RE: [Flashcoders] CDATA Html Text not working

[Pete Miller]

You don't show what you're doing to get the string from the XML.  Is
local.ob.content the XMLNode?  If so, in general, you extract the string
with:

s:String = local.ob.content.childNodes[0].nodeValue;

Unfortunately, the Flash XMLNode class doesn't recognize the CDATA node
type; the string that you extract in this case may not contain what you
want.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris W. Paterson
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:29 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] CDATA Html Text not working
>> 
>> So I'm working on a project... I'm reading xml nodes and placing each
>> node into dynamic text
>> fields...
>> 
>> XML:
>> 
>> 
>> The problem is the XML Node is not reading as a string and the html
text
>> field reads the node as a
>> literal string instead of html text. I mean it prints something like
>> "Blah blah > href="somelink.com">someLink  some bold text " in my text
>> field.
>> 
>> AS:
>> var tt:TextField =
>> m.createTextField("txt",m.getNextHighestDepth(),0,0,0,0);
>> tt.autoSize = true;
>> tt.selectable = false;
>> tt.embedFonts = true;
>> tt.antiAliasType = "advanced";
>> tt.html = true;
>> tt.htmlText = local.ob.content; // myXml value
>> tt.setTextFormat(local.tTextFormat);
>> 
>> Does anyone have a solution for this? I think it's because the text
is
>> not reading as a String...
>> I've tried toString() and it doesn't work...  If I try and perform
any
>> other simple String
>> function like substr() or anything it doesn't work either!  
>> 
>> I'm sorta new at XML and Flash, I've been doing Flash for a while but
I
>> usually don't use XML.
>> 
>> Any help would be very much appreciated
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] +Infinite Loop -Dignity

[Pete Miller]

This will happen if elements.length is undefined.  i will never equal
undefined.  Use i < elements.length

P

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of daniel
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:52 PM
>> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] +Infinite Loop -Dignity
>> 
>> I feel really stupid right now. No, not that stupid. I mean  really
>> stupid.
>> Take the highest level of stupid you can imagine and double that.
Yes,
>> now
>> you've got it!
>> 
>> I have a class named Game.
>> 
>> Game.start() calls setInterval(this, "update", 1000).
>> 
>> Game.update() calls _gameScene.update().
>> 
>> _gameScene.update() has the following loop inside of it:
>> 
>> for (var i:Number = 0; i != elements.length; i++) {
>> elements[i].animation.update();
>> }
>> 
>> That FOR loop puts my humble PC into a coma. The variable 'elements'
is
>> not
>> undefined, and when I call trace(elements.length) I get '2'. I tried
>> clearing ASO cache (whatever that's worth right now) as a silly
>> precaution.
>> 
>> Excuse me whilst I hang myself.
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[Flashcoders] Buggy results with textfield.restrict attribute

[Pete Miller]

I needed a text field which only accepts letters, digits, spaces, or a
dollar sign or underbar, so I set the restriction attribute as:

textfield.restrict = A-Za-z0-9 _$



OK, then I needed to add accented characters, so I added:

textfield.restrict = A-Za-z0-9 _$\u00C0-\u00d6



Now, the text field admits any of the following punctuation:  <>;:[]=^@



I worked around with an exclusion:

textfield.restrict = A-Za-z0-9 _$\u00C0-\u00d6^:[EMAIL PROTECTED]


So, everything works now, but this is one of those things that rubs my
fur the wrong way.  Any insight?

P.
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RE: [Flashcoders] copying text to clipboard?

[Pete Miller]

System.setClipboard()

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Corban Baxter
>> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:16 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] copying text to clipboard?
>> 
>> Hey guys a client is wanting me to create a combobox that has a
button
>> below
>> it that can copy text to the clipboard. Can flash access the
clipboard?
>> 
>> --
>> Corban Baxter
>> http://www.projectx4.com
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RE: [Flashcoders] onChanged and carriage return

[Pete Miller]

Are you testing this within the IDE?  Just a guess, but perhaps you need
to Control>Disable Keyboard Shortcuts

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek
>> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:11 AM
>> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] onChanged and carriage return
>> 
>> I've got a text field that is listening for onChanged events. For
some
>> reason, it's not getting some of these events when they're carriage
>> returns:
>> 
>> "a" : get the event
>> return : no event
>> "a": another event
>> return : no event
>> return : get the event
>> "a" : get the event
>> return : no event
>> 
>> That is: it misses the first carriage return after text, but gets
events
>> for
>> subsequent returns (until other text is written in)
>> 
>> Anyone else seen this behaviour before? I tried it in a vanilla movie
and
>> the same doesn't happen, so it's got to be something I'm doing, but I
>> can't
>> think what it could be. The textField is part of a complicated
structure
>> and
>> has a number of other events it's listening to, but surely onChanged
is
>> onChanged?
>> 
>> Danny
>> 
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[Flashcoders] Does FLEX have web services?

[Pete Miller]

Does FLEX include a SOAP-based web services component?  Does it work
better than the buggy MX component (i.e. huge memory leak)?

We have shied away from Flash Remoting for the time being; I'm simply
looking to determine if there is support for SOAP web services.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Class structure

[Pete Miller]

Sounds like the second class should be the base class.  Extend the
larger from the smaller.

P.

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>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Helmut Granda
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 4:10 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Class structure
>> 
>> I'm trying to figure out the best approach for my class structure. I
have
>> form valildation class that checks for different items (about 20
items),
>> then I needed some items of the same class for a smaller form (only 4
>> items). I could extend the first class and use it with my smaller
form
>> but
>> there other 16 methods that I dont need to load into the smalle form.
>> What
>> would be a good approach?
>> 
>> I know I could create a class for each method and then instiatiate
each
>> one
>> as needed, but is that the best method? I was wondering if there was
a
>> way
>> to tell flash only to get the methods needed and forget the rest.
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RE: [Flashcoders] Datagrid sorting

[Pete Miller]

Is dataProvider.sortOn a proper method?  Do you want
dataProvider.sortItemsBy instead?

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 1:16 PM
>> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Datagrid sorting
>> 
>> Need some help on sorting a datagrid by a particular collumn. Right
now,
>> it's sorting alphabetically by data in the second collumn instead of
the
>> first.  I tried sorting the dataprovider first with the array sort
>> methods, but they didn't work and the help docs indicate those array
>> sorting methods don't work on associative arrays.
>> 
>> I have tried:
>> 
>>  lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.sortOn("lob", Array.DESCENDING);
>> 
>> and also with the DataSetIterator:
>> 
>>  lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.addSort("lobSort", "lob",
>> DataSetIterator.Descending);
>> 
>> and:
>> 
>>  lobAdmins_dg.dataProvider.addSort("lobSort", ["lob"],
>> DataSetIterator.Descending);
>> 
>> and then setting the dataprovider to the datagrid. (lob is the name
of
>> the datagrid collumn and also the property/field in the dataprovider
I
>> want to sort on alphabetically.
>> 
>> Also searched help docs, Adobe and Google but no luck.  Any ideas?
>> 
>> Jason Merrill
>> Bank of America
>> Global Technology & Operations
>> Learning & Leadership Development
>> eTools & Multimedia Team
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Coding Standards: Use of Get/Set

[Pete Miller]

Just to fuel your query, how does it affect the user to know whether
they are 'get'-ing from a variable or a function call, encapsulation
considered?

