RE: [Flashcoders] Prevent Enter Key Playback?
You need to determine where the Enter key is causing this. Is it the event on the Object element in your HTML page or the Flash SWF. Capture the Enter key via an event.keyDown on the Object element in JavaScript in the HTML page and see if the problem still happens. -Original Message- From: Doug Coning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:54 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] Prevent Enter Key Playback? I have a flash swf that plays to a certain frame and then stops. Then with JavaScript, I have HTML tell the flash player to play a demo later on. However, if the swf file has the focus in the browser and the user presses enter, it begins to play. I've tried capturing the enter key unsuccessfully to prevent it from playing. Is there a way to prevent Enter Key from playing the movie when the swf has the focus? Thanks, Doug Coning Senior Web Development Programmer FORUM Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail and any attachment(s) are intended for the specified recipient(s) only and are legally protected. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to sender's e-mail address with notification of the error and then destroy this message in all electronic and physical forms. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] tracking travelling
Hi Paul,
What about passing the tracking info as part of a hash variable appended to
the URL, such as...
http:www.somedomain.com?tag=somevalue
Then on the landing page have an onLoad handler that parses the document url
and calls the trackLink function?
...Rob
-Original Message-
From: Paul Freedman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:01 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] tracking travelling
The landing-page of our website is comprised of, say, 15 swfs inside one big
swf. We need to track the hits on each of the 'sub' swfs and then navigate
wherever they go.
I am a simple soul with simple needs and desires. All I really wanted to do
was:
public function trakNgo(tag,theUrl){
// tag=tracking data theUrl=a url
getURL(javascript:trackLink('+tag+'););
getURL(theUrl);
}
But the second getURL bumped the first. The user navigated, but the client
didn't get his tracking.
All the data, tracking and navigation, is fed into the swfs via xml. The
same xml contains content ids, paths, etc. It's all very dynamic and can't
be hard-coded.
I've just spent four days on this. The last six hours I've been trying to
use ExternalInterface, with no success. My boss is cranky and I'm half mad.
Surely, someone has faced this problem before. How do you track something
and navigate somewhere at (almost) the same time?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
- Paul
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RE: [Flashcoders] long dash
Here's my quick list of unicode characters for htmlText... string symbol -- --- \u2122 trademark (TM) symbol \u00A9 copyright (C) symbol \u2018 single opening (left) quote \u2019 single closing (right) quote \u201C double opening (left) quote \u201D double closing (right) quote \u00AE registered trademark (R) symbol \u2013 en dash \u2014 em dash \u2022 bullet Whatever character you need, just make certain it is a glyph in the font you are using and that you specify the unicode hex value of the character using the format \u. ...Rob ___ 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] long dash
Those tags are not properly supported in Flash text fields. (At least they weren't as of Flash 8, haven't put CS3 through its paces yet.) -Original Message- From: Santhosh Babu D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:46 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] long dash In Html use tag sup/sup sub/sub Regards. D. Santhosh Babu - Original Message - From: Hairy Dog Digital To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 12:16 AM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] long dash Here's my quick list of unicode characters for htmlText... string symbol -- --- \u2122 trademark (TM) symbol \u00A9 copyright (C) symbol \u2018 single opening (left) quote \u2019 single closing (right) quote \u201C double opening (left) quote \u201D double closing (right) quote \u00AE registered trademark (R) symbol \u2013 en dash \u2014 em dash \u2022 bullet Whatever character you need, just make certain it is a glyph in the font you are using and that you specify the unicode hex value of the character using the format \u. ...Rob ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] acrobat detector
Hi Nik, As far as I know, when running from a projector, there's no way to determine Acrobat or Reader installation. I've always resorted to using Director as a wrapper (though Zinc should work just as well), to ferret out the application associated with *.pdf (and PDF_ type and CARO creator on Mac). With running as a SWF in HTML there are ways with Javascript that you can sniff out the browser's PDF handling, but then your delivering your app as an CD-based browser/HTML product, which brings with it a different world of issues. ...Rob ___ 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] Flash Player and IT Security Policies
This issue is likely with large corp and government organizations. In short, the usual answer to your question is that there is very little you can do, unless you have far too much free time on your hands. The decision to not adopt newer web technologies -- regardless of whether the decision is good or not-so-good -- is *usually* done from the position of erring on the side of safety and security vs. newer technology where many securities issues just aren't known. Holding aside the occassional beaucrat that staunchly stands by his position, because he/she is in a position of power; the organization usually believes that they are doing so with the *organization's best interests* in mind. On the other side of the argument -- your side -- they are presented with a handful of Flash developers/designers presenting an argument along the lines of, It's safer than the previous version. What more proof do you need. Here take a look at the company's web site and see the other organization's using their technology. (I can already feel their eyes rolling.) Now as far as changing their opinion, that requires a lot of time and manpower. Even if you put together a well-rounded dog-and-pony show for them, the weight they give your presentation/position is going to be largely based on your position. if your job is not internet security specialist, you might want to focus your energy on what you do best. (Assuming that your title is something other than, new technology implementation specialist.) -Original Message- From: Chris Velevitch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Flashcoders mailing list; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash Player and IT Security Policies A large corporate/government organisation's IT department has refused to update the flash player due IT security policy. Any ideas on why they would do that and what can be done to convince them to change? ___ 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] Drop Area Text Field
Hi Veiky, Not to long ago (days?) -- on this list or FlashNewbie -- someone posted a link to http://blog.greensock.com. There is a TextMetrics class that looks like it will be of great use in creating your droptarget for your exercise. Essentially, you want to create an empty movie clip to the dimensions of the bounding box of your _ string for the drop target. ...Rob -Original Message- From: Vivek Gaikwad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:40 AM To: flashcoders Subject: [Flashcoders] Drop Area Text Field Hi, I am trying to create a drag drop activity, wherein there will be 4 options provided which we need to drag n drop on to the _ in the question. eg: Q1. The addition of 4 and 5 is __. a. 10 b. 3 c. 9 d. 7 All the options will be different movieclips. The question is a dynamic text field. My problem is how will I get the dropArea? which is _. Stuck with this. peace, veiky ___ 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] setStyle ComboBox (AS2)
Try the following and omit the new CSSStyleDeclaration(): _global.styles.rectBorderClass.setStyle(borderStyle, solid); _global.styles.rectBorderClass.setStyle(borderColor, 0xD35800); -Original Message- From: Mendelsohn, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 10:59 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] setStyle ComboBox (AS2) Hi list... The V2 ComboBox is made up of instances of a Button, TextInput and List. The TextInput contains an instance of RectBorder. I can't figure out how to setStyle on it. This looks intuitive, but doesn't work: _global.styles.ComboBox.TextInput.RectBorder.setStyle(borderColor, 0xB86400); This isn't working in my code either: _global.styles.RectBorder = new CSSStyleDeclaration(); _global.styles.RectBorder.setStyle(borderStyle, solid); _global.styles.RectBorder.setStyle(borderColor, 0xD35800); Any suggestions? - Michael M. ___ 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] [OT] Changing line widths in extremely compleximported EPS
Hey Michael, I don't immediately know of an automated solution; however if you are using Illustrator, you can pick an object then select all objects with the same stroke weight: Select Same Stroke Weight. Then change the group of selected objects to a hairline stroke weight. This does mean picking an object for each different stroke weight; however, if the map was created with a finite set of weights (1/4pt, 1/2-pt, 1-pt, etc.), then you could get through this relatively quickly. ...Rob ___ 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] RE: obfuscation swf !
