Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
You're not calling super() in the ClassA constructor.
On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
Ok, Here is a bit more information.
ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassA extends ClassC
{
public var myMenu: ClassB;
public function ClassA (){
addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
}
public function someFunction(){
myMenu = new ClassB();
myMenu.name = "mymenu";
this.addChild(myMenu);
}
}
}
ClassB
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassB extends ClassC
{
public function ClassB (){
// This is not getting called.
}
}
}
Does this explanation help a bit??
Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
be somewhere else?
Thanks
Sajid
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Have you verified that someFunciton is getting called?
Is someFunction getting called in the scope that you expect?
May need to use:
addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, Delegate.create(this, someFunction);
to get someFunciton to run in the scope that you expect.
--- On Tue, 9/1/09, Steven Sacks wrote:
From: Steven Sacks
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
To: "Flash Coders List"
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:11 AM
You're not calling super() in the ClassA constructor.
On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
> Ok, Here is a bit more information.
>
> ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
> ---
> package com.folder.subfolder
> {
> import flash.display.*;
> import flash.events.*;
> import flash.filters.*;
> import flash.utils.Timer;
> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>
> public class ClassA extends ClassC
> {
> public var myMenu: ClassB;
>
> public function ClassA (){
> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
> }
> public function someFunction(){
> myMenu = new ClassB();
> myMenu.name = "mymenu";
> this.addChild(myMenu);
> }
>
> }
> }
>
> ClassB
> ---
> package com.folder.subfolder
> {
> import flash.display.*;
> import flash.events.*;
> import flash.filters.*;
> import flash.utils.Timer;
> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>
> public class ClassB extends ClassC
> {
> public function ClassB (){
> // This is not getting called.
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> Does this explanation help a bit??
> Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
> be somewhere else?
>
> Thanks
> Sajid
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
yes, someFunction is getting called.
If I change ClassB to:
public class ClassB extends MovieClip
or
public class ClassB extends Sprite
Then the constructor gets called.
I still have to try super() as suggested by Steven (I am at home now
so dont have the code with me)
So Steven,
Do youmean that I just add "super()" in the first line of ClassA constructor?
Regards
Sajid
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Jim Lafser wrote:
> Have you verified that someFunciton is getting called?
> Is someFunction getting called in the scope that you expect?
> May need to use:
> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, Delegate.create(this, someFunction);
> to get someFunciton to run in the scope that you expect.
>
> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Steven Sacks wrote:
>
>
> From: Steven Sacks
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
> To: "Flash Coders List"
> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:11 AM
>
>
> You're not calling super() in the ClassA constructor.
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
>
>> Ok, Here is a bit more information.
>>
>> ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
>> ---
>> package com.folder.subfolder
>> {
>> import flash.display.*;
>> import flash.events.*;
>> import flash.filters.*;
>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>
>> public class ClassA extends ClassC
>> {
>> public var myMenu: ClassB;
>>
>> public function ClassA (){
>> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
>> }
>> public function someFunction(){
>> myMenu = new ClassB();
>> myMenu.name = "mymenu";
>> this.addChild(myMenu);
>> }
>>
>> }
>> }
>>
>> ClassB
>> ---
>> package com.folder.subfolder
>> {
>> import flash.display.*;
>> import flash.events.*;
>> import flash.filters.*;
>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>
>> public class ClassB extends ClassC
>> {
>> public function ClassB (){
>> // This is not getting called.
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>>
>> Does this explanation help a bit??
>> Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
>> be somewhere else?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sajid
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
super(arg:AnyApplicableArgument) calls the constructor of the parent class,
in this case all the stuff that happens in function ClassB(){...}
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
> yes, someFunction is getting called.
> If I change ClassB to:
>
> public class ClassB extends MovieClip
> or
> public class ClassB extends Sprite
>
> Then the constructor gets called.
>
> I still have to try super() as suggested by Steven (I am at home now
> so dont have the code with me)
> So Steven,
> Do youmean that I just add "super()" in the first line of ClassA
> constructor?
>
> Regards
> Sajid
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Jim Lafser wrote:
> > Have you verified that someFunciton is getting called?
> > Is someFunction getting called in the scope that you expect?
> > May need to use:
> > addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, Delegate.create(this, someFunction);
> > to get someFunciton to run in the scope that you expect.
> >
> > --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Steven Sacks wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Steven Sacks
> > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
> > To: "Flash Coders List"
> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9:11 AM
> >
> >
> > You're not calling super() in the ClassA constructor.
> >
> >
> > On Aug 31, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, Here is a bit more information.
