if they were here in California, they'd immediately be
given driver's licenses, free health care and waivers for tuition to
CA
state collegesI should have just renounced my US
citizenship, gone to Tijuana for the day and got drunk
I envision a bunch of Indians standing outside of CompUSAs
Come on, lighten up, man... They were jokes, and clearly in no way
directed at anyone on this list.
So you're saying racial comments about Indians and Mexicans are OK on
this list (or maybe even in general) as long as they are not directed at
any one person on this list (even though there is a
these days when they have nothing cogent to say. Subthread over...kill
it.
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Come
Of
Merrill,
Jason
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if they were here in California, they'd immediately be given
driver's
licenses, free health care and waivers for tuition to
CA
state collegesI should have just
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Sorry for the rest of you who had to put up with this... My apologies.
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, the new text is given some default style,
which, as you've noticed, is not necessarily the same as the style you
defined by setTextFormat().
so I would try using setNewTextFormat() also and see if that works.
J
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I finally did get this to work
I wouldn't bet any project on a beta personally - unless I had insiders
at Adobe, but even then...
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There are some classes out there on the web you can use - I have one
that I can send offlist to you if you want where the nodes in the syntax
are the actual node names as they should be - not that firstChild crap.
OR, wait until Actionscript 3.0 comes out - it has native dot syntax for
XML built
So any educated guesses on when Flex 2 will be released? Seems
early/mid summer-ish to me, but that's just a guess based on the updates
they send.
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is that it will change
radically from beta 1 to final product. the very fact that beta 2 is
coming
out means that things are relatively stable and well along the path. i
think
starting now will be a good idea. but thats just my opinion.
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I wouldn't bet any
Agreed, the Friend of Ed book on Object Oriented Actionscript is great.
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I would think if it's fixed in 8.0.24.0 they wouldn't go back to the
same problem again in 8.5, which isn't officially out yet, only
pre-release. As for the pre-release version, it's possible the problem
is there too, but I think Adobe would hope you're not pushing that on
your customers yet
If done it with just:
myObject2 = new Object();
myObject2 = myObject1
Or are you looking for something else?
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and an individual from a
strategic
position.
enough of this argument (1,2 and or 3) now.
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i don't quite agree with your argument.
I am not making any argument - not sure where you're getting that
- I
just said I wouldn't risk it myself
My XML file takes the following form:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=iso-8859-1?
home
banner imageUrl=media/banner.jpg x=0 y=0/
bar title=Home x=10 y=0 width=750 height=30/
panels
panel title=Message x=10 y=10 height=150 width=250
button title=Read Article action=switchTab/
the
need
for them in xml files?
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My XML file takes the following form:
?xml
Thanks - and yeah, this XML will eventually be built dynamically from a
ColdFusion script - I think I will just stay away from using CDATA
inside attributes.
Thanks to everyone who responded.
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CDATA is a type of node
Ah! - the light bulb comes on over my head. That should have been
obvious to me. Thanks!
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Would anyone have a function, class, formula, idea whatever that would
allow me to calculate X and Y values to place an n number of movie
clips evenly spaced around an ellipse/oval shape? The number of clips
can vary based on external data. The ellipse would also have to be
calculated I suppose,
;
}
p_clip._x = Math.cos(R)*d;
p_clip._y = Math.sin(R)*d;
}
for (var i = 0; i20; i++) {
var clip = this.attachMovie(clip, clip_+i, i);
setPosition(clip);
}
Cheers,
Ryan
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Would anyone have a function, class, formula, idea whatever
You could also save some file space and processing time by structuring
it like this instead:
xml
item name=Alice title=Foo/
item name=John title=Bar/
/xml
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Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 8:32 PM
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You could also save some file space and processing time by
structuring
it like
and use the sortOn functionality. i am
100%
that this can be doen with xfactorstusdio's path implementation as
well,
but i bet you that using that will be slower.
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that;s not always appropriate, for some languaes you have to use
CDATA.so
I know it's a personal thing, but I usually try and avoid using _global
variables (in fact, I use them so little, this is probably why I have
this question), but I found a case where I needed to use them - at least
temporarily for testing purposes. Without going in to why I'm using one
(please
Clip B wait 1 frame worth of time after it is loaded then
read
the variable.
