[Flashcoders] OT - Calling all Stephen Sacks

2007-09-09 Thread John Grden
I don't have you're new email address ping me off list :) -- [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig

Re: [Flashcoders] 3StudioMax to Flash CS3

2007-08-07 Thread John Grden
this might be what you're after: http://www.dreammania.net/showcase/as3-geom-class-exporter-for-3ds-max-english/ though, you'd need Papervision3D to render it, still might be what you're after. On 8/7/07, Ashwan Wadhwa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Here is what I am trying to do, maybe

Re: [Flashcoders] Standalone projectors and UDP

2007-07-15 Thread John Grden
We did use ScreenweaverHX with UDP with Red5 for a multiplayer game (paperworld3d) and the intial tests worked well (speed-wize) On 7/15/07, Joshua Sera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm developing a multi-player game in Flash as a personal project, and I'm curious if anyone else knows of any

Re: [Flashcoders] Cross-domain Shared Objects

2007-07-11 Thread John Grden
as far as I've tested and tried, it's true, you won't be able to do this. On 7/11/07, Adrian Parr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I am building an app that allows the user to personalise as screensaver online. 1) User chooses some settings and these are saved to a shared object. 2) User

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Debugger's not up to it.

2007-07-02 Thread John Grden
well, I have yet to see any properties show up in the debugger (well, I did see it once, but haven't since then). I'm not an authority on the flash debugger by any means. In fact, I wrote Xray without even touching the IDE debugger. Only later did I go back to see what it was capable of when

Re: [Flashcoders] load image in livepreview?

2007-06-26 Thread John Grden
when you say load are you talking externally? or embedded in the component swc? are we talking AS3? is this a new FLA based component for AS3 or swc? AS3 wraps the component at designtime with a livePreviewParent class and it's running a swf essentially. So, you should be able to load an

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Development on PC vs Mac

2007-06-20 Thread John Grden
I think Seth has a great point since most Mac users use Parallels to compliment their development cycle. So, it's obvious that the Mac's appeal goes beyond Flash/Flex developement since they can have the best of both worlds. If I had the $$, I'd probably buy a new mac since its the best bang

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 root

2007-06-19 Thread John Grden
Test the parent to see if it equals the stage maybe? if(this.parent == this.stage) stage is only available after adding the DisplayObject to the display list etc On 6/19/07, Patrick Matte|BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi fellas, I have a swf that's loaded inside another one. The container

Re: [Flashcoders] getDefinitionByName from external swf

2007-06-18 Thread John Grden
Hey Patrick, this is a snippet from Grant's FlashLib class: public static function getInstance(className:String):DisplayObject { var SymbolClass:Class = getDefinition(className); return (SymbolClass) ? new SymbolClass() : null; } public static function

[Flashcoders] Re: [osflash] OFLA 2 UPDATE

2007-06-15 Thread John Grden
today was alot of fun Firdosh! I seriously enjoyed it - huge success! On 6/15/07, Firdosh Tangri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, first of all thank you all who participated in todays event. It was great having you all there and a great crowd to present for. Hope you guys all

Re: [Flashcoders] LocalConnection via localhost failure

2007-05-03 Thread John Grden
try naming your connection string by leading it with an underscore: _lc_reportSending On 5/3/07, Stephen Downs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having a tough time getting a simple LocalConnection connection working. Scenario: Flash 8, AS 2, two separate Flash projectors. Procedure: 1)

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Salary Questions

2007-04-18 Thread John Grden
this email would be my script that I would hand and read to your boss. It looks like a job description. If you fill these, then hand it to him and say I do this, we need to adjust my pay to compensate me for this work Looks good to me On 4/16/07, Jordan Snyder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 CS 3 Components

2007-04-16 Thread John Grden
I'd been working on the pv3d components with 9.0.38 just fine it seemed. On 4/16/07, Austin Kottke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is some mention that in order for the flash 9 cs3 components to work version .45 needs to be downloaded. However on adobe's site there are examples using these new

