[Flashcoders] *** Security Sandbox Violation ***

Hi list... I keep getting this error while debugging. I'm not clear what's causing it. Any thoughts? - MM *** Security Sandbox Violation *** SecurityDomain 'file:///D|/customized%20proposal/ingredients/customProposalFlashAssets/ customProposalTool.swf' tried to access Player UI context

[Flashcoders] Scroll to maximum vPosition?

Hi list... Setting a V2 ScrollPane's vPosition is easy enough, but for sending it all the way to the bottom. The following isn't working for me: _root.sp.vPosition = _root.sp.content._height; Anyone know if a trick is involved? Thanks, - Michael M.

[Flashcoders] doLater woes

Hi list... I can't get a doLater working for a V2 ComboBox in a movieclip attached to the stage (_root.mc.cb). I want the doLater to call a function that lives in a subclass that's been instanced by my singleton. i.e.: _root.mc.cb.doLater(_root.singleton.subclass, someFunction) The help says:

RE: [Flashcoders] setStyle ComboBox (AS2)

Thanks for the reply. That didn't work either, though. :-/ Rhetorical question: are styling components easier in AS3? Ugh, all I want to do is color that outline. Try the following and omit the new CSSStyleDeclaration(): _global.styles.rectBorderClass.setStyle(borderStyle, solid);

RE: [Flashcoders] XML.load() not asynchronous?

Thanks for the reply, Ian. I did change the order, but everything still stops. I tried to observe the flow with a timeout, and what it does is trace Start A and Start B really quickly, then everything delays, then when the xml is loaded, the movie works again, and the other trace statement

[Flashcoders] Import image from user's hard drive into swf?

Hi list... Is it possible to import an image from a user's hard drive into a swf in a browser? For instance, I'd like to have a button that says search for photo and onClick, up pops a browse dialog, and the user can locate an image and the dialog would return a full path. Then the image file

[Flashcoders] Blazepdf examples?

Hi list... Does anyone have any links to blazePDF examples? I can't seem to find any when searching. Thanks, - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] FileReference returning full path?

Hi list... Any way for FileReference to return the full path instead of just the name of the file selected? If not, how else to get it? - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

RE: [Flashcoders] Returning a String fails

Hi folks, thanks for all the responses! They are greatly appreciated. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig

RE: [Flashcoders] Options for generating pdf files

So do you think it would be possible to take a fairly complex array, run it through some function in AS2 that describes the document page by page, send it to CF and out pops a pdf? Would it be possible to have templates using the drawing API, and add data? I'm understanding that CF could take

[Flashcoders] Returning a String fails

Hi list... I've written a simple routine to eliminate spaces from a user entered string. But, it won't return the string. I'm sure it's something silly. Can anyone shed light? - MM function eliminateSpaces(phrase:String):String { var foundSpace = phrase.indexOf( ); if

[Flashcoders] Slightly OT: Flex vs. Flex Builder

Hi list... Is there an actual difference between Flex and Flex Builder or is it the same thing? - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Options for generating pdf files

Hi list... I'm working on an app that generates a pdf based on user settings. It will be about 20 pages in length, with some graphics but mostly formatted text. I had been planning to embed this swf in Director and use the pdf xtra. However, I'm wondering what other options are out there.

[Flashcoders] Arguments.callee._name?

Hi list... Is it possible somewhere to get the name of the function being called, i.e. return onPress or onRelease? - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Mixing data types in an array...

...is it considered acceptable? Is it ok to mix data types in an array? function getData(which):Array { switch (which) { case (A) : return [A,{abc:dog}]; case (B) : return [B,{def:cat}]; } } var goofy:String = getData(A)[1][abc];

[Flashcoders] Scroll pane pain

Hi list... I have a ScrollPane (V2) that isn't displaying any of its scrolling elements, and it's stuck at about 100x100 pixel size, no matter how much I stretch it. When I create a blank test movie and bring all my skins and the component in from the problematic movie, everything works fine.

