date:20080403

Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread iHuman

I would suggest books where you can learn the principles of object  
oriented programming - as this will carry over to many languages. I  
wish I had learned it from the start!


elaine


On Apr 3, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Kerry Thompson wrote:

Vlado Krempl wrote:

I'm a designer who is getting more and more interested in  
programming and

not just actionscript 3.
From your list above, and in your opinion, which are the "must  
learn"

programs to learn?
I have been doing alot of reading on PHP, HTML, Javascript and

Actionscript

3.


Of the languages I know, the only one I could recommend for a young
programmer would be C++ (and, of course, ActionScript 3). Even that is
problematic, though--C++ may be an obsolescent language itself.

More to the point would be what language would I learn that I don't  
already
know. PHP would be near the top of the list. If you want to branch  
out, I

think C# and .NET is the up-and-coming language for the next few
years--actually, make that Visual Basic and C#, both with .NET.

Java would be high on my list, too, especially since it is so  
similar to
AS3. I think there is a future also for Python and some other Web- 
oriented

languages.

What is clear is that, at the moment, Web-oriented development is  
the growth

field, more so than desktop apps.

Cordially,

Kerry Thompson


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RE: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread Kerry Thompson

Vlado Krempl wrote:

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

Of the languages I know, the only one I could recommend for a young
programmer would be C++ (and, of course, ActionScript 3). Even that is
problematic, though--C++ may be an obsolescent language itself.

More to the point would be what language would I learn that I don't already
know. PHP would be near the top of the list. If you want to branch out, I
think C# and .NET is the up-and-coming language for the next few
years--actually, make that Visual Basic and C#, both with .NET. 

Java would be high on my list, too, especially since it is so similar to
AS3. I think there is a future also for Python and some other Web-oriented
languages.

What is clear is that, at the moment, Web-oriented development is the growth
field, more so than desktop apps.

Cordially,

Kerry Thompson

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Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread Vlado Krempl


Kerry Thompson wrote:


"I have to agree with Cory. I've been programming since 1981, and, to stay
employed, I have needed to learn Basic, COBOL, Fortran, Assembler, RPG,
Pascal, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XSLT, Lingo, ActionScript (3
versions), and probably some others that I can't recall at the moment. (For
the record, my all-time favorite is ActionScript 3.)"


Hi Kerry,

I'm a designer who is getting more and more interested in programming and 
not just actionscript 3.
From your list above, and in your opinion, which are the "must learn" 

programs to learn?
I have been doing alot of reading on PHP, HTML, Javascript and Actionscript 
3.


Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Vlado Krempl
Sydney, Australia

- Original Message - 
From: "Kerry Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "'Flash Coders List'" 
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 7:14 AM
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming



Cory Petosky wrote:


In the end, though, the advantage to learning multiple languages is
that you'll be better at what you do. No question. It's been common
knowledge among programmers since the 1970s.


I have to agree with Cory. I've been programming since 1981, and, to stay
employed, I have needed to learn Basic, COBOL, Fortran, Assembler, RPG,
Pascal, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XSLT, Lingo, ActionScript (3
versions), and probably some others that I can't recall at the moment. 
(For

the record, my all-time favorite is ActionScript 3.)

I'm not saying that to boast, but to point out how quickly the industry
changes, and how adaptable you need to be. The ability to learn new
languages, and apply the algorithms you know to the new syntax, is 
crucial.

You young whippersnappers may not realize it, but ActionScript 3 will be
obsolete so quickly you won't know what happened. Flash itself may be
obsolete--it's already being replaced by Flex for a lot of code-heavy 
apps.

Look what happened to Director and Shockwave, once the king of the RIA.

When I started programming, only a few academics and military types knew
what a network was, nobody had e-mail, and even the term "hyperlink" was a
dreamer's concept. Nobody knows what computer science will look like in 10
years, much less 25. How many people here know how to program a quantum
computer where the unit of information is the Quark, which is not binary,
but may have 28 different states?

Programming languages are much like human languages. Learning a second
language makes it much easier to learn a third, then a fourth, and so on.
Plus, knowing another language helps you understand your primary language
better. I speak from experience (so to speak), as I learned Chinese as an
adult. It was a revelation, as was learning Assembler.

