Re: [Flashcoders] IOS 8 and Air

2014-11-27 Thread Paul A.
On 19/09/2014 20:11, Paul A. wrote: On 19/09/2014 14:01, Mike Duguid wrote: I have some apps built with air 14 for ios8, initial testing seems to be ok, the only glitch being they now pop up a message about allowing notifications on the first launch (even though the apps don't use notifications

Re: [Flashcoders] IOS 8 and Air

2014-09-19 Thread Paul A.
Well, with IOS 8 released, I tried out those apps I built with CS6 and Air for IOS 3.4. All broken.. :-( Client informed that they better not upgrade to IOS8 and will they require all the apps to be rebuilt for IOS8.. Paul On 14/09/2014 21:31, Paul A. wrote: Any Flash developers

Re: [Flashcoders] IOS 8 and Air

2014-09-19 Thread Paul A.
specifically? Two just hang with a black screen, two hang on the opening screen. I think that a rebuild with Flash CC and the current version of Air for IOS should sort it out. Paul On 19 September 2014 13:50, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: Well, with IOS 8 released, I tried out those apps I built

[Flashcoders] IOS 8 and Air

2014-09-14 Thread Paul A.
release. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] 1086 syntax error expecting semicolon before leftbrace

2014-09-13 Thread Paul A.
to be the problem. Removing an on (release) handler in the AS2 code sees the error go away when building as an AS3 project. Paul On 12/09/2014 15:00, Paul A. wrote: On 12/09/2014 14:30, Mike Duguid wrote: Saving as .xfl might allow you to search (and possibly replace) through the associated xml files

[Flashcoders] 1086 syntax error expecting semicolon before leftbrace

2014-09-12 Thread Paul A.
and layers into an AS3 project and the errors are there. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] 1086 syntax error expecting semicolon before leftbrace

2014-09-12 Thread Paul A.
, but gosh it's a needle in a haystack! Thanks, Paul On 12 September 2014 12:10, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: On the face of it this is a simple thing to solve, but it's driving me nuts. I am trying to update an AS2 project for a client to AS3. The code naturally contains code all over

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash to HTML

2014-06-19 Thread Paul A.
the rooftops. I have seen a simple game built in Flash CC and generating HTML/Javascript but not a conversion from an existing codebase. You may find this informative: http://alesys.net/site/2013/12/15/postmortem-making-an-html5-game-with-flash-cc-html5-canvas-document-for-a-game-jam/ Paul On 19/06

Re: [Flashcoders] Expandable Flash Banners

2014-03-16 Thread Paul A.
according to the ad system being used. Paul On 16/03/2014 05:25, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Oh!? I am not sure if they are being hosted with those systems. I will need to check with the client. Thanks for the heads up. Do you happen to have a link to these specs? If not I'm sure I can google it up

Re: [Flashcoders] Video on IOS

2014-03-13 Thread Paul A.
, resolution standard. Unfortunately I don't remember the encoding settings that I used to generate the flvs. Not sure if that is helpful or not. Paul On 13/03/2014 04:20, John R. Sweeney Jr. wrote: Ironically, that is what I tried about an hour ago. No other video approach was working, so I

Re: [Flashcoders] Video on IOS

2014-03-13 Thread Paul A.
and the play as a standalone and using StageVideo, but I cannot find a way to play them with normal video playback over graphics in the display list. Thanks, John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 On Mar 13, 2014, at 3:32 AM, Paul

Re: [Flashcoders] Video on IOS

2014-03-13 Thread Paul A.
, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: I just re-encoded the MP4s supplied to me. All I know is that I'm using the 'standard' video player and playing video over background content with the display list hierarchy respected. ___ Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Video question

2014-01-31 Thread Paul A.
no pop-up windows. It's easy to check this out - there are examples on the youtube site https://developers.google.com/youtube/flash_api_reference. Paul Thanks, John R. Sweeney Jr. Senior Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Re: [Flashcoders] CS6 and OSX 10.9

