[Flashcoders] Strange errors upon compile; inconsistent errors

2006-04-02 Thread Ramon Miguel M. Tayag
This is not the strange error, but strange occurence: **Error** D:\flashResources\ASClasses\net\quirkworks\saatchi\PopupLoader.as: Line 37: The property being referenced does not have the static attribute. Draw.drawFill(mc.mcCatcher, new Point(0, 0), new Point(800, 600), 0, 0,

Re: [Flashcoders] Idea- beta tester contest.

2006-04-02 Thread Zárate
Hi, Whatever you want to get a bug-free player : ) On 4/2/06, Manuel Saint-Victor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I came across this articlehttp://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/appdev/story/0,10801,108504,00.htmlwhile doing some reading about Sun's Mustang. What caught my attention

Re: [Flashcoders] Strange errors upon compile; inconsistent errors

2006-04-02 Thread Chris Hill
Wow, it is not just me! I was running into this same problem friday. The files were exactly the same on both machines, but on one machine it gave me the 'The property being referenced does not have the static attribute.' The class in question was the ascb.util.ArrayUtils.toString() function:

[Flashcoders] AS2.0 Class _____ private function call

2006-04-02 Thread 신진석 [Jinseok Shin]
I’m Korean. I’m not English very well. I found private function call. //class as file class test_class{ private var _path:MovieClip = path function test_class(path:MovieClip){ _path = path } private function

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2.0 Class _____ private function call

2006-04-02 Thread Ramon Miguel M. Tayag
Do you mean that you are able to call the function? I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but the code you typed here is wrong. It should be: ... private var _path:MovieClip; ... _path = path; ... trace(aaa); You for the got semicolon - ; On 4/2/06, 신진석[Jinseok Shin] [EMAIL

[Flashcoders] Any way to set properties of a Window component's contentPath?

2006-04-02 Thread David Farrell
Hi all, I created a movie that accepts a string and an array. The string defines a message and the array defines button options. I want this button generator to sit inside the Window component so that I can fire up modal dialogue boxes when I need them. The way I wrote my movie was such

[Flashcoders] Asynchrone website, help!

2006-04-02 Thread Weyert de Boer
As you might know I am always fighting for the favour of Flash, it seems that luck is with me this weekend. Currently, I am working on flash website which is now totally event based, and includes /finally/ some patterns. Not perfectly, but works, though. Only I happen to have some issues with, let

Re: [Flashcoders] Any way to set properties of a Window component's contentPath?

2006-04-02 Thread David Farrell
Also, I can't see how to access my object once it is the content of the Window. ie.. I create a window with DialogueButtons as the contentPath This creates the window as hoped - now I want to call a few methods on my class to create the buttons - but how do I access the content (my

Re: [Flashcoders] Any way to set properties of a Window component's contentPath?

2006-04-02 Thread Helen Triolo
I do exactly that with scrollpane -- set the contentPath to a movieclip menuBuilder (in the library, linked to class MenuBuilder) and then call its setup method and that works fine: menupanel.menupane.contentPath = menuBuilder; menupanel.menupane.content.setup(this, ctopic, cpage);

[Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Dave Mennenoh
I am attaching some thumb clips from the library into a holder clip on stage, using attachMovie. Because of the timing thing with the clips' methods not becoming available immediately, I wait 250ms before calling a method of each clip. This works great - I just have one issue. I am able to set

Re: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Ramon Miguel M. Tayag
You mean there are functions in the attached movie? AFAIK, it's supposed to be initialized as soon as it gets on the stage. Have you tried attachedMC.onLoad? On 4/2/06, Dave Mennenoh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am attaching some thumb clips from the library into a holder clip on stage, using

Re: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Dave Mennenoh
Have you tried attachedMC.onLoad? Oh, I see what you mean. Place the onLoad within the clip.. No, I didn't try that. It might work, but I'd rather do it like I have it - calling the method from the code that attaches the clip. Dave - Adobe Community Expert www.blurredistinction.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Helen Triolo
Why not take the function out of the clip altogether, put it in a class file, and have it be available immediately after the attachMovie without all that wait-a-frame-for-function-to-be-available stuff? Or even call a function on the main timeline instead? Unless it's for Flash 5, I can't

[Flashcoders] Flash 8 video encoder causing spontaneous reboot! Help!