Don't get complacent with your AS3 or AS2 knowledge. You'll get stuck in a
rut, and your understanding of computers will be limited. Ask any 
programmer
who has done significant assembly-language programming. There's nothing 
like

getting close to the machine, on the bit level, to help you understand
what's happening in your ActionScript code, and how to optimize and 
organize

it.

Cordially,

Kerry Thompson


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Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread Sidnei Vladisauskis

Hi,

I tried use your example, I trace in completeHandler and see that the object
loaded is a AV1Movie, ok...

But my problemes are some functions not run, for examples hitTest, tweener
and other functions excluded in AS3.

Very bugs happen with my swf-AS2 loaded in my swf-AS3.

I need they run whitout bugs.
:o(

Is there any way?


On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> tks...
>
> I will try this example...
>
> tks a lot...
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > hello :)
> >
> > see the example in the reference of the AS3 class :
> >
> > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/Loader.html
> >
> > See the example in the end of the page
> >
> > In the completeHandler callback method you can test the type of the
> > "event.target.content" reference :)
> >
> > Example
> >
> > private function completeHandler(event:Event):void
> > {
> > trace("completeHandler: " + describeType(
> > event.target.contentType ) ); // import the flash.utils.describeType
> > method in the header of your code.
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > and read :
> >
> > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/AVM1Movie.html
> >
> > .. after, open Flex or Flash CS3 and copy the code and test it with an
> > external swf in AS2 and AS3...
> >
> > It's easy to test it :)
> >
> > EKA+ :)
> >
> >
> > 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > >
> > > Hi ekameleon ,
> > >
> > > tks for your help, but was you have a exemple??
> > >
> > > tks again.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > hello :)
> > > >
> > > > yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can
> > find
> > > the
> > > > "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip,
> > > > etc...
> > > > if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is
> > AVM1.
> > > >
> > > > Use the Loader class and test the content property when the external
> > swf
> > > > is
> > > > loading.
> > > >
> > > > EKA+ :)
> > > >
> > > > 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.
> > > > >
> > > > > I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.
> > > > >
> > > > > I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.
> > > > >
> > > > > I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?
> > > > >
> > > > > is it correct for load a swf AS2?
> > > > >
> > > > > But how to use this class with Loader class?
> > > > >
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RE: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread Kerry Thompson

Cory Petosky wrote:

> In the end, though, the advantage to learning multiple languages is
> that you'll be better at what you do. No question. It's been common
> knowledge among programmers since the 1970s.

I have to agree with Cory. I've been programming since 1981, and, to stay
employed, I have needed to learn Basic, COBOL, Fortran, Assembler, RPG,
Pascal, C, C++, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XSLT, Lingo, ActionScript (3
versions), and probably some others that I can't recall at the moment. (For
the record, my all-time favorite is ActionScript 3.)

I'm not saying that to boast, but to point out how quickly the industry
changes, and how adaptable you need to be. The ability to learn new
languages, and apply the algorithms you know to the new syntax, is crucial.
You young whippersnappers may not realize it, but ActionScript 3 will be
obsolete so quickly you won't know what happened. Flash itself may be
obsolete--it's already being replaced by Flex for a lot of code-heavy apps.
Look what happened to Director and Shockwave, once the king of the RIA.

When I started programming, only a few academics and military types knew
what a network was, nobody had e-mail, and even the term "hyperlink" was a
dreamer's concept. Nobody knows what computer science will look like in 10
years, much less 25. How many people here know how to program a quantum
computer where the unit of information is the Quark, which is not binary,
but may have 28 different states?

Programming languages are much like human languages. Learning a second
language makes it much easier to learn a third, then a fourth, and so on.
Plus, knowing another language helps you understand your primary language
better. I speak from experience (so to speak), as I learned Chinese as an
adult. It was a revelation, as was learning Assembler.

Don't get complacent with your AS3 or AS2 knowledge. You'll get stuck in a
rut, and your understanding of computers will be limited. Ask any programmer
who has done significant assembly-language programming. There's nothing like
getting close to the machine, on the bit level, to help you understand
what's happening in your ActionScript code, and how to optimize and organize
it.

