[Flashcoders] AS2 Dispatch Custom Event of loaded clip

2008-08-15 Thread Helmut Granda
I have the following:

code.customApplication.load(mySWF.swf, myClip_mc);

now the custom application does not dispatch any events such as onComplete,
this wasnt built in the original application so what I want to do is
dispatch an event from mySWF.swf but of course when it is loaded into
myClip_mc the ability to add the event listeners is not there since they are
not part of myClip_mc but of mySWF.swf.

Is there anyway to go around it? I know one way to do it is to have an
onEnterFrame checking for one of the properties of mySWF.swf once is
loaded

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Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Dispatch Custom Event of loaded clip

2008-08-17 Thread Helmut Granda
Hi Juan,
Thanks for the tip, it does makes sense since I had to create something
similar in a different application in AS3 and your sample works just as
expected.

Thanks again,
Helmut

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Juan Pablo Califano 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Assuming that modifying the custom application is not possible, but that
 you
 can change mySWF.swf, you can use an event manager that acts as a proxy
 for dispatching events. So, instead of dispatching the event directly from
 your object, you use the service of a third party. You register to that
 same third party to listen for events.

 In order to get it working, you have to make sure that you have just one of
 these proxies, so you could use a singleton. Really, that's like using a
 global object, but nevertheless a bit more clean than a plain old enter
 frame to check whether a propertie is defined, IMHO.

 In code, it could be something like this:
 (I'm using GDispatcher, and I'd advise you to use it as well as it has more
 features than the mx.events.EventDispatcher class, but if you want to go
 with the mx class, just change the function declarations accordingly, and
 adjust the parameters in addEventListener when registering for some event)

 import com.gskinner.events.GDispatcher;

 class EventManagerProxy {

  /* event dispatcher API declarations */
  public function
 addEventListener(sEvt:String,oHandler:Object,sFnc:String):Void {}
  public function
 removeEventListener(sEvt:String,oHandler:Object,sFnc:String):Void {}
  public function dispatchEvent(oEvt:Object):Void {}
  public function removeAllEventListeners(sEvt:String):Void {}


  public static var STUB_LOADED:String = stubLoaded;

private static var _instance:EventManagerProxy = null;

private function EventManagerProxy() {
  GDispatcher.initialize(this);
}

public static function getInstance():EventManagerProxy {
if(!_instance) {
_instance = new EventManagerProxy();
}
return _instance;
}


 }

 // In your loader fla...


 import EventManagerProxy;

 var evtMgrProxy:EventManagerProxy = EventManagerProxy.getInstance();

 function handleStubLoaded(evt:Object):Void {
  for(var field:String in evt) {
  trace(field +  :  + evt[field]);
  }
 }


 evtMgrProxy.addEventListener(EventManagerProxy.STUB_LOADED,this,handleStubLoaded);

 code.customApplication.load(mySWF.swf, myClip_mc);



 // In the loaded stub swf, dispatch the event when needed


 import EventManagerProxy;
 var evtMgrProxy:EventManagerProxy = EventManagerProxy.getInstance();

 evtMgrProxy.dispatchEvent({
  type:   EventManagerProxy.STUB_LOADED,
  target:  this,
  stubId:  someId -- if you happen to need this!
 });

 Hope it helps.
 Cheers
 Juan Pablo Califano



 2008/8/16, Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 
  I have the following:
 
  code.customApplication.load(mySWF.swf, myClip_mc);
 
  now the custom application does not dispatch any events such as
 onComplete,
  this wasnt built in the original application so what I want to do is
  dispatch an event from mySWF.swf but of course when it is loaded into
  myClip_mc the ability to add the event listeners is not there since they
  are
  not part of myClip_mc but of mySWF.swf.
 
  Is there anyway to go around it? I know one way to do it is to have an
  onEnterFrame checking for one of the properties of mySWF.swf once is
  loaded
 
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Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 Dispatch Custom Event of loaded clip

2008-08-17 Thread Helmut Granda
On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Juan Pablo Califano 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  However, in this scenario you're loading an swf
 into an empty MovieClip (which extends ObservableClip, if I didn't get you
 wrong). That means that when the swf is loaded, your stager empty
 MovieClip has lost all of its properties and is just a plain regular
 MovieClip, so you won't be able to dispatch events from it (since it's not
 anymore an ObservableClip). Or maybe I missing something here...

 Cheers
 Juan Pablo Califano


Exactly, and that is why I wasn't able to trigger events from the Movie that
is being loaded. But I am curios to see if Steven has another approach that
would require less code and would provide the same result. Although the
current example (from Juan) seems to be a decent amount of code, i might
seem a lot in one post but its not that much if you take away the
implementation.