Re: [Flashcoders] Ten Year Flash website

2007-04-13 Thread John Grden
Mark Carolin did most of the development work (if not all) on that site and Blitz (www.blitzagency.com) produced it. I'm sure he'd be willing to talk about how it was created. I'm bcc'ing him on this ;) On 4/13/07, Weyert de Boer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I just saw the new website Ten

Re: [Flashcoders] Muzak's MXI Creator Fatal Error

2007-04-12 Thread John Grden
Muz, what version of flash9 are you running? On 4/12/07, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven, I'm getting it as well and have no idea why. The executable was created with Screenweaver quite some time ago and I'm not even able to launch Screenweaver anymore (gives me the same error). It

[Flashcoders] Muzak's MXI Creator Fatal Error - SWHX/Haxe

2007-04-12 Thread John Grden
when I try to launch a second copy. If I close the first running copy, I can't seem to start a new one for sometime. Haxe 1.12 neko 1.5.3 swhx 1.0.5.8 On 4/12/07, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WIN 9,0,45,0 regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Flashcoders] Re: Muzak's MXI Creator Fatal Error - SWHX/Haxe

2007-04-12 Thread John Grden
an update to this is that: if I recompile the haxe code, I can then lauch the SWHX app 1 time. after that, I can't relaunch until I recompile with haxe On 4/12/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok, I don't know that it's the player. I have 9.0.35 and all of the sudden, it dies on me

Re: [Flashcoders] is flash still alive?

2007-03-13 Thread John Grden
LOL no doubt - I can barely keep up with the work I've taken on and Flash Developers are very hard to find. I must get 1 call a week at least from Recruiters looking for Flash Devs. Business is good. On 1/21/07, Patrick Lemiuex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're joking right? On Mar 12, 2007,

Re: [Flashcoders] ActionScript syntax highlighter

2007-03-01 Thread John Grden
I dig it ;) worked for me On 3/1/07, Iv [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, oops. I has found a bug. page is removed. I'm sorry. I http://www.bezier.ru/marker/ I - you can use it offline: swf only needed. -- Ivan Dembicki __

Re: [Flashcoders] problem with fl9 beta

2007-02-18 Thread John Grden
just a clarification: You *can* add code to the timeline as with previous versions of flash. On 2/18/07, JOR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AS3 is completely different than AS2. You don't add code to the timeline. Instead you create a document class and add code to that. Typically, I like to use

Re: [Flashcoders] Events for custom classes?

2007-02-16 Thread John Grden
I'm not sure if you're asking for this level of explanation or not Jason, but this might help: I use a BaseClass.as to extend so that I can dispatch events via GDispatcher: import com.blitzagency.xray.logger.XrayLog; import com.gskinner.events.GDispatcher; /** * @author John Grden */ class

Re: [Flashcoders] Events for custom classes?

2007-02-16 Thread John Grden
Oh and the last part, dispatching the event: from BaseMain.as: dispatchEvent( { type:SOMETHING_COMPLETE } ); hth, On 2/16/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure if you're asking for this level of explanation or not Jason, but this might help: I use a BaseClass.as to extend

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 to AS3 migration issues?

2007-02-15 Thread John Grden
http://www.5etdemi.com/blog/archives/2006/11/as2-to-as3-converter-createtextfield-geturl-handling/ you might try this. I've used it a few times for quick turnarounds and it actually works rather well. Read up on it first and give it a whirl. On 2/15/07, Martin Scott Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flashcoders] stack trace?

2007-02-05 Thread John Grden
ah sorry Jason, I was in an AS3 mode of thinking, that code from xray is for AS3 only On 2/5/07, Jason Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is awesome. I've been looking around at different options for a while; this gives me exactly what I need for now. I also wrote a simple assert function,

Re: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

2007-02-05 Thread John Grden
Hey Pete, what she meant was - if you click a button within your flash movie, it works and continues to work - is that right? IE: Xray definitly disables it. I had the same question ;) You might try going into the library, right clicking on xray and choosing Linkage - then uncheck Export in

Re: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

2007-02-05 Thread John Grden
actually, the 2 interfaces still work with the same connector - it *should* be fairly backward compatible - BUT I haven't tested the old interface in a LONG time. I basically created new methods for the Flex2 interface along side the legacy methods. On 2/5/07, Karina Steffens [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Flashcoders] Was: Flash diagnostic tools - Xray Flex2 connector [VERY alpha]

