[Flashcoders] How to auto-maximze font size

appreciate any help with this problem that anybody would offer. I'm afraid I'm not a very sophisticated AS coder, as I spend the vast majority of my time coding in Director. Thanks! Andrew Sinning ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Twin Cities freelance AS coder needed

=qrtquizlist.mdbquizID=186anon=true -- from the ground up. Your job will be to build the browser/flash part of the project. We are LearningWare Inc -- www.learningware.com. Please contact me off-list [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. Please include your phone number. Regards, Andrew Sinning Senior

[Flashcoders] correct way to set onRease of an arbitrary button

(Putting aside whether or not this is best practice design, as I'm just trying to get my head around this.) I've put three buttons in _root.questionInterface called button_1, button_2, etc. Elsewhere I have defined a class Question. When an instance of Question is displayed, it needs to

[Flashcoders] class files have stopped compiling?

I was working along editing my class files in TextEdit and everything was working just fine, then I read that I could open my class files in Flash. So I closed out TextEdit and opened up my class files. These are in a folder classes in the folder containing my fla. I've defined classes/ in

Re: [Flashcoders] class files have stopped compiling?

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Re: [Flashcoders] class files have stopped compiling?

manually deleting the files, using the extension, nothing worked. Here's what did work: I added the absolute path to the classes folder for my fla to the Class Path. No more problems. Jah wrote: i think an extenstion was published ... for MX 2004 this is what he speaks of:

Re: [Flashcoders] correct way to set onRease of an arbitrary button

Thanks so much to everyone weighing in on this topic. It's been a long time since I got to do any significant work in Flash. Now that we're finally starting to put the maintenance and updating of our existing (Director) products behind us, I'm really looking forward to becoming proficient

[Flashcoders] need to send on(rollOut) to button component

I have configured a group of button components so that only one can be selected at a time and so that each button becomes not enabled after it is selected. The problem is that since the button.enabled = false happens before the on(rollOut) event, later on when it is re-enabled it displays its

[Flashcoders] Fixed: need to send on(rollOut) to button component

; button.onRollOut(); Andrew Sinning wrote: I have configured a group of button components so that only one can be selected at a time and so that each button becomes not enabled after it is selected. The problem is that since the button.enabled = false happens before the on(rollOut) event

[Flashcoders] mc alpha not effecting static text

When I change the alpha of a movie clip, the alpha of static text inside the clip remains at 100%. It looks just fine within Flash, but in the Player it stays at 100%. I'm using MX04. Thanks. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your

Re: [Flashcoders] mc alpha not effecting static text

Totally weird. If I change my static text fields to #dynamic and embed the characters then the alpha works. This is exactly the opposite of what it says in this article here: http://www.connectedpixel.com/blog/fonts/embedding What the heck? Andrew Sinning wrote: When I change the alpha

Re: [Flashcoders] mc alpha not effecting static text

Figured it out: I don't have the font's installed on this machine. duh. Andrew Sinning wrote: When I change the alpha of a movie clip, the alpha of static text inside the clip remains at 100%. It looks just fine within Flash, but in the Player it stays at 100%. I'm using MX04. Thanks

Re: [Flashcoders] format alert text

Have you considered using a modal pop up? script type=text/javascript function modalWin(url, width, height) { if (window.showModalDialog) { window.showModalDialog(url,name,dialogWidth:+width+px;dialogHeight:+height+px); } else {

[Flashcoders] how to access custom TitleBackground (skinTitleBackground) of Window

I've created a TitleBackground movieClip by following the instructions in the MX04 online help To set the title of an Window component to a custom movie clip symbol (below). Now I'd like to make a call to a function inside of that clip or access properties within that clip directly. The window

Re: [Flashcoders] how to access custom TitleBackground(skinTitleBackground) of Window

(instance name 'text') inside your custom TitleBackground. The textfield might get affected by the stretching of the TitleBackground though, so not sure how well this will work out. regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders flashcoders

[Flashcoders] jFlash and other web-based, non-browser options

What are the options for delivering Flash over the web, but outside of the browser? Has anybody used jFlash (a module that allows you to use Flash content in stead of Swing within Java)? Our objective is to deliver an interactive IRC/remote-control which will float over other windows. We'd