Cordially,

Kerry Thompson

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Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread Cory Petosky

That's not true. I'd say the majority of Flash coders I've met in real
life are pretty awful at AS3, and they're not worth hiring. Yet, they
get hired, because there's not enough Flash programmers to go around,
and the theory (in marketing agencies, anyway) is that a bad Flash
programmer is better than no Flash programmer at all. Beyond that,
most small marketing agencies can't tell a good Flash programmer from
a bad one anyway.

Knowing multiple languages well is a good indicator that you're a good
Flash programmer. This is not a causation statement, merely a
correlation. There are undoubtedly people who know multiple languages
who suck at Flash programming. Similarly, there are definitely people
who only know AS3 but are great Flash programmers. Nevertheless, in my
experience, the guys who have learned multiple languages (myself
included) understand the strengths and weaknesses of AS3/Flash much
better, on average, than those who have only ever used AS3/Flash.

In the end, though, the advantage to learning multiple languages is
that you'll be better at what you do. No question. It's been common
knowledge among programmers since the 1970s.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Not to mention that a programmer who knows AS3, Java, and Lisp is
> > immensely more valuable than one who just knows AS3. It proves you
> > have the capacity to learn, which is a very marketable trait.
> >
> >
>
>  BS.. Doesn't prove a thing..
>  Someone who *just* knows AS3 may have - scratch that - *has* the capacity
> to learn any other language, but may never have had the need to.
>
>  - Original Message - From: "Cory Petosky"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  To: "Flash Coders List" 
>  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:54 PM
>
>  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming
>
>
>
> > A native English speaker, when learning German, will generally remark
> > "Wow! Because of this feature in German, I now understand English a
> > little better."
> >
> > Programming languages are the same way. Learning another
> > object-oriented language will help you identify how features in
> > ActionScript work (or don't work). And learning a language from
> > another paradigm entirely (functional or procedural, probably) will
> > help you identify weaknesses and strengths of object-oriented
> > programming.
> >
> > Not to mention that a programmer who knows AS3, Java, and Lisp is
> > immensely more valuable than one who just knows AS3. It proves you
> > have the capacity to learn, which is a very marketable trait.
> >
> >
>
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Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

2008-04-03 Thread Cory Petosky

Replace that with:

formatter.italic = !currentFormat.italic;

The conditionals aren't necessary in that situation. :)

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> YAY! It works! Thank you! :o)
>
>  Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o(
>
>  Onwards and upwards!
>
>  Thanks for your help!
>
>  SM
>
>
>   - Original Message -
>   From: jonathan howe
>   To: Flash Coders List
>   Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>
>
>   Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:
>
>   Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of _selectedBox.
>   _selectedBox has no property named formatter.
>
>   This is the offending line:
>
>   if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
>
>   You already have set formatter to the value of _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>   Thus your conditional should read:
>
>   if (formatter.italic == false)
>
>   To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current format, let's
>   rewrite:
>
>   var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>   var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>
> if (currentFormat.italic == false)
> {
>  formatter.italic = true;
> }
> else
> {
>  formatter.italic = false;
> }
>
>_selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>
>
>   -jonathan
>
>
>   On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>   wrote:
>
>   > formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading the text
>   > propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to tell 
> if a
>   > text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix the if
>   > statement!
>   >
>   > do you have any idea how to do this?
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > 
> 
>   >
>   >
>   > FUI - New code is this
>   >
>   > var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>   >
>   >if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
>   >{
>   >formatter.italic = true;
>   >   }
>   >   else
>   >   {
>   >formatter.italic = false;
>   >   }
>   >
>   >  _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>   >   - Original Message -
>   >  From: jonathan howe
>   >  To: Flash Coders List
>   >   Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
>   >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>   >
>   >
>   >  Hi, Stuart,
>   >
>   >  Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
>   >  _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your
>   > new
>   >  code after the change?
>   >
>   >  -jonathan
>   >
>   >
>   >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   > >
>   >  wrote:
>   >
>   >  > thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your
>   >  > code...
>   >  >
>   >  > ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
>   >  > flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
>   >  >   - Original Message -
>   >  >  From: jonathan howe
>   >  >  To: Flash Coders List
>   >  >  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
>   >  >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>   >  >
>   >  >
>   >  >  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>   >  >
>   >  >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
>   > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   >  > >
>   >  >  wrote:
>   >  >
>   >  >  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a
>   > textbox
>   >  >  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code
>   > but
>   >  > i
>   >  >  > cannot seam to get it to work!
>   >  >  >
>   >  >  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>   >  >  >
>   >  >  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
>   >  >  >   {
>   >  >  >formatter.italic = true;
>   >  >  >   }
>   >  >  >   else
>   >  >  >   {
>   >  >  >formatter.italic = false;
>   >  >  >   }
>   >  >  >
>   >  >  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>   >  >  >
>   >  >  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order
>   > to
>   >  >  > create an if statment to change the properties?
>   >  >  >
>   >  >  > SM
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[Flashcoders] maximum length of an xml document?