-h




 2008/8/17, Steven Sacks [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
 
  Wow.  That's a crazy amount of code for something so simple.
 
  Here's what I use:
 
  ---
  import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
 
  class net.stevensacks.utils.ObservableClip extends MovieClip
  {
 public var addEventListener:Function;
 public var removeEventListener:Function;
 private var dispatchEvent:Function;
 
 function ObservableClip()
 {
 EventDispatcher.initialize(this);
 }
  }
  ---
 
  Just have your MovieClip classes extend ObservableClip instead of
 MovieClip
  and you can addEventListener and dispatchEvent simply and easily.
 
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Re: [Flashcoders] how many coders here actually have a degree related to computer science?

2008-08-21 Thread Helmut Granda


 I've been a hiring manager for companies such as Sony and Disney, and the
 first thing I look at is experience, then a degree--any degree. Though a
 degree in a relevant field is nice, the fact that you have a degree shows
 that you're motivated, and can stick with something and see it through to
 the end.


I partially agree with this point. There are many factors and circumstances
that can push some one toward not acquiring a degree while building
a career. While this may not be all the time if you notice some older people
(by that I mean 60+) never had a formal education, yet their drive allowed
them to make a name for themselves.

Let me give you an illustration so that I can make my point clear in case my
words are not able to explain precisely what I am talking about. I know some
one that had it made one day his parents flew overseas for vacation and
during the trip they died. He had a choice, stay in school or take a job and
help his brothers to finish their school. He gave up school and all his
brothers and sisters graduated from college, yet he did not finish school.
Today he is the owner of his own company and you may never see him come over
to your desk to ask you for a job. But i still feel that not having a degree
shows that you are not motivated.

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

2008-08-21 Thread Helmut Granda
Right, and that is why I partially agree with the post I was referring to,
specially because life without a college is not for everyone.
Going back to my main point I still believe that not having a degree does
not necessary mean that you are not motivated.

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Kerry Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 Helmut Granda wrote:

  But i still feel that not having a degree shows that you are not
 motivated.

 That's a good rule of thumb, and words to live by (and study by). Of
 course,
 we can point to the exceptions--Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard, I
 believe
 it was--but the odds are heavily in your favor with a degree. From time to
 time I see reports of studies that show lifetime earnings, and, without
 exception, average lifetime earnings with a degree are hundreds of
 thousands
 of dollars more than without.

 Cordially,

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

2008-08-22 Thread Helmut Granda
I do have a degree and going back to college for a second degree is part of
my TODO list.

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:40 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 so here's a question - if you have spent any amount of time doing the job,
 would you consider going back and getting degree?

 On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:26 AM, Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

  Right, and that is why I partially agree with the post I was referring
 to,
  specially because life without a college is not for everyone.
  Going back to my main point I still believe that not having a degree does
  not necessary mean that you are not motivated.
 
  On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Kerry Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  wrote:
 
   Helmut Granda wrote:
  
But i still feel that not having a degree shows that you are not
   motivated.
  
   That's a good rule of thumb, and words to live by (and study by). Of
   course,
   we can point to the exceptions--Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard, I
   believe
   it was--but the odds are heavily in your favor with a degree. From time
  to
   time I see reports of studies that show lifetime earnings, and, without
   exception, average lifetime earnings with a degree are hundreds of
   thousands
   of dollars more than without.
  
   Cordially,
  
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[Flashcoders] Embeding JSFL into SWC file, is it possible?

2008-08-26 Thread Helmut Granda
Is it possible to call a JSFL from a SWC file? I tried ExternalInterface
just for chucks and giggles but of course it didnt work... is it even
possible?

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[Flashcoders] Re: Embeding JSFL into SWC file, is it possible?

2008-08-26 Thread Helmut Granda
Still cant do it, but I was able to access the document name with
DescribeType... :)

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 Is it possible to call a JSFL from a SWC file? I tried ExternalInterface
 just for chucks and giggles but of course it didnt work... is it even
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[Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-26 Thread Helmut Granda
Is it possible to access the MainTimeline from within a component? So far I
havent been able to access it trying different methods. Most times I get the
same result:
trace(parent);
trace(root);
trace(this.parent);
trace(this);
trace(this.parent.parent);

[object LivePreviewParent]
[object LivePreviewParent]
[object LivePreviewParent]
[object MyComponent]
[object Stage]

But it seems to skip the MainTimeline... basically what I am trying to
access is the File name which I can extract with Describe type for the
MainTimeline, and of course this is easy with objects on the timeline. I
have an init function in a component that tries to get the reference to the
MainTimeline but so far no luck... any tips?

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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
yeah, still get [object LivePreviewParent]...

