Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Cache in IE & FF

recommend this technique for production, as it will spike your server load something terrible, but for testing it's essential. _______ Joseph Balderson, Flex & Flash Platform Developer :: http://joeflash.ca Author, Profe

Re: [Flashcoders] as2 - method losing scope when called from timeline.

AS2 is full of mysterious crap, er bugs like this. It's what made Flash such a pain at times. I am s loving AS3... not that it's without it's own "quirks"... _______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Devel

Re: [Flashcoders] as2 - method losing scope when called from timeline.

Because of the way everything in AS2 is centred around the MovieClip class, in order to create any kind of MVC architecture, which I gather you are trying to do, it's all about the MovieClip. You can have your Model be an Object, but your View and Controller classes, and any other visual di

Re: [Flashcoders] MovieClip Buttons in Flash CS3 ActionScript 3

c.hitArea = hit_mc; Worked for me. _______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer & Trainer Jim Berkey wrote: Fuomo, One more questi

[Flashcoders] So You Want To Hire a SWF Developer?

who may have a use for it. Apologies for the plug, but a lot of people I know could use this information, just wanted to share. Cheers, -- _______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community

Re: [Flashcoders] A Flex 2 component in Flash CS3

. ___ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer & Trainer Patrick Mineault wrote: Hey everyone, I have to figure out a way to have a Flex 2 compo

Re: [Flashcoders] as 2 email validation class

signup routine is not just about email validation, but about confirmation: if they purposefully put in an invalid email (which gets past the above routine), then they can't confirm. Sucks to be them. Of course, the simplest thing if you're doing a lot of string validation

Re: [Flashcoders] as 2 email validation class

if((ti.text.indexOf("@") != -1) && (ti.text.indexOf(".",(ti.text.indexOf("@")+2)) != -1) ) { // email is valid } __ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writin

Re: [Flashcoders] access to drawing API information via ActionScript

ly creating lines... ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Consultant, New Toronto Group | http://www.newyyz.com Joseph Balderson wrote: > You would then need to create a 'player

Re: [Flashcoders] access to drawing API information via ActionScript

ing about here: http://www.imagination3.com/ 1. Make a drawing. 2. Email it to yourself. 3. Click the link in the email. 4. Watch it recreate the drawing. ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-09

Re: [Flashcoders] access to drawing API information via ActionScript

attern best case scenario. So really, your only option for effect realism is to create a drawing tool and a matched player for the job. Or maybe find a drawing application that outputs to time-coded SVG (if such a thing exists), and read it back to the player app. _

Re: [Flashcoders] loading external movie, then attachMovie items of IT's library?

rents. If you don't want to instantiate the library object at compiletime, don't put the the library clip on the main timeline of myMovie.swf, and check 'export in first frame'. You would still have the library item linked as "myLinkage" available to your main applicatio

Re: [Flashcoders] loading external movie, then attachMovie items of IT's library?

you don't want to instantiate the library object at compiletime, don't put the the library clip on the main timeline of myMovie.swf, and check 'export in first frame'. You would still have the library item linked as "myLinkage" available to your main application. Hop

Re: [Flashcoders] HTML display component for Flash?

You might want to check out Deng: http://osflash.org/deng/ __ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Consultant, New Toronto Group | http

Re: [Flashcoders] setNewTextFormat and textField.variable

-easy chart for sorting out all the ways to use/not to use set/New/TextFormat ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Consultant, New To

Re: [Flashcoders] Local Flash Cache I don't know about?!

Try Control > Delete ASO Files, or Control > Delete ASO Files and Test Movie __ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Consultan

Re: [Flashcoders] XPath

Found this, not too detailed though. Hope it helps. http://www.skylab.ws/?p=85 __ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Consultant, New

Re: [Flashcoders] accessing events within nested clips

.html http://www.helpqlodhelp.com/blog/archives/000145.html http://www.helpqlodhelp.com/blog/archives/000146.html http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2006/01/07/Event-Bubbling/ ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-09

Re: [Flashcoders] EmbedFonts = true

d and italics will all show up properly in your formatted textfield. Hope that helps, Joseph ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com

Re: [Flashcoders] inline images in html text fields?

Doesn't the CSS styling 'display:inline' work for the IMG tag? ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Developer & RIA Specialist http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Dév

Re: [Flashcoders] Stylesheet Formatting of Default Tags

note, I wish the HTML parser was inherited from the XML class so it could be extended. Built into the player as it is means rebuilding the parser from the ground up just to add functionality, and who's got time for that? ______ Joseph

[Flashcoders] Stylesheet Formatting of Default Tags

nation for not being able to redefine or tags in a stylesheet than "*just because*". Thanks in advance, Joseph -- ______ Joseph Balderson, Flash Developer & RIA Specialist http://www.joeflash.ca | 416-768-0987 Wr

Re: [Flashcoders] removing background from list component

The visibility property takes a "_" in front, could be why that's not working. Try this: playlist_lb.border_mc._visible = false; - Joeflash Andy Stone wrote: _global.styles.ScrollSelectList.backgroundColor = null; I think this will work. -Andy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROT

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 8 v2 Components Bug-fixes / Updates List

Anyone? Does such a list exist? Thanks, Joseph Joseph Balderson wrote: I've been looking for several days now, and I cannot seem to find a bug fix list for the v2 components that ship with flash 8 anywhwere. I keep seeing references that the standard v2 components have had certain

[Flashcoders] Flash 8 v2 Components Bug-fixes / Updates List

ot;changes/updates/bug fixes made to the v2 components in Flash 8 from MX04". Anyone know where I could find such a comprehensive list? ________ Joseph Balderson Interactive Media Design & Development http://www.joeflash.ca Faculty Member, Flash Developm

Re: [Flashcoders] CSS styles vs. TextFormat

an use HTML text with setTextFormat or setNewTextFormat, but no formatting-specific HTML tags such as or or are recognized. For non-HTML text, setTextFormat or setNewTextFormat will do just nicely, and does not involve as much overhead. Joseph _____

Re: [Flashcoders] Toronto Flash Coders?

to know a few folks who may be able to arrange some visits. Look for me on the boards as 'joeflash' -- I'll be there at the meeting too. :) ________ Joseph Balderson Interactive Media Design & Development http://www.joeflash.ca Faculty Me

Re: [Flashcoders] gotoAndStop(".."); then accessing a movieclip.

the property inspector for the text field. That way you can set the field text without it showing in the first 'frame'. It's a technique that works for almost any asset that needs to be updated/set X frames deep into a timeline. ______

Re: [Flashcoders] Strict Datatyping Question

Robert Tweed wrote: When you specify a type, you are declaring an object to the compiler. Based on that, the compiler will check the code for any expressions that conflict with the known declaration. It can only do this at compile-time: there is no runtime type-checking. When you use a path r

[Flashcoders] Strict Datatyping Question

tatype declaration var myVar:Number = 42; // illegal syntax error this.clip1.myVar:Number = 42; Does any one know the answer to this, it is really bugging me... ________ Joseph Balderson Interactive Media Design & Development http://www.joeflash.ca Facul

Re: [Flashcoders] movieclips functioning as buttons

Sounds like you need a custom JSFL command. That would do it nicely. Joseph Balderson Interactive Media Design & Development http://www.joeflash.ca Faculty Member, Flash Development, Humber College School of Media Studies