Wouldn't anybody who could get that far be too busy writing their own code? That's what many of us would do, but there are the others that will expend more energy to not do work (or work that *could not do*), rather than just doing it. ___ 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] Actionscript Optimization!
Fine, fine, he said he was joking, but I do remember a reading document about optimizing C++ programs saying the same thing. I don't know C++, but if I try to step into my Way Back machine to my college years, variable name lengths don't mean squat in compiled (whether it's binary or bytecode) code. My own personal Best Practice is to make variable names intelligble (myVariableName vs. v1) and reasonably unique (e.g., avoid possible confusion from using myBox, theBox and box), while avoiding insanely long names (e.g., theUsersCurrentStreetAddressLineFromWebContactForm). ___ 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] Flash CS3 over 400 MB! and 25 minutes to install!
Sooner or later many of us have to be brutally honest and reveal things about ourselves and our lives that we would rather keep secret. -Original Message- From: AliasT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:28 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 over 400 MB! and 25 minutes to install! Can I just mention that I was totally disgusted that the installer now refuses to install on my secondary laptop, due to it being below the minimum spec. I actually switched to using Corel Draw on that machine. I never thought I'd ever admit to that in a public forum. Alias ___ 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] Flash Development on PC vs Mac
I work on both. I'm more comfortable on a Windows PC than a Mac, but that is simply due to what I'm used to. (I started on Mac's in the mid 80's, then switched up to Windows PC's in 95 when MS launched Windows 95.) In all honesty, if I was to have to pick right now, I'd give a long hard look at an Intel Mac that I could set up as dual booting. Short of that, I'm sticking with Windows for my primary dev platform, and Mac for my Mac-only and cross-platform testing/tweaking. ___ 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] Flash Development on PC vs Mac
Would you need two licenses of Flash - one for each OS? My guess is yes. I had this question with Director MX 04 and the word straight for Macromedia (at the time) was that the license is platform-specific. So, although I could load a copy on my primary workstation and one on my laptop, they had to be the same platform. My guess is that this also applies to Flash. (It is also the case with Adobe products.) ___ 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] Flash CS3 over 400 MB! and 25 minutes to install!
I would suggest having enhancements be optional installations akin to Plug-Ins or Extensions. -Original Message- From: John Dowdell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:23 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 over 400 MB! and 25 minutes to install! JulianG wrote: How come Flash CS3 Installer is over 400 MB, when Flash 8 was only 110 MB?? One of the big contributors is the .PSD import... it essentially contains the Photoshop rendering engine. Color management, type libraries, things like that were other big additions. That said, I'm in a meeting right now where we're talking about improving the installation experience for the next generation... the installation *is* pretty big right now, and we're looking for ways to provide similar capabilities at lower cost in the future. jd ___ 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] Re: Special font issue
Tom, This is just out of left field here, but have you tried physically removing the font files from your PC/Mac and reinstalling them? From everything that I've read in this thread the problem seems to be that the font outlines are not getting embedded for that specific character. Also, do you have the NEWEST version of the problem font? IIRC when the Euro symbol was first added to Adobe Type 1 fonts it was a bit of a bugger. ...Rob ___ 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] Flash CS3 Prof copy: missing Tree component andWebService.
The complaint is that there's no AS3 version of the Data components and some UI Components (like the Tree) And that really bites because I use and abuse the Tree component on a regular basis in my AS2 / Flash MX04/8 projects! ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Okay. But, I'm not a mindreader. -Original Message- From: jtgxbass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:42 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility You can use grep on windows. Install cygwin. On 5/29/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Windows dude... not Linux! -Original Message- From: jtgxbass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:20 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility grep -rl --include='*.as' 'class NonGUI' . On 5/29/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bojil, I was looking at their web page and see that one of the features is file comparison/synching. Their feature list is rather impressive: search, compare, synch, reg expressions, etc. ...Rob -Original Message- From: Bojil Vassilev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:30 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility Hi, A general purpose desktop app that does this, and a lot, lot more, is Total Commander. I cannot recommend enough this little app - give it a try. Regards, Bojil ___ 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@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
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Was that sarcasm? If so, pretty darned subtle. Yeah, your point is well taken. However, once the tool is installed it's all good. On the other hand, with Dreamweaver, I'd have to set up a project every time -- or create a project at the root of a drive -- which just doesn't make sense to me. -Original Message- From: Muzak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:35 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility Yeah I'm sure that looking for a tool, installing it, figuring out how it works is alot easier.. - Original Message - From: Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility Too much of a PITA going through the gyrations of defining a site then specifying a search path in Dreamweaver. ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Hi Keith, I have J-Edit, and to be honest, don't really use it that much, because the interface is awkward for me. I'll keep it in my bag o' tricks though! ...Rob -Original Message- From: keith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:37 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility http://keithhair.com/web/photos/searchexample.jpg http://www.jedit.org/ If you not familiar, J-Edit's Hypersearch feature would be excellent for this. It searches within all text filetypes over a whole directory. Allows filtering and RegExp. Not bad for writing scripts either. -- Keith H -- ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Thanks Bojil, I was looking at their web page and see that one of the features is file comparison/synching. Their feature list is rather impressive: search, compare, synch, reg expressions, etc. ...Rob -Original Message- From: Bojil Vassilev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:30 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility Hi, A general purpose desktop app that does this, and a lot, lot more, is Total Commander. I cannot recommend enough this little app - give it a try. Regards, Bojil ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Windows dude... not Linux! -Original Message- From: jtgxbass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:20 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility grep -rl --include='*.as' 'class NonGUI' . On 5/29/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bojil, I was looking at their web page and see that one of the features is file comparison/synching. Their feature list is rather impressive: search, compare, synch, reg expressions, etc. ...Rob -Original Message- From: Bojil Vassilev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:30 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility Hi, A general purpose desktop app that does this, and a lot, lot more, is Total Commander. I cannot recommend enough this little app - give it a try. Regards, Bojil ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Hi all, Does anyone have a desktop file searching utility they can recommend that really does search within files of any type for specific strings? The built in Windows search utility, as well as the Google Desktop Search, do not seem to search within file types such as external ActionScript files. They only seem to poke around in the known text document types (DOC, PDF, EPS, XLS, etc.) Recommendations? Thanks, Rob ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Possibly, but I have a sneaky suspicion that the reg modification would need to be to the search application file types, and not something that allows me to global specify *.as as a text file. -Original Message- From: Count Schemula [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:04 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility .as files are obviously just text files... maybe there some way to add/modify known types? On 5/28/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Does anyone have a desktop file searching utility they can recommend that really does search within files of any type for specific strings? The built in Windows search utility, as well as the Google Desktop Search, do not seem to search within file types such as external ActionScript files. They only seem to poke around in the known text document types (DOC, PDF, EPS, XLS, etc.) Recommendations? Thanks, Rob ___ 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 -- count_schemula ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility
I know that. What I need the capacity to do is to search a directory (or directories) for files -- regardless of file type -- for specific strings, not necessarily words or phrases. The need for this became apparent when I inherited a large Flash 8 project with hundreds of class files. I inherited it for debugging, so I'm searching for needles in a haystack. -Original Message- From: David Ngo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:16 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility You can use a text editing program such as TextPad to search and/or replace within text files specific strings and case-sensitivity. ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Thanks David, In your initial post I misread text files as text file's... hence my response. I'll download it and take a look at it. It still would be nice to have a general purpose desktop app that does this, but for my most immediate needs this might fit the bill. ...Rob -Original Message- From: David Ngo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 3:04 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility I understand that, but if his specific requirement is to go through .as files, then something like TextPad should be able to do exactly what he needs. You can search for and replace all instances of a specific string within folders, subfolders, specifically selected files, etc. You can even add the .as filetype within TextPad and associate it directly to TextPad or have it open up the default program. I mean, did you guys even look up TextPad's capabilities before shooting down my suggestion? ActionScript files are nothing more than text files. There's no special encoding type to show that they are 'ActionScript' files, aside from the fact that the compiler is hard-coded to look for the specific .as extension. ___ 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] [OT] desktop file searching utility
Too much of a PITA going through the gyrations of defining a site then specifying a search path in Dreamweaver. -Original Message- From: Muzak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:19 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility If you have Dreamweaver, it allows you to search through: - an entire site - selected documents in site - folder - open documents - current document regards, Muzak ___ 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] Can I read XML before it is loaded?