Re: [Flashcoders] jFlash and other web-based, non-browser options

Sounds like a good exe shell for Flash, but it requires an exe, i.e. Admin rights. The advantage of Java is that end users in corporate and other environments can typically run Java apps without Admin rights. Steven Sacks wrote: mProjector Andrew Sinning wrote: What are the options

Re: [Flashcoders] jFlash and other web-based, non-browser options

Ian Thomas wrote: You don't need admin rights to run an .exe file. Typically, you need admin rights to run an _installer_, but if your app is a single self-contained .exe then there's no need for an installer. That's certainly news to me. Everything I have ever built has been broken down

[Flashcoders] how to get CDATA into an XML object

I can't figure out how to put CDATA into an xml object. Whether I use createTextNode( ) or create the xml with the CDATA directly, the XML object wants to scrub my input string: My goal is to store away the htmlText of TextField inside of an xml object. // textField is a TextField object var

Re: [Flashcoders] how to get CDATA into an XML object

= 'TEXTFORMAT LEADING=2'; str+='P ALIGN=LEFT'; str+='FONT FACE=Arial SIZE=12 COLOR=#00'; str+='BFormatted content of a text field./B'; str+='/FONT/P/TEXTFORMAT'; var xml:XML = new XML(html![CDATA[ + str + ]]/html); trace(xml.toXMLString()); regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Andrew

Re: [Flashcoders] how to get CDATA into an XML object

How can I load in a schema that has a CDATA node if AS2 doesn't support it? Where do I get the valid schema? In theory, the following is creating an xml object with a CDATA node, but it doesn't appear to work: var xmlRecord = new XML(html![CDATA[ + some arbitrary string + ]]/html); var

[Flashcoders] how to get controls and anchors of curve, gradients, etc.

Our artist has built a set of graphics using Flash. Now I need to derive a set of algoriths to reproduce the different graphic elements at any scale or hue. Is there any way to get curve, gradiet, and fill data about the various layers of a movie clip using AS2? What about AS3? My goal is

Re: [Flashcoders] how to get controls and anchors of curve, gradients, etc.

for you, you could export your data to Actionscript also using other detours, e.g. exporting to 'easy to parse' vector formats like old Illustrator formats and importing/converting them afterwards to Actionscript. hth, Matthias 2007/6/24, Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Our artist has built a set

Re: [Flashcoders] how to get controls and anchors of curve, gradients, etc.

2007/6/24, Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Our artist has built a set of graphics using Flash. Now I need to derive a set of algoriths to reproduce the different graphic elements at any scale or hue. Is there any way to get curve, gradiet, and fill data about the various layers

[Flashcoders] how to call method in sub-class instace?

How do you get a super-class instance to call an over-riding method in a sub-class? I'm using AS2. I'm parsing data into an object. The parser method is generalized, so it should be in the super-class, I think... But there are exceptions in the sub-classes. The call to start loading the

Re: [Flashcoders] how to call method in sub-class instace?

I had a typo in the name of the overriding method in the sub-class! Once I figured that out it worked exactly as explained in by Moock.. Thanks. T. Michael Keesey wrote: On 6/29/07, Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you get a super-class instance to call an over-riding method

[Flashcoders] how to read a plain text file

In AS2, is it possible to read in a plain text file. I've used LoadVars and XML.load(), but in this instance I want to read all of the data into a single variable. All I can think of is using a php script to url encode the text. I.e. echo (txt=.urlencode(fread ($file, filesize

Re: [Flashcoders] how to read a plain text file

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[Flashcoders] caching loaded swfs and jpegs

I have 2 questions about the caching of loaded files: I'm building a wrapper movie around the Loader and ProgressBar classes. During testing from within Flash, once I've loaded a file it remains cached by the Flash Player. This makes it hard to test the loader. I've had to add a random

[Flashcoders] Loader component weirdness

I'm using the AS2 Loader component to view jpgs. I'm experiencing the strangest results. Certain images show up just fine, others don't show up at all, although they do appear to get completely loaded. I've taken these same images and resized them, changed the amount of jpeg compression,

Re: [Flashcoders] Loader component weirdness (Solved)

The jpegs that would not load properly were saved using progressive format. This is the format that allows the image to be partially viewed before it is fully downloaded. It kind of makes sense that this might confuse the Loader. Andrew Sinning wrote: I'm using the AS2 Loader component

[Flashcoders] AS2 Sound.stop()

I don't understand the docs for the AS2 Sound.stop command. my_sound.stop([idName:String]) : Void I can't find any documentation about sounds having an idName. Method; stops all sounds currently playing if no parameter is specified, or just the sound specified in the idName parameter. But

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Sound.stop()

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[Flashcoders] unsetting object property in AS2

A question in my sent box from when the list went down: I like to use the Object class as an index, but there doesn't appear to be a way to completely remove a property from an object. I can set the value to null, but I'd really like to be able to remove the property completely. Why?