2008-04-03 Thread Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)

can anyone tell me what the maximum length i can go to is for an xml  
file to load into flash?


i'm working on a biggie

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

2008-04-03 Thread Andrew Murphy

Oop!  Just realized this is a Flex issue, not Flash coding specific.  Sorry
'bout that...


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Hi.

 

Im drag-n-dropping an object from one Tree component to another one.
Sometimes when I have an item dragged over the second Tree, ready to drop,
the dern thing starts scrolling.. usually upwards.. making it much more
challenging to drop the item in the right place.  It also sometimes gets
stuck scrolling, up or down, even when the mouse pointer is no long over the
Tree.  If the mouse exits from the top of the Tree it scrolls up, if it
exits from the bottom it scrolls down.. I can get it to flip back and forth
by moving the mouse over it.. but havnt found any way to stop the scrolling
except by exiting the application and re-starting it.

 

Any ideas of what could be wrong or what I should investigate?

 

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

2008-04-03 Thread Stuart (FunkDaWeb)

YAY! It works! Thank you! :o)

Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o(

Onwards and upwards!

Thanks for your help!

SM
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  To: Flash Coders List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]


  Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:

  Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of _selectedBox.
  _selectedBox has no property named formatter.

  This is the offending line:

  if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)

  You already have set formatter to the value of _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
  Thus your conditional should read:

  if (formatter.italic == false)

  To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current format, let's
  rewrite:

  var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
  var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

if (currentFormat.italic == false)
{
 formatter.italic = true;
}
else
{
 formatter.italic = false;
}

   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);


  -jonathan


  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  wrote:

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

  >
  >
  > FUI - New code is this
  >
  > var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
  >
  >if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
  >{
  >formatter.italic = true;
  >   }
  >   else
  >   {
  >formatter.italic = false;
  >   }
  >
  >  _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
  >   - Original Message -
  >  From: jonathan howe
  >  To: Flash Coders List
  >   Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
  >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
  >
  >
  >  Hi, Stuart,
  >
  >  Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
  >  _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your
  > new
  >  code after the change?
  >
  >  -jonathan
  >
  >
  >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > >
  >  wrote:
  >
  >  > thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your
  >  > code...
  >  >
  >  > ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
  >  > flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
  >  >   - Original Message -
  >  >  From: jonathan howe
  >  >  To: Flash Coders List
  >  >  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
  >  >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
  >  >
  >  >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
  > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  >  > >
  >  >  wrote:
  >  >
  >  >  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a
  > textbox
  >  >  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code
  > but
  >  > i
  >  >  > cannot seam to get it to work!
  >  >  >
  >  >  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  >  >  >
  >  >  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
  >  >  >   {
  >  >  >formatter.italic = true;
  >  >  >   }
  >  >  >   else
  >  >  >   {
  >  >  >formatter.italic = false;
  >  >  >   }
  >  >  >
  >  >  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
  >  >  >
  >  >  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order
  > to
  >  >  > create an if statment to change the properties?
  >  >  >
  >  >  > SM
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[Flashcoders] Tree item continuous autoscrolling after drag-n-drop

2008-04-03 Thread Andrew Murphy

Hi.

 

Im drag-n-dropping an object from one Tree component to another one.
Sometimes when I have an item dragged over the second Tree, ready to drop,
the dern thing starts scrolling.. usually upwards.. making it much more
challenging to drop the item in the right place.  It also sometimes gets
stuck scrolling, up or down, even when the mouse pointer is no long over the
Tree.  If the mouse exits from the top of the Tree it scrolls up, if it
exits from the bottom it scrolls down.. I can get it to flip back and forth
by moving the mouse over it.. but havnt found any way to stop the scrolling
except by exiting the application and re-starting it.