What about utilizing two separate XML files. The first files contains the elements that predicate the loading of the second XML file. Yes, it's more than one file, but may be a more practical approach as opposed to overwriting the onLoad event handler. ...Rob ___ 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] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert!
It's not going to be as easy as unchecked the export in first frame setting. I'm simply creating a wrapper SWF with a preloader, that loads in the target SWF. -Original Message- From: Alain Rousseau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 1:25 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert! Or even Simpler, Add a scene to your FLA before the main scene and put the preload script there ... no need for loadmovie :) Ian Thomas wrote: A simple fix - create a wrapper Flash movie, and load the bulky movie in as a child. As long as it doesn't use _root all the time, it should work fine. (And even if it does, you could use _lockroot to fix that). Ian On 5/11/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Wasn't sure whether to post there here or Flash-Newbie, so I'm starting here. I've inherited a project where all Flash assets (MCs, buttons, components) are included in an FLA and setup on frameone. All code is in external class definition files, and it isn't pretty. With classes linked to symbol instances in the FLA's library. Client now wants an animated preloader, because the app takes too long to load before running. You see where this is going... everything is on frame 1 and all actionscript classes and used library symbols are flagged to export on frame 1. Ugh! This has probably been covered ad naseum, but cannot give me some quick pointers on fixing this? (If I was doing this from scratch, I'd simply have the preloader and related elements export on frame 1, with symbols and actionscript on frame 2-5, to get the preloader loaded and running while everything else loads. Is really as simple as wedging some frames in the start and changing the export/load frame?) ...Rob ___ 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@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] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert!
That would work, but in my case, I've inherited a project that has upwards of a hundred symbols in the library, some used and some not. And a mess of symbols placed on the stage. I can create a wrapper SWF in a fraction of the time it would take digging through the existing library. -Original Message- From: nelson ramirez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 2:18 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert! OR, You can uncheck the export in first frame checkbox on the items in the library with linkage. When you do this you can place those items on the stage, like frame 2, and run your preload code on frame 1. ___ 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] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert!
I'll give that a whirl! Thanks! -Original Message- From: Ian Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 5:43 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert! A simple fix - create a wrapper Flash movie, and load the bulky movie in as a child. As long as it doesn't use _root all the time, it should work fine. (And even if it does, you could use _lockroot to fix that). Ian On 5/11/07, Hairy Dog Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Wasn't sure whether to post there here or Flash-Newbie, so I'm starting here. I've inherited a project where all Flash assets (MCs, buttons, components) are included in an FLA and setup on frameone. All code is in external class definition files, and it isn't pretty. With classes linked to symbol instances in the FLA's library. Client now wants an animated preloader, because the app takes too long to load before running. You see where this is going... everything is on frame 1 and all actionscript classes and used library symbols are flagged to export on frame 1. Ugh! This has probably been covered ad naseum, but cannot give me some quick pointers on fixing this? (If I was doing this from scratch, I'd simply have the preloader and related elements export on frame 1, with symbols and actionscript on frame 2-5, to get the preloader loaded and running while everything else loads. Is really as simple as wedging some frames in the start and changing the export/load frame?) ...Rob ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders][OT] is the Flash9/CS3 delivered to anyone yet?
I assume, I'd always be able to download the file from Adobe as well. I have had a few occassions where I've had to re-download an item. Adobe has always been very good about it. The only time I had an issue was last month when I borked my installation of Acro 6 Pro on the Mac and could not find my disk. According to the CSRs I spoke with, since the program was now 2 versions old, the download was retired and unavailable. -Original Message- From: Count Schemula [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:01 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders][OT] is the Flash9/CS3 delivered to anyone yet? I did the download and backed up to a DVD. I assume, I'd always be able to download the file from Adobe as well. I had good luck downloading from MM, and I hope that continues. On 5/8/07, Cortlandt Winters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ___ 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] is the Flash9/CS3 delivered to anyone yet?
Can't speak for the unbundled version, but the CS3 version bundled with the CS3 Suites is out and shipping. I received my Web Premium bundle just over a week ago. ...Rob -Original Message- From: dave matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 1:15 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] is the Flash9/CS3 delivered to anyone yet? hi all, Noticed Flash9/CS3 is offered as a separate download and/or upgrade($199) is on the Adobe site now. Has anyone purchased and received it yet, or is this just a preorder deal? thanks, Dave_Matthews ___ 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] drawing with mouse / pen
Just throwing my two cents worth in here... As others pointed out, drawing circles around selections is doable, but isn't user-friendly. As I read through this the thought occurred to me. What about using a drawn oval path as a movie clip for the mouse pointer that the user clicks on a selection? This way you get the drawing selection that the client wants, and you can control the size, spacing, position, hit test, etc. ...Rob -Original Message- From: nik crosina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:51 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] drawing with mouse / pen thx, rich, funnily enuogh this echos many of my concerns. there is really no faster nd more convenient way of making a choice then point the mouse (pen, etc) and click. stil figuring out what th emotivation for this request was from the client - if they aer looking for 'just a exciting new way' of eliciting user interaction they mght be barking up the worng tree with this idea nik c On 5/2/07, Lists [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nik, if it can save you any energy, be sure you show a proof of concept to your client/colleague before you get too hip-deep into this. We've tried to do similar things in the past with little success. The issue is not technical, it's more of a usability issue. If you provide a VISIBLE area in which to draw, the end result will be that you're defeating the purpose of drawing freehand. You might as well just click on the area you've dedicated. (Remember, these are usability opinions, and your mileage may very. The crucial thing is that, in what you've described, your opinion typically doesn't matter. It's the collective opinion of your users and how well they understand, and can complete, the task that matters.) If you want to draw anywhere, you can create an empty movie clip as a canvas that allows you to draw over everything and, as you said, do a stroke with no fill so you don't have to worry about closing the path, and it looks more natural like a marker on a whiteboard. You can just use lineTo and an interval if you want something simple, or smooth out the line using curveTo and an interval. You can then determine the geographical center of the circle and see if that coordinate matches up with a hitTest on the answer clip. You can't use hit test between circle and answer unless the answers are no where near each other. But, you can say: center of circle is at 100,100, and answerMC.hitTest(100,100,false) (No shape flag will be easier, I think.) The problem will be one of user satisfaction. How hard is it to draw a circle with the mouse? How accurately can they get it over the answer? How many times do they have to do it? For example, doing this for a five-question quiz is great. But for a 20 question quiz it is unbearably tedious. You want to just click the answer and move on. Anyway, I suggest that you spend a little time with testers to see how they react before committing. Rich ___ 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 -- Nik C ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] border styles for TextArea component
There is no size or width property for the RectBorder, which is what the TextArea component uses for the border. You would have to do a custom skin or theme. If this is only for this one project, you can copy the skin elements into your library. Here is the info from livedocs: http://tinyurl.com/3acnln. Of course, this is just one approach and it is optimized for doing it with a single FLA file. If you are working across multiple FLAs you may want to take a different approach. -Original Message- From: john robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:24 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] border styles for TextArea component Hello all - I'm using the TextArea component in Flash 8. I need to give the component a border that is 1 pixel wide. I've found that using setStyle(borderStyle, solid) gives me a solid border but it is wider than I need. Can anyone give me a hint as to how to change the width of the border? Thanks! John ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] SuperScript (R) with html dynamic content
Not a good answer... but in these situations a custom font is needed that has the copyright symbol in the font already superscripted. Whenever I have had to deal with super-/subscripting other than the numbers 0-9, I've resorted to creating and embedding a custom font. -Original Message- From: Helmut Granda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:36 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] SuperScript (R) with html dynamic content Hi All, I have been trying to figure out a way to add the copyright symbol as superscript without success, some people have gone as far as duplicating the font and editing the copyright symbol to match the one in a superscript. This is for a dynamic textfield with HTML text. Anyone has any ideas? Thanks, Helmut ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] SuperScript (R) with html dynamic content
You've got a few ways to achieve this, but they all require using a program
such as Fontographer to create a custom version of the desired font that
contains the superscript characters.
