Re: [Flashcoders] ::dk:: understanding roll over with addEventListener
Hello :) if you use Macromedia's V2 components, the Button component don't have over and out event you must override the class and add your custom events. EKA+ :) 2006/10/14, dnk [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi there - this is probably a simple question, but... I have been using addEventListener with button components: this._targetMc.btn.addEventListener(click, MyDelegate.create(this, onHit)); Then the onHit function deals with it. Now I need some rollover rollout functions. So I wrote those, and then tried adding the event with: this._targetMc.btn.addEventListener(rollOver, MyDelegate.create(this, onRollOvr); this._targetMc.btn.addEventListener(rollOut, MyDelegate.create(this, onRollOut); Yet nothing is called - what am I missing? Not sure if it matters, these actions are within an AS2 class. Thanks in advance! d ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem
he's not describing dropping of framerate, he's describing that he can no longer drag the ship around: But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. when he uses swfObject, he looses that functionality. It's not a performance question, its a functionality question. hth, jpg On 10/14/06, Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Performance hit means a reduction in performance (extra burden on the CPU), which is what you described. Why don' t you change the code and see if that fixes it? At 09:36 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Is that the problem? - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem Why do you have WMODE set to transparent? If you don't need it, lose it. It results in a performance hit. At 07:30 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Hey All, I am making this game that allows you drag around a ship and shoot things. It works fine when I let Flash publish the HTML: http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/ But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/index_old.html Anyone know why, or if there is anything I can do to fix it? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?
Hi, can't this be done with intrinsics? http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=1879.html On 10/14/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/13/06, Jim Kremens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand what interfaces are, but I'm not entirely clear on when they become advantageous to use. Anyone care to shed some light? Interfaces are also very handy when you want to put the actual implementation code for a class in one .swf, but still get all the type-checking when writing code in another .swf that'll use it. Both .swfs include the interface code, but only the implementing .swf needs to include a concrete implementation of the class. Ian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- Cheers, Ray Chuan ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?
can't this be done with intrinsics?
Ray, an interface does not include variables, so this example looks more
like an Abstract class.
intrinsic class Circle {
var radius:Number;
function Circle(radius:Number);
function getArea():Number;
function getDiameter():Number;
function setRadius(param_radius:Number):Number;
}
According to those docs, it looks like it's intended to bring forward
type-checking from AS1 classes. However, does anyone know if an intrinsic
class could be used as an abstract class?
Scott
On 10/14/06, Ray Chuan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
can't this be done with intrinsics?
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=1879.html
On 10/14/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/13/06, Jim Kremens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I understand what interfaces are, but I'm not entirely clear on when
they become advantageous to use. Anyone care to shed some light?
Interfaces are also very handy when you want to put the actual
implementation code for a class in one .swf, but still get all the
type-checking when writing code in another .swf that'll use it. Both
.swfs include the interface code, but only the implementing .swf needs
to include a concrete implementation of the class.
Ian
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Re: [Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?
Hi Ray, Yes - but why would you, if the language spec already supports interfaces? Using interfaces is a much more 'standard' way (i.e. the same sort of thing you'd do if you were talking to dynamic libraries in other languages). I still see intrinsics as a bit of a hack. These classes are internal to the Flash Player, honest! Don't look for their implementation. Note the line from the page you link to: This keyword was not meant for general purpose use... Still - I'd imagine, like many of these things, in the end it comes down to personal taste. :-) Whatever gets the job done... Ian On 10/14/06, Ray Chuan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, can't this be done with intrinsics? http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=1879.html ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?
Scott, To me, an abstract class is one which has a partial - but incomplete - implementation i.e. you should never find yourself writing new SomeAbstractClass() - you should only ever be creating objects derived from it. The abstract class contains some useful re-usable stuff, but can't function on its own. Halfway between an interface and a class, if you like. That being the case, I can't quite see how intrinsics apply, as by their nature they include no implementation at all. The simplest way of faking an abstract class in AS2, I think, is just to mark the constructor as private. (Oddly, in AS3 Macrodobe have taken out the facility to mark a constructor as anything else than public - and I really can't fingure out why.) Ian On 10/14/06, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to those docs, it looks like it's intended to bring forward type-checking from AS1 classes. However, does anyone know if an intrinsic class could be used as an abstract class? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Interfaces: what are the advantages?
