Re: [Flashcoders] Passing Call To Child

2010-03-11 Thread Paul Andrews
On 11/03/2010 17:57, Susan Day wrote: On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: Well it shows that it has nothing to do with the ".html" being missing and nowhere have you shown where you assigned the string with ".html" added. I believe I made it

Re: [Flashcoders] Passing Call To Child

2010-03-12 Thread Paul Andrews
On 12/03/2010 19:13, Anthony Pace wrote: I am wondering if you know when to use currentTarget vs target There's even more confusion about what a MouseOver is.. e.currentTarget is the object that you applied the eventListener to e.target is the object that fired the event. and if you are lo

Re: [Flashcoders] Passing Call To Child

2010-03-13 Thread Paul Andrews
ROLL_OVER event.. I must stop reading this thread - it sucks the life out of people. On 3/12/2010 2:32 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: On 12/03/2010 19:13, Anthony Pace wrote: I am wondering if you know when to use currentTarget vs target There's even more confusion about what a MouseOv

Re: [Flashcoders] mxml to AS3

2010-03-13 Thread Paul Andrews
On 12/03/2010 18:29, Anthony Pace wrote: I only do this after using catalyst (beta 2) and there is a ton of mxml over a thousand lines or so, that I just don't want to have to filter through, but so far, what I have been doing is publishing the project as an swf, and the using a decompiler to c

Re: [Flashcoders] Bezier curve arrows

2010-03-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/03/2010 17:24, Glen Pike wrote: p...@ipauland.com wrote: I was recently asked if I could add some arrowheads to some actionscript generated curves. I initially thought "Triangle pointing to end point", and that would be a great solution. I can place a MC at the end of the curve, but how

Re: [Flashcoders] Recurisve Functions

2010-03-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/03/2010 20:19, Lehr, Theodore wrote: Any good tuts on recursive functions in as3? I am basically making an org chatr and would love to have one function to run through some xml to build the org chart (import a pic and name) and place them in the right position based on the xml. My xml wo

Re: [Flashcoders] Recurisve Functions

2010-03-17 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/03/2010 23:49, Paul Andrews wrote: On 16/03/2010 20:19, Lehr, Theodore wrote: Any good tuts on recursive functions in as3? I am basically making an org chatr and would love to have one function to run through some xml to build the org chart (import a pic and name) and place them in the

Re: [Flashcoders] Printing problem

2010-03-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/03/2010 03:31, John R. Sweeney Jr wrote: Howdy list, I'm having a heck of a time with printJob - AS2. Never really used it, and have searched the help files, the net, seen examples and every one that I've experimented with in preview or print to paper comes up blank. Even the simplest of c

Re: [Flashcoders] Printing problem

2010-03-21 Thread Paul Andrews
rom the project. Hopefully it will lead you in the right direction. Its AS2 BTW Karl On Mar 20, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Paul Andrews wrote: On 20/03/2010 03:31, John R. Sweeney Jr wrote: Howdy list, I'm having a heck of a time with printJob - AS2. Never really used it, and have searched the

Re: [Flashcoders] Printing problem

2010-03-21 Thread Paul Andrews
On 21/03/2010 17:35, John R. Sweeney Jr wrote: Well I got one step further and did get my mc to print the length of one page of paper, but the rest of the mc is getting clipped off (not printing). It mc has content to span about 4 pages, so I'm trying to figure out that step now and/or looking fo

[Flashcoders] Fit browser around flash content

2010-03-23 Thread Paul Andrews
Usually I just center flash content in the browser window. I have a flash movie that navigates to a separate location in a new browser window. My client has requested that the new browser window fits the flash content. So far the new browser window has stubbornly refused to wrap the flash conte

Re: [Flashcoders] Fit browser around flash content

2010-03-23 Thread Paul Andrews
On 24/03/2010 02:08, Paul Andrews wrote: Usually I just center flash content in the browser window. I have a flash movie that navigates to a separate location in a new browser window. My client has requested that the new browser window fits the flash content. So far the new browser window has

