I'd say by hand... Maybe you think it's too boring to be made
manually? ;-)
Making me download over 20mb (!) to see some speaking heads.
Here's another link:
Talking-Head Video Is Boring Online
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/video.html
I'm curious if any of you have patience to listen the whole
Does anyone know which is faster; a blurring one-pass convolution filter
or a blurfilter? Or are they just 2 sides to the same story? I need a
high performance blur operation for depth of field..
Cheers,
- Andreas
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i am not 100% sure, but as far as i know you can t access a libary of a
loded swf from the main swf.
On 1/29/06, Sönke Rohde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I have got a problem with BitmapData.loadBitmap used in an external loaded
swf.
When I run my external SWF all works as expected but when
I am not accessing it from the main swf but from the swf i loaded into the
main swf ...
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Betreff: Re:
In my tests convolution filter was much faster than a blurfilter.
But it's an easy one to swap oout and test for yourself...
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To: Flashcoders mailing list
Hi all,
maybe it is easy, maybe not, but i cant figure it out now, and i need it :)
when i got class e,gpkg1.pkg2.pkg3.className
i can make new instance in this way
new pkg1.pkg2.pkg3.className()
but i want to make it from string
this dont work of course
I've done exactly that using eval() before. Give it a try.
Cheers,
Mischa
On 1/30/06, franto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
maybe it is easy, maybe not, but i cant figure it out now, and i need it :)
when i got class e,gpkg1.pkg2.pkg3.className
i can make new instance in this way
This should do the job.
1. ClassFactory to create classes specified by strings.
code
class ClassFactory
{
public static function create(className:String):Object
{
// Split the class name into its parts
var parts:Array = className.split(.);
import pkg1.pkg2.pkg3.*
or
import pkg1.*
new pkg1.pkg2.pkg3.className()
make sure pkg1 has classes you would like to be compiled in swf or use
exclude xml file
On 1/30/06, franto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
maybe it is easy, maybe not, but i cant figure it out now, and i need it
:)
import pkg1.pkg2.pkg3.*
or
import pkg1.*
new pkg1.pkg2.pkg3.className(),
sorry, should be:
new className()
make sure pkg1 has classes you would like to be compiled in swf or use
exclude xml file
On 1/30/06, franto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
maybe it is easy, maybe not, but i cant
thank you all, i've already made it!
var str:String = 'test1.test2.ClassC';
var arr = str.split('.');
var variable = _global;
for (var i=0;iarr.length;i++)
{
variable = variable[arr[i]];
trace(variable);
}
new variable();
On 1/30/06, Serge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try:
parent_mc[listWhatever[0]];
Ade
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Humphrey
Sent: 30 January 2006 13:25
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] targetting a mc from a list
I have a list:
(code is example only)
Just a general, - what are people's thoughts on dynamic class
instantiation? I've always been under the impression( and hence, been
told) that one should avoid it at all costs.
Thoughts? Discussion? Benefits? Would it be better to implement a factory
type pattern to create the new instances of
Thanks, but that doesn't work either. It looks like it should, but
I'm still getting undefined.
On 30 Jan 2006, at 13:31, Adrian Lynch wrote:
Try:
parent_mc[listWhatever[0]];
Ade
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Humphrey
Sent: 30
Are you sure you're creating the nested MC as you think you are?
What do you get if you do:
trace(parent_mc.mc1);
???
Ade
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Humphrey
Sent: 30 January 2006 13:54
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re:
I don't see the ish. If you're making a shooter game and have classes
for enemies and classes for bullets, how would you put that into effect
WITHOUT dynamic instantiation. I'm a hell of a lot more concerned with
the idea of dynamic definition.
- Andreas X
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Just a
I may be idiot, but how would you generate a menu's items given
dynamic data ???
I cannot but see dynamic instantation, can I ?
same for games, same for MP3 players (and video), same for whatever
almost anything ?
cedric
I don't see the ish. If you're making a shooter game and have
Aren't we just talking about using cuepoints with the video? You can use
cuepoints to trigger events in Flash like play a movie or call a function -
even move a frame where a new movie clip sits. Or what is it that has you
intrigued about the presentation?
Jason Merrill
Adrian's description is exactly how you would do it if you have set it up as
you describe.
Jason Merrill
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Humphrey
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:54 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re:
ok, found the problem, my actual list has strings with spaces in
them, which is what is making it not work.
So I guess I'll fill them with _ and then replace them with
when I need the string with spaces.
Thanks for the help guys.
On 30 Jan 2006, at 14:00, Adrian Lynch wrote:
Are you
Ah, so you had a [mc 1, mc 2] type thing going on?