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM, poste9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 have u tried this.root ?

 2008/8/27 Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  Is it possible to access the MainTimeline from within a component? So far
 I
  havent been able to access it trying different methods. Most times I get
  the
  same result:
  trace(parent);
  trace(root);
  trace(this.parent);
  trace(this);
  trace(this.parent.parent);
 
  [object LivePreviewParent]
  [object LivePreviewParent]
  [object LivePreviewParent]
  [object MyComponent]
  [object Stage]
 
  But it seems to skip the MainTimeline... basically what I am trying to
  access is the File name which I can extract with Describe type for the
  MainTimeline, and of course this is easy with objects on the timeline. I
  have an init function in a component that tries to get the reference to
 the
  MainTimeline but so far no luck... any tips?
 
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
Thanks Leandro... this still gives me the following:
[class Stage]
[object MovieClip]

hum

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Leandro Amano
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 Hi Helmut, try:

 for(var i:uint; istage.numChildren; i++){
  trace(stage.getChildAt(i));
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 On 8/27/08, Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  yeah, still get [object LivePreviewParent]...
 
  On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM, poste9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
   have u tried this.root ?
  
   2008/8/27 Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  
Is it possible to access the MainTimeline from within a component? So
  far
   I
havent been able to access it trying different methods. Most times I
  get
the
same result:
trace(parent);
trace(root);
trace(this.parent);
trace(this);
trace(this.parent.parent);
   
[object LivePreviewParent]
[object LivePreviewParent]
[object LivePreviewParent]
[object MyComponent]
[object Stage]
   
But it seems to skip the MainTimeline... basically what I am trying
 to
access is the File name which I can extract with Describe type for
 the
MainTimeline, and of course this is easy with objects on the
 timeline.
  I
have an init function in a component that tries to get the reference
 to
   the
MainTimeline but so far no luck... any tips?
   
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
Ok, so my component is being added to a blank FLA, which then it would have
MainTimeline as the default name since there is no Document Class. Is there
anyway to access the MainTimeline information from a blank FLA from within a
component?


On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Eduardo Omine [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 I understand that Flash prepends the filename to MainTimeline as a
 convenience because there's no DocumentClass.
 MainTimeline is not a class or type definition, it's simply a default
 name.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
Good question...
If you use the methtod describeType for the main timeline you are able to
extract the file name you are working with.

//something like this:
trace(describeType(root));
type name=Untitled_fla::MainTimeline

Now this has to be done on the timeline, once you try to do
describeType(root) from within a movieclip (or a component) you will get the
following:

trace(describeType(root));
type name=flash.display::MovieClip

So I am trying to extract the file name by targeting the MainTimeline
does that makes sense?

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Merrill, Jason 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 OK, I'll be the one to ask this.  So just curious, since components
 normally should be decoupled from objects outside themselves (i.e. the
 main timeline) - what is driving this - is there a better way to
 re-think this overall or must you really target the main timeline?

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 Ok, so my component is being added to a blank FLA, which then it would
 have
 MainTimeline as the default name since there is no Document Class. Is
 there
 anyway to access the MainTimeline information from a blank FLA from
 within a
 component?


 On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Eduardo Omine
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

  I understand that Flash prepends the filename to MainTimeline as a
  convenience because there's no DocumentClass.
  MainTimeline is not a class or type definition, it's simply a
 default
  name.
 
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
I dont think it is hack-is if you get the file name as a reference right
before the file is being compiled. IMO...

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Eduardo Omine [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 I think the question is: what do you need the FLA filename for?
 Relying on filename seems very hack-ish and unreliable -- it's common
 to have files renamed during the development process and for testing
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Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a component

2008-08-27 Thread Helmut Granda
It could be.. the only reason for trying to do this is to create a very
smart component, thus being able to pick up the file name would have been
of a great help for it. But again it seems almost hard to get it if you are
trying from somewhere else that is not strictly the timeline.
BTW the component is added to the stage and it has visuals so it is not a
component that runs in its own window...

Thanks for the help, I will continue trying to find other ways to go about
it...

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Merrill, Jason 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Yes, but what I was getting at, if it's a component, why does it need to
 have access to the main timeline?  Components normally shouldn't be that
 tightly coupled.

 Could you instead pass a reference to a public property in the component
 of the filename instead of trying to access the filename from the
 component itself?

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 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helmut
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 Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:31 PM
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 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a
 component

 Good question...
 If you use the methtod describeType for the main timeline you are able
 to
 extract the file name you are working with.

 //something like this:
 trace(describeType(root));
 type name=Untitled_fla::MainTimeline

 Now this has to be done on the timeline, once you try to do
 describeType(root) from within a movieclip (or a component) you will get
 the
 following:

 trace(describeType(root));
 type name=flash.display::MovieClip

 So I am trying to extract the file name by targeting the
 MainTimeline
 does that makes sense?