[Flashcoders] Flash oddness with URLvariables

2010-03-25 Thread Paul Andrews
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

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash oddness with URLvariables

2010-03-26 Thread Paul Andrews
s not the case. As for debugging the system, the debugger works just fine, LOL. I would suspect timing issues when the debugger is involved, but this is a very simple system. I will look over it again with fresh eyes today. Paul -h On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: I&#

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash oddness with URLvariables

2010-03-26 Thread Paul Andrews
sometimes have to quit safari to fix this problem. Or rename the file. Not sure exactly what you are running into, but that is what it sounds like to me. Thanks, something to consider, though I think I'm adding a cache-buster to the end of the url. Best, Karl On Mar 25, 2010, at 6:24 PM,

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash oddness with URLvariables

2010-03-26 Thread Paul Andrews
On 26/03/2010 15:01, Henrik Andersson wrote: 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). Nothi

[Flashcoders] Flash & Google

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
I have a client whose website I developed (something like a year ago) in Flash and the site is totally driven by xml configuration files. It works well. My client has told me that google has indexed the site, but the google indexing contains an warning message - basically the flash site app

[Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
Before anyone gets excited, I don't wish to re-ignite the Jobs/Apple hatemail (please pick another thread to manifest your anger) - just a question about the Apple development stranglehold. Even if the output from Adobes Flash->Apple conversion doesn't result in an officially sanctioned app th

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 13:46, Nathan Mynarcik wrote: Come to think of it, I wonder if you could just make a website for support and download of your app. Sell it on the site via Paypal or a shopping cart. Can Apple prevent developers from doing this? Nathan Mynarcik Interactive Web Developer nat...@myna

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 15:00, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: any developer can add an app to their phone through the compilation options from xcode using the sdk but there's no way i know of rolling this out to the public. i think for what you want, going through the cydia ( http://www.ap

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 15:01, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: note: to roll out an app to your dev handset requires a 100$ iphone developer license Which now forbids you to use the Adobe cross compiler. You have to agree to those terms. ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
ken agreements. On 20 April 2010 15:24, Paul Andrews wrote: On 20/04/2010 15:01, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: note: to roll out an app to your dev handset requires a 100$ iphone developer license Which now forbids you to use the Adobe cross compiler. Yo

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 20:06, jonathan howe wrote: Paul, That's an interesting distinction. Does the agreement say you can't even test locally those kind of prototypes? I thought the blocking was just for distribution through the store. -jonathan As I understand it the new developer agreement makes

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash & Google

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 21:37, Dave Watts wrote: Isn't that kind of thing considered "unfair" play and penalized by search engines if discovered? It depends on how it's done, exactly. If you have very similar content within Flash and within the alternative HTML you serve, it's not considered "cloaki

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash & Google

2010-04-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/04/2010 22:51, Dave Watts wrote: In the case that Flash is driven by dynamic content dependent on user interaction, I don't see how such a criteria of "similar content" can reasonably be applied. Most web applications that I work on, that have HTML interfaces, also have dynamic conte

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-21 Thread Paul Andrews
rested in seeing if Flash developers on the Mac know of alternative tooling that might make that route possible in a limited way. If you don't like the subject, don't read the thread. It is entirely relevant to Flash. Paul. On 20/04/2010 20:39, Paul Andrews wrote: On 20/

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-21 Thread Paul Andrews
On 21/04/2010 10:00, Glen Pike wrote: Hi, Apologies if you thought I was calling you a fanboi - that was not the intention, but the endless discussion about the meaning of the iPhone SDK is better left to lawyers who can split legal hairs with surgical precision. For the rest of us a sen

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and iThingammybob

2010-04-21 Thread Paul Andrews
On 21/04/2010 17:25, Dave Watts wrote: No. I am actually looking to see if there is a loophole for using Flash on an iWhatever in a limited set of circumstances, either as prototyping tool or as a limited distribution application. I really don't know if an alternative "open" SDK yet exists or som