2007-02-02 Thread John Grden
I haven't released it yet, but if people are willing to take some lumps with the alpha version, the Flex2 code is working well with snapshots. Changing properties via the property inspector isn't really done yet (Booleans seem to be the only thing working there), but the treeview does work and

Re: [Flashcoders] Was: Flash diagnostic tools - Xray Flex2 connector [VERY alpha]

2007-02-02 Thread John Grden
thank me when it works ;) On 2/2/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the advance release, John! I've got a new project starting, so I will be using it in the days and weeks to come. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change

Re: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

2007-02-02 Thread John Grden
lol no, it's not expected ;) Let's get the obvious questions : 1. version of actionscript your publishing to 2. version of xray connector 3. are you using the newer Xray interface (flex2 version)? let me know, On 2/2/07, Pete Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying out XRay for the first

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-18 Thread John Grden
the following is generated in your code, as I don't see it in your class package?: _global.com.blitzagency.xray.Xray -Scott On 1/16/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ifyou get true|true, that means the logger and controller LC connections were made successfully. Are you using it in an FLA

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-18 Thread John Grden
/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok, now add this to your timeline/class : _global.com.blitzagency.xray.Xray.initConnections(); this will init the connections and you should be up and running On 1/18/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, I spoke too soon. I do still

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-18 Thread John Grden
can you send me the project offlist to look at? On 1/18/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am loading an external swf, but that one does not contain the Xray connector. -Scott On 1/18/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ?? 2 x's that's weird. Do you have Xray connector loading

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-17 Thread John Grden
many thanks man, I really appreciate hearing things went well :) On 1/17/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, Thanks for all your help. By tinkering around, I was able to get things working just fine. I was already able to diagnose a serious, last-minute situation this morning, so

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
not connecting: http://www.rockonflash.com/xray/flex/Xray.html -Scott On 1/15/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.rockonflash.com/xray/downloads/as3/logger/Xray_AS3_Logger.zip Pretty straight forward to use: import com.blitzagency.xray.logger.XrayLog; private var

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
bugger. Let me see if I missed something.. Although, if I missed a class, you should see a compile or runtime error. I assume neither is happening? On 1/16/07, Webdevotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It fails for me too in an AS3 project. Tried with the online Flex tool, tried the windows exe,

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
any chance I could get you to send me your files offlist so I could diagnose? The only thing I can think of is security, but that hasn't been an issue as of yet. My LC's use an underscore in the connection name etc etc and shouldn't be a security issue. But that's about all I can think that

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
yep got it! One thing to note: You WILL get a no swf to connect to message, but the logging will still work. Thats because Xray doesn't detect the introspection LC that comes with the connector for doing snapshots. On 1/16/07, Webdevotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've sent you my tiny

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
right now, logging is all that you can do. I'm working on the snapshots ;) On 1/16/07, Webdevotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Indeed, it works. Can we make snapshots of our apps or can we only use the trace messages ? ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
awesome! \m/ On 1/16/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, works for me too. Thanks a lot, John! -Scott [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-16 Thread John Grden
This application is a bit complex, loads external swf modules and associates classes with those. Thanks, -Scott On 9/28/06, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: all downloads: http://www.osflash.org/xray#downloads Latest interface: http://mirror1.cvsdude.com/trac/osflash/xray/browser/downloads/interface

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-15 Thread John Grden
OHHH yeah! thanks for reminding me ;) On 1/15/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about XRay + Flex2/AS3/FP9? I believe that J Grden(?) was going to post code to get the Logger working there? I tried on my own, but it was a no-go! -Scott On 9/29/06, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2007-01-15 Thread John Grden
::ClassName/::callingMethodName() testing logger // without debug: (297) testing logger talks to the usual Xray interface let me know how it goes! On 1/15/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OHHH yeah! thanks for reminding me ;) On 1/15/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about XRay

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Tracer / FF2

2007-01-09 Thread John Grden
LOL, i'm getting there I promise!! I have Xray logger for Flex2 / as3 apps and have been using that for a while now. But as for a connector that does the inspection, I'm working on it now. There's been a lot of requests ;) On 1/9/07, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does XRay work with