 On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Merrill, Jason 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  OK, I'll be the one to ask this.  So just curious, since components
  normally should be decoupled from objects outside themselves (i.e. the
  main timeline) - what is driving this - is there a better way to
  re-think this overall or must you really target the main timeline?
 
  Jason Merrill
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  Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Access MainTimeline reference from within a
  component
 
  Ok, so my component is being added to a blank FLA, which then it would
  have
  MainTimeline as the default name since there is no Document Class. Is
  there
  anyway to access the MainTimeline information from a blank FLA from
  within a
  component?
 
 
  On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Eduardo Omine
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
 
   I understand that Flash prepends the filename to MainTimeline as a
   convenience because there's no DocumentClass.
   MainTimeline is not a class or type definition, it's simply a
  default
   name.
  
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[Flashcoders] POSIX error: Too many open files

2008-09-15 Thread Helmut Granda
Anyone has run into this issue? I tried to google the main reason why this
happens but not sure how exactly this translates to a flash applcation.

in Safari you can see the error listed in the subject. In FF the application
just stalls completely.

Any links, suggestions  or blogs?

TIA..
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[Flashcoders] [AS3] VIdeo going fullscreen stops

2008-12-01 Thread Helmut Granda
Im sure it has to be my fault, otherwise no one would be able to put videos
online, but once a video goes full screen after a few seconds it stops
running.

I can see the following items on the flashlog although I do not make
references to these items on my application.

Warning: Reference to undeclared variable, FullScreen_MC'
Warning: 'FullScreen_MC' has no property 'FullScreen_text'
Warning: FullScreen_text' has no property 'text'

Could it be the flash player 10 debug version?
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[Flashcoders] Re: [AS3] VIdeo going fullscreen stops

2008-12-01 Thread Helmut Granda
it seems like the bare bones version of the video class I was using was
causing the issue. I still get the Warnings which I am guessing is a bug
within the flash player. Anyone else sees that?

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Helmut Granda [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 Im sure it has to be my fault, otherwise no one would be able to put videos
 online, but once a video goes full screen after a few seconds it stops
 running.

 I can see the following items on the flashlog although I do not make
 references to these items on my application.

 Warning: Reference to undeclared variable, FullScreen_MC'
 Warning: 'FullScreen_MC' has no property 'FullScreen_text'
 Warning: FullScreen_text' has no property 'text'

 Could it be the flash player 10 debug version?





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Re: [Flashcoders] The flash job hunt

2008-12-02 Thread Helmut Granda
* Ask your connections for connections on your city. You might be surprised
of them knowing some one in the area.
* Contact some one such Aquent. I was in the same position as you are and
they helped me to get in the door with some great agencies. For sure you
wont get the salary you might get on your own since they have to get paid
too but they pay on time and might lead you to new connections.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:02 PM, Joel Stransky [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 Yeah I'm already compiling a list of local agencies. I had a ton of
 connections in my last city but I'm new out here in D.C. Just wondering
 what
 other avenues there might be.

 On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM, dr.ache [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  you should contact agencies... those who are in online advertisement for
  bigger
  companies... these guys always have to few people to do all the work.
  try to get on their freelancer list and work hard - so they can see you
 can
  do their
  work in a short time then it should not be a problem to get work on a
  regular
  basis... but do not stick with only one company. instead of show up at
  maybe three...
 
  Joel Stransky schrieb:
 
   A bit off topic plus I don't know where to search recent flashcoders
  archives.
  I've been living off of freelance work for more than a year now but
 lately
  it's getting difficult to drum up contracts. I figured I'd hit up the
 pros
  to see how you guys are finding work.
  Do you have a favorite job listing site? Fond of craigslist? Spending a
  lot
  on advertising?
  I really need to get more work on a steady basis. Thanks for any input.
 
 
 
 
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[Flashcoders] NetStream Leaving it open

2008-12-08 Thread Helmut Granda
I am trying to find some documentation about the dangers of leaving the
Netstream open for long periods of time. Long story short I have a player
that the user might leave open for hours end. Does leaving the Netstream
open for long periods of time will consume a lot of memory?

The reason why I am not closing the stream when the video is done playing is
because there is some functionality that needs to continue live through the
player after the video is done playing.

If it is going to be resource intensive leaving the stream open then I might
have to settle for editing the functionality

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Re: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

2008-12-08 Thread Helmut Granda
Im with Doctor H here,

We don't know the details or both parties information about the project, if
you are a freelancer/contractor this might harm you in the long run.
Granted, you might get the money you are owed but in the end of the day it
might be 1+ (many more) possible non clients. Remember that the bad press
travels a lot faster than good rep and good rep is always hard to come by.