-Keith H-
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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] _global is _global
Two possible things which may cause problems, not sure if it is in
your
case:
1. If the swfs are published to different versions of the flash
player(for
example, a v7 swf and a v6 swf), they won't be able to read each
other's
_global's
No, same version - all Flash 7.
2. If the swf's are in
You can also use Flash Remoting and ColdFusion as well.
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Two possible things which may cause problems, not sure if it is in
your
case:
1
Yes, you can. Example:
//the function:
function myFunction (inputname){
trace(hello +inputname+ from myFunction);
}
//the string:
theStringOfFunction = myFunction;
//run it with a parameter too:
this[theStringOfFunction](Patrick) ;
//or:
eval(theStringOfFunction)(Patrick) ;
Jason
and I didn't know the apply() , so thanks a lot !
You don't need to use apply() on a separate line - just add () after the
eval, as in my example:
this[myFunctionString]();
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Pretty sure it was 2002. Flash 6 was Flash MX.
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If you have your scope right - it shouldn't be any problem. Are you
sure the instance names of the movie clips are correct? Are you sure
the path to the movie clips are correct?
theMovieClipInstance._x always equals the x position of the movie clip,
no matter how it was created.
Jason Merrill
With mc.x or mc._x? Try mc._x
It works, try it again.
You also might consider posting some code so we can see what you're
trying to do.
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Byron's right, I was assuming since that is the case you had already
moved the movie clip and was polling what the new X and Y values were.
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[EMAIL
I agree with what's already been said - and just wanted to say that one
of the big advantages you may find with AS 2 is the debugging features
you get by typecasting, and also the re-usability of classes. Once you
really get into it and start creating your own libraries, your
efficiency level has
I don't know if this would help you or not, something to look at - looks like
he uses it for blog entries:
http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/mt-tips/archives/plugins/clean_up_troublesome_characters_from_copynpaste.php
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Wait - except you are looking for an Actionscript only class, right? Maybe
that link wouldn't help, sorry.
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This is how I like to organize that type of thing - I would do an array
of objects - then just set properties on those objects, some of which
can be arrays if you want - or anything else. Like this:
var numObjects:Number = 15;
var Config:Array = new Array();
for(var i=0; inumObjects; i++){
I don't think I would trust a product that says Flash AJAX client on
its
webpage.
I saw that too and was wondering what they could possibly mean by that
since it sounded like a direct oxymoron.
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The .ASP to Excel or Word is not really a question for here - though
wouldn't surprise me if someone knew the answer either (I don't mean you
were wrong for asking here, but you might find better help on an .ASP
list). As for Flash to ASP, you can do that several ways. One of the
best ways is
Scott - check out Isacsoft / Bigknowledge - http://www.isacsoft.com
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] they are in Montreal and were looking for
some Flash programmers back in February - don't know if they still are.
They posted on this list back then, so job info might be in the archives
as well.
Jason
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it returns a number.
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
May be a dumb question, but what type of object
I've seen this bug before - is it Flash 7 or below? Read this:
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/54.html
Some of the suggested fixes:
1) Decrease the stress placed on the player by reducing the number of
components on-screen at one time, and removing/optimizing idle
processes. I'm not
Glad you got it working and reported back that the code worked - I
always hated that bug more than just about any other.
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Jason - thank you thank you THANK YOU!! i am elated. The combination
of changing the problem button events
I forgot I was writing to the list in
indonesian though... My bad! :)
Yeah, don't sweat it, I almost make the same mistake every day myself.
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Chris, I see you posted the same question on Flashnewbies too (tsk tsk)
- so I will reply here as well:
So as an alternative, how about using object arrays instead?
Personally, I like that so I can use dot syntax to get my data.
Multidimensional arrays have there uses, but they can also get real
I know this has been asked and answered a kagillion times, but I can't
seem to get a definitive answer in my searches:
The whole DHTML layer, browser, and flash object wmode thing - we can
get our DHTML layer to show over the top of our flash piece (which
contains some solid background images
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I know this has been asked and answered a kagillion times, but I can't
seem to get a definitive answer in my searches:
The whole DHTML layer, browser, and flash
I've been using this a lot lately, as it also creates a lot more
lightweight
code.
Karina
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NEVERMIND - looks like
Thanks all, great information.
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hi hello how do I make a multi-player game in flash its got to have
lasers thank you
LOL from me too. You know, I have one simple request, and that is to
have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now
evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done.