Re: [Flashcoders] unsetting object property in AS2

/Linked_list HTH, Mark On 10/19/07, Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A question in my sent box from when the list went down: I like to use the Object class as an index, but there doesn't appear to be a way to completely remove a property from an object. I can set the value to null

[Flashcoders] GET vs POST with ip-address mapping

Under Windows XP, running FMX04 in authoring mode. I've set up my ip-address map in 'c:\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' to direct a domain name to my development server. It's been working just fine for LoadVars in GET mode and also with the XMLObject, but it doesn't appear to work with the

[Flashcoders] Re: GET vs POST with ip-address mapping

So, the problem was completely unrelated to using POST vs GET. It turns out that a php runtime error will result in Flash reporting Error opening URL. I expected to see the data returned in the onData string parameter. Andrew Sinning wrote: Under Windows XP, running FMX04 in authoring mode

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: GET vs POST with ip-address mapping

with $_REQUEST before changing to $_POST or $_GET, then they can be tested using the browser and dummy query strings to make sure the script is working before trying with Flash. This eliminates a lot of heartache and hair tearing for me. I hope this helps you too. Glen Andrew Sinning wrote

[Flashcoders] LoadVars and cookies

I'm working in author mode in FMX04, using AS2. It appears that LoadVars exchanges cookies with the server, and that the cookie persists until you relaunch Flash. Is this documented anywhere? Is this reliable across browsers and platforms and plugings? I discovered this because I was

Re: [Flashcoders] LoadVars and cookies

/ http://kevinlangdon.com/serviceCapture/ I can't remember any others at the moment - they have been mentioned a few times on this list and OSFlash so check the archives or Google for them. HTH Glen Andrew Sinning wrote: I'm working in author mode in FMX04, using AS2. It appears

Re: [Flashcoders] on exit/close event

we've come up with. -Andy On Dec 12, 2007 12:49 PM, Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In AS2, is there an event that gets triggered when the user closes the browser window or navigates away from the page containing the Flash movie? My experience with the javascript onClose event in browsers

Re: [Flashcoders] AttachMovie?!!?

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[Flashcoders] AS for using the AdjustColor filter

For most of the filters available in the FlashCS3 IDE (Bevel, Blur, etc.) there seem to be equivalent AS2 filter classes; however, I don't understand how the ColorMatrixFilter relates to the AdjustColor filter, if at all. How would I set the hue shift to 100? How would I change the

Re: [Flashcoders] 4x3 laptop to a 16x9 tv

It sounds like either: Your client has got his laptop configured incorrectly. It's possible to drive a 4x3 monitor at resolutions with different aspect ratios. I've seen this on my PC laptop, but MacBooks spare the user the distortion by cropping the displayed view to render it without

[Flashcoders] 9-section scalable graphic

I know there's a term for what I looking for, but I don't know it and my searches are coming up empty. What do you call the technique of dividing a graphic into 9 different areas so that when you scale it the outer borders don't get distorted? And, more germane to this list, can anybody

Re: [Flashcoders] 9-section scalable graphic

This is so dang cool. Thanks. Jon Bradley wrote: On Jan 3, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Andrew Sinning wrote: I know there's a term for what I looking for, but I don't know it and my searches are coming up empty. What do you call the technique of dividing a graphic into 9 different areas so

Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing Points

Does the xml data contain coordinates? If so, can't you just scale and offset the coordinates to your stage? E.g. Treat latitude as Y and longitude as X, offset to the upper-left coordinates of your map, and then scale to pixels using a multiplier. Something like that. Helmut Granda

Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing Points

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[Flashcoders] setting text of dynamic TextArea component

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Re: [Flashcoders] setting text of dynamic TextArea component

Trying again. The last message came through as blank. I'll try plain text: I'm trying to build a custom display object in CS3 using AS2. I thought I'd use the TextArea component instead of TextFields that I usually use to take advantage of the css support, etc. For each cell in my display