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Holth, Daniel C.
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 3:32 PM
>> To: Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Coding Standards: Use of Get/Set
>> 
>> 
>> I was wondering what people's thoughts were on the use of "get" and
>> "set" functions.  I personally have felt that creating functions such
>> as:
>> 
>> public function get theLetterA(){
>>  return "a";
>> }
>> 
>> so the user can simply call someObject.theLetterA are confusing
because
>> the user doesn't know if they are doing a function call or accessing
a
>> public variable.  I prefer writing functions such as:
>> 
>> public function getTheLetterA(){
>>  return "a";
>> }
>> 
>> So the user needs to explicitly call the function
>> someObject.getTheLetterA().
>> 
>> Are there advantages to using "get" and "set" that I'm not seeing?
>> 
>> 
>> I ask because I was always use getVariable() functions and started
>> reading ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns and the authors (as well
as
>> many others I've read) are using "get" and "set" functions.
>> 
>> 
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>> I.S. Programmer
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Adding a function to the String prototype

[Pete Miller]

I see, thanx to all.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eka
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:21 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Adding a function to the String prototype
>> 
>> Hello :)
>> 
>> If you use the strict typing with "var s:String" you use the AS2
class
>> interpretor and you must override the String.as file in the
>> en/firstRun/classes/FP8 directory in your flash install path.
>> 
>> The intrinsic of the String core class must be changed by default in
AS2.
>> The String class isn't dynamic !
>> 
>> For me if you want overrides your Core Objects in think you can use
Core2
>> :
>> http://code.google.com/p/core2/
>> 
>> This library implement all ECMAScript methods in the core class
(Array,
>> String, etc...). In the AS2 version you can use the custom intrinsic
>> class
>> of Core2 for example to compare the Adobe class and the Core2 class.
>> 
>> eKA+ :)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 2007/2/13, Pete Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >
>> > I thought this was as easy as:
>> >
>> > String.prototype.traceFoo = function():Void {
>> > trace("foo");
>> > }
>> > var s:String = new String();
>> > s.traceFoo();
>> >
>> >
>> > But that results in an error, "There is no method with the name
>> > 'traceFoo'."  Well, duh, traceFoo doesn't exist until the code
>> executes,
>> > but how do you tell the compiler that?  How does one add a function
to
>> > String?
>> >
>> > P.
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[Flashcoders] Adding a function to the String prototype

[Pete Miller]

I thought this was as easy as:

String.prototype.traceFoo = function():Void {
trace("foo");
}
var s:String = new String();
s.traceFoo();


But that results in an error, "There is no method with the name
'traceFoo'."  Well, duh, traceFoo doesn't exist until the code executes,
but how do you tell the compiler that?  How does one add a function to
String?

P.
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RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

[Pete Miller]

I don't see any obvious feedback as you are describing, although in my
case there aren't any rollover effects.  In trying to figure out what
you were describing I figured perhaps you were describing the Flex2 UI,
whereas I was using the older UI, so I tried the Flex2 interface.  That
eliminated the original problem, so I guess everything else it moot at
this point.

Thanks for helping.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:55 PM
>> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> 
>> For example, if you have a tooltip that activates on rolling over a
>> button,
>> the tooltip gets activated when you roll over that button in the
>> treeview.
>> (But not the other way around - rolling over the button won't
suddenly
>> show
>> you a tooltip in Xray).
>> I'm not sure if this happens all the time or only in certain
situations,
>> but
>> what I'm saying is that there is a direct feedback between Xray and
your
>> flash movie. I remember at some point I was X-raying an drag&drop
>> application, and elements in the treeview kept changing their depths
when
>> clicked. So a clicking an element in the treeview will generate some
kind
>> of
>> response in your application - which is all I'm trying to say... And
what
>> you need to figure out now is why this response happens to be locking
up
>> your movie in your case.
>> 
>> K.
>> 
>> 
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: Pete Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: 05 February 2007 17:39
>> > To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> >
>> > Therein is my problem.  Once I click on an item in the
>> > treeview, the corresponding item in the movie becomes locked
>> > up; it no longer responds to the mouse.  If I click on a
>> > movie clip name in the treeview, the entire window (all
>> > components in that clip) are frozen.
>> >
>> > Furthermore, I don't understand what you mean that clicking
>> > on the control in either place generates a similar response.
>> > Clicking on an item name in Xray displays its properties.
>> > Clicking on an item in the movie does not cause anything to
>> > happen in Xray.
>> >
>> > P.
>> >
>> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > [mailto:flashcoders-
>> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> > >> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:26 PM
>> > >> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> > >>
>> > >> Hi Pete,
>> > >>
>> > >> Nope, by the stage I mean clicking on a control within the Flash
>> > movie.
>> > >> So
>> > >> that clicking on a control in the Xray treeview generates
>> > a similar
>> > >> response as clicking on it "in real".
>> > >>
>> > >> K.
>> > >>
>> > >> > -Original Message-
>> > >> > From: Pete Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> > Sent: 05 February 2007 16:38
>> > >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > >> > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I'm publishing to AS2.0, running the most recent
>> > connector version
>> > >> > (I just downloaded it), and I'm not using the Flex UI.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > As far as clicking on the stage, all the components are
>> > >> > instantiated at runtime, so there is nothing on the
>> > stage (I assume
>> > >> > by 'stage' you refer to the IDE stage).
>> > >> >
>> > >> > P.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> > [mailto:flashcoders-
>> > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> > >> > >> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:06 PM
>> > >> > >> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> > >> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] X

RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

[Pete Miller]

Therein is my problem.  Once I click on an item in the treeview, the
corresponding item in the movie becomes locked up; it no longer responds
to the mouse.  If I click on a movie clip name in the treeview, the
entire window (all components in that clip) are frozen.

Furthermore, I don't understand what you mean that clicking on the
control in either place generates a similar response.  Clicking on an
item name in Xray displays its properties.  Clicking on an item in the
movie does not cause anything to happen in Xray.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:26 PM
>> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> 
>> Hi Pete,
>> 
>> Nope, by the stage I mean clicking on a control within the Flash
movie.
>> So
>> that clicking on a control in the Xray treeview generates a similar
>> response
>> as clicking on it "in real".
>> 
>> K.
>> 
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: Pete Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: 05 February 2007 16:38
>> > To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> >
>> > I'm publishing to AS2.0, running the most recent connector
>> > version (I just downloaded it), and I'm not using the Flex UI.
>> >
>> > As far as clicking on the stage, all the components are
>> > instantiated at runtime, so there is nothing on the stage (I
>> > assume by 'stage' you refer to the IDE stage).
>> >
>> > P.
>> >
>> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > [mailto:flashcoders-
>> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> > >> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:06 PM
>> > >> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> > >>
>> > >> Perhaps a little less obvious, clicking on a control in
>> > the Xray UI,
>> > or
>> > >> rolling over it, gives you the same effect as clicking/rolling
over
>> > the
>> > >> control on the stage. So the question is, what happens
>> > when you click
>> > the
>> > >> control on the stage?
>> > >>
>> > >> Karina
>> > >>
>> > >> > -Original Message-
>> > >> > From: Pete Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> > Sent: 02 February 2007 20:26
>> > >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > >> > Subject: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I'm trying out XRay for the first time, and it seems that
after
>> > >> > taking a snapshot, when I click on an item in the UI to
>> > examine its
>> > >> > properties, that control becomes disabled (no longer responds
to
>> > >> > mouse events) anymore.  If I examine the properties of an mc
>> > >> > containing controls, the entire mc is disabled.  Is this the
>> > >> > expected behavior?  Doesn't seem very useful.  What am I doing
>> > >> > wrong?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Pete M.
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RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

[Pete Miller]

I'm publishing to AS2.0, running the most recent connector version (I
just downloaded it), and I'm not using the Flex UI.

As far as clicking on the stage, all the components are instantiated at
runtime, so there is nothing on the stage (I assume by 'stage' you refer
to the IDE stage).

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karina Steffens
>> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:06 PM
>> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> 
>> Perhaps a little less obvious, clicking on a control in the Xray UI,
or
>> rolling over it, gives you the same effect as clicking/rolling over
the
>> control on the stage. So the question is, what happens when you click
the
>> control on the stage?
>> 
>> Karina
>> 
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: Pete Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: 02 February 2007 20:26
>> > To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > Subject: [Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?
>> >
>> > I'm trying out XRay for the first time, and it seems that
>> > after taking a snapshot, when I click on an item in the UI to
>> > examine its properties, that control becomes disabled (no
>> > longer responds to mouse events) anymore.  If I examine the
>> > properties of an mc containing controls, the entire mc is
>> > disabled.  Is this the expected behavior?  Doesn't seem very
>> > useful.  What am I doing wrong?
>> >
>> > Pete M.
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[Flashcoders] XRay freezes controls?

[Pete Miller]

I'm trying out XRay for the first time, and it seems that after taking a
snapshot, when I click on an item in the UI to examine its properties,
that control becomes disabled (no longer responds to mouse events)
anymore.  If I examine the properties of an mc containing controls, the
entire mc is disabled.  Is this the expected behavior?  Doesn't seem
very useful.  What am I doing wrong?