RE: [Flashcoders] Scroll pane pain: solved

For some reason, I discovered that the Border, CustomBorder and RectBorder border classes were causing the issue so I took them out of the library. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] doLater call to singleton instance

Hi list... I have a mc on the stage containing 5 RadioButton instances. When the MC appears, I'd like it to show up with the most recently clicked RadioButton in the group selected by default from the previous time this MC was on the stage. I'm trying to do this with doLater, but I can't get it

[Flashcoders] Tweening text boxes reflows text

Hi list... I'm tweening a mc that contains a dynamic text box (font embedded) by using the Tween class to resize and reposition it. Unfortunately, each step in the tween reflows the text slightly, as if it's being kerned randomly each step of the way. I've tried using cacheAsBitmap=true on the

RE: [Flashcoders] Tweening text boxes reflows text

Bingo, Zeh. That was exactly the problem. Thanks! - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software

[Flashcoders] Writing out PDFs through code

Hi all... Can PDF files somehow be written to a hard drive on the fly from a Flash exe? (Multiple pages, custom graphics, etc.) - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Flash sniffer, version detector and swfObject all in one

Hi list... I'm trying to figure out a best practice for branching a popup window containing a Flash piece published in 8. So, I first want to test if the user has Flash, second if it's the 8 player, and third, if javascript is enabled, thus writing a swfObject. Anyone got any advice how to do

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

Funny, Danny. I'm hoping someday it will all be just one language. - MM You can tell that Michael is mostly a Director user, can't you? :) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

Thanks Jason. I see what you're saying. So I inited an object and then define it, but the below still errors. I was just hoping to be able to define my object with only one line of code. private function createData():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data[a] = new

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

Thanks everyone for the responses. This thread has been really helpful. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by

[Flashcoders] ContextMenu based on state

Hi list... I can't get a ContextMenu based on a variable in my movie to show up. It gets to the callback function, and chooses the right array (wording), but the menu itself doesn't render. What am I missing? Thanks, - Michael M. private function bandwidthMenu():Void { var

RE: [Flashcoders] ContextMenu based on state

I tried that but it didn't fix it, but thanks for the response. - MM aren't you just missing () on your first line? var cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(buildMenu); should be var cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(buildMenu()); ___

RE: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice

Thanks very much Stefan. I had been suspecting that would be the way to do it. I appreciate your post. - MM Hi Michael, I face the same problem you're describing: most of my UI controls are in a shared SWF (source.swf), which is then used by several of my dest.swf files. I did some

[Flashcoders] FileReference question

Hi list... Does the url parameter for FileReference.download() have to be an absolute path? When I am testing locally: this worked for me: fr.download(http://www.abc.com/a.pdf;); But this relative path didn't: fr.download(a.pdf); Thanks, - Michael M.

[Flashcoders] Runtime sharing

Hi list... This should be a simple question about runtime sharing, but I've never done it before, so I'd like to be sure. Say I make 2 files: source.fla and dest.fla, where source contains the assets I'd like to bring into dest (the fla actually being viewed). In source, I have a bitmap

RE: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing

Yes, just did the test. My mind is now resting. Thanks! Sounds like you've done all the normal things. I believe that the .fla does increase in size (it copies the assets for editing purposes, I think) - but the important thing is that the resulting .swf shouldn't. Have you checked the

[Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice

Hi list... For a swf, dest.swf posted online, what is the best way to make available all of assets it uses that are imported as runtime sharing from a source.swf? Should I do a loadMovie(source.swf) from within dest.swf? Thanks, - Michael M. ___

RE: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice

Sounds great, Ian. But, I also want to make a loading progress bar, so what should the progress bar be looking at to measure percentage loaded? Is it just simply getBytesLoaded + total, or do I have to take into consideration in that calculation the assets.swf? - MM Hi Michael, If you're

[Flashcoders] attachMovie fails with runtime shared asset

Hi list... I'm trying to do _root.attachMovie(runtimeShared,runtimeShared,1); where runtimeShared is an asset from another swf that's exported for runtime sharing and dropped into this movie's library as import for runtime sharing. I have found that the attachMovie method *only* works if I

RE: [Flashcoders] setInterval creates tooltip, then kills it

Actually, that was the mystery, because -- of course -- my tooltip text was *not* selectable, but the I-beam cursor showed up like an uninvited guest. Thanks for the tip! - MM Is there any reason why you need your tooltip text to be selectable? Selectable text gives you the i-beam cursor