Re: [Flashcoders] letter from Steve Jobs on Flash

2010-04-29 Thread Paul Andrews
On 29/04/2010 15:51, Merrill, Jason wrote: Funny, Jobs makes no mention of Silverlight anywhere in that article. :) If he's talking specifically about Flash, why would he? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning& Performance Solutions Join the Bank of America Flash Pla

Re: [Flashcoders] letter from Steve Jobs on Flash

2010-04-29 Thread Paul Andrews
On 29/04/2010 16:17, Merrill, Jason wrote: If he's talking specifically about Flash, why would he? Switched off your irony detector today? All detectors switched off by extreme fatigue right now. Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Learning& Performance Solutions

Re: [Flashcoders] iPhone viable solutions???

2010-04-30 Thread Paul Andrews
On 30/04/2010 00:23, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Hello everyone, Your thoughts on this idea.. and this may not be the best way about it, but maybe Adobe could get CS5 or CS6 to be able to utilize/open a base Obj C iPhone app template, retaining the original Obj C base (approved by apple) and let you

Re: [Flashcoders] letter from Steve Jobs on Flash

2010-04-30 Thread Paul Andrews
On 29/04/2010 23:45, Beatrix Krümmer-Frau wrote: Steve Jobs will be dead before Flash - don't worry. *Beatrix Kruemmer-Frau* Dipl. Ing. Designer|CEH-LPIG-1 Flash/Flex Developer Network Security Administrator Blog Twitter Xing

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Question

2010-05-05 Thread Paul Andrews
On 05/05/2010 13:49, John Singleton wrote: Hi; I have this in an external xml file: This is some more of the home page. My objective is to use a switch statement like this: switch (xmlda...@page_name.tostring()) { case "index":

Re: [Flashcoders] ExternalInterface broken? chrome and safari on linux...

2010-05-05 Thread Paul Andrews
On 05/05/2010 17:43, tom rhodes wrote: ok, currently got probs with firefox as well on linux. the swf thinks ExternalInterface is available but nothing gets called in the JS Maybe it's really a problem with the code. The most common error is trying to call Flash functions before the swf is r

Re: [Flashcoders] Apple developing flash-like alternative

2010-05-09 Thread Paul Andrews
On 09/05/2010 02:55, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: I'd rather not go negative, especially on this list which is so valuable to me, but this Flash Alternative news simply disgusts me. It's as underhanded as a business can get. Why would any business reveal their intentions before they are re

Re: [Flashcoders] Time To Notify Adobe Of a Bug? Please Comment...

2010-05-29 Thread Paul Andrews
On 29/05/2010 14:30, John Singleton wrote: Hi; I sent the following email to this list a couple days ago and nobody commented, which makes me think that nobody saw a problem/solution, which makes me think that Adobe's latest Flash CS5 has a bug. So, please consider reviewing the below and, if

Re: [Flashcoders] Tweener still in development

2010-06-24 Thread Paul Andrews
On 24/06/2010 11:58, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: hi guys does anyone know if tweener is still being developed as the updates seem to have gone quiet for the last year(ish)? I used to use Tweener, but have jumped to TweenLite and family thanks a

Re: [Flashcoders] removingChildAt

2010-06-28 Thread Paul Andrews
On 28/06/2010 17:19, Lehr, Theodore wrote: First - let me say that this code may be totally screwed up... that is a possibility! Try: while ( parent.parent.numChildren > 1){ if (parent.parent.getChildAt(0).name != navName) { parent.parent.removeChildAt(0);

[Flashcoders] Flash - Django interaction

2010-06-30 Thread Paul Andrews
I'm working on a project where my flash UI needs to interact with a server running django. I'm not going to do the django work and normally i'd just suggest a simple http service endpoint using a single URL with a command pattern returning XML results. Apparently this isn't the usual django int