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RE: Re: [Flashcoders] Area of a triangle using perimiter values only

[Pete Miller]

Without looking up the source of that formula (i.e., just based on what
you wrote), I determine this:  that in order for the result of
multiplication to be negative, one of the terms containing subtraction
must be negative.  In order for that to occur, one side of your triangle
is longer than the sum of the other two.  That is impossible.  Check
your parameters.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jordan Snyder
>> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:36 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: Re: [Flashcoders] Area of a triangle using perimiter
values
>> only
>> 
>> I recind half of what I said after actually thinking about it, but
>> maybe it's a different perspective ;)
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/14/06, Jordan Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > To dodge your question, couldn't you just use the simple distance
>> > forumula to determine the base even when it's not horizontal?  I
dont'
>> > know much about your application or if you'll have the points where
>> > the triangle's points lie, but that's just an idea.
>> >
>> > Oh, but I just thought of something from my old rusty brain.  I
looked
>> > at the formula on the mathworld page; would that not indicate a
>> > distributive method of multiplication?  Again, rusty, but a
thought.
>> >
>> > Let us know what you figure out!!
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > On 12/14/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> > > I'm trying to figure the area of a triangle in Actionscript using
the
>> > > perimeter values only, not the traditional simple formula:
>> > >
>> > >  area = (height/2)*base
>> > >
>> > > because figuring the height is tricky given the triangle will be
>> drawn
>> > > in odd ways (i.e. a not horizontally alinged base), so I am
exploring
>> > > other triangle area forumulas that only take in the perimiter
values
>> > > (a,b,c), like Heron's formula or this one, which I like:
>> > >
>> > > given a,b,c are the length of the sides of the triangle, then the
>> > > formula is:
>> > >
>> > >squareRoot of: (a+b+c)(b+c-a)(c+a-b)(a+b-c)
>> > > ___
>> > >  4
>> > >
>> > > So in trying to translate that to actionscript, I wrote:
>> > >
>> > > public static function areaOfTriangle(a:Number, b:Number,
>> > > c:Number):Number{
>> > > return (Math.sqrt((a+b+c)*(b+c-a)*(c+a-b)*(a+b-
>> c)))/4;
>> > > }
>> > >
>> > > But the problem is (a+b+c)*(b+c-a)*(c+a-b)*(a+b-c) results in a
>> negative
>> > > number, and this the square root cannot be taken.  Or perhaps I
am
>> > > interpreting the forumula incorrectly:
>> > > http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TriangleArea.html
>> > >
>> > > What am I doing wrong here?  Thanks.
>> > >
>> > > Jason Merrill
>> > > Bank of America
>> > > Learning & Organizational Effectiveness
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong type game

[Pete Miller]

I don't program games (so add that factor as a consideration), it was
just my first thought that if I were doing this, I wouldn't want to test
every object for a collision all the time.  If there is a latency issue
such as you describe, a homebrewed Event class might eliminate it.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of slangeberg
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:13 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong
type
>> game
>> 
>> Have you actually implemented an event system like this in games? It
>> seems
>> like a good idea, but for some reason I always thought this approach
>> would
>> introduce unnecessary latency, but now I'm not sure why!
>> 
>> -Scott
>> 
>> On 12/13/06, Pete Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Another possible strategy is for the ball to fire off an event
every
>> > time it crosses certain vertical location thresholds.  The target
>> > objects could then listen for the event which matches their
vertical
>> > location to test for a collision.
>> >
>> > For example, when the ball descends to the row containing the
paddle,
>> it
>> > fires that event, and the paddle, receiving it, tests for
collision.
>> > When the ball ascends to the first row of bricks, those bricks each
>> test
>> > for collsion.  This might be a performance improvement over testing
>> > every object in the system all the time.
>> >
>> > P.
>> >
>> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Holth, Daniel C.
>> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:43 AM
>> > >> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple
pong
>> > type
>> > >> game
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> That would be one way.  Although it is rather limiting.  I'm
>> assuming
>> > >> that the ball will bounce whenever it hits an object.
>> > >>
>> > >> Perhaps create an array of bounceObjects[];
>> > >>
>> > >> function addBounceObject(obj:Object):Number{
>> > >>  return bounceObjects.push(obj);
>> > >> }
>> > >>
>> > >> Then you could create your hit tracker.
>> > >>
>> > >> function checkCollisions(){
>> > >>  var len:Number = bounceObjects.length;
>> > >>  // Loop through and check all objects hitting the ball
>> > >>  for(var i:Number = 0; i < len; i++){
>> > >>  // Check each object hit ball
>> > >>  if(this.hitTest(bounceObjects[i])){
>> > >>
>> > >>  this.bounce(); // Bounce the ball
>> > >>  bounceObject[i].onHitByBall();
>> > >>  }
>> > >>  }
>> > >> }
>> > >>
>> > >> Have your onEnterFrame functions run checkCollisions every time.
>> > That
>> > >> way you check for hits against the paddle, bricks etc.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> The bounceObject[i].onHitByBall() would execute a function in
that
>> > >> objects code that would say what to do when it was hit by a
ball.
>> In
>> > the
>> > >> instance of a paddele do nothing, a brick - destory it!
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> -Dan
>> > >>
>> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
Paul
>> > >> Steven
>> > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:26 AM
>> > >> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple
pong
>> > type
>> > >> game
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Thanks for the reply Dan
>> > >>
>> > >> Not quite sure how the Ball references the Paddle or
alternatively
>> > the
>> > >> CollisionController references the ball and paddle.
>> > >>
>> > >> My Game class creates the Ball and Paddle as follows:
>

RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong type game

[Pete Miller]

Another possible strategy is for the ball to fire off an event every
time it crosses certain vertical location thresholds.  The target
objects could then listen for the event which matches their vertical
location to test for a collision.

For example, when the ball descends to the row containing the paddle, it
fires that event, and the paddle, receiving it, tests for collision.
When the ball ascends to the first row of bricks, those bricks each test
for collsion.  This might be a performance improvement over testing
every object in the system all the time.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Holth, Daniel C.
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:43 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong
type
>> game
>> 
>> 
>> That would be one way.  Although it is rather limiting.  I'm assuming
>> that the ball will bounce whenever it hits an object.
>> 
>> Perhaps create an array of bounceObjects[];
>> 
>> function addBounceObject(obj:Object):Number{
>>  return bounceObjects.push(obj);
>> }
>> 
>> Then you could create your hit tracker.
>> 
>> function checkCollisions(){
>>  var len:Number = bounceObjects.length;
>>  // Loop through and check all objects hitting the ball
>>  for(var i:Number = 0; i < len; i++){
>>  // Check each object hit ball
>>  if(this.hitTest(bounceObjects[i])){
>> 
>>  this.bounce(); // Bounce the ball
>>  bounceObject[i].onHitByBall();
>>  }
>>  }
>> }
>> 
>> Have your onEnterFrame functions run checkCollisions every time.
That
>> way you check for hits against the paddle, bricks etc.
>> 
>> 
>> The bounceObject[i].onHitByBall() would execute a function in that
>> objects code that would say what to do when it was hit by a ball.  In
the
>> instance of a paddele do nothing, a brick - destory it!
>> 
>> 
>> -Dan
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul
>> Steven
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:26 AM
>> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong
type
>> game
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for the reply Dan
>> 
>> Not quite sure how the Ball references the Paddle or alternatively
the
>> CollisionController references the ball and paddle.
>> 
>> My Game class creates the Ball and Paddle as follows:
>> 
>> mcPaddle = new Paddle(mcReference, "paddle_mc", 50, 100, 289);
>> 
>> var vBall_Object = new Ball(mcReference, "ball_mc", 100, 160, 240);
>> arrBallObjects.push(vBall_Object);
>> 
>> If I wanted to give the Ball a reference to the paddle, would I do
>> something
>> like this? (see last parameter)
>> 
>> var vBall_Object = new Ball(mcReference, "ball_mc", 100, 160, 240,
>> mcPaddle);
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Holth,
>> Daniel C.
>> Sent: 13 December 2006 14:14
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong
type
>> game
>> 
>> 
>> I would make the ball responsible for checking if it collides with
the
>> paddle because the ball's behavior/state will change - not the
paddle's,
>> nor
>> does the state of the 'game' really change.
>> 
>> An alternative would be to create a CollissionControler.as that does
all
>> your hit testing for you.  This may become useful when you add the
bricks
>> or
>> other objects that need to check for collisions.
>> 
>> -Dan
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul
>> Steven
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:02 AM
>> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] AS2 OOP Class Structure for simple pong type
game
>> 
>> 
>> I am creating a simple pong / breakout / arkanoid game in AS2 and not
>> sure
>> how best to deal with the classes.
>> 
>> So far I have a Game.as class, a Paddle.as class and a Ball.as class.
>> 
>> I need to detect when the ball (or balls) collide with the Paddle.
>> 
>> My question is, which class should check for this collision?
>> 
>> Should the Game class do this or should I pass a reference to the
Paddle
>> into the Ball class so the Ball is able to check this collision
itself?
>> 
>> If it is the Game class, then I guess it is a case of giving both the
>> Paddle
>> and Ball classes a method to return their current position and then
>> letting
>> the Game class compare these positions to determine if a collision
has
>> occurred?
>> 
>> If the Ball class needs to have a reference to the Paddle passed to
it, I
>> am
>> not sure how this is done. So I would appreciate any advice on this.
>> 
>> I appreciate there are probably a lot of different solutions to this,
but
>> I
>> am trying to get off on the right footing with this OOP programming.
>> 
>> Many thanks
>

