[Flashcoders] Re: SWAddress logical workflow
Well i believe that group 94 are using a different technique to implement SWFAddress dynamically. Ty also took care of fast next-previous browsing. What do you think? On 6/14/09, Gerry wrote: > That's strange, you might be setting the value later in your sequence. > I've never had this happen before. > Are you intending to change the title after the slide animation? > I call setTitle at the same time I call the function to switch sections. > On the undefined situation, you will probably have to write a > conditional to handle undefined dates and/or > include code to not allow future dates. > -Gerry > > On Jun 13, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: > >> Well i can do that but i don't use that syntax. i instead do >> /gallery/2. At the end i omit the first forward slash from the address >> value string, i split it to get an array of parameters such as, in >> this case, "gallery" and "2" which is the id of the photo to load. >> The dilemma now is to sync all this together. I don't know if you >> noticed but the address changing in the browser occurs after a second >> and not immediately. Check www.fwaphoto.com play with it and check the >> address behaviour after clicking. Today i discovered something >> interesting. In the address, replace the date of a picture to any date >> in the future like this www.fwaphoto.com/#/2009-6-20 and see what >> happens to the address when it finds nothing. The date changes to >> undefined! What the hell does this mean? >> >> On 6/13/09, Gerry wrote: >>> Yeah, I understand. You'll need to figure out how to allow for extra >>> params in the url. >>> My function with the switch conditional code could be replaced with >>> code that handles >>> dynamic params. >>> ie. do something with the string that includes "/sectionName" and if >>> there is extra params >>> after /sectionName?img= do something else. >>> I'm just spit balling but that might be what you have to do. >>> I don't think I've ever seen any tutorials on how anyone else has >>> handled that. >>> >>> -Gerry >>> >>> On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: >>> Thanks Gerry this is exactly what i do. But as Matt says there is a problem when i rapidily fire next and previous, things screw up. Another thing, what if i have a section in my movie like a gallery, and i need to add an additional parameter to the address like the photo id to load the image, this is tricky. i've been experiencing too much problems. On 6/13/09, Matt S. wrote: > Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, > especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next > buttons. > > .m > > >> I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just >> need >> some >> advice because things are too much buggy. >> > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer >> www.omar-fouad.net >> Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 >> Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net >> >> This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended >> recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential >> information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be >> copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are >> not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and >> any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. >> >> ___ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.f
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: SWAddress logical workflow
That's strange, you might be setting the value later in your sequence. I've never had this happen before. Are you intending to change the title after the slide animation? I call setTitle at the same time I call the function to switch sections. On the undefined situation, you will probably have to write a conditional to handle undefined dates and/or include code to not allow future dates. -Gerry On Jun 13, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: Well i can do that but i don't use that syntax. i instead do /gallery/2. At the end i omit the first forward slash from the address value string, i split it to get an array of parameters such as, in this case, "gallery" and "2" which is the id of the photo to load. The dilemma now is to sync all this together. I don't know if you noticed but the address changing in the browser occurs after a second and not immediately. Check www.fwaphoto.com play with it and check the address behaviour after clicking. Today i discovered something interesting. In the address, replace the date of a picture to any date in the future like this www.fwaphoto.com/#/2009-6-20 and see what happens to the address when it finds nothing. The date changes to undefined! What the hell does this mean? On 6/13/09, Gerry wrote: Yeah, I understand. You'll need to figure out how to allow for extra params in the url. My function with the switch conditional code could be replaced with code that handles dynamic params. ie. do something with the string that includes "/sectionName" and if there is extra params after /sectionName?img= do something else. I'm just spit balling but that might be what you have to do. I don't think I've ever seen any tutorials on how anyone else has handled that. -Gerry On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: Thanks Gerry this is exactly what i do. But as Matt says there is a problem when i rapidily fire next and previous, things screw up. Another thing, what if i have a section in my movie like a gallery, and i need to add an additional parameter to the address like the photo id to load the image, this is tricky. i've been experiencing too much problems. On 6/13/09, Matt S. wrote: Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next buttons. .m I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need some advice because things are too much buggy. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: SWAddress logical workflow
Well i can do that but i don't use that syntax. i instead do /gallery/2. At the end i omit the first forward slash from the address value string, i split it to get an array of parameters such as, in this case, "gallery" and "2" which is the id of the photo to load. The dilemma now is to sync all this together. I don't know if you noticed but the address changing in the browser occurs after a second and not immediately. Check www.fwaphoto.com play with it and check the address behaviour after clicking. Today i discovered something interesting. In the address, replace the date of a picture to any date in the future like this www.fwaphoto.com/#/2009-6-20 and see what happens to the address when it finds nothing. The date changes to undefined! What the hell does this mean? On 6/13/09, Gerry wrote: > Yeah, I understand. You'll need to figure out how to allow for extra > params in the url. > My function with the switch conditional code could be replaced with > code that handles > dynamic params. > ie. do something with the string that includes "/sectionName" and if > there is extra params > after /sectionName?img= do something else. > I'm just spit balling but that might be what you have to do. > I don't think I've ever seen any tutorials on how anyone else has > handled that. > > -Gerry > > On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: > >> Thanks Gerry this is exactly what i do. But as Matt says there is a >> problem when i rapidily fire next and previous, things screw up. >> Another thing, what if i have a section in my movie like a gallery, >> and i need to add an additional parameter to the address like the >> photo id to load the image, this is tricky. i've been experiencing >> too much problems. >> >> On 6/13/09, Matt S. wrote: >>> Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, >>> especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next >>> buttons. >>> >>> .m >>> >>> I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need some advice because things are too much buggy. >>> ___ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer >> www.omar-fouad.net >> Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 >> Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net >> >> This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended >> recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential >> information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be >> copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are >> not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and >> any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. >> >> ___ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: SWAddress logical workflow