Re: [Flashcoders] setting text of dynamic TextArea component

Andrew Sinning wrote: For each cell in my display I instantiate a custom component using attachMovie. After attaching the new instance of the container component, I then immediately try to set the text of the contained TextAreas. I think the problem is that the TAs don't completely exist

[Flashcoders] ScrollPane object questions

A few questions about the ScrollPane object. I can only find two properties related to the content of the SP: content and contentPath. content is Read Only and contentPath seems to require either a url or the identifier of a library symbol. Is it possible to set the content of an SP to

Re: [Flashcoders] ScrollPane object questions

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[Flashcoders] coder/flash-artist collaborations

I'm looking for both general and specific direction on this problem. In general, are there any good resources out there illustrating case studies on how to structure collaborations between coders and flash artists and flash animators? In specific, I've built an application that is entirely

[Flashcoders] F9 breaking F7?

Since installing F9 I can't get some of my old movies to publish in F7. I don't get any errors, but I just get a blank stage when I go to Test Movie. Is this a known problem? I have know idea where to begin look. I figured I could narrow it down to a specific asset by removing half the

[Flashcoders] mdash in htmlText

I'm running CS3 with AS2. I'm loading in some html text into a TextField with html set to true. It looks like nbsp; is working correctly, but other chars such as mdash; are just being rendered literally, as mdash;. This is even with the entire character set embedded. Do I have to scrub

Re: [Flashcoders] mdash in htmlText

style character entities for Flash Unicode, e.g., \u000a. ...Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Sinning Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:39 PM To: Flash Coders Subject: [Flashcoders] mdash in htmlText I'm running CS3 with AS2. I'm

Re: [Flashcoders] mdash in htmlText

Thanks Helmut. With your lead I was able to come up with the following. (There's probably a better way to do a replaceAll, but using slit.join is least amount of code that I know of.) function htmlAmpCharsToFlashHtmlAmpChars(str:String):String { str = str.split(emsp;).join(#8195;);

[Flashcoders] modifying fills/curves with AS2 at runtime

In AS2 and CS3, is it possible to make changes to an existing curve at runtime? As far as I know, there isn't even a way to access the various primitives within an mc, so I don't think this is doable. At the very least I'd like to be able to change the fill of an existing. Even better I'd

[Flashcoders] getting char positions with dynamic text

Working in AS2. Since the TextSnapshot class is limited to static text, I don't think there's any way to do this, but I hope I'm wrong. I need to be able to take an arbitrary string of text, for example: You can see more Info or Proceed to the Next Page. And then render this out so

[Flashcoders] Flex Lists

Where do the folks on this list go for Flex questions. I'm looking for a Flex-Newbies list. Thanks. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] copy mask from one clip to another

Using AS2 in CS3, what are the rough steps that I would need to take to copy an image from inside one clip and use it as the mask for an entirely different clip? Thanks! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] copy mask from one clip to another

Thanks Jesse. Jesse Graupmann wrote: 1. Create empty MovieClip ( clipC ) on same parent as clipB 2. Create BitmapData from clipA 3. Draw BitmapData to clipC 4. Set mask of clipB to clipC ( check cacheAsBitmap == true ) ___ Flashcoders mailing list

[Flashcoders] mask + embedded fonts + createTextField

I generating some content at runtime inside a movieClip that is masked. The images that get loaded in using the Loader class work great and they get masked. As a test, there is a dynamic-TextField in the movieClip with Arial embedded, and it shows up just fine. However, the fields that I

Re: [Flashcoders] mask + embedded fonts + createTextField

Looks like the problem was that I had embedded the bold version of the Arial. Andrew Sinning wrote: I generating some content at runtime inside a movieClip that is masked. The images that get loaded in using the Loader class work great and they get masked. As a test, there is a dynamic

[Flashcoders] non-selectable TextFields are catching onPress, stumped

I've created some buttons that sit beneath some TextFields. They're not Flash buttons, but rather just clips with onPress/Release/... functions assigned to them. The TFs aren't selectable. The button choice require 2 clicks -- the first click is to select an answer, the second is to confirm

Re: [Flashcoders] non-selectable TextFields are catching onPress, stumped

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Re: [Flashcoders] non-selectable TextFields are catching onPress, stumped