> >>
> >> ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
> >> ---
> >> package com.folder.subfolder
> >> {
> >>import flash.display.*;
> >>import flash.events.*;
> >>import flash.filters.*;
> >>import flash.utils.Timer;
> >>import com.folder.subfolder.*;
> >>
> >>public class ClassA extends ClassC
> >> {
> >>public var myMenu: ClassB;
> >>
> >>public function ClassA (){
> >> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
> >>}
> >>public function someFunction(){
> >> myMenu = new ClassB();
> >> myMenu.name = "mymenu";
> >> this.addChild(myMenu);
> >>}
> >>
> >>}
> >> }
> >>
> >> ClassB
> >> ---
> >> package com.folder.subfolder
> >> {
> >>import flash.display.*;
> >>import flash.events.*;
> >>import flash.filters.*;
> >>import flash.utils.Timer;
> >>import com.folder.subfolder.*;
> >>
> >>public class ClassB extends ClassC
> >> {
> >>public function ClassB (){
> >> // This is not getting called.
> >>}
> >>}
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> Does this explanation help a bit??
> >> Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
> >> be somewhere else?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Sajid
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
In AS2, super() was called automatically (so to speak), so calling it was a matter of proper form more than anything else. In AS3, you have to call it yourself or it doesn't get called. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Are you talking about something like this??
package {
public class ClassA {
public function ClassA():void {
trace("ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
}
}
}
package {
public class ClassB extends ClassA {
public function ClassB():void {
trace("ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
}
}
}
// in fla
var b:ClassB = new ClassB();
// output
ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR
ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR
There's no need to call super() in the constructor.
Or are you talking about something else?
regards,
Muzak
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From: "Steven Sacks"
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
In AS2, super() was called automatically (so to speak), so calling it was a
matter of proper form more than anything else. In AS3, you have to call it
yourself or it doesn't get called.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
AKAIK, a constructor is always invoked when an instance is created and there's
no way around that.
So if you have some trace() actions in the contstructor of ClassB and you don't
see the output, no instance is created.
Which in this case probably means that someFunction() is not being invoked.
When is the moveUP event dispatched?
regards,
Muzak
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From: "Sajid Saiyed"
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Ok, Here is a bit more information.
ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassA extends ClassC
{
public var myMenu: ClassB;
public function ClassA (){
addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
}
public function someFunction(){
myMenu = new ClassB();
myMenu.name = "mymenu";
this.addChild(myMenu);
}
}
}
ClassB
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassB extends ClassC
{
public function ClassB (){
// This is not getting called.
}
}
}
Does this explanation help a bit??
Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
be somewhere else?
Thanks
Sajid
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Works fine here:
ClassA extends ClassC
ClassB extends ClassC
ClassC extends ClassD
ClassD extends MovieClip
// ClassA
package {
import flash.events.Event;
public class ClassA extends ClassC {
public var b:ClassB;
public function ClassA():void {
trace("ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
addEventListener(ClassC.MOVE_UP, moveUpHandler);
}
protected function moveUpHandler(event:Event):void {
trace("ClassA ::: moveUpHandler");
b = new ClassB();
trace("- instance 'b': ", b);
}
}
}
// ClassB
package {
public class ClassB extends ClassC {
public function ClassB():void {
trace("ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
}
}
}
// ClassC
package {
public class ClassC extends ClassD {
public static const MOVE_UP:String = "moveUp";
public function ClassC():void {
trace("ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
}
}
}
// ClassD
package {
import flash.display.MovieClip;
public class ClassD extends MovieClip {
public function ClassD():void {
trace("ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
}
}
}
In FLA:
var a = new ClassA();
trace("- instance 'a': ", a);
trace("- disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'");
a.dispatchEvent(new Event(ClassC.MOVE_UP));
//Output
ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR
- instance 'a': [object ClassA]
- disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'
ClassA ::: moveUpHandler
ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR
- instance 'b': [object ClassB]
Exactly as expected. From what I can tell, it doesn't really matter which class
extends which.
The only thing that matters is that the MOVE_UP event handler (moveUpHandler) in ClassA gets called, which happens when I dispatch a
MOVE_UP event on 'a' in the fla.
regards,
Muzak
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From: "Sajid Saiyed"
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Ok, Here is a bit more information.
ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassA extends ClassC
{
public var myMenu: ClassB;
public function ClassA (){
addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
}
public function someFunction(){
myMenu = new ClassB();
myMenu.name = "mymenu";
this.addChild(myMenu);
}
}
}
ClassB
---
package com.folder.subfolder
{
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.filters.*;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import com.folder.subfolder.*;
public class ClassB extends ClassC
{
public function ClassB (){
// This is not getting called.
}
}
}
Does this explanation help a bit??
Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
be somewhere else?
Thanks
Sajid
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM, jonathan howe wrote:
Are you defining a subclass constructor and then failing to explicitly call
the super() (superclass's constructor)?