Embed the custom font in your FLA, then use the FONT tag around to specify
the different face for the superscript.
var myStyleSheet = new TextField.StyleSheet();
myStyleSheet.setStyle(body, {fontFamily:'Arial'});
myTextField_txt.styleSheet = myStyleSheet;
myTextField_txt.htmlText = p class='body'This is some body-styled text
with font face='myArialSuperFont'superscript/font text in it./p.;
The 'myArialSuperFont' would be the custom superscript font embedded in your
FLA.
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RE: [Flashcoders] swfs taxing some browsers more than others?
Same here Nik, All I do is watch the percentages on the Task Manager. Not an exacting science, but I believe that it needs to be. I just need to reasonably simulate systems at different levels. There are places that specialize in QA testing and benchmarking. For projects that warrant it, they are an awesome resource -- at a price. ...Rob ___ 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] swfs taxing some browsers more than others?
Platform: Dell Latitude D820 Win XP SP 2 Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16GHz 2 GB RAM Firefox 2.0.0.3CPU usage 27-43% IE 6.0.2900. CPU usage 23-38% Granted a newer system, but those numbers look great. I can test out on a few older PCs and a G4 Mac once I get to the ranch. ...Rob ___ 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] swfs taxing some browsers more than others?
once I get to the ranch ...? Err actually my office, where I have more than my laptop available to me. ___ 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] swfs taxing some browsers more than others?
Platform: Custom build (5 years old) Win XP Pro SP 2 Athlon XP 1800+ (1.54 GHz) 1 GB RAM Firefox 2.0.0.3 CPU usage 64-99% IE 7.0.xxxCPU usage 68-99% These numbers don't surprise me for that workstation. Web pages with Flash, Shockwave, QuickTime and Windows Media, usually spike the processor up, when the browser is the active application. In the background (but not minimized to the task bar) the numbers tend to run 45-80%. This is without other desktop apps running. If I launch Photoshop CS and actively use it, Firefox drops back to ~27% yielding proc cycles to Photoshop. -Original Message- From: Hairy Dog Digital [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:51 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] swfs taxing some browsers more than others? Platform: Dell Latitude D820 Win XP SP 2 Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16GHz 2 GB RAM Firefox 2.0.0.3CPU usage 27-43% IE 6.0.2900. CPU usage 23-38% Granted a newer system, but those numbers look great. I can test out on a few older PCs and a G4 Mac once I get to the ranch. ...Rob ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] UNSUBRSCRIBE
One other thing that Dave pointed out just recently is that if you're mail requires a whitelisting request response, the list software isn't going to know that! So when the unsubscribe confirmation is sent it has to have a clear path to your mailbox so that you can confirm. -Original Message- From: Steven Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 4:27 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] UNSUBRSCRIBE Some of us work in corporate environments (read: Jason Merrill) and swear words get us (read: him) in trouble. Watch your language. And I had no trouble unsubcribing recently from Flashcoders. You do realize you have to confirm the unsubscription right? And to do that, you need your password, right? And you do know that you get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar, right? And you do know that you can contact the listowner directly instead of ranting about it in the public forum, right? ___ 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] Superscript Subscript in Dynamic Text Fields
If you only need numbers, an alternative is to use a Unicode font that has a full complement of superscript and subscript numbers, such as Lucida Sans Unicode or Arial Unicode. Under embedding options you either need to create a custom code page for the super/subscript characters, or simply embed the entire font. On the otherhand, if you need a full set of alphanumeric characters, Giles advise is the way to go. ...Rob -Original Message- From: JP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 7:30 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Superscript Subscript in Dynamic Text Fields Ouch! Thanks for the advice Giles. JP ___ 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] UNSUBRSCRIBE
But setting up a rule would be far too easy as an interim fix, and much less satisfying. Blowing a gasket and violently attacking one's keyboard composing a rant (and revealing one's own ignorance regarding creating rules in their mail program) is much more cathartic than you might realize. How many lumps Doc? Oh, errr, threee or four, heee! Wouldn't it be awesome if the most annoying issue of our day was a mail list whose unsubscribe didn't respond properly? -Original Message- From: Muzak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 8:19 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] UNSUBRSCRIBE All you need to do is set up a rule in your mail client to check for messages containing the word [Flashcoders] in the subject line (without the quotes) and do whatever you want with it (delete, move to folder, etc..). If you move them to a seperate folder (like I do) it wont flood your Pending Box. regards, Muzak ___ 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] [semi-OT] XPath expressions
Hi all, I've been giving myself a crash course on XPath using XFactor Studios XPath (AS2) in Flash and also with the XML Spy's built in XPath evaluator tool. I'm still having some difficulty constructing some XPath expressions to best fit my needs -- assuming that it can be done. I'm working on a project that is a database of different document types for various parts/products. The structure of the XML is... family ID= label= group ID= label= part ID=ABCDE type= partNo= description= document type=A label= file=ABCDE-A.pdf/ document type=B label= file=/ document type=C label= file=/ document type=D label= file=ABCDE-docD.pdf/ document type=E label= file=installation.pdf/ document type=F label= file=/ document type=G label= file=/ /part part ID=XYZ type= partNo= description= document type=A label= file=XYzee.pdf/ document type=B label= file=/ document type=C label= file=/ document type=D label= file=ex2why.doc/ document type=E label= file=installation.pdf/ document type=F label= file=/ document type=G label= file=/ /part /group /family There is no text in the elements. All data is presented as values of attributes. What I am trying to achieve is generating a new XML object based on specific ID criteria and file attributes of document elements not being null. For example, if I need all existing documents of parts that have CD in their ID, the output XML object should be: family ID= label= group ID= label= part ID=ABCDE type= partNo= description= document type=A label= file=ABCDE-A.pdf/ document type=D label= file=ABCDE-docD.pdf/ document type=E label= file=installation.pdf/ /part /group /family I can select the part nodes based on criteria by using -- //part [contains(@ID,\'HD2FB\')] -- which spits back an array of found part elements and included child nodes. And, I can select documents where the file attribute is not null by using -- //document [EMAIL PROTECTED] != ''] -- which spits out the document elements. But, is it possible to get back the full hierarchy based on selection criteria without having to reiterate and rebuild the XML on the fly? ...Rob ___ 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] More fun with XPATH... now I want XSLT in Flash!
