Re: [Flashcoders] multi-touch directly in flash...

2009-01-08 Thread Anthony Pace
uot; - not sure if he released any code though? http://lectures.quasimondo.com/ Glen Anthony Pace wrote: I have figured out how to make flash work as a multi-touch system... I am coding it now... it is so darn simple... it just came to me after watching a video on how to make your own

[Flashcoders] multi-touch directly in flash...

2009-01-08 Thread Anthony Pace
I have figured out how to make flash work as a multi-touch system... I am coding it now... it is so darn simple... it just came to me after watching a video on how to make your own multi-touch input device using a webcam a piece of white paper and a box to block most of the light so the cam

Re: [Flashcoders] Auto Reply: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 16, Issue 8

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
I know... Joel Stransky wrote: This is getting annoying. 2009/1/7 Vielen Dank für Ihre Nachricht. Ich bin bis einschließlich 9. Januar 2009 nicht erreichbar. In dringenden Fällen wenden Sie sich bitte an Herrn Peer Schmidt-Soltau ( p...@masterkitchen.de) oder Frau Hannah Witopil (han...@

Re: [Flashcoders] Thoughts on new features in CS4

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
In advance I would like to apologize for what may seem to be, and quite possibly is in some cases, a rant. I have used it while on contract, and it is not all that great. For animation it is okay and sprites points bones and IK are great; yet, no coding improvements, other than not having to b

Re: [Flashcoders] design pattern diagrams...

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
nal Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Pace Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:48 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] design pattern diagrams... I am looking to get more info on the compositi

[Flashcoders] design pattern diagrams...

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
I am looking to get more info on the composition of design patterns and which ones are used most often in the corporate world. Diagrams accompanied by code examples would be awesome. I have been able to find stuff in the past; yet, I really want to know what is generally preferred? I like t

Re: [Flashcoders] free online flash books at the toronto public library...

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
I just read the message and realized that, for someone that frequents the library, my spelling and sentence structure, outside of my essays, is not all that grand. Anthony Pace wrote: Free books available to library card holders in Toronto through safari online. Awesome... I just had a read

[Flashcoders] free online flash books at the toronto public library...

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
Free books available to library card holders in Toronto through safari online. Awesome... I just had a read through keith peters' making things move. It is totally great; yet, I wish it was more recent and used the features available in the new flash player. Apparently a lot of libraries ha

Re: [Flashcoders] Thoughts on new features in CS4

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
From an animator's perspective it as some nice new features; yet, from a coder's perspective I hate it. Even when forced to do timeline code, I still write the code in flashdevelop and then paste it in later, unless it is a very very small chunk. At the very least they could have given dreamw

Re: [Flashcoders] Patrick Jakub Jankun added you as a connection on Plaxo

2009-01-07 Thread Anthony Pace
I actually like this, as it make it easier to search through the messages for a word or phrase; as well, it makes it so sharing of code and files is a lot easier as they do not need to be stored by some dude's server. I would love it if it had code highlighting, an built in hinting when going

[Flashcoders] convert data passed to swf to be a sound or video object in flash player 10?

2009-01-04 Thread Anthony Pace
I heard that you can take data and convert it into sound and video objects in flash player 10? Am I wrong? I am wondering if it is possible to pass data to the swf in chunks and then piece it together to make sound or video object? Just wondering if this is possible in flash player 10.

Re: [Flashcoders] referencing sprites within a sprite (AS3 newbie question)

2008-12-16 Thread Anthony Pace
isn't getting a child by name very slow? Ian Thomas wrote: If each of the columns has .name='column1' etc: e.target.getChildByName("column10").gotoAndStop(5); should do it. But personally I'd at least do some type-checking on all that, and would probably create a method inside an AllColumns c

[Flashcoders] memory optimization

2008-12-11 Thread Anthony Pace
Is there any way to force the GC to sweep through that works 100% of the time? Is there any way to release unused memory that is used by the player for rendering? Is there any way to get a list of all objects in memory? ___ Flashcoders mailing list