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash - Django interaction

2010-06-30 Thread Paul Andrews
On 30/06/2010 11:50, David Hunter wrote: Hi there,I work with guys who build all their CMS using python and django and their preferred method is to send everything as JSON format. There is a JSON decoder in the AS3 core lib ( http://code.google.com/p/as3corelib/ ) to help extract the data whic

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS5 IDE

2010-07-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/07/2010 11:09, Tom Gooding wrote: I've just moved from CS3, that I'd been happily using for a few years to CS5 (so we can target FP10) and it seems to me to be a massive step backwards in usability. The properties dialogs for pretty much everything are trickier to use especially the wa

Re: [Flashcoders] Listeners (was no subject)

2010-07-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/07/2010 13:45, John Singleton wrote: - Original Message From: Taka Kojima To: Flash Coders List Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 1:33:43 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Listeners (was no subject) John, This is going to come across as harsh, however you really should maybe go and get

Re: [Flashcoders] Listeners (was no subject)

2010-07-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/07/2010 19:37, Henrik Andersson wrote: Paul Andrews wrote: If you try and call a function designed to be an event handler directly, you must create an event object instance to correspond with the event argument yourself when it is called. You must at the very least give the parameter a

Re: [Flashcoders] Listeners (was no subject)

2010-07-27 Thread Paul Andrews
other functionality. It's a choice, not a necessity. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: On 27/07/2010 19:37, Henrik Andersson wrote: Paul Andrews wrote: If you try and call a function designed to be an event handler directly, you must create an

Re: [Flashcoders] Photo-realistic 3d in as3

2010-08-17 Thread Paul Andrews
I guess the OP is new to this stuff and doesn't yet realise that the road to photorealistic 3D with Flash has a few steep hills. Rather than try and find the "best" I suggest the OP goes for the road "most travelled by" which is PaperVision 3D which has plenty of online resources and books to

Re: [Flashcoders] Impossible?

2010-09-03 Thread Paul Andrews
On 03/09/2010 13:32, George Jones wrote: Hi; I think I've done my homework on this, but I can find no answers. Is it possible, using BitmapData, to make part--and only part--of a bitmap transparent? I'm presuming the answer is "no". If that is the case, would you be so kind as to inform me so

[Flashcoders] Mouse Icons in player 9

2010-09-04 Thread Paul Andrews
Not wishing to re-invent the wheel and having to target player 9, I'd like to change the mouse icon. Before I get flooded with explanations of hiding the mouse and using a custom movieclip that follows the mouse - all of which I know how to do, Is there any way to get at the "standard" mouse p

[Flashcoders] Error #2032

2010-09-04 Thread Paul Andrews
I have an pap that access a remote server (well it won't be remote once deployed) via http and the server returns some XML. Testing via the IDE.. using GET I have no problem using POST I get Error #2032. What's the best way forward to know why the server is upset? Paul __

Re: [Flashcoders] Playing With Fire

2010-09-10 Thread Paul Andrews
On 10/09/2010 21:07, George Jones wrote: Any other thoughts? TIA, George Thanks for another protracted thread, Beno. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Flash and typekit?

2010-09-17 Thread Paul Andrews
I've been busy on a project and noticed that when deployed for testing in a page using typekit, performance seems to have slowed and some oddities. the page does have other javascript - google analytics and playtagger. It may not be anything to do with typekit, so I'm just fishing. Any war s

[Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-22 Thread Paul Andrews
I've been working on an AS3 project with some input text - using CS5 targetting FP 9. It works nicely but I have a few text input fields, but one of them has a problem on some computers. I have tried it on three computers and only one shows the problem and the other input fields do not show t

Re: [Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-22 Thread Paul Andrews
On 22/09/2010 17:26, Cédric Muller wrote: Out in the wild (read: dumb question): Do you have some player version detection in your tests ? (it could be that the third computer has not FP9 installed?) Fair question. Machine in question is running FP10! (as are the other two) hth, Cedric I'v