RE: [Flashcoders] problems with dataGrid.selectedIndex

[Pete Miller]

Are you by any chance trying to set the selectedIndex before the
dataProvider array has been filled?  Presumably myTrack_Pos is known
immediately via the URL query-string, but the datagrid needs time to
become populated (via XML?).  

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl Welch
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:18 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] problems with dataGrid.selectedIndex
>> 
>> Oi!
>> 
>> I have built a mp3 player using xml to give me all of my links to
>> files, data, etc...
>> The data loads into a datgrid.
>> One of the requirements I needed to meet was to be able use a url
>> query-string to directly link to a mp3 to play on load: exampe:
>> 
>> http://mysite/audio.php?titleid=10&trackid=71
>> 
>> This works fine. But I also need to hilite the correct row in the
>> datagrid when I use the query-string when the swf loads. Here's what
>> I'm using:
>> 
>> songList_lb.selectedIndex = myTrack_Pos;
>> songList_lb.dispatchEvent({type:"change", target:songList_lb});
>> 
>> It seems like selectedIndex will only work if the user has already
>> clicked on the datagrid. But I want a row to be selected when the swf
>> loads before the user has had a chance to select anything...
>> 
>> I hope I am making sense. Thanks.
>> 
>> --
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>> http://www.carlwelch.com
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RE: [Flashcoders] Need help from PHP coder

[Pete Miller]

Thanx to everyone for the input.  It was the $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA item that I 
was unaware of.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chester McLaughlin
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:27 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Need help from PHP coder
>> 
>> Here's a very simple example I got working
>> 
>> 1) create php file called saveXML.php
>> 2) create xml file called myxml.xml
>> 3) make sure php can write to myxml.xml file
>> 
>> 
>> // START ACTIONSCRIPT
>> 
>> var null_xml:XML = new XML();
>> var my_xml:XML = new XML("chester");
>> my_xml.contentType = "text/xml";
>> 
>> // Send to a specific HTML window (_blank, _self, _top, etc);
>> //my_xml.send("saveXML.php","_self");
>> 
>> // Send in the background
>> my_xml.sendAndLoad("saveXML.php",null_xml);
>> 
>> // END ACTIONSCRIPT
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> > $fp=fopen("myxml.xml","w");
>> fwrite($fp,$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);
>> fclose($fp);
>> ?>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 9, 2006, at 2:49 PM, Pete Miller wrote:
>> 
>> >
>> > "Learn PHP" is still on my to-do list, and now I'm fumbling my way
>> > through a few simple PHP scripts.  I simply want to send an XML object
>> > to a PHP script that will write it to the server.  What PHP function
>> > will catch the end result of a XML.send() function?  No need for too
>> > many details, I'll read up on it, but if someone could name the proper
>> > function?
>> >
>> > Thanx,
>> >
>> > P.
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RE: [Flashcoders] Best way to detect an idle user?

[Pete Miller]

Thanx, I'll give that a try!

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chester McLaughlin
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:39 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Best way to detect an idle user?
>> 
>> Here's a working class I whipped up. It uses onMouseMove to monitor
>> their activity.
>> 
>> // BEGIN CLASS
>> //  ActivityMonitor
>> //  Created by Chester McLaughlin on 2006-11-09.
>> 
>> import mx.utils.Delegate;
>> import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
>> 
>> class ActivityMonitor {
>> 
>>  var nLatestActivity:Number;
>>  var nMaxIdleTime:Number;
>> 
>>  var nIntervalID:Number;
>> 
>>  var onMaxIdleTimeExceeded:Function;
>> 
>>  private var broadcastMessage:Function;
>>  public var addListener:Function;
>> 
>>  function ActivityMonitor(nMaxIdleTime:Number)
>>  {
>>  AsBroadcaster.initialize(this);
>>  Mouse.addListener(this);
>> 
>>  this.onMouseMove();
>>  this.nMaxIdleTime = nMaxIdleTime;
>> 
>>  this.nIntervalID = setInterval(Delegate.create
>> (this,checkForActivity),5000);
>>  }
>> 
>>  function checkForActivity(){
>>  var nNow = getTimer();
>>  var nDiff = (nNow - this.nLatestActivity)/1000;
>> 
>>  if (nDiff >= this.nMaxIdleTime){
>>  this.broadcastMessage("maxIdleTimeExceeded",nDiff);
>>  this.onMaxIdleTimeExceeded(nDiff);
>>  }
>>  }
>> 
>>  function onMouseMove()
>>  {
>>  this.nLatestActivity = getTimer();
>>  }
>> 
>> };
>> 
>> // END CLASS
>> 
>> // BEGIN USAGE
>> /*
>> import ActivityMonitor;
>> 
>> // This creates an instance of Activity Monitor that requires the user
>> // to move their mouse at least once every 5 seconds
>> var myActivityMonitor:ActivityMonitor = new ActivityMonitor(5);
>> 
>> // Method #1
>> myActivityMonitor.onMaxIdleTimeExceeded = function(nDiff:Number){
>>  //var nDiff:Number = arguments[0];
>>  trace("Method 1: You've been idle for "+nDiff+" seconds. Get
>> Moving!!!");
>> }
>> 
>> // Method #2
>> myActivityMonitor.addListener(this);
>> function maxIdleTimeExceeded(nDiff:Number){
>>  trace("Method 2: You've been idle for "+nDiff+" seconds. Get
>> Moving!!!");
>> }
>> */
>> 
>> // END USAGE
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 9, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Pete Miller wrote:
>> 
>> >
>> > My application starts with a user login/authentication.  I want to
>> > implement an idle user process that logs the user out after X
>> > amount of
>> > time of no activity.
>> >
>> > The most obvious way I can think to do this is to start an interval
>> > timer, and keep reseting it any time a widget is used.  That means
>> > adding a reset-function call to every component event handler, plus
>> > adding event handlers for many components that otherwise don't have
>> > relevant events.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a more clever way of handling this?
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RE: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript, with methodology suggestions

[Pete Miller]

I wuz a noob once.  I cured it by hanging out with non-noobs.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:36 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript,with
>> methodology suggestions
>> 
>> There is Flashnewbies, but any Actionscript question is supposed to
be
>> welcome here.  Don't listen, they're just grumpy. :)
>> 
>> Jason Merrill
>> Bank of America
>> Learning & Organizational Effectiveness
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >>-Original Message-
>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Haneda
>> >>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:16 PM
>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list; Mike Keesey
>> >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript,
with
>> >>methodology suggestions
>> >>
>> >>> You have to use a function because the loading is asynchronous.
It
>> >>> doesn't stop program flow while it's loading; it continues with
the
>> >>> program and calls a handler (onLoad) once the load is complete.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks, I understand that part now.
>> >>
>> >>> I'm not sure this is the proper forum for n00b questions
>> >>
>> >>If I am in the wrong forum, please point me to the correct one, Its
>> called
>> >>Flashcoders mailing list, so I thought that was what this was
about.
>> If I
>> >>just jump into a general flash mailing list, I don't know what help
I
>> will
>> >>get, this is pure actionscript more or less.
>> >>
>> >>At any rate, point me to the correct mail list and I will be there,
>> thanks
>> >>again.
>> >>--
>> >>-
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>> >> Novato, CA U.S.A.
>> >>
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[Flashcoders] Need help from PHP coder

[Pete Miller]

"Learn PHP" is still on my to-do list, and now I'm fumbling my way
through a few simple PHP scripts.  I simply want to send an XML object
to a PHP script that will write it to the server.  What PHP function
will catch the end result of a XML.send() function?  No need for too
many details, I'll read up on it, but if someone could name the proper
function?

