Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

You can get Moock's book for $26 on Powells: http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780596526948-6 Its been out for a while now though, so I would hit your local used bookstore, I'm willing to bet there's a few copies out there, you can probably score it for $10 or something. Not that Moock doesn't des

Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe Flash future

gt; > John R. Sweeney Jr. > Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer > OnDemand Interactive Inc > Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 > > > > > On May 8, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Matt S. wrote: > > > It's effectively dead in the browser, > > _

Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe Flash future

It's effectively dead in the browser, except for some niche markets (game dev, children's content, educational), but it will survive for a long time, and has some potential in App and Game development across platforms. The real problem is that in the tech world, being perceived as last-years techn

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Can Javascript Listen to Flash Events?

could you load the SWF into a shell, and add the FLV event listeners at the shell level? That would require knowing the name of the flv player within the SWF, but maybe you could figure it out with a decompiler? That's just a random idea, not sure if it would work... .m On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Platform roadmap released - time to start learning HTML 5 unless you make games.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Henrik Andersson wrote: > If you ask me, Adobe needs to get the animation part back on track > before the competition runs past them. > Everything Adobe is doing suggests that they think that particular horse has already kicked the gate down and bolted, and that t

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Platform roadmap released - time to start learning HTML 5 unless you make games.

Fwiw, that site is actually a Flash/HTML5 hybrid, mostly HTML5, with Flash apparently handling the weak spots, eg video, audio etc. But yeah, even just judging the HTML-only elements that's a beautiful site. .m On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM, James Merrill wrote: > Another major concern of min

Re: [Flashcoders] I invite everyone to troll Apple's support forums

+Like. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:43 AM, Ima Newsletta wrote: > Yes, until html5 will do a lot of damage to the web. > I'm sorry but I think that the only ones that do a damage to the web are > the poor creatives and the poor programmers, not a specific technology. > __

Re: [Flashcoders] AIR to iOS question

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Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe is my down-ass chick

Since September 9th, 2010? Applications Created in Adobe Flash CS5 Are Allowed to iPhone http://cs5.org/?p=1247 On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 5:01 AM, Karina Steffens wrote: > ios apps? Since when does the apple store allow apps compiled from Flash? If > only... __

Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe ceases development on mobile browser Flash

well, that explains why people I know who work at Adobe were posting "moving on to the next opportunity" status updates on FB yesterday... ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashco

Re: [Flashcoders] animation memory leak ... please help

"Hours"? Is that supposed to be minutes? Or is it really running that long nonstop? .m On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM, [p e r c e p t i c o n] < percepti...@gmail.com> wrote: > what i'd like to know is why after so many hours (8-24) ___ Flashcoders ma

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash on top of flash

Yep, I agree, I'm not the original question-asker though, just tryin to help :) .m 2011/9/21 Cédric Muller : > ok, but overlaying a container over another container in Flash is somewhat > straightforward. What isn't is the way the 2 SWFs could/must communicate ... > > thanks for the precisions >

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash on top of flash

I think we're specifically talking in HTML here. I meant that Flash isnt really designed to display while overlapping multiple swf objects embedded in an html page. .m 2011/9/21 Cédric Muller : > SWF on top of another SWF: in Flash or in HTML ? ___ Fla

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash on top of flash

You're pretty much guaranteed some weirdness in the display. I was able to get this working, in a few latest-greatest browsers, but even there if you had motion happening in both layers at once I was getting some odd artifacts and overlaps. I dont think the browsers, or Flash for that matter, are r

Re: [Flashcoders] job posting ok here?

FlashcodersNY asks that job post Subject lines include [jobs] so people can filter easily, maybe that should be added here as well? .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoder

Re: [Flashcoders] scrolling webpage with flash

n...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Matt S. > Sent: donderdag 30 juni 2011 17:50 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] scrolling webpage with flash > > then you should definitely check out SWFFIT, that can do what you're looki

Re: [Flashcoders] scrolling webpage with flash

will > show. > > > Best regards, > Cor > > -Original Message- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Matt S. > Sent: donderdag 30 juni 2011 17:33 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Fl

Re: [Flashcoders] scrolling webpage with flash

Not sure what you need exactly, but SWFFit is a nice little utility for various flash resizing needs: http://swffit.millermedeiros.com/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoder

Re: [Flashcoders] How make an SWF run on IPad?

really? I thought I'd heard something about that, I seem to recall some gaunt turtlenecked guy pointing his bony finger at me and telling me Flash would never be allowed on an iOS device...but in retrospect that just sounds like a weird fever dream... .m On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Steve Aba

Re: [Flashcoders] How to Make SWF work on IPad

If its an actual SWF, aint gonna happen. You need to use packager for iOS in CS5. .m On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Steve Abaffy wrote: > Something I forgot to mention SWF will be delivered over the web. > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcode

Re: [Flashcoders] current consensus of available Flash 3D engines?