 

Any ideas of what could be wrong or what I should investigate?

 

Thanks. :)

 


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Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening movieClip frames

2008-04-03 Thread Zeh Fernando

I read it's possible to tween movieClip frames, how do I do this using 
Tweener ?


// Once:
import caurina.transitions.properties.DisplayShortcuts;

DisplayShortcuts.init();


// Later:
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;

Tweener.addTween(mc, {_frame:100, time:1});


Using latest (svn) version.

Current (download version) is the same, just without the init().


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

2008-04-03 Thread jonathan howe

Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:

Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of _selectedBox.
_selectedBox has no property named formatter.

This is the offending line:

if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)

You already have set formatter to the value of _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
Thus your conditional should read:

if (formatter.italic == false)

To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current format, let's
rewrite:

var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

  if (currentFormat.italic == false)
  {
   formatter.italic = true;
  }
  else
  {
   formatter.italic = false;
  }

 _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);


-jonathan


On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading the text
> propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to tell if a
> text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix the if
> statement!
>
> do you have any idea how to do this?
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> FUI - New code is this
>
> var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>
>if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
>{
>formatter.italic = true;
>   }
>   else
>   {
>formatter.italic = false;
>   }
>
>  _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>   - Original Message -
>  From: jonathan howe
>  To: Flash Coders List
>   Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>
>
>  Hi, Stuart,
>
>  Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
>  _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your
> new
>  code after the change?
>
>  -jonathan
>
>
>  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>  wrote:
>
>  > thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your
>  > code...
>  >
>  > ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
>  > flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
>  >   - Original Message -
>  >  From: jonathan howe
>  >  To: Flash Coders List
>  >  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
>  >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>  >
>  >
>  >  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  > >
>  >  wrote:
>  >
>  >  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a
> textbox
>  >  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code
> but
>  > i
>  >  > cannot seam to get it to work!
>  >  >
>  >  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>  >  >
>  >  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
>  >  >   {
>  >  >formatter.italic = true;
>  >  >   }
>  >  >   else
>  >  >   {
>  >  >formatter.italic = false;
>  >  >   }
>  >  >
>  >  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>  >  >
>  >  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order
> to
>  >  > create an if statment to change the properties?
>  >  >
>  >  > SM
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[Flashcoders] Tweening movieClip frames

2008-04-03 Thread laurent


  Hi,

What is the best Tweening class in the universe ?

Hehe, no... that's not my real question.

I read it's possible to tween movieClip frames, how do I do this using 
Tweener ?


Thx
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread Sidnei Vladisauskis

tks...

I will try this example...

tks a lot...

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> hello :)
>
> see the example in the reference of the AS3 class :
>
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/Loader.html
>
> See the example in the end of the page
>
> In the completeHandler callback method you can test the type of the
> "event.target.content" reference :)
>
> Example
>
> private function completeHandler(event:Event):void
> {
> trace("completeHandler: " + describeType(
> event.target.contentType ) ); // import the flash.utils.describeType
> method in the header of your code.
> }
>
>
>
> and read :
>
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/AVM1Movie.html
>
> .. after, open Flex or Flash CS3 and copy the code and test it with an
> external swf in AS2 and AS3...
>
> It's easy to test it :)
>
> EKA+ :)
>
>
> 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > Hi ekameleon ,
> >
> > tks for your help, but was you have a exemple??
> >
> > tks again.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > hello :)
> > >
> > > yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find
> > the
> > > "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip,
> > > etc...
> > > if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is AVM1.
> > >
> > > Use the Loader class and test the content property when the external
> swf
> > > is
> > > loading.
> > >
> > > EKA+ :)
> > >
> > > 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.
> > > >
> > > > I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.
> > > >
> > > > I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.
> > > >
> > > > I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?
> > > >
> > > > is it correct for load a swf AS2?
> > > >
> > > > But how to use this class with Loader class?
> > > >
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Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

2008-04-03 Thread Stuart (FunkDaWeb)

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

do you have any idea how to do this?





FUI - New code is this

var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
   
   if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
   {
formatter.italic = true;
   }
   else
   {
formatter.italic = false;
   }
   
 _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
  - Original Message - 
  From: jonathan howe 
  To: Flash Coders List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]


  Hi, Stuart,

  Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
  _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your new
  code after the change?