I solved this by putting a selectable TF called defaultSelection off to the side of the screen at _root and the using Selection.setFocus(_root.defaultSelection) in my onRelease event. Thanks for the help! ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] non-selectable TextFields are catching onPress, stumped

. Muzak wrote: Try this: http://readlist.com/lists/chattyfig.figleaf.com/flashcoders/2/12715.html - Original Message - From: Andrew Sinning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flash Coders flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:31 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] non-selectable

Re: [Flashcoders] non-selectable TextFields are catching onPress, stumped

In the loaded in movie where everything takes place I'm just using the Loader and ProgressBar components. I put the focusManager code in that movie. In the shell movie that loads in this movie I'm using a DataGrid component for debugging. I tried taking it out just now, but it doesn't seem

[Flashcoders] determining url of container page

How can you determine from within Flash (or php on the server when the request for the swf comes in) the url of the page within which a swf is embedded? Thanks! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] keeping dynamic text persistent during animation

This isn't actually a coding problem, but here it goes: I'm working with AS2 in CS3. During an animation, there is some dynamic text that needs to be hidden and revealed. I have one continuous layer of text with just the initial keyframe. The font is embedded. If I put the text layer under

Re: [Flashcoders] keeping dynamic text persistent during animation

Zeh Fernando wrote: Wrap the textfield with a movieclip. Then the designer can move and animate the movieclip around in any way he pleases, but you just do modifications to the textfield that's inside. But don't you still run into the same problem, because the designer has to be sure that they

[Flashcoders] over-ride trace()

Is it possible to over-ride the trace() function to put the text to a field. I'm trying to debug a browser problem in AS2, and I simply don't have the patience for the AS2 debugger. Thanks! ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] over-ride trace()

Cédric Tabin wrote: You also can just take a look to this firefox plugin : FlashTracerhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3469! Ha! That'd be great except that the problem is only in Explorer! ___ Flashcoders mailing list

[Flashcoders] IE problem loading swf into mc

Thanks to the folks who told me about FlashTracer! I ended up solving my problem by examinging the access logs on my server, but I'm wondering if anybody has any insight. The problem was related to the fact that I was trying to load the same external swf at the same url into two different

Re: [Flashcoders] wierd easter egg?

Do you think this is an Adobe egg or a gsworld egg? Allandt Bik-Elliott (Receptacle) wrote: hey this is odd i'm testing my movie at http://qsworld.co.uk/index.php?extcategory=Designextdesigner=Darkest%20Starextproduct=Jacket and when i tried right clicking the top right corner and selecting

[Flashcoders] LoadVars() under Director

When I run an AS2 Flash movie under Director, the LoadVars() object doesn't like the percent sign (%). I have to escape it with a backslash (\%). Running the movie under Flash the backslash shows up. (BTW: I'm not using the decode() function, just reading in the text and parsing it

Re: [Flashcoders] LoadVars() under Director

Turns out that there is a bug in the way the trace() function sends message to the Director message window. Flash works just fine. It's the trace - Director interface that's broke. Andrew Sinning wrote: When I run an AS2 Flash movie under Director, the LoadVars() object doesn't like

Re: [Flashcoders] to mac or not to mac

I know you're asking for more specific info, but, hey: Just get a Mac and run Parallels or VMWare. I run XP on my Mac. I also have Vista installed under Parallels for when a customer calls up with a Vista-specific problem, but otherwise I never use it. Dave Segal wrote: It's time for me to

[Flashcoders] GUI SVN

I'm not a command line guy either, but I backup my files to a ubuntu box, and I also develop my php directly on that box. I'd love to run SVN but without the command line. Is there a good GUI SVN for linux? Thanks. Claus Wahlers wrote: Dunno if that has been mentioned, but if you are NOT a

Re: [Flashcoders] GUI SVN

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[Flashcoders] strange effects when tweening alpha

Our artist made an animated character by over-lapping different body parts. Strange thing, when I fade out the character using an alpha-tween of the outer-most clip, I can see the overlapping parts at the joints. It's like the alpha is affecting the individual parts within the movieClip

Re: [Flashcoders] strange effects when tweening alpha

Funny thing is that even turning on cacheAsBitmap before doing the tween doesn't help. I guess I'll just have to do it faster and hope nobody notices. Huh!? Andrew Sinning wrote: Our artist made an animated character by over-lapping different body parts. Strange thing, when I fade out

