynamic fields. However, once uploaded Internet Explorer did some strange things behind the scene but I was able to type in hebrew. In firefox I wasn't able to type in hebrew at all. Both browser did output the hebrew correctly in the dynamic fields. I'm not embedding any font; just Verdana is used as a font. Any suggestions or directions where I should be looking to? Thanks. pieter.michels _at_ wellconsidered.be -- Pieter Michels ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Slightly OT: Flex vs. Flex Builder
Is there an actual difference between Flex and Flex Builder or is it the same thing? FlexBuilder is an Eclipse plugin that lets you easily develop Flex applications. The Flex SDK is available separately for free, and is also bundled with FlexBuilder. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Why is the CS3 IDE intercepting keypresses?
On 7/23/07, Joshua Sera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why the devil is the IDE intercepting keypresses whike I'm testing a movie? Like, if I test movie, then hit Z, instead of sending that keypress to the movie, it thinks, Oh, The user's testing a movie, he must want to select the zoom tool! and selects the zoom tool. Is this some fancy new feature? How do I turn it off? First take a deep breath... then.. while you are previewing your movie, on your menu select ControlDiable Keyboard Shorcuts Also, if anyone knows how to turn off the alpha fade transitions on the toolbar/panels when you give focus to the IDE, please let me know. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] bitmapData object placing.
Hello FlashCoders, I am loading an image into a MC and then copying this into a bitmapData object and then creating multiple bitmap objects in order to copy various parts of this image. What I am wondering is, in order to display those slices on the screen in different locations I can go two different ways. One is, creating those small bitmaps and then attaching them into their separate MCs and then setting _x and _y properties of those movieclips. The other is, supplying a translated matrix argument when drawing this bitmap which would set it again in my desired place. Which way would you recommend me to go in this junction preferably CPU wise. best, ilteris ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Slightly OT: Flex vs. Flex Builder
Actually, FlexBuilder comes in two flavors: 1 is an Eclipse plug-in to use with an existing Eclipse installation. The other is a stand-alone IDE (essentially the same as Eclipse 3.1 with some modifications for Flex-specific functionality) billed as FlexBuilder. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:13 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Slightly OT: Flex vs. Flex Builder Is there an actual difference between Flex and Flex Builder or is it the same thing? FlexBuilder is an Eclipse plugin that lets you easily develop Flex applications. The Flex SDK is available separately for free, and is also bundled with FlexBuilder. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Why is the CS3 IDE intercepting keypresses?
Are you running the Player in the IDE as a tab or as a window? Try it as a window. Charles P. On 7/23/07, Joshua Sera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why the devil is the IDE intercepting keypresses whike I'm testing a movie? Like, if I test movie, then hit Z, instead of sending that keypress to the movie, it thinks, Oh, The user's testing a movie, he must want to select the zoom tool! and selects the zoom tool. Is this some fancy new feature? How do I turn it off? Also, if anyone knows how to turn off the alpha fade transitions on the toolbar/panels when you give focus to the IDE, please let me know. Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] OT: Adobe onAIR bus making a pit stop in North Carolina
Hey everyone, I apologize if this is off topic, cause I'm basically advertising something, but I thought there would be some folks on here definitely interested in this. I know there's at least a couple folks on this list from North Carolina, as I've talked to ya briefly. I'm the Raleigh Durham Adobe User group manager, and even though the onair.adobe.com bus is not currently listed as stopping in NC, I can assure you it is. It will be stopping in RTP (Durham). It's not a full day event like DC, or NY, but we do get a Saturday evening user group meeting out of it with Mike Chambers and possibly others. We're also holding a contest for the best AIR application. The winner (who must be present at the meeting) receives a copy of Flex 2. Details are at http://www.rdaug.org/airshow Again apologies for those that consider this spam, but I thought there would be a bunch of folks on this list that aren't normally interested in the local NC user group scene, but would like to know this is happening. Thanks! ben ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Adobe onAIR bus making a pit stop in NorthCarolina
Awesome! Finally something is happening in my own back yard :) Jobe Makar http://www.electrotank.com http://www.electro-server.com phone: 252-627-8026 mobile: 919-609-0408 fax: 919-882-1121 - Original Message - From: ben gomez farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:45 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] OT: Adobe onAIR bus making a pit stop in NorthCarolina Hey everyone, I apologize if this is off topic, cause I'm basically advertising something, but I thought there would be some folks on here definitely interested in this. I know there's at least a couple folks on this list from North Carolina, as I've talked to ya briefly. I'm the Raleigh Durham Adobe User group manager, and even though the onair.adobe.com bus is not currently listed as stopping in NC, I can assure you it is. It will be stopping in RTP (Durham). It's not a full day event like DC, or NY, but we do get a Saturday evening user group meeting out of it with Mike Chambers and possibly others. We're also holding a contest for the best AIR application. The winner (who must be present at the meeting) receives a copy of Flex 2. Details are at http://www.rdaug.org/airshow Again apologies for those that consider this spam, but I thought there would be a bunch of folks on this list that aren't normally interested in the local NC user group scene, but would like to know this is happening. Thanks! ben ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Why is the CS3 IDE intercepting keypresses?