Ian, That being the case, I can't quite see how intrinsics apply, as by their nature they include no implementation at all. Ah, good point. I just got excited when I saw that variable in there. It is one step closer to abstract. Oddly, in AS3 Macrodobe have taken out the facility to mark a constructor as anything else than public I think they're following the Java language closely, which only has public constructors. Scott On 10/14/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott, To me, an abstract class is one which has a partial - but incomplete - implementation i.e. you should never find yourself writing new SomeAbstractClass() - you should only ever be creating objects derived from it. The abstract class contains some useful re-usable stuff, but can't function on its own. Halfway between an interface and a class, if you like. That being the case, I can't quite see how intrinsics apply, as by their nature they include no implementation at all. The simplest way of faking an abstract class in AS2, I think, is just to mark the constructor as private. (Oddly, in AS3 Macrodobe have taken out the facility to mark a constructor as anything else than public - and I really can't fingure out why.) Ian On 10/14/06, slangeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to those docs, it looks like it's intended to bring forward type-checking from AS1 classes. However, does anyone know if an intrinsic class could be used as an abstract class? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- : : ) Scott ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem
First off, my apologies to Victor for being snooty in my previous reply. That was not a good way to handle it, but I was annoyed because I'd taken the time to look at both pages, look at the html code (which was presumably the thing that was causing the swf to break), and offer a suggestion. When Victor replied by asking if that was the problem, I thought he ought to have done the work of trying out my suggestion (which was very quick and easy) rather than engage me in another response. I was being a bit prickly, but I wasn't trying to be a smartass in explaining what performance hit means, since I think that's quite possibly the problem. John Victor: As for what the problem is, I don't see that the dragging is actually being dropped. What I do see is an erratic frame rate, which is exactly what WMODE = transparent might produce in a tween-heavy simulation such as we have here. When I play the game, the dragging is never lost, but things run choppily which feels as if I have no control. Victor: please delete the html line that sets WMODE, and let us know if that fixes the problem. Marc Hoffman At 02:35 AM 10/14/2006, you wrote: he's not describing dropping of framerate, he's describing that he can no longer drag the ship around: But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. when he uses swfObject, he looses that functionality. It's not a performance question, its a functionality question. hth, jpg On 10/14/06, Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Performance hit means a reduction in performance (extra burden on the CPU), which is what you described. Why don' t you change the code and see if that fixes it? At 09:36 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Is that the problem? - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem Why do you have WMODE set to transparent? If you don't need it, lose it. It results in a performance hit. At 07:30 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Hey All, I am making this game that allows you drag around a ship and shoot things. It works fine when I let Flash publish the HTML: http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/ But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/index_old.html Anyone know why, or if there is anything I can do to fix it? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem
Yes! It does fix the problem. Thanks very much! Now let me expalin why I didn't just try it and then reply back. Normally I would have done so and I did change the code but my FTP client (WSFTP) on this machine just stops working after about 4 hours and I have to re-boot. I was lazy and wanted more information before I went through that ordeal. Therefore, I guess your snooty answer may have been somewhat in order and I apologize and I also am very grateful for the help and time in looking over the code. BTW, this may sound stupid but what is transparent mode? Is it so HTML can be seen underneath like on stupid point roll banner adds or those stupid adds you always see poping over HTML for the ARMY? My HTML guy always sets that WMODE to true. If your not doing a banner add then why would you need it? Again, thank you Marc, V - Original Message - From: Victor Gaudioso [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem I will try right now and I do appreciate the response. Let you know in a few. Thanks again, V - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem First off, my apologies to Victor for being snooty in my previous reply. That was not a good way to handle it, but I was annoyed because I'd taken the time to look at both pages, look at the html code (which was presumably the thing that was causing the swf to break), and offer a suggestion. When Victor replied by asking if that was the problem, I thought he ought to have done the work of trying out my suggestion (which was very quick and easy) rather than engage me in another response. I was being a bit prickly, but I wasn't trying to be a smartass in explaining what performance hit means, since I think that's quite possibly the problem. John Victor: As for what the problem is, I don't see that the dragging is actually being dropped. What I do see is an erratic frame rate, which is exactly what WMODE = transparent might produce in a tween-heavy simulation such as we have here. When I play the game, the dragging is never lost, but things run choppily which feels as if I have no control. Victor: please delete the html line that sets WMODE, and let us know if that fixes the problem. Marc Hoffman At 02:35 AM 10/14/2006, you wrote: he's not describing dropping of framerate, he's describing that he can no longer drag the ship around: But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. when he uses swfObject, he looses that functionality. It's not a performance question, its a functionality question. hth, jpg On 10/14/06, Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Performance hit means a reduction in performance (extra burden on the CPU), which is what you described. Why don' t you change the code and see if that fixes it? At 09:36 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Is that the problem? - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem Why do you have WMODE set to transparent? If you don't need it, lose it. It results in a performance hit. At 07:30 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Hey All, I am making this game that allows you drag around a ship and shoot things. It works fine when I let Flash publish the HTML: http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/ But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/index_old.html Anyone know why, or if there is anything I can do to fix it? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To
Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem
Victor, You are exactly right about the purpose of WMODE, and your HTML guy should be taking the opposite approach: always leave it off (which by default sets it to false) unless you need it. And know that it still doesn't work on some browsers. Glad to get this problem solved. BTW, WSFTP never gives me a problem -- have you tried re-installing it? It might also be an issue with your server timing out, so you might need to turn WSFTP off, or disconnect, after each transfer session. Or even try repairing your network connection. Weird that you'd have to reboot -- what a drag. - Marc At 10:44 AM 10/14/2006, you wrote: Yes! It does fix the problem. Thanks very much! Now let me expalin why I didn't just try it and then reply back. Normally I would have done so and I did change the code but my FTP client (WSFTP) on this machine just stops working after about 4 hours and I have to re-boot. I was lazy and wanted more information before I went through that ordeal. Therefore, I guess your snooty answer may have been somewhat in order and I apologize and I also am very grateful for the help and time in looking over the code. BTW, this may sound stupid but what is transparent mode? Is it so HTML can be seen underneath like on stupid point roll banner adds or those stupid adds you always see poping over HTML for the ARMY? My HTML guy always sets that WMODE to true. If your not doing a banner add then why would you need it? Again, thank you Marc, V - Original Message - From: Victor Gaudioso [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem I will try right now and I do appreciate the response. Let you know in a few. Thanks again, V - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem First off, my apologies to Victor for being snooty in my previous reply. That was not a good way to handle it, but I was annoyed because I'd taken the time to look at both pages, look at the html code (which was presumably the thing that was causing the swf to break), and offer a suggestion. When Victor replied by asking if that was the problem, I thought he ought to have done the work of trying out my suggestion (which was very quick and easy) rather than engage me in another response. I was being a bit prickly, but I wasn't trying to be a smartass in explaining what performance hit means, since I think that's quite possibly the problem. John Victor: As for what the problem is, I don't see that the dragging is actually being dropped. What I do see is an erratic frame rate, which is exactly what WMODE = transparent might produce in a tween-heavy simulation such as we have here. When I play the game, the dragging is never lost, but things run choppily which feels as if I have no control. Victor: please delete the html line that sets WMODE, and let us know if that fixes the problem. Marc Hoffman At 02:35 AM 10/14/2006, you wrote: he's not describing dropping of framerate, he's describing that he can no longer drag the ship around: But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. when he uses swfObject, he looses that functionality. It's not a performance question, its a functionality question. hth, jpg On 10/14/06, Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Performance hit means a reduction in performance (extra burden on the CPU), which is what you described. Why don' t you change the code and see if that fixes it? At 09:36 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Is that the problem? - Original Message - From: Marc Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] swfObject problem Why do you have WMODE set to transparent? If you don't need it, lose it. It results in a performance hit. At 07:30 PM 10/13/2006, you wrote: Hey All, I am making this game that allows you drag around a ship and shoot things. It works fine when I let Flash publish the HTML: http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/ But when I use swfObject to publish it, it starts droping the drag of the ship. http://creativenetdesign.com/xwing/index_old.html Anyone know why, or if there is anything I can do to fix it? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com -- [ JPG ] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search
Re: [Flashcoders] ::dk:: understanding roll over with addEventListener
eka wrote: Hello :) if you use Macromedia's V2 components, the Button component don't have over and out event you must override the class and add your custom events. EKA+ :) Pointers to any docs on how to do that? Thanks! d ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] hello, and interval management question
Hi, I'm mainly a coder, with some experience on the arts side as well. I've got a site where I need to be able to set and clear a bunch of intervals dynamically. It's a visualization application which involves node-link graphs with a potentially large number of nodes, and in which you can generate new graphs by exploring particular nodes. Various animations and things will have to happen, and one use of the application could conceivably involve hundreds of intervals being set and cleared. I need to be able to manage fade-outs, fade-ins, and movement for all these different nodes without any of the interval clearing or setting obliterating pre-existing intervals used in different functions. I've been reading various books and googling for a while and I really just haven't found any sophisticated technique for doing what I want to do. There are limitations, too. The system is a prototype and has to be finished very quickly. It's not object-oriented, it's in AS 2, and I've probably made a number of hideous mistakes as my prior experience is generally limited to bit101 tutorials and Jared Tarbell style art experiments. My question is, is there a way to pass an interval to the function you're calling within setInterval? Should I create a NodeFader class and pass it the interval? nodefader = new NodeFader() ; nodefader.interval = setInterval(nodefader, 50, node_to_fade) ; Something like that? My second question is, did I just answer my first question in the process of asking it? -- Giles Bowkett http://www.gilesgoatboy.org ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