Re: [Flashcoders] strange effects when tweening alpha

Thanks Zeh. Your solution should have been SO easy for me to implement, but it seems that setting this using AS right before doing the tween doesn't work. I had to change it in the IDE. But it works great! Thanks! Zeh Fernando wrote: Our artist made an animated character by over-lapping

Re: [Flashcoders] Variable scope within for loops: reusing iterator variables

You are correct Jonathan, but loop blocks are delimited by brackets, so the for ( ... ) declaration is outside of the loop block. jonathan howe wrote: I had always thought that the scope of variables declared in the initialization part of the for loop were local to the loop block

[Flashcoders] Delete ASO Files

I was getting this error Error creating Flash movie. There was not enough memory available when I tried to compile a project this morning. I went back to last Thursday's backup and got the same result. Then I loaded the project onto my old laptop and it compiled just fine. Finally, I ran

Re: [Flashcoders] Delete ASO Files

To clarify: the comment in the live docs that mentions problems with shared libraries is in the section under Delete ASO Files and Test Movie. Andrew Sinning wrote: The comments in the live docs mention that there are some issues with shared libraries

[Flashcoders] Sound.loadSound ?isStreaming?

I may not quite understand how to use the the isStreaming:Boolean parameter of the Sound.loadSound() function in AS2. If set to true, the sound will start playing as soon as enough data is downloaded. I got that. But what if I want to load the sound, _allow_ streaming, but _not_start_ it as

Re: [Flashcoders] Sound.loadSound ?isStreaming?

Don't you think that a bit too obvious? ;-) Thanks Steven! Steven Sacks wrote: uh. mySound.loadSound(url, true); mySound.stop(); ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] AS2 TextField tabbing

I have a problem somewhere in my movie but I'm not sure where to look. Something somewhere is intercepting the TAB key and preventing it from getting to the object that handles the selection focus. If I just create a movie with four fields then tabbing is automatic, but in my project I can't

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 TextField tabbing

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[Flashcoders] mp3 streaming interrupted

I'm using AS2. In my movie, I have some external mp3 files that will start streaming and then just stop playing. It's as if the streaming suddenly stops, but this happens even if I'm playing the sound back locally. From the documentation, if looks like there are just two ways to stop a

Re: [Flashcoders] mp3 streaming interrupted

I figured out the problem -- the array holding the pointer to the instance if the sound object was getting indexed with an empty string (), and thus never actually getting added to the array, thus there was no persistent pointer to the instance. Andrew Sinning wrote: I'm using AS2

[Flashcoders] archived F9r28 and earlier F9r* Player installers not working under Windows

I'm trying to trouble shoot some problems possibly related to a specific versions of the player. So, I've downloaded the Flash Player Uninstaller and the complete set of installers for F8 and F9 (these are the files fp8_archive.zip and fp9_archive.zip). I'm currently working under Windows

[Flashcoders] Re: looking for an object-explorer/trouble-shooting widget

Clarification: I'm using AS2. Andrew Sinning wrote: I've found that the F8 debugger is completely useless for any project using more than a few hundred lines are a few classes. The Flash-Tracer widget is really helpful, but I need something more. Is there a widget anywhere that a person

[Flashcoders] Re: looking for an object-explorer/trouble-shooting widget

Clarification: I'm using AS2. Andrew Sinning wrote: I've found that the F8 debugger is completely useless for any project using more than a few hundred lines are a few classes. The Flash-Tracer widget is really helpful, but I need something more. Is there a widget anywhere that a person

[Flashcoders] looking for an object-explorer/trouble-shooting widget

I've found that the F8 debugger is completely useless for any project using more than a few hundred lines are a few classes. The Flash-Tracer widget is really helpful, but I need something more. Is there a widget anywhere that a person could use to explore the properties of objects in a

[Flashcoders] odd MacTel + Windows + Flash bug

We're seeing a strange behavior with Firefox running under Windows on a MacTel. We're seeing it under both Parallels and VMWare. We're running WinXP with the latest FF (2.0.0.13) and the latest Flash (9.0.0.124). I'm running the latest Parallels under Leopard and my colleague is running

[Flashcoders] 3 month freelance gig in Minneapolis

We (www.learningware.com) are looking for somebody with 3+ years of object-oriented AS2 and significant AS3 experience to work with us. We'll need to meet face-to-face in Minneapolis 2-3 times per week. Please contact me off-list if interested. Thanks! Andrew

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