  -jonathan


  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  wrote:

  > thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your
  > code...
  >
  > ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
  > flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
  >   - Original Message -
  >  From: jonathan howe
  >  To: Flash Coders List
  >  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
  >  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
  >
  >
  >  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
  >
  >  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > >
  >  wrote:
  >
  >  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox
  >  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but
  > i
  >  > cannot seam to get it to work!
  >  >
  >  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  >  >
  >  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
  >  >   {
  >  >formatter.italic = true;
  >  >   }
  >  >   else
  >  >   {
  >  >formatter.italic = false;
  >  >   }
  >  >
  >  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
  >  >
  >  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order to
  >  > create an if statment to change the properties?
  >  >
  >  > SM
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Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

2008-04-03 Thread Kenneth Kawamoto

For embedded fonts you can either use the actual font name (as you have 
discovered it already), or YourFontClass.fontName


Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/

Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:

wotcha

i have a quick query about embedded fonts.

I thought that when you used them in the movie, that you should call 
them by the Class name in the linkage identifier however when I try to 
do this, my text disappears (i have embedFonts set to true and I've 
triple checked the names), however when i use the font's original name, 
export, close the fonts and then open the swf, everything works as it 
should.


Was I originally wrong or is there something screwy going on with this?

examples:

original font: Helvetica 75 Bold
Linkage class name: Helvetica75Bold
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica75Bold" // causes text to disappear
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica 75 Bold" // causes text to reappear

original font: Helvetica with B selected
Linkage class name: HelveticaBold
Name used as .font property: "HelveticaBold" // causes text to disappear
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica" // causes text to reappear

hope you can help because this doesn't seem right to me.

thanks
a

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Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

2008-04-03 Thread Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)

have you tried doing what i did and using the actual font name as  
the .font property rather than the linkage class name?


it's removing the text because it can't find the font


On 3 Apr 2008, at 17:04, Stuart ((FunkDaWeb)) wrote:

I too have a wierd problem with embeded fonts! When i set  
embededFont = true; it removes the text! :o(

  - Original Message -
  From: Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)
  To: flashcoders
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:50 PM
  Subject: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts


  wotcha

  i have a quick query about embedded fonts.

  I thought that when you used them in the movie, that you should call
  them by the Class name in the linkage identifier however when I try
  to do this, my text disappears (i have embedFonts set to true and
  I've triple checked the names), however when i use the font's
  original name, export, close the fonts and then open the swf,
  everything works as it should.

  Was I originally wrong or is there something screwy going on with  
this?


  examples:

  original font: Helvetica 75 Bold
  Linkage class name: Helvetica75Bold
  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica75Bold" // causes text to
  disappear
  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica 75 Bold" // causes text to
  reappear

  original font: Helvetica with B selected
  Linkage class name: HelveticaBold
  Name used as .font property: "HelveticaBold" // causes text to  
disappear

  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica" // causes text to reappear

  hope you can help because this doesn't seem right to me.

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

2008-04-03 Thread jonathan howe

Hi, Stuart,

Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to access
_selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste your new
code after the change?

-jonathan


On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your
> code...
>
> ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
> flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
>   - Original Message -
>  From: jonathan howe
>  To: Flash Coders List
>  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>
>
>  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
>
>  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>  wrote:
>
>  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox
>  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but
> i
>  > cannot seam to get it to work!
>  >
>  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>  >
>  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
>  >   {
>  >formatter.italic = true;
>  >   }
>  >   else
>  >   {
>  >formatter.italic = false;
>  >   }
>  >
>  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>  >
>  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order to
>  > create an if statment to change the properties?
>  >
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread ekameleon

hello :)

see the example in the reference of the AS3 class :

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/Loader.html

See the example in the end of the page

In the completeHandler callback method you can test the type of the
"event.target.content" reference :)

Example

private function completeHandler(event:Event):void
{
 trace("completeHandler: " + describeType(
event.target.contentType ) ); // import the flash.utils.describeType
method in the header of your code.
}



and read :

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/AVM1Movie.html

.. after, open Flex or Flash CS3 and copy the code and test it with an
external swf in AS2 and AS3...