Ah,
Here is a SuperDate class I wrote if it's of use to you. You can get a
future date and also get the elapsed number of days since a date, get
the ordinal date etc.
/*
Name: SuperDate Class
Author: Jason Merrill
Date: 1/10/2006
Description: Some
Mine never show up unless someone replies...so, do you see it now?
Yeah, I saw your reply, but not my post. In my list subscription
options on chattyfig.figleaf.com, I have Receive your own posts to the
list? set to be Yes but I still don't see my own posts. Anyone know
how to fix this?
Jason
Hmm - yeah, well nothing I can do about that I guess. I've never had
this problem before, but we recently changed our name to ICF
International and our e-mail addresses changed as well. Now
everything's wonky. Oh well, thanks.
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | ICF International
jet printer. Could you post a pdf or a higher res image? Thanks,
Vector flavor flav if you have that - that would be great. Thanks,
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I''ve been in the e-learning field for about 10 years now... what kind of
standards? Do you mean interface design standards for e-learning? There
aren't any - other than things like Section 508 which are design standards for
persons with disabilities - but usually you would design your own
http://www.figleaf.com/products/wysidraw.cfm
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There are others out there too for cheaper - just don't know any of
those links offhand.
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Dunno, try out Xpath instead? Is the recursion happening in the XML
load in Flash or in the parser code you are using after the XML file is
loaded? If it's in the parser code, try Xpath instead to see if that
helps, as XPath doesn't work the same way- as I understand it, you
access node values
You could also use .Net or ColdFusion or
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Hi Wade,
There is a really good Flexcoders list here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
Macromedia guys are on there and they listen. I'm sure you're not the
first to encounter that with the beta - someone there should be able to
help. Sorry I don't know the answer to that one myself.
I've been using XML in Flash for a while, just by loading in a physical
XML file from a server. In my new job I have an ASP.NET coworker who
said they wouldn't be able to create a flat .xml file on the server for
me because of security restrictions, so he said he will be providing a
Web service -
Thanks! I'll check that out from home tonight, but for now, any code or
information you can post on the list would be helpful since they haven't
set me up with internet access yet - I had to temporarily borrow a
co-worker's internet proxy logon just to subscribe to Flashcoders and
then disconnect.
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Jason
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Thanks! I'll check that out from home tonight, but for now, any code or
information you can
Ok - I borrowed my coworker's proxy login again and tried that example,
but I get the following message:
Error opening URL http://www.flash-db.com/services/ws/companyInfo.wsdl;
undefined,Could not load WSDL
I have the WebserviceClass in my library too. The service:
the
code from the example.
greetz
Hans
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Anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
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Ok - I borrowed my coworker's
Thanks Tom.
Another question: When using Webservices, does the WSDL structure
(SOAP?) always require that I call SOAP(?) services defined in the WSDL
xml doc or can I get a regular XML document - I'd like to drill down
through an XML tree with XPATH, but if this requires me to make calls
like:
Thanks Dave! Thanks Tom! I'm learning a lot here.
So the million dollar question for me is:
What is the best way, building for Flash player 7, for me to get an XML
message (which contains the entire XML doc - but a true message/variable
whatever, not the literal physical XML file) into an XML
!
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Thanks Dave! Thanks Tom! I'm learning a lot here.
So the million dollar
Web services
I can't find docs for xfactor XPath, but a quick look at the XPath class
seems to show that you need to pass an XML Node. Doesn't look like it
accepts a string.
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, it worked here. Not sure
why it isn't working at your place, can you access the webservice url
from your browser?
greetz
H
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Radley, Muzak,
Great suggestions and great information! I'll try some of this out
today. Thanks!
Jason Merrill
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To change your
Have you tried wrapping the XML you want to show in a CDATA tag in the
XML?
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With the people who do not get the stream, are they able to get MP3s
from other sites? Some organizations/companies block any MP3 from
streaming and it's sometimes a silent failure with no warning messages.
Just a thought.
Jason Merrill
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In a recent project, I used the Macromedia implementation of XPath
instead of the Xfactor XPath.
If I could jump in with a side question, I thought I had heard something
about that - can that be published down to the Flash 7 player? I would
assume so if it's just As 2.0 classes, but just thought
The one on yahoo groups - Flexcoders
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Aaarrrggg A traitor in our midst.