Ade
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Humphrey
Sent: 30 January 2006 15:02
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] targetting a mc from a list - solved
ok, found the
It's not the same, but it's still along the right lines. Thanks John, I had
given up hope...
Cheers,
!k
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Sent: January 26, 2006 1:54 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders]
Hi,
Is there a way to get the FileReference to open different browse window
styles - or are we stuck with the one it gives!? The Windows / IE browse
window I am after is basically a resizable window.
Note, to see the default window which Flash triggers, paste this code
onto the first frame of a
Well, yeah, these list items need to be client names and that kinda
thing, so might be a single word, might be 3 or 4 words.
String wrangling to the rescue.
On 30 Jan 2006, at 15:10, Adrian Lynch wrote:
Ah, so you had a [mc 1, mc 2] type thing going on?
Ade
What's the best way to load external FLV files?
NetStream or Media Class? and someone knows whats the main diferences
between both? as which one is fastest
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Here's more of a higher-level problem for you helpful people :
Imagine 3 lists, someListA, anotherListB, and lastListC. When I
rollover something in someListA, I want the items in anotherListB and
lastListC to highlight. And the same for rolling over something in
anotherListB or lastListC.
Hi all,
The company I work for, Tonic Design, which is an independant design
branding consultancy in Shoreditch, London, England, is looking to
hire a senior flash developer. Tonic are a fun, vibrant company to
work for, with spacious penthouse studios on Shoreditch High St. Our
client list
Kent Humphrey wrote:
I've made a single item work with my initial solution, which was to
have a list for each item that lists which items in the other lists
should highlight. But by the time I've made 25 lists for my 25
(current) items, that seems like a lot of redundant and duplicated
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 10:04:22AM +0100, Sander wrote:
If your functions are motion-based, have a look at Fuse. It's a set
of Tween classes that lets you execute a lot of tweens in sequence. 2
can fire off when 1 finished if you want. You can tween position,
alpha, rotation and many
first, what you guys have done is dynamically refrencing a *loaded* class not
dynamically creating a class! if the class is not yet loaded it returns null.
and of course dynamically refrencing a class gives you nothing, I was wondering
if it is possible to load a class dynamically?
in Java
On 30 Jan 2006, at 16:30, Alan MacDougall wrote:
I've made a single item work with my initial solution, which was
to have a list for each item that lists which items in the other
lists should highlight. But by the time I've made 25 lists for my
25 (current) items, that seems like a lot
When creating a custom component is there a way to allow the user to be able
to scaling changes in the authoring environment. I am using a component
with some visible markings on the stage with Drag-n-drop scaling- although I
can see the change in border size the movieclip inside stays the same
I am attaching content into a scroll pane, and I noticed that all of the
components that are attached into my scroll pane are recieving the
skinning modifications I applied to the scroll pane. For example, I set
the border of my scroll pane to be a red solid, using the following code:
That sounds to me like you want to use events -- the items which
light up should listen to the items that trigger them. When the
triggering item gets moused over, the listening item(s) can decide
whether to react. This might just take your redundancy and put it
somewhere else, but it
Well, regardless of whether or not you use listeners, you still need
to create the data relationship. I don't think encoding the
relationships into 25 listeners is necessarily a good idea, either.
An associative array, indexed by ID, could store the IDs of the other
list items that are
On 30 Jan 2006, at 17:12, Alan MacDougall wrote:
Close. Let's assume you're using mx.events.EventDispatcher. Your
event broadcaster class starts like this:
Wow. Thanks for all that. I'm not using classes so that's another
thing I'll have to study up on...
I've filed your post away for
On 30 Jan 2006, at 17:13, Nathan Derksen wrote:
Well, regardless of whether or not you use listeners, you still
need to create the data relationship. I don't think encoding the
relationships into 25 listeners is necessarily a good idea, either.
An associative array, indexed by ID, could
I´m loading the vars from two different databases to Flash.
But i´m having some prob´s with my attachMovie and the depth cause it
will delete the other attachMovie it run´s at first
Can someone help please?
myVar = new LoadVars ();
myNewVar = new LoadVars ();
nomes = new Array ();
Thks,
So i´ll have to create a movieClip for each of my files i´m loading and make
tha attachMovie to them separately...
On 1/30/06, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can only attach one movie clip per movie clip instance - so just
create more empty movie clips to attach them to.
I looked into Java Virtual Machine Class code, it's not possible to load a
class dynamically in flash. at least you need to have somehow the main package
loaded in flash!
after all it is ActionScript and it still needs lots of improvements in
language syntax
Kamyar Nazeri [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cool.