It's easy to test it :)

EKA+ :)


2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi ekameleon ,
>
> tks for your help, but was you have a exemple??
>
> tks again.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > hello :)
> >
> > yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find
> the
> > "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip,
> > etc...
> > if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is AVM1.
> >
> > Use the Loader class and test the content property when the external swf
> > is
> > loading.
> >
> > EKA+ :)
> >
> > 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.
> > >
> > > I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.
> > >
> > > I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.
> > >
> > > I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?
> > >
> > > is it correct for load a swf AS2?
> > >
> > > But how to use this class with Loader class?
> > >
> > > Tks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts

2008-04-03 Thread Stuart (FunkDaWeb)

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

  wotcha

  i have a quick query about embedded fonts.

  I thought that when you used them in the movie, that you should call  
  them by the Class name in the linkage identifier however when I try  
  to do this, my text disappears (i have embedFonts set to true and  
  I've triple checked the names), however when i use the font's  
  original name, export, close the fonts and then open the swf,  
  everything works as it should.

  Was I originally wrong or is there something screwy going on with this?

  examples:

  original font: Helvetica 75 Bold
  Linkage class name: Helvetica75Bold
  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica75Bold" // causes text to  
  disappear
  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica 75 Bold" // causes text to  
  reappear

  original font: Helvetica with B selected
  Linkage class name: HelveticaBold
  Name used as .font property: "HelveticaBold" // causes text to disappear
  Name used as .font property: "Helvetica" // causes text to reappear

  hope you can help because this doesn't seem right to me.

  thanks
  a
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[Flashcoders] embedded fonts

2008-04-03 Thread Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)


wotcha

i have a quick query about embedded fonts.

I thought that when you used them in the movie, that you should call  
them by the Class name in the linkage identifier however when I try  
to do this, my text disappears (i have embedFonts set to true and  
I've triple checked the names), however when i use the font's  
original name, export, close the fonts and then open the swf,  
everything works as it should.


Was I originally wrong or is there something screwy going on with this?

examples:

original font: Helvetica 75 Bold
Linkage class name: Helvetica75Bold
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica75Bold" // causes text to  
disappear
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica 75 Bold" // causes text to  
reappear


original font: Helvetica with B selected
Linkage class name: HelveticaBold
Name used as .font property: "HelveticaBold" // causes text to disappear
Name used as .font property: "Helvetica" // causes text to reappear

hope you can help because this doesn't seem right to me.

thanks
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread Sidnei Vladisauskis

Hi ekameleon ,

tks for your help, but was you have a exemple??

tks again.

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, ekameleon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> hello :)
>
> yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find the
> "content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip,
> etc...
> if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is AVM1.
>
> Use the Loader class and test the content property when the external swf
> is
> loading.
>
> EKA+ :)
>
> 2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.
> >
> > I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.
> >
> > I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.
> >
> > I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?
> >
> > is it correct for load a swf AS2?
> >
> > But how to use this class with Loader class?
> >
> > Tks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread ekameleon

hello :)

yes when you use the Loader class.. inside your reference you can find the
"content" reference who is the reference of the Bitmap or MovieClip, etc...
if the external swf is a AVM1 file the type of the reference is AVM1.

Use the Loader class and test the content property when the external swf is
loading.

EKA+ :)

2008/4/3, Sidnei Vladisauskis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi,
>
> I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.
>
> I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.
>
> I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.
>
> I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?
>
> is it correct for load a swf AS2?
>
> But how to use this class with Loader class?
>
> Tks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

2008-04-03 Thread Stuart (FunkDaWeb)

thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change to your code...

ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on 
flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
  - Original Message - 
  From: jonathan howe 
  To: Flash Coders List 
  Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]


  var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();

  On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  wrote:

  > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox
  > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but i
  > cannot seam to get it to work!
  >
  > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  >
  >   if (formatter.italic == false)
  >   {
  >formatter.italic = true;
  >   }
  >   else
  >   {
  >formatter.italic = false;
  >   }
  >
  >   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
  >
  > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order to
  > create an if statment to change the properties?
  >
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Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

2008-04-03 Thread jonathan howe

var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox
> from normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but i
> cannot seam to get it to work!
>
> var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
>
>   if (formatter.italic == false)
>   {
>formatter.italic = true;
>   }
>   else
>   {
>formatter.italic = false;
>   }
>
>   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
>
> So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order to
> create an if statment to change the properties?
>
> SM
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[Flashcoders] how to use AV1Movie Class?