Re: [Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-22 Thread Paul Andrews
led. It's not a case of typing characters that aren't embedded. It really is odd. 22/09/2010 19:28, Paul Andrews wrote : On 22/09/2010 17:26, Cédric Muller wrote: Out in the wild (read: dumb question): Do you have some player version detection in your tests ? (it could be that the t

Re: [Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-24 Thread Paul Andrews
On 22/09/2010 20:25, Paul Andrews wrote: On 22/09/2010 19:18, Cédric Muller wrote: And, by any chance, are any fonts not embedded ? (another halfy dumb question) No, they are embedded. It's not that the text is not accepted it's just that typing more text doesn't cause t

Re: [Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-24 Thread Paul Andrews
On 24/09/2010 16:11, Glen Pike wrote: Is this happening because you are using the CHANGE event - is that firing when you change modify the character also? Have you tried using the TextEvent.TEXT_INPUT event - this might work, but I am not sure. The only other suggestion may be out of place

Re: [Flashcoders] Left shifting input text as user types is unreliable

2010-09-24 Thread Paul Andrews
opaque. Paul Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ On 24/09/2010 15:36, Paul Andrews wrote: On 22/09/2010 20:25, Paul Andrews wrote: On 22/09/2010 19:18, Cédric Muller wrote: And, by any chance, are any fonts not embedded ? (another halfy dumb question) No, they are embedded. It's

[Flashcoders] Any good references for swarming/flocking/fractal algorithms?

2010-10-17 Thread Paul Andrews
Any good references for swarming/flocking/fractal algorithms? Thought I'd have a play. Doesn't have to be flash-only. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Any good references for swarming/flocking/fractal algorithms?

2010-10-17 Thread Paul Andrews
http://www.hypeframework.org/02_examples/swarm/content/01_swarm/ Not used either of these - but Hype looks pretty comprehensive with tons of examples - post back if you get anywhere with it - be interested to hear... Thanks Tom. Paul Tom On 17 Oct 2010, at 15:47, Paul Andrews wrote: Any good reference

Re: [Flashcoders] Any good references for swarming/flocking/fractal algorithms?

2010-10-18 Thread Paul Andrews
On 18/10/2010 06:48, mika wrote: You could have a look at Flint Particle system also http://flintparticles.org/examples/flocking-3d Excellent. Thank you. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.c

Re: [Flashcoders] Any good references for swarming/flocking/fractal algorithms?

2010-10-18 Thread Paul Andrews
On 18/10/2010 08:45, John McCormack wrote: Paul, There are some useful things here, mostly(?) java but the approach is helpful: http://www.red3d.com/cwr/steer/ http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ http://www.red3d.com/cwr/ http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/boids/pseudocode.html http://benfry.com/

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS5 and photoshop import and TLFTextfield

2010-10-19 Thread Paul Andrews
On 18/10/2010 19:27, Patrick Matte wrote: In fact, not only is there no options to create regular TextField instead of TLFTextField but all the fonts are wrong in the TLFTextFields. I opened Flash CS4 and imported the same PSD file and every TextField had the correct font. Thumbs down Adobe Fl

Re: [Flashcoders] How to iterate through arrays

2010-11-13 Thread Paul Andrews
On 13/11/2010 15:17, Cor wrote: I am trying to create a menu with 5 levels deep submenus. Sounds like a UI nightmare for the user. My best guess is to do this with an array with a bunch of arrays in it, which also contain arrays, etc. And now I have to iterate through all the levels of the arra

Re: [Flashcoders] How to iterate through arrays

2010-11-13 Thread Paul Andrews
riginal Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: zaterdag 13 november 2010 17:14 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to iterate through arrays On 13/11/2010 15:17, Cor wrote: I am trying to create