Jason Merrill
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Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:50 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Depth prob...
Ok, it´s working Thanks for the tip Jason...
On 1/30/06,
Take a look at this, basically the closest thing to what you're referring to in
Java. http://www.osflash.org/sexie
Farid
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Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:48:04 PM
Hi people,
For the record :
When one uses MAc OSX Flash 8 Pro, you have different to use a font, by
the way, for a reason that a presume, when you use _sans or Arial with
Use device fonts, in fact Flash embeds the outlines in the final swf.
If someone else could test it on it's computer ?!
I love it on my desk too. Can't wait to see more updates and additions
to this great piece.
CB
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Velevitch
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:19 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re:
Can anyone point me to a resource that describes the differences
between sub-versions of the Flash Player? This information is key to
fixing a complex Flash project I inherited.
I need to know what changes were made to the Flash Player between
versions 7.0.19.0 and 7.0.61.0. In the project I
Do the following lines need to be in components that don't extend the V2
component framework or can they be omitted:
// Components must declare these to be proper // components in the
components framework.
static var symbolName:String = Dial;
static var symbolOwner:Object = Dial;
var
These variables are used by UIObject.createClassObject(). If you aren't using
this method, you don't need these variables.
Scott
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Sent: Mon 1/30/2006 1:36 PM
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Cc:
Subject:
Hey Kamyar,
Sure it is...unless I misunderstand you.
http://www.osflash.org/using_a_swf_as_a_dll
Scott
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Sent: Mon 1/30/2006 12:48 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Cc:
Subject:Re: [Flashcoders]
Marc Hoffman wrote:
I need to know what changes were made to the Flash Player
between versions 7.0.19.0 and 7.0.61.0.
Mike Chambers (or other MM reps) are you out there?
Hi Marc... have you seen the Flash Player 7 Release Notes?
Thank you, John! Your suggestions look promising for sorting this out. -Marc
At 11:27 AM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
Marc Hoffman wrote:
I need to know what changes were made to the Flash Player
between versions 7.0.19.0 and 7.0.61.0.
Mike Chambers (or other MM reps) are you out there?
Hi Marc...
Hello,
F-ab is a browser for Flash movies. Flash movies are switched by
changing the channel like TV programs in it. You can see 1 Flash
movies by changing the channel from to .
This product is a free-ware.
System requirements:
Mac OS: 10.4 or later
Windows: XP
Memory: 256 MB
Nice job for creating dynamic linked library in flash, thanks to Farid and
Scott. Of course compiled clips and components do the same, but using dlls
gives us the ability to load classed whenever they are needed and not just
including them all in the first frame!
I was wondering if it is
Hey guys I am trying to paste some preloader code from a f6 project into an f8
project but its acting really weird. The traces I have put in for watching my
percent grow don't even begine to trace until about 46%. I figured it would be
some kind of issue with exporting to first frame stuff but
Perfect- Thanks Scott.
On 1/30/06, Scott Hyndman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These variables are used by UIObject.createClassObject(). If you aren't
using this method, you don't need these variables.
Scott
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Manuel
Hi all,
I am looking to control how some of my components are scaled. This is mostly
so that I can define how each are draw.
For instance I want to lock my button component to two different types of
scaling.
1) Width only
2) Retain aspect ratio
Is there any why this can be done? I know that I
Can attachedVideo be controlled by a class? I have scrubbed that archives and
Googled...
Is it possible to do something like this? (This Dosen't work). I don't want to
use a media component because this will be controlled by a keyListener (no on
screen video controls).
class Foo {
var
Guys can you tell me why this entire block of code work in F8 except the part
where it hits the onRelease its like it doesn't even make it a button when
applied. Any ideas?
buildCharMenu = function(totalChars, setNum){
setMax = setNum * 5;
trace(setMax: + setMax); //if set is
hi Corban,
this[charThumb_MC].loadMovie(charThumb);
loadMovie is delayed until all scripts in the frame have finished, so
you assign the onRelease to a movieclip that will be replaced by a
newly loaded one moments later.
use a container to load it into, and assign your onRelease
Mike, do you have an example of this? My current test shows the
opposite - that convolution is proving more cpu intensive than
blurfilter?
Mike Mountain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In my tests convolution filter was much faster than a blurfilter.
But it's an easy one to swap oout and test for
Hi,
Key parts of the UI of Google Analytics (formally Urchin) are Flash.
-David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Of Kevin Aebig
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:10 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Flash
Agreed, lines per hour is not a very valuable metric, but it's a relatively
quick and easy metric to calculate.