I KNEW mTropolis sounded familiar!! I hate to admit this because it reveals my age, but when I was in college I had a professor who was obsessed with mTropolis and convinced it was the future of multimedia. Needless to say it never unseated Director and faded into obscurity pretty quickly, although

Re: [Flashcoders] [Job] Activescript 3 development

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > Just curious, what's Activescript? > That's the core language for the pirated versions of Flash that you can buy down in Chinatown. Doesnt work very well though, your SWF's come out looking like somebody filmed your monitor with a cheap cam

Re: [Flashcoders] My first code.

Spyder, you should order Colin Moock's book toute suite: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596526946/ref=nosim/moockorg It's essential reading for anyone interested in learning AS3. .m On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 2:38 AM, spyder spyders wrote: > Thank You So Much! :D    I

Re: [Flashcoders] Adobe software used to build Wired magazine

For the iPhone, or the iPad? I know (via friends in the magazine industry who are involved in various iPadization efforts at their respective publications) that the solution they provided for the Wired iPAD app is a solution that ties into inDesign and is available for licensing. I've heard that it

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Question

Yep, I knew it was gonna be something dead-simple ;) . Thanks Taka! .m On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Taka Kojima wrote: > You would do xml..product.(@prodCode == id); > > Yep, that simple. > > Taka > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Matt S. wrote: > >> I kno

[Flashcoders] XML Question

I know this is easy, but I'm having trouble finding the answer: if I'm iterating through XML like so: return xml.category.(@name == cat[0]).subcategory.subcategory2.(@name == cat[1]).product.(@prodCode == String(id)); where "cat" is an array, eg cat = ["men","shirts"] but what I want to do is se

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash to Powerpoint

Honestly, I dont know if you're going to find an easy way to do that. Perhaps a PHP script, where you would export all the JPGs, pass them to the script, and then generate a PPS, but some cursory googling doesnt turn up anything to that effect. I suspect this is one of those things that sounds easy

Re: [Flashcoders] (no subject)

Wow, I had no idea such hot-button political topics would be discussed on this list! .m On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:59 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: > i'm on the fence > > On 21 October 2010 09:41, Henrik Andersson wrote: > >> John Goodman skriver: >> >>> >>>

Re: [Flashcoders] correct path

.getChildByName("childOneMC").getChildByName("grandchild"); On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Matt S. wrote: > Woops, that should be: > > childOne.getChildByName("grandchild") > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Matt S. wrote: >> Did you try:

Re: [Flashcoders] correct path

Woops, that should be: childOne.getChildByName("grandchild") On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Matt S. wrote: > Did you try: > > childOneMC.getChildByName("grandchild") > > ? > > You're already defining the variable childOneMC at the top level, so

Re: [Flashcoders] correct path

Did you try: childOneMC.getChildByName("grandchild") ? You're already defining the variable childOneMC at the top level, so there's no reason to reach down into holder to get it. Just my 2¢, hth... .m On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > holder.getChildByName("childOneMC"

Re: [Flashcoders] Apple changes their guidelines

I think O'Reilly has a book on this topic: http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com/ On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Brian Mays wrote: > Random thoughts that may spark some ideas for some here: > > Something that I've begun looking at recently has been web apps. Using a > line of code you ca

Re: [Flashcoders] startDrag stopDrag problem

Check out the AS3 "onReleaseOutside" hacks, that should fix it for you: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=as3+onreleaseoutside&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf

[Flashcoders] Re: Flash CS5 ColorPicker: Grayscale?

Never mind, figured it out. In case anyone else needs it, the "colors" property gives you access to the color array, so you can do eg: colorpicker.colors.push(0x11); to add 0x11 to the swatch. .m On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Matt S. wrote: > I need a basic color pi

[Flashcoders] Flash CS5 ColorPicker: Grayscale?