BREATHE Thanks. Very helpful. --- Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/23/07, Joshua Sera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why the devil is the IDE intercepting keypresses whike I'm testing a movie? Like, if I test movie, then hit Z, instead of sending that keypress to the movie, it thinks, Oh, The user's testing a movie, he must want to select the zoom tool! and selects the zoom tool. Is this some fancy new feature? How do I turn it off? First take a deep breath... then.. while you are previewing your movie, on your menu select ControlDiable Keyboard Shorcuts Also, if anyone knows how to turn off the alpha fade transitions on the toolbar/panels when you give focus to the IDE, please let me know. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Hebrew input
Pieter Michels wrote: [Any tips on getting Hebrew to display in Adobe Flash Player?] Not many, I'm afraid. Right-to-left scripts turn out to be more complex than might be anticipated. Most applications rely on system-level support, which is okay for your own machine, but harder when playing on other peoples machines. Two bits: o Player Product Manager Emmy Huang has announced that right-to-left scripts will be one focus of work in the next generation of Adobe Flash Player: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd/archives/2007/05/swf9_docs_bi-di.cfm (lots of links here to background information) o Work has been proceeding on Flaraby, but I haven't investigated its implementation myself: http://www.arabicode.com/flaraby/ jd -- John Dowdell . Adobe Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/jd Aggregator: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Options for generating pdf files
Hi list... I'm working on an app that generates a pdf based on user settings. It will be about 20 pages in length, with some graphics but mostly formatted text. I had been planning to embed this swf in Director and use the pdf xtra. However, I'm wondering what other options are out there. I've never used Cold Fusion before, but I hear there's pdf generation capability in it. Would Flash + CF work best, or are there other routes to take? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] How to determine when an externally loaded swf has ended playing.
I have a situation where I don't have control of the external swf files that my prog is using. I have created a movieClip that uses a movieClipLoader and loads an external swf into it, I am trying to detect when the end of that external swf has been reached. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields
Hello Michael, - my english is bad but I will try. I think a fonts inside shared libraries have different realisation than movies in libraries. Previously if font is shared than this font have something like property I'm shared and can be used outside his movie. Second difference is garbage collector behaviour for fonts: if some font don't used this font will not removed if any TextFormat object have his name (not link!). This behaviour isn't documented because it's incorrect realisation. Correct realisation must work like all other libraries objects. I hope my english is understandable. Good luck! -- iv 2007/7/23, Michael Ypes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hey Ivan, Now your code is free :) Can you quickly confirm how you embedded the fonts at runtime without embedding the shared library at author time. I have done it based on something similar to yours but by someone else on flash coders. Is it because it is embedded into the external flash file which you are loading that it becomes available to the main movie. I hope this makes sense. Anyhow that is how I have got it to work but I don't know why it works as there is no documentation on this. I would really appreciate an insight to this just so that I can understand the logic behind it. Cheers M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Dembicki Sent: 22 July 2007 22:03 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields Hello, Many materials about fonts sharing is here: www.sharedfonts.com PS: Now SFM is free and sharedfonts.com domain is for sale. Good luck! 2007/7/22, pedr browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I have a swf using a shared font. The font works fine in static or dynamic textFields created at author time, but does not work with dynamically created textFields. I am setting embedFonts = true. The dynamically created textfield's text property traces out the text I've set to it, but does not show the text. Can anyone help? Thanks -- +44 (0) 788 0600 363 | +44 (0) 127 3208 079 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- iv ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- iv ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Options for generating pdf files
I've never used Cold Fusion before, but I hear there's pdf generation capability in it. Would Flash + CF work best, or are there other routes to take? Yes, there's very nice PDF generation in CF 7, and even better PDF generation in the upcoming CF 8. Now that Adobe owns it, the sky's the limit! However, you can generate PDFs directly from Java, using the same basic functionality as CF has (but with a lot more coding on your part). There are similar libraries available for other environments as well. None is as easy as CF for this, though, in my experience. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields
Hey buddy Your English is great :) I can't speak any other language so I appreciate your effort. I get the idea of what you are talking about and roughly guessed the same thing. The great thing is that you can do this sort of thing and it is so simple to do that so many developers will find it useful to use. I do alot of multilingual stuff and they are always concerned with file size which this can help with. Language library loaded prior to application = major file saving :) Thanks for your response Ivan, i've always seen you as the pioneer of font embedding :) And that's serious (M) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Dembicki Sent: 23 July 2007 22:00 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields Hello Michael, - my english is bad but I will try. I think a fonts inside shared libraries have different realisation than movies in libraries. Previously if font is shared than this font have something like property I'm shared and can be used outside his movie. Second difference is garbage collector behaviour for fonts: if some font don't used this font will not removed if any TextFormat object have his name (not link!). This behaviour isn't documented because