Re: [Flashcoders] Font embedding with Regular Bold versions

2010-05-28 Thread dopeco...@hotmail.com
Well isn't that a slap in the face with a wet fish ... that did it Sumeet ... 10 years of flash destroyed by Auto kerning ;) Thanks mate. Sumeet Kumar wrote: Hi :) Not sure why, but unchecking the auto kern checkbox solved the problem for me. Thanks Sumeet Kumar - Original Message

RE: [Flashcoders] Font embedding with Regular Bold versions

2010-05-28 Thread Cor
It's very simpel. :-) Select the dynamic textfield, click Character Embedding and click don't embed. In AS if you like, set testField.embedFonts = false; -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of

Re: [Flashcoders] GPU, Direct or Normal?

2010-05-28 Thread tom rhodes
http://www.kaourantin.net/2008/05/what-does-gpu-acceleration-mean.html http://www.kaourantin.net/2008/05/what-does-gpu-acceleration-mean.htmlgoogle has a lot more too. On 28 May 2010 07:35, Fahim Akhter akhter.fa...@gmail.com wrote: That makes two of us brother. Fahim Akhter Game Developer

[Flashcoders] right to left text in fp9 using xml

2010-05-28 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
hi guys can anyone give me any pointers as to how to support right to left text like arabic in a as3 fp9 site i've done please? my xml is all utf-8 if that makes a difference? thanks guys a ___ Flashcoders mailing list

Re: [Flashcoders] union 1000-user free licence announced (multiuser dev platform)

2010-05-28 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
sweet - now let's get win-gee to re-release his junglewar game and we're set :D a On 28 May 2010 06:12, co...@moock.org co...@moock.org wrote: greetings flashcoders. at fitc, we recently announced a free 1000-user licence for union: http://www.unionplatform.com/?p=1115 also, this week,

Re: [Flashcoders] right to left text in fp9 using xml

2010-05-28 Thread Glen Pike
Arabic - you can use Flaraby which works really well - that takes your arabic text and flips the order of words / characters correctly. It does not work for other BIDI languages - we had to upgrade to CS4. There is another solution http://www.red-id.com/blog/post/BIDI-Flash-support-3.aspx but

Re: [Flashcoders] union 1000-user free licence announced (multiuser dev platform)

2010-05-28 Thread Tom Gooding
thanks for the update colin I discovered Unity several months ago whilst it was in Beta. we introduced it into a multiplayer gaming application in a middle-man context to replace an http tunneling/polling behaviour. we were able to get it into production within a week of downloading the

Re: [Flashcoders] right to left text in fp9 using xml

2010-05-28 Thread Glen Pike
Oops, sorry, forgot the types setup for a couple of those elements: protected var _fteContainer:Sprite; protected var _textBlock:TextBlock; function setupRTL() { _fteContainer = new Sprite(); //addChild(_fteContainer); //We create a 2nd text

Re: [Flashcoders] GPU, Direct or Normal?

2010-05-28 Thread Fahim Akhter
Thank you, kind sir :) Fahim Akhter Game Developer | White Rabbit Studios | http://apps.facebook.com/feline-frenzy/ On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:23 PM, tom rhodes tom.rho...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.kaourantin.net/2008/05/what-does-gpu-acceleration-mean.html

Re: [Flashcoders] Funny, Code Worked Before...

2010-05-28 Thread John Singleton
Ok, I've nailed down where the problem is as to why my silly little *.as file that worked so well before won't work with minor changes in my latest *.as file. The problem appears to be that Flash freaks out over different image files! Here's the code, simplified: package { import

Re: [Flashcoders] union 1000-user free licence announced (multiuser dev platform)

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
dave, please let me know if this type of announcement is inappropriate for flashcoders. It's not inappropriate at all. Thanks for posting this! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on

[Flashcoders] AS2 ComboBox only showing 2 rows when embedded in Adobe Connect

2010-05-28 Thread Andrew Sinning
We've built an AS2 application that can be embedded into various LMSs, etc. Curiously, when embedded in Adobe Connect (also written in AS2), the ComboBoxes aren't rendered correctly. Rather than dropping down, the menus are displaying above the widget, even though there is plenty of room

Re: [Flashcoders] right to left text in fp9 using xml

2010-05-28 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
superb thanks a On 28 May 2010 10:56, Glen Pike g...@engineeredarts.co.uk wrote: Oops, sorry, forgot the types setup for a couple of those elements: protected var _fteContainer:Sprite; protected var _textBlock:TextBlock; function setupRTL() { _fteContainer = new Sprite();

[Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Lehr, Theodore
I am trying to make a simple ticker... my thinking is to tween it (in as) right to left... how would I make that tween repeat endlessly? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Glen Pike
On 28/05/2010 15:45, Lehr, Theodore wrote: I am trying to make a simple ticker... my thinking is to tween it (in as) right to left... how would I make that tween repeat endlessly? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