2014-01-03 Thread Paul A.
Not noticed anything specific.. ..so far. Or if I have I've forgotten about it! I have had some absolute weirdness with a client using an ad distribution network ( I don't wish to identify it - they were extremely helpful ) where the mouse pointer position was in the wrong place when using

[Flashcoders] Colour rendition of imported assets

2013-11-05 Thread Paul A.
I'm working on a project that includes a number of panels upon which are images. These images have been imported from photoshop. The images are basically cut out from a solid background and have a crude border around them. The panel background is a solid colour. If you are looking well

Re: [Flashcoders] Colour rendition of imported assets

2013-11-05 Thread Paul A.
on the panel are dragged off, so a MC with a small alpha, can be dragged and a covering graphic shown that hides the original image. So problem solved, but quite a bit of work redoing the app. Paul I'm working on a project that includes a number of panels upon which are images. These images

Re: [Flashcoders] static const singleton GC?

2013-09-20 Thread Paul A.
What if you make the const a var? I don't build my singletons with an initialiser, but whether that makes any difference, who knows? I always make my singleton references explicit, ClassName.getInstance() and instantiate the instance in getInstance(). On 20/09/2013 14:18, ktu wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] static const singleton GC?

2013-09-20 Thread Paul A.
design pattern and the fact that they're poorly implemented in as3 should steer you away from using them there. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: What if you make the const a var? I don't build my singletons with an initialiser, but whether

[Flashcoders] DoubleClick Studio

2013-09-13 Thread Paul A.
Just been discussing some flash work and have been told I'd need to use DoubleClick Studio. Anyone have any experience of this compared to Flash? Paul (Yes, I know it's almost Off-topic ) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] DoubleClick Studio

2013-09-13 Thread Paul A.
OK, I see it uses flash in conjunction with Google tools and components - so on topic for sure! On 13/09/2013 13:21, Paul A. wrote: Just been discussing some flash work and have been told I'd need to use DoubleClick Studio. Anyone have any experience of this compared to Flash? Paul (Yes, I

[Flashcoders] IOS Flash question

2013-05-28 Thread Paul A.
, or as an attachment. Normally to display a PDF via flash I'd use a link to a web-hosted PDF, or a local file. Any ideas about how I do this from an IOS App written in flash? Thanks, Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] IOS Flash question

2013-05-28 Thread Paul A.
the PDF in their email automatically with the built in PDF viewer in the iOS. Thanks Karl. Unfortunately the client wants the PDF to be viewable offline. On the PHP front - good solution but I don't want to be messing with the client server-side if I can avoid it. Paul Best, Karl Sent from

Re: [Flashcoders] IOS Flash question

2013-05-28 Thread Paul A.
connection was available. This has come out of the blue on a project where it was never specced to include any such functionality. I guess they'll just have to pony up a chunk of cash before I attempt it. Thanks again, Paul On 28-5-2013 14:36, Paul A. wrote: On 28/05/2013 10:59

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-27 Thread Paul A.
Out of curiosity, has anyone on the list actually used private classes for anything other than enforcing singleton creation? If you have, please tell us and say why it was the best solution. On 27/05/2013 06:50, Cor wrote: I think they can be usefull to create objects with a lot of its own

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-27 Thread Paul A.
of the class? Helper methods that aren't necessarily intended for external use? On 27 May 2013 12:24, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone on the list actually used private classes for anything other than enforcing singleton creation? If you have, please tell us and say why

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-27 Thread Paul A.
guess this depends on what you are trying to achieve. It works for me. Regards Cor On 27 May 2013 12:24, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone on the list actually used private classes for anything other than enforcing singleton creation? If you have, please tell us

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-27 Thread Paul A.
to achieve. It works for me. Regards Cor On 27 May 2013 12:24, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone on the list actually used private classes for anything other than enforcing singleton creation? If you have, please tell us and say why it was the best solution

Re: [Flashcoders] Projectors...