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
I am already importing all the classes in the package.
Still cant seem to get my head around this.
Maybe later today I will post excerpts of my classes here.
That might help.
Regards
Sajid
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Cor wrote:
> Not knowing what you are trying to do, you have to import ClassB to
> instantiate it in ClassA.
>
> HTH
> Cor
>
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sajid
Saiyed
> Sent: maandag 31 augustus 2009 12:06
> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> Subject: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
>
> Hi,
> I have following Class structure:
>
> ClassA extends ClassC
>
> ClassB extends ClassC
>
> ClassC extends ClassD
>
> ClassD extends MovieClip
>
> Now,
> If I instantiate ClassB from ClassA, the constructor does not execute.
> note: Inside ClassB, I am instantiating another ClassE which extends
> MovieClip
>
> Is there something I am doing wrong?
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Hi,
Thanks all of you for adding your valuable inputs, I am reviewing all
suggestions.
Meanwhile, I would like to say that, I am not writing anything in my FLA.
(I guess thats the best practice, is it correct?)
So, ONlything I do in the FLA is declare ClassA as my document root class.
Could that be the problem?
Also the trace in my "someFunction" is getting called.
Then immediately after the trace, I have the code to instantiate ClassB.
The trace immediately after this instantiation does not appear.
Regards
Sajid
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Muzak wrote:
> Works fine here:
>
> ClassA extends ClassC
> ClassB extends ClassC
> ClassC extends ClassD
> ClassD extends MovieClip
>
> // ClassA
> package {
> import flash.events.Event;
> public class ClassA extends ClassC {
> public var b:ClassB;
> public function ClassA():void {
> trace("ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
> addEventListener(ClassC.MOVE_UP, moveUpHandler);
> }
> protected function moveUpHandler(event:Event):void {
> trace("ClassA ::: moveUpHandler");
> b = new ClassB();
> trace(" - instance 'b': ", b);
> }
> }
> }
>
> // ClassB
> package {
> public class ClassB extends ClassC {
> public function ClassB():void {
> trace("ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
> }
> }
> }
>
> // ClassC
> package {
> public class ClassC extends ClassD {
> public static const MOVE_UP:String = "moveUp";
> public function ClassC():void {
> trace("ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
> }
> }
> }
>
> // ClassD
> package {
> import flash.display.MovieClip;
> public class ClassD extends MovieClip {
> public function ClassD():void {
> trace("ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
> }
> }
> }
>
> In FLA:
>
> var a = new ClassA();
> trace(" - instance 'a': ", a);
> trace(" - disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'");
> a.dispatchEvent(new Event(ClassC.MOVE_UP));
>
>
> //Output
>
> ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> - instance 'a': [object ClassA]
> - disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'
> ClassA ::: moveUpHandler
> ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR
> - instance 'b': [object ClassB]
>
>
> Exactly as expected. From what I can tell, it doesn't really matter which
> class extends which.
> The only thing that matters is that the MOVE_UP event handler
> (moveUpHandler) in ClassA gets called, which happens when I dispatch a
> MOVE_UP event on 'a' in the fla.
>
> regards,
> Muzak
>
> - Original Message - From: "Sajid Saiyed"
> To: "Flash Coders List"
> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
>
>
>> Ok, Here is a bit more information.
>>
>> ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
>> ---
>> package com.folder.subfolder
>> {
>> import flash.display.*;
>> import flash.events.*;
>> import flash.filters.*;
>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>
>> public class ClassA extends ClassC
>> {
>> public var myMenu: ClassB;
>>
>> public function ClassA (){
>> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
>> }
>> public function someFunction(){
>> myMenu = new ClassB();
>> myMenu.name = "mymenu";
>> this.addChild(myMenu);
>> }
>>
>> }
>> }
>>
>> ClassB
>> ---
>> package com.folder.subfolder
>> {
>> import flash.display.*;
>> import flash.events.*;
>> import flash.filters.*;
>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>
>> public class ClassB extends ClassC
>> {
>> public function ClassB (){
>> // This is not getting called.
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>>
>> Does this explanation help a bit??
>> Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
>> be somewhere else?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sajid
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM, jonathan howe
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Are you defining a subclass constructor and then failing to explicitly
>>> call
>>> the super() (superclass's constructor)?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Sajid Saiyed
>>> wrote:
>>>
I am already importing all the classes in the package.
Still cant seem to get my head around this.
Maybe later today I will post excerpts of my classes here.
That might help.
Regards
Sajid
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Cor wrote:
> Not knowing what you are trying to do, you have to import ClassB to
> instantiate it in ClassA.