[Flashcoders] setInterval creates tooltip, then kills it

Hi list... //Happy new year! I have a tooltip function that makes a tooltip MC follow the mouse over when rolling over another MC, but it gets blown out after two frames, and the mouse turns to an I-beam cursor. I can't figure out why. I *don't* think it's a setInterval issue, but I might be

RE: [Flashcoders] setInterval creates tooltip, then kills it

Thanks, Grégoire. Your thought process seemed to work. I also ended up having to include a check for whether or not the tooltip MC was undefined onEnterFrame. - MM class toolbarFunctions extends MovieClip { private var tipID:Number; function toolbarFunctions() { }

[Flashcoders] scrollPane scrolls too much

Hi list... I have a scrollPane with a homemade accordion in it. Each of my accordion's components have a masked mc in them. They are all inited as collapsed. The problem is that when the scrollPane's vscrollbar is inited, it seems to take into account the total height of the accordion

[Flashcoders] Skinning buttons

Hi list... Probably a silly question, but I can't get my button skins to work. In the library I created 3 symbols with corresponding linkage names (falseDownSkin, falseUpSkin, falseOverSkin), but they're not showing up on the stage. What am I missing? Thanks, - Michael M.

[Flashcoders] Skinning buttons Part II

I just discovered that you have to add mx.skins.SkinElement to the AS2 class field in the linkage dialog box and an onClipEvent(initialize) function to the button instance to assign it skins. But, does this code have to be there for every button instance? There's got to be a more streamlined

RE: [Flashcoders] Skinning buttons Part II

Could it have something to do with the fact that I imported the Halo themes folder into my library? Thanks, - MM You don't normally need to do any of those extra steps. Something else is hosed. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your

[Flashcoders] Tween.onMotionChanged question

Hi list... I have a class that has a movie clip mc in it that when clicked, rotates another movie clip mc2. As the tween progresses, I want it to also affect some other things within the class, but I can't seem to correctly reference instances of this class from within the onMotionChanged

[Flashcoders] this.onEnterFrame fails to alter this

Hi list... I can't figure out why the onEnterFrame attached to _root.tooltip in my displayTip function removes that MC after one frame. If I set the onEnterFrame to alter any other MC on the stage, no problem, but when I set it to alter itself, it errors. Any ideas? Thanks, - Michael M. class

[Flashcoders] doLater with parameters

Hi list... Can you have a doLater with parameters? I have a checkbox component within a scrollPane component that I want to have talk to a singleton instance. I've got a number of checkbox components like cb1.doLater(_root.ui,giveMeStyle); Where _root.ui is the singleton, and giveMeStyle is a

[Flashcoders] Partially embedded fonts

Hi list... I have some dynamic text boxes using an embedded font. These text boxes only use a select few glyphs, but I have to embed the font with linkage for others to see it. The font adds a lot of bulk to the swf and I'm wondering if there's a way to embed only the necessary glyphs and

[Flashcoders] How to set component styles?

Hi list... Should be a simple question: How do you set styles on checkbox components? It's not working for me. In my singleton class: import mx.controls.CheckBox; import mx.controls.Label; class o { function o() { _global.CheckBox.setStyle(color, 0xFF);

[Flashcoders] Debugging static variables

Does anyone happen to know if static variables will be able to be viewed in the debugger in Flash 9? Other than using trace statements, of course. Thanks, - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the

[Flashcoders] Gradients (not a coding question)

Hi list... Is there a Flash equivalent to Illustrator's Make Compound Object feature? I have some Illustrator text that I converted to paths, and brought in to Flash. I'd like one radial gradient to span over all the letters. I know I can do this with a mask, but is there simpler way, thus

RE: [Flashcoders] Gradients (not a coding question)

Thanks Ian, that's exactly what I was looking for. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software

RE: [Flashcoders] odd _alpha arithmetic

I asked this question once. Check out the archives of my post: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/htdig/flashcoders/2002-December/055 709.html - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Embedded Cue points metaData

Hi list... How can you access embedded cue points WITHOUT using the FLV playback component? I'm just using the plain video object on the stage. When the FLV is loaded, I am trying to get cue point info like so: ns.onMetaData = function(infoObject:Object):Void { for (var i in

[Flashcoders] Completely stumped about MovieClipLoader not working

Hi list... I can't figure out why MovieClipLoader isn't working. In the authoring environment, I get no error but it doesn't load, and in the browser, I get urlNotFound error. I don't understand it as the two swfs sit next to each other in the same folder. Any thoughts are appreciated.