2013-05-24 Thread Paul A.
Mac projector is an option on the publish settings for CS6, or have I misunderstood the question? On 23/05/2013 17:54, Eric E. Dolecki wrote: Has anyone been able to generate a more current AS3 file as a projector? I'm not talking about AIR or captive runtime, talking about the old-fashioned

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-21 Thread Paul A.
tackling the Moock book. This list can give you specific answers, but you really need the bigger picture. Paul Much thanks, Best, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com On May 20, 2013, at 10:58 PM, Ktu wrote: you can have public class, internal class (limited to package

RE: [Flashcoders] AIR

2013-05-20 Thread Paul Steven
I am also using it and can highly recommend it. I have developed 6 apps using Flash and Air, all of which are in the Apple app store and some on the Android market place too. Paul Steven www.mediakitchen.co.uk -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 finally..

2013-05-19 Thread Paul A.
On 19/05/2013 09:18, Hans Wichman wrote: Karl, no harm intended, but do yourself and us a favor and get something like Essential Actionscript 3 from Moock, it will save you lots and lots of unnecessary self inflicted punishment :). Excellent advice. Don't try and get to grips with the

Re: [Flashcoders] flickering buttons

2013-05-18 Thread Paul A.
On 18/05/2013 15:19, [p e r c e p t i c o n] wrote: Hi Gang, really stupid question. I have a movieclip that animates on. in it are several movieclips representing buttons. When the the containing movieclip animates on...the clips it contains flicker even thought they have instance names.

Re: [Flashcoders] flickering buttons

2013-05-18 Thread Paul A.
what I mean is after the containing clip is finished animating the clips within it are cycling through their rollover states Thanks On May 18, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: On 18/05/2013 15:19, [p e r c e p t i c o n] wrote: Hi Gang, really stupid question. I have

RE: [Flashcoders] Re: OT: Interactive conferences (Merrill, Jason)

2013-01-25 Thread Paul Steven
creating in HTML5? Is it websites, games, apps? It all seems quite a backward step especially in relation to the games. Fortunately I am loving creating games for the IOS and Android with Flash CS6 and AIR though I am making these for myself currently. Thanks Paul Mediakitchen Limited http

Re: [Flashcoders] making as3 movie scorm compliant

2013-01-15 Thread Paul A.
I'm curious about this too. Scorm seems to be some magic fairy dust sprinkled upon software - I have yet to come across a definitive guide (though I haven't tried that hard). On 15/01/2013 11:03, Hans Wichman wrote: Hi list, assuming I have a flash movie which communicates with a custom CMS,

Re: [Flashcoders] making as3 movie scorm compliant

2013-01-15 Thread Paul A.
On 15/01/2013 17:51, Hans Wichman wrote: Ok tnx all for the links/insights, I'll look into it! +1 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Exhibition type kiosks

2012-12-01 Thread Paul A.
Thanks for all the input guys, I'm going to have to consider this very carefully. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Exhibition type kiosks

2012-11-30 Thread Paul A.
too big. I've been wondering if anyone has tried this with a laptop with a swivel touch screen? Any thoughts? Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Long running tablet apps

2012-11-23 Thread Paul A.
a restart of the app to get around this. If I encounter the same issue on the Samsung, would I be able to restart the app before it happens? Or does anyone who has developed similar have any advice? Thanks, Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Long running tablet apps

2012-11-23 Thread Paul A.
November 2012 10:27, Paul A. p...@ipauland.com wrote: I've been asked about making a long-running app for a Samsung android tablet. In the past, I made one for a windows tablet but there was clearly a memory leak (not that I could find it in my code) and after being active for many, many hours

Re: [Flashcoders] Long running tablet apps

2012-11-23 Thread Paul A.
to kill your app anytime it wishes without specifying why, as may the user. On 23-11-2012 13:14, Paul A. wrote: On 23/11/2012 11:27, David Hunter wrote: h, how long are you talking it being used for? Client described it as a couple of weeks! Essentially the client pulled the power

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-25 Thread Paul A.
No worries - we've all been there. On 25/10/2012 09:08, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Well, got an update on the progress. First off, thank you all for your participation in helping me with my problem. Unfortunately this was a case of epic fail on my part. movieClipOverButtonitis was the disease.