Thanx,

P.
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RE: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript, withmethodology suggestions

[Pete Miller]

You tripped, exactly the way I described earlier, by accessing
external_xml right after calling Load().  Wait until onLoad() is called
before doing anything with external_xml.  You should trace the XML
object inside the onLoad function:

   external_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
 if (success) {
trace(this);
//Do something with the XML in here.
 } else {
   trace("xml failed to load.");
 }

The result will probably be "[Object object]" or something equally
obscure, as the Flash trace routine doesn't break down complex objects
into viewable text.

In general, you can put a flag inside the onLoad() routine that
indicates that the XML object is safe to use.
P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Haneda
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:14 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript,
>> withmethodology suggestions
>> 
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > You will need to move external_xml.load call below the onLoad
>> > function because your file will probably be loaded before the
handler
>> is
>> > defined (locally).
>> >
>> > with trace(myXML) you have defined "myXML" inside the function
-
>> > this means it is not in scope outside the function.  Try:
>> >
>> >   var external_xml:XML = new XML();
>> >
>> >//trace if loaded, or not
>> >   external_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
>> > if (success) {
>> > trace("xml loaded successfully.");
>> > //Do something with the XML in here.
>> > }  else {
>> >   trace("xml failed to load.");
>> > }
>> >  };
>> >
>> > //variable loads external XML file afterwards
>> > external_xml.load("example1.xml");
>> >
>> > trace(external_xml);
>> 
>> I get nothing at all on the final trace, not null, not undefined,
just
>> blank.
>> --
>> -
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>>  Novato, CA U.S.A.
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript, with methodology suggestions

[Pete Miller]

Additionally, the reason you must create a function is because, as you
put it, it is something that one will use again and again.  Not in the
way you understand it however.

The XML class definition knows that there is (should be) a function
called onLoad() that it must call when it successfully loads an XML
file.  It doesn't exist until you write it, but the class nevertheless
expects one to exist.  So, when I say that it is used again and again, I
mean that the XML class, when instantiated by any user, calls onLoad().

The reason you can't do it procedurally is because the load process is
asynchronous.  When you call external_xml.load("example1.xml"), you
haven't loaded the entire file, you have merely *started* the load.
When it is finished (depending on the file size, the speed of the hard
drive, the bandwidth of the connection, etc.), then the object calls
onLoad().

I use to trip over this one, calling xml.load() then immediately trying
to use data from the load, forgetting that I needed to wait for the
onLoad() to tell me that it was done.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Pike
>> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:51 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Noob, basic questions on actionscript,with
>> methodology suggestions
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> You will need to move external_xml.load call below the onLoad
>> function because your file will probably be loaded before the handler
is
>> defined (locally).
>> 
>> with trace(myXML) you have defined "myXML" inside the function -
>> this means it is not in scope outside the function.  Try:
>> 
>>   var external_xml:XML = new XML();
>> 
>>//trace if loaded, or not
>>   external_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
>> if (success) {
>>  trace("xml loaded successfully.");
>>  //Do something with the XML in here.
>> }  else {
>>   trace("xml failed to load.");
>> }
>>  };
>> 
>> //variable loads external XML file afterwards
>> external_xml.load("example1.xml");
>> 
>> trace(external_xml);
>> 
>> 
>> Scott Haneda wrote:
>> > Hi, downloaded Flash, 1st post! w00t! need to work out a small
project.
>> I
>> > have experience in programming, not specifically OOP, and
actionscript
>> seems
>> > to be very OOP.  I few questions:
>> >
>> > I am loading up some XML per an example:
>> > //ignore whitespace
>> > XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = true;
>> >
>> > //create variable and new XML Object
>> > var external_xml:XML = new XML();
>> >
>> > //variable loads external XML file
>> > external_xml.load("example1.xml");
>> >
>> > //trace if loaded, or not
>> > external_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
>> >if (success) {
>> >  trace("xml loaded successfully.");
>> >  var myXML = external_xml;
>> >} else {
>> >  trace("xml failed to load.");
>> >}
>> > };
>> >
>> > trace(myXML);
>> >
>> > What I don't get, it why this needs to be in a function, my
experice
>> tells
>> > me you use functions for things you may otherwise need to use
again,
>> either
>> > putting the in a file elsewhere, whatever.  It makes no sense to me
to
>> > functionize the reading in of XML, why not just approach it
>> procedurally?
>> >
>> > And, as you can see, my trace(myXML); does not work, so how would I
>> access
>> > the XML data outside the function, is there a "local" keyword I am
not
>> > finding?
>> >
>> > Finally, As for details on what I need to do, to start, as a way to
>> learn
>> > this, I want to get a trace of something to happen:
>> >
>> > Load in this XML file:
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >
>> >
>> > I have that much working, I can not figure out how to access each
item
>> as of
>> > yet, but did have a plan.  Of course, there will be 50 items in
that
>> XML
>> > file.
>> >
>> > Each item eventually needs to be hooked up to a map, so each state
can
>> some
>> > coloring based on the cc value, and if there is a value for a, I
can
>> take
>> > them to that url.
>> >
>> > I was going to iterate the XML, and create an assoc array, in which
I
>> could
>> > then simply call out each state name, and hopefully get to its
>> parameters.
>> > I can then learn how to hook those  up to each state on the graphic
>> file.
>> >
>> > I wonder, do I even need the assoc array idea at all?
>> >
>> > So, right now, I need to get myself in a case, where I can do
something
>> like
>> > this: trace(xml.state.california[2]) and have it give me "a" back.
>> Assuming
>> > 0 based lists in ActionScript?  I know my trace statement above is
>> making
>> > you laugh, but as you know, I am hour 1 into this.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any handholding.
>> >
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[Flashcoders] Best way to detect an idle user?

[Pete Miller]

My application starts with a user login/authentication.  I want to
implement an idle user process that logs the user out after X amount of
time of no activity.

The most obvious way I can think to do this is to start an interval
timer, and keep reseting it any time a widget is used.  That means
adding a reset-function call to every component event handler, plus
adding event handlers for many components that otherwise don't have
relevant events.

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[Flashcoders] Complex data type in webservice call

[Pete Miller]

My backend server is changing its web service component from an
RPC/encoded binding to document/literal, and Flash is producing an odd
result when sending complex objects.

 

The short story is this:  the object that I'm sending as a parameter is
complex; it contains an array of objects.  It works fine with the
RPC/encoded binding, but when the document/literal binding is used,
Flash replaces the array of objects with "[Object object],[Object
object],[Object object]".  This is not from a trace, it is the actual
SOAP packet, captured with a TCP sniffer.

 

 

In detail, the object I try to send (a 'Group') is complex; it contains
an array of sub-objects ('User').  The WSDL description for Groups/Users
looks (under RPC) like:

 















 















 













 

In a document/literal version the WSDL description looks like:

 















 













 

 

I've directed the web service traffic through a TCP port sniffer to
observe the SOAP packets, and what I see is:

 

For the RPC binding the SOAP object generated by Flash looks
(predictably) like:

 



bb







Jeff

Someone





Eric

Someoneelse





Greg

Nobody







 

Now, the object generated with the document/literal binding looks like:

 





bb

[object Object],[object Object]



 

 

Anyone ever see this before?

