[Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - Typecast a new Obj instantiated from a library linked class to a 'displayObject'
Hello, So I have a movieClip in the library that is set to Export as a class with the Auto Create Class feature, with the name "rotate_sphere". rotate_sphere basically contains a .png that I would like to copy as bitmapData to a new bitmap Object so that I can take advantage of the smoothing parameter on 'New Bitmap(bitmapData,snapping,SMOOTHING)'. Because this object needs to scale and I would like to keep it looking "smooth" with keeping the edges anti aliased. I am getting a Type Coercion error which reads: cannot convert rotate_sphere$ to flash.display.DisplayObject when I am trying to get the bitmapData. I figured that any class instantiated from the library at least extends type DisplayObject since whenever I instantiate a class from the library I can add it as a child, which requires the obj at least extend DisplayObject. Im not sure if Im even going about this right way. Any thoughts or comments would be awesome! and thanks for your time to at least read through this! -Dave Geurts ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Flashloaded.com Service
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RE: [Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - dynamically create object from libraryclass
Awesome, worked like a charm. thanks! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Juan Carlos Anorga Sent: Mon 11/6/2006 10:29 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Cc: Subject:Re: [Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - dynamically create object from libraryclass I think you are looking for getDefinitionByName(name:String) in the flash.utils package. - juan On Nov 6, 2006, at 3:15 PM, Dave Geurts wrote: > > I am trying to dynamical "attach" or create new objects from > Classes that are linked in the library. In the library I did the > linkage properties and it is using the "Auto Generated Class" > feature. Before AS 3 days I would use attach and eval to get this > working. any ideas? > > > Working Code: > var questionObj:MovieClip = new set1_1(); > inventoryPanel.addChild(questionObj); > > > > Dynamic Code does not work on creating a new class from the library > var questionObj:MovieClip = new ["set"+1+"_"+1](); > inventoryPanel.addChild(questionObj); > > returns- > TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor > > > THANKS -Dave Geurts > ___ > 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - dynamically create object from library class
I am trying to dynamical "attach" or create new objects from Classes that are linked in the library. In the library I did the linkage properties and it is using the "Auto Generated Class" feature. Before AS 3 days I would use attach and eval to get this working. any ideas? Working Code: var questionObj:MovieClip = new set1_1(); inventoryPanel.addChild(questionObj); Dynamic Code does not work on creating a new class from the library var questionObj:MovieClip = new ["set"+1+"_"+1](); inventoryPanel.addChild(questionObj); returns- TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor THANKS -Dave Geurts ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] AS 3 - lockroot
Does anybody know anything about implementing something similar as lockroot for as3. The only thing I have found in my searches is in the migration guide it says lockroot has been removed. Thanks! ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] XML.onData parse xml in chunks
I am up against the infamous xml parser freezing up flash for a couple seconds. I have searched and searched and have found plenty of posts about saying live with it or overwrite the XML.onData and split up the xml into chunks to parse. I cannot find a single example of this. :S Does anybody know how or know of a example. I know how to edit the onData to point to a custom parser, but I am lost when it comes to the parsing or splitting up of the data. thanks -Dave Geurts ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - Loader.load() a .swf and than control it
Oh wow that would be nice, does anybody know of this class? I cant seem to
find anything but, people saying you have no control of a AS 2 movie.
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Cc:
Subject:Re: [Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - Loader.load() a .swf and than
control it
I'm a little confused also about loading swf a control it. I didn't
succeeded. But I've readed somewhere that you can not import swf compiled in
as2 in a as3 loader, because the classes witch define the movieclip is
different. But I remember there is another class especially for as2
movieclip... sorry, my licence expired, and I didn't recept the Flex 2.0 I
by...
Speak again about that when I get my new licence
David Buff
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Subject: [Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - Loader.load() a .swf and than control it
I am a little confused with loading media into the loader object.
I can load a swf in fine but than how do you control that swf's timline? I
think that the swf gets loaded into a loader object, that has a display
container? Im a little lost with the loader object concept.
I assumend it would be loader.getChildAt(0)
i saw loader.content in there but not sure what that does.
---
var introLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("intro.swf");
introLoader.load(request);
trace(introLoader.content);
---
Intro loads fine and starts playing
Trace returns null
Another question is can you load in a .swf that was compiled in 2.0 even if
it has no AS in it and control its timeline?
thanks for your time!
-Dave
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[Flashcoders] AS 3.0 - Loader.load() a .swf and than control it
I am a little confused with loading media into the loader object.
I can load a swf in fine but than how do you control that swf's timline? I
think that the swf gets loaded into a loader object, that has a display
container? Im a little lost with the loader object concept.
I assumend it would be loader.getChildAt(0)
i saw loader.content in there but not sure what that does.
---
var introLoader:Loader = new Loader();
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("intro.swf");
introLoader.load(request);
trace(introLoader.content);
---
Intro loads fine and starts playing
Trace returns null
Another question is can you load in a .swf that was compiled in 2.0 even if it
has no AS in it and control its timeline?
thanks for your time!