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-24 Thread Paul A.
); }); divers_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function() { divers_btn.gotoAndStop(OVER);}); .. Paul On 24/10/2012 12:39, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Hello All, Long time. If your available at the moment, I could use your help with some AS3. I finally got an AS3 job! Yay! But I am stuck

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-24 Thread Paul A.
Instructional Technology Architect II Bank of America Global Learning 703.302.9265 (w/h) ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul A. Sent: Wednesday, October

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-24 Thread Paul A.
Global Learning 703.302.9265 (w/h) ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul A. Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:07 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-24 Thread Paul A.
) ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul A. Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:19 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 On 24/10/2012 15:08, Merrill, Jason

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3

2012-10-24 Thread Paul A.
On 24/10/2012 21:13, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: So will this work? divers_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function() { this.gotoAndStop(OVER);}); I mean. Will this = divers_btn? or do I HAVE to specify divers_btn.gotoAndStop()? My bad, you're right. I put divers_btn because

Re: [Flashcoders] Any experience developing with Flex on a Mac?

2012-10-02 Thread Paul A.
Bootcamp was suggested tongue-in-cheek, I think. If you use parallels, you can run your PC development under a virtual machine on Mac. On 02/10/2012 18:09, Joel Johnson wrote: The solution involving Bootcamp appears to sound like it's similar to the Flashdevelop Bridge solution, if it

[Flashcoders] Flash IOS Enterprise distribution on a PC

2012-09-25 Thread Paul Andrews
Anyone know of a guide to making an enterprise distribution on a PC? Thanks, Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.

2012-09-18 Thread Paul Andrews
assets so I then went ahead and rebuilt the app using Flash with an IOS target. So Apple seems to be protecting themselves from standalone HTML5 webapps too. Paul Cedric___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http

Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.

2012-09-18 Thread Paul Andrews
where flash has an advantage. Paul On 18/09/2012 11:35, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I personally think that if Flash wants to compete with the likes of HTML 5 and jQuery, it needs to step out of the plugin area. Make it an EMCA viable script language. Like Actionscript becoming Javascripts competitor

Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.

2012-09-18 Thread Paul Andrews
On 18/09/2012 18:49, Gustavo Duenas wrote: what program did you use for creating apps for android and ios? Btw I didn't left Flash, I use it for making Android and iOS apps and it works very well. Gus On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Ima Newsletta wrote: Actionscript can manipulate DOM...

Re: [Flashcoders] Actionscript lives on.

2012-09-17 Thread Paul Andrews
On 17/09/2012 22:10, Jon Bradley wrote: Just look up the storage and memory needs of a vector point (plus it's animation) and compare that to an RGB triplet. It's pretty easy to find what you are looking for. I don't think it's easy at all. A complex image with a lot of irregular detail may

RE: [Flashcoders] elearing content using adobe air for ipad

2012-06-15 Thread Paul Steven
Thank you kindly Rob. That is really interesting to see how you have implemented this and very clever indeed. Much appreciated Paul -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Rob Romanek Sent: 14

RE: [Flashcoders] elearing content using adobe air for ipad

2012-06-14 Thread Paul Steven
like you may have an alternative solution so would be interested to know more. Thanks Paul -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Rob Romanek Sent: 14 June 2012 13:58 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re

RE: [Flashcoders] Converting a flash game to facebook app

2012-05-31 Thread Paul Steven
instructions for registering your account as a developer, setting up an app, setting up a SDK and giving you source code of a functioning app to look at. On 5/30/12 1:43 PM, Hans Wichman hans.wich...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Paul, I faced the same problem a while ago and found the whole facebook mumbojumbo

RE: [Flashcoders] Converting a flash game to facebook app

2012-05-31 Thread Paul Steven
Thanks Rohit I will look at the tutorials again tonight and give it a go avoiding SSL. Many thanks Paul -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Rohit Sharma Sent: 31 May 2012 10:40 To: Flash

[Flashcoders] Converting a flash game to facebook app

2012-05-30 Thread Paul Steven
I am a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to facebook and have been asked to turn a flash game into a facebook app. Before I make a decision on whether I can take on this job I wanted a quick heads up on how complex a process is to do this? Thanks in advance.