[Flashcoders] Status

2008-12-11 Thread Anthony Pace
Hi Chad, Just wondering what the status is and how your meeting went. Take care, Anthony Pace ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread Anthony Pace
Sure for the corporate environment, or cell phones, or tv, javaFX wil kick flashes ass until adobe gets smart and gets rid of licensing drawbacks; yet, when I go to a website, it will be flash based content I see. Paul Andrews wrote: - Original Message - From: "Anthony Pace"

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread Anthony Pace
omething like flash... but it has great power and this is the first release... do you remember flash 1? Latcho schrieb: Dunno why they put energy in this. Java, they had their chances for online animation-focussed penetration, too late now I guess. And the site crashed my pretty stable FF3.

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread Anthony Pace
JavaFX will replace something like flash... but it has great power and this is the first release... do you remember flash 1? Latcho schrieb: Dunno why they put energy in this. Java, they had their chances for online animation-focussed penetration, too late now I guess. And the site cra

Re: [Flashcoders] JavaFX released

2008-12-06 Thread Anthony Pace
I am sure if better coders provided better examples it would work well; yet, the applications seem to take forever to load and I have a pretty decent system. Eric E. Dolecki wrote: On my Mac in Firefox when I scroll the page, that player UI flickers on and off. Pretty lame. On Sat, Dec 6, 200

Re: [Flashcoders] protecting flv files.....any recommendations?

2008-11-30 Thread Anthony Pace
Hi, Maybe you might want to learn about DRM in silver light as an option; yet, then again, even that is pretty easy to bypass. Good Luck, Anthony Anthony Pace wrote: There is no way to protect it. None, nada, zip, zero, zilch. Once it is on the user's machine that is it, it is thei

Re: [Flashcoders] protecting flv files.....any recommendations?

2008-11-30 Thread Anthony Pace
All levels. Every single one. php_mysql_ as_ dev wrote: Can you see the actionscript in the swf at _level1 and _level2 or only in _level0 ? On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Latcho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: obscurity != security: so nope Latcho php_mysql_ as_ dev wrote: Can a

Re: [Flashcoders] protecting flv files.....any recommendations?

2008-11-30 Thread Anthony Pace
There is no way to protect it. None, nada, zip, zero, zilch. Once it is on the user's machine that is it, it is theirs to do with as they please. The best approach is to just assume that all code in your interface can and will be read, and all streaming data ripped. php_mysql_ as_ dev wrote

[Flashcoders] bitmap as a bit array?

2008-11-29 Thread Anthony Pace
I was wondering if anyone had tried using the bitmapdata object as a bit array? and personal experiences with doing so. Is it to overly complicated to work well? Thanks, Anthony ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://c

Re: [Flashcoders] pointers, references and just straight up values

2008-11-29 Thread Anthony Pace
ed originally in the list parameter. So, primitives have value semantics; everything else have reference semantics. Cheers Juan Pablo Califano 2008/11/29 Anthony Pace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is there a list of what is referred to as a pointer for the AS3 spec, and what when a value is

Re: [Flashcoders] pointers, references and just straight up values

2008-11-29 Thread Anthony Pace
to memory. Tell me if I am off base and if my experience was a one off. Anthony Pace wrote: Is there a list of what is referred to as a pointer for the AS3 spec, and what when a value is just duplicated? This would be useful to have. Took me a few moments to realize that most(if not all

[Flashcoders] pointers, references and just straight up values

2008-11-29 Thread Anthony Pace
Is there a list of what is referred to as a pointer for the AS3 spec, and what when a value is just duplicated? This would be useful to have. Took me a few moments to realize that most(if not all) objects on the display list are actually pointed to when passing a reference to them as a argume

Re: [Flashcoders] can Flex classes be used within (Flash CS3) along with ActionScript?

2008-11-28 Thread Anthony Pace
, but CS3 is even nastier hack land. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Anthony Pace <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The editor sucks, still. We need something like Aptana for AS3. Don't use the flash CS3 IDE if you can avoid; however, it is pretty good for animations; yet, if yo

Re: [Flashcoders] reusing symbol is there something I am missing? most likely.