If I read correctly you don't have a written contract which in the end is
also a bad practice and you have to take your losses.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:13 PM, dr.ache [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Have you ever thought about what that makes for your image?
 I would encourage you to stay polite and willing to accept their delay as
 long
 as it is possible for you. You can deny to work with this client in the
 future anyways
 but do not threaten somebody with court or anything before there is no
 other way around.

 Have always in mind that there can be a reason you could not even imagine
 behind that
 delay. You are dealing with people - just try to image this guy really has
 problems and
 dont want you to know about that, or anybody else. When you take him to the
 court you
 might get your money but a very very bad image in the head of that guy,too.

 The other way round - if he finally pays you and he saw that you are
 flexible he might
 recommend you the next time. Have the good parts about people in mind, dont
 make
 assumtions.

 My cents...




 Pete Hotchkiss schrieb:

  Eamons point about the computer misuse act is not strictly true - you
 own the site unless a contract exists explicitly licensing full
 ownership of everything up payment completion.

 My advise however is to leave the site up and get Thomas Higgins on the
 case. He's BRILLIANT and has a ni on 100% record for recovering debts.
 He's completely ruthless and gets results

 http://www.thomas-higgins.co.uk/

 Trust me - use these guys and you'll have you money before the month is
 out




 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Piers
 Cowburn
 Sent: 08 December 2008 11:51
 To: Flash Coders List
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

 I've been in this situation before and done the same as Paul, it ended
 up going to a small claims court and the client didn't even turn up for
 the hearing. I got paid and the costs were covered by the client.

 Piers


 On 8 Dec 2008, at 11:38, Paul Steven wrote:



 Hi Stephen

 I had a similar situation about a year ago and in this case I had no
 contract but just emails from the client agreeing on the cost for the work.

 Anyway I simply made a claim via
 https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp and I won my case. It was
 really simple and will cost you nothing as you get all your costs paid for
 by the customer if you win.

 I would be reluctant to take the site down as doing so will then mean the
 customer has nothing to pay for. By leaving the site up and running, you
 have fulfilled your obligations.

 Anyway good luck!!

 Paul




 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen
 Matthews
 Sent: 08 December 2008 11:03
 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 Subject: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

 What are my rights ( in the UK ) for taking down a site which has not
 been paid for?

 The owner of the company is happy with his site, but is not coughing up.

 I still have FTP access.

 He says the site took too long, and makes lots of excuses for not paying
 - which do not tally.
 He changed the site drastically at least three times - I think it took





 too long too, due to this.
 He is updating the news section and other sections whenever he has new





 material.

 I would be interested in your thoughts.

 This person won an award for being a top business man this year - is this
 what you have to do to be a top business man - screw people?

 I am not the kind of person to take this action really, but I may
 consider it.

 Thanks

 S



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Re: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

2008-12-08 Thread Helmut Granda
But having the power to access to the server through FTP doesnt make the
coder a good guy either :)

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:51 PM, laurent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Having no contract does not make the none payer a good guy, he apparently
 does not want to pay. And if he have problems I guess the coder have too, so
 he should deal with his own stuff as we do here and if he can't he should
 commnicate about it. But I don't think the problem is here. The best thing
 is to call a lawyer that will get in contact with him, you won't even have
 to get to court, the guy will pay straight away. As far as he can't handle
 dirty hands I guess...but you will win.

 L

 Helmut Granda a écrit :

  Im with Doctor H here,

 We don't know the details or both parties information about the project,
 if
 you are a freelancer/contractor this might harm you in the long run.
 Granted, you might get the money you are owed but in the end of the day it
 might be 1+ (many more) possible non clients. Remember that the bad press
 travels a lot faster than good rep and good rep is always hard to come by.

 If I read correctly you don't have a written contract which in the end is
 also a bad practice and you have to take your losses.

 On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:13 PM, dr.ache [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



 Have you ever thought about what that makes for your image?
 I would encourage you to stay polite and willing to accept their delay as
 long
 as it is possible for you. You can deny to work with this client in the
 future anyways
 but do not threaten somebody with court or anything before there is no
 other way around.

 Have always in mind that there can be a reason you could not even imagine
 behind that
 delay. You are dealing with people - just try to image this guy really
 has
 problems and
 dont want you to know about that, or anybody else. When you take him to
 the
 court you
 might get your money but a very very bad image in the head of that
 guy,too.

 The other way round - if he finally pays you and he saw that you are
 flexible he might
 recommend you the next time. Have the good parts about people in mind,
 dont
 make
 assumtions.