Re: [Flashcoders] How to iterate through arrays

2010-11-13 Thread Paul Andrews
On 13/11/2010 16:44, Cor wrote: OK, I think I figured it out. function findIndex (psdArray:Array, psdButton:Object, psdLevel:uint):void { for (var i:uint=0; i< psdArray[psdLevel].length; ++i){ var curBtn:uint = psdArray.indexOf(psdButton); if(curBtn == -

Re: [Flashcoders] stop caching

2010-12-10 Thread Paul Andrews
If this is a web project, just have a local server on your PC and test using that, then deploy to the remote server. You can always clear the browser cache. Paul On 10/12/2010 14:56, Lehr, Theodore wrote: so if it is local - anyway to get around caching? ___

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: swf not compiling

2010-12-10 Thread Paul Andrews
I did once get some really bizarre behaviour with a project that had a MovieClip in the library linked to a class but with a misspelt class name. Things just weren't happening and the IDE had conveniently constructed a class for me that did nothing. Meanwhile I was trying to work with classes t

Re: [Flashcoders] My first code.

2010-12-15 Thread Paul Andrews
On 15/12/2010 23:53, spyder spyders wrote: HELLO FlashCoders! I am trying to write a ToggleButton Class.I can get it to work as a document class and as as3 on timeline. But how to I use it as a symbol class? Everywhere you have "toggleButton" replace it with "this" or remove it al

Re: [Flashcoders] My first code.

2010-12-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/12/2010 07:38, spyder spyders wrote: Thank You So Much! :DI have been researching for over a month!! I am guessing that the 'this' is pointing to the symbol or _mc I attach the class to? I ended up doing away with all of the "this" because I was receiving an err

Re: [Flashcoders] My first code.

2010-12-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/12/2010 14:54, Matt S. wrote: 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. It is, but http://www.learningactionscript3.com/ is a much gentler rid

Re: [Flashcoders] massive problems with cs5 not compiling/ corrupt fla/xfl files...

2010-12-20 Thread Paul Andrews
On 20/12/2010 13:30, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: I've been going through the exact same horrible situation, and I feel your pain, Tom. My issue seems to have worked itself out as of late. For some insight, check my thread "swf not compiling," originating on December 10th. Ultimately, I kept r

Re: [Flashcoders] core Math functions in flash vs the browser

2011-01-11 Thread Paul Andrews
On 11/01/2011 17:51, Anthony Pace wrote: Why are the implementations of Sin and Cos s slow? Even a very basic MacLauren series can trump the Flash's current Math.cos or Math.sin, and that is when they wrapped in function calls. Although the rendering performance is poor in the browser, if

Re: [Flashcoders] 'trace' executes function

2011-02-02 Thread Paul Andrews
On 02/02/2011 10:12, Wenzler, Thomas wrote: Hi List, I just made a little experiment with this code... function setMovieClipX(mc,desiredCoordX):Boolean { var updated:Boolean=true; (desiredCoordX!=mc.x)?mc.x=desiredCoordX:updated=false; "If the x posn isn't the right one move th

[Flashcoders] OTish MP3 files for a piano scale

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Andrews
I'd like to make a piano keyboard, but trying to find a set of notes in MP3 format is leading to website link hell. Anyone know of any downloads for the individual notes? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.f

Re: [Flashcoders] OTish MP3 files for a piano scale

2011-02-07 Thread Paul Andrews
Thanks guys. This doesn't have to be a particularly accurate thing - I just want it to sound something like a piano. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] OTish MP3 files for a piano scale

2011-02-08 Thread Paul Andrews
Hi Guys - I go out for the afternoon to chat with the client and the list is alive with info about pianos! This is a low budget thing and not an attempt at emulating a Steinway. The actual project I can't really say much about but this is just a "proof of concept" thing that will decide "what

Re: [Flashcoders] Anybody Want to Work in Dubai?