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Tracer / FF2

2007-01-09 Thread John Grden
, -Scott On 1/9/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL, i'm getting there I promise!! I have Xray logger for Flex2 / as3 apps and have been using that for a while now. But as for a connector that does the inspection, I'm working on it now. There's been a lot of requests ;) On 1/9/07

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Tracer / FF2

2007-01-09 Thread John Grden
(string message[, object]); if you're using the debug player, it'll catch the stack trace to give you what class/method made the call and the out put works with the current flex2 xray interface. On 1/9/07, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll make it officially available tonight and post

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Tracer / FF2

2007-01-09 Thread John Grden
why I oughtta...pow, right in the kisser! The Flex2 interface will talk as2 or as3 apps that use the logger. AS3 doesn't have any other functionality other than logging. It uses local connection with AMF0 so it's the same across the board. does that answer your question? If you're not using

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Tracer / FF2

2007-01-09 Thread John Grden
;) if you have to apps sending it log data, that works just fine, however, it doesn't support looking at 2 separate apps yet. I DO have plans on how to fix that so you can inspect 2 applications and select from any one flash app thats registered with Xray. On 9 Jan 2007 20:22:41 -, [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] which tool to 3d rotate image?

2006-12-28 Thread John Grden
http://www.roanesky.com/swf/test.html - (done in PV3D) this guy did it 2 different ways, yesterday, he had a building in a city scape clickable. Today he posted a question about this having planes that are clickable. Don't know if that helps, but there you have it ;) On 12/28/06, Zeh Fernando

Re: [Flashcoders] XRay and projectors [SOLVED]

2006-12-26 Thread John Grden
Hey John thanks for posting the resolution for archive's sake, glad it worked for you, John On 12/26/06, John Mark Hawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D'oh. I forgot to mention that I was using the Zinc wrapper. I managed to discover a fix here:

[Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3?

2006-12-07 Thread John Grden
I've seen several entries about people who've toyed with it, but no posts with actual code. has anyone done the 3D conversion? any links to 2d or 3d source would be much appreciated ;) thanks very much, oh and \m/ -- [ JPG ] ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3?

2006-12-07 Thread John Grden
- but I don't even know if I still have the source - your best bet would probably to look for a Java or Processing version then convert that Cheers M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden Sent: 07 December 2006 16:42

Re: [Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3?

2006-12-07 Thread John Grden
/06, Jim Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Grden wrote: I've seen several entries about people who've toyed with it, but no posts with actual code. has anyone done the 3D conversion? any links to 2d or 3d source would be much appreciated ;) If memory serves, the Flash player team has

Re: [Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3?

2006-12-07 Thread John Grden
awesome, that page implemented the javascript version of it ;) Thanks Matthais! On 12/7/06, Matthias Dittgen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you could start probably start here: http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/boids/ http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/boids/pseudocode.html Have fun, Matthias

Re: [Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3?

2006-12-07 Thread John Grden
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden Sent: 07 December 2006 18:19 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Boids algorithm in as2 or as3? awesome, that page implemented the javascript version of it ;) Thanks Matthais! On 12/7/06, Matthias Dittgen

Re: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity at Gaia Interactive (San Jose, CA)

2006-11-15 Thread John Grden
every recruiter please take note: THIS is a decent looking Job description!! FINALLY. On 11/15/06, David Andersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello - I'm handling all the recruiting for Gaia Interactive. They are searching for Flash Developers in their San Jose, CA offices. Please read

Re: [Flashcoders] 3-6M Flash contract in Little Rock, AR

2006-11-07 Thread John Grden
the subject, I thought 3-6m was the pay. ;) On 11/6/06, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: maybe we should hand write some job descriptions that make sense, and point recruiters to them to help qualify what they're really after and, to a greater degree, what they're able to realistically

Re: [Flashcoders] class reloading

2006-11-06 Thread John Grden
Hey Hans, are you talking about a situation where ClipA would still be running but you might introduce a new ClipB at runtime? IE: like, if you had a multiplayer game running, and you updated one of the avatar's swf's - you want that new SWF's code to be loaded and used without restarting the

Re: [Flashcoders] 3-6M Flash contract in Little Rock, AR

2006-11-06 Thread John Grden
maybe we should hand write some job descriptions that make sense, and point recruiters to them to help qualify what they're really after and, to a greater degree, what they're able to realistically find. I re-read, thinking that maybe this was multiple positions, but no - it's for one: If you

Re: [Flashcoders] debugger works in flash

2006-10-27 Thread John Grden
Get Xray and save your hair: www.osflash.org/xray On 10/27/06, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, sure, press F1 and look up the chapter 'debugging in Flash' kind regards, JC On 10/27/06, ~ *** $UHASINI *** ~ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all Can everyone can help to solve my

Re: [Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug

2006-10-25 Thread John Grden
, could be within tomrrow or friday Thanks for asking On 10/25/06, Austin Kottke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, How's that flexible 24 October pre-alpha release looking? ;) Best, Austin -- Original Message --- From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] Localconnection bug?

2006-10-24 Thread John Grden
did you ever get an answer to this Serge? On 4/28/06, Serge Jespers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I'm working on this site that uses a local connection between two swf's... I named that local connection SergesHistoryKeeper... It worked just fine on Mac (both Safari and Firefox) but not on PC

[Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug

2006-10-24 Thread John Grden
I'm seeing a weird problem with local connection on a mac. if the swf's are using the Mozilla plugin, they can communicate, but if either of them are using the debug or stand alone player then it no worky. I have Xray running in SWHX, and it's able to communicate with a website with the xray

Re: [Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug

2006-10-24 Thread John Grden
(__mdmDebugger); Not sure if this is what you're running into, but adding allowDomain() fixed my little [de]bugger ;-) regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Open Source Flash Mailing List osflash@osflash.org; Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug

2006-10-24 Thread John Grden
regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:12 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug Yeah, i'm using the Flext2 version of xray

Re: [Flashcoders] LocalCOnnection/Standalone player bug

2006-10-24 Thread John Grden
ah yes they seem to be the standalones as well. Cool, thanks muz, I'll give them a go! On 10/24/06, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: are they the local standalone players? the web players are the ones that work On 10/24/06, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried using

Re: [Flashcoders] Is there a Flowchart Opensource Project based on Flash?

2006-10-22 Thread John Grden
have you checked over at www.osflash.org? On 10/22/06, Jason Jiang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, everyone,please tell me if there is a Flowchart project based on Flash to be used for development? Thanks! Jason Jiang ___

Re: [Flashcoders] FLASC problem

2006-10-16 Thread John Grden
yeah usually when I get that it's because my file (swf) is read only. If you're running any source control and have to check out the file, that could be the issue. That's what that error means essentially : Can't load SWF ;) On 10/16/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having

Re: [Flashcoders] FLASC problem

2006-10-16 Thread John Grden
yeah when using MTASC without flasc that's true, but with FLASC, it fails internally and gives that JSFL message. I need to catch that error and provide a nice message about what could be wrong On 10/16/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unlike Flash, which if a compile fails

Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem

2006-10-14 Thread John Grden
he's not describing dropping of framerate, he's describing that he can no longer drag the ship around: But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. when he uses swfObject, he looses that functionality. It's not a performance question, its a functionality

Re: [Flashcoders] Flashcom hosting

2006-10-11 Thread John Grden
check out influxis.com, they're awesome On 10/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is this the default? i've been using fms on my company servers and i got everything fine with this, but i just signed a flashcom host service for my own use and my folder structure is empty, no

Re: [Flashcoders] Projector Wrapper

2006-10-03 Thread John Grden
Just an update: I work as a contractor now - not employeed by Blitz since August 1st. On 10/3/06, Ray Chuan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Curiously, John Greden, who is from the same agency as you, happens to be an active promoter of Xray on this and other list(s). If John can do it, there's

Re: [Flashcoders] Projector Wrapper

2006-10-03 Thread John Grden
Some updates on your knowledge of SWHX 1. SWHX is completely new, open source and cross-platform 2. The old version was the bench mark to which other's hoped to attain and worked great. 3. The version you speak of, as I have heard, was a version that was modified for a company you worked for

Re: [Flashcoders] Projector Wrapper

2006-10-03 Thread John Grden
I think that's fair enough :) On 10/3/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm glad to hear the new version is performing better than the old one. Indeed, it appears that Screenweaver deserves another look. -- [ JPG ] ___

Re: [Flashcoders] tracing function calls

2006-09-29 Thread John Grden
and xray uses Hans class resolver ;) I've had this situation before as well, and what I did was create a base flash movie that loaded the 3rd parties SWF in. Xray was in the library and ready to inspect their swf. THe only problem with that is something might break since now, that swf isn't at

Re: [Flashcoders] movieclip._y = textField._height

2006-09-29 Thread John Grden
anything in your swf at runtime but you can also view all of its properties. I am new to it so i don't know all it can do but I KNOW it can help you with _height. V - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] movieclip._y = textField._height

2006-09-28 Thread John Grden
sure it does (xray) - it has a logger too and it includes a timestamp (which trace does not) - so, I would say it's actually a bit stronger of a tool for timing issues ;) I got $20 that says he figures out the problem in under 10 minutes with xray. :) On 9/28/06, Brian Williams [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Using XRay

2006-09-28 Thread John Grden
all downloads: http://www.osflash.org/xray#downloads Latest interface: http://mirror1.cvsdude.com/trac/osflash/xray/browser/downloads/interface/Flex/Xray.zip?format=raw Connector: http://mirror1.cvsdude.com/trac/osflash/xray/browser/downloads/connector/xray_conn_1.6.1.mxp?format=raw Just

Re: [Flashcoders] Delegating Events and AS2

2006-09-27 Thread John Grden
I think Delegate gives you what you're talking about Vic - control over your scope issues. Delegate enables you to manage scope with in your class. So, if you have an XML object and you want to maintain the response/return in your class, you do just as Dan has described. make sense? On

Re: [Flashcoders] Delegating Events and AS2

2006-09-27 Thread John Grden
Timer(1000); myClass.addEventListener('timeout', Delegate.create(this, handleConstruct)); - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Delegating

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded font not displaying

2006-09-25 Thread John Grden
also, depending on the what sytles you apply to your html (IE: bi), you'll have to embed that part of the font as well. to do this, 1. create a dynamic textfield on stage and select the font you want to use 2. Click the render text as HTML button in the property inspector 3. Double click to

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded font not displaying

2006-09-25 Thread John Grden
? -- Original Message -- From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:27:47 -0400 also, depending on the what sytles you apply to your html (IE: bi), you'll have to embed that part

Re: [Flashcoders] embedded font not displaying

2006-09-25 Thread John Grden
permission to say anything ;) gSearch is in limited beta right now and they're (Gskinner and the gang) trying to get it out. I've used it on serveral occasions with very large projects like the one mentioned and it was an absolute God send. On 9/25/06, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that's

Re: [Flashcoders] Movieclip To BitmapData won't work with .flv

2006-09-25 Thread John Grden
it won't work at all with an flv streaming over RTMP - you can't use bitmapData with it at all. Yeah I know, it sucks. On 9/26/06, John VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: first thing that comes to mind is a cross domain issue. are you loading the flv from another domain? if so, bitmapdata.draw

Re: [Flashcoders] Software Development Position

2006-09-18 Thread John Grden
LOLOLOLOL Is this because their job will be fixing someone else's 5 year old spaghetti code? Then the kicker is that this person must be in the Detroit area or willing to relocate. Just had to laugh, that was hilarious On 9/15/06, hank williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am all for job

Re: [Flashcoders] Xray trace problem

2006-09-16 Thread John Grden
But as it seems I'm among the few that had this issue could be a system problem. Thanks for xRay :) cosmin - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 4:43 PM

Re: [Flashcoders] reflection update

2006-09-16 Thread John Grden
Yeah, your class works great and I've never had a problem with it! THanks Hans! On 9/15/06, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi peeps, in the http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2005-June/140802.html i described a method for class name reflection I used. I noticed a

Re: [Flashcoders] {OT} Job Postings?