-Dave
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[Flashcoders] Tree component onLoad select leaf
Does anybody know how to set the default selected node in a tree component. Not only set it to open but get it to visually appear selected. -Dave ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] My First oop AS 2.0 project, any tips or comments?
Ok Im taking the plunge, I just got Colin Mooks Book Essential ActionScript 2.0 Started reading it last night as my first exposure to OOP. I have coded something very simple that display 3 buttons in a menu for a game. If anybody has time to look over my organization and code that would be Awesome. I would like to correct bad habits before they are formed!!! THANK you to anyone that has time to check this out!!! source code: http://www.davegeurts.com/MiniGame.zip -Dave Geurts ___ 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 Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] If not Zinc, then what?
Wow, it was like reading an entry from my journal. I too vowed to never work on another flash projector application again. Zinc seems so powerful from the first glance. But keep in mind just because zinc will place something in the feature list, it doesn't mean it will work in all situations. Even, if you have made a prototype to prove to yourself before making a promise to a client. Do not trust Zinc to come through in the end. Grant put it best and it sounds like we both learned the hard way, Flash was not meant to make even the simplest applications. So if you are in a crunch buy some $700 duct tape (zinc) but don't be surprised when the bugs start rolling in. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grant Cox Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:48 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] If not Zinc, then what? We just did our first application with a projector app like this. Thankfully the target was only for Windows 2000 and XP, but it needed to support nice transparency with non-rectangular windows. First I gave Screenweaver OS a go, but it has some major bugs, and almost no development (well, not on the version 3, apparently they are working hard on the beta version 4). After a couple of days we decided that we needed an application that could provide support. We looked at them all, and decided on Zinc, as it seemed to have the most active forums and developers (ie they respond to bug reports quickly), it was cross platform (thinking about future projects), and had a lot of features. Unfortunately we found that CPU usage was extreme - with an application approximately 800x600 it would use 65% of a 3.0GHz cpu just sitting there, and 100% cpu when there was any animation inside the window. This is due to the transparency - it was much better with a regular rectangular window. As our client found this unacceptable we moved to mProjector (at their recommendation). We found mProjector to make the smallest file size, and have the best CPU usage. Unfortunately their support is much slower - the forums are much less busy and the devs will take some days to respond to emails. They were in the process of releasing their new version at this time, so this may explain it (they are a much smaller operation than Zinc). Unfortunately we found there was a bug that would cause the application to crash sporadically (when loading external movies/data), and some two months after reporting this as a bug it was still on their "todo" list. Also transparency was fine in the Flash 7 build, but in Flash 8 was very patchy (I believe this has been fixed since). So, we had to move to Northcode SWF Studio. This was our last option, as we couldn't find any other Projector applications that had synchronous commands (and switching to asynchronous would be far too much work this late in the project). Northcode has fairly quiet forums, but their devs replied to every post at least once a day, and responded to emails within a day (with the timezone difference from Aus to Canada I thought that was pretty good). The downside is that their transparency support was fairly poor - the only reliable method for non-rectangular windows was to have 1bit transparency. They did provide me with a pre-release version with better transparency (which I believe has been released now), however this did have pretty much the same CPU issue as Zinc. So, overall: - Northcode (which we ended up going with) had the best support and least bugs. But did make the largest filesize. - Zinc has the most features, and the CPU issue appeared to just be Flash 8 - all three had ver poor CPU usage when using nice transparency in Flash 8. Medium filesize - mProjector had the smallest filesize, and with Flash 7 had the best CPU performance. The app/libraries had the least features (ie no cross platform, no screensavers, no support for standard rectangular windows). And at the end of it all, I have vowed to avoid working on any Projector applications like this again. They all seem like patchy solutions, and I guess that's why Macromedia never added more than basic fscommands to the standard Flash projectors. Regards, Grant Cox Chris Velevitch wrote: >On 3/29/06, Gene Jannece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I've been reading pros and cons of using Zinc, I started to wonder what are the pros and cons of other projectors? >> >> > >Flash Magazine did a comparison of projectors. > >http://www.flashmagazine.com/1095 >http://www.flashmagazine.com/1097 > >It's a little old now, but is a good starting point. > > >Chris >-- >Chris Velevitch >Manager - Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group >www.flashdev.org.au >___ >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 L
RE: [Flashcoders] Accessing Dynamically Created MC's
Okay,
So I swear I have done this 1oo times before but for the life of me I
cannot get this to work.
So lets say I have a MC called group_mc that contains a MC called
node_mc and node_mc contains a variable named id.
When I do:
trace("test:"+this.group_mc.node_mc.id);
I get the value I expect but when I do the following I get nothing
_global.targetArray = new Array();
_global.targetArray[0] = "group_mc.node_mc";
testValue = this[targetArray[0]].id;
trace("test:"+testValue);
I get nothing??
I am compiling with flash 7 AS 2.0
THANKS in advanced
Dave Geurts
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