 My cents...




 Pete Hotchkiss schrieb:

  Eamons point about the computer misuse act is not strictly true - you


 own the site unless a contract exists explicitly licensing full
 ownership of everything up payment completion.

 My advise however is to leave the site up and get Thomas Higgins on the
 case. He's BRILLIANT and has a ni on 100% record for recovering debts.
 He's completely ruthless and gets results

 http://www.thomas-higgins.co.uk/

 Trust me - use these guys and you'll have you money before the month is
 out




 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Piers
 Cowburn
 Sent: 08 December 2008 11:51
 To: Flash Coders List
 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

 I've been in this situation before and done the same as Paul, it ended
 up going to a small claims court and the client didn't even turn up for
 the hearing. I got paid and the costs were covered by the client.

 Piers


 On 8 Dec 2008, at 11:38, Paul Steven wrote:





 Hi Stephen

 I had a similar situation about a year ago and in this case I had no
 contract but just emails from the client agreeing on the cost for the
 work.

 Anyway I simply made a claim via
 https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp and I won my case. It
 was
 really simple and will cost you nothing as you get all your costs paid
 for
 by the customer if you win.

 I would be reluctant to take the site down as doing so will then mean
 the
 customer has nothing to pay for. By leaving the site up and running,
 you
 have fulfilled your obligations.

 Anyway good luck!!

 Paul




 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
 Stephen
 Matthews
 Sent: 08 December 2008 11:03
 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 Subject: [Flashcoders] My rights - site not paid for.

 What are my rights ( in the UK ) for taking down a site which has not
 been paid for?

 The owner of the company is happy with his site, but is not coughing
 up.

 I still have FTP access.

 He says the site took too long, and makes lots of excuses for not
 paying
 - which do not tally.
 He changed the site drastically at least three times - I think it took







 too long too, due to this.
 He is updating the news section and other sections whenever he has new







 material.

 I would be interested in your thoughts.

 This person won an award for being a top business man this year - is
 this
 what you have to do to be a top business man - screw people?

 I am not the kind of person to take this action really, but I may
 consider it.

 Thanks

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[Flashcoders] Capture sound from computer speakers?

2009-02-20 Thread Helmut Granda
I am looking at the docs, and it almost seems like I can't capture the sound
that is playing through the speakers (itunes/web/application). Which seems
odd to me given that we can capture the camera and microphone but not just
sound that is not played within the flash player. I did a soft search within
Adobe Air but I haven't found information in there either(yet)

Anyone has any suggestions?

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Re: [Flashcoders] Capture sound from computer speakers?

2009-02-21 Thread Helmut Granda
Thanks for the feedback and I was afraid there is no way to get a hold  
of the output by default. This idea is for an application that would  
be deployed on the web so asking each one of the users to make such  
modifications to the system is out of the question :)


Thanks again,
Helmut

On Feb 20, 2009, at 6:07 PM, Nate Beck wrote:


What you hear, in your speakers is audio output... not audio input.

So to do what you want, you need to somehow turn your audio output  
into an

input.

Here are few ideas:

  - I used to have a Sound Blaster sound card that had a driver that  
would
  loop the audio out back into the input. There was a sound setting  
to select

  What you hear as an option.
  - Use Soundflower on the mac - http://code.google.com/p/soundflower/
  - Simply run a sound wire from your computer's audio out into the  
audio

  in (microphone) jack.

Keep in mind, that anyone who wants to record audio output using  
your flash
/ air application is going to have to do one of these things above  
as well.


HTH,
Nate


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Helmut Granda cont...@helmutgranda.com 
wrote:


I am looking at the docs, and it almost seems like I can't capture  
the

sound
that is playing through the speakers (itunes/web/application).  
Which seems
odd to me given that we can capture the camera and microphone but  
not just

sound that is not played within the flash player. I did a soft search
within
Adobe Air but I haven't found information in there either(yet)

Anyone has any suggestions?

TIA
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Re: [Flashcoders] making a set of dynamically loaded buttons to listen to each other

2009-02-21 Thread Helmut Granda
set the same handler to all of them and then inside the handler run a  
for loop to call the event for each of the buttons (or do whatever you  
want) excluding the one that made the call to the handler.



On Feb 21, 2009, at 9:06 AM, Michael Iv wrote:


I need a help !
I a working on application where i have a set of 10 buttons. I want  
that
when one of them is clicked the others disappear or do anything else  
that is
assigned to them. I cant figure out how to make each button to  
listen to

event of the others in a simple way
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[Flashcoders] GetDefenitionByName from loaded SWF

2009-03-12 Thread Helmut Granda
Hello All,
I am trying to access properties from a child file. This is the set up:

Parent
loadedA.swf // gets loaded into Parent
loadedB.swf // gets loaded into Parent

Parent has a static class called ParentClass and it has about 10 mutators
that I want to access through the child movies being loaded (loadedA,
loadedB).