RE: [Flashcoders] Completely stumped about MovieClipLoader not working

Thanks for trying. The External Interface is the only thing there that works for me. I get the alerts from the html page, but that's it. It never finds the other swf. Could it be some kind of security issue? I've just copy/past your code inside a new flash file and it is working fine both

[Flashcoders] Scrollbar component

Hi list... I've skinned my scrollbar component, but why is it that the scroll thumb's over state never seems to work? It's happened to me on a few projects and I've seen it on others' work out there. What gives? Thanks, - Michael M. ___

[Flashcoders] Preloader not working with singleton

Hi list... Dumb throwback question: my load progress bar isn't working. I have two frames, one to monitor the loading of the swf, and when it happens, go to the next frame to init a singleton, but my load progress bar doesn't show up until the swf is 100% loaded. What am I missing here?

[Flashcoders] OT: Flash based annual reports

Hi list... Can anyone recommend some links to eye catching Flash based corporate annual reports? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Boolean question

Hi list... Why does an object's parameter not change if it's instanced as a new Boolean()? w = new Object(); w.zoomed = new Boolean(false); trace (w.zoomed); //false w.zoomed = !(w.zoomed); trace (w.zoomed); //false q = new Object(); q.zoomed = false; trace (q.zoomed); //false q.zoomed =

RE: [Flashcoders] doLater not working

Hi Rich and Dave... Thanks for the responses. Rich, your solution worked. I needed a combination of delaying a one frame *and* a doLater. I was doing just either or, but it was needing both, although I have no idea why. I would have thought the doLater was automatically scheduled to fire

[Flashcoders] doLater not working

Hi list... I have a line of code on frame 1 of the _root: _root.panelBG.sp.doLater(_root, displayCorrectFrame); ...where sp is a scrollPane component inited in the panelBG mc. My doLater function is also on frame 1 of the _root, but it never gets fired. I can't figure out why. I think it might

[Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?

Hi list... I understand what interfaces are, but I'm not entirely clear on when they become advantageous to use. Anyone care to shed some light? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search

[Flashcoders] Error check for parseXML()

Hi list... According to the help docs, public parseXML(value:String) : Void doesn't return an integer or anything to indicate successful parsing of the xml. How can I be certain that I've passed in some error free xml and it was able to parse? Thanks, - Michael M.

[Flashcoders] What's the role of Halo VScrollBar Assets' BtnUpArrow (was: Scrollpane thumb problem)

Hi list... I had a problem where the scrollbar component thumb was moving up too high over the up arrow. I figured it out, but I'm puzzled by something. In my Halo skins for VSCrollBarAssets, the BtnUpArrow was resized smaller, causing the problem. But, it seems to me that that this mc in the

[Flashcoders] Scrollpane thumb problem

Hi list... I have a scrollpane component whose content is a movie clip with a changing height, so the vertical scrollbar appears/hides when necessary. (vScrollPolicy = auto) The problem is when the vertical scrollbar appears: the draggable thumb is drawn too high, overlapping the up button.

RE: [Flashcoders] Weak bounce easing equation

Take a look at the Tween class and its various easing methods documented under the components language reference in the help. There's a good variety there, and you can control many facets about the tween. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To

RE: [Flashcoders] Weak bounce easing equation

You could probably tween something using the None easing method for a long distance, giving it linear movement, then when the tween is done, call onMotionFinished, and give it a new tween, but this time, over a short distance, and with bounces. I don't think you can control the amount of bounces.

RE: [Flashcoders] embedded font not displaying

I have that issue with MS Arial Unicode -- specifically the Unicode version. I was wondering about it myself, but didn't investigate further. - MM Hmm - weird. All other fonts are working for me at the moment except for basic Arial. This indeed seems quite random.