 

Pete

 

 

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RE: [Flashcoders] EventDispatcher and Delegate - where am I goingwrong...

[Pete Miller]

Pressing your button causes the code to create the delegate function,
not execute it.  You want the result of Delegate() to be stored as the
onRelease function.  Do this:

>>  this.mcButton.onRelease = Delegate.create(this.objRef,
onClick)


P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Bennett
>> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 10:32 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] EventDispatcher and Delegate - where am I
>> goingwrong...
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm knocking up some simple tests to get EventDispatcher and Delegate
>> working, but I can't seem to get my rather simple example to work:
>> 
>> // MyButton.as
>> 
>> // EventDispatcher
>> import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
>> // Delegate
>> import mx.utils.Delegate;
>> 
>> class MyButton
>> {
>>  public var dispatchEvent:Function;
>>  public var addEventListener:Function;
>>  public var removeEventListener:Function;
>>  public var dispatchQueue:Function;
>> 
>>  private var mcButton:MovieClip;
>> 
>>  function MyButton (mcButton)
>>  {
>>  EventDispatcher.initialize (this);
>>  this.mcButton = mcButton;
>>  this.init ();
>>  }
>> 
>>  function init ()
>>  {
>>  this.mcButton.objRef = this;
>> 
>>  this.mcButton.onRelease = function ()
>>  {
>>  Delegate.create(this.objRef, onClick)
>>  }
>>  // clearInterval(timeInt);
>>  }
>> 
>>  function onClick ()
>>  {
>>  dispatchEvent ({type:'click', target:this, message:'Hey
dude
>> the
>> button was clicked'});
>>  }
>> 
>> };
>> 
>> 
>> // ButtonListener.as
>> 
>> // EventDispatcher
>> import mx.events.EventDispatcher;
>> // Delegate
>> import mx.utils.Delegate;
>> 
>> class ButtonListener {
>> 
>>  public var dispatchEvent:Function;
>>  public var addEventListener:Function;
>>  public var removeEventListener:Function;
>>  public var dispatchQueue:Function;
>> 
>>  private var myButton:MyButton;
>> 
>>  function ButtonListener ()
>>  {
>>  myButton = new MyButton(_root.mcButton);
>> 
>>  myButton.addEventListener('click', Delegate.create(this,
>> onClick));
>>  }
>> 
>>  function onClick (eventObj)
>>  {
>> trace(eventObj.target);
>> trace(eventObj.type);
>> trace(eventObj.message);
>> trace(eventObj.time);
>>  }
>> };
>> 
>> 
>> // Timeline
>> import MyButton;
>> import ButtonListener;
>> var myButtonListener = new ButtonListener();
>> 
>> 
>> I'm sure it's something blindingly obvious, but how do I get my
>> ButtonListener class to hear the 'click' event ?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jon
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Q:Elementary Trig part 2

[Pete Miller]

Check your algebra,

Since sin(a) = y/r, then y = r sin(a), etc.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jayson K Hanes
>> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:42 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Q:Elementary Trig part 2
>> 
>> Been awhile since I've explained this to anyone.. lets see how this
>> goes!
>> 
>> "SOHCAHTOA" (so-ca-toa)
>> 
>> Sin(a) = opposite/hypotenuse
>> Cos(a) = adjacent/hypotenuse
>> Tan(a) = opposite/adjacent
>> 
>> a = angle in RADIANS *not* degrees.. you'll have to convert degrees
to
>> radians with knowing:
>> 
>> ..there are PI (3.14159..) radians in 180 degrees (a fundamental),
thus:
>> a = A*(PI/180), thus:
>> a = 45*(3.14159/180) = .785 (roughly)
>> 
>> Given r and angle=A degrees converted to a radians, r is the same as
the
>> length of a basic triangles' hypotenuse in this -- we're looking for
x,y
>> .. moving on:
>> 
>> A=45 degrees but converted to a=.785 radians (approx).. we know that:
>> 
>> r=10, and should know that:
>> r=sqrt(x^2+y^2) (per Pythagoras theorem)
>> 
>> so we're going to reverse format the SOH and CAH parts since we know
the
>> length of the hypotenuse and need to find out x and y (the opposite
and
>> adjacent sides' lengths) one at a time based on angle, a in radians:
>> 
>> sin(a)=y/r, and,
>> cos(a)=x/r, which translates to:
>> 
>> y=sin(a)/r, and
>> x=cos(a)/r, however:
>> 
>> y=sin(a)/10, and
>> x=cos(a)/10, thus:
>> 
>> y=sin(.785)/10, and
>> x=cos(.785)/10, thus:
>> 
>> y=0.707/10 = 7.07 (roughly)
>> x=0.707/10 = 7.07 (roughly)
>> 
>> I think that should set you on you on track! Hope that helps :)
>> 
>> -Jayson
>> 
>> > -Original Message-
>> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:11 PM
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>> > Subject: [Flashcoders] Q:Elementary Trig part 2
>> >
>> > Another way of stating my problem:
>> >
>> >
>> > Given an initial angle, and a circle with radius r, how do you
>> determine
>> > the x,y coordinates of the point p1 on the circumference of this
>> > circle...assuming the circle's center is at 0,0.?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > [e] jbach at bitstream.ca
>> > [c] 416.668.0034
>> > [w] www.bitstream.ca
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RE: [Flashcoders] incrementing a target?

[Pete Miller]

Get rid of the extra period

>>_root.mainMC.auto.subMC.["textField"+i].text =
 ^
 ^

>>_root.mainMC.auto.subMC["textField"+i].text =

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Pelon
>> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:33 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] incrementing a target?
>> 
>> Seems to jumble me up a bit, I get this error.
>> 
>> Expected a field name after '.' operator.
>>_root.mainMC.auto.subMC.["textField"+i].text =
>> turbo.attributes.name;
>> 
>> thanks though...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Glen Pike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" 
>> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] incrementing a target?
>> 
>> 
>> > Erm, I think you might want to try
>> >
>> > _root.mainMC.auto.subMC["textField" + i].text
>> >
>> > Not sure.
>> >
>> > Bill Pelon wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I'm having problems figuring out how to grab an array value and
use
>> that
>> >> when targeting.
>> >>
>> >> This is my fucntion below.  What I am wanting to do is take the
>> [i]value
>> >> and be able to use that when trying to write to my textfields
>> >>
>> >>
>>

/
>> ///
>> >> function ExpandData(turbo){
>> >>
>> >> var turboItem = turbo.firstChild.childNodes;
>> >> for (var i = 0; i < turboItem.length; i++){
>> >>  but = eval("but"+i);
>> >>  var turbo = turboItem[i];
>> >>
>> >>  _root.mainMC.auto.subMC.txtField+i.text = turbo.attributes.name;
>> >>
>> >>  }
>> >>
>> >> }
>> >>
>>

/
>> //
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Bill
>> >>
>> >>
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RE: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel

[Pete Miller]

I'm having the same problem and I don't think it was answered.  How do I
tell FlashDevelop/MTASC what/where my packages are?  If my class path is
MyDirectory, and I 

import components.*

from MyDirectory/components, how do I add this to the setup?  I've tried
several combinations, but haven't hit it yet.

P.


>> 
>> But now need to get the following errors in the compiler
>> 
>> Warning : package com.Data not found
>> Warning : package com.UserInterface not found
>> Warning : package com.Utils not found
>> 

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RE: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel

[Pete Miller]

Thanx.  I got it working...I entered the .fla instead of the .swf into
the place that wanted it.

