RE: [Flashcoders] Transition from AS2 to AS3... with minimum pain

2010-04-01 Thread David Hunter 

I found this a useful guide when I switched: 
http://senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/?page=1  I started messing 
around doing a few tests on everyday tasks like creating buttons, loading 
images etc and then just dove in on a paid project. You learn quicker on the 
job! Never looked back, although after a year or so I'm only just starting 
things in OOP. Best,
David
 From: k...@designdrumm.com
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Transition from AS2 to AS3... with minimum pain
 Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:27:47 -0500
 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 
 Thanks Mattheis.
 Because I freelance, I can end up creating or taking over project.
 I know that I don't have to use them, but I would like to learn how  
 they work so that
 if I take on another persons project, I'm not all thumbs and I can  
 confidently say I can take the job.
 But, I also figured there was a basic structure to it like AS2AS2  
 that was apart from the design patterns.
 I just need to get into the functionality of AS3 to see what I can  
 and can not do atm to work on projects that make me money.
 
 Well thank you all for your input, I will most likely be talking to  
 you more about this.
 For now you answered my question beyond my expectations and you guys  
 got me pumped. :P
 Thanks,
 
 
 Karl
 
 
 On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Mattheis, Erik (MIN - WSW) wrote:
 
 You don't *have* to use design patterns, you can learn the syntax by  
 just doing everything in your document class as you would make an AS2  
 project with all the script in the first frame. I found and still  
 find http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=223798 useful and  
 it used to show up a lot when googling how to do stuff in AS3.
 
 From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders- 
 boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Karl DeSaulniers  
 [k...@designdrumm.com]
 Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:57 PM
 To: Flash Coders List
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Transition from AS2 to AS3... with minimum  
 pain
 
 Thanks for that Chris.
 I am interested in seeing what GAIA is. I have heard of the DVD and I
 have an AS3 book I was going to send beno.
 I never even touched AS1. I just dove right into AS2 projects. That
 is how I got into AS2.
 I figure I can do the same with AS3. I guess what frightens me if
 you will about AS3
 is the way it is structured and classes. I don't get them. But I
 haven't wrote any so
 guess its time to get my hands dirty.
 
 Best,
 
 Karl
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RE: [Flashcoders] flv stop loading / close netconnection

2010-04-01 Thread David Hunter 

Thanks for that clarification! Didn't realise that activeVideoPlayerIndex was a 
property you could set.
Cheers

 From: chichila...@gmail.com
 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:25:14 +
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] flv stop loading / close netconnection
 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 
 My experience is that you can't close the default vp (video player) in an
 FLVPlayback instance, so you *never* use it. What were they thinking?!
 
 Before you load a video, you set the vp index to whatever you want, just not
 zero!
 
 myflv.activeVideoPlayerIndex = 1
 myflv.source =hippo.flv
 
 Then when you're done...
 myflv.closeVideoPlayer(1);
 
 When working with active indexes, i find this page incredibly useful to find
 out what FLVPlayback properties are affected by activeVideoPlayerIndex...
 http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/fl/video/FLVPlayback.html#activeVideoPlayerIndex
 
 
 On your side note (I can't find anything in the docs on adding new
 instances of VideoPlayer Class), you don't have to do anything to add a
 new instance, all you do is set the flvplayback's activeVideoPlayerIndex to
 a new number, and it's ready to load a new vid. If you want to see that new
 vid, set the visibleVideoPlayerIndex to the same number.
 
 cheers
 
 chichilatte
 
 On 23 March 2010 09:13, Andrew Kenward a...@milkybrain.co.uk wrote:
 
  Hi David
 
  when you .close() the connection to the netstream object/video it stops the
  download and you lose the connection. I would also remove it from the
  displaylist. If you then want to go back to that same video after using
  .close() then you have to make a new connection to the video. So reload the
  videoplayer basically. Depending on the users browser it may continue to
  download the progressive video from the browser cache. If you have safari
  browser try looking at the activity window in the windows drop down menu. It
  should show you whats being downloaded on the page.
 
  Andy
 
  Andrew Kenward
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  www.milkybrain.co.uk
  07590 609 554
 
  On 22 Mar 2010, at 19:59, flashcoders-requ...@chattyfig.figleaf.com wrote:
 
   [Flashcoders] flv stop loading / close netconnection
 
 
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