RE: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Lehr, Theodore
That's what I love about this list - there is ALWAYS help available but it is often cryptic... ;-) From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Glen Pike [g...@engineeredarts.co.uk] Sent:

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Glen Pike
Hehe - Just giving you a nudge in the right direction - you have to look up some info - try googling for flash tween yoyo and it opens up some interesting stuff. If you then get stuck trying to do stuff, we help a bit more ;) On 28/05/2010 16:04, Lehr, Theodore wrote: That's what I love

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Matt S.
Are you using a Tween Engine like TweenMax? Most have a yoyo function built in which endlessly loops back and forth. .m On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Lehr, Theodore ted_l...@federal.dell.com wrote: That's what I love about this list - there is ALWAYS help available but it is often

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Nathan Mynarcik
Have each item as its on sprite/mc and when it tweens off the stage, reset its x/y to start over again. On 5/28/10, Lehr, Theodore ted_l...@federal.dell.com wrote: That's what I love about this list - there is ALWAYS help available but it is often cryptic... ;-)

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Cedric Muller
or just assign some 'onComplete' handler to your tween, reset your object to tween 's position to the right of the screen and (re)start tweening. rinse and repeat. Cedric Hehe - Just giving you a nudge in the right direction - you have to look up some info - try googling for flash tween

RE: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread Lehr, Theodore
Don't worry - I love it! Would rather hunt and find it anyway rater than being handed the answer... From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Glen Pike [g...@engineeredarts.co.uk] Sent:

Re: [Flashcoders] External Interface with looped parameters

2010-05-28 Thread Anthony Pace
If you want an array from javascript to actionscript somewhere in your class put something like:

[Flashcoders] Flash CS5 TLF Engine Causes Errors With Loaded SWFs

2010-05-28 Thread Steven Sacks
http://www.stevensacks.net/2010/05/28/flash-cs5-tlf-engine-causes-errors-with-loaded-swfs/ You cannot use the TLF Engine in swfs that you load into another swf. If you know somebody at Adobe, please raise this issue. ___ Flashcoders mailing list

[Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Hello, How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? Much obliged, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? You'll need to serve the file through a server-side (CGI) program. That program

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
On May 28, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Dave Watts wrote: How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? You'll need to serve the file

Re: [Flashcoders] ticker

2010-05-28 Thread John R. Sweeney Jr
Like breadcrumbs. :) on 5/28/10 10:14 AM, Glen Pike at g...@engineeredarts.co.uk wrote: If you then get stuck trying to do stuff, we help a bit more ;) John R. Sweeney Jr. Interactive Multimedia Developer OnDemand Interactive Inc 945 Washington Blvd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Office/Fax:

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
I see. Would PHP work as that server side language? I am thinking so. You can create a PHP counter, so... hmmm. Sure, I think it would be very easy to do in PHP. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Eureka.. Thanks ;) On May 28, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Dave Watts wrote: I see. Would PHP work as that server side language? I am thinking so. You can create a PHP counter, so... hmmm. Sure, I think it would be very easy to do in PHP. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS5 TLF Engine Causes Errors With Loaded SWFs

2010-05-28 Thread Henrik Andersson
Steven Sacks wrote: http://www.stevensacks.net/2010/05/28/flash-cs5-tlf-engine-causes-errors-with-loaded-swfs/ You cannot use the TLF Engine in swfs that you load into another swf. If you know somebody at Adobe, please raise this issue. Long story short: Adobe wanted to hide the separate

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Henrik Andersson
Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Hello, How can I go about restricting the number of downloads of a file on my server? For Eg: if I want a music track to only be able to be downloaded by 150 people and thats it.. ever, how can I go about doing this? I recommend at the very least using a token system

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Very good point. Thanks for that Henrik. I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they downloaded, the list got shorter. Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. I didn't think about tokens because I have

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Dave Watts
I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they downloaded, the list got shorter. Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. I didn't think about tokens because I have never used them and they seem too

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Limited edition releases. On May 28, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Dave Watts wrote: I was starting to wrap my head around an idea like this. Where each user was given a list of available downloads and as they downloaded, the list got shorter. Once the list was depleted, no more downloads. I didn't think

Re: [Flashcoders] File Downloads

2010-05-28 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Yes the users will have gone through a registration and login to get to the downloads. The files will be served from MySQL and output to HTML of Flash. This is for a small project of limited edition audio or pictures or scripts, etc. Hens, I'd like to limit each user in the allotted 150 to be

Re: [Flashcoders] GPU, Direct or Normal?

2010-05-28 Thread Kevin Newman
Is that information still current? I was under the impression that much of that was dropped from release players (can the Flash Player make a Direct3D/OpenGL surface from within a browser plugin?). The post also says that content should be specifically designed for GPU if you set wmode to