After the files are being loaded I am using ApplicationDomain to let the
child movies know where ParentClass lives since they do not get added to the
display list until later but they need information that the ParentClass have
to work properly and that is why they do have access to it.

So like I said, the child movies have access to ParentClass but all the
properties return undefined or null.

Anyone has any recommendations?

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[Flashcoders] Inheritance and Static properties

2009-10-22 Thread Helmut Granda
So I understand that I can access static properties only child-parent but
not if we instantiate the subclass some where else within the application
but what would be the best way to go around this?
-ButtonParent -contains basic rollover/rollout/click events and does
dispatchEvent (new Event (BUTTON_CLICK));
-Children inherit ButtonParent and I want to be able to listen for the event
and also get the Name of the child.

var button1 : ButtonParent = new Child();

button1.addEventListener (Child.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff) // of course
wont work because we cant access the static constants from child

button1.addEventListener (ButtonParent.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff)// this
works but now I cant access the NAME from the child

private function doClickStuff ( event : Event ) : void
{
trace(event.target )// Child
trace(event.NAME)// undefined

}

// here is some more about the child

public class Child extends ButtonParent extends IButton
{
 public static const NAME : String = ChildName;
}

Any ideas or recommendations?

I did get around the issue but not using static constants for the
BUTTON_CLICK constant and just setting it up as a public var

button1.addEventListener ( button1.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff)// now this
works but looks such an ugly hack.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Inheritance and Static properties

2009-10-22 Thread Helmut Granda
Correct, i was thinking of
var object = event.target
object.NAME;

but I was typing faster than thinking :).



On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM, jonathan howe jonathangh...@gmail.comwrote:

 Just double checking but in your trace statement you are looking for
 the NAME property on the event?

 trace(event.NAME)// undefined
 You probably mean event.target.NAME but I'm just checking the obvious.

 -jonathan


 On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Helmut Granda cont...@helmutgranda.com
 wrote:

  So I understand that I can access static properties only child-parent
 but
  not if we instantiate the subclass some where else within the application
  but what would be the best way to go around this?
  -ButtonParent -contains basic rollover/rollout/click events and does
  dispatchEvent (new Event (BUTTON_CLICK));
  -Children inherit ButtonParent and I want to be able to listen for the
  event
  and also get the Name of the child.
 
  var button1 : ButtonParent = new Child();
 
  button1.addEventListener (Child.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff) // of course
  wont work because we cant access the static constants from child
 
  button1.addEventListener (ButtonParent.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff)// this
  works but now I cant access the NAME from the child
 
  private function doClickStuff ( event : Event ) : void
  {
  trace(event.target )// Child
  trace(event.NAME)// undefined
 
  }
 
  // here is some more about the child
 
  public class Child extends ButtonParent extends IButton
  {
   public static const NAME : String = ChildName;
  }
 
  Any ideas or recommendations?
 
  I did get around the issue but not using static constants for the
  BUTTON_CLICK constant and just setting it up as a public var
 
  button1.addEventListener ( button1.BUTTON_CLICK, doClickStuff)// now this
  works but looks such an ugly hack.
 
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Re: [Flashcoders] Windows 7 Compatibility with Flash

2009-10-23 Thread Helmut Granda
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-vista/Details.aspx?type=Softwarep=Adobe%20Flash%20CS4%20Professionalv=Adobeuid=pf=0pi=7c=Enterprise%20Applicationssc=Collaboration%20%26%20Contentos=32-bit

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM, AutGlass Jobs autgl...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi all,

 Now that Windows 7 came out, I wanted to see if there might be any
 compatibility issues with playing Flash on it.  Anyone have any insight on
 this matter?

 Thanks,

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Re: [Flashcoders] OOP Books (OT)

2010-03-11 Thread Helmut Granda
Great information and thanks for sharing. I didn't know The Lost Actionscript 
3.0 Weekend even existed. 