2011-02-17 Thread Paul Andrews
On 17/02/2011 20:39, Kerry Thompson wrote: Cor wrote: WHAT! No kissing AND no drinking... I am gone Aw, Cor, you're so Dutch. No, you can't smoke _that_ in Dubai either. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chatty

Re: [Flashcoders] Thought some one would like this online book

2011-02-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/02/2011 02:17, spyder spyders wrote: ww.scribd.com/Flash-As3-Programming/d/19382007 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Also available via the copyright holde

Re: [Flashcoders] test swf on slow machines

2011-04-10 Thread Paul Andrews
I would think that very few people have such slow machines and while they are out there do they really form part of your target audience? What exactly are you doing to exercise the machines heavily? Last year I worked on a project that involved animating 150+ avatars on screen together (with d

Re: [Flashcoders] Archives?

2011-04-15 Thread Paul Andrews
On 15/04/2011 19:06, Micky Hulse wrote: Hello, Sorry to bug the list with this... When I go to visit the list archives, it looks like the most recent archive is from 2007. Maybe I am missing something? Anyone know where I can go to search through more recent archives? I would like to find a t

Re: [Flashcoders] Why doesn't this work addChild removechild

2011-04-23 Thread Paul Andrews
On 22/04/2011 18:35, Steve Abaffy wrote: Quick update Function{ Var Mort: MovieClip = new Mort(); Try{ removeChild(Mort); }catch(e:Error){ // Do nothing; } addChild(Mort); } This function is called multiple times and each time it adds the child Mort

[Flashcoders] test

2011-04-24 Thread Paul Andrews
Traffic seems to have abruptly stopped.. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] test

2011-04-24 Thread Paul Andrews
On 24/04/2011 14:48, Cor wrote: Got it. Thanks Cor. I guess the list is exceptionally quiet. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] 360 degree rotation

2011-04-25 Thread Paul Andrews
On 25/04/2011 08:47, a...@yonearth.com wrote: thanx Cor But i need like this http://www.somersetdesign.co.uk/3drotator.php regards amol It's not that complicated. 1) put object on turntable. 2) rotate turntable X degrees 3) If object is not fully rotated, goto 1 Flash loads all images in a

Re: [Flashcoders] 360 degree rotation

2011-04-25 Thread Paul Andrews
On 25/04/2011 12:51, Paul Andrews wrote: On 25/04/2011 08:47, a...@yonearth.com wrote: thanx Cor But i need like this http://www.somersetdesign.co.uk/3drotator.php regards amol It's not that complicated. 1) put object on turntable. 2) rotate turntable X degrees Oops, TAKE PHOTO!

Re: [Flashcoders] 360 degree rotation

2011-04-25 Thread Paul Andrews
On 25/04/2011 12:56, Paul Andrews wrote: On 25/04/2011 12:51, Paul Andrews wrote: On 25/04/2011 08:47, a...@yonearth.com wrote: thanx Cor But i need like this http://www.somersetdesign.co.uk/3drotator.php regards amol It's not that complicated. 1) put object on turntable. 1

Re: [Flashcoders] test swf on slow machines

2011-04-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/04/2011 08:40, Vedanayagam G wrote: Hi In flex mobile project how to execute sql update and insert query for play book tablet cos in simulator its working but not update and insert query working in playbook tablet.. any body do me a favour for this my query You give so little i

Re: [Flashcoders] For solution needed........

2011-04-27 Thread Paul Andrews
On 27/04/2011 08:49, Vedanayagam G wrote: Hi In flex mobile project how to execute sql update and insert query for play book tablet VMware player cos in simulator its working but not update and insert query working in playbook tablet VMware player.. any body do me a favour for this my

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

2011-04-28 Thread Paul Andrews
On 28/04/2011 21:21, Steve Abaffy wrote: I have been searching the web for about an hour now, and I can't find a SWF to MP4 convert that will allow the actionscript (i.e. buttons etc..) to work. What I am trying to do is convert my flash presentation to something that will run on an IPad. I have