2006-04-02 Thread Brad Kozak
I'm in the process of encoding a bunch of :30 sec TV commercials for my portfolio. I'm encoding them with the FL8 Video Encoder. All was well, until my laptop crashed mid-encode. Now every time I attempt to encode, about halfway through the video, the computer spontanously acts as if I've press

Re: [Flashcoders] Any way to set properties of a Window component's contentPath?

2006-04-02 Thread David Farrell
My problem ended up being the default scope of objects / vars not being public. Adding 'public' in front of 'var' fixed the issue. Thanks for your help. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the

[Flashcoders] Movieclip methods in homemade class

2006-04-02 Thread Michael K
I am making a tilebased game where each tile is an individual class that inherits from the Tile class. I have a MC in the library for each type of tile whcih contains graphics. I have linked each MC in the library directly to its class in the Linkage panel form the library so I can export them

RE: [Flashcoders] Movieclip methods in homemade class

2006-04-02 Thread 신진석 [Jinseok Shin]
class Money extends Tiles{ var info:Object var walkable:Boolean var containsMoney:Boolean var _path:MovieClip function Ladder(path:MovieClip){ _path = path walkable = true containsMoney=true }

[Flashcoders] Strange depth issue with Window component

2006-04-02 Thread David Farrell
Hi all (again), I create a window with the following code: _popUp = PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, Window, true, { title:Error, contentPath:DialogueBox}); (_popUp is defined but not instanciated at the very top of my class.) When I create this, it is not visible and it does not have

[Flashcoders] AS2.0 class ................. private function calling...

2006-04-02 Thread 신진석 [Jinseok Shin]
I found private function call. //class as file class test_class{ private var _path:MovieClip = path function test_class(path:MovieClip){ _path = path } private function trace_test(){

Re: [Flashcoders] Movieclip methods in homemade class

2006-04-02 Thread Michael Bedar
Does class Tiles extend MovieClip? You'll need a linked MC for Tiles, as well as one for each class that extends Tiles On Apr 2, 2006, at 11:49 AM, Michael Kønig wrote: I am making a tilebased game where each tile is an individual class that inherits from the Tile class. I have a MC in

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2.0 class ................. private function calling...

2006-04-02 Thread Michael Bedar
You mean that Flash ignores private when calling from the timeline? Try from another class. On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:16 PM, 신진석[Jinseok Shin] wrote: I found private function call. //class as file class test_class{ private var _path:MovieClip = path function

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
This behavior is very easy to manage. Here's how I do it. You can set properties of a clip even though you cannot call methods of a clip. This is how Flash works. So, what I do is this. I have the movieclip itself call its own method. I have the attacher set its initial properties when it

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
var mc = holder.attachMovieClip(SYM_Clip, item, 10); mc.controller = this; mc.foo = something; mc.bar = 15; Inside the SYM_Clip movieclip in the library: function init() { FooTextField.text = foo; BarTextField.text = bar; } init(); This isn't the best example since you could

[Flashcoders] Smooth Scripted Blurs

2006-04-02 Thread lincoln
So I've got this clip that I want to apply a super smooth scripted blur. This script does a great job however, the blur sort of pops at the end and than just becomes clear.Instead of smoothly making its transition from blurred to clear you see a noticeable transition from blurred to

Re: [Flashcoders] Smooth Scripted Blurs

2006-04-02 Thread Zeh Fernando
from blurred to clear. Am I missing something here that would make my clip, main_image_mc, smoothly transition? Would you consider this the best practice for doing a blurred image-clear image transition? It seems to work as expected here. However, I don't know if that's what you're

[Flashcoders] Re: TextField._yscale bug?

2006-04-02 Thread Pieter Snoeck
Hey, no one can help me here? I have tried all the flash 8 font rendering modes and when I export to flash player 7, everything is fine. I really need the flashplayer 8 for this project. thanks, pieter On 3/31/06, Pieter Snoeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have 2 textfields at the same _x

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: TextField._yscale bug?

2006-04-02 Thread Michael Bedar
copy_txt.text = something; copyMirror_txt.text = copy_txt.text.split().reverse().join() On Apr 2, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Pieter Snoeck wrote: Hey, no one can help me here? I have tried all the flash 8 font rendering modes and when I export to flash player 7, everything is fine. I really need

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: TextField._yscale bug?