Yeah, I understand. You'll need to figure out how to allow for extra params in the url. My function with the switch conditional code could be replaced with code that handles dynamic params. ie. do something with the string that includes "/sectionName" and if there is extra params after /sectionName?img= do something else. I'm just spit balling but that might be what you have to do. I don't think I've ever seen any tutorials on how anyone else has handled that. -Gerry On Jun 13, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Omar Fouad wrote: Thanks Gerry this is exactly what i do. But as Matt says there is a problem when i rapidily fire next and previous, things screw up. Another thing, what if i have a section in my movie like a gallery, and i need to add an additional parameter to the address like the photo id to load the image, this is tricky. i've been experiencing too much problems. On 6/13/09, Matt S. wrote: Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next buttons. .m I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need some advice because things are too much buggy. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: SWAddress logical workflow
Thanks Gerry this is exactly what i do. But as Matt says there is a problem when i rapidily fire next and previous, things screw up. Another thing, what if i have a section in my movie like a gallery, and i need to add an additional parameter to the address like the photo id to load the image, this is tricky. i've been experiencing too much problems. On 6/13/09, Matt S. wrote: > Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, > especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next > buttons. > > .m > > >> I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need >> some >> advice because things are too much buggy. >> > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Sent from my mobile device Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer www.omar-fouad.net Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534 Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] SWAddress logical workflow
Can you describe what the bugs are? SWFAddress can be tricky, especially with rapid-fire clicking of the browser previous/next buttons. .m > I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need some > advice because things are too much buggy. > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] SWAddress logical workflow
Omar,
This is what I do, this works for me but do with it what you want.
This is not the exact code but a general sequence...
On the loading of the site I have an initialization of listeners and
included is the following...
SWFAddress.addEventListener(SWFAddressEvent.CHANGE, navigateToSection);
After all intro animations are complete ( if you have any) I get the
address
from the address bar and set a variable...
//var for the website address/ title
var _siteTitle:String = "Comany Name | 123 Main St. MyTown, NJ 08234";
var initial:String;
var _string:String;
initial = SWFAddress.getValue();
Then I'll send the current value to SWFAddress...
SWFAddress.setValue(initial);
Now my function that is associated with swfaddress events handles
everything
private function navigateToSection(e:SWFAddressEvent):void {
//set section from swfaddress event
_string = e.value;
var addrString:String = _string.split("/").join("");
//Here I have a switch to show whatever section the user wants to
view
switch (_string) {
case "/About/" :
//Load the About section
//The following will concat the variable for the site title and
add the current section and update the page title
SWFAddress.setTitle(_siteTitle+" |
"+addrString);
//call proper functions
dispatchEvent(new Event("open
section"));
OR
you could call a specific function to display the About section
contents
break;
case "/Contact/" :
//Load the Contact section
//The following will concat the variable for the site title and
add the current section and update the page title
SWFAddress.setTitle(_siteTitle+" |
"+addrString);
//call proper functions
dispatchEvent(new Event("open
section"));
OR
you could call a specific function to display the About section
contents
break;
//more cases below for each section of
your site
}
}
You could have an eventListener for the dispatched event (above) to
listen for "open section" then
that function could load data using the _string info as a value to
determine what to load..
I'm only on my first cup of coffee so if this doesn't make any sense
let me know.
-Gerry
www.thespikeranch.com
On Jun 13, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Omar Fouad wrote:
Hi,
I've been involved into a project where the client required the deep
linking
feature.
The project is built with pure AS3 embedding symbols from a SWF
library
file, ZendAMF php and mysql,
Now the question is how can I sync the address with the current
state of my
flash movie. All I know is that I have two things to do, which are
to change
the flash state then change the address, and at the other hand to
listen for
address changes and change the state based on that change.
What sounded logical to me is to change the link address directly when
changing the state so that when the address changes, the listener
handler
logic brings the right flash state... like this:
HomeButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick);
SWFAddress.addEventListner(SWFAddressEvent.CHANGE, onAddressChange);
private function onButtonClick(e:MouseEvent):void {
//changes the address here to "www.mysite.com/#/home
}
private function onAddressChange(e:SWFAddressEvent):void {
//reads the address, understands that refers to home, and changes
the
state to home.
}
I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just
need some
advice because things are too much buggy.
Cordially.
--
Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer
www.omar-fouad.net
Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534
Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net
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[Flashcoders] SWAddress logical workflow
Hi,
I've been involved into a project where the client required the deep linking
feature.
The project is built with pure AS3 embedding symbols from a SWF library
file, ZendAMF php and mysql,
Now the question is how can I sync the address with the current state of my
flash movie. All I know is that I have two things to do, which are to change
the flash state then change the address, and at the other hand to listen for
address changes and change the state based on that change.
What sounded logical to me is to change the link address directly when
changing the state so that when the address changes, the listener handler
logic brings the right flash state... like this:
HomeButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onButtonClick);
SWFAddress.addEventListner(SWFAddressEvent.CHANGE, onAddressChange);
private function onButtonClick(e:MouseEvent):void {
//changes the address here to "www.mysite.com/#/home
}
private function onAddressChange(e:SWFAddressEvent):void {
//reads the address, understands that refers to home, and changes the
state to home.
}
I don't know if this is the right thing to do in this case. I just need some
advice because things are too much buggy.
Cordially.
--
Omar M. Fouad - Adobe Flash™ Platform Developer
www.omar-fouad.net
Cellular: (+20) 1011.88.534
Mail: m...@omar-fouad.net
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intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any
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