[Flashcoders] Catfish adverts

2012-05-24 Thread Paul Andrews
I have been asked to work on some flash catfish adverts. Does anyone know of any references about how they should behave? I can't find much online about them - specifically the close functionality. Thanks, Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] Catfish adverts

2012-05-24 Thread Paul Andrews
Thanks Guys! Paul On 24/05/2012 10:39, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Lol, didn't see this post. Best, Karl On May 24, 2012, at 3:55 AM, David Hunter wrote: maybe this might shed some light: http://www.matto1990.com/jquery/catfish/ presumably the close functionality is some kind

Re: [Flashcoders] Can Javascript Listen to Flash Events?

2012-05-22 Thread Paul Andrews
I think you're doomed if you don't have the fla. On 22/05/2012 16:43, Ted Lehr wrote: So I have a swf that needs to run locally and make an ExternalInterface.call ... I am unable to make settings changes to the users Flash Players ... so as of now it seems unpossible! My thoughts was to see

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Can Javascript Listen to Flash Events?

2012-05-22 Thread Paul Andrews
Just get a flash event handler to call a javascript function. You probably don't have the security setting for the project set right - network access only. Paul On 22/05/2012 17:06, Ted Lehr wrote: Oh - yes - I have the .fla... I just am running into issues when I try to have the swf call

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Can Javascript Listen to Flash Events?

2012-05-22 Thread Paul Andrews
in the publish tab in the IDE. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com on behalf of Paul Andrews Sent: Tue 5/22/2012 12:15 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Can Javascript Listen to Flash Events? Just get a flash event

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-07 Thread Paul Andrews
On 07/03/2012 15:37, Ross Sclafani wrote: yay me! Indeed! Your MVC introductory example was superb. Paul Ross P. Sclafani design / technology / creative http://ross.sclafani.net http://www.twitter.com/rosssclafani http://www.linkedin.com/in/rosssclafani [347] 204.5714 let go of even

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-06 Thread Paul Andrews
coupling as Paul wrote. -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Karl DeSaulniers Sent: dinsdag 6 maart 2012 11:08 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction Forgive me if I

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
that, but we should keep our MVC components as separate black boxes. Paul best regards Cor van Dooren The Netherlands -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Karl DeSaulniers Sent: maandag 27

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
events. The controller knows nothing about the view, really. Your example has the controller knowing about the view, but my controller knows nothing about the views, so the controller listens to events being dispatched from itself. There are so many ways to skin this cat. Paul On 05/03/2012 13

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
The dependency with this is that any changes to the UI - additional views being added or removed, requires that the controller be changed too. Any change to a view could cause the controller to become broken. For this reason, I would say it's bad practice. On 05/03/2012 13:57, Merrill, Jason

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
Bank of America Global Learning ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 9:11 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
I think a view can handle it's own rollover without concerning a controller. A controller is only there to manipulate the model on behlaf of the view. It has no interest in visuals. On 05/03/2012 14:36, Ross Sclafani wrote: i prefer to have the model update the views. preferably via event

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
On 05/03/2012 14:43, Merrill, Jason wrote: Fair enough, but they do sell cigarettes with a health warning these days.. ;-) Trolling is so 2 years ago. :) I don't know why you consider the comment trolling. The OP wanted to know about how to do a technique and it's seems reasonable enough

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
On 05/03/2012 14:36, Ross Sclafani wrote: snip I could see a scenario where one such rollover needs to cause changes in multiple views, and this approach could be implemented, but i would normally rout these types updates through a submodel dedicated to UI. Do you have an example? I've