2008-11-26 Thread Anthony Pace
Figured it out after thinking for a moment It just needed to extend simpleButton. Anthony Pace wrote: I have taken it and put it into its own file. The package is blank... now what? Anthony Pace wrote: Hmm, I set it to export for actionscript in the IDE give it the desired className

Re: [Flashcoders] reusing symbol is there something I am missing? most likely.

2008-11-26 Thread Anthony Pace
I have taken it and put it into its own file. The package is blank... now what? Anthony Pace wrote: Hmm, I set it to export for actionscript in the IDE give it the desired className RightArrow its instance has the name rightArrow I defined section for it in my file, yet it is under a package

Re: [Flashcoders] can Flex classes be used within (Flash CS3) along with ActionScript?

2008-11-26 Thread Anthony Pace
The editor sucks, still. We need something like Aptana for AS3. Don't use the flash CS3 IDE if you can avoid; however, it is pretty good for animations; yet, if you want to do animations, go to cs4... bones and IK and bears oh my. Eric E. Dolecki wrote: Using a SWC, yes. But it's nasty work

[Flashcoders] reusing symbol is there something I am missing? most likely.

2008-11-26 Thread Anthony Pace
Hmm, I set it to export for actionscript in the IDE give it the desired className RightArrow its instance has the name rightArrow I defined section for it in my file, yet it is under a package does that matter? package blah{ } import flash.display.MovieClip; class rightArrow extends MovieC

Re: [Flashcoders] What is the best way to scale a bitmap specifically to reduce file size...

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
idth /= 10; ||container.height /= 10;| //maybe invalidate if it does not redraw?? | var a:BitmapData = new BitmapData(container.width, container.height); var b:Bitmap = new Bitmap(a); addChild(b); a.draw(container); container.visible = false;| Anthony Pace wrote: Examples? Glen Pike

Re: [Flashcoders] What is the best way to scale a bitmap specifically to reduce file size...

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
pData(container.width, container.height); var b:Bitmap = new Bitmap(a); addChild(b); a.draw(container); container.visible = false;| Anthony Pace wrote: Examples? Glen Pike wrote: Hi, The only way to reduce the memory size of a bitmap is to resize it and reduce the number of pixels.

Re: [Flashcoders] What is the best way to scale a bitmap specifically to reduce file size...

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
d discard your container'd one. Glen Anthony Pace wrote: I can do it by reducing the size of the container object; yet, the bitmap remains the same file sized and can be scaled well. Is there a way to guarantee the memory usage drops? or at least a better

[Flashcoders] What is the best way to scale a bitmap specifically to reduce file size...

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
I can do it by reducing the size of the container object; yet, the bitmap remains the same file sized and can be scaled well. Is there a way to guarantee the memory usage drops? or at least a better way then mine? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashc

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
And just in case someone asks... Yes everything is loading in well as I can trace to see all the objects and their properties as they are loaded. well, now I have to figure out how to call a parent function without having to traverse or go global. JOY Thanks, Anthony Anthony Pace wrote

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
udden. This is going to drive me nuts. Thanks, Anthony Anthony Pace wrote: Are there restrictions on how far you can traverse downwards to add children from your class?... it seams I can't go beyond a specific point I experience very weird display related errors. Thanks, Anthony Anthony Pace

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
Are there restrictions on how far you can traverse downwards to add children from your class?... it seams I can't go beyond a specific point I experience very weird display related errors. Thanks, Anthony Anthony Pace wrote: OMG... I am having the problem again... this time I checke

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
regards Cor -Original Message- From: Anthony Pace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 25 november 2008 16:42 To: Cor; Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children. I can trace out, and attach the

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
wImage(bmp); this.thumbsContainer.addChildAt(tmb,pos); } now when I want it to display the BMP in the thumb class... nothing happens... Cor wrote: Try to trace where you loose the scope of your bitmap. Do you "return" it from your subclass?? -Original Message- From: Anthony

Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-25 Thread Anthony Pace
ailable at all times. -Original Message- From: Anthony Pace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 25 november 2008 11:12 To: Cor Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children. Actually, I thought I figured it out, and the

[Flashcoders] as3 image loading and reusing amongst classes. And listening to events fired by children.