On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:29 PM, co...@moock.org wrote:

 hi all,
 as the author of an oop book myself, i have to admit that books aren't always 
 the right learning tool for everyone. i agree with benny...i've liked the 
 video training that's been emerging over the last few years.
 
 here are a bunch of other free options:
 
 http://gotoandlearn.com/
 http://tv.adobe.com/show/actionscript-11-with-doug-winnie/
 http://tv.adobe.com/channel/development/actionscript
 http://tv.adobe.com/show/max-2009-develop/
 
 in fact, there's also a video version of Essential ActionScript 3.0 
 available called The Lost ActionScript 3.0 Weekend. it's a commercial 
 product, but lots of it is freely available online here:
 
 oop overview:
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/object-oriented-programming-overview/
 
 making a class:
 http://vplayer.oreilly.com/?chapter=4video_product=urn%3Ax-domain%3Aoreilly.com%3Aproduct%3A9780596801540.VIDEO#embedded_player
 
 inheritance
 http://my.safaribooksonline.com/player?xmlid=9780596801564/i17
 
 garbage collection (very important in oop ActionScript 3.0!)
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/object-references-and-garbage-collection/
 
 datatypes:
 http://vplayer.oreilly.com/?chapter=4video_product=urn%3Ax-domain%3Aoreilly.com%3Aproduct%3A9780596801557.VIDEO#embedded_player
 
 graphics and oop:
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/graphics-programming/
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/the-display-list/
 
 debugging and profiling oop:
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/production-topics-flex-debugging-mode/
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/production-topics-flex-profiling/
 
 flash/flex workflow
 http://my.safaribooksonline.com/player?xmlid=9780596801588/i20
 
 course introduction:
 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/colin-moocks-lost-actionscript-weekend/course-1-introduction/
 
 3d effects with adobe's chris nuuja:
 http://vplayer.oreilly.com/?chapter=20video_product=urn%3Ax-domain%3Aoreilly.com%3Aproduct%3A9780596801540.VIDEO#embedded_player
 
 the full video is available at:
 http://www.oreilly.com/go/law
 
 once you're up to speed on the basics, examples, practice, and a helping 
 community like flashcoders should take you the rest of the way.
 
 if you're doing any flex work, i find peter dehaan's examples to be a 
 fantastic resource:
 
 http://flexexamples.com/
 
 and for targeted questions, the stackoverflow community is really helpful:
 
 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/actionscript
 
 happy coding!
 colin
 
 Benny wrote:
 Hi Susan I cannot recommend any OOP book but I can recommend Lynda.com. 
 Lynda.com has some great video courses, like
 http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=759
 Which amongst other covers OOP fundamentals and common design patterns.
 - Benny
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 [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] Namens Susan Day
 Verzonden: woensdag 10 maart 2010 19:29
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 Onderwerp: Re: [Flashcoders] OOP Books (OT)
 On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Mattheis, Erik (MIN - WSW) 
 ematth...@webershandwick.com wrote:
 I got AS 3 w/Design Patterns right when I delved into AS3 and I found the
 examples too long and complicated to follow. I would not recommend it as
 an
 introduction to OOP.
 
 Noted. And your thoughts, if any, on The Object-Oriented Thought Process?
 Susan
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Re: [Flashcoders] Flash oddness with URLvariables

2010-03-25 Thread Helmut Granda
I personally haven't seen this behavior and it is hard to debug something 
that we can't see.

-h

On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Paul Andrews wrote:

 I'm usually a Flash CS3 user on a PC, but have been using a Mac G5 and CS4 
 recently. Today I came across some really weird behaviour.
 
 I'm pulling some XML from a server and passing some variables (URLVariables). 
 Nothing special, except that today I found that one of my variable values was 
 not being passed to the PHP. No matter what, it didn't appear to the PHP 
 code. OK, off I go with the debugger. Now the PHP sees all of the values 
 passed. Just running the debugger always gives the right behaviour. 
 Sometimes, it'll work without the debugger. Anyone seen this kind of 
 behaviour - the code is not that complex (sadly I can't post it).
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Re: [Flashcoders] ALT+GR in FireFox 4.0

2011-04-29 Thread Helmut Granda
Hi Elia,

Are you on a non-english keyboard? I never heard of that combination but
that may have to do with you using a Spanish or Portuguese keyboard? I am
only asking this because it will help understand your issue better. I read
somewhere in line that ALT+GR is the @ symbol? In English Keyboards it is
just SHIFT+2 which is not an issue at all.

-h



On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Elia Morlin elia.li...@gmail.com wrote:

 Surely someone has a fix ?

 On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Elia Morlin elia.li...@gmail.com wrote:

  I know, but I can't remove opaque. It must be opaque.
 
 
  On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:47 PM, kris range krisra...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  If I remember correctly, this has popped up a few times and I think
  it's related to the wmode property being set to transparent or opaque.
  If you can remove that, it should go away.
 
  On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Elia Morlin elia.li...@gmail.com
  wrote:
   Does anyone have an AS3 solution for the ALT+GR problem in FireFox
 4.0?
  It
   will not accept ALT+GR in combination with any character. So it's
  impossible
   to enter a @, [ or ].
  
   Thanks
   Elia Morling
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