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

2011-05-02 Thread Paul Andrews
On 02/05/2011 20:37, Steve Abaffy wrote: I guess I am just blind or something I have CS5 but don't see where or how to "package as an app" I'm sure there is a RTFM answers coming but I have done that, and either I don't understand what I am reading or I am missing something. Cunningly disguised

Re: [Flashcoders] cloning custon events

2011-05-06 Thread Paul Andrews
On 06/05/2011 08:03, Mattheis, Erik (MIN-WSW) wrote: I've an app that passes events outside of the DisplayList from one class to another. In my extended CustDataEvent class: public var param:*; public function CiustDataEventç(type:String, bubbles:Boolean = true, cancelable:Boolean=false, par

[Flashcoders] Touch Events

2011-05-26 Thread Paul Andrews
I've been using Flash CS5.5 targeting the IOS platform. I have been writing a small application that relies on things being dragged around - can't really say much more right now. I need to know when dragging starts, so on the thing that's being dragged I add a listener for TouchEvent.TOUCH_BE

Re: [Flashcoders] Touch Events

2011-05-29 Thread Paul Andrews
05/2011 21:51, Paul Andrews wrote: I've been using Flash CS5.5 targeting the IOS platform. I have been writing a small application that relies on things being dragged around - can't really say much more right now. I need to know when dragging starts, so on the thing that's being

Re: [Flashcoders] Strange button behavior

2011-06-10 Thread Paul Andrews
On 10/06/2011 03:49, Steve Abaffy wrote: Hello, I have a flash button that when it is played on IE9 works. It calls an off site website, but when I try it on IE8 the mouse over actions that the button is supposed to have work, but when pressed nothing happens. The entire application was written

Re: [Flashcoders] Detecting if line crosses movie clip

2011-06-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/06/2011 13:58, Paul Steven wrote: Working on a game where the player must draw around some colored balls on screen by dragging the mouse to create the polygon that surrounds the objects. The polygon is created by drawing a series of lines every time the mouse moves. If one of these lines i

[Flashcoders] Library asset rename

2011-07-12 Thread Paul Andrews
I'm using Flash CS5.5 and recently imported about 200 mp3 samples. I needed to create instances of these on demand so I had to create classes without the suffix ".mp3". It was a PIA renaming the MP3 files, so did I miss a trick about how to import large numbers of mp3 files and avoid renaming

Re: [Flashcoders] Library asset rename

2011-07-12 Thread Paul Andrews
OK, thanks guys - I did miss a trick! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: OTish MP3 files for a piano scale

2011-07-12 Thread Paul Andrews
I thought I should give an update about what I actually did. I used Audacity Nyquist to synthesise the notes I needed. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rbd/doc/nyquist/part15.html That allowed me to generate the piano samples I needed. ___ Flashcoders mailing

Re: [Flashcoders] Calling native code from Flash

2011-07-19 Thread Paul Andrews
On 19/07/2011 08:15, Gerry Beauregard wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know whether there's a way to call native code from a Flash SWF or AIR app, for example to call functions in a DLL? Something like Java's JNI but for Flash? I have never heard of anyone doing that and I know of no direct me

Re: [Flashcoders] Calling native code from Flash

2011-07-19 Thread Paul Andrews
ative code workarounds I know of really aren't efficient for real-time calls and the overhead would outweigh the benefit. Be interesting if anyone suggests a method. -Gerry On 2011-07-19 , at 15:25 , Paul Andrews wrote: On 19/07/2011 08:15, Gerry Beauregard wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know wh

Re: [Flashcoders] Calling native code from Flash

2011-07-19 Thread Paul Andrews
could compromise the flash player in any way. I don't think Air offers a gateway either, but I may be wrong. On 19/07/2011 09:06, Paul Andrews wrote: On 19/07/2011 08:46, Gerry Beauregard wrote: Hi Paul, thanks for the quick response. The use case would be to call some CPU-intensive

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