Well I think you have accepted a level of responsibility and have conducted yourslef in a very mature and classy manner, after the fact.. If it makes any difference.. Many would have just fought tooth & nail...and let the communication degrade.
Take care.. -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Pace Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:16 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] change the origin of rotation for a movieclip? You were right and I let my frustration get the better of me. I apologize. whispers wrote: > You could have stated, you wanted to learn how to do it yourself and > weren't interested ina 'turn-key' type solution that he originally provided. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of > Anthony Pace > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:56 PM > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] change the origin of rotation for a movieclip? > > How would you like it if you asked a question about code and someone > told you to buy a product? Although your answer will probably be in > line with what you have said in the past, I truly believe you might be > a bit perturbed; considering you are apparently easily perturbed. > Answering a question with a sales pitch is not an answer. > > We only ever advance and grow mentally in life, as a society, if > concepts and knowledge remain open to the public to consume. Where > would calculus be if Leibniz hadn't published and disseminated his > information freely? Newton said he stood on the shoulders of giants, > so why do you take offence to my wanting to learn? > > Working at triMM I would figure that you would have an open > philosophy; yet, perhaps I am wrong. > > Anthony Pace wrote: > >> It a coder forum... not a pitch my product forum. People like you >> need to relax. >> >> Hans Wichman wrote: >> >>> Load of bull period. >>> >>> >>> >>>> "Hi I have a problem I need solved" >>>> >>>> >>> <"Hi I have a product that solves it, I invested thousands of hours >>> in it" >>> >>> >>>> "WHAT I CANT GET IT FOR FREE, HOW DARE YOU???" >>>> >>>> >>> He was telling you exactly how to solve it, it involved a good product. >>> That's not telling you you should buy it, he's giving you an option. >>> >>> Was "Thanks Jack for your elaborate answer, but I'd appreciate some >>> clues how to solve this myself" too much trouble? >>> I'm amazed he even took the time to write a second answer instead of >>> 'screw you' so cheers to Jack, who has to read you 'appreciate his >>> answer' only through a post where you get told off for being rude in >>> the first place since you couldn't take the time to thank him >>> normally? >>> >>> Anywayz this is not about sticking up for Jack I'm sure he is quite >>> capable of that himself, it's about list etiquette, that no matter >>> what someone answers, he/she is investing time at that moment to >>> help you solve your problem, and in my opinion that always deserves >>> some respect/gratitude instead of some shitty reply. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Anthony Pace >>> <anthony.p...@utoronto.ca>wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> When someone is telling you to buy their product or a purchase a >>>> membership to their club, it is not a real answer. >>>> >>>> As I said, I appreciated his second answer, where he actually gave >>>> information about how to accomplish it on my own. >>>> >>>> >>>> allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> i thought it was so rude that you were being sarcastic >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Hans Wichman < >>>>> j.c.wich...@objectpainters.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> What I don't understand is that someone takes the time to write >>>>>> an elaborate answer and you have the nerve to reply with "how >>>>>> about a real answer", some attitude dude. Although noone seems to >>>>>> take offense, it's a one way trip to my ignore list. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Anthony Pace >>>>>> <anthony.p...@utoronto.ca >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> How about a real answer? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jack Doyle wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There's a new plugin for TweenLite/Max that'll cause >>>>>>>> transformation >>>>>>>> (rotation/scale) tweens to occur around any point, so it'll be >>>>>>>> as easy >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> as: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> TweenLite.to(mc, 2, {transformAroundPoint:{point:new Point(100, >>>>>>> 100), >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> rotation:85}}); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Or if you want to use the center of the object as its origin, >>>>>>>> you could simply do: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> TweenLite.to(mc, 2, {transformAroundCenter:{rotation:80}}); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It works for the scale too, like: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> TweenLite.to(mc, 2, {transformAroundCenter:{scaleX:1.5, >>>>>>>> scaleY:2, rotation:-70}}); >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NOTE: The plugin is a membership benefit of Club GreenSock. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can see an interactive demo at >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://blog.greensock.com/sneak-peek/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> (scroll all the way down in the list of plugins - they're at the >>>>>>> bottom >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> - >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> click "example"). For those of you who are wondering "what's >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'plugin' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> talk with TweenLite - I didn't know there were any plugins!", >>>>>>> it's a new >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> feature that's part of a big update I'm rolling out soon. It >>>>>>>> adds lots >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> flexibility. Read more at the site. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jack >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PS There's also TransformMatrixProxy which has been around for >>>>>>>> a while >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> it'll do something similar and also let you skew things. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://blog.greensock.com/transformmatrixproxy/ It's not quite >>>>>>>> as convenient as a plugin for TweenLite/Max, though. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Anthony Pace [mailto:anthony.p...@utoronto.ca] Sent: >>>>>>>> Saturday, >>>>>>>> January 10, 2009 6:12 PM >>>>>>>> To: Flash Coders List >>>>>>>> Subject: [Flashcoders] change the origin of rotation for a >>>>>>>> movieclip? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How do you change the origin of rotation dynamically? can it be >>>>>>>> done? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> will it always be 0,0 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was hoping that with the new features of as3 that this I >>>>>>>> would be able to indicate where I wanted the origin; yet, I am >>>>>>>> starting to think that >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> was hoping for too much. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>>>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>>>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