>
> HTH
> Cor
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sajid
Saiyed
> Sent: maandag 31 augustus 2009 12:06
> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> Subject: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
>
> Hi,
> I have following Class structure:
>
> ClassA extends ClassC
>
> ClassB exten
Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a textField?
you have to embed them specifically by copying and pasting them into the
embed characters field on the TextField in Flash ...
I'm creating my textFields at runtime. Of course, that entails code such as:
this.createTextField("lorem_txt", 20, 0, 20, Stage.width, 0);
lorem_txt.embedFonts = true;
But there's no "embed characters" property. Any thoughts? You think, maybe,
I could pull it off using the styleSheet.transform() method? I don't
understand what "the mapping of CSS rules to text format properties" means.
Why (he asks rhetorically) is displaying these characters in Flash an Issue
at all? Textpad is about as basic a text-display device as there is, and
Textpad displays them quite routinely, and has for years.
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a textField?
I believe you're talking about "curly quotes" and yes you can include them
BUT you have to embed them specifically by copying and pasting them into
the embed characters field on the TextField in Flash as they're not
included in the basic glyph set.
Also, you have to make sure the font you're using has those curly quotes.
Paul Freedman wrote:
I've never dealt too carefully with the appearance of text. As a
developer, that was always the designer's problem. Fortunately, I've
always worked with designers who accommodated my - and Flash's -
limitations, and let me import .txt files and re-create their formatting
as best I could using TextFormat objects.
Now, I'm importing poems from Word .docx files. The poet has used slanted
quotes and apostrophes. He's mighty picky about the appearance of his
work. I'll point out that I'm already passing the txt through a routine
that strips the carriage-returns, leaving only the linefeeds, so that I
get proper line distribution. I can substitute normal ascii vertical
quotes, etc, but he likes the way it looks as he did it. Short of making
jpgs of his pages (and there are 1000 of them), can I display them as he
wishes? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul Freedman
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Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a textField?
Just a thought. Make your textBox display as HTML and use the
urlencoding for those quotes somehow. Eg: "e;
If your loading the text dynamically, you should be using them
anyways. IMO. Urlencodings that is.
Karl
Sent from losPhone
On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:36 PM, "Paul Freedman"
wrote:
you have to embed them specifically by copying and pasting them
into the embed characters field on the TextField in Flash ...
I'm creating my textFields at runtime. Of course, that entails code
such as:
this.createTextField("lorem_txt", 20, 0, 20, Stage.width, 0);
lorem_txt.embedFonts = true;
But there's no "embed characters" property. Any thoughts? You
think, maybe, I could pull it off using the styleSheet.transform()
method? I don't understand what "the mapping of CSS rules to text
format properties" means.
Why (he asks rhetorically) is displaying these characters in Flash
an Issue at all? Textpad is about as basic a text-display device as
there is, and Textpad displays them quite routinely, and has for
years.
- Original Message - From: "Steven Sacks" >
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a
textField?
I believe you're talking about "curly quotes" and yes you can
include them BUT you have to embed them specifically by copying and
pasting them into the embed characters field on the TextField in
Flash as they're not included in the basic glyph set.
Also, you have to make sure the font you're using has those curly
quotes.
Paul Freedman wrote:
I've never dealt too carefully with the appearance of text. As a
developer, that was always the designer's problem. Fortunately,
I've always worked with designers who accommodated my - and
Flash's - limitations, and let me import .txt files and re-create
their formatting as best I could using TextFormat objects.
Now, I'm importing poems from Word .docx files. The poet has used
slanted quotes and apostrophes. He's mighty picky about the
appearance of his work. I'll point out that I'm already passing
the txt through a routine that strips the carriage-returns,
leaving only the linefeeds, so that I get proper line
distribution. I can substitute normal ascii vertical quotes, etc,
but he likes the way it looks as he did it. Short of making jpgs
of his pages (and there are 1000 of them), can I display them as
he wishes? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul Freedman
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Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
Hi,
In ClassA, the someFunction definition is:
public function someFunction(){
trace(this, "Some function called");
objectB = new ClassB();
objectB.name = "myobjectB";
this.addChild(objectB);
trace(this, "This is not getting called");
}
Regards
Sajid
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Sajid Saiyed wrote:
> Hi,
> Thanks all of you for adding your valuable inputs, I am reviewing all
> suggestions.
>
> Meanwhile, I would like to say that, I am not writing anything in my FLA.
> (I guess thats the best practice, is it correct?)
>
> So, ONlything I do in the FLA is declare ClassA as my document root class.
>
> Could that be the problem?
>
> Also the trace in my "someFunction" is getting called.
> Then immediately after the trace, I have the code to instantiate ClassB.
> The trace immediately after this instantiation does not appear.
>
> Regards
> Sajid
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Muzak wrote:
>> Works fine here:
>>
>> ClassA extends ClassC
>> ClassB extends ