Re: [Flashcoders] accessing event dispatchers in a loosely-coupled, modular design
aside from the advice that i got on this message list, i found this article from adobe really useful http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/blueprint.html might help here too best a On 23 Feb 2010, at 17:19, Merrill, Jason wrote: Sort of - but I wouldn't have the controller dispatch anything. I would only have it listen to the view(s) (your other classes with a visual presence). The controller first creates an instance of A (what determines when that happens, I don't know because I don't know what A or your app is all about). When it does, it also creates listeners for B, C, D if they are present in the view. Controller also of course has the handler that tells whatever else to do what it has to do (now I'm just guessing because I don't know what you're ultimately trying to accomplish). If something needs to happen when something changes data-wise in the model, then you would listen to the model which dispatches events and have the controller respond, perhaps by telling the view to change. IMO, the Controller is the most ambiguous part of the MVC pattern. View and Model are pretty straightforward (esp. the Model). Different people have different ways of using the controller, but this is how I use it. It listens to other parts of your app, and then tells other parts of your app to do something. It's the central nervous system to use a methaphor - at least how I use it. AS3 Frameworks get more broken down than that, using things like Command classes, Mediators, and Facades and junk for even better OOP development and control, but there can be a steep learning curve to most of those frameworks. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning Performance Solutions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (note: these are for Bank of America employees only) -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Sinning Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:05 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] accessing event dispatchers in a loosely-coupled,modular design In other words: Create a Controller class before creating any other classes. Any instances that need to know when potential event dispatchers are created should listen to the Controller class. When dispatchers are created, the Controller class should dispatch an event. This way I won't need to use a Timer to repeatedly look for the dispatchers. Merrill, Jason wrote: If an instance of those classes has been created, then it will eval to true, otherwise it will be null, so this should work for that part of the problem: if(_myinstance) _myInstance.addEventListener(myEvent, myHandler); However, if you're creating A after B, C, and D, then you'll want to call the code above from say, a Controller class whenever A is created. Once A is created, then that's a trigger to add the listeners to the other classes if they exist. Make sense? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning Performance Solutions Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (inote: these are for Bank of America employees only) -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Sinning Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:04 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] accessing event dispatchers in a loosely-coupled,modular design Following the discussion about root yesterday, it got me thinking about a constant problem I face. Object-A needs to listen to events coming from objects B, C and D, but only if and when these objects actually exist. There's no guarantee that any of the objects B, C and D will be instantiated before or after A is instantiated. So, what's the proper way for A to add itself as a listener to B, C and D? What I'm currently do is this: The event dispatchers (B, C, D etc) implement a singleton interface. Within the target (A), I set up a Timer event to repeatedly check for instances of the dispatchers. Once a dispatcher is found, the target adds itself as a listener, and a pointer to the dispatcher is created so that the target can later remove itself. I'm not very happy with this design, but it's the best that I've been able to come up with. Thanks! ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] as3 to iphone app
don't swfs compiled from c run faster in the plugin than ones compiled in actionscript? i thought i read that if so - the potential also exists here doesn't it? a On 9 Oct 2009, at 01:13, Eric E. Dolecki wrote: Yes, it is an assumption not based on any fact. My opinion right now as I believe I stated originally. I saw what is supported and I know the vast ocean of iPhone APIs that are available when developing natively. I won't assume that the level of control Adobe will offer in the conversion compile can be nearly as good as when compiling using Xcode. I could be wrong, but having people learn how to drive in a simulator probably won't ever be as good as driving the real thing. That's all. I hope Adobe proves me wrong. But I don't think abandoning learning Obj-C is favor of AS3 is a good idea regardless... it's great to know both or more. Eric On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Mike Chambers mcham...@adobe.com wrote: I think that is a misguided statement, not based on any fact. Why do you assume / suggest that using Flash will be inferior for building all types of iPhone applications and content? mike chambers m...@adobe.com On Oct 8, 2009, at 5:50 AM, Eric E. Dolecki wrote: If you want to *really* make iPhone apps, use Xcode and the SDK. If you just want to get some stuff up on the store quickly, use CS5 I gues ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- http://ericd.net Interactive design and development ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] strange error when removing sprite from parents display list
sorry for the really late reply to this thread but thanks :)
a
On 22 Aug 2009, at 16:07, Juan Pablo Califano wrote:
PS: The place to report bugs:
http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewforum.php?f=6
And the rules:
http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=6t=92
2009/8/22 Juan Pablo Califano califa010.flashcod...@gmail.com
The stack dump looks like .NET, indeed, so it's probably a bug to
be fixed
in FlashDevelop. Have you considereded sending a bug report with a
mininal
sample to reproduce the problem?
Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano
2009/8/22 Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) alla...@receptacledesign.com
FYI
This compiles correctly with flexbuilder so it seems it's a
problem with
flashdevelop (and not the flex sdk or my code)
pity really, - i was really enjoying a flash ide-less workflow
(could use
flexbuilder - it's awful)
a
On 19 Aug 2009, at 11:42, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
wrote:
hi guys
i really hope you can help me with this:
i'm getting the following error from the flex_sdk_3 when
compiling with
flashdevelop
'undefined' is an unexpected token. Expecting white space. Line 1,
position
58.
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
at FlashViewer.Controls.FlashView.FlashMovieFlashCall(Object
sender,
_IShockwaveFlashEvents_FlashCallEvent e)
it happens when the following method fires
public function destroy():void
{
Debug.add(Destroying preloader);
for (var i:int = 0; i this.numChildren; i++)
{
removeChildAt(0);
}
_sprPreloader = null;
_tfPercent = null;
_tfmtPercent = null;
_percentBar = null;
_assetLoader = null;
parent.removeChild(this);
}
more specifically, it's this line (i've tested with and without it)
parent.removeChild(this);
this is something i've used numerous times before successfully
and i
don't
really understand why it would be affecting the XmlTextReader (!!)
could anyone shed some light on this please as it's a bit of a
mystery to
me
thanks
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] Testing
i always use this is a test do not adjust your set a On 11 Sep 2009, at 23:57, Glen Pike wrote: 8,16,32 Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Aaap ya missed 3 ;) Karl On Sep 11, 2009, at 5:45 PM, Glen Pike wrote: 1,2,4 -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Glen Pike 01326 218440 www.glenpike.co.uk http://www.glenpike.co.uk ___ 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] Extra information in classes
hi guys Something I've been thinking about for the last couple of days - what extra information do you add to a class when you're writing it? My headers always include /** * @filename: Main.as * @version : Actionscript 3.0 * @author : Allandt Bik-Elliott * @company : thereceptacle.co.uk */ and more recently a changelog /** * @changelog: * 2009_09_03 : reason : change */ but I've been thinking about refreshing my practises. I think I'll be using @version to track the class version number in the header and revising my @version with @ASversion. I also think i might need an @usage do you add similar headers to each method (i've seen this done a few times)? do you add any other information? thanks alz ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] strange error when removing sprite from parents display list
FYI
This compiles correctly with flexbuilder so it seems it's a problem
with flashdevelop (and not the flex sdk or my code)
pity really, - i was really enjoying a flash ide-less workflow (could
use flexbuilder - it's awful)
a
On 19 Aug 2009, at 11:42, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote:
hi guys
i really hope you can help me with this:
i'm getting the following error from the flex_sdk_3 when compiling
with
flashdevelop
'undefined' is an unexpected token. Expecting white space. Line 1,
position
58.
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
at FlashViewer.Controls.FlashView.FlashMovieFlashCall(Object sender,
_IShockwaveFlashEvents_FlashCallEvent e)
it happens when the following method fires
public function destroy():void
{
Debug.add(Destroying preloader);
for (var i:int = 0; i this.numChildren; i++)
{
removeChildAt(0);
}
_sprPreloader = null;
_tfPercent = null;
_tfmtPercent = null;
_percentBar = null;
_assetLoader = null;
parent.removeChild(this);
}
more specifically, it's this line (i've tested with and without it)
parent.removeChild(this);
this is something i've used numerous times before successfully and i
don't
really understand why it would be affecting the XmlTextReader (!!)
could anyone shed some light on this please as it's a bit of a
mystery to me
thanks
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to compare two audio files with actionscript?
have you seen anything like this? http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=8E9A0 just trying to get a feel for what you are trying to do a On 10 Aug 2009, at 09:35, johnny lee wrote: Where are the Actionscript Sages when you need them :( On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:25 AM, johnny lee jlee...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Latcho, can you please describe the process a little bit. What actually is going on? How is the FFT used to compare the wav files? Is it comparing header data or something? And what about MP3 files, can they be used instead of wav? Thanks, juju P.S. Has to be AS3, trying to make a Flash RIA. On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Latcho spamtha...@gmail.com wrote: I'd suggest you first get down in audio math and algorithms and indeed FFT. If you're done with that... choose whatever language you like and preferably a faster one then AS3. But it is not impossible to answer your question. johnny lee wrote: Hi All, how do you compare two audio files with actionscript? I heard something about Fast Fourier Transform, but don't understand how it works. What I'm trying to do is a basic voice recognition programme, similar to the one on symbian mobile phones where you can give word commands to your phone. Can this be done in actionscript? Thanks and cheers, juju ___ 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 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
Re: [Flashcoders] button overlay appearing under textfield?
hey glen
thanks for the response
i've adjusted the layout to include another textfield with a quantity
number in the form and for some reason the order seems to have sorted
itself out - i've proved this by colouring the _tfItem field and the
button overlay like i did before. I haven't changed the order or any
of the spelling but it's okay now.
Really not sure what it was but i do appreciate your time
best
a
On 10 Aug 2009, at 09:20, Glen Pike wrote:
Have you tried disabling the TextField's mouse input? mouseEnabled =
false or something. You can also set mouseChildren = false on a
container to switch off inputs for all the child sprites.
Glen
Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hey guys
this is probably a silly bug but i've got a very strange occurance
i've got a method that is supposed to create a textfield with an
invisible button on top but, even tho the traces come out
correctly, i can't seem to stop the textfield obscuring the button
if they're added to the same sprite. I'd rather know why that was
rather than simply creating another sprite to sit the button in
here's the method
private function createItem():void
{
var w:Number = _nWidth - (BasketItem.PADDING * 2);
_tfItem = AssetFactory.createTextField(0, 0,
w, 20);
_tfItem.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
_tfItem.wordWrap= true;
_tfItem.x= BasketItem.PADDING;
_tfItem.background = true;
_tfItem.backgroundColor = 0xFF;
_sprHitArea =
AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay(0, 0, _nWidth);
_sprHitArea.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
itemClickHandler, false, 0, true);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_tfItem);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_sprHitArea);
trace(i +
_sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_tfItem)); // traces as i0
trace(ha +
_sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_sprHitArea));// traces as ha1
}
the AssetFactory.createTextField method is here - AssetFactory is a
static class that i use to create a lot of the common items
throughout my ria
public static function createTextField(nX:Number = 0,
nY:Number = 0, nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):TextField
{
var tf:TextField = new TextField();
tf.x = nX;
tf.y = nY;
tf.width = nWidth;
tf.height = nHeight;
tf.multiline = true;
tf.embedFonts = true;
tf.selectable = false;
tf.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
tf.sharpness = 200;
tf.styleSheet = SiteData.instance.cssStyle;
return tf;
}
and here is the AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay method
public static function createButtonOverlay(nX:Number = 0,
nY:Number = 0, nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):Sprite
{
var sp:Sprite = new Sprite();
sp.graphics.beginFill(0xff9900, 0);
sp.graphics.drawRect(nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight);
sp.graphics.endFill();
sp.buttonMode = true;
return sp;
}
i've set the background of the textfield to white and the button
overlay to orange so i can see what is overlapping what and the
white seems to be on top of the orange even though their indices
indicate that the textfield is below the button
i'm very confused about this as it's a fairly simple operation
thanks in advance
a
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[Flashcoders] mac vs pc
i'd completely understand if nobody wanted to touch this one but i thought i'd throw it out there a bit of background: I've been developing on mac for 7 or 8 years, the first 5 were as an enthusiastic amateur but more recently i've gone full time flash developing. As time has progressed, i've started to use more tools to help with coding, I've tried FDT on Eclipse for mac which i found (at the time) to be overpriced, overfinicky, flaky and unreliable (i realise that with the release of the standalone FDT package the flakiness is something that has been rectified) and flexbuilder just doesn't have any of the text manipulation tools that a good coding IDE should imo (duplicating / transposing lines of code shouldn't require a mouse) so i've settled for using FlashDevelop (which i LOVE) with Parallels as a vm to run it. This setup has kept me going for a while but it's not without it's problems: the keyboard changes from my mac-based Flash IDE to the pc- based FlashDevelop IDE has been a headache, I have 3 sources of program failures as opposed to 2 (Flash, FlashDevelop AND Parallels) which, while they don't account for a lot of my day, are usually pretty savage when they do occur. However, as I've been using a pc at work, I've really started to seriously consider simply buying a pc on my next round of hardware spend (end of this year, beginning of next) and be done with it. The mac will always be at the center of my home media but this is for my take along, work machine. So the question I'm really getting to is, how many people use osX (using windows in boot camp doesn't count) and how many are using windows for their main work machine and what kind of software setup are you using? thanks for your time guys Allandt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] button overlay appearing under textfield?
hey guys
this is probably a silly bug but i've got a very strange occurance
i've got a method that is supposed to create a textfield with an
invisible button on top but, even tho the traces come out correctly, i
can't seem to stop the textfield obscuring the button if they're added
to the same sprite. I'd rather know why that was rather than simply
creating another sprite to sit the button in
here's the method
private function createItem():void
{
var w:Number= _nWidth - (BasketItem.PADDING * 2);
_tfItem =
AssetFactory.createTextField(0, 0, w, 20);
_tfItem.autoSize= TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
_tfItem.wordWrap= true;
_tfItem.x = BasketItem.PADDING;
_tfItem.background = true;
_tfItem.backgroundColor = 0xFF;
_sprHitArea =
AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay(0, 0, _nWidth);
_sprHitArea.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, itemClickHandler,
false, 0, true);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_tfItem);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_sprHitArea);
trace(i + _sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_tfItem));
// traces as i0
trace(ha + _sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_sprHitArea)); // traces
as ha1
}
the AssetFactory.createTextField method is here - AssetFactory is a
static class that i use to create a lot of the common items throughout
my ria
public static function createTextField(nX:Number = 0, nY:Number = 0,
nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):TextField
{
var tf:TextField= new TextField();
tf.x= nX;
tf.y= nY;
tf.width= nWidth;
tf.height = nHeight;
tf.multiline= true;
tf.embedFonts = true;
tf.selectable = false;
tf.antiAliasType= AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
tf.sharpness= 200;
tf.styleSheet = SiteData.instance.cssStyle;
return tf;
}
and here is the AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay method
public static function createButtonOverlay(nX:Number = 0, nY:Number
= 0, nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):Sprite
{
var sp:Sprite = new Sprite();
sp.graphics.beginFill(0xff9900, 0);
sp.graphics.drawRect(nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight);
sp.graphics.endFill();
sp.buttonMode = true;
return sp;
}
i've set the background of the textfield to white and the button
overlay to orange so i can see what is overlapping what and the white
seems to be on top of the orange even though their indices indicate
that the textfield is below the button
i'm very confused about this as it's a fairly simple operation
thanks in advance
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] button overlay appearing under textfield?
i've taken to putting the button overlay into a separate sprite but i
would be interested if anyone has any insights as to why this happened
as it seemed a bit random to me
ta
a
On 7 Aug 2009, at 17:32, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hey guys
this is probably a silly bug but i've got a very strange occurance
i've got a method that is supposed to create a textfield with an
invisible button on top but, even tho the traces come out correctly,
i can't seem to stop the textfield obscuring the button if they're
added to the same sprite. I'd rather know why that was rather than
simply creating another sprite to sit the button in
here's the method
private function createItem():void
{
var w:Number= _nWidth - (BasketItem.PADDING * 2);
_tfItem =
AssetFactory.createTextField(0, 0, w, 20);
_tfItem.autoSize= TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
_tfItem.wordWrap= true;
_tfItem.x = BasketItem.PADDING;
_tfItem.background = true;
_tfItem.backgroundColor = 0xFF;
_sprHitArea =
AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay(0, 0, _nWidth);
_sprHitArea.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, itemClickHandler,
false, 0, true);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_tfItem);
_sprItemLayer.addChild(_sprHitArea);
trace(i + _sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_tfItem)); // traces as
i0
trace(ha + _sprItemLayer.getChildIndex(_sprHitArea)); // traces
as ha1
}
the AssetFactory.createTextField method is here - AssetFactory is a
static class that i use to create a lot of the common items
throughout my ria
public static function createTextField(nX:Number = 0, nY:Number =
0, nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):TextField
{
var tf:TextField= new TextField();
tf.x= nX;
tf.y= nY;
tf.width= nWidth;
tf.height = nHeight;
tf.multiline= true;
tf.embedFonts = true;
tf.selectable = false;
tf.antiAliasType= AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
tf.sharpness= 200;
tf.styleSheet = SiteData.instance.cssStyle;
return tf;
}
and here is the AssetFactory.createButtonOverlay method
public static function createButtonOverlay(nX:Number = 0,
nY:Number = 0, nWidth:Number = 100, nHeight:Number = 100):Sprite
{
var sp:Sprite = new Sprite();
sp.graphics.beginFill(0xff9900, 0);
sp.graphics.drawRect(nX, nY, nWidth, nHeight);
sp.graphics.endFill();
sp.buttonMode = true;
return sp;
}
i've set the background of the textfield to white and the button
overlay to orange so i can see what is overlapping what and the
white seems to be on top of the orange even though their indices
indicate that the textfield is below the button
i'm very confused about this as it's a fairly simple operation
thanks in advance
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flash full screen examples
wow that site is the cows udders - you might say it was moo-velous a On 7 Aug 2009, at 17:57, Paul Andrews wrote: Merrill, Jason wrote: Those California Milk Processors are loaded. :) Fortunately they didn't go for a cheesy website.. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Shared Services Solutions Development Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Dommermuth Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:38 PM To: 'Flash Coders List' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flash full screen examples http://www.gettheglass.com/ Really nice. I can't believe there was a budget for that. None of my clients ever want to pay for something that elaborate. Do you think the agency cut their rates to do the job or that they are just amazing salesmen? Anyway, cool stuff. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Boerner, Brian J Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:30 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Flash full screen examples How about this one? -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:11 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash full screen examples Hi list... Can anyone point out some amazing examples of Flash content taking up the entire window? (StageDisplayState.NORMAL, not StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN) I can offer these examples, but I'm looking for examples applicable to an eventual holiday greeting card. http://rb.hi-res.net/index.html (drag the earth) http://www.pushhere.com/ http://www.oringe.com/flashSite/ (click some of the links) http://gskinner.com/site2_5/ Looking for inspiration, thanks! - Michael M. ___ 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 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 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
Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Flash full screen examples
the milk of human kindness is running thin with these puns :D On 7 Aug 2009, at 19:21, Kerry Thompson wrote: was it the cream of the crop? It was until they started skimming the profits. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] [JOB] Flash/Flex Developer, San Mateo, CA | 75-120k
~noses through portfolio whassat? On 31 Jul 2009, at 16:41, Matt Gitchell wrote: Jeez. Sorry about that, folks. ___ 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] separating MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP from MouseEvent.CLICK
hi guys
quick question - is it possible to separate a MOUSE_UP event from a
CLICK event?
i have a mouse listener function that does the following:
[code]
private function grabListener(e:MouseEvent):void
{
switch(e.type)
{
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN :
startDrag();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, grabListener, false,
0, true);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, grabListener, false, 0,
true);
break;
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP :
stopDrag();
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, grabListener);
break;
case MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE :
_nShowPosition = y;
break;
case MouseEvent.CLICK :
popup();
break;
}
}
[/code]
but the problem is that every time MOUSE_UP fires, it also completes
the CLICK event, even after the user has dragged the object
i've tried setting the useCapture to true for the following line
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, grabListener, true, 0,
true);
and in the mouse_up case i've tried doing the following
e.stopPropagation() and e.stopImmediatePropagation()
to try and head the event off before it gets to the click but i guess
because click is a separate event, it didn't affect it
am i missing a trick here?
hope you can help
best
alz
thefieldcomic.com
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[Flashcoders] CDATA whitespace issue
hi folks i'm writing some xml for my site to load in content and, because i want to use html, i'm using cdata in my description nodes. The problem is that if i do the following: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is the best structural way of creating it (in my opinion), the CDATA keeps the whitespace between the 2 lines which means that the best way (in as3's eyes) for me to do this is: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is jarring to write (again, my opinion). Is there any way (like the old ignoreWhite param), that i can get as3 to strip the extra tabs and linebreaks (even within CDATA)? thanks a ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] CDATA whitespace issue
hey cedric - thanks for your response the linebreaks are purely aesthetic, to make it easier to write directly in the xml doc but, as you say, they could be stripped (i'm using p tags already but the net result is the same). I'm really just seeing how far i can go in my xml - the first option is my best- case scenario best a On 16 Oct 2008, at 14:01, Cedric Muller wrote: I don't have the answer, but since you are using html, can't you just add br instead of linebreaks ? p class=headingHeading/pbrpDescription from xml./p Sometimes, I strip linebreaks from the text I parse in xml, but by doing this, you have to know for sure when you can apply such 'hardcore' rule. This could result in breaking the readability of a paragraph. hth, Cedric hi folks i'm writing some xml for my site to load in content and, because i want to use html, i'm using cdata in my description nodes. The problem is that if i do the following: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is the best structural way of creating it (in my opinion), the CDATA keeps the whitespace between the 2 lines which means that the best way (in as3's eyes) for me to do this is: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is jarring to write (again, my opinion). Is there any way (like the old ignoreWhite param), that i can get as3 to strip the extra tabs and linebreaks (even within CDATA)? thanks a ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] CDATA whitespace issue
:D thanks mate On 16 Oct 2008, at 14:44, Cedric Muller wrote: :) yes I know, I am facing the exact same problem. I love best-case scenarios, but with xml I couldn't achieve the first option, unless rendering the xml from a cms. cedric hey cedric - thanks for your response the linebreaks are purely aesthetic, to make it easier to write directly in the xml doc but, as you say, they could be stripped (i'm using p tags already but the net result is the same). I'm really just seeing how far i can go in my xml - the first option is my best-case scenario best a On 16 Oct 2008, at 14:01, Cedric Muller wrote: I don't have the answer, but since you are using html, can't you just add br instead of linebreaks ? p class=headingHeading/pbrpDescription from xml./p Sometimes, I strip linebreaks from the text I parse in xml, but by doing this, you have to know for sure when you can apply such 'hardcore' rule. This could result in breaking the readability of a paragraph. hth, Cedric hi folks i'm writing some xml for my site to load in content and, because i want to use html, i'm using cdata in my description nodes. The problem is that if i do the following: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is the best structural way of creating it (in my opinion), the CDATA keeps the whitespace between the 2 lines which means that the best way (in as3's eyes) for me to do this is: [xml] ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? site blog /blog portfolio carousel carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem carouselItem name=Test imgUrl=icon_logo.png linkUrl= description ![CDATA[p class=headingHeading/p pDescription from xml./p]] /description /carouselItem /carousel /portfolio contact /contact /site [/xml] which is jarring to write (again, my opinion). Is there any way (like the old ignoreWhite param), that i can get as3 to strip the extra tabs and linebreaks (even within CDATA)? thanks a ___ 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 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 flash is treating static function call as property?
awesome - knew it was something stupid - i've been doing wy to
much as2 recently :)
thanks guys
a
On 14 Oct 2008, at 15:24, Cédric Tabin wrote:
Hello,
Didn't you forget the 'public' before class ? :)
Regards,
Cedric
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hey guys
quick question for you as3 coders:
i have an old as2 class which i've converted to as3 that checks to
see
where the movie is being played (browser or IDE test movie player)
and
adjusts the url of the loading swf to make sure that i don't have
to keep
the main loader swf outside of my swf directory (it'll explain
itself)
my converted class is :
[code]
package com.receptacledesign.utils
{
import flash.system.Capabilities;
class Path
{
public static function assess(sPath:String):String
{
sPath = (Capabilities.playerType !=
External) ?
sPath : ../ + sPath;
return sPath;
}
}
}
[/code]
and i'm trying to use this in my loader class like so
[code]
private var _sMainPath:String;
in my constructor:
_sMainPath = Path.assess(main.swf);
[/code]
but i get the following error:
1120: Access of undefined property Path.
so it would seem that my class is treating Path as a property
rather than a
class in it's own right. I've imported the class as usual so it
isn't that
hope you can help
a
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[Flashcoders] AS3 flash is treating static function call as property?
hey guys
quick question for you as3 coders:
i have an old as2 class which i've converted to as3 that checks to see
where the movie is being played (browser or IDE test movie player) and
adjusts the url of the loading swf to make sure that i don't have to
keep the main loader swf outside of my swf directory (it'll explain
itself)
my converted class is :
[code]
package com.receptacledesign.utils
{
import flash.system.Capabilities;
class Path
{
public static function assess(sPath:String):String
{
sPath = (Capabilities.playerType != External) ? sPath : ../ +
sPath;
return sPath;
}
}
}
[/code]
and i'm trying to use this in my loader class like so
[code]
private var _sMainPath:String;
in my constructor:
_sMainPath = Path.assess(main.swf);
[/code]
but i get the following error:
1120: Access of undefined property Path.
so it would seem that my class is treating Path as a property rather
than a class in it's own right. I've imported the class as usual so it
isn't that
hope you can help
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] streaming mp3s not consistent
what would be the netstream method to do this please?
On 6 Oct 2008, at 12:40, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hi guys
i have a quick question regarding streaming mp3s.
I have several (hundred) dynamically loaded mp3s that i've been
streaming into flash using the following code:
NOTE: AS2
[code]
private function startMouth():Void
{
var avatarSound:Sound = new Sound();
avatarSound.loadSound(mp3, true);
avatarSound.onSoundComplete = Delegate.create(this, stopMouth);
}
[/code]
mp3 is a getter that grabs the property _mp3 which is set
dynamically before the method
the problem i'm having is that the mp3s don't always stream fully
and can stop before the end (and because of this, the
onSoundComplete never fires).
This is for a high-use application so we expect high server-load and
spikes which makes me think that streaming might not be the best way
- the mp3s are between 5-8k each so i was thinking that preloading
them individually before use might be better
would you agree with this or is there a better way of doing this?
thanks a lot
alz
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[Flashcoders] streaming mp3s not consistent
hi guys
i have a quick question regarding streaming mp3s.
I have several (hundred) dynamically loaded mp3s that i've been
streaming into flash using the following code:
NOTE: AS2
[code]
private function startMouth():Void
{
var avatarSound:Sound = new Sound();
avatarSound.loadSound(mp3, true);
avatarSound.onSoundComplete = Delegate.create(this, stopMouth);
}
[/code]
mp3 is a getter that grabs the property _mp3 which is set dynamically
before the method
the problem i'm having is that the mp3s don't always stream fully and
can stop before the end (and because of this, the onSoundComplete
never fires).
This is for a high-use application so we expect high server-load and
spikes which makes me think that streaming might not be the best way -
the mp3s are between 5-8k each so i was thinking that preloading them
individually before use might be better
would you agree with this or is there a better way of doing this?
thanks a lot
alz
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[Flashcoders] [Solved] flushing memory
Found out what the problem was The data for the game was being held in a singleton - just needed to clear that and the game behaves properly On 4 Oct 2008, at 08:20, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: i've tried delete Question (Question is the main object that gets populated) but that didn't cut it On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:27 PM, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Handle it without using a timeline at all and use code straight instead? On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi folks is there any way i can completely flush the memory for the flash plugin? i have a spelling game that uses classes on symbols placed on the timeline and when i hit a replay button at the end of my game, the playhead is moved to the start of the timeline (so none of the symbols are present any more) and then the game is started up again the only problem is that when the game goes through it's second pass, all of the questions are duplicated. I've tried delete'ing all of the objects in the class itself at the end of the game before i move back to the start but it still happens the only way i can see around it is to reload the whole page but that's a hit on the server which seems a little over the top cheers alz ___ 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 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] AS2 - problems calling a movieclip class
hi guys - really hope you can help with this one
i've got the following class assigned to a movieclip (using linkage)
[code]
import com.receptacledesign.events.EventClip
import mx.utils.Delegate;
class com.avatar extends EventClip // adds events to the movieclip
{
var _nc:NetConnection;
var _ns:NetStream;
var _mp3:String;
var player:MovieClip;
var avatarStatic:MovieClip;
// constructor
public function avatar()
{
init();
}
private function init():Void
{
trace(this + is here. v0.2); // outputs correctly
player = this.attachMovie(mcVideo, player,
this.getNextHighestDepth());
}
public function mouthControl(mouthMode:String):Void
{
trace(mouthControl); // doesn't trace :(
switch (mouthMode)
{
case start :
trace(startMouth);
startMouth();
break;
case stop :
trace(stopMouth);
stopMouth();
break;
default :
trace(mouthMode not recognised);
}
}
public function testavatar():Void // doesn't fire :(
{
trace(avatar is testing);
}
// private methods -
private function startMouth():Void
{
trace(startMouth());
_nc = new NetConnection();
_nc.connect(null);
_ns = new NetStream(_nc);
player.attachVideo(_ns);
_ns.play(mp3: + MP3);
_ns.onStatus = Delegate.create(this, nsOnStatus);
lexStatic.gotoAndPlay(on);
}
private function stopMouth():Void
{
trace(stopMouth());
}
private function fireEvent(evt:String):Void
{
if (evt != outro) gotoAndStop(static);
dispatchEvent({target:this, value:evt,
type:EventClip.FINISHED});
}
private function nsOnStatus(evt:Object):Void
{
trace(evt.code);
if (evt.code == NetStream.Buffer.Flush) stopMouth();
}
// getters and setters
public function set MP3(s:String):Void
{
_mp3 = s;
}
public function get MP3():String
{
return _mp3;
}
}
[/code]
and i'm trying to do the following
set the mp3 file path with the setter mp3
run the mouthControl() method
so i've done this in my main class:
private var avatar:MovieClip; // set on initialisation
private function avatarSayWord():Void
{
avatar.MP3 = Questions[nCurrentQuestion].media;
trace(Game.avatarSayWord: + avatar.MP3); // traces path to mp3
file correctly from avatar
avatar.mouthControl(start); // does nothing
avatar.testavatar(); // does nothing
}
the setter and the getter is working but the public methods aren't
working at all
what am i doing wrong please?
please help - it's crunch time here
thankyou
alz
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 - problems calling a movieclip class
ah never mind again - i got it
i was referencing the holding clip, not the clip with the class on
sorry
alz
On 3 Oct 2008, at 12:07, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hi guys - really hope you can help with this one
i've got the following class assigned to a movieclip (using linkage)
[code]
import com.receptacledesign.events.EventClip
import mx.utils.Delegate;
class com.avatar extends EventClip // adds events to the movieclip
{
var _nc:NetConnection;
var _ns:NetStream;
var _mp3:String;
var player:MovieClip;
var avatarStatic:MovieClip;
// constructor
public function avatar()
{
init();
}
private function init():Void
{
trace(this + is here. v0.2); // outputs correctly
player = this.attachMovie(mcVideo, player,
this.getNextHighestDepth());
}
public function mouthControl(mouthMode:String):Void
{
trace(mouthControl); // doesn't trace :(
switch (mouthMode)
{
case start :
trace(startMouth);
startMouth();
break;
case stop :
trace(stopMouth);
stopMouth();
break;
default :
trace(mouthMode not recognised);
}
}
public function testavatar():Void // doesn't fire :(
{
trace(avatar is testing);
}
// private methods -
private function startMouth():Void
{
trace(startMouth());
_nc = new NetConnection();
_nc.connect(null);
_ns = new NetStream(_nc);
player.attachVideo(_ns);
_ns.play(mp3: + MP3);
_ns.onStatus = Delegate.create(this, nsOnStatus);
lexStatic.gotoAndPlay(on);
}
private function stopMouth():Void
{
trace(stopMouth());
}
private function fireEvent(evt:String):Void
{
if (evt != outro) gotoAndStop(static);
dispatchEvent({target:this, value:evt,
type:EventClip.FINISHED});
}
private function nsOnStatus(evt:Object):Void
{
trace(evt.code);
if (evt.code == NetStream.Buffer.Flush) stopMouth();
}
// getters and setters
public function set MP3(s:String):Void
{
_mp3 = s;
}
public function get MP3():String
{
return _mp3;
}
}
[/code]
and i'm trying to do the following
set the mp3 file path with the setter mp3
run the mouthControl() method
so i've done this in my main class:
private var avatar:MovieClip; // set on initialisation
private function avatarSayWord():Void
{
avatar.MP3 = Questions[nCurrentQuestion].media;
trace(Game.avatarSayWord: + avatar.MP3); // traces path to mp3
file correctly from avatar
avatar.mouthControl(start); // does nothing
avatar.testavatar(); // does nothing
}
the setter and the getter is working but the public methods aren't
working at all
what am i doing wrong please?
please help - it's crunch time here
thankyou
alz
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[Flashcoders] flushing memory
hi folks is there any way i can completely flush the memory for the flash plugin? i have a spelling game that uses classes on symbols placed on the timeline and when i hit a replay button at the end of my game, the playhead is moved to the start of the timeline (so none of the symbols are present any more) and then the game is started up again the only problem is that when the game goes through it's second pass, all of the questions are duplicated. I've tried delete'ing all of the objects in the class itself at the end of the game before i move back to the start but it still happens the only way i can see around it is to reload the whole page but that's a hit on the server which seems a little over the top cheers alz ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] AS2 EventDispatcher problem
hi guys - i could really use some help here
I have a swf, 'swf', that has a movieclip called 'clip' placed on
stage that uses the following class in it's linkage
all of this is loaded into another swf with moviecliploader
[code]
import com.receptacledesign.events.EventClip
class com.Clip extends EventClip
{
public function Lex()
{
super();
trace(Lex is here);
trace(_root._currentframe);
}
public function fireEvent(evt:String):Void
{
trace(evt);
dispatchEvent({target:this, type:EventClip.FINISHED});
}
}
[/code]
The fireEvent method of Clip is called from the timeline of the clip
once the onLoadInit event fires, i'm trying to listen to it within the
main class using the following line:
[code]
swf.clip.addEventListener(EventClip.FINISHED, Delegate.create(this,
animationFinished));
[/code]
but the event never gets picked up (i have a trace in the
animationFinished method to see if it's working) even tho the
fireEvent method traces correctly (with the trace(evt));
is it possible to do what i'm trying to do or have i done something
stupid?
thanks
allandt
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[Flashcoders] favourite programming environment
I'm sure it's been asked before but as these things change over time, i thought it worth rehashing now what's your favourite coding environment? I really like FlashDevelop but because I'm on a mac, I've been looking into other options (although FD with parallels is a pretty good setup). I've found eclipse and FDT to be shaky at best - the AS2 libraries are incomplete (the mx lib has to be added to the default setup, for instance) and it seems to be a little unstable (if it doesn't crash entirely once in a while, it seems to get slower over time - maybe there's a memory leak somewhere?) and FDT costs an astronomical amount for something that is supposed to go alongside the Flash IDE when doing AS2 (which seems to be still the most widely used version of Actionscript outside of full-on microsite design) as it doesn't have it's own AS2 compiler. I've seen that coda has started supporting AS code hinting but without real OOP class support, it really only is a curio at the moment. what do you guys think? thanks allandt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] TweenMax help needed
sweet
i actually found a workaround for my issue - i used the
TweenMax.delayedCall to run my functions instead of running delay:
and delayIncrement: and that seemed to fix the problem i had.
On a side note - i was using a setInterval to add pauses in between
firing the different tweens i was doing (as part of a larger
animation manager package) and it seemed to have problems doing both
the tweens and the interval - the numbers i was passing to the
interval were behaving very strangely - they were behaving like
seconds rather than milliseconds and the whole interval would fall
over after a couple of calls (hence me digging into the tweenmax api
for the delay and delayedCall options). So it would seem that
TweenMax doesn't play nice with setInterval. Is this a recognised
issue (and the reason for a delayedCall method)?
a
On 24 Aug 2008, at 16:34, Jack Doyle wrote:
Sure, you can use delay and delayIncrement together in a
TweenMax.allTo()
call. They work great together.
Also, I should mention that I'm releasing a pretty significant
upgrade to
the TweenLite/TweenFilterLite/TweenMax family soon. Probably the
biggest
enhancement has to do with a new OverwriteManager class that gives
you lots
of control of how (and if) tweens handle overlaps/conflicts,
including an
AUTO mode that only overwrites individual overlapping properties
instead
of the entire tweens. There are actually 4 modes from which to
choose (NONE,
ALL, AUTO, and CONCURRENT). This means you'll probably never have
to type
overwrite:false again. Keep an eye on http://blog.greensock.com
for the
announcement.
If anyone would like me to e-mail them when the update is ready,
just let me
know by sending me an e-mail with TweenMax update in the subject.
Jack
-Original Message-
From: allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:27 AM
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Subject: [Flashcoders] TweenMax help needed
hi folks - i have a quick question
can anyone tell me if i use delay and delayIncrement in the same
TweenMax
call, will they clash?
so
will delayIncrement:0.05 and delay:_delay overwrite each other?
TweenMax.allTo(aTilesToMove, .2, {_y:nMoveAmount, ease:Quad.easeIn,
delayIncrement:0.05, overwrite:false, , onStart:nextAnimationFrame,
onStartParams:[_oAnimationObject]});
thanks
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] ...Friday, 5:38 pm
heh :) if flash died tomorrow, what would you do instead? On 25 Jul 2008, at 22:20, Steven Sacks wrote: I'm still here. ;) allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: it brings up a serious point tho - can flash survive with the amount of animosity there is towards it? ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] ...Friday, 5:38 pm
i mean if the flash plugin died so no actionscript what would you do On 26 Jul 2008, at 12:13, Cor wrote: OK, serious, FlashDevelop. I already use it in combination with the Flex SDK. Marvelous autocompletion and other handy functionalities. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: zaterdag 26 juli 2008 13:02 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] ...Friday, 5:38 pm heh :) if flash died tomorrow, what would you do instead? On 25 Jul 2008, at 22:20, Steven Sacks wrote: I'm still here. ;) allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: it brings up a serious point tho - can flash survive with the amount of animosity there is towards it? ___ 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 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
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
wow - i have no idea what that means at all time to hit the books - thanks :) On 4 Jul 2008, at 01:09, Claudius Ceteras wrote: Hi, is there a way of counting back from the end of the number and inserting the comma (even without a regular expression)? if i use the g modifier in the regexp (so var pattern:RegExp = /000/g;), it will only pick up the first 000 (and every multiple thereafter) instead of leaving the first 0 (which is expected behaviour but something i'd like to get around) How about positive lookaheads? /(000)(?=(?:000)*[^0])/g If you want this also to work for 1234567 = 1,234,567, you can replace every 0 in the pattern with \d and call the replace function with , \1 instead of ,000 This is untested, but should work... Let me know. regards, Claudius ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
hi again i've been trying different things and it seems that the [^0] or [^\d] is stopping it working. (I needed to use $1 rather than \1 to reference the first group in the String.replace statement) here is what i've got so far var sYear:String = 1234567; var pattern:RegExp = /(\d\d\d)(?=(?:\d\d\d)*[^\d])/g; sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,$1); //traces 1234567 if i drop the NOT part var sYear:String = 1234567; var pattern:RegExp = /(\d\d\d)(?=(?:\d\d\d)*)/g; sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,$1); //traces ,123,4567 This stuff is really new to me so i really appreciate the help thanks a On 4 Jul 2008, at 01:09, Claudius Ceteras wrote: Hi, is there a way of counting back from the end of the number and inserting the comma (even without a regular expression)? if i use the g modifier in the regexp (so var pattern:RegExp = /000/g;), it will only pick up the first 000 (and every multiple thereafter) instead of leaving the first 0 (which is expected behaviour but something i'd like to get around) How about positive lookaheads? /(000)(?=(?:000)*[^0])/g If you want this also to work for 1234567 = 1,234,567, you can replace every 0 in the pattern with \d and call the replace function with , \1 instead of ,000 This is untested, but should work... Let me know. regards, Claudius ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
hey that's great sid - thanks a On 4 Jul 2008, at 12:26, Sidney de Koning wrote: Hi Allandt, Have you found this tool already? http://www.gskinner.com/blog/ archives/2008/03/regexr_free_onl.html It allows you to test your regex pattern expecially for AS And you can find a cheatsheat on RegEx on www.ilovejackdaniels.com and there is ofcourse alot on whttp://www.regular-expressions.info/ quickstart.html and http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html Hope this will get you started, Sid On Jul 4, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: hi again i've been trying different things and it seems that the [^0] or [^ \d] is stopping it working. (I needed to use $1 rather than \1 to reference the first group in the String.replace statement) here is what i've got so far var sYear:String = 1234567; var pattern:RegExp = /(\d\d\d)(?=(?:\d\d\d)*[^\d])/g; sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,$1); //traces 1234567 if i drop the NOT part var sYear:String = 1234567; var pattern:RegExp = /(\d\d\d)(?=(?:\d\d\d)*)/g; sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,$1); //traces ,123,4567 This stuff is really new to me so i really appreciate the help thanks a On 4 Jul 2008, at 01:09, Claudius Ceteras wrote: Hi, is there a way of counting back from the end of the number and inserting the comma (even without a regular expression)? if i use the g modifier in the regexp (so var pattern:RegExp = /000/g;), it will only pick up the first 000 (and every multiple thereafter) instead of leaving the first 0 (which is expected behaviour but something i'd like to get around) How about positive lookaheads? /(000)(?=(?:000)*[^0])/g If you want this also to work for 1234567 = 1,234,567, you can replace every 0 in the pattern with \d and call the replace function with ,\1 instead of ,000 This is untested, but should work... Let me know. regards, Claudius ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
the \b boundary worked a treat - i'm just researching why it worked now thanks for all your help guys a On 4 Jul 2008, at 13:17, Claudius Ceteras wrote: To get this to also work with just the year you may replace [^\d] with (?:[^\d]|$) which expects a non-digit or the end of the string Or even better Replace [^\d] with \b which should also work. regards Claudius ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
wow - that's really helpful - thanks a lot for your time claudius best a On 4 Jul 2008, at 14:56, Claudius Ceteras wrote: the \b boundary worked a treat - i'm just researching why it worked now /(\d\d\d)(?=(?:\d\d\d)*\b)/g Find all groups of three digits (\d\d\d) , which are followed by positive lookahead: (?= ) 0, 3, 6, 9, ... Digits, followed by a word boundary (?:\d\d\d)*\b Word boundaries match at the end of the number, so because it only matches three digits groups which are followed by a number of digits which is divisible by 3, it doesnt find 123 in 1234567, but 234 (because it's followed by 3 digits followed by a word boundary) and 456 (because it's followed by 0 digits followed by a wod boundary) Btw, (?: ) is a non-capturing group, (?= ) is a positive lookahead. You can google for both... regards Claudius ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Strange Masking Bug in Flash
are the masks rendered as bitmaps? On 3 Jul 2008, at 16:40, peter ginsberg wrote: Hoping to get some help with a bizarre bug that has been haunting development of the current game we're working on. The situation is this: We have character animations where we swap in dynamic clothing. We developed a system where we add patterns dynamically to the clothing by doing the following with code: 1. Dupe the movieclip/sprite which is going to get a pattern 2. Use the dupe as a mask on a big square sprite that has the graphic pattern in it. 3. Put the resulting masked element as a MULTIPLY overlay on the underlying original clip. It works great in most cases EXCEPT for this bizarre issue we keep running into where in some clips the mask is partially broken -- seemingly random parts of the movieclip are not masked, or in other parts weird extra lines appear, or even big blocks. *Sometimes* you can fix this by going into the movieclip and grouping ungrouped graphical elements. It gets really messed up if there are more complicated graphical elements in there (like a gradient). In these cases, even attempts to group elements, or make them movieclips, or whatever, doesn't seem to help much. I was able to create a super simple demonstration of this bug, and posted here: http://www.thup.com/maskbug.zip Surprisingly, I was able to replicate the error without any code, just using CS3. The movieclips on the left and right are both the same, but the one on the right has the lines and fills inside the movieclip groups *separately*. You'll note both of these look just fine in preview, but when you build the swf, the one on the left has a big block of the masked object showing for no reason. Someone is probably going to tell me to just group items as I've done in this example, but like I said above that doesn't always work. For some elements nothing works at all. This is sort of a bug in flash, but I can't have been the first person to notice it. Does anyone have any idea how we caused it? Is it just that flash can only support masks that are simple flat color fills? If it's the latter, I have a follow up question, can anyone think of a clever way to take the movieclips we are using and convert them into monotone fills of the same exact dimensions (some kind of bitmapdata conversion maybe?). Thanks in advance for any advice! ___ 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] regexp question
hey
i am using regexp to inject commas into my years by searching for 000
and replacing with ,000 like this
var pattern:RegExp = /000/;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,000);
however, this approach will bug every multiple of 10,000 as there are
more zeros than the pattern expects.
is there a way of counting back from the end of the number and
inserting the comma (even without a regular expression)? if i use the
g modifier in the regexp (so var pattern:RegExp = /000/g;), it will
only pick up the first 000 (and every multiple thereafter) instead of
leaving the first 0 (which is expected behaviour but something i'd
like to get around)
would you use an if statement to count the length of the sYear string
or is there a better way?
at the moment, because i know that i only need years from 15,000 bc,
i'm doing this:
var sYear:String = String(nYear);
if (sYear.length 5)
{
if (sYear != -1)
{
var pattern:RegExp = /000/;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,000);
} else {
var pattern:RegExp = //;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, 0,000);
}
}
which is a bit hacky and limited
interested to hear your answer
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Re: [Flashcoders] as3 textfield scroll problem
Would be really interested in an opinion on this - there's 3 lines of
code (commented) that are relavent in the block below
thanks a lot, guys
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 18:33, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
Hi - i found a way around this (by adding a body format as a
setTextFormat even though it replicates the defaultTextFormat) but
i'd really like to know if anyone has had similar problems and if
this is a bug in the player or if there's a problem with my
implementation
thanks again
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
i should probably mention that the same object is used for several
instances but it's just the one that doesn't use the
elCreditFormat TextFormat that fails to scroll
thanks
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 15:10, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
i really hope someone can help me here
i have a textfield that is set up with a defaultTextFormat and
has several setTextFormats applied to type within it but when i
try to overflow it and add a scrollbar, i get no scroll result.
I've looked into it and it seems that no matter how much type
goes in (either more or less), it shows that there are 4 lines
(using TextField.numLines) in it.
i've included the method below and commented where the issue is -
note that there is a textformat that is applied if the elCredit
property is set that is the thing that seems to be the problem:
when it is added, the numLines traces to the actual number of
lines (and the scrollbar works) but when it doesn't get used,
numLines is 4 regardless of content and the scrollbar doesn't work
please help as i'm really stumped on this issue
thankyou
a
private function createBase():void
{
elBase = new Sprite();
elBase.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
elBase.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, elWidth, elHeight);
elBase.x = elX;
elBase.y = elY;
var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new
DropShadowFilter();
dropShadow.color = 0x00;
dropShadow.blurX = 10;
dropShadow.blurY = 10;
dropShadow.angle = 135;
dropShadow.alpha = ...5;
dropShadow.distance = 10;
var filtersArray:Array = new Array(dropShadow);
elBase.filters = filtersArray;
var close_btn:Sprite = new Sprite();
close_btn.buttonMode = true;
close_btn.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x33, 1);
close_btn.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
close_btn.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 10, 10);
close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
closeBtnListener);
close_btn.x = elWidth -15;
close_btn.y = 5;
var popupNotice_txt:String = Click image to zoom
in/out.;
var popupNotice:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField
(0xFF, 12, headingFont, 5, 2, textWidth, textHeight,
popupNotice_txt, true);
var txt:String = elTitle +\n;
txt += elDate +\n;
txt += elText +\n;
if (elCredit != \nPicture credit: ) txt += elCredit;
textWidth -= 15;
// this is the textfield
var elTextField:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField
(0x00, 12, mainFont, textX, textY, textWidth, textHeight, txt);
elTextField.wordWrap = true;
elTextField.multiline = true;
var eltfScrollbar:UIScrollBar = new UIScrollBar();
eltfScrollbar.scrollTarget = elTextField;
eltfScrollbar.move(elTextField.x+elTextField.width,
elTextField.y);
eltfScrollbar.height = elTextField.height;
var titleFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleFormat.font = headingFont;
titleFormat.size = 16;
titleFormat.leading = 0;
titleFormat.color = 0xFF;
var dateFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
dateFormat.font = subheadingFont;
dateFormat.size = 14;
dateFormat.leading = 6;
dateFormat.color = 0xFF;
var creditFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
creditFormat.size = 9
Re: [Flashcoders] regexp question
thanks a lot :)
On 2 Jul 2008, at 15:24, Juan Pablo Califano wrote:
Hi,
You can check out ascb (ActionScript Cook Book), a library with
some useful
functions. In this case, the class NumberFormat, and the method
format may
do the job.
http://www.rightactionscript.com/ascb/
Almost any formatNumber method you can find in many other libraries
will
help you too, except for some reason you want to roll your own.
Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano
2008/7/2, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
hey
i am using regexp to inject commas into my years by searching for
000 and
replacing with ,000 like this
var pattern:RegExp = /000/;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern, ,000);
however, this approach will bug every multiple of 10,000 as there
are more
zeros than the pattern expects.
is there a way of counting back from the end of the number and
inserting
the comma (even without a regular expression)? if i use the g
modifier in
the regexp (so var pattern:RegExp = /000/g;), it will only pick up
the first
000 (and every multiple thereafter) instead of leaving the first 0
(which is
expected behaviour but something i'd like to get around)
would you use an if statement to count the length of the sYear
string or is
there a better way?
at the moment, because i know that i only need years from 15,000
bc, i'm
doing this:
var sYear:String = String(nYear);
if (sYear.length 5)
{
if (sYear != -1)
{
var pattern:RegExp = /000/;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern,
,000);
} else {
var pattern:RegExp = //;
sYear = sYear.replace(pattern,
0,000);
}
}
which is a bit hacky and limited
interested to hear your answer
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] Warning: 3596: Duplicate variable definition.
should that be:? var clip:* = e.target; var buttons:Array = _menuButtons; (e.target.buttonType == 1) ? buttons = _subMenuButtons : buttons = _menuButtons; On 1 Jul 2008, at 00:03, Steven Sacks wrote: Even better, 3 lines. var clip:* = e.target; var buttons:Array = _menuButtons; if (e.target.buttonType == 1) buttons = _subMenuButtons; ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Warning: 3596: Duplicate variable definition.
nice! ;) On 1 Jul 2008, at 08:37, Steven Sacks wrote: Why? You already set buttons to _menuButtons. Now you're going to set it again? Besides, that ternary is not DRY because you are setting buttons = twice. However, it can be compacted even more, and in 2 lines, instead of 3, by reusing clip and a ternary in the var declaration, like so: var clip:* = e.target; var buttons:Array = (clip.buttonType == 1) ? _subMenuButtons: _menuButtons; :) Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: should that be:? var clip:* = e.target; var buttons:Array = _menuButtons; (e.target.buttonType == 1) ? buttons = _subMenuButtons : buttons = _menuButtons; ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] scrollbar for pure AS3 project
take a look at http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245468 might help - it did me (i'm overbyte in the thread) On 1 Jul 2008, at 08:55, Gregory N wrote: Hello all, I'm wokring on a project in FlashDevelop 3 ans Flex 2 SDK, with pure AS3 project type. And when it came to a scrollbar, I've got a problem :-) The matter is - Flex component requires SWF to be mxml-based - Flash CS3 component requires component instance in the library - and I don't have enough time to create my own code-only scrollbar from scratch. Are there some workaround for this? Mean loading/embedding an external swf with scrollbar etc... OR Can someone recommend a good code-only scrollbar for AS3 project? Free or commercial - both are appropriate. -- -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ 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] urgent as3 textfield scroll problem
i really hope someone can help me here
i have a textfield that is set up with a defaultTextFormat and has
several setTextFormats applied to type within it but when i try to
overflow it and add a scrollbar, i get no scroll result.
I've looked into it and it seems that no matter how much type goes in
(either more or less), it shows that there are 4 lines (using
TextField.numLines) in it.
i've included the method below and commented where the issue is -
note that there is a textformat that is applied if the elCredit
property is set that is the thing that seems to be the problem: when
it is added, the numLines traces to the actual number of lines (and
the scrollbar works) but when it doesn't get used, numLines is 4
regardless of content and the scrollbar doesn't work
please help as i'm really stumped on this issue
thankyou
a
private function createBase():void
{
elBase = new Sprite();
elBase.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
elBase.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, elWidth, elHeight);
elBase.x = elX;
elBase.y = elY;
var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new
DropShadowFilter();
dropShadow.color = 0x00;
dropShadow.blurX = 10;
dropShadow.blurY = 10;
dropShadow.angle = 135;
dropShadow.alpha = .5;
dropShadow.distance = 10;
var filtersArray:Array = new Array(dropShadow);
elBase.filters = filtersArray;
var close_btn:Sprite = new Sprite();
close_btn.buttonMode = true;
close_btn.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x33, 1);
close_btn.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
close_btn.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 10, 10);
close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
closeBtnListener);
close_btn.x = elWidth -15;
close_btn.y = 5;
var popupNotice_txt:String = Click image to zoom
in/out.;
var popupNotice:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF,
12, headingFont, 5, 2, textWidth, textHeight, popupNotice_txt, true);
var txt:String = elTitle +\n;
txt += elDate +\n;
txt += elText +\n;
if (elCredit != \nPicture credit: ) txt += elCredit;
textWidth -= 15;
// this is the textfield
var elTextField:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0x00,
12, mainFont, textX, textY, textWidth, textHeight, txt);
elTextField.wordWrap = true;
elTextField.multiline = true;
var eltfScrollbar:UIScrollBar = new UIScrollBar();
eltfScrollbar.scrollTarget = elTextField;
eltfScrollbar.move(elTextField.x+elTextField.width,
elTextField.y);
eltfScrollbar.height = elTextField.height;
var titleFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleFormat.font = headingFont;
titleFormat.size = 16;
titleFormat.leading = 0;
titleFormat.color = 0xFF;
var dateFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
dateFormat.font = subheadingFont;
dateFormat.size = 14;
dateFormat.leading = 6;
dateFormat.color = 0xFF;
var creditFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
creditFormat.size = 9;
creditFormat.color = 0x33;
var titleItalicFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleItalicFormat.font = headingItalicFont;
var bodyItalicFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
bodyItalicFormat.font = mainItalicFont;
var titleLength:int = int(elTitle.length) +1;
var dateLength:int = int(elDate.length) + titleLength
+1;
var totalLength:int = int(txt.length);
var textLength:int = totalLength -
int(elCredit.length);
elTextField.setTextFormat(titleFormat, 0, titleLength);
Re: [Flashcoders] urgent as3 textfield scroll problem
i should probably mention that the same object is used for several
instances but it's just the one that doesn't use the elCreditFormat
TextFormat that fails to scroll
thanks
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 15:10, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
i really hope someone can help me here
i have a textfield that is set up with a defaultTextFormat and has
several setTextFormats applied to type within it but when i try to
overflow it and add a scrollbar, i get no scroll result.
I've looked into it and it seems that no matter how much type goes
in (either more or less), it shows that there are 4 lines (using
TextField.numLines) in it.
i've included the method below and commented where the issue is -
note that there is a textformat that is applied if the elCredit
property is set that is the thing that seems to be the problem:
when it is added, the numLines traces to the actual number of lines
(and the scrollbar works) but when it doesn't get used, numLines is
4 regardless of content and the scrollbar doesn't work
please help as i'm really stumped on this issue
thankyou
a
private function createBase():void
{
elBase = new Sprite();
elBase.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
elBase.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, elWidth, elHeight);
elBase.x = elX;
elBase.y = elY;
var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new
DropShadowFilter();
dropShadow.color = 0x00;
dropShadow.blurX = 10;
dropShadow.blurY = 10;
dropShadow.angle = 135;
dropShadow.alpha = .5;
dropShadow.distance = 10;
var filtersArray:Array = new Array(dropShadow);
elBase.filters = filtersArray;
var close_btn:Sprite = new Sprite();
close_btn.buttonMode = true;
close_btn.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x33, 1);
close_btn.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
close_btn.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 10, 10);
close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
closeBtnListener);
close_btn.x = elWidth -15;
close_btn.y = 5;
var popupNotice_txt:String = Click image to zoom
in/out.;
var popupNotice:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF,
12, headingFont, 5, 2, textWidth, textHeight, popupNotice_txt, true);
var txt:String = elTitle +\n;
txt += elDate +\n;
txt += elText +\n;
if (elCredit != \nPicture credit: ) txt += elCredit;
textWidth -= 15;
// this is the textfield
var elTextField:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0x00,
12, mainFont, textX, textY, textWidth, textHeight, txt);
elTextField.wordWrap = true;
elTextField.multiline = true;
var eltfScrollbar:UIScrollBar = new UIScrollBar();
eltfScrollbar.scrollTarget = elTextField;
eltfScrollbar.move(elTextField.x+elTextField.width,
elTextField.y);
eltfScrollbar.height = elTextField.height;
var titleFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleFormat.font = headingFont;
titleFormat.size = 16;
titleFormat.leading = 0;
titleFormat.color = 0xFF;
var dateFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
dateFormat.font = subheadingFont;
dateFormat.size = 14;
dateFormat.leading = 6;
dateFormat.color = 0xFF;
var creditFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
creditFormat.size = 9;
creditFormat.color = 0x33;
var titleItalicFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleItalicFormat.font = headingItalicFont;
var bodyItalicFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
bodyItalicFormat.font = mainItalicFont;
var titleLength:int = int(elTitle.length) +1;
var dateLength:int = int(elDate.length) + titleLength
+1
Re: [Flashcoders] urgent as3 textfield scroll problem
Hi - i found a way around this (by adding a body format as a
setTextFormat even though it replicates the defaultTextFormat) but
i'd really like to know if anyone has had similar problems and if
this is a bug in the player or if there's a problem with my
implementation
thanks again
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
i should probably mention that the same object is used for several
instances but it's just the one that doesn't use the elCreditFormat
TextFormat that fails to scroll
thanks
a
On 30 Jun 2008, at 15:10, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
i really hope someone can help me here
i have a textfield that is set up with a defaultTextFormat and has
several setTextFormats applied to type within it but when i try to
overflow it and add a scrollbar, i get no scroll result.
I've looked into it and it seems that no matter how much type goes
in (either more or less), it shows that there are 4 lines (using
TextField.numLines) in it.
i've included the method below and commented where the issue is -
note that there is a textformat that is applied if the elCredit
property is set that is the thing that seems to be the problem:
when it is added, the numLines traces to the actual number of
lines (and the scrollbar works) but when it doesn't get used,
numLines is 4 regardless of content and the scrollbar doesn't work
please help as i'm really stumped on this issue
thankyou
a
private function createBase():void
{
elBase = new Sprite();
elBase.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
elBase.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, elWidth, elHeight);
elBase.x = elX;
elBase.y = elY;
var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new
DropShadowFilter();
dropShadow.color = 0x00;
dropShadow.blurX = 10;
dropShadow.blurY = 10;
dropShadow.angle = 135;
dropShadow.alpha = ..5;
dropShadow.distance = 10;
var filtersArray:Array = new Array(dropShadow);
elBase.filters = filtersArray;
var close_btn:Sprite = new Sprite();
close_btn.buttonMode = true;
close_btn.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x33, 1);
close_btn.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
close_btn.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 10, 10);
close_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,
closeBtnListener);
close_btn.x = elWidth -15;
close_btn.y = 5;
var popupNotice_txt:String = Click image to zoom
in/out.;
var popupNotice:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF,
12, headingFont, 5, 2, textWidth, textHeight, popupNotice_txt, true);
var txt:String = elTitle +\n;
txt += elDate +\n;
txt += elText +\n;
if (elCredit != \nPicture credit: ) txt += elCredit;
textWidth -= 15;
// this is the textfield
var elTextField:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0x00,
12, mainFont, textX, textY, textWidth, textHeight, txt);
elTextField.wordWrap = true;
elTextField.multiline = true;
var eltfScrollbar:UIScrollBar = new UIScrollBar();
eltfScrollbar.scrollTarget = elTextField;
eltfScrollbar.move(elTextField.x+elTextField.width,
elTextField.y);
eltfScrollbar.height = elTextField.height;
var titleFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleFormat.font = headingFont;
titleFormat.size = 16;
titleFormat.leading = 0;
titleFormat.color = 0xFF;
var dateFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
dateFormat.font = subheadingFont;
dateFormat.size = 14;
dateFormat.leading = 6;
dateFormat.color = 0xFF;
var creditFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
creditFormat.size = 9;
creditFormat.color = 0x33;
var titleItalicFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
titleItalicFormat.font = headingItalicFont
Re: [Flashcoders] Drag and Snapping
without any context it's a little difficult to answer - could you post your code? On 30 Jun 2008, at 17:57, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) wrote: I have a mc that I am dragging... when I click on it - it snaps to 0,0 of the movie... I do not remember running into this before How can I make it so it does not snap to a coordinate, but just stays where it is? ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Saffron Modeler - what happened to it
do these frameworks use any particular design patterns or are they set up differently? a On 30 Jun 2008, at 17:11, Sidney de Koning wrote: there is loads of activity on sam's twitter account http:// twitter.com/SamuelAgesilas S. On Jun 30, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Jiri Heitlager wrote: Does somebody know what happend to the saffron UML modelling tool. The site http://www.levelofindustry.com/ is not showing any update anymore. Jiri ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] question re: path for nested movies
Hi folks i have a quick question regarding pathing for a streaming flv. i have a banner swf that streams an flv which is loaded into another swf that rotates several banners randomly - so my total structure is: html page | banner player swf | banner swf | netstream flv if i want to use a relative path for the flv, would i do it from the html page or would you just recommend that i use an absolute path to the flv and be done with it? thanks a ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] question re: path for nested movies
thanks for the advice, guys alz On 27 Jun 2008, at 10:50, Kenneth Kawamoto wrote: Use loaderInfo.url as the base and create paths relative to that. Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: Hi folks i have a quick question regarding pathing for a streaming flv. i have a banner swf that streams an flv which is loaded into another swf that rotates several banners randomly - so my total structure is: html page | banner player swf | banner swf | netstream flv if i want to use a relative path for the flv, would i do it from the html page or would you just recommend that i use an absolute path to the flv and be done with it? thanks a ___ 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] switch statement more efficient than if...else?
Hi guys quick question that came up in a conversation I had the other day - are switch statements more or less efficient than a series of if...else statements in either AS2 or AS3? I'd always thought that the most efficient was the switch al.z ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] switch statement more efficient than if...else?
hey thanks for all of your responses al.z On 25 Jun 2008, at 16:24, Juan Pablo Califano wrote: I doubt there's a noticeable difference between a switch and a series of if /else if statements. In AS 3.0 bytecode, though, switches and equivalent conditionals are not necessarily compiled into the same bytecode. In fact, there's a lookupswitch instruction (opcode 0x1b). Of course, any switch can be implemented as a series of if / else if statements, but that's up to the compiler. From my (limited) experience, the Flash IDE always uses a switch bytecode whenever it finds a switch construct in Actionscript code. I don't know how it affects runtime performance, but my guess is that it doesn't have much impact. And, thinking about it, maybe that opcode exists because it's an optimized way to compile / execute a series of related conditions. Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2008/6/25, eric e. dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Switch/case is a bit quicker. On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys quick question that came up in a conversation I had the other day - are switch statements more or less efficient than a series of if...else statements in either AS2 or AS3? I'd always thought that the most efficient was the switch al.z ___ 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 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] expanding pages with flash and javascript
has anyone used or know of any really good page expanders for flash/ javascript - i guess it would use an external interface call - either as2 or as3 - i'd like to have a textfield that extends the html page it's in to it's total height but i'm not really good with javascript thanks al ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
wow - i'll get my coat must have been a late one thanks zeh On 18 May 2008, at 00:38, Zeh Fernando wrote: screenResX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX; Are you really doing this? Does it have a var in front of the code? Zeh ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
okay, in spite of my typo, i'm still getting strange behaviour If I do this: stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE; stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT; var screenScaleX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX / stage.stageWidth; var screenScaleY:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionY / stage.stageHeight; this.scaleX = screenScaleX; this.scaleY = screenScaleY; and test from the flash IDE, fullscreen doesn't work (which it shouldn't within flash) but the movie will scale up to the full size of the screen (baby steps) so everything is as it should be but when i export the movie to a projector and run it, the movie runs in full screen but doesn't scale up to the size of the screen. however if i use this in my code this.scaleX = 2; this.scaleY = 2; ie if i hardcode the numbers and publish the projector, the movie scales up as it should. Is there a timing issue with screenResolutionX that I need to take into account? thanks for your help so far guys Allandt On 18 May 2008, at 00:38, Zeh Fernando wrote: screenResX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX; Are you really doing this? Does it have a var in front of the code? Zeh ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
that's great - thanks a lot a On 18 May 2008, at 12:45, Muzak wrote: Is there a timing issue with screenResolutionX that I need to take into account? Yes there is. You're probably better off listening for FullScreenEvent.FULL_SCREEN and do the proper scaling there in the event handler. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/0150.html - Original Message - From: Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN okay, in spite of my typo, i'm still getting strange behaviour If I do this: stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE; stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT; var screenScaleX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX / stage.stageWidth; var screenScaleY:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionY / stage.stageHeight; this.scaleX = screenScaleX; this.scaleY = screenScaleY; and test from the flash IDE, fullscreen doesn't work (which it shouldn't within flash) but the movie will scale up to the full size of the screen (baby steps) so everything is as it should be but when i export the movie to a projector and run it, the movie runs in full screen but doesn't scale up to the size of the screen. however if i use this in my code this.scaleX = 2; this.scaleY = 2; ie if i hardcode the numbers and publish the projector, the movie scales up as it should. Is there a timing issue with screenResolutionX that I need to take into account? thanks for your help so far guys Allandt ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
anyone have any ideas about this please? is it maybe throwing up an issue with the get method? On 16 May 2008, at 18:48, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: okay - i'm trying to get this to work but Capabilities.screenResolutionX is a strange beast when i run the following traces, i get the following results trace (screen resolution is type +typeof (Capabilities.screenResolutionX)); // traces number trace (resolution x is +Capabilities.screenResolutionX); // traces 1600 trace (stage width is +stage.stageWidth); // traces 800 trace (this.scaleX); // traces 1 but if i try to use the screenResolutionX as a number, i get a coercion error: screenResX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX; outputs: 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type Class. 1188: Illegal assignment to class Number. can anyone tell me why this would be and what i can do to get around it? I've tried casting it' as Number' but that didn't work and according to the typeof trace, it isn't necessary thanks a On 16 May 2008, at 17:25, Romuald Quantin wrote: I guess it is, I enclosed a quick try (open the FLA and shift + F12 to get the EXE). Here is the code: stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE; stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT; mc.x = stage.stageWidth * .5; mc.y = stage.stageHeight * .5; mc.width = stage.stageWidth * .8; mc.height = stage.stageHeight * .8; your movie is scaled to 80% of the screen, be careful as if you leave the fullscreen mode, it is not working anymore, you'll need to test the state and apply other settings in case the user is not in fullscreen anymore. the mc is your content, centered in my try... if you don't want you main centered as I did, I think you'll have to test the user resolution: http://www.webzo.org/tutorials/flash/user-resolution-detection.php and then calculate the 20% gap in pixels to change the width, height, x, y of your content. Well, just a hint but it might possible, I hope it helps. Romu www.soundstep.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: 16 May 2008 16:42 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN The movie was originally supposed to be fixed but the client has asked for me to make it scale I'd like the movie to scale to about 80% of the screen size rather than 100% - is this possible? On 16 May 2008, at 16:12, Romuald Quantin wrote: If the swf size is fixed and you activate fullscreen, it should work as expected. Sorry I don't have any source code example but I think I've done it. But around the movie you'll get the color set for the SWF, meaning if you want you fixed SWF sitting on a nice gradient background, I don't think it is possible... If I remember well, better trying to be sure. Let us know. Romu -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: 16 May 2008 15:52 To: flashcoders Subject: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN is it possible to set a projector to show in fullscreen but reduce the actual movie to, say, 80% of the total screen size? Basically I have a projector that I've been working on but the client has asked that rather than have the window not scale within the screen (which I was using stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE for), they'd like the movie to scale up to the screen size. The problem with this is that it can be rather over-powering as it's not really been designed for this kind of view. So my thinking is that I'd like it to scale to about 80% of the screen size with the rest being a neutral border is this possible? thanks Allandt ___ 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 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 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] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
is it possible to set a projector to show in fullscreen but reduce the actual movie to, say, 80% of the total screen size? Basically I have a projector that I've been working on but the client has asked that rather than have the window not scale within the screen (which I was using stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE for), they'd like the movie to scale up to the screen size. The problem with this is that it can be rather over-powering as it's not really been designed for this kind of view. So my thinking is that I'd like it to scale to about 80% of the screen size with the rest being a neutral border is this possible? thanks Allandt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
The movie was originally supposed to be fixed but the client has asked for me to make it scale I'd like the movie to scale to about 80% of the screen size rather than 100% - is this possible? On 16 May 2008, at 16:12, Romuald Quantin wrote: If the swf size is fixed and you activate fullscreen, it should work as expected. Sorry I don't have any source code example but I think I've done it. But around the movie you'll get the color set for the SWF, meaning if you want you fixed SWF sitting on a nice gradient background, I don't think it is possible... If I remember well, better trying to be sure. Let us know. Romu -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: 16 May 2008 15:52 To: flashcoders Subject: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN is it possible to set a projector to show in fullscreen but reduce the actual movie to, say, 80% of the total screen size? Basically I have a projector that I've been working on but the client has asked that rather than have the window not scale within the screen (which I was using stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE for), they'd like the movie to scale up to the screen size. The problem with this is that it can be rather over-powering as it's not really been designed for this kind of view. So my thinking is that I'd like it to scale to about 80% of the screen size with the rest being a neutral border is this possible? thanks Allandt ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
would the resize event fire if the stage is set to NO_SCALE? it doesn't seem to be working for me On 16 May 2008, at 17:11, Glen Pike wrote: stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, redraw); ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN
okay - i'm trying to get this to work but Capabilities.screenResolutionX is a strange beast when i run the following traces, i get the following results trace (screen resolution is type +typeof (Capabilities.screenResolutionX)); // traces number trace (resolution x is +Capabilities.screenResolutionX); // traces 1600 trace (stage width is +stage.stageWidth); // traces 800 trace (this.scaleX); // traces 1 but if i try to use the screenResolutionX as a number, i get a coercion error: screenResX:Number = Capabilities.screenResolutionX; outputs: 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type Class. 1188: Illegal assignment to class Number. can anyone tell me why this would be and what i can do to get around it? I've tried casting it' as Number' but that didn't work and according to the typeof trace, it isn't necessary thanks a On 16 May 2008, at 17:25, Romuald Quantin wrote: I guess it is, I enclosed a quick try (open the FLA and shift + F12 to get the EXE). Here is the code: stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN; stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE; stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT; mc.x = stage.stageWidth * .5; mc.y = stage.stageHeight * .5; mc.width = stage.stageWidth * .8; mc.height = stage.stageHeight * .8; your movie is scaled to 80% of the screen, be careful as if you leave the fullscreen mode, it is not working anymore, you'll need to test the state and apply other settings in case the user is not in fullscreen anymore. the mc is your content, centered in my try... if you don't want you main centered as I did, I think you'll have to test the user resolution: http://www.webzo.org/tutorials/flash/user-resolution-detection.php and then calculate the 20% gap in pixels to change the width, height, x, y of your content. Well, just a hint but it might possible, I hope it helps. Romu www.soundstep.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: 16 May 2008 16:42 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN The movie was originally supposed to be fixed but the client has asked for me to make it scale I'd like the movie to scale to about 80% of the screen size rather than 100% - is this possible? On 16 May 2008, at 16:12, Romuald Quantin wrote: If the swf size is fixed and you activate fullscreen, it should work as expected. Sorry I don't have any source code example but I think I've done it. But around the movie you'll get the color set for the SWF, meaning if you want you fixed SWF sitting on a nice gradient background, I don't think it is possible... If I remember well, better trying to be sure. Let us know. Romu -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) Sent: 16 May 2008 15:52 To: flashcoders Subject: [Flashcoders] StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN is it possible to set a projector to show in fullscreen but reduce the actual movie to, say, 80% of the total screen size? Basically I have a projector that I've been working on but the client has asked that rather than have the window not scale within the screen (which I was using stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE for), they'd like the movie to scale up to the screen size. The problem with this is that it can be rather over-powering as it's not really been designed for this kind of view. So my thinking is that I'd like it to scale to about 80% of the screen size with the rest being a neutral border is this possible? thanks Allandt ___ 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 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] alpha not working on mc with textfield
Hi guys - this is probably something really obvious but it's got me a bit stumped (sorry it's a little OT but i can't find any answers) I have several movieclips containing a static textfield with text in using a font that I've already embedded for actionscript use (it has a * after it's name). I've motion tweened these to move across the screen, starting at 0 alpha and becoming 100 alpha at the end of the tween (so movement and alpha tween). The problem is that the alpha doesn't seem to be working. I've replaced the type with a random shape and the alpha works again so it seems to be something to do with the embedding but I'm not sure what. hope you can help obie ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] alpha not working on mc with textfield
thanks for the response i'm using the version with the asterisk after the name On 13 May 2008, at 17:02, Rich Shupe wrote: Obie, have you made sure the fields are using the embedded version of the font? Just embedding the font doesn't do anything. After embedding, you need to switch the font from the system version to the embedded version. Because you mentioned several clips, you can do this globally (if desired) using Find and Replace. On 5/13/08 10:51 AM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: Hi guys - this is probably something really obvious but it's got me a bit stumped (sorry it's a little OT but i can't find any answers) I have several movieclips containing a static textfield with text in using a font that I've already embedded for actionscript use (it has a * after it's name). I've motion tweened these to move across the screen, starting at 0 alpha and becoming 100 alpha at the end of the tween (so movement and alpha tween). The problem is that the alpha doesn't seem to be working. I've replaced the type with a random shape and the alpha works again so it seems to be something to do with the embedding but I'm not sure what. hope you can help obie Rich http://www.LearningActionScript3.com ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Why is good to extend an Event Class
i used a scrollbar class from the kirupa forum that extended the event class to accept the amount (in percent) that the bar was scrolling by - this allowed both the scrollbar and the scrolling object to receive the percent by listening to the event On 6 May 2008, at 17:21, Dwayne Neckles wrote: Why is it good to extend the Event Class in your application? I understand that you can create your own events with it that are specific to your app but does anyone have any good tutorials/articles on this? I am a visual learner and I don't get it fully just yet.. Meanwhile I'll keep searching.. Dwayne ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] component skinning issue
wow - that's quite a wierd decision for adobe
thanks for the response - that's really helpful
best
a
On 11 Apr 2008, at 16:01, Andres Garcia wrote:
this was the function I modified (setSize values)... Must be
similar in the component you are using... for a strange reason
those params values are hard coded... really bad!
override protected function configUI():void {
super.configUI();
thumb = new BaseButton();
thumb.setSize(14, 20);
thumb.autoRepeat = false;
addChild(thumb);
thumb.addEventListener
(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,thumbPressHandler,false,0,true);
track = new BaseButton();
track.move(0, 0);
track.setSize(80, 2);
track.autoRepeat = false;
track.useHandCursor = false;
track.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onTrackClick,false,0,true);
addChildAt(track,0);
}
On Apr 11, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hi - just a quickie here
if i change the size of a button in a component skin in my library
(UIScrollBar in this case) and then test the movie, the button is
stretched back to it's original size - can someone tell me what i
should be looking at to correct this please?
thanks guys
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Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts
thanks - that was helpful On 4 Apr 2008, at 10:47, Meinte van't Kruis wrote: as for font strangeness, this page is very helpful; http://www.connectedpixel.com/blog/fonts/embedding On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Kenneth Kawamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- M.A. van't Kruis http://www.malatze.nl/ ___ 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] is there a maximum filename length for pc?
i am creating a hybrid cd for mac and pc and, while the mac can take ridiculously long filenames, will the pc be able to see them or will they be truncated to 25 characters? I don't want some of my images to become unreadable on one side or the other thanks al Allandt Bik-Elliott thefieldcomic.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] is there a maximum filename length for pc?
ah cool - thanks for the heads up On 4 Apr 2008, at 18:07, Ibrahim Y wrote: this article may help you http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/10/limitations-with-long-file-names- on.html Ibrahim On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am creating a hybrid cd for mac and pc and, while the mac can take ridiculously long filenames, will the pc be able to see them or will they be truncated to 25 characters? I don't want some of my images to become unreadable on one side or the other thanks al Allandt Bik-Elliott thefieldcomic.com ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] maximum length of an xml document?
yeh i'm using as3 - i've run a trace on the xml and it seems to pull it all in okay so i'm going to go with it thanks for the input a On 4 Apr 2008, at 19:30, Jason Van Cleave wrote: in my experience the problem wasn't loading it but having the script time out trying to work with it. AS3 expoentially faster if you have a choice. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can anyone tell me what the maximum length i can go to is for an xml file to load into flash? i'm working on a biggie ta a ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ 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] 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 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] embedded fonts
have you tried doing what i did and using the actual font name as the .font property rather than the linkage class name? it's removing the text because it can't find the font On 3 Apr 2008, at 17:04, Stuart ((FunkDaWeb)) wrote: I too have a wierd problem with embeded fonts! When i set 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 ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access
have you tried without the line public var mc_one:MovieClip;?
it's my understanding that instantiating it by physically dragging it
out of the library and giving it an instance name is the declaration
- the way you're doing it would give a local variable the name with
no value, hence mc_one = null
a
On 2 Apr 2008, at 11:53, Stuart ((FunkDaWeb)) wrote:
Hello,
I'm having some trouble with AS3, basically if I create a movieclip
using the Flash IDE and give it an instance name of mc_one, I'm
unsure how to access it from an external actionscript class.
Currently on the root timeline I have...
var _mainClass:mainClass = new mainClass();
Which instantiates the mainClass and within the class I need to
access mc_one, but obviously _root.mc_one will no longer work.
I have tried this:
/* ... */
public class mainClass {
public var mc_one:MovieClip;
public function mainClass()
{
trace(mc_one); // Outputs null
}
}
The trouble is this solution does not work, it outputs null rather
than [Object MovieClip]
Help please!
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[Flashcoders] how to check if child exists
hmmm - i'm a little stuck on this
i'm trying to create a pop-up (will tween but i want to get it
working first) but i want it to kill any previous one that's up - how
would i go about this please?
here's my current code:
CODE
private function createEventList(pbList_xl:XMLList):void
{
if (this.contains(eventList)) removeChild(eventList); // remove
previous eventList if it's available - this is the bit that needs fixing
var listLength:int = pbList_xl.length();
var listentryHeight:int = 15;
var listHeight:int = listLength *
listentryHeight;
var listWidth:int = 50;
var mousePoint:Point = new Point(root.mouseX, root.mouseY); //
will tween from this point to a central point on the stage
var eventList:Sprite = new Sprite();
eventList.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
eventList.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, listWidth,
listHeight, 10);
eventList.x = mousePoint.x;
eventList.y = mousePoint.y;
addChild(eventList);
}
/CODE
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a
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to check if child exists
that's actually helped me implement a movieActive variable so i've
decided to go down that route instead - thanks for the input
On 2 Apr 2008, at 16:35, Kenneth Kawamoto wrote:
Place outside of the function - private var eventList:Sprite;
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hmmm - i'm a little stuck on this
i'm trying to create a pop-up (will tween but i want to get it
working first) but i want it to kill any previous one that's up -
how would i go about this please?
here's my current code:
CODE
private function createEventList(pbList_xl:XMLList):void
{
if (this.contains(eventList)) removeChild
(eventList); // remove previous eventList if it's available - this
is the bit that needs fixing
var listLength:int = pbList_xl.length();
var listentryHeight:int = 15;
var listHeight:int = listLength *
listentryHeight;
var listWidth:int= 50;
var mousePoint:Point= new Point(root.mouseX,
root.mouseY); // will tween from this point to a central point on
the stage
var eventList:Sprite = new Sprite();
eventList.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
eventList.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, listWidth,
listHeight, 10);
eventList.x = mousePoint.x;
eventList.y = mousePoint.y;
addChild(eventList);
}
/CODE
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a
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Re: [Flashcoders] how to check if child exists
that said, i'd still like to know how to determine if a display
object is in the current display list?
thanks
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On 2 Apr 2008, at 16:35, Kenneth Kawamoto wrote:
Place outside of the function - private var eventList:Sprite;
Kenneth Kawamoto
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Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hmmm - i'm a little stuck on this
i'm trying to create a pop-up (will tween but i want to get it
working first) but i want it to kill any previous one that's up -
how would i go about this please?
here's my current code:
CODE
private function createEventList(pbList_xl:XMLList):void
{
if (this.contains(eventList)) removeChild
(eventList); // remove previous eventList if it's available - this
is the bit that needs fixing
var listLength:int = pbList_xl.length();
var listentryHeight:int = 15;
var listHeight:int = listLength *
listentryHeight;
var listWidth:int= 50;
var mousePoint:Point= new Point(root.mouseX,
root.mouseY); // will tween from this point to a central point on
the stage
var eventList:Sprite = new Sprite();
eventList.graphics.beginFill(commonGrey, 1);
eventList.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, listWidth,
listHeight, 10);
eventList.x = mousePoint.x;
eventList.y = mousePoint.y;
addChild(eventList);
}
/CODE
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 MouseEvent target?
ah yes - i couldn't get the mouseChildren to work before when i had
drawn in the movieclip but now i've separated the container movieclip
from the drawn-in shape, it' s working
thanks for your help guys
here's a copy of my code in case anyone else is interested:
CODE
// on xml load complete
private function periodCompleteListener(e:Event):void
{
periodXmlDoc = periodXmlLoader.doc;
trace (periodXmlDoc.toXMLString());
for each (var period:XML in periodXmlDoc.*)
{
createPeriodBar([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]);
}
}
private function createPeriodBar(dateStart:int, dateEnd:int,
pbTitle:String, pbDate:String, pbList:Array = null):void
{
var pixelStart:int = yearsToPixels(dateStart);
var pixelEnd:int = yearsToPixels(dateEnd);
var pbX:int = pixelStart;
var pbWidth:int = pixelEnd - pixelStart;
var pbYStart:int = taTitleBarHeight + pbSpace; // start point for
all period bars
var pbY:int = pbYStart + pbGetY(dateStart, dateEnd) * (pbHeight
+pbSpace); // pbGetY(below) returns a level which is multiplied by
the hight and the spacing
var pbcontainer:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); // movieclip that
holds a variable (rolloverText), textfield and shape
var pb:Shape = new Shape();
if (uint(dateEnd-dateStart) 1)
{
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.3);// white 50%
alpha
pb.graphics.drawRoundRect(0,0,pbWidth,pbHeight,pbHeight);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pbcontainer.x = pbX;
pbcontainer.y = pbY;
var pbText:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF, 14,
headingFont, 4, -2, pbWidth-4, 25, pbTitle, false);
pbText.selectable = false;
pbText.text += ;
pbText.text += pbDate;
var pbf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
pbf.font=
subheadingFont;
pbf.size= 10;
var pbCurrentLength =
pbTitle.length+1;
var pbDateLength= pbText.length;
pbText.setTextFormat(pbf, pbCurrentLength,
pbDateLength);
pbcontainer.addChild(pbText);
pbcontainer.addChild(pb);
pbcontainer.mouseChildren = false;
} else
{
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.5);// white 50%
alpha
pb.graphics.drawCircle(0,0,pbHeight/2);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pbcontainer.x = pbX;
pbcontainer.y = pbY+(pbHeight/2);
pbcontainer.addChild(pb);
}
pbcontainer.rolloverText = pbTitle + \n + pbDate;
pbcontainer.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,
pbMouseOverListener);
scrollableBase.addChild(pbcontainer);
}
// replaces the mousefollower.text with what's in the rolloverText
variable
private function pbMouseOverListener(e:MouseEvent):void
{
mfTextField.text = e.target.rolloverText;
mouseFollower.visible = true;
}
// this stacks the period bars automatically based on if the dates
overlap
private function pbGetY(dateStart:int, dateEnd:int):int
{
var level:int = 0;
for (var i=0; ipreviousDateEnd_ar.length; i++)
{
if (dateStartpreviousDateEnd_ar[level])
{
previousDateEnd_ar[level] = dateEnd;
return level;
}
level++;
}
previousDateEnd_ar.push(dateEnd);
Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 MouseEvent target?
thanks Jiri i've just got the design patterns book so i'll be digging into that at some point in the near future a On 1 Apr 2008, at 10:40, Jiri Heitlager wrote: I think the best way to learn about Event Bubbling is understanding the Composite desing pattern. This is the pattern the DisplayList is implementing and bubbling will make much more sense when you understand the workings of the Composite Pattern. At least it did for me. Jiri Steven Sacks wrote: IMO, explaining Event Bubbling as the reason the TextField is the target is complicating the immediate solution he needs, which is mouseChildren = false. Yes, it's Event Bubbling that's causing the target to be the TextField. To understand Event Bubbling, read about it in the docs, or better yet, in a book (like Moock's). But, then you MUST do it yourself to learn how it works. If you don't play with it yourself, you will never get it no matter how much somebody explains it to you. I'm fully convinced of that. You gotta mess around with it to fully understand why it's so amazingly awesome. ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] TextField.bottomScroll
yeh - put a bunch of br /'s in at the end because of this - i thought it was only html dynamic text that did this but i guess not. Never found a solution a On 31 Mar 2008, at 14:05, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... I'm encountering a weird scenario where a TextField's bottom scroll isn't being reported accurately. It's tracing a number less what it actually. The end of the text in my TF was /r/r/r/r, and now I've populated it to be something like /rtext/rtext/rtext/rtext, thinking that would force the real value, but it's still inaccurate. Anyone ever encounter this? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ 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] AS3 MouseEvent target?
hi guys
in actionscript 3, if i put a mouse event on a movieclip object
containing a textfield, should the mouse event be on the movieclip or
the textfield?
here's my code (comments added to see where the problem is occurring)
CODE
private function createPeriodBar(dateStart:int, dateEnd:int,
pbTitle:String, pbDate:String, pbList:Array = null):void
{
var pixelStart:int = yearsToPixels(dateStart);
var pixelEnd:int = yearsToPixels(dateEnd);
var pbX:int = pixelStart;
var pbWidth:int = pixelEnd - pixelStart;
var pbYStart:int = taTitleBarHeight + pbSpace; // sets the
starting point for all periodBars
var pbY:int = pbYStart + pbGetY(dateStart, dateEnd) * (pbHeight
+pbSpace); // pbGetY is a separate function that automatically stacks
the periodBars where they will fit without overlapping
var pb:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); // was a sprite but sprites
cannot have strings attached to them, eg my rolloverText variable
if (uint(dateEnd-dateStart) 1) // if the difference between the
start and end dates is more than 1
{
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.3);
pb.graphics.drawRoundRect(0,0,pbWidth,pbHeight,pbHeight);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pb.x = pbX;
pb.y = pbY;
var pbText:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF, 14,
headingFont, 4, -2, pbWidth-4, 25, pbTitle, false);
pbText.selectable = false; // tried making this non-selectable
but it hasn't helped
pbText.text += ;
pbText.text += pbDate;
var pbf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
pbf.font=
subheadingFont;
pbf.size= 10;
var pbCurrentLength =
pbTitle.length+1;
var pbDateLength= pbText.length;
pbText.setTextFormat(pbf, pbCurrentLength,
pbDateLength);
pb.addChild(pbText);
} else {
// will create a dot instead of a box containing text if it will
otherwise be too small to render a roundrect
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.5);
pb.graphics.drawCircle(0,0,pbHeight/2);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pb.x = pbX;
pb.y = pbY+(pbHeight/2);
}
pb.rolloverText = pbTitle + /n + pbDate;
pb.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,
pbMouseOverListener);
scrollableBase.addChild(pb);
}
private function pbMouseOverListener(e:MouseEvent):void
{
mfTextField.text = e.target.rolloverText; // mfTextField is a
textfield within a mousefollower
trace (e.target); // traces simpleTextField if over a movieclip
with a simpletextfield in otherwise traces movieclip
trace (e.target.rolloverText); // gives error when over a
simpletextfield but works properly when over a movieclip without, eg
where the dates are too close and a dot is rendered instead
mouseFollower.visible = true;
}
because the movieclip isn't always the target (even tho i've set the
mouseevent on the movieclip), i can't consistently get a reading from
rolloverText (because it's trying to find the variable rolloverText
in the pbText SimpleTextField)
can anyone explain why this is and what i can do to get around it
please?
thanks a lot
a
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[Flashcoders] AS3 MouseEvent target?
hi guys
in actionscript 3, if i put a mouse event on a movieclip object
containing a textfield, should the mouse event be on the movieclip or
the textfield?
here's my code (comments added to see where the problem is occurring)
CODE
private function createPeriodBar(dateStart:int, dateEnd:int,
pbTitle:String, pbDate:String, pbList:Array = null):void
{
var pixelStart:int = yearsToPixels(dateStart);
var pixelEnd:int = yearsToPixels(dateEnd);
var pbX:int = pixelStart;
var pbWidth:int = pixelEnd - pixelStart;
var pbYStart:int = taTitleBarHeight + pbSpace; // sets the
starting point for all periodBars
var pbY:int = pbYStart + pbGetY(dateStart, dateEnd) * (pbHeight
+pbSpace); // pbGetY is a separate function that automatically stacks
the periodBars where they will fit without overlapping
var pb:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); // was a sprite but sprites
cannot have strings attached to them, eg my rolloverText variable
if (uint(dateEnd-dateStart) 1) // if the difference between the
start and end dates is more than 1
{
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.3);
pb.graphics.drawRoundRect(0,0,pbWidth,pbHeight,pbHeight);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pb.x = pbX;
pb.y = pbY;
var pbText:SimpleTextField = new SimpleTextField(0xFF, 14,
headingFont, 4, -2, pbWidth-4, 25, pbTitle, false);
pbText.selectable = false; // tried making this non-selectable
but it hasn't helped
pbText.text += ;
pbText.text += pbDate;
var pbf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
pbf.font=
subheadingFont;
pbf.size= 10;
var pbCurrentLength =
pbTitle.length+1;
var pbDateLength= pbText.length;
pbText.setTextFormat(pbf, pbCurrentLength,
pbDateLength);
pb.addChild(pbText);
} else {
// will create a dot instead of a box containing text if it will
otherwise be too small to render a roundrect
pb.graphics.beginFill(0xFF,.5);
pb.graphics.drawCircle(0,0,pbHeight/2);
pb.graphics.endFill();
pb.x = pbX;
pb.y = pbY+(pbHeight/2);
}
pb.rolloverText = pbTitle + /n + pbDate;
pb.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,
pbMouseOverListener);
scrollableBase.addChild(pb);
}
private function pbMouseOverListener(e:MouseEvent):void
{
mfTextField.text = e.target.rolloverText; // mfTextField is a
textfield within a mousefollower
trace (e.target); // traces simpleTextField if over a movieclip
with a simpletextfield in otherwise traces movieclip
trace (e.target.rolloverText); // gives error when over a
simpletextfield but works properly when over a movieclip without, eg
where the dates are too close and a dot is rendered instead
mouseFollower.visible = true;
}
because the movieclip isn't always the target (even tho i've set the
mouseevent on the movieclip), i can't consistently get a reading from
rolloverText (because it's trying to find the variable rolloverText
in the pbText SimpleTextField)
can anyone explain why this is and what i can do to get around it
please?
thanks a lot
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] using a class to load data
thanks jason
a
On 27 Mar 2008, at 21:30, Merrill, Jason wrote:
Yeah, I mean that's basically how I described it and would do it -
there
might be a better way, but that way should work fine for you.
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] using a class to load data
thanks jason - i've done this and it's working, i just wanted
you to take a look to make sure i've not done it stupidly
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
internal class XMLLoader extends EventDispatcher
{
// class variable declarations
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlURL:String;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
public static const COMPLETE:String = complete;
public function get doc():XML
{
return xmlDoc;
}
// constructor
public function XMLLoader(url:String)
{
xmlURL = url;
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new
URLRequest(xmlURL);
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener);
xmlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
dispatchEvent(new Event(XMLLoader.COMPLETE));
}
}
}
/CODE
and the function call is
CODE
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlurl:String;
private var xmlLoader:XMLLoader;
// call to initialiseXML() made in constructor private
function initialiseXML():void {
xmlLoader = new XMLLoader(xmlurl);
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener); }
private function completeListener(e:Event):void {
xmlDoc = xmlLoader.doc;
trace (xmlDoc.toXMLString()); //traces xml correctly } /CODE
a
On 27 Mar 2008, at 19:14, Merrill, Jason wrote:
Have your XMLLoader class extend EventDispatcher and have your
XMLLoader class dispatch an event when the load is
complete. Wherever
your instance of the class is declared, add an event
listener to the
instance and write a function handler. if you need assistance with
setting that up, write back, it's pretty simple.
Jason Merrill
Bank of America
GTO and Risk LLD Solutions Design Development eTools
Multimedia
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Subject: [Flashcoders] using a class to load data
hi guys
i am trying to set up a class to handle my xml (will be
instantiated
for each xml file) but i'm running into a slight problem
here is the class so far:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
internal class XMLLoader
{
// class variable declarations
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlURL:String;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
public function get doc():XML {return xmlDoc;}
// constructor
public function XMLLoader(url:String)
{
xmlURL = url;
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new
URLRequest(xmlURL);
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener);
xmlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
}
}
}
/CODE
the problem is with timing - from within the XMLLoader()
Class i can
wait for the COMPLETE event to reference the xmlDoc but
how would i
do that from an instance of the class
Re: [Flashcoders] multiple skins for V2 scrollbar
grab this pdf http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/flash_as2_components_help.pdf and go to the section called Creating new component skins QUOTE If you want to use a particular skin for one instance of a component, but another skin for another instance of the component, you must open a theme FLA file and create a new skin symbol. Components are designed to make it easy to use different skins for different instances. ... /QUOTE should be the info you need best a On 28 Mar 2008, at 14:38, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... Can anyone recommend an easy way to apply varying skins to varying instances of the V2 ScrollBar component, that's a subcomponent of either the ScrollPane or TextField? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Outsourcing (was: Tweening Engines for AS3)
i worked at The Online Studio where a lot of their actionscript gets outsourced to india and like you said, it's a little bit behind but overall very good AS2 code On 28 Mar 2008, at 15:03, Merrill, Jason wrote: I'm assisting with an Actionscript outsourcing project right now with some Flash game coders in Mumbai, so far so good, though they are a little behind in skills - but would be interested to learn any cultural things people have experienced with Flash developers in India. Jason Merrill Bank of America GTO and Risk LLD Solutions Design Development eTools Multimedia Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal GTO Innovative Learning Blog subscribe. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Krugle?
looks like a good organisation tool as well as a useful search tool On 28 Mar 2008, at 15:26, eric e. dolecki wrote: Anyone ever use Krugle.org to search for AS source code? I just ran into the site, and I am not sure what to think yet. For other languages it might be better, but I'm currently unsure without spending time in the system. The search results and tabbed interface, etc. is pretty sweet though. - eric ___ 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] using a class to load data
hi guys
i am trying to set up a class to handle my xml (will be instantiated
for each xml file) but i'm running into a slight problem
here is the class so far:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
internal class XMLLoader
{
// class variable declarations
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlURL:String;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
public function get doc():XML {return xmlDoc;}
// constructor
public function XMLLoader(url:String)
{
xmlURL = url;
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(xmlURL);
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
completeListener);
xmlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
}
}
}
/CODE
the problem is with timing - from within the XMLLoader() Class i can
wait for the COMPLETE event to reference the xmlDoc but how would i
do that from an instance of the class?
for instance if i do the following from my main class i get a null
object error because it doesn't wait for the data to be loaded before
trying to read it:
CODE
var xmlurl:String = path/to/xml.xml;
var xmlDoc:XMLLoader = new XMLLoader(xmlurl);
xmlDoc = xmlLoader.doc;
trace (xmlDoc.toXMLString());
/CODE
this would equally apply to an image loader, i guess
thanks in advance
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] using a class to load data
thanks jason - i've done this and it's working, i just wanted you to
take a look to make sure i've not done it stupidly
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
internal class XMLLoader extends EventDispatcher
{
// class variable declarations
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlURL:String;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
public static const COMPLETE:String = complete;
public function get doc():XML
{
return xmlDoc;
}
// constructor
public function XMLLoader(url:String)
{
xmlURL = url;
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(xmlURL);
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
completeListener);
xmlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
dispatchEvent(new Event(XMLLoader.COMPLETE));
}
}
}
/CODE
and the function call is
CODE
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlurl:String;
private var xmlLoader:XMLLoader;
// call to initialiseXML() made in constructor
private function initialiseXML():void
{
xmlLoader = new XMLLoader(xmlurl);
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = xmlLoader.doc;
trace (xmlDoc.toXMLString()); //traces xml correctly
}
/CODE
a
On 27 Mar 2008, at 19:14, Merrill, Jason wrote:
Have your XMLLoader class extend EventDispatcher and have your
XMLLoader
class dispatch an event when the load is complete. Wherever your
instance of the class is declared, add an event listener to the
instance
and write a function handler. if you need assistance with setting that
up, write back, it's pretty simple.
Jason Merrill
Bank of America
GTO and Risk LLD Solutions Design Development
eTools Multimedia
Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community
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ideas and technologies?
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Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 2:51 PM
To: flashcoders
Subject: [Flashcoders] using a class to load data
hi guys
i am trying to set up a class to handle my xml (will be
instantiated for each xml file) but i'm running into a slight
problem
here is the class so far:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;
internal class XMLLoader
{
// class variable declarations
private var xmlDoc:XML;
private var xmlURL:String;
private var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
public function get doc():XML {return xmlDoc;}
// constructor
public function XMLLoader(url:String)
{
xmlURL = url;
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new
URLRequest(xmlURL);
xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeListener);
xmlLoader.load(urlRequest);
}
private function completeListener(e:Event):void
{
xmlDoc = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
}
}
}
/CODE
the problem is with timing - from within the XMLLoader()
Class i can wait for the COMPLETE event to reference the
xmlDoc but how would i do that from an instance of the class?
for instance if i do the following from my main class i get a
null object error because it doesn't wait for the data to be
loaded before trying to read it:
CODE
var xmlurl:String = path/to/xml.xml;
var xmlDoc:XMLLoader = new XMLLoader(xmlurl); xmlDoc =
xmlLoader.doc; trace (xmlDoc.toXMLString()); /CODE
this would equally apply to an image loader, i guess
thanks in advance
a
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Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3
i couldn't afford to pay my bills on those prices On 27 Mar 2008, at 16:15, Dwayne Neckles wrote: Yea guys I I know we are off the issue topic. but its disgusting... i could be wrong but I feel getacoder and elance all i feel cheapen us as coders and flashers.. but this is a digression.. Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:24:08 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3 sick. If you want to know for how little money projects are proposed and how fast programmer people on earth can work for go there: http://www.getacoder.com L Paul Andrews a écrit : - Original Message - From: Pedro Kostelec [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders List flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3 Sorry, my fault, sometimes I forgot I am on an international list. You would cry if you see a paycheck of a programmer from a third- world country ;) I don't get it. I am not even in university so i am not employed and i have no idea what this international list means?? People reading and posting to the list are from all over the world - international - rather than just being in the US. In that respect you can't assume that worldwide flash developers are all driving in shiny new Porsches. Paul I am curious, Pedro On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Wagner Amaral [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are programmers, we can't afford Porsches! Better change that to bike and skate... You're joking, right? Talented Flash developers are in extremely high demand right now. Every day I get 3-5 emails from recruiters or companies. It's a seller's market and people are paying top dollar for AS3 and Flex devs. Flash and Flex jobs are paying $75-$150/hr. That's $150,000 - $300,000 a year. If you can't afford a Porsche, you need to find a new job or grow a pair and ask for a raise. That being said, I don't own a Porsche because I've got better things to do with my money. ;) Sorry, my fault, sometimes I forgot I am on an international list. You would cry if you see a paycheck of a programmer from a third-world country ;) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Pedro D.K. ___ 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 mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _ In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html? ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_realtime_042008_ __ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Outsourcing (was: Tweening Engines for AS3)
it's bad enough to try to understand someone elses code when you speak the same language - it must be damn near impossible if everything's in chinese On 27 Mar 2008, at 16:45, Kerry Thompson wrote: Laurent wrote: sick. If you want to know for how little money projects are proposed and how fast programmer people on earth can work for go there: http://www.getacoder.com I found the same thing when I registered with guru.com. There are hundreds of jobs with a budget of $500 or less, and precious few worth bidding on. All my work comes from contacts--current and former clients, colleagues, and the like. There is a downside to outsourcing, though. I've worked on two major projects, one for Disney and one for Sesame Street, that were initially outsourced overseas. Both projects were eventually deemed substandard, and completely re-written in-house. I'm not saying the programmers overseas are substandard--I've worked with some fine Chinese and Indian programmers (even some good Europeans ;-) There are so many problems with time differences, cultural differences, expectations, and a host of other issues that it often costs more to send something overseas. Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Custom DrawRectangle Question
It seems to me that that would work as a Sprite too - less memory
overheads (not by much, mind, but it'll help if there's a lot of them)
also, would you be better off making your class variables protected
or private? Those variables are being set by the constructor, anyway,
and if you use get() and set() methods on them you could add tweens
and variable checking (for instance) etc if they're changed once the
shape is initialised
On 25 Mar 2008, at 20:55, Omar Fouad wrote:
Yeah A good method to do rectangles fast
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Cor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mmm, sounds familiair. :-)
It has to be added to the Displaylist otherwise it isn't visible.
Cor
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Onderwerp: [Flashcoders] Custom DrawRectangle Question
I am creating a custom Class that draws a simple rectangle for an
application. Here is the class
DrawRectangle.as
public class DrawRectangle extends MovieClip {
public var _w:Number;
public var _h:Number;
public var _x:Number;
public var _y:Number;
public function DrawRectangle(w:Number, h:Number, x:Number,
y:Number) {
this._w = w;
this._h = h;
this._x = x;
this._y = y;
Init();
}
private function Init():void {
var MC:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
MC.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0xFF);
MC.graphics.beginFill(0xFF, .3);
MC.graphics.drawRect(_x,_y,_w,_h);
addChild(MC);
}
}
}
I wrote it without the last line ( addChild(MC) ) and it didnt
work. It
did
not work Event when In the Main Class I added the addChild() like
this:
var M:DrawRectangle = new Rectangle(100,100,20,100);
addChild(M);
I thought The addChild should be put outside the class. And No It
only
worked when I add the addChild() in the class and out the class... It
works
But I want to understand Why??
How can I set it to draw from the class iteself??
Thanks.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3
i've never used tweenlite but i have used tweener and one of the
things that blew me away was the ability to tween properties and
variables rather than just clips/sprites
example from current project:
[CODE]
// read/write percentage value relates directly to the slider
public function get percent():Number { return slider.percent; }
public function set percent( p:Number ):void { slider.percent = p; }
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target.name == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time: .5,
transition:easeInOutQuad}); // Tweens set() method
}
[/CODE]
you may be able to do this with tweenlite, i don't know
On 25 Mar 2008, at 23:46, Jack Doyle wrote:
First let me say that Tweener is fantastic, and a lot of people
rely on it
for good reason. If quantity of features is your top priority, you
should
seriously consider using Tweener.
Let me briefly address a few of the TweenLite-related concerns
folks have
mentioned:
SPEED
-
TweenLite's speed advantage isn't only a factor when you're doing
hundreds
of simultaneous tweens - it can be important even with a single tween.
Imagine a button that initiates a tween when you rollover it, and
the user
rolls their mouse on/off/on/off quickly. Even a slight pause can
degrade the
experience. Speed is also critical for mobile devices that have slower
processors, less memory, etc.
FILE SIZE
-
File size can be a huge factor in certain scenarios, especially for
banner
ads. But for those who don't deal with strict file size
requirements, it's a
non-issue.
FEATURES
Bezier tweens - Coming soon (well, as soon as I can clear my over-
filled
plate) to TweenMax which is a class that extends TweenLite, adding
non-essential features. That way, the base class will remain very
lean
mean, but if you need the extra features and are willing to trade
off some
file size and performance, TweenMax will take care of you.
Rounding numbers - Possible now with TweenLite's onUpdate feature.
It does
require some extra steps, though. If it gets added to the base
class, every
tween takes a slight performance hit because of the added
conditional logic
required just to see whether or not each tween needs rounding. Calling
Math.round() on every frame is expensive in terms of performance too.
Transitions/easing - There aren't fewer transition options in
TweenLite. You
can use ANY function as long as it conforms to the standard ease
format that
all of Adobe's and Penner's do. Elastic, Strong, Back, etc. are all
available.
You may actually find that there are a few features that the TweenLite
family of classes (TweenLite, TweenFilterLite, and TweenMax) has that
Tweener is missing, but in general, I'd say Tweener is more feature-
packed.
It just comes a the price of file size and performance. That's not
to say
Tweener performs poorly, though - it depends on the scenario which
is why
this speed test might be helpful:
http://blog.greensock.com/tweening-speed-test/
So, again, this isn't a good/bad issue - they're just different
tools that
you can choose from to get the job done. TweenLite wasn't built to be
everything to everyone, and I'm pretty sure Tweener wasn't built to
be a
super-compact engine that's perfect for banner ads. I'd encourage
folks to
give 'em both a shot and see what feels best.
Tweener: http://code.google.com/p/tweener/
TweenLite: http://www.TweenLite.com
Jack
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3
TweenLite doesn't have bezier curve support, can't store the duration
in the options object, doesn't support auto-rounding of pixels, and
has significantly fewer transition options. I think TweenLite is great
-- if I ever need to tween 1200 things at once, I'll certainly choose
it -- but these features in Tweener make it a better choice for many
of my projects.
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Steven Sacks
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wrote:
Tweener is proven to be significantly slower than TweenLite, and it's
almost 300% larger (TweenLite is 3k vs Tweener's 8k).
I'm not telling you what to do. You're welcome to your preference. I
prefer to write better, faster, smaller, more efficient code.
Different
strokes for different folks, I guess. :)
Dave Mennenoh wrote:
I prefer Tweener, and if you've ever used Fuse you'll like it's
syntax. It's also quite small - adds about 8K.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Tweening Engines for AS3
no total it only really matters with flash banners where you have to keep below a ridiculously low filesize (usually 20-30k for expanding ones) to not delay the content on the site on sites / media it doesn't really add up to that much On 26 Mar 2008, at 13:11, Matt S. wrote: One thing I keep seeing is all this talk of the 8k+ that Tweener, Fuse etc add to the file size. And while I absolutely understand the need for keeping projects as barebones tiny as possible, I guess it just doesnt seem like that much, especially since a project that involves heavy, repeated and complex tweening, 9 times out of 10, is chock full o' jpegs, flvs, complex vector graphics etc, all of which might make 8k seem like the least of one's concerns. Am I missing something? Is that 8k per tween? .m ___ 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] referencing a public method gives unexpected result
Hi guys
quick question really.
I have a Scrollbar class with a public method, arrowPressed
(e:MouseEvent), that i'm trying to call from another class,
TimelineArea(), using objects with the same name with the lines:
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
// note scrollbar is an instance of the Scrollbar class
the method in the Scrollbar class is as follows:
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener tween
added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and chums!
}
The result of this is that both left_arrow and right_arrow in the
TimelineArea class give a (e.target == left_arrow) = false result and
only move the timeline forward whereas the left_arrow and right_arrow
within the Scrollbar class give the correct result: right_arrow =
false (moves the timeline +1), left_arrow = true (moves the timeline -1)
why would using the public method externally pass a different result
to using it internally, please?
I've included both classes below for context
thanks for your time
a
Scrollbar Class
[CODE]
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
public class Scrollbar extends Sprite
{
// elements
protected var slider:Slider;
protected var left_arrow:Sprite;
protected var right_arrow:Sprite;
protected var scrollSpeed:Number = .02;
// read/write percentage value relates directly to the slider
public function get percent():Number { return slider.percent; }
public function set percent( p:Number ):void
{ slider.percent = p; }
public function Scrollbar()
{
createElements();
}
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and chums!
}
protected function createElements():void
{
slider = new Slider();
left_arrow = new Sprite();
left_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
left_arrow.graphics.moveTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,40);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,40);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,40,0,30);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,10);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,0,10,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.endFill();
right_arrow = new Sprite();
right_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,0);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo(20,0,20,10);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,30);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo(20,40,10,40);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,40);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,0);
right_arrow.graphics.endFill();
slider.x = left_arrow.width;
right_arrow.x = slider.x + slider.width;
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
arrowPressed );
addChild( slider );
addChild( left_arrow );
addChild( right_arrow );
}
public override function addEventListener( type:String,
listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean=false, priority:int=0,
useWeakReference:Boolean=false ):void
{
if ( type === SliderEvent.CHANGE )
{
slider.addEventListener( SliderEvent.CHANGE,
listener, useCapture, priority, useWeakReference );
return;
}
super.addEventListener( type, listener, useCapture,
priority, useWeakReference );
}
public override function removeEventListener( type:String,
listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean=false ):void
{
if ( type === SliderEvent.CHANGE )
{
slider.removeEventListener( SliderEvent.CHANGE,
listener, useCapture );
return;
}
super.removeEventListener( type, listener, useCapture );
}
}
}
[/CODE]
TimelineArea Class (cut down for readability and relevance)
[CODE]
package
{
Re: [Flashcoders] referencing a public method gives unexpected result
replaced the Scrollbar method with this
[CODE]
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
protected function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
trace (e.target.name);
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function leftBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = -1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function rightBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
private function scrollTarget (dir:int)
{
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and chums!
}
[/CODE]
a
On 25 Mar 2008, at 12:29, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
Hi guys
quick question really.
I have a Scrollbar class with a public method, arrowPressed
(e:MouseEvent), that i'm trying to call from another class,
TimelineArea(), using objects with the same name with the lines:
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
// note scrollbar is an instance of the Scrollbar class
the method in the Scrollbar class is as follows:
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
The result of this is that both left_arrow and right_arrow in the
TimelineArea class give a (e.target == left_arrow) = false result
and only move the timeline forward whereas the left_arrow and
right_arrow within the Scrollbar class give the correct result:
right_arrow = false (moves the timeline +1), left_arrow = true
(moves the timeline -1)
why would using the public method externally pass a different
result to using it internally, please?
I've included both classes below for context
thanks for your time
a
Scrollbar Class
[CODE]
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
public class Scrollbar extends Sprite
{
// elements
protected var slider:Slider;
protected var left_arrow:Sprite;
protected var right_arrow:Sprite;
protected var scrollSpeed:Number = .02;
// read/write percentage value relates directly to the slider
public function get percent():Number { return
slider.percent; }
public function set percent( p:Number ):void
{ slider.percent = p; }
public function Scrollbar()
{
createElements();
}
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
protected function createElements():void
{
slider = new Slider();
left_arrow = new Sprite();
left_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
left_arrow.graphics.moveTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,40);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,40);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,40,0,30);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,10);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,0,10,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.endFill();
right_arrow = new Sprite();
right_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,0);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo(20,0,20,10);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,30);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo(20,40,10,40);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,40);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,0);
right_arrow.graphics.endFill();
slider.x = left_arrow.width;
right_arrow.x = slider.x + slider.width;
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener
Re: [Flashcoders] referencing a public method gives unexpected result
on someone's suggestion i've replaced this with the much nicer:
[CODE]
protected function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target.name == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
[/CODE]
and then i've given all of the left_arrow and right_arrows .names of
left_arrow and right_arrow
a
On 25 Mar 2008, at 14:15, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
replaced the Scrollbar method with this
[CODE]
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
protected function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
trace (e.target.name);
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function leftBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = -1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function rightBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
private function scrollTarget (dir:int)
{
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
[/CODE]
a
On 25 Mar 2008, at 12:29, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
Hi guys
quick question really.
I have a Scrollbar class with a public method, arrowPressed
(e:MouseEvent), that i'm trying to call from another class,
TimelineArea(), using objects with the same name with the lines:
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
// note scrollbar is an instance of the Scrollbar class
the method in the Scrollbar class is as follows:
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
The result of this is that both left_arrow and right_arrow in the
TimelineArea class give a (e.target == left_arrow) = false result
and only move the timeline forward whereas the left_arrow and
right_arrow within the Scrollbar class give the correct result:
right_arrow = false (moves the timeline +1), left_arrow = true
(moves the timeline -1)
why would using the public method externally pass a different
result to using it internally, please?
I've included both classes below for context
thanks for your time
a
Scrollbar Class
[CODE]
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
public class Scrollbar extends Sprite
{
// elements
protected var slider:Slider;
protected var left_arrow:Sprite;
protected var right_arrow:Sprite;
protected var scrollSpeed:Number = .02;
// read/write percentage value relates directly to the slider
public function get percent():Number { return
slider.percent; }
public function set percent( p:Number ):void
{ slider.percent = p; }
public function Scrollbar()
{
createElements();
}
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
protected function createElements():void
{
slider = new Slider();
left_arrow = new Sprite();
left_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
left_arrow.graphics.moveTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,40);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,40);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,40,0,30);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,10);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,0,10,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.endFill();
right_arrow = new Sprite();
right_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,0);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo(20,0,20,10);
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,30
Re: [Flashcoders] referencing a public method gives unexpected result
i'm not too up on strict equality i'm afraid - would be interested to
hear someone's opinion
the comparison now is e.target.name == left_arrow (i've added
left_arrow.name = left_arrow and the same for right arrow as well)
On 25 Mar 2008, at 14:28, jonathan howe wrote:
I'm interested in opinions on this, too...
Is that comparison (e.target == left_arrow) the best way to find
out what
your target object is? ... and would strict equality make a
difference?
-jonathan
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
replaced the Scrollbar method with this
[CODE]
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
protected function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
trace (e.target.name);
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function leftBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = -1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
public function rightBumperPressed (e:MouseEvent):void
{
var dir:int = 1;
scrollTarget(dir);
}
private function scrollTarget (dir:int)
{
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir *
scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total,
time:0.5});
// Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
[/CODE]
a
On 25 Mar 2008, at 12:29, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
Hi guys
quick question really.
I have a Scrollbar class with a public method, arrowPressed
(e:MouseEvent), that i'm trying to call from another class,
TimelineArea(), using objects with the same name with the lines:
left_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
right_arrow.addEventListener( MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,
scrollbar.arrowPressed );
// note scrollbar is an instance of the Scrollbar class
the method in the Scrollbar class is as follows:
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ? -1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir * scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total, time:0.5}); // Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
The result of this is that both left_arrow and right_arrow in the
TimelineArea class give a (e.target == left_arrow) = false result
and only move the timeline forward whereas the left_arrow and
right_arrow within the Scrollbar class give the correct result:
right_arrow = false (moves the timeline +1), left_arrow = true
(moves the timeline -1)
why would using the public method externally pass a different
result to using it internally, please?
I've included both classes below for context
thanks for your time
a
Scrollbar Class
[CODE]
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
public class Scrollbar extends Sprite
{
// elements
protected var slider:Slider;
protected var left_arrow:Sprite;
protected var right_arrow:Sprite;
protected var scrollSpeed:Number = .02;
// read/write percentage value relates directly to the
slider
public function get percent():Number { return
slider.percent; }
public function set percent( p:Number ):void
{ slider.percent = p; }
public function Scrollbar()
{
createElements();
}
// executes when the up arrow is pressed
public function arrowPressed( e:MouseEvent ):void
{
var dir:int = (e.target == left_arrow) ?
-1 : 1;
var total:Number = slider.percent + (dir *
scrollSpeed);
Tweener.addTween(slider,{percent:total,
time:0.5});
// Tweener
tween added to add friction to arrow presses - God bless Zeh and
chums!
}
protected function createElements():void
{
slider = new Slider();
left_arrow = new Sprite();
left_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
left_arrow.graphics.moveTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,40);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,40);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,40,0,30);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(0,10);
left_arrow.graphics.curveTo(0,0,10,0);
left_arrow.graphics.lineTo(20,0);
left_arrow.graphics.endFill();
right_arrow = new Sprite();
right_arrow.graphics.beginFill( 0x99, 1 );
right_arrow.graphics.lineTo(10,0);
right_arrow.graphics.curveTo
Re: [Flashcoders] reparent child to halt scroll
i guess this one's not something you guys want to touch eh?
never mind then
a
On 21 Mar 2008, at 10:16, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
noone have the time to look at this one?
On 20 Mar 2008, at 15:25, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hi guys
i'm a bit stuck with a project i'm working on. I have a timeline
which all runs off a scrollbar similar to the one in the kirupa
forum (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245468 -
amended to go horizontal and us Tweener to act a bit more smoothly)
at the moment, i have 2 sprites, 1 scrolls with the scrollbar and
1 doesn't.
on the scrolling sprite i have several panels and the start of
some ticks plus a mask for the non-scrolling textfield which is on
the other sprite
everything works as it should with this, however - i'd like to
push it a bit further so that the title (mainTitle) scrolls with
the rest of the panels but when it hits the left hand side, it
reparents to the non-scrolling sprite and stays there
you can see an example of this at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
british/launch_tl_british.shtml - which i think is a really
elegant solution to the problem of overlong panels, designed to
take several points of interest
i've tried having everything on the scrollable sprite and moving
the title backwards using a SliderEvent (custom event for the
scrollbar) but the globalToLocal() method just gets really jumpy
and doesn't seem to put the titles in the right place or return
them correctly
this is my class:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.display.Sprite;
//scrollbar imports
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
import flash.geom.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import com.receptacle.utils.*;
internal class TimelineArea extends Sprite
{
// class variable declarations
private var cp:CommonProperties;
private var taTitleBarY;
private var taPanelY:uint;
private var taPanelHeight:uint
private var scrollableBase:Sprite;
private var scrollbar:Scrollbar
private var stage_width:uint;
private var stage_height:uint;
private var panelY:uint;
private var panelColour:uint;
private var taTitleBarHeight:uint;
private var nonScrollableBase:Sprite;
private var commonGrey:uint;
private var subheadingFont:String;
private var headingFont:String;
// constructor
public function TimelineArea():void
{
setVars();
addTicks();
addPanels();
addPeriodBars();
addImageLandmark();
initialiseTimelineScrollBar();
}
private function setVars()
{
scrollbar = new Scrollbar();
cp = new CommonProperties();
stage_width = cp.stage_width;
stage_height = cp.stage_height;
taTitleBarHeight = cp.taTitleBarHeight;
taTitleBarY = cp.taTitleBarY;
taPanelY = cp.taPanelY;
taPanelHeight= cp.taPanelHeight;
commonGrey = cp.tickColour;
headingFont = cp.headingFont;
subheadingFont = cp.subheadingFont;
scrollbar.x = 16;
scrollbar.y = 550-cp.titleBarHeight;
scrollableBase = new Sprite();
nonScrollableBase = new Sprite();
scrollableBase.y = 0;
addChild(scrollableBase);
addChild(nonScrollableBase);
}
private function addPanels():void
{
trace (Background panels added);
createPanel(0, 1000, 0xB6, Prehistory, c. 1.7 million -
4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(1000, 2000, 0xB65B00, Early Civilisations, c.
1.7 million - 4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(3000, 2000, 0x123456, Sumfink Else, c. 1.7
million - 4000 B.C.E.);
}
private function createPanel(panelX:Number, panelWidth:int,
panelColour:uint, pTitle:String, date:String):void
{
// SimpleRectangle class (rColour:uint, rOutlineColour:uint,
rX:Number, rY:Number, rWidth:uint, rHeight:uint)
var
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Re: [Flashcoders] reparent child to halt scroll
noone have the time to look at this one?
On 20 Mar 2008, at 15:25, Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote:
hi guys
i'm a bit stuck with a project i'm working on. I have a timeline
which all runs off a scrollbar similar to the one in the kirupa
forum (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245468 -
amended to go horizontal and us Tweener to act a bit more smoothly)
at the moment, i have 2 sprites, 1 scrolls with the scrollbar and 1
doesn't.
on the scrolling sprite i have several panels and the start of some
ticks plus a mask for the non-scrolling textfield which is on the
other sprite
everything works as it should with this, however - i'd like to push
it a bit further so that the title (mainTitle) scrolls with the
rest of the panels but when it hits the left hand side, it
reparents to the non-scrolling sprite and stays there
you can see an example of this at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
british/launch_tl_british.shtml - which i think is a really elegant
solution to the problem of overlong panels, designed to take
several points of interest
i've tried having everything on the scrollable sprite and moving
the title backwards using a SliderEvent (custom event for the
scrollbar) but the globalToLocal() method just gets really jumpy
and doesn't seem to put the titles in the right place or return
them correctly
this is my class:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.display.Sprite;
//scrollbar imports
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
import flash.geom.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import com.receptacle.utils.*;
internal class TimelineArea extends Sprite
{
// class variable declarations
private var cp:CommonProperties;
private var taTitleBarY;
private var taPanelY:uint;
private var taPanelHeight:uint
private var scrollableBase:Sprite;
private var scrollbar:Scrollbar
private var stage_width:uint;
private var stage_height:uint;
private var panelY:uint;
private var panelColour:uint;
private var taTitleBarHeight:uint;
private var nonScrollableBase:Sprite;
private var commonGrey:uint;
private var subheadingFont:String;
private var headingFont:String;
// constructor
public function TimelineArea():void
{
setVars();
addTicks();
addPanels();
addPeriodBars();
addImageLandmark();
initialiseTimelineScrollBar();
}
private function setVars()
{
scrollbar = new Scrollbar();
cp = new CommonProperties();
stage_width = cp.stage_width;
stage_height = cp.stage_height;
taTitleBarHeight = cp.taTitleBarHeight;
taTitleBarY = cp.taTitleBarY;
taPanelY = cp.taPanelY;
taPanelHeight= cp.taPanelHeight;
commonGrey = cp.tickColour;
headingFont = cp.headingFont;
subheadingFont = cp.subheadingFont;
scrollbar.x = 16;
scrollbar.y = 550-cp.titleBarHeight;
scrollableBase = new Sprite();
nonScrollableBase = new Sprite();
scrollableBase.y = 0;
addChild(scrollableBase);
addChild(nonScrollableBase);
}
private function addPanels():void
{
trace (Background panels added);
createPanel(0, 1000, 0xB6, Prehistory, c. 1.7 million -
4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(1000, 2000, 0xB65B00, Early Civilisations, c. 1.7
million - 4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(3000, 2000, 0x123456, Sumfink Else, c. 1.7
million - 4000 B.C.E.);
}
private function createPanel(panelX:Number, panelWidth:int,
panelColour:uint, pTitle:String, date:String):void
{
// SimpleRectangle class (rColour:uint, rOutlineColour:uint,
rX:Number, rY:Number, rWidth:uint, rHeight:uint)
var mainTitlePanel:SimpleRectangle = new SimpleRectangle
(0xFF, panelColour, panelX, 0, panelWidth, taTitleBarHeight
[Flashcoders] reparent child to halt scroll
hi guys
i'm a bit stuck with a project i'm working on. I have a timeline
which all runs off a scrollbar similar to the one in the kirupa forum
(http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245468 - amended to go
horizontal and us Tweener to act a bit more smoothly)
at the moment, i have 2 sprites, 1 scrolls with the scrollbar and 1
doesn't.
on the scrolling sprite i have several panels and the start of some
ticks plus a mask for the non-scrolling textfield which is on the
other sprite
everything works as it should with this, however - i'd like to push
it a bit further so that the title (mainTitle) scrolls with the rest
of the panels but when it hits the left hand side, it reparents to
the non-scrolling sprite and stays there
you can see an example of this at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
british/launch_tl_british.shtml - which i think is a really elegant
solution to the problem of overlong panels, designed to take several
points of interest
i've tried having everything on the scrollable sprite and moving the
title backwards using a SliderEvent (custom event for the scrollbar)
but the globalToLocal() method just gets really jumpy and doesn't
seem to put the titles in the right place or return them correctly
this is my class:
CODE
package
{
//package imports
import flash.display.Sprite;
//scrollbar imports
import com.caurina.transitions.*;
import flash.geom.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import com.receptacle.utils.*;
internal class TimelineArea extends Sprite
{
// class variable declarations
private var cp:CommonProperties;
private var taTitleBarY;
private var taPanelY:uint;
private var taPanelHeight:uint
private var scrollableBase:Sprite;
private var scrollbar:Scrollbar
private var stage_width:uint;
private var stage_height:uint;
private var panelY:uint;
private var panelColour:uint;
private var taTitleBarHeight:uint;
private var nonScrollableBase:Sprite;
private var commonGrey:uint;
private var subheadingFont:String;
private var headingFont:String;
// constructor
public function TimelineArea():void
{
setVars();
addTicks();
addPanels();
addPeriodBars();
addImageLandmark();
initialiseTimelineScrollBar();
}
private function setVars()
{
scrollbar = new Scrollbar();
cp = new CommonProperties();
stage_width = cp.stage_width;
stage_height = cp.stage_height;
taTitleBarHeight = cp.taTitleBarHeight;
taTitleBarY = cp.taTitleBarY;
taPanelY = cp.taPanelY;
taPanelHeight= cp.taPanelHeight;
commonGrey = cp.tickColour;
headingFont = cp.headingFont;
subheadingFont = cp.subheadingFont;
scrollbar.x = 16;
scrollbar.y = 550-cp.titleBarHeight;
scrollableBase = new Sprite();
nonScrollableBase = new Sprite();
scrollableBase.y = 0;
addChild(scrollableBase);
addChild(nonScrollableBase);
}
private function addPanels():void
{
trace (Background panels added);
createPanel(0, 1000, 0xB6, Prehistory, c. 1.7 million -
4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(1000, 2000, 0xB65B00, Early Civilisations, c. 1.7
million - 4000 B.C.E.);
createPanel(3000, 2000, 0x123456, Sumfink Else, c. 1.7 million
- 4000 B.C.E.);
}
private function createPanel(panelX:Number, panelWidth:int,
panelColour:uint, pTitle:String, date:String):void
{
// SimpleRectangle class (rColour:uint, rOutlineColour:uint,
rX:Number, rY:Number, rWidth:uint, rHeight:uint)
var mainTitlePanel:SimpleRectangle = new SimpleRectangle(0xFF,
panelColour, panelX, 0, panelWidth, taTitleBarHeight);
scrollableBase.addChild(mainTitlePanel);
// SimpleTextField class (tfColour:uint,