No thanks to the limited information available for this tool.  The Help
button points to a URL that has no information on FLASC.  But, since it
is little more than a wrapper around MTASC, I guess the real thing to do
is learn how that works.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hans Wichman
>> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:17 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel
>> 
>> Hi Pete,
>> check out the project page for flasc, there are video's available
that
>> demo
>> it.
>> In addition as mentioned before, FlashDevelop wraps around mtasc too.
>> 
>> greetz
>> JC
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/13/06, Pete Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > This looks great, but I can't figure out how to create a project in
>> > FLASC.  Specifically, it asks me to create a batch file first.
>> >
>> > What batch file?  What it is looking for?
>> >
>> > P.
>> >
>> > >> -Original Message-
>> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks | BLITZ
>> > >> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:57 PM
>> > >> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> > >> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel
>> > >>
>> > >> Why can't you use MTASC?  If you're serious about Flash
development,
>> > you
>> > >> should be using it.  I have a Flash application that literally
takes
>> > 30
>> > >> seconds to compile in the IDE and less than a second with MTASC.
>> > >>
>> > >> If you don't want to have to write out that long command line
>> compile
>> > >> script (and who does) you should check out FLASC, which is a
great
>> > GUI
>> > >> for MTASC which runs as a panel in the Flash IDE.
>> > >>
>> > >> http://www.osflash.org/flasc
>> > >>
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RE: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel

[Pete Miller]

This looks great, but I can't figure out how to create a project in
FLASC.  Specifically, it asks me to create a batch file first. 

What batch file?  What it is looking for?

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks | BLITZ
>> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:57 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Alternative IDE for Flash Devel
>> 
>> Why can't you use MTASC?  If you're serious about Flash development,
you
>> should be using it.  I have a Flash application that literally takes
30
>> seconds to compile in the IDE and less than a second with MTASC.
>> 
>> If you don't want to have to write out that long command line compile
>> script (and who does) you should check out FLASC, which is a great
GUI
>> for MTASC which runs as a panel in the Flash IDE.
>> 
>> http://www.osflash.org/flasc
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Class Problem + Bad attitudes

[Pete Miller]

"RTFM" has been an obligatory response since the day we started using
the Internet to ask questions.  Its not just programmers.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of slangeberg
>> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 1:11 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Class Problem + Bad attitudes
>> 
>> > Unfortunately the condescending attitudes have been pretty thick
her on
>> the list lately.
>> 
>> I've noticed the same thing here and on a local Flash list. Not sure
if
>> it's
>> because the programmers who're drawn to Flash tend to be tender young
>> bas+ards, or is it just that programmers in general are condescending
>> punks?
>> 
>> That said, most of you could stand to learn a lot from myself.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/6/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > >>AS2 101.
>> > >>Try
>> > >>http://www.amazon.com/Essential-ActionScript-2-0-Colin-
>> > >>Moock/dp/0596006527/s
>> >
>>r=8-1/qid=1160106358/ref=sr_1_1/104-8535662-7712736?ie=UTF8&s=books
>> >
>> > Unfortunately the condescending attitudes have been pretty thick
her on
>> > the list lately.  Victor, pay no mind to the attitude, your
question
>> was
>> > perfectly legit here- it's often hard quickly to find the answer to
a
>> > specific question in books or web sites, just do as he suggested -
>> > something like this will work (may not be the best way, but how I
would
>> > do it - you can alternatively use getter/setter methods as well):
>> >
>> > //MyClassB.as
>> > class MyClassB{
>> > public var ClassBArray:Array;
>> > public function MyClassB(){
>> > ClassBArray  = new Array(1,2,3,4);
>> > }
>> > }
>> >
>> > //MyClassA.as
>> > import MyClassB;
>> > class MyClassA{
>> > private var theArray:Array;
>> > public function MyClassA(classb:MyClassB){
>> > theArray = classb.ClassBArray
>> > trace(theArray)
>> > }
>> > }
>> >
>> > //.fla
>> > import MyClassB;
>> > import MyClassA;
>> > myClassBInstance:MyClassB = new MyClassB()
>> > myClassAInstance:MyClassA = new MyClassA(myClassBInstance);
>> >
>> > Hope that helps,
>> >
>> > Jason Merrill
>> > Bank of America
>> > Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions
>> >
>> >
>> >
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RE: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full

[Pete Miller]

And a preloader for the preloader's preloader...does Zeno's Paradox
apply here?

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson
>> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:57 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in
full
>> 
>> Yeah, I think that is essentially what Pete and Marc said.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> On 10/5/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > You're going to need a preloader for your preloader...
>> >
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RE: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full

[Pete Miller]

A preloader by definition is a short, small movie that loops endlessly
until the swf is completely loaded; the load-end stops the movie.

You're describing a movie that wants to end when it reaches its last
frame.  What does it have to do with the load process?  You cannot
guarantee which will end first, the movie or the load, so you need to
know what you want to happen in either case depending on which event
happens first.

P. 

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson
>> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:40 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in
full
>> 
>> Thanks for the sarcasm but I am not just trying to create a simple
>> preloader that plays until the movie has loaded. Rather, I want to
>> create a preloader that has two functions: 1) to preload the movie
(of
>> coarse) and 2) to play the entire preloader's timeline even if the
>> movie has already been preloaded. It's the second part that I am
>> having trouble with.
>> 
>> A traditional preloader plays until the movie has been loaded.
>> Instead, I want the preloader to play in entirely even if the movie
>> has already been loaded. This way, the preloader is not just a
>> progress bar but an element of the movie.
>> 
>> I hope that makes sense.
>> 
>> On 10/5/06, Michael Stuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Aaron Roberson schrieb:
>> > > I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest
of
>> > > the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time
back
>> > > but can't find it now.
>> > >
>> > > Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have
>> > > searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably
that
>> > > I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search.
>> > >
>> >
>> > you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash
?
>> >
>> > is the list archive down ?
>> > is flashkit down ?
>> > is google down ?
>> >
>> > micha
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RE: [Flashcoders] Array problem

[Pete Miller]

If someIndex != 0 then you have to 

foo[someIndex] = new Object();
foo[someIndex].typ = "B";


P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki
>> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:26 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Array problem
>> 
>> I have an array of objects like this:
>> 
>> var foo:Array = new Array();
>> foo[0] = {typ:"A", label:"foobar"};
>> 
>> and some time later, I'd like to change the value of typ like so:
>> 
>> foo[someIndex].typ = "B";
>> 
>> However thats not working, the value isn't being set. I think I am
>> missing
>> something pretty simple here.
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Label --> null

[Pete Miller]

I think you probably want parenthesis around your typecast, as

var label:Label = (Label)(owner.attachMovie(Label.symbolName,
instanceName, depth, initObj));

P.


>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lieven Cardoen
>> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 8:53 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Cc: Bert Vandamme; Christophe Herreman
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Label --> null
>> 
>> import mx.controls.Label;
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> public function createLabel(owner:MovieClip, instanceName:String,
>> depth:Number, initObj:Object):Label{
>> 
>>   var label = owner.attachMovie(Label.symbolName, instanceName,
>> depth, initObj);
>> 
>>   logger.debug("label : " + label);
>> 
>>   label.autoSize = "left";
>> 
>>   applyStyle(label);
>> 
>>   return label;
>> 
>> }
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --> logs a Label ...view0.view1.component12
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If I type the label :
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> public function createLabel(owner:MovieClip, instanceName:String,
>> depth:Number, initObj:Object):Label{
>> 
>>   var label:Label = Label(owner.attachMovie(Label.symbolName,
>> instanceName, depth, initObj));
>> 
>>   logger.debug("label : " + label);
>> 
>>   label.autoSize = "left";
>> 
>>   applyStyle(label);
>> 
>>   return label;
>> 
>> }
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --> logs 'null'
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Why the f**k is this???
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Help debug a webservice issue

[Pete Miller]

Try putting a saveResultObj.onFault() handler in your code to see if
you're getting a failure response.  Note that if your server responds
with a 505 HTTP header, your fault handler won't see it, as the Flash
player filters these out.  You need a TCP snoop utility to monitor the
messages passed between your client and server to see if this is the
case or whether the response is intermittently failing to be sent or
intermittently failing to be processed.