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
+ Model triads A view dispatches events to which the presenter listens. Presenter talks to view via its interface. View doesn't know the presenter, Presenter doesn't know the view, only its interface. regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com To: flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
, but doesn't necessarily directly update the view (though that's who's job it is). In iOS these kinds of controllers are actually called view controllers - for maybe obvious reasons. :-) Kevin N. On 3/5/12 7:31 AM, Paul Andrews wrote: I don't think the controller should be updating the view

[Flashcoders] Algorithm ideas

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
know if there is a standard algorithm for this. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Algorithm ideas

2012-03-05 Thread Paul Andrews
On 05/03/2012 23:12, Paul Andrews wrote: Lets imagine I have 100 sprites scattered around the stage - no regular pattern, but generally spread evenly. My task is to remove 40 of them. That's easy, but I want to remove them as evenly as possible, so the density thins but is reasonably

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-02-27 Thread Paul Andrews
I don't think that it makes sense to categorise every class in terms of the MVC trinity. Classes that implement the MVC pattern, sure, but not everything else. There's no need to put a sound processing class within the view class hierachy, even if the view uses it to play audio from the

Re: [Flashcoders] MVC style Correction

2012-02-25 Thread Paul Andrews
On 24/02/2012 15:15, Merrill, Jason wrote: Maybe I'm off, but I don't think the controller should manipulate data. Who is then? Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect II Bank of America Global Learning ___ -Original Message- From:

Re: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC

2012-02-16 Thread Paul Andrews
in the IDE - sometimes I build components as assemblies on the stage using the IDE. The point is that passing arguments to the constructor then becomes an issue for a view. Might I suggest an init() function to pass in Model and Controller? Paul On 16/02/2012 07:59, Ross Sclafani wrote: From

Re: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC

2012-02-16 Thread Paul Andrews
of not liking it - your example is perfect for a coded-only solution, slightly less practical when working in a mixed-mode with the Flash IDE being involved in view instantiation. On 16 February 2012 11:46, Paul Andrewsp...@ipauland.com wrote: Excellent job. I have one small point, on a practical

Re: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC

2012-02-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/02/2012 11:11, Paul Andrews wrote: On 16/02/2012 10:54, tom rhodes wrote: traditional vanilla MVC tends to use composition like the example given, check out robotlegs if you don't like it :) then you inject dependencies instead of passing them around and everything gets a bit more loosely

Re: [Flashcoders] Fwd: MVC

2012-02-16 Thread Paul Andrews
) } I definitely agree that Ross' example is the most succinct MVC example I've ever seen. Top job. On 16 February 2012 12:21, Paul Andrewsp...@ipauland.com wrote: On 16/02/2012 11:11, Paul Andrews wrote: On 16/02/2012 10:54, tom rhodes wrote: traditional vanilla MVC tends

Re: [Flashcoders] Large Images with Alpha Channel

2012-02-14 Thread Paul Andrews
or sprite which will have the correct transparency, but you won't need a transparent file format. Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Large Images with Alpha Channel

2012-02-14 Thread Paul Andrews
On 14/02/2012 22:01, Ben Sand wrote: On 14 February 2012 21:17, Paul Andrewsp...@ipauland.com wrote: On 11/02/2012 05:43, Ben Sand wrote: I'm working on a game with some large images (up to 4k x 4k) I might look at paging images that size - I guess they're backgrounds of some sort? Yes

Re: [Flashcoders] PDF files in Flash

2012-02-12 Thread Paul Andrews
On 12/02/2012 15:02, Dave Watts wrote: Has anyone heard of or has done this before? I have a client that wants a Flash app and one of the requirements is to be able to pull PDF's into the interface. There are some 80 different PDFs and he use to have a app built in Director using the PDF Xtra

Re: [Flashcoders] Stability of flash debug plugin

2012-02-10 Thread Paul Andrews
Thanks for the tips. FF10 does seem better! On 07/02/2012 17:55, Dennis Ernst wrote: It's been pretty bad. FF 10 seems to have improved the situation. To debug you have to think in short spurts or disable/lengthen the timeout on the plugin-container. See

Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?