Attack!!!
It's still Flash ;)
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It' more dependent on what kind of project you are building. Flex would
not be good for an animated cartoon or highly customized sites. It
takes much longer to build a business RIA in Flash... Etc.
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I found out a few weeks ago that the Xfactor Studio XPATH classes were
broken when compiling to Flash 8. Compiling to flash 6 and 7 was ok, but
not 8.
Works just for me. Are you using an older version of the classes?
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Learning
I am very frustrated by the IDE being split into two product lines.
Imagine if everyone had complained to Henry Ford about the same thing.
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wants to sell multiple versions of the
IDE, like they have been doing with Basic and Professional.
On 5/23/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am very frustrated by the IDE being split into two product lines.
Imagine if everyone had complained to Henry Ford about the same thing
At my previous employer, wanted to build a project with Flex 1.5, client
couldn't/wouldn't pay for it, so we built it with Flash - took 5 times
longer, and was 5-times buggier but it was do-able. Basically had to
write the same kinds of classes for Flash that macromedia already built
for Flex,
There are a lot of silly bugs you have to work around with best
practices - this is common in just about any application development
environment.
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I think that, despite these features, that's all FlexBuilder is
designed for
- forms-based applications. I don't know much about traditional Flash
development,
but my experience with FlexBuilder leads me to believe that it would
be difficult to use
FlexBuilder to build non-forms-based
I have a Flash menu file in a frameset in HTML, and I want to tell the
page frame to change to another HTML page - how to do it? The
following doesn't seem to work:
In simplified form:
page2_btn.onRelease = function(){
getURL(page2.html, page);
}
page is the name of the HTML frame I
Never mind - I got it. Dumb mistake as usual.
Jason Merrill
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and we'd all be broke.
Merrill, Jason wrote:
At my previous employer, wanted to build a project with Flex 1.5,
client couldn't/wouldn't pay for it, so we built it with
Flash - took
5 times longer, and was 5-times buggier but it was do-able.
Basically
had to write the same kinds of classes
Given:
class MyClass extends MovieClip {
function MyClass (){
trace (this.className)
}
The name of the class is MyClass - or do you mean the instance name?
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For
instance the people of the ActionStep project worked on such
an XML representation that could instanciate the UI.
Funny, that's essentially the same thing I was doing on this project -
the Panel was defined in XML, and a Panel class I wrote rendered it in
the player. It just took a whole
to a XML-file and need to
save what class the objects are constructed from (or their
linkage ID in set in the Flash IDE).
/David
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So this is one of those things I wonder about. If I type a
var to a custom type, doesn't the compiler automatically
import the associated class files?
When or why would I need to explicitly need to use the import
directive?
Because if Flash imported every class available to it automatically,
Yes, the new Flex will come with a free compiler to take your regular
old .swf files created with it and upload to your server. No Flex
server required as it is now. Download the Flexbuilder2 beta and check
it out - you can make .swf files with it. Pretty cool.
Jason Merrill
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com.fred.MyClass();
The file size would go up.
So - in answer to RifledCloaca - no, you don't need to type 'import'
at all, as long as you refer to all your classes by full packagename.
Ian
On 5/25/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Because if Flash imported every class available
I got busy last night and forgot. It was the season finale of Lost, and
I'm hoping they made it out of the hatch alive.
I'll try and dig it up tonight.
Jason Merrill
Bank of America
Learning Technology Solutions
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: [Flashcoders] OOP 101: Is import really necessary?
I think what he is saying is that if you had a dozen imports or
imported an
entire package (*) it would not include the specific classes until you
actually referenced them.
On 5/25/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 'import' statement
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] eLearning built in Flex
I got busy last night and forgot. It was the season finale of Lost,
and
I'm hoping they made it out of the hatch alive.
I'll try
clicking the controls on SWF I created has NO EFFECT on the SWF
I created in Captivate. It just keeps playing.
I believe that's a Captivate-produced-.swf thing. You're assuming the
main timeline of the Captivate .swf is where the animation happens, and
that the animation can be stopped with a
Dan - I looked through all my bookmarks at home last night and couldn't
find that e-learning course done with Flex - maybe I didn't bookmark it.
Sorry. Too bad, it was really nicely done. The nice thing is Flex
provides you with the really great components and state change
capabilities so you can
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