I need a basic color picker, and the CS5 colorpicker component does the trick nicely. The only problem: No grayscale. Is there really no way to add just the basic grayscales (33,66,99 etc) that you usually find on a colorpicker? I'd rather not bother with a custom colorpicker since this

Re: [Flashcoders] fileReference failing silently

ethod. After the method returns, since there's no > other reference to it, it's eligible for collection. So it might stick > around or not. In your case, it seems it doesn't. Try storing the fileref in > an instance variable instead. It should fix it, I think. > > Cheers

[Flashcoders] fileReference failing silently

I'm trying to use fileReference to allow users to download images, but it keeps failing, without errors, and without even seeming to start the download. What makes it weird is that it does open the finder window and prompts me to save the select a download location etc, but then when I click save..

Re: [Flashcoders] How to handle String the best way

Yeah that was my question, albeit expressed in a much more convoluted way. In the end its just a right/wrong quiz. .m On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Taka Kojima wrote: > Seeing as you have specific abbreviations, I don't understand why Regular > Expressions are entering into this. > > You shou

Re: [Flashcoders] How to handle String the best way

> These wrds are txt at its f len. I will wr a sec sent here! > > One thing to know is that in military abbreviation, we do not use dots like > in normal writing. > > > > -Original Message- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcode

Re: [Flashcoders] How to handle String the best way

Can you give us two actual String samples, of text A and text B, that you're trying to compare? .m On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Cor wrote: > Hi List, > > I am trying to find how to best compare 2 strings(word by word). > I have 2 texts, one fully written and one abbreviated. > The texts have

Re: [Flashcoders] FITC Excuses

Consider yourself blessed to be working somewhere where you can worry about convincing the C Levels of the value of a Flash *Conference*. Alot of us are spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to convince them of the continuing value of *Flash*, period. ;) .m __

Re: [Flashcoders] Upgrading from Master Collection Cs4 -> just Flash Cs5?

Frankly, I think it borders on false advertising. When one buy a Suite, or the Master Collection, obviously you're getting some kind of bundled deal, but it still feels like you're buying a set of *individual* applications all at once, not a single product consisting of components. I think most peo

Re: [Flashcoders] Upgrading from Master Collection Cs4 -> just Flash Cs5?

Frankly, I think it borders on false advertising. When one buy a Suite, or the Master Collection, obviously you're getting some kind of bundled deal, but it still feels like you're buying a set of *individual* applications all at once, not a single product consisting of components. I think most peo

Re: [Flashcoders] Upgrading from Master Collection Cs4 -> just Flash Cs5?

sic >> 8 for $199.00. >> >> http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/?promoid=BPDEE >> >> If you use the complete CS4 Suite, and you upgrade any other components >> at a >> latter date, this is an expensive way to go. It is a trap, but it is >> always >>

[Flashcoders] Upgrading from Master Collection Cs4 -> just Flash Cs5?

If you've purchased the Master collection of CS4, is it possible to just upgrade Flash to CS5 without upgrading the whole Collection? Adobe has all sorts of "upgrade eligibility" crap on their site but its not clear whether there is a way to just upgrade single products within a Suite. Anyone here

Re: [Flashcoders] targeting mc

Can you post more of your code? Specifically the code that creates the intended target in the first place. .m On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > I think it is a matter of scope the mc I am trying to affect > (this["details"+e.currentTarget.name]) is a texfield created

Re: [Flashcoders] targeting mc

whats the basic structure? is there an MC named "details", and within that is the MC you're trying to target? the concatenation of "details"+ e.currentTarget.name seems bizarre, since you're taking an already existing name and then modifying the name by adding "details" on the front. .m On Fri,

Re: [Flashcoders] Build your own multitouch device

Weird, I just clicked on it within the thread and it worked for me. Try accessing it from Notcot: http://www.notcot.org/post/31191/ On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: > Link is 404 > > On Jun 2, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Matt S. wrote: > >> this is cool: >> h

[Flashcoders] Build your own multitouch device

this is cool: http://sumitpaul.com/work/interactive/understanding_multitouch/flash/gswm.html ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Smokescreen: Flash without the plugin

Interesting. Does it only work with timeliner flash? Or can it handle something entirely code-built? .m On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Joe Minkiewicz wrote: > This has begun making the rounds recently but I didn't see it posted here > yet: http://smokescreen.us/. > > Check out the demos, it's p

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

Are you using a Tween Engine like TweenMax? Most have a yoyo function built in which endlessly loops back and forth. .m On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > That's what I love about this list - there is ALWAYS help available but it is > often cryptic... ;-) > >

Re: [Flashcoders] Funny, Code Worked Before...

does it work differently locally vs when uploaded to the server? .m On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM, John Singleton wrote: > Hi; > I have this code: > >        function completePreloader() >        { >            navigateToURL(new URLRequest('index.py')); >            trace('yep'); >        } >

Re: [Flashcoders] Oh the irony

Absolutely. Where HTML5 can replace Flash, it should. I have no problem with that. I actually think HTML5 is pretty cool. I just dont think it needs to be an either/or question, and find the struggle-to-the-death approach that Jobs is championing ludicrous, and find alot of the "Flash is dead becau

Re: [Flashcoders] Oh the irony

that being said, I just looked at it from a different computer and it was using so I'll just go ahead and put the mud on my own face ;) . Apparently on the previous computer it rolled back to Quicktime for some reason. .m On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Matt S. wrote: > On Sat, May

Re: [Flashcoders] Oh the irony

On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Kerry Thompson wrote: > I don't see anything ironic about using QuickTime. It's one of Apple's > big success stories. > > I can kind of see them pushing HTML5 over Flash, for business reasons. > But why would they want to use HTML5 over their own product? Of cours

Re: [Flashcoders] Oh the irony

the other irony: When you watch the iPad ad, it plays with the Quicktime plugin, at least for me, despite my being in Safari, which ostensibly supports HTML5. Apparently some plugins are better than others... http://www.apple.com/ipad/gallery/#ad ___ Fla

[Flashcoders] Oh the irony

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1314LL/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY Not that I would expect them to remove it, but it is funny to see in the Apple store... ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listin

Re: [Flashcoders] Changing CSS of HTML page from swf

Look into using Javascript to change the background of the page, then use externalInterface to call that Javascript. .m On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > Is it possible to change the background-image of my HTML page from a .swf? > _

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: PDFs, HTML5 and iPads

The real problem is not market share but "mind share". That is, even if the proportion of users viewing your site via an iPad is small, the reaction from clients when they realize their content isnt viewable on the magical device will be disproportionally large. It becomes stickier still when you c

[Flashcoders] LuigiBormioli.com: a good HTML5 case study

http://www.luigibormioli.com/ On the one hand, its undeniably a beautiful site, and manages to incorporate flash-level interactivity smoothly and effectively. This is an excellent proof of concept for the power of jQuery. On the other hand, it doesnt work in the iPad. Relying as it does on draggi

Re: [Flashcoders] One Video, multiple Audio tracks?

soundtrack, get the > FLV's current playback position (which I assume is possible, though I've > never tried!), then call play on a Sound with the French sound track, with > startTime set to the FLV's current position. > > -Gerry > > On 2010-05-06  , at 21:30 , Ma

Re: [Flashcoders] Scribd CTO: “We Are Scrapping Fl ash And Betting The Company On HTML5″

If you've followed TechCrunch coverage of the Adobe vs Apple wars, this is pretty much part for the course for their journalism, unfortunately. Not only do they have a clear horse in this race but they dont even pretend to be covering it objectively, shilling for Apple at every turn and screeching

[Flashcoders] Scribd CTO: “We Are Scrapping Flash And Betting The Company On HTML5″

Warning: Typical TechCrunch hyberbole and schadenfreude ahead. Scribd CTO: “We Are Scrapping Flash And Betting The Company On HTML5″ Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/05/scribd-html5/?qfds#ixzz0nBF5BxSv ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@c

[Flashcoders] One Video, multiple Audio tracks?