2008-11-24 Thread Anthony Pace
I am really having problems here... I spent quite a bit of time debugging my thumbnail holder class, only to have it overwritten by my GF during a forced system reboot. so now I am screwed because I have to deliver. someone please help... I need: a quick tutorial on listening for events fired

Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing a continuous curved line through n points in AS1 or AS2 (Catmull-Rom splines?)

2008-11-15 Thread Anthony Pace
learning what is required for this project, although having an uphill learning curve, will make you a better mathematician. Anyone else have hints? Thank You, Anthony Pace matt stuehler wrote: All, I'm looking for an AS1 (ideal) or AS2 version of a function that will draw a continuou

Re: [Flashcoders] floating point variables...

2008-11-14 Thread Anthony Pace
It was a fluke... it broke easily with addition; yet, multiplication seems to work perfectly and division rounds up the last variable. Weird that things worked a dozen times, and then just stopped. Any clues? Anthony Pace wrote: Am I losing it or has Adobe finally actually somewhat fixed

[Flashcoders] floating point variables...

2008-11-14 Thread Anthony Pace
my system, or does this work for everyone? Thank You, Anthony Pace ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] How much would you charge?

2008-11-13 Thread Anthony Pace
What is a fair price for a simple photo gallery, in AS3, that loads the photo data from an XML file? I said between $280 to $350; given the hours it would take me, plus some contingency time. Did I under quote? over quote? what do you think? Still new to this independent stuff.

[Flashcoders] I want to write an open 3d gaming engine ...recommend any books?

2008-11-11 Thread Anthony Pace
Has anyone here developed a gaming engine before?... I have a detailed understanding of AI; however, I must admit that my 3D Math skills are still being developed. I understand the concepts of transformations, views, parent child relationships, and particle math is really simple physics; yet,

Re: [Flashcoders] Can't remove loaded SWF AS3

2008-11-07 Thread Anthony Pace
I have heard the unload function doesn't do a great job of removing things from memory. Am I wrong on this? I like to make internal variables and referencing variables null; while, calling a remove child command from the parent. Yet, even though the removeChild function has been called, I ha

Re: [Flashcoders] Shell loaders

2008-11-05 Thread Anthony Pace
Hi Glen, So to get this straight: How do you intend to store the file data... Shared objects, or as an actual file? Only if the connection is available, and only if the user would not rather keep their old version? What type of PDA? Will it actually be flash 7 or flashlight? By shell do you m

Re: [Flashcoders] FULL_SCREEN problem Flash CS3 and AS3

2008-11-04 Thread Anthony Pace
contained element in JS. Does anyone think this might work? or am I of base. Thanks, Anthony Pace Zeh Fernando wrote: Fullscreen can only be activated on certain events, so you cannot hijack the user browser to set the fullscreen mode. "Full-screen mode is initiated in response to a

Re: [Flashcoders] FULL_SCREEN problem Flash CS3 and AS3

2008-11-04 Thread Anthony Pace
, Anthony Pace Glen Pike wrote: Hi, I don't think you can go fullscreen automatically in the browser - it has to be in response to a Click event / user interaction - this is definitely the case for FP10 as it's one of the new "Security Issues" - not the one that Wordpress

Re: [Flashcoders] back in job hell

2008-11-02 Thread Anthony Pace
y good for him. How does it come? Communication problem! Ultimately I think the client just feels passed over in the decision process. Thats why he is not satisfied with a better version of his website. Anthony Pace schrieb: Hi again, My client is saying his client is going to back out of the

Re: [Flashcoders] open windows explorer or OSX finder from flash

2008-10-31 Thread Anthony Pace
I personally wouldn't use this... This will only work on windows if your in IE:file:///C:/pathname here and choose your target Not a great help. Hans Wichman wrote: Hi, no, unless it's a projector or wrapped up. regards, Hans On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:26 AM, thomas nordahl <[EMAI

[Flashcoders] Times per minute, and how much, data can pass to server without crippling it?