RE: [Flashcoders] embedded font not displaying

Make sure you also have this line: myText.html = true; Does anyone have the solution...it could be myText.htmlText = 'foo' but I am not sure. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] locality

Hi list... I'm doing a multilingual project for the 7 player. I need to set a language + locality variable to en-us instead of just en. It seems that System.capabilities.language was demoted going from player 6 (returns lang + locale) to 7 (just lang). Am I right? I can talk to javascript in

RE: [Flashcoders] locality

Thanks for responding. Do you think there might be any way to do this with js or ideally all within the Actionscript? I don't know php. When I do this with Director projects, I read the locality from the Windows registry. From where you want to retrieve the locale code.? Language, is the OS

[Flashcoders] ExternalInterface error

Hi list... [IE6, WinXP, FP9] Why am I getting an error icon in the status bar when I try to do this simple call to javascript? Thanks, - Michael M. In the Flash: / public function loadVideo(theVid, callingLink) { if (ExternalInterface.available) {

RE: [Flashcoders] ExternalInterface error

Locally, in the browser, I suppose I should say. It's all sitting on an http server. As long as that seems normal, I'm fine with it, thanks. - MM Are you testing on a web site with your browser or locally in your browser? Locally you will get warnings/errors due to the new security

[Flashcoders] Find item in array

Hi list... Is there an easy/quick way to find out if an item is in an array? For instance: Var a:Array = [a,b,c,d]; Var y:Number = a[b]; //y would be the position in the array of b or undefined if it's not in the array/ I'm looking for the equivalent of Director's getOne() function. Thanks, -

RE: [Flashcoders] Convert Regular Number back to Hex value?

Hi Jason, could this be what you're looking for? var myColor:Number = 0xff6600; t.text = String(myColor.toString(16)); //ff6600 // or... //t.text = myColor; //16737792 Similar to Mike's thread, is there a function out there someone has written to convert a regular numerical value back to its

RE: [Flashcoders] The Align panel

I believe the static item is either the leftmost and the topmost item -- only. You might want to put a guide on the stage at the left/top of the item you'd like to be static, align them, then just the realigned group back to the guides. Hope that helps, - Michael M. When aligning a group of

[Flashcoders] 3 multilingual / unicode questions

1. Is there a way of *regionally* distinguishing within a language i.e., English-UK or English-US, aside from just getting the en from System.capabilities.language? 2. Why is it that when you specify the text box as a unicode font, then publish, you can see the non-English characters, but when

[Flashcoders] Locating redirected assets

Hi list... My swf calls flv files on a server (not http), but the locations are all redirects. For instance, http://ourwebprod/web/share/WebForm1.aspx?Media=video.flv actually would point to \\someDrive\web\webAssets\video.flv, if that makes any sense. Components in the swf make the call to

[Flashcoders] Scrollpane problem

Hi list... I have a scrollpane that contains a mc that goes to different frames whose heights longer or shorter, thus turning on or off the scrollpane components vertical scrollbar (vScrollPolicy = auto). The problem is when the vScrollBar becomes visible, the thumb is up too high. Setting the

[Flashcoders] Simulate download question

Hi list... My swf (currently on my hard drive) loads external flv files, but when testing at a simulated download at 56k, these flvs are brought in instantly from the hard drive. Is there any way of simulating the download of external flv files at a slower rate than that of my hard drive's

[Flashcoders] Loading issues

Hi list... I have a mc on the _root that when clicked, calls: loadMovieNum(squares.swf, 2); When published, when I double-click the swf itself, it works. But, testing that swf sitting in a web page, it doesn't work. Also, I am loading in external flvs. They load in on some machines,

[Flashcoders] Best way to pause/play video

Hi list... How exactly do you pause and play a video? I'm trying to create a play/pause toggle button that isn't quite working. When pausing a video, should you close the netstream? And if so, how is the best way to reopen it to resume play? Thanks, - Michael M. case (playPause) :

[Flashcoders] Singleton playing video twice on stage

Hi list... I've written a singleton that should load in videos on demand, but it plays the video twice, once only audio, and the second, a couple of milliseconds later, both audio and video. Components on the stage call loadVideo, and through debugging, I know that call is only fired once,

[Flashcoders] FLV total time property?