Is there a reliable way to have one video track, but then swap in audio tracks on the fly and have them sync properly? The client wants a 26 minute video which would be in English, but then also have 8 other language versions that would be dubbed, eg the audio would play over the video. We're tryin

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: HTML5 capabilitites

have you guys played with Processing and ProcessingJS? I know Processing is really cool for offline development eg the kind of stuff that Jonathan Harris does for museum-based installations etc, wondering if its a viable IDE for development for Canvas in the long run. http://processingjs.org/

[Flashcoders] Return of the Blue Lego

Return of the Blue Lego Posted at Apr 9, 10 by Grant Skinner « Colorgasm Music Visuali... | BitmapSlice9: Scale9 fo... » As some people have noticed, Apple has eliminated the blue lego icon that indicates a missing plugin on the iPad. I believe that this is a not so subtle way of shifting users fr

Re: [Flashcoders] letter from Steve Jobs on Flash

"In addition, Flash has not performed well on mobile devices. We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it." isn't this just utter B.S.? ___ Flashcoders m

Re: [Flashcoders] addEventListener - repeat function call

Although its not as accurate as is sometimes believed: Programming with Timers: Don’t be fooled. http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=910 On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > I would recommend using the Timer class instead of the EnterFrame event.   > Timer gives you more control,

Re: [Flashcoders] addEventListener - repeat function call

bn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,funcOver); bn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,funcOut); function funcOver(e:MouseEvent) { trace(e.target.name); bn1.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,func,false,0,true); } function funcOut(e:MouseEvent) { trace(e.target.name); bn1.re

Re: [Flashcoders] flash for Android: resources?

> documentation. But NativeMenu and such should be a good indication of how > things will work. I think I've seen a list of the tentative APIs (for > multi-touch, geo location, and such), but nothing too final. > > Zeh > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Matt S. wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] flash for Android: resources?

should focus on AIR. .m On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 2:57 PM, wrote: > On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:46:37 -0400, "Matt S." wrote: >> I'm guessing some of y'all have already dove into the world of >> developing Flash for Android, I'm wondering if there are >>

[Flashcoders] flash for Android: resources?

I'm guessing some of y'all have already dove into the world of developing Flash for Android, I'm wondering if there are sites/books/resources you can recommend to get started? thanks, .matt ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Changing angle for better arrangement in circle

If the objects you were placing were centered rather than positioned at 0/0, you could scale them and they would automatically be properly distanced. There might be other reasons why you cant center them of course but that would be the quick fix... .m On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:16 PM, natalia Vik

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

Aka, selective enforcement is in full effect. On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Mattheis, Erik (MIN - WSW) wrote: > The word from other cross-compilers is Apple says they are in compliance with > the new terms, or the new terms won't be enforced, or something. Example: > http://blog.anscamobile

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

If the Agreement doesnt currently prevent it, you can be quite certain a couple sentences would be added in a hurry to make sure it does. .m On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Nathan Mynarcik wrote: > Come to think of it, I wonder if you could just make a website for support > and download of you

Re: [Flashcoders] Apple iPad

Most. ironic. spam. evar. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] @#$% New iPhone Developer Agreemen t Bans the Use of Adobe’s Flash-to-iPhone Co mpiler

The funniest part are the commenters who clearly lack the sarcasm gene. .m On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 8:22 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: > http://gamehaxe.com/2010/04/10/bravo-apple/ > > this is beautiful - don't make > your mind up

Re: [Flashcoders] @#$% New iPhone Developer Agreemen t Bans the Use of Adobe’s Flash-to-iPhone Compiler

Anyone else sign up for the FlashInTheCity workshop on flash development for mobile? iPhone dev was definitely going to be a centerpiece, it'll be interesting to see how that goes now .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] FLV Captioning Component not clearing old captions

So I'm using the FLV Captioning Component for a video player, and it's working great, except for one problem: There's a "next video" button that can be clicked at any time, to jump to the next video. Each video has its own captions xml file. If the "next video" button is clicked before the current

Re: [Flashcoders] communicating with loaded swf

var content:MovieClip; //eventual target for the loaded content // // ...do a bunch of loading stuff... // function loadComplete(event:Event):void { content = event.target.content as MovieClip; this.addChild(content); content.doWhatever("dog","cat"); } this way the content for the loaded swf gets

Re: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] AS3 -> Objective-C

Thanks, I'll check these out as well! .m On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Greg Ligierko wrote: > I am learning ObjC for about a month. The purpose is porting and > existing AS2 application to iphone/ipad. Having very poor C experence > I can say, that knowing C is not something essential to fami

[Flashcoders] FlashAndTheCity Workshops: Standard vs Full?