2008-04-03 Thread Sidnei Vladisauskis

Hi,

I´m developing my new portfolio in AS3 for learn.

I need load swf AS2 into the movieclip in my swf AS3.

I researched, but I don´t find one documentation for this.

I find a reference using AV1Movie Class?

is it correct for load a swf AS2?

But how to use this class with Loader class?

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[Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]

2008-04-03 Thread Stuart (FunkDaWeb)

Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of a textbox from 
normal to italic and back again. I have written the below code but i cannot 
seam to get it to work!

var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
   
   if (formatter.italic == false)
   {
formatter.italic = true;
   }
   else
   {
formatter.italic = false;
   }
   
   _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);

So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox in order to create 
an if statment to change the properties?

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

2008-04-03 Thread Flap Flap

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

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[Flashcoders] IDE TextField TextFormat

2008-04-03 Thread laurent

 
Hi,


Does TextFormat apply to none dynamic textfield ?

thx
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Re: [Flashcoders] Flash IRC Client

2008-04-03 Thread Meinte van't Kruis

this is what I came across today;

http://blog.je2050.de/2006/02/15/flirc-next-version-with-flex2-beta-1/


On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Elia Morling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Are there any Flash IRC clients that can connect to a real IRC server
> network? Preferably skinnable?
>
> Thanks
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Re: [Flashcoders] some dying logic ...

2008-04-03 Thread Meinte van't Kruis

thanks,cool thread.

Now I have to drink some coffee, become less confused and let it sink in :)

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:15 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >granted that the eventListener was added with a weak reference
>
> This seems to be one of the biggest mis-understandings these days. The
> listener does *not*add a reference to the object that you are
> listening too. For extensive discussion and proof of this issue you
> can read the following thread:
>
>
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com/msg38700.html
>
> In short: adding a listener to an object will only create a reference from
> the object to the listener, not the other way around. This means that you
> can remove the object without removing the listener, the object will then
> still be garbage collected.
>
>
> Greetz Erik
>
>
> On 4/2/08, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > granted that the eventListener was added with a weak reference
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:35 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > *if (this.basicNews != null) {
> >
> > >this.basicNews.removeEventListener(RepeaterEvent.CLICK,
> > > this.onNewsClicked);
> > >   this.removeChild(this.basicNews);
> > >   this.basicNews.die();
> > >   this.basicNews = null;
> > > }*
> > >
> > > In the above code I do not see why you would need any more then the
> > > following lines:
> > >
> > > *basicNews = null;
> > > removeChild(basicNews);*
> > >
> > > All references to basicNews are now removed and it is (along with its
> > > children) marked for garbage collection. Calling the other extra
> methods
> > > seems a waste of CPU.
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetz Erik
> > >
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Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming

2008-04-03 Thread Gert-Jan van der Wel

I agree with Alan. All the books in Jeff's list (
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/20.html) are wonderful. I
especially liked "The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to
Master
".

Gert-Jan

2008/4/3, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Not to mention that a programmer who knows AS3, Java, and Lisp is
> > immensely more valuable than one who just knows AS3. It proves you
> > have the capacity to learn, which is a very marketable trait.
> >
> >
> BS.. Doesn't prove a thing..
> Someone who *just* knows AS3 may have - scratch that - *has* the capacity
> to learn any other language, but may never have had the need to.
>
> - Original Message - From: "Cory Petosky" <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Flash Coders List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] books for flash programming
>
>
>  A native English speaker, when learning German, will generally remark
> > "Wow! Because of this feature in German, I now understand English a
> > little better."
> >
> > Programming languages are the same way. Learning another
> > object-oriented language will help you identify how features in
> > ActionScript work (or don't work). And learning a language from
> > another paradigm entirely (functional or procedural, probably) will
> > help you identify weaknesses and strengths of object-oriented
> > programming.
> >
> > Not to mention that a programmer who knows AS3, Java, and Lisp is
> > immensely more valuable than one who just knows AS3. It proves you
> > have the capacity to learn, which is a very marketable trait.
> >
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