2006-09-14 Thread John Grden
I agree with you about those job postings that require the friggin' moon and back. I raked someone else over the coals for posting a job like that earlier with a crapy pay scale. I know that blitz has posted on this list recently with a large list of requirements, but honestly, you shouldn't

Re: [Flashcoders] Xray trace problem

2006-09-14 Thread John Grden
But as it seems I'm among the few that had this issue could be a system problem. Thanks for xRay :) cosmin - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 4:43 PM Subject: Re

Re: [Flashcoders] {OT} Job Postings?

2006-09-12 Thread John Grden
that's the problem - they're hard to find. When I was at blitz, must have interviewed everyone in Los Angeles that even thought about Actionscript / flash. Good ones were extremely hard to find, and they were either already working for us or 2-3 competitors. there just aren't many out there.

Re: [Flashcoders] {OT} Job Postings?

2006-09-12 Thread John Grden
one thing I've been trying to champion is to embrace more telecommuters and take an aggressive stance on it where they go after people not wanting to relocate. I think when companies finaly come to grips with letting people work from home, and learn how to filter out bad eggs (people who get

Re: [Flashcoders] {OT} Job Postings?

2006-09-12 Thread John Grden
I would agree with all that's been said - I couldn't have said it better Finding the type of person has become the focus. We designed some questioning that really helped us weed through the people that would most likely be good candidates for coming up to speed. Then you get into work ethic,

Re: [Flashcoders] ns.onStatus calling a function

2006-09-12 Thread John Grden
it's a scope issue. ns object doesn't know about calltheFunction() use Delegate import mx.utils.Delegate; ...later in your code ns.onStatus = Delegate.create(this, myCustomStatusMethod); private function myCustomStatusMethod(evtObj:Object):Void { trace(evtObj.info); f(evtObj.code ==

Re: [Flashcoders] Xray trace problem

2006-09-07 Thread John Grden
interface is not open the traces go to the Flash Output panel just fine. I suspect that it's a LocalConnection security issue but still the property inspector works fine. I hope John Grden sees this but I'll file a bug nevertheless. cosmin ___ Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Flv's playing in a projector from usb drive

2006-09-07 Thread John Grden
If you use a UNC url you can't load/play FLV's - it won't work. you have to have a drive letter mapped. I assume, though, that your USB has a drive letter - yes? bad: \\serverName\folder\myfile.flv good: J:\folder\myfile.flv On 9/7/06, Kent Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just gave

Re: [Flashcoders] Flv's playing in a projector from usb drive

2006-09-07 Thread John Grden
also, try setting your publish settings for Flash 8 to access network only and see if that helps, after you get the drive letter thing worked out. On 9/7/06, John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you use a UNC url you can't load/play FLV's - it won't work. you have to have a drive letter

Re: [Flashcoders] Flv's playing in a projector from usb drive

2006-09-07 Thread John Grden
the drive letter in there as well? I just tried changing the publish settings to the access network only and it didn't do anything. Thanks -kent -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:13 AM

Re: [Flashcoders] Flv's playing in a projector from usb drive

2006-09-07 Thread John Grden
\m/ On 9/7/06, Kent Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah it worked...thanks John -kent -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:34 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flv's

Re: [FlashCoders] XRay _global tree

2006-09-06 Thread John Grden
. You can download the files from http://www.zefxis.gr/files/xray.zip Thanks a lot! Dimitrios - Original Message - From: John Grden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 7:10 AM Subject: Re: [FlashCoders] XRay

Re: [FlashCoders] XRay _global tree

2006-09-05 Thread John Grden
Hey Dimitrios, I'd have to take a look at the why - I'm not sure why recursion isn't working for you or why you can start your search from _global.com let me know: 1. what version of the interface you're using (are you using the latest Flex version?) 2. what version of connector Is it

Re: [Flashcoders] Slighty OT: phone suggestions?

2006-09-03 Thread John Grden
on s60 3rd ed phones, at the moment its a real pain though. If you don't want to do FL1.1 then I would get a cheapo phone from ebay to work with FL2 and then wait for FL2 to emerge in whatever form for the new Nokias. John Grden wrote: yeah the wifi, is a great feature - exactly why I was looking

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