Okay, next question re: XPath in Flash Does anyone know of an XSLT implementation for Flash MX/MX04/8 ??? The end result of what I am doing is actually generating an XHTML file from the XML. I know I can use the built-in XML class and XFactor studios XPath to traverse and find what I need, but XSLT would be much more efficient. FYI... This is a standalone project being delivered on CD using Director MX 04 as a wrapper. There will not be any external communication, except for possibly loading a few web sites. So server-side transforms are not an option. ...Rob ___ 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] [semi-OT] XPath expressions
Thanks Ron! I realized I was wandering off-topic with this thread. As it turns out, short of an XSLT implementation in Flash MX 04 (or Flash 8), I'm not going to get any further with transforming my input XML to the desired output XML/XHTML. I burned the night working on traversing nodes and extract relevant attributes a la DOM-style. While not the most efficient way to do it, it might be the only way to do it. That is, of course, unless someone knows of an XLST implementation for Flash MX04. ...Rob ___ 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] [semi-OT] - Preventing Software Piracy
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RE: [Flashcoders] Flashcoders really bad lag - just me?
Ever since the Flashcoders server went down, my posts to Flashcoders are taking a long time to appear. Is it just me or are other people experiencing this? I'm seeing the same thing... about a 2 hour lag time. So, by the time this message actually hits the board, there will probably be many other responses as well. This creates a lot cross-talk on the board, that I don't think is a good thing. Though I'm not a frequent flyer on this list, when I do post, I'm really in need of help... or really trying to help. So think about that... -- User A posts help query -- User A continues trying things -- with or without success ... 2 hours later ... -- User A's post appears, and User B (or more) respond to query. -- Not seeing a response, user A still has not seen any response so they continue working on the problem. ... 2 more hours go by... -- User B's post appears with a suggested solution (or a please post some code response). -- User A tries the suggestion, it doesn't work, he responds. ... 2 more hours go by... You see where I'm going with this?! The bottom line is that given the lag, the usefulness of this list is cobbled. Sure it's helpful if I'm working on a pet project in my spare time, no time contraints. But, I use this list for help in real world situations. Yesterday I posted a simple query about sources for XPath information. I'm grateful for all of the replies, but by the time I saw the replies, I had already found all of the suggested sources, because I wasn't sure when my post would show up, or if/when replies would. Dave, Can you do anything about the lag? ...Rob P.S. I'm about to hit the send button at 10:08 AM EST (-500 GMT). ___ 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] Editors in use by Actionscript Programmers
I'd also throw in my 2-cents worth... MultiEdit Lite ...Rob -Original Message- From: Jon Bradley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 7:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Editors in use by Actionscript Programmers Another: Subethaedit for mac Just the fact that it's collaborative editing makes it worthwhile. I've yet to get into all the code-hinting/folding, etc. jazz offered by many of these editors. Though, now I'm getting into more Flex 2 work, I have a feeling I might be making a switch (but will keep to subetha for collab. editing with coworkers). On Apr 8, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Ron Wheeler wrote: Revised List of editors FlashDevelop Flexbuilder SciTe Flash Eclipse with Flex SDK Eclipse with ASDT Eclipse with FDT Eclipse with HXDT Eclipse with EHX SEPY Actionscript editor Flash 9 IDE Flash 8 IDE Vim Notepad++ EditPlus with ActionScript profile TextMate jEdit BBedit ___ 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] XPath online
Hey all, Can anyone recommend a solid online reference for XPath (working with XFactorStudio XPath is Flash MX 04 Pro)? Their web site is next to non-existent, I just had to backpeddle on a project, and trying to get my bearings on XPath and their implementation of it for AS2. Thanks, Rob ___ 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] Changing keyframe interval in a FLV
Even if there is a tool, I don't think it would make a difference. My guess is that FLV video is handled like any other video with regards to keyframes. That is, the tween frames only contain content that has changed, everything else is transparent. A keyframe, contains all of the information. If you already have an encoded video then the tween frames are not complete frames. Turning one into a keyframe would simply create a flattened frame based on the information available. This is just my armchair assessment. If there are any FLV video guru's out there, please correct me if I'm wrong. ...Rob -Original Message- From: leolea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 2:02 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Changing keyframe interval in a FLV Hi, I need to have a smaller keyframe interval on my FLV files. Does anyone know a tool to update a FLV keyframe interval without re-encoding it ? 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
RE: [Flashcoders] The great CS3 Swindle
I'm surprised that any of the CS3 bundles are available via download. I would think they are only available via physical shipment due to sheer size. Back to the subject at hand, I know that UK and EU pricing typically runs higher on software, but to the extent that it is cheaper to fly to the US, take a mini-holiday, purchase your software, then fly home seems ludicrous. ...Rob ___ 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] Flash CS3 Announced
Saw that. Now the hard decision is which of the CS3 Premium bundles to go for... Design w/ InDesign CS3 vs. Web w/ Fireworks and Contribute I haven't used Contribute and wonder how long Adobe will continue Fireworks. I still use Fireworks MX04 and Fireworks 8 often, but having InDesign is very appealing. Choices, choices, choices. ___ 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] Flash CS3 Announced
My guess is that Flash CS3 is Flash 9... but that's literally an armchair guess. Anyone out know if that is true? -Original Message- From: Russell Sprague [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:13 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 Announced So is this the next version of Flash, or is it just Flash 8 with AS3 support? It would seem odd to me if they released Flash 9 with out ever having a beta. Russ ___ 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] Flash CS3 Announced
Funny you mention that. I was an avid fan of Freehand way back from version 1. (Does anybody else remember Aldus?) When Adobe bought out Aldus, I thought it was the demiss of Freehand. Ironically, over the years I've levitated towards Illustrator for vector-based work and rarely use Freehand anymore -- except to handle the occassional Freehand file. With regards to Photoshop and Fireworks, I use both of them heavily on a daily basis. They both have their strengths and place in our workflows. ...Rob -Original Message- From: Hari Seldon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:04 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 Announced And What about Freehand?? I think that loss Freehand, it's a big Mistake... Fireworks it's much better than Photoshop Ready for web design (I think) But... Illustrator is it much better than Freehand? What about multi document in Freehand? The new Ai CS 3 implements this feature? ... Regards. ___ 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] Flash CS3 Announced
But Contribute I don't get it..since the dreamweaver can help me out to update sites remotely...isn't better than contribute? Yes, but it's a very good tool for managing client-based updates to web sites. I often use/recommend it for sites I create where clients prefer to make content updates themselves, rather than pay for maintenance updates. ___ 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] [OT] PHP book recommendations
Save your money and point your browser at: www.php.net Yeah, know about that, but I'm a book hog and it gives my admin one more thing to keep track of for me. ___ 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] [OT] PHP book recommendations
Hi all, I need (want) to get myself up to speed with PHP 4.x/5.x and MySQL. I'm experienced with ActionScript (1 and 2), JavaScript, and Lingo (Director), and have dabbled with Java. I don't need a text that goes into basic programming techniques, rather I am looking for something that is a good desktop source for the specifics of PHP (versus ECMA/JavaScript) and the additional functions/methods/properties/classes that PHP brings. Recommendations? Thanks, Rob ___ 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] Non-Unicode
Hi Danny, I think this same thing (or something very similar) came up on the Director DIRECT-L list in the past few months. If you don't have it, here are links for that list: To SUBSCRIBE or to UNSUBSCRIBE go to http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/direct-l.html and click on Join or leave the list (or change settings) For list archives http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/direct-l.html ...Rob -Original Message- From: Danny Kodicek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:30 AM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: [Flashcoders] Non-Unicode I think I asked this a while ago but don't recall getting an answer. Is there any way to get String.fromCharCode() and String.charCodeAt() to use the local codepage instead of Unicode? I'm doing some Flash-Director communication and this is causing problems because Director's numToChar and charToNum functions return different results from their Flash equivalents. Danny ___ 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] practical limits to size of XML files?