I remember reading somewhere that the average programmer writes about 10
lines of good production code per hour. I'm guessing this included all time
for project coordination,
You'll have to attach the video manually on the stage.. but that also
mean u won't need the video holder mc anymore.
Just reference the video object when you creat ethe class
var foo = new foo(video);
On 1/31/06, Steven Loe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can attachedVideo be controlled by a class? I
Hi all,
I'm having trouble with something simple fscommands in an html page.
If I publish my swf with the setting 'Flash with FSCommand' and I include
the following code in the first (and only) frame of my swf:
fscommand(yo);
and the js function that catches the fscommands looks like this:
I've tried posting this in the Adobe (Macromedia) forums with no luck.
I'm hoping that someone here can help. Might be a newbie question, but
I'm thinking I'd get better response here. Sorry for the cross-post and
sorry if this is beneath the level of this list or OT.
I'm trying to send a date
In a thread a few days ago, Mike Chambers said, regarding the MM
JsIntegration kit:
Did you pull the latest source from subversion?
Is the source on the Macromedia site not the latest?
--
Jim Kremens
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Hi again,
Well, I managed to get the latest source from SVN, but I can't make it work
at all. Frustrating, as the version I downloaded from Macromedia was pretty
painless to implement. However, I need the new version, as it works with
fscommand.
Can anyone provide a working example or a link
Hello All ---
I posted this on FlashNewbie and didn't have much luck getting it resolved. I
also found a number of posts on Actionscript.org referencing this same problem,
but I couldn't find any solutions, so I thought I would try here. I created a
custom button component with live preview
I remember this happening with my components at one point, but I think the
issue was with MX04 - pre 7.2. I'm not 100% on that but I do remember the
problem occurring.
Are you using MX04? If so, are you using the 7.2 update?
If not, I'll see if I can dig up some info about what I did ...
The 7.2 update did clear up many things. Components Live Preview was
always a bit flaky however. The one most notorious for showing up
incorrectly was the numeric stepper. On the positive side, they have
always shown up correctly when actually compiled. They often don't
look right in the editing
Sorry, using Flash 8.
Thanks for any insight.
Derek Vadneau flashcoderlist at ThunderUnderground.com wrote:
I remember this happening with my components at one point, but I think the
issue was with MX04 - pre 7.2. I'm not 100% on that but I do remember the
problem occurring.
Are you using
Sorry for the delayed response, it's been a busy day.
It's been a while since I have touched Lingo, so I won't comment
there, but yah it's basically a list of properties. Associative
arrays can be accessed in two ways. First:
listRelationships:Object = new Object();
It's because LivePreview variables are different SWF's, but same depth.
Gary wrote the original LivePreview.as file (in includes in Flash MX 2004's
install directory), and you can take a look at it to see how it works.
I had the same problem with my Flowchart components. Basically, things were
If I have a link like this in a Flex2 TextArea like this:
a href='asfunction:doSomething,foo'click here/a
Where do I put my doSomething() method?
-Tom
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Docs are down, but here's some psuedo code for you:
import flash.util.trace;
your_txt.addEventListener(TextStuff.LINK, onHyperlinkClicked);
function onHyperlinkClicked( event:Event )
{
trace(You clicked on + event.target); // your_txt
trace(The text is: + event.text); // doSomething
}
I wrote a post on working with live preview on my lame ass blog at
http://www.judahfrangipane.com/?p=13.
Judah
JesterXL wrote:
It's because LivePreview variables are different SWF's, but same depth.
Gary wrote the original LivePreview.as file (in includes in Flash MX 2004's
install
Thanks, Jesse. I was able to find the right event using the code
hints in Flexbuilder (see below) but I'm stuck until I find out how
asfunction has changed so I can actually trigger the event. I'll hold
my breath until the docs come back...
import flash.events.*
Hi All,
I am trying to load a new SWF file on root movie clip using following
action script code, but it is not working properly. It is loading its
first frame only. But the SWF file (to be loaded) is having more than
one pages.
loadMovie(C:\\ pages.swf, _root);
_root.gotoAndStop(3);
Seems you don't set your own onUpdate() and setSize() functions.
Have a look at file mm_livepreview.as (can be found in ...First Run\Include).
It manages all the Live Preview behaviour.
Then try to check onUpdate() and setSize() functions in native MM
components to see how it works.
Do you subclass UIComponent or just MovieClip?
What code do you use for onUpdate?
Try to trace components names etc while in live preview.
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Best regards,
GregoryN
http://GOusable.com
Flash components development.
Usability
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