Sorry if this is an annoying question to ask this list, but I asked the Teddy Bear and he just shrugged and went back to pulling cotton from the hole in his seam. I'm guessing there are people on this list hitting FATC, does anyone know why there are two prices for the Workshops, and what the "sta

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 -> Objective-C

Yeah, that was the question. Haxe looks interesting in its own right though, and of course whatever gets the job done However, I am fundamentally interested in the question of what Objective-C is like and how easy a transition it would be. I'm quite comfortable with OOP, within an AS3 framework

[Flashcoders] AS3 -> Objective-C

Have any of you taken on the challenge of learning Objective-C (or any C-based language), coming from an AS/Scripting background? I came to AS3 from a designer origin, taking the route from design to HTML/CSS/Javascript to AS's 1,2 and 3, so while I'm pretty comfortable in an oop/coding environment

Re: [Flashcoders] addChildAt

You should in theory be able to do to mc.addChildAt(childmc,6), so there's a problem elsewhere in how you're doing it. Are you getting error messages? .m On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Lehr, Theodore wrote: > Why can I (seemingly) not do: > > parentSprite.addChildAt(childSprite,6); > > seems li

Re: [Flashcoders] making a repeating effect

Unless you need to assign a name or ID number to the heart, eg: heart.name = "heart"+myCounter; or new Heart(myCounter); (in which myCounter then gets saved within "heart" as idNum or whatever). I guess it depends on whether the hearts just sit quietly once added or will need to perform their

Re: [Flashcoders] [beno's eyes only] I Must Be Asking This Question Wrong...

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:59 AM, beno - wrote: > I should have thought to post yesterday that I finally > got Cor's separate class concept working, so unfortunately I don't need this > code...for *this* project. (Thought to post after I went home.) But I do > need to study code! So I'll study it an

Re: [Flashcoders] and now..CLIENT now hates Flash

Whatever we might think of this agency or their opinions, we need to recognize that this is probably what the next year of our lives is going to look like, and I guarantee you you'll be hearing it from "respectable" agencies as well. Flash just took a shotgun blast to the stomach thanks to Steve Jo

Re: [Flashcoders] I Must Be Asking This Question Wrong...

For beno of course! Or rather, the one who goes by the pseudonym "beno". .m On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: > Hey Matt, > Was that for me or beno? > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfi

Re: [Flashcoders] I Must Be Asking This Question Wrong...

Mac OS X for Dummies http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Dummies-Bob-LeVitus/dp/0764507060 On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: > ctr = apple key on a mac > > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.f

Re: [Flashcoders] I Must Be Asking This Question Wrong...

school parking lot. behind the school buses. 4pm. and dont try to sneak a wireless mouse in, thats just dirty fighting. .m On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > Well, including me as well, call me that off-list, not here.  And > preferably somewhere outside where we can settle

Re: [Flashcoders] I Must Be Asking This Question Wrong...

"beno" don't do traces. traces are for pussies. .m On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Geografiek wrote: > Hi Beno, > What fails? > Is checkFrame never called? or doTween? Do you get any error messages? > Put some traces in your code to see what's actually happening. > Willem > _

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and MySQL

I think "beno" needs a theme song to intro and outro his posts. .m On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > LOL, oh beno, I love your posts, you crack me up! > > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chat

Re: [Flashcoders] Ideas, Please

Lol. Ok "beno". .m On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 10:42 AM, beno - wrote: > The problem is they all look like crap :( ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Ideas, Please

Google "as3 explosion" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=as3+explosion&aq=f&aql=&aqi=g2&oq= first result: http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/effects/create-your-own-pixel-explosion-effect/ Includes explosion and implosion (reversal) ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Rotation

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:10 AM, beno - wrote: > personal cost, so I spent 4 months developing a fully automated shopping > cart in Python (about 12000 lines of code). 12,000 lines of code and not a single trace function needed? impressive, or masochistic, I'm not sure which. ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Sprite alpha

Are any blendModes being applied to the Sprite? Or to a Sprite above it? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Shape Tween

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM, beno - wrote: > On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Matt S. wrote: > >> Google: "flash copy paste frames" >> >> Have you tried this yourself? There's only one result with quotes and the > question was not answered (in a

Re: [Flashcoders] Wild Idea. Possible?

You are correct, and I withdraw the "troll" claim, simply because I don't believe there is any malicious intent on "beno"'s part. But if there's a word for someone having a bit of mischievous (but harmless) fun on a forum (gnome? imp?) then I do still believe that it applies here. I could be wrong,

Re: [Flashcoders] Wild Idea. Possible?

Best. Troll. Evar. .m ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

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