Hi all, I have a project that I have spec'ed for developing in Flash MX 04 (or Flash 8) along with Director MX 04. The project has a large amount of data that will be read into the program. I'm trying to determine whether there are any practical limitations to using XML with Flash. The data lends itself beautifully to XML, and would be an easy conversion to XML from the source documents provided by my client. However, there is a considerable amount of data, consisting of 5000 records in a structure with nodes nested 7-10 levels deep, such as: -- + family + subgroup (1 to n levels of subgroups, varies by family) + subgroup + subgroup + subgroup + part-type + part x part-number x part-description + item x item-type x item-filename x item-label -- + NODE (0 or more of each) x TBD: ELEMENT or ATTR of parent element -- The data will not require sorting. Data will be presented in the sequence contained in the XML file. In addition, searching will only be done by *part-number* with optional filtering by *item-type*. So, I have approx. 5000 *item* records and prefer to do this with XML. The project is CD-based, not an online application. Is it practical to read/parse that much XML into a single XML object in a Flash application running from CD? ...Rob ___ 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] os detection
is there a way to detect a users os within flash? we are working on some things what i will need to isolate osx users etc. myString = System.capabilities.os; ___ 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] How to read variables from file into an array.
Why TEXT and not XML? -Original Message- From: Steve Abaffy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:42 AM To: Flash Subject: [Flashcoders] How to read variables from file into an array. Hello, All the information I have found on this seems to indicate that the file is read as one big chunk into variable pairs. So if the file contains Var1=Something1 and Var2=Something2 these are split up by the system into var1 and var2 with their associated values. However what I would like to do is I have records for home listings all in a TEXT file. So my records look like Mls=123456 Price=123456 Bedrooms=4 Bath=2.5 Sqft=1200 Mls=988765 Price=654466 Bedrooms=3 Bath=1.5 Sqft=955 Etc.. I would like to read this into an Array_MLS(), Array_Price etc... but can no information on how to do this. Any help would be great. 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 standalone - no fullscreen on Linux
fscommand('fullscreen', true) works as expected in the Linux version
of the standalone player (9.0.31.0). Though I did notice that switching
to another window seemed to kick it out of full-screen...
Out of curiousity, if you then switch back to the flash player, does it
return to full-screen mode?
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RE: [Flashcoders] automated response
Thanks for letting us know! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jessica Hensley Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 12:06 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] automated response I will be out of the office from 02/09-02/15, however I will be checking email on a regular basis. If this an urgent matter I will respond to you shortly. ___ 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] Tab Problem
Nice Steve! I'll keep this one in mind. My clients often rip up forms (either that, or my designer does)! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks | BLITZ Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:33 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Tab Problem Increments are your friend. :) a = 0; tf1.tabIndex = ++a; tf2.tabIndex = ++a; tf3.tabIndex = ++a; btn4.tabIndex = ++a; btn5.tabIndex = ++a; If you had to reorder any of those tab orders all you have to do is cut and paste them into their new position. If you number your tabIndexes specifically and you needed to move one, you would have to renumber any that came after the one you moved. Not fun, especially if you have a lot of tabbable elements. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] var (eventHandler)
Eric,
The example you're referring to comes up when the authors of that text are
explaining the concept of encapsulation. It's a way of creating an
onEnterFrame event on the same timeline as the code. It doesn't actually
have anything to do with classes.
If you have a class that extends the movieClip class and want an object of
that class to do something at each enterFrame event, you'd want to use
something such as:
class myMovieClips extends MovieClip {
// PRIVATE METHODS
private function doSomething():Void {
// code here
}
// EVENT HANDLERS
function onEnterFrame():Void {
this.doSomething();
}
}
Make more sense? HTH!
...Rob
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric cash
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:42 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] var (eventHandler)
Okay, I'm guessing it's a stupid question, so I'll get over it asap.
I've never written a custom class before, and have recently started to code
things in Flash which are much more complex, approaching application status,
so I'm trying to wwrap my head around all of this OOP stuff. I keep running
into something that I can't get though...
using the VAR keyword when declaring event handlers, like this example from
Object-Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8:
var onEnterFrame:Function = doSomething;
I've Googled my [EMAIL PROTECTED] off, and I can't get it to save my life, and
this seemed
like the best place to ask. Will one of you take a couple minutes out of
your day to help a poor guy out?
Thanks
ec
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RE: [Flashcoders] fullscreen javascript
Gustavo,
You could write a Javascript function that resizes the browser window to
screen size. it's not exactly the same and maximizing, but it would fill the
screen.
...Rob
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gustavo
Duenas
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:03 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] fullscreen javascript
well it works on safari, there is a way to detect the browser type in order
to redirect or to open a window
Regards.
On Feb 1, 2007, at 1:58 PM, Helmut Granda wrote:
Gustavo,
the fullScreen command only works in IE (I didnt know it did work in
Safari). So you have to look for an alternative to launch a fullscreen
in FF/Netscape/Moz
On 2/1/07, Gustavo Duenas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi guys Iknow this is not for javascript but I think you might know
of this, is a easy thing, I'm trying to open a browser window
fullscreen, using javascript, in safari looks great and maybe in IE
but in firefox,
open the window but less than I expect in size.
the code is.
If one of you can help me out, I'll appreciate.
area shape=rect coords=216,310,370,334 onclick= javaScript:
window.open('fullpage.html', 'LRS', 'fullScreen', 'scrollBars') /
regards
Gustavo Duenas
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RE: [Flashcoders] SCORM?
Can the video content be kept outside of the SCO package? Does it need to be included in the manifest XML file? I would strongly urge you to include any content files that are required to be included in the manifest. Technically, you may be able to get away with not including the FLVs in the manifest, but that is no guarantee that any given LMS will be okay with it. Also, from my point of view, I often view the manifest file as the inventory of required files for delivering a SCORM-compliant course. If it isn't in the manifest then I should need the file to properly run the course. If it is in the manifest, then I MUST HAVE the file. ___ 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] passing url variables to flash movie
Remove the asterisks (*) from before and after the double equals sign. The
line should be:
if (video1 == video) {
not
if (video1 *==* video) {
The asterisks were probably there to highlight the correction. That is, it
should be a double equal sign for an is equal to comparison; as opposed to
a single equal sign, which is used to assign a value.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gustavo
Duenas
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:39 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] passing url variables to flash movie
thi is the message now is giving me
error!!