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 7:19 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Help debug a webservice issue
>> 
>> Even if someone just wants to take a guess that would be fine.
Thanks!
>> 
>> >>-Original Message-
>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> >>Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:01 PM
>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Help debug a webservice issue
>> >>
>> >>Nobody?
>> >>
>> >>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:17 AM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Help debug a webservice issue
>> 
>> I've got a webservice which is acting up and I'm trying to figure
>> out
>> >>if
>> it's a .NET server issue, a c# script issue, a Flash Webservice
>> component issue, or something else.
>> 
>> The problem is the onResult listener gets fired sometimes,
sometimes
>> not.  It had been working fine until yesterday.  My Actionscript
>> (snippet) is as follows:
>> 
>> ("theObject" is an object I format in Flash - it remains
unchanged
>> in
>> tests)
>> 
>> saveResultObj = new Object();
>> saveResultObj  = myWS.SaveProject(theObject);
>> saveResultObj.targetMC = someMovieClip_mc;
>> saveResultObj.onResult = function(result){
>>  //this function only gets fired intermittently!
>>  trace("result received");
>>  this.targetMC.doSomething();
>> }
>> 
>> The SaveProject()method in c# takes an object as it's parameter.
>> The
>> object and its properties/values are unchanged every time I test,
so
>> I
>> don't see how it could be the c# script.  The onResult event fire
>> intermittently - and on the occasions it doesn't fire, the
>> >>SaveProject()
>> method still ran just fine (one of the things SaveProject does is
>> >>create
>> XML, and I see the XML gets updated correctly), but the result
>> doesn't
>> get fired back all the time.
>> 
>> I can't seem to find any correlation, so it seems to be some kind
of
>> connection issue with the webservice?  Or could it be some kind
of
>> bug
>> with the Webservice component's onResult event?  If it's a .NET
>> server
>> issue, what could it be?
>> 
>> Ideas?  Thanks
>> 
>> Jason Merrill
>> Bank of America
>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions
>> 
>> 
>> 
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RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?

[Pete Miller]

I think you want to avoid using kCursor.  That is a special level
reserved for, you got it, the cursor.  There is also another special
reserved level for combobox dropdowns which is set high enough to be
above all normal levels.  Try creating your combobox and the movieclip
using DepthManager.kTop or kTopmost.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:33 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?
>> 
>> Hmm... I have been playing with the DepthManager class, alternatively
>> trying:
>> 
>> my_cb = DepthManager.createClassObjectAtDepth(mx.controls.ComboBox,
>> DepthManager.kCursor);
>> 
>> and setting the drawn on mc to HighestDepth
>> 
>> or creating the ComboBox at usual depth and setting the depth of the
>> movieClip being drawn on to DepthManager.kCursor and other static
depths
>> of the DepthManager class, with no luck.  I can create the class
object,
>> but it still remains behind the drawn on movie clips.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> Jason Merrill
>> Bank of America
>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >>-Original Message-
>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:flashcoders-
>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Miller
>> >>Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:41 PM
>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?
>> >>
>> >>Try tracing the value that you get from getNextHighestDepth().  If
the
>> >>result is > 1048575, you are incorporating v2.0 components, which
>> causes
>> >>getNextHighestDepth() to be less than useful.  Use DepthManager
>> instead.
>> >>
>> >>This pointer isn't entirely related, but might help explaining why:
>> >>http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19435
>> >>
>> >>P.
>> >>
>> >>>> -Original Message-
>> >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:flashcoders-
>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:31 PM
>> >>>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> >>>> Subject: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Is this a bug?  Try the sample code out below -
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Why is it that if you specify an explicit depth for a movie clip
>> (SEE
>> >>>> LINE 2 OF THE FIRST SET OF CODE BELOW) and draw on it with the
draw
>> >>API,
>> >>>> and a comboBox made later with a depth of getNextHighestDepth()
>> will
>> >>>> have a drop down which displays over the drawn portion of the
movie
>> >>clip
>> >>>> AS EXPECTED, but when you use getNextHighestDepth() on the movie
>> clip
>> >>>> (SEE LINE 2 OF THE SECOND SET OF CODE BELOW), the comboBox's
>> dropdown
>> >>is
>> >>>> BEHIND the drawn portions of the clip, even though the depth of
the
>> >>clip
>> >>>> is greater???
>> >>>>
>> >>>> So in other words, this:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> //CODE SAMPLE #1
>> >>>> import mx.controls.ComboBox;
>> >>>> mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("triangle", 1);
>> >>>> mc.beginFill(0x00aaFF, 100);
>> >>>> mc.lineStyle(4, 0xFF, 100);
>> >>>> mc.moveTo(0, 0);
>> >>>> mc.lineTo(100, 100);
>> >>>> mc.lineTo(0, 100);
>> >>>> mc.lineTo(0, 0);
>> >>>> this.createClassObject(mx.controls.ComboBox, "my_cb",
>> >>>> this.getNextHighestDepth());
>> >>>> for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
>> >>>> my_cb.addItem({label:i});
>> >>>> }
>> >>>> trace("mc depth: "+mc.getDepth());
>> >>>> trace("my_cb. depth: "+my_cb.getDepth());
>> >>>> //cb depth is higher than "mc" as expected
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Vs. this:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> //CODE SAMPLE #2 (only diff. from CODE 1 is line 2)
>>

RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?

[Pete Miller]

Try tracing the value that you get from getNextHighestDepth().  If the
result is > 1048575, you are incorporating v2.0 components, which causes
getNextHighestDepth() to be less than useful.  Use DepthManager instead.

This pointer isn't entirely related, but might help explaining why:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19435

P.

>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:31 PM
>> To: Flashcoders mailing list
>> Subject: [Flashcoders] ComboBox,Depth,& Draw API - Bug?
>> 
>> Is this a bug?  Try the sample code out below -
>> 
>> Why is it that if you specify an explicit depth for a movie clip (SEE
>> LINE 2 OF THE FIRST SET OF CODE BELOW) and draw on it with the draw
API,
>> and a comboBox made later with a depth of getNextHighestDepth() will
>> have a drop down which displays over the drawn portion of the movie
clip
>> AS EXPECTED, but when you use getNextHighestDepth() on the movie clip
>> (SEE LINE 2 OF THE SECOND SET OF CODE BELOW), the comboBox's dropdown
is
>> BEHIND the drawn portions of the clip, even though the depth of the
clip
>> is greater???
>> 
>> So in other words, this:
>> 
>> //CODE SAMPLE #1
>> import mx.controls.ComboBox;
>> mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("triangle", 1);
>> mc.beginFill(0x00aaFF, 100);
>> mc.lineStyle(4, 0xFF, 100);
>> mc.moveTo(0, 0);
>> mc.lineTo(100, 100);
>> mc.lineTo(0, 100);
>> mc.lineTo(0, 0);
>> this.createClassObject(mx.controls.ComboBox, "my_cb",
>> this.getNextHighestDepth());
>> for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
>>  my_cb.addItem({label:i});
>> }
>> trace("mc depth: "+mc.getDepth());
>> trace("my_cb. depth: "+my_cb.getDepth());
>> //cb depth is higher than "mc" as expected
>> 
>> Vs. this:
>> 
>> //CODE SAMPLE #2 (only diff. from CODE 1 is line 2)
>> import mx.controls.ComboBox;
>> mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("triangle",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
>> mc.beginFill(0x00aaFF, 100);
>> mc.lineStyle(4, 0xFF, 100);
>> mc.moveTo(0, 0);
>> mc.lineTo(100, 100);
>> mc.lineTo(0, 100);
>> mc.lineTo(0, 0);
>> this.createClassObject(mx.controls.ComboBox, "my_cb",
>> this.getNextHighestDepth());
>> for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
>>  my_cb.addItem({label:i});
>> }
>> trace("mc depth: "+mc.getDepth());
>> trace("my_cb. depth: "+my_cb.getDepth());
>> //cb depth is higher than "mc" as expected,
>> //yet drop down is drawn BEHIND "mc"!
>> 
>> Is this a bug with ComboBox?  Is there any way to get the comboBox's
>> dropdown in front of drawn content on "mc" while using
>> getNextHighestDepth() for "mc"?
>> 
>> Jason Merrill
>> Bank of America
>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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[Pete Miller]

I picked this book up after thumbing through it and deciding that one or two 
chapters would solve a problem I had.  Later, when I read the entire book, I 
realized that the XML layout framework described by the author is quite 
useful.  I am currently using it in a next-gen version of a project that 
recently finished up.


I was originally looking for details on writing my own components, and it 
still came up a bit shy (although it beat all the other choices of books), 
but it contains enough insight that I was able to muddle through what I 
needed to do.  As I said, the application framework (which is freely 
available for download) is quite useful.


P.



any experience of this tome?


AdvancED ActionScript Components: Mastering the Flash Component 
Architecture




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