2012-02-08 Thread Paul Andrews
On 08/02/2012 18:38, Steven Hargrove wrote: Hi all, I've configured my cs5.5 IDE to compile to FP 10.3 11. The problem is, when I test movie and run my SWF in the External test player - its still using 10.2. It compiles the SWF to the proper version, but it just makes it more difficult to

Re: [Flashcoders] Updating to 10.3 or 11 External player in cs5.5?

2012-02-08 Thread Paul Andrews
On 08/02/2012 22:44, Peter Ginneberge wrote: Cos then you're not really debugging. In order to get trace output you'd have to start a Remote Debug Session. So instead of just doing CTRL+Enter you'd have to: - Publish (ALT+SHIFT+F12) - start Remote Debug Session (no shortcut) - switch to

[Flashcoders] Stability of flash debug plugin

2012-02-07 Thread Paul Andrews
I'm running the flash debug player - 11.1.102.55, usually on FF. It seems particularly prone to crashing when it comes across an error. It often dies whilst remote debugging. Anyone else see this? ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] nextFrame doesn't work

2011-11-14 Thread Paul Andrews
on seperate frames - the code above would let me access all children, but only of the current frame. My problem was an inability to change frame. Paul HTH, Best, Karl On Nov 14, 2011, at 3:08 AM, Paul Andrews wrote: On 14/11/2011 09:00, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Hi Paul, Can you tell it instead

[Flashcoders] Tween

2011-11-07 Thread Paul Andrews
curve along the path between A and B. Before I start hurting my brain, any ready made solutions out there? Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] animation memory leak ... please help

2011-10-18 Thread Paul Andrews
On 18/10/2011 21:46, Chris Foster wrote: If you're already manually removing event listeners and deleting created objects, and you really wanna nail this and don't mind spending a few hours learning something new then I totally recommend the Temple Library for ActionScript 3 by MediaMonks

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-16 Thread Paul Andrews
in xml.row.(@id == @parent).@id){ xml.row.(@id == s).children = xml.row.(@parent == s @id != s); while(xml.row.(@parent == s @id != s).length()) delete xml.row.(@parent == s @id != s)[0]; } Thank you! Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-16 Thread Paul Andrews
On 16/10/2011 13:01, Paul Andrews wrote: On 16/10/2011 10:06, Kenneth Kawamoto wrote: Here's one way: var xml:XML = my_xml row id=a parent=a / row id=b parent=a / row id=c parent=a / row id=d parent=d / row id=e parent=d / row id=f parent=d / /my_xml; var ids:Array = [a, d]; for each (var

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-16 Thread Paul Andrews
job. I think that does it - no more complications! Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-14 Thread Paul Andrews
parent=d / row id=e parent=d / row id=f parent=d / /my_xml but want my_xml row id=a parent=a row id=b parent=a/ row id=c parent=a/ /row row id=d parent=d row id=e parent=d/ row id=f parent=d/ /row /my_xml then it's closer to the real-life scenario and a bit harder. Thanks for the solution. Paul

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-12 Thread Paul Andrews
row id=a parent=a row id=b parent=a/ row id=c parent=a/ /row /my_xml as you say deletion was the problem. Paul Hope this helps. Glen On 11/10/2011 16:54, Paul Andrews wrote: On 11/10/2011 16:33, Merrill, Jason wrote: row id=c / /row And row id=c / /row Are not valid XML

[Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-11 Thread Paul Andrews
row id=a row id=b / row id=c / /row row id=b / row id=c / /my_xml Paul ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-11 Thread Paul Andrews
...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:53 AM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation What's the best way to turn this: myXMLNode = my_xml row id=a / row id=b / row id=c / /my_xml; into: my_xml row id

Re: [Flashcoders] E4X XML manipulation

2011-10-11 Thread Paul Andrews
-element-nodes Jason it's an example, not a real scenario. Thanks for the link. Adding nodes is easy, as is copying them, but removing them once they've been copied has defeated me. Paul Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect II Bank of America Global Learning

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