Operator '*=' must be followed by an operand
and this is the action script I'm using:
var video1 = nbc6;
var video = _root.video;
if (video1 *==* video){
this.videoLoader.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
the link in the text said;
fullpage.html?video=nbc6
Thanks
Gustavo
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RE: [Flashcoders] Getting Frames Per Second
Hi Daniel, Just out of curiosity, why do you need to detect/see the framerate in your published SWF? ...Rob ___ 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] Algo's to change the ordering of arrays
Happen to have a link to an English version? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eka Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:59 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Algo's to change the ordering of arrays Hello :) the algo to the zsorting can inspire you to find your algo : http://www.tweenpix.net/blog/index.php?q=grid+algo EKA+ :) 2007/1/17, Mike Mountain [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm looking for some simple algo's to change the ordering of an array which represents squares in a grid: In the first instance I want to translate from 0 3 6 1 4 7 2 5 8 Existing Array=new Array(0,3,6,1,4,7,2,5,8) To: 0 1 2 7 8 3 6 5 4 (0,1,2,7,8,3,6,5,4) Ideally I'd want a whole bunch of these to produce pretty patterns by changin a particular MC's property in the grid. I'm thinking there must be stuff like this already out there - but I'm not even sure what I should be googling! But I want this to be scaleable for any grid, x by y represented by an array. Anyhow - any help would be greatly appreciated. Ta Mike ECM Systems Ltd, Ellifoot Park, Burstwick, East Yorkshire HU12 9DZ Tel: 01964 672000 Fax: 01964 671102 Registered in England no. 01646471 The information contained within this email expresses the views of the sender and not necessarily those of the company. It is private and confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for those authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on its contents is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please telephone us immediately on 01964 672000 or email a reply to highlight the error and then delete it from your system. This email may contain links to web-sites, the contents of which ECM Systems Ltd have no control over and can accept no responsibility for. Any attachments have been virus-checked before transmission; however, recipients are strongly advised to carry out their own virus checking as ECM Systems Ltd do not warrant that such attachments are virus-free. Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Active X and Microsoft IE ...
Personally what I would *like* to do is include a download link to Firefox in the NOSCRIPT tags! -Original Message- From: Stephen Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:13 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] Active X and Microsoft IE ... Can anyone answer this: What happens if a user doesn't have javascript enabled in their browser for the recommended Macromedia solution (see link: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent/articles/devlet ter.html) to this whole Active X debacle ? ??? Please answer this if you can. It has me stressed. Thanks, Stephen. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Will this Microsoft ActiveX update affect Flash?
Now here's the question that's been rolling in my head... Does anybody know of a way to run both a patched and unpatched version of IE (Win), so that you can test both environments from a single Windows workstation (without dual booting)? It's always been my understanding that IE wants one and only one version of itself installed on a Windows system for all user accounts on that workstation. Correct? ...Rob -Original Message- From: Kenneth Kawamoto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 5:12 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Will this Microsoft ActiveX update affect Flash? Steven Sacks wrote: / Will this negatively affect Flash?/ Perhaps you want to install the IE update and see it for yourself? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912945/en-gbhttp://support.mi crosoft.com/kb/912945/en-gb ___ 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] Will this Microsoft ActiveX update affect Flash?
How about launching unpatched IE in a window running VPC-XP and patched IE in another window running Parallels-XP, both at the same time on Intel Mac...? If you're volunteering to send me a boot camp Mac, I'd not complain ;) ___ 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] CSS with input text
You think you've got troubles: mostly I use Director... Seriously, though, I think text is one area where we should expect to see some serious improvements since the Adobe takeover. With all their pdf people on board, they must surely have a lot of expertise to throw at this (as long as they don't try to do something hideous like incorporating acrobat into Flash...). The absolute biggest thing I need right now is a version of what in Director is called 'charPosToLoc' (and the various permutations of it): the ability to translate back and forth between character positions and xy coordinates. And don't get me started about proper inline image support. Coming from the Director world you know there are basic issues with some of the more basic elements, such as HTML text, in Director. In the meantime bigger and badder items have been added to Director giving it more *WOW* while basic issues were not addressed. (And, no, Xtra is not a solution to what should be a basic implementation.) I'm saying this, because it makes me wonder if the same is happening (will happen) with Flash! ...Rob ___ 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] CSS with input text
Absolutely (although don't forget that many Xtras are actually part of the standard Director package: text support itself is wrapped in a standard Xtra). That's true. I'll quality my original comment by added, Xtras not shipped with the IDE or part of an update to the IDE. In addition, my WOW comment was referring to the items more utilized as nifty little features that allow marketing to really spin on. DVD Video immediately pops to mind. That's not to say Director coders haven't put it to good use -- they have -- but it also caused a huge misconception that somehow Director could now be used as a DVD Video authoring tool (i.e., DVD Studio, Encore). Already is. Many features of Flash have that sense of being half-done (XML object, Text support and Sound spring to mind fairly quickly) And ain't that most baffling for a product that is ubiquitous to the web? ...Rob ___ 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] CSS with input text
Wouldn't having full www support for html in Flash mean building in a browser. Not too likely I think. I think many folks -- at leat myself -- just want consistent handling of HTML and CSS, not necessarily a full blown browser. This is especially true for building offline Mac/Win CD projects where Director is not used (for whatever reason), and HTML text is required. ___ 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] What's your job title?
It never was official, but I was frequently called Resident Malcontent or the Wiz. The later moniker had nothing to do with my abilities, it was due to the over-consumption of coffee and diet pepsi, which lead to frequent bathroom breaks. -Original Message- From: Kirk Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:09 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] What's your job title? Hello everybody, Here's a non-technical question: what is your job title? For a long time I've been telling people Flash Developer, although that shortchanges the consultation and on-the-fly design I do. Also, people outside the industry have no freaking idea what it means. Typically, if I'm not the designer, I work to help make the design more feasible for Flash. When it comes time to build I'm often making up the behaviors and adding special touches here and there. Anyone have any suggestions for a title that encompasses these ideas? thanks, Kirk . Kirk Roberts Fine Design Group (415) 552-9300 ext. 16 http://www.finedesigngroup.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
RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title?
Dare we ask what gender? -Original Message- From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:17 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] What's your job title? I have a mullet, rented a truck last week, live in the boondocks of Georgia which is 50th in the state for education, a lot of people lack teeth because we produce the most crystal meth out of all 50 states, and I was the only guy in high school to have a car (the rest had trucks). ...STILL, I'm sticking by my Ninja Turtle title whether the south rises again or not. Shi-fur, save matches! - Original Message - From: Ettwein, Josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:09 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title? Come on, lighten up, man... They were jokes, and clearly in no way directed at anyone on this list. Unless of course, you *do* hang out in front of the CompUSA, in which case, I'm sorry. I'm getting back to work. And no, it wouldn't be politically incorrect; Call me a redneck all you want - if what I said qualifies me as such. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:57 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title? 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 across the nation every morning. Wow. Quite a spew of severe insensitivity to *actual* job titles people have had on this list, political incorrectness, and cultural/racial insensitivity today. Would it be politically incorrect of me to call y'all rednecks? :) Maybe we should end this pointless stuff, alt+tab back to Flash.exe and Git 'Er Done! so we can all go home enjoy the weekend. Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this e-mail by you is prohibited. ___ 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@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] preloader issue?
are your trace statements showing the expected info?
-Original Message-
From: murder design [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:46 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] preloader issue?