2006-04-02 Thread Pieter Snoeck
Thanks Michael, but that's not what I'm looking for, I want a vertical mirror effect - _yscale = -100 On 4/3/06, Michael Bedar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: copy_txt.text = something; copyMirror_txt.text = copy_txt.text.split().reverse().join() ___

RE: [Flashcoders] Movieclip methods in homemade class

2006-04-02 Thread Michael K
Very simple... I use attachMovie clip and got confused, but I just pass it through the infoObject and it works perfectly. Thanks. /M From: ½ÅÁø¼®[Jinseok Shin] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'

[Flashcoders] ribbon effect

2006-04-02 Thread Benjamin Dobler
Hey, can someone hook me up with some math, ideas or code on how to create the famous natzke/yugop ribbon effect? Something like: http://yugop.com/ver3/index.asp?id=32 (I know it`s director but natzke did the same in flash). Any input welcome Thanx benz RichApps.de

[Flashcoders] Publish my swf direct to server

2006-04-02 Thread Johnny Zen
Hi all Is there any methods to publish and upload my flash files directly to my webserver. Tried network places but doesnt work. I now know. At the moment I'm exporting movie, then using dreamweaver ftp to upload files to server, seems a long winded way of doing a simple task, and slightly

Re: [Flashcoders] Publish my swf direct to server

2006-04-02 Thread Andy Johnston
You could run a local webserver like apache or IIS then just copy the published files to the server directory on your harddrive then view in your browser? Hi all Is there any methods to publish and upload my flash files directly to my webserver. Tried network places but doesnt work. I now

RE: [Flashcoders] Publish my swf direct to server

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
Dreamweaver FTP? Who uses that janky ftp program? ;) If you're on a Mac, you should learn how to upload via terminal. If you're on a PC, get the free version of WS_FTP (google it). -Steven -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

Re: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Dave Mennenoh
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Use the most basic of OOP principles and let the movieclip call its own init rather than making an interval for every single clip. Well, I had just one interval that, when finished, called 'init' on all my thumbnail clips... But either way, I like how you

Re: [Flashcoders] Publish my swf direct to server

2006-04-02 Thread Dave Mennenoh
If you keep both Flash and Dreamweaver open and your site folder is your project folder then it's quite effiicient to make the swf, switch to DW and upload it. I keep DW connected to my site most of the day and am constantly uploading changes when I'm working. Personally I think it's pretty

[Flashcoders] Single User Whiteboard component

2006-04-02 Thread Mike Guerrero
Just wondering if any knows where I can find a whiteboard component that can be use by one person? Should I try to work with the one from Flash Media server. I don't use flash media server enough to justify getting it. I hate to create one from scratch. Thanks, MikeG -Original Message-

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash e-commerce site

2006-04-02 Thread slam dunk
try google search for: oscommerce.org zen cart On 4/1/06, Helios Pregioni Bayma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash e-commerce site

2006-04-02 Thread Ramon Miguel M. Tayag
read up on AMFPHP too. Makes like a lot easier On 4/2/06, Helios Pregioni Bayma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have to define what technologies and how much I´ll ask for an e-commerce Flash website. I pretend using PHP and MySQL and did read that it´s better using already made codes, is it

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash e-commerce site

2006-04-02 Thread Ramon Miguel M. Tayag
*life! sorry! On 4/3/06, Ramon Miguel M. Tayag [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: read up on AMFPHP too. Makes like a lot easier -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash e-commerce site

2006-04-02 Thread Bjorn Schultheiss
The e-commerce website is not easy to achieve in Flash. My recommendation, 1. don’t assume it to be easy. 2. any amount of time you believe it will take you times it by 6. 3. don’t bother with oscommerce. You're better off with a proper OOP backend where the business tier is separated from view.

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash and the OBJECT tag or EMBED tag in HTML ...

2006-04-02 Thread Charles Parcell
Perhaps you have Placeholder Image turned on in IE's preferences? Charles P. On 4/1/06, Stephen Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone tell my why the following icon/image appears momentarily in the top left of my browser screen when visiting my website: (click link to see image)

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
For me, it's just an extension of a lesson I learned from a book on OOP in Director by Peter Small called Lingo Sorcery many many years ago, which is to let objects manage themselves. Since Flash requires a single frame to pass for functions to be available on any given timeline, a nested