it's incorrect realisation. Correct realisation must work like all other libraries objects. I hope my english is understandable. Good luck! -- iv 2007/7/23, Michael Ypes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hey Ivan, Now your code is free :) Can you quickly confirm how you embedded the fonts at runtime without embedding the shared library at author time. I have done it based on something similar to yours but by someone else on flash coders. Is it because it is embedded into the external flash file which you are loading that it becomes available to the main movie. I hope this makes sense. Anyhow that is how I have got it to work but I don't know why it works as there is no documentation on this. I would really appreciate an insight to this just so that I can understand the logic behind it. Cheers M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Dembicki Sent: 22 July 2007 22:03 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Shared Fonts and dynamically created textFields Hello, Many materials about fonts sharing is here: www.sharedfonts.com PS: Now SFM is free and sharedfonts.com domain is for sale. Good luck! 2007/7/22, pedr browne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, I have a swf using a shared font. The font works fine in static or dynamic textFields created at author time, but does not work with dynamically created textFields. I am setting embedFonts = true. The dynamically created textfield's text property traces out the text I've set to it, but does not show the text. Can anyone help? Thanks -- +44 (0) 788 0600 363 | +44 (0) 127 3208 079 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- iv ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- iv ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
You're hacking it either way. This one function is not going to cause coder confusion. You're leaving the type off so you can pass any type. Considering you type everything else, it's pretty obvious to anyone who looks at it what's going on. Adding extra lines of code that put a parameter into an object is possibly MORE confusing than leaving off a type which the next line shows exactly why (if param instanceof). AS3 has *, AS2 has blank. I think it's hacky to add more lines of code versus what I don't think is hacky which is leaving off a type in AS2. That's HOW you accept any type of param in AS2. That's a fair point. It's more the principle of the thing - it was frustrating not to be *able* to make it strict. But yes, leaving off the :Object would be a better solution. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Hebrew input
Hi, I'm building an application that requires users to be abe to type in almost any language. It has basically two types of fields: 1 input and 2 dynamic fields. I was able to get things working in the Flash IDE where I could type in hebrew and any other language and got correct output in the dynamic fields. However, once uploaded Internet Explorer did some strange things behind the scene but I was able to type in hebrew. In firefox I wasn't able to type in hebrew at all. Both browser did output the hebrew correctly in the dynamic fields. I'm not embedding any font; just Verdana is used as a font. That's the key point. If you look back over several posts of mine on this list, you'll see that when using embedded fonts, you're in much more control than non-embedded. Without embedding, you're at the mercy of the browser and OS, and the result is that you really have no idea what will show up (quite aside from the question of whether your end-user will be able to see anything at all). Unfortunately, embedding means that you definitely *won't* get RTL for free. Fortunately, if you're working with Hebrew rather than Arabic, the RTL algorithm is reasonably simple so you may find you can manage it by hand (it's less simple if you're allowing Bidirectional text, but still manageable). You could also try FlashRTL, which is pretty good but doesn't include any solutions for input. Danny ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
That's a fair point. It's more the principle of the thing - it was frustrating not to be *able* to make it strict. But yes, leaving off the :Object would be a better solution. Well, you can't do argument overloading in AS2 (nor AS3, I believe), so you can't have pure polymorphism in Flash the way you can in other languages like Java. Such is life. Alternatively, you could write your own class for the argument that could be an array or an object and then cast it strictly as that class. Seems a lot of work for what amounts to almost no gain. ;) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Casting to Array
That's a fair point. It's more the principle of the thing - it was
frustrating not to be *able* to make it strict. But yes, leaving off
the :Object would be a better solution.
Well, you can't do argument overloading in AS2 (nor AS3, I believe), so
you can't have pure polymorphism in Flash the way you can in other
languages like Java. Such is life.
Alternatively, you could write your own class for the argument that could
be an array or an object and then cast it strictly as that class.
Well, it would work just as well to have
Class StrictArray extends Array {
}
Ought to work perfectly (although I'd be interested to see whether bracket
access still works). But yes, why bother? :)
Danny
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[Flashcoders] Video recording using Flash
Dear Users, I have posted a simple blog on Video Capturing using Red5 and Flash. I need your help in hosting the demo, can someone please help me? Thanks in advance, Imran ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Fw: Video Capturing and streaming
The link to the post is as follows: http://imyousuf-tech.blogspot.com/ Imran - Forwarded Message From: Imran M Yousuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:32:17 AM Subject: Video Capturing and streaming Dear Users, I have posted a simple blog on Video Capturing using Red5 and Flash. I need your help in hosting the demo, can someone please help me? Thanks in advance, Imran ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Fw: Video recording using Flash
The link to the post is as follows: http://imyousuf-tech.blogspot.com/ Imran - Forwarded Message From: Imran M Yousuf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 8:34:09 AM Subject: Video recording using Flash Dear Users, I have posted a simple blog on Video Capturing using Red5 and Flash. I need your help in hosting the demo, can someone please help me? Thanks in advance, Imran ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