I have posted this before, and gotten some feedback, this is
the result, yet i still cannot get the clip to display the
load progress of bigfile.swf
inside the label_txt. the swf loads inside of _root.target_mc
... any ideas here people?
// - begin code
target_mc.loadMovie(bigfile.swf);
target_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
tBytes = getBytesTotal();
trace (tBytes: + tBytes);
bLoaded = getBytesLoaded();
trace (bLoaded: + bLoaded);
percent = (bLoaded/tBytes) * 100;
if (bLoaded tBytes){
_root.bar_mc._xscale = (bLoaded/tBytes)*100;
_root.label_txt.text = percent % LOADED
} else {
//play();
//_root.target_mc.unloadMovie();
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
// end code
regards, edward
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RE: [Flashcoders] preloader issue?
Also, double check the string concatenation. You had an ampersand in... _root.label_txt.text = percent % LOADED It should be a plus sign... _root.label_txt.text = percent + % LOADED ___ 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] random concatenated txt question
You're first populating myTxt_txt with a string of 19 spaces or other
character, correct?
Are you certain that random2() is not appending a new string to the end of
the existing one? What if trimmed it down and changed it to...
function random2() {
yy = _root.myTxt_txt.length;
initialTxt = ;
for (x = 0; x yy; x++) {
j = random1();
initialTxt = j.toString();
}
return initialTxt;
}
Sorry, if these are basic questions, just covering the bases :p
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RE: [Flashcoders] Q:Add tracking to dynamic text
What exactly are you trying to do? The kerning property seems to have very limited potential and if you like myself are on a Mac the quote below will lbe disturbing. If I'm reading the original post correctly, he's trying to specify letterspacing (eg, tracking) in dynamic text fields, not kerning, similar to how you can set the letterspacing of text on static fields in the property panel. ___ 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] access to list archives
Use the links in each message footer. Thanks 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
RE: [Flashcoders] [a little OT] vp6 plugin for squeeze
i've downloaded the trial of squeeze 4.3, and I'm trying to compress with the vp6 coded. I have a fast pc and the compression times are tremendously slow. At least 2 minutes to compress 20 seconds :( I tried to compress a three minutes hires mpeg2, put a stupid deinterlace on it and after 10 minutes I was at 6% :(( Is this because the trial contains a beta or also the paid version has this compression times? Software compression in general is slow, and the more complex the compression algorithm, the slower it gets. I can't speak for the breadth of compression products, but with Squeeze it's also been my experience the longer you have it running and compressing clips, the slower it gets (memory leaks?). When I've got a number of clips to compress (on Win XP Pro), I disconnect the workstation from the network, do a clean boot with all non-critical system startups (eg, antivirus, VNC, quicktime/adobe speed loaders) disabled, then set everything up to start compressing before I turn off the lights and leave. The next morning it's either Christmas bonanzo or a lump of coal :o ...Rob ___ 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] access to list archives
Howdy all, I was going to search the archives for this list (as well as the FlashNewbie) and found that both of the Archive links on figleaf.com at http://www.figleaf.com/community/listserv.cfm are coming up with HTTP 404 errors. Is there any other way to get the archives? Are they down or gone? ___ 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] OT: Object-Oriented ActionScript For Flash 8 thebook
Barnes and Noble brick and mortar store price: $44 BarnesandNoble.com price: $32 I've always found this to be the case. Same holds true for Books-A-Million. It's the overheads of the nice brick-and-mortar in the nice shopping areas that you're paying for. Amazon.com price: $26 (new and available with free shipping via super saver shipping - just takes longer - though I had a bad experience with super saver shipping before) If you buy enough books, get a Barnes-and-Noble membership card which drops another 15% (IIRC) off price. Also, like Amazon, BN often provides free shipping. One one last thing, if you do a shopping club, a la MyPoints.com, BN participates. My two cents worth. ___ 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] OOP Concepts
I'm much the same as you, and probably not the best person to ask! My OOP style is... shall we say 'idiosyncratic'? That's why I thought I'd expose my soft, white underbelly here on the forum. I would imagine that mine would be quirky. I'm not looking for the pinacle of OOP practices, not do I want to start a best practices debate. And as a Lingo person I'm used to doing things a bit back-to-front in any case (Director's inheritance model is a little strange). LOL. At least you venture down that path with Lingo. The Lingo in many of my small Director projects look like glorified Hypercard projects, just with better media asset handling! ...Rob ___ 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] OOP Concepts
4 Rob I can recommend to read Essential ActionScript 2.0 By Colin Moock Thanks Igor. That book's been on my shelf, since it was published. ___ 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] OOP Concepts
Thanks for the recommendation Judah. As you might have figured out, I'm less concerned with the language that I use to learn better OOP skills, and more concerned that the language lessens the chance of getting sloppy. -Original Message- From: judah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:38 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OOP Concepts Rob, I would *highly* recommend C# A Programmers Introduction by Deitel and Deitel. I had a similar background and it laid a framework I could understand. It explained OOP to me better than any other book I've read. The stuff you will learn from it will help you not only in Flash but any other language in the future as well (no I don't work for them). That will help and just doing it and asking a lot of questions. Judah ___ 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] Platform Game Collision Detection
This is the second time (and maybe there were others) that I saw this book recommended on Flashcoders. Holding aside game programming, how good of a job does this book with general geometry, trig, calculus, and physics? I've had several occasions where I am handling animations programmatically via ActionScript and have gone scrambling to old college texts (really old) or online sites to dig up stuff that I've long forgotten. Does this text handle those core parts, or does it assume a certain knowledge level, then jump right into 3D physics? ...Rob -Original Message- From: Ian Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 1:45 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Platform Game Collision Detection I was about to strongly suggest that book - but I see you already got there, Charles. *grin* Ian On 2/20/06, Charles Parcell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would strongly suggest this book. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584503300/sr=8-1/qid=1140455849/ref= sr_1_1/104-7609160-1088727?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Charles P. ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Outsourcing
if the same job can be done cheaper in the long run, outsourcing is a good idea. Provided that in the long run takes into account the cost of managing the project and overseas subcontractor, quality assurance testing (and time required to correct errors), time differences and possible communication issues. In addition, there are the costs that are not immediate or always tangible... displaced workers, unemployment insurance rates, etc., etc. But I digress, and that argument is probably best left to another forum. FWIW, I've outsourced portions of projects in the past, both to overseas subcontractors and local freelancers. The overseas work leans towards larger-scale common tasks (eg, XML conversion) where the size and schedule allow for any hiccups. The local freelancers tend to get the smaller coding projects (eg, Flash, Director, JavaScript, PHP). ...Rob ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Changing color of window title?
MX 2004's docs were updated too. I was one of the people who bitched and whined about the docs, only to be frustrated when they finally came months too late. Damn! Guess if I kept up with that stuff, I'd have known. I retract my Ward statement. If I'm not the enforcer of RTFM, then who is? Actually, I'm glad you are enforcing it. I wasn't criticizing the need to do it. I was just having one of those knee-jerk, brain farts! ...Rob ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Removing A Delegated EventListener
Most auspicuous response timing. I was just pondering the very same question meeself. Now I don't have to. -Original Message- From: JesterXL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 2:45 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Removing A Delegated EventListener Store a reference. private var refDel:Function; refDel = Delegate.create(this, onFunction); my_pb.addEventListener(click, refDel); my_pb.removeEventListener(click, refDel); - Original Message - From: clark slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [FlashCoders] flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 2:37 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Removing A Delegated EventListener Hey Folks, ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