Hi list... How do you get an external FLV's total time property? It seems the elapsed time is netsream.time, but I want to create a progress bar. Thanks, - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the

RE: [Flashcoders] FLV total time property?

Ahh, thanks very much Sönke! The totalTime is part of the metadata. Catch the onMetaData-Event and you got it. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

RE: [Flashcoders] Play a video from a certain point?

I'm tired... NetStream.seek(x). I think I'm looking for the equivalent of FLVPlayback.seek() but without that component. I'm using a video object. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Scrollbar thumb moves up too high

Hi list... I have a scroll pane on the stage with the vertical scroll bars appearing as needed. The issue is that the scrollbar thumb scrolls up too high and actually scrolls over the up button. Anyone seen this before, and how should it be solved? Thanks, - Michael M.

RE: [Flashcoders] Scrollbar thumb moves up too high (Part II)

I discovered when you reset the contents of a scrollpane twice in a row, the scroll bar resets to the correct top position. But it seems to be a bug that you have to reload the scrollpane.content twice to get its scrollbar in the correct position. Note to self... - MM I have a scroll pane on

[Flashcoders] Not seeing video on stage

Hi list... I'm not sure why I can't see my loaded flv on the stage. I can hear them, I just can't see them. I have a class that runs the show as follows. Thanks, - Michael M. import flash.external.*; class welcomeWebpage { public var nc:NetConnection; public var ns:NetStream;

RE: [Flashcoders] Hex colors function?

function argbToHex(a,r,g,b){ return(a24|r16|g8|b); } ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier

RE: [Flashcoders] v2 scroll pane clips its content

Touchdown Dolecki! Make sure the registration point of the contents getting slapped into the pane are at 0,0. Sounds like its off there. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Can't access mc

Hi list... I'm trying to access a mc within a mc in my class as follows: class linker extends MovieClip { function linker() { trace(theClip); } } The linker clip is on the stage, and there's a mc within it called theClip. I get the error There is no property

RE: [Flashcoders] Can't access mc

All the solutions worked perfectly, thanks everyone. But, Arul, what is the advantage of putting it in an onLoad function instead of the constructor? declare theClip as a member of the class linker. like, private var theClip:MovieClip; Also, try to keep ur code out of the constructor.

RE: [Flashcoders] Can't access mc

Placing that code instead in the onLoad method makes sure that it will work. Great explanation, thanks Arul. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Sound cuts out onMotionFinished of Tween class

Hi list... There's a point in my code that a sound object drops the sound for a split second prior to the moment it begins to fade out, and I'd like to figure out why that's happening. Any thoughts are appreciated. - Michael M. // on the root: var tuneSound:Sound = new Sound(); // listener

[Flashcoders] createTextField and removeMovieClip

Hi list... I have some text on the _root that I placed there using createTextField, and now I'd like to remove it using removeMovieClip, but it's not going anywhere. Any suggestions? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To

RE: [Flashcoders] createTextField and removeMovieClip

Thanks, Peter. That's what I refer to as a blinding glimpse of the obvious. I just wish it was better positioned in the documentation. I didn't realize it was there. Regards, - MM Yeah - standard TextField method: my_txt.removeTextField() ___

[Flashcoders] embedFonts vs. setTextFormat

Hi list... The embedFonts line seems to prevent the setTextFormat line from working. What am I missing? The font univ is in the library, and its linkage is univ. Thanks, - Michael M. private function createSlideWatcher():Void { var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

RE: [Flashcoders] embedFonts vs. setTextFormat

Hi all... Thanks for the responses. It was indeed a case of setNewTextFormat. I just don't get why that AS term exists. Thanks! - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Filters on components?

Filters don't apply to movie clips that have a component definition? Is this true, or something I'm doing wrong on the timeline? - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] init TextFormat prop in a class

Hi list... Why is it that when I try to init a prop for my class, I get this error: A class's instance variables may only be initialized to compile-time constant expressions. What exactly does that mean? Thanks, - Michael M. class test{ private var tf:TextFormat = new TextFormat();

RE: [Flashcoders] init TextFormat prop in a class

Thanks, Mike and John for your responses. John: what do you mean by primitives? - MM Class properties can only be initialized with primitives outside of a constructor ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or

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