2008-10-31 Thread Anthony Pace
How many times per minute do you think it would be safe for a user to send this data to the server? So they can have the most up to date information possible. I am trying to avoid locking a file based on the user that is viewing it, because I want everyone to be able to view it at the same ti

Re: [Flashcoders] back in job hell

2008-10-30 Thread Anthony Pace
27;s client thinks what I gave him is what I usually give clients for the same price. I will never give a client more than what they asked for again. Learning the hard way, Anthony Pace Anthony Pace wrote: Hello all, Thank you to those that responded, I was able to get in touch with both my

Re: [Flashcoders] no longer job hell

2008-10-19 Thread Anthony Pace
basic html layouts and data pulls for really basic CRM systems; yet, if it will pay the bills I am willing to do it. Anthony Pace [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was the lucky joe that got to go: http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/761/1/Day-1-at-FITC-Toronto-2008/Page1.html Merrill, Jason wrote

Re: [Flashcoders] job hell

2008-10-18 Thread Anthony Pace
Hello Dr. Ache, Thank you for the advice, it pretty much sums up my conclusions. I may lose this client; yet, hopefully, I will find another one soon, with whom I can appropriately apply these principals. Thanks, Anthony Pace [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was the lucky joe that got to go: http

Re: [Flashcoders] job hell

2008-10-18 Thread Anthony Pace
working on my own outside of teams, and I am not quite sure how to handle situations like this. Thanks, Anthony Anthony Pace wrote: Hello to the people that responded, especially Glen Pike, Thanks for the responses; yet, this project is actually ajax (or AJAJ, a redundancy I know, conside

Re: [Flashcoders] I am stuck

2008-10-18 Thread Anthony Pace
this. For now back to this god awful project; which, wouldn't be so god awful if the client of my client wasn't being so up tight about the time frame. Anthony Pace [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was the lucky joe that got to go: http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/761/1/Day-1-a

Re: [Flashcoders] I am stuck

2008-10-17 Thread Anthony Pace
evenings mostly, capping at 50 hrs of work. Are his expectations reasonable? Am I just coding slowly? What do you think? consider... I designed the DB, designed the interface, wrote all the font end and back end code. How much would you have asked for? Anthony Pace wrote: I was sucked in to a

[Flashcoders] I am stuck

2008-10-17 Thread Anthony Pace
I was sucked in to a project developing a contractor management system... there were problems with not knowing for sure if the data was being returned, and I needed the ability to load data from a remote source so: * I had the data be loaded in a script tag as an array, * then had the lo

Re: [Flashcoders] working out a point on a squiggly line

2008-08-20 Thread Anthony Pace
If anyone else has a better way I would love to hear it. Totally curved lines? or zig-zag with corners? or both? Try breaking the path travelled down to points. If you can calculate the distance between the last point and a new point made, you just need to sum up the values. example map/ pat

[Flashcoders] how many coders here actually have a degree related to computer science?

2008-08-19 Thread Anthony Pace
programming related job without a degree? Do all I need is a portfolio, or does the piece of paper really make the difference at an entry level? I also have a background in fine art if that helps. Thanks, Anthony Pace ___ Flashcoders mailing list

RE: [Flashcoders] AMFPHP for commercial projects

2006-01-28 Thread Anthony Pace
The protocol outputs data in open text. If they wanted the protocol to be proprietary it would have to be encoded or ciphered in a way that could not be decompiled or read by the end user. It is also based on an open standard; therefore, absolutely legal to utilize. AMF is essentially a lightwei

RE: [Flashcoders] voice recognition in flash

2006-01-28 Thread Anthony Pace
Or you could create a listener that monitors the level of microphone input being generated, appends information into a 2d array (length of trace and height at a given second). Once the data is collected you would be able to analyze sections of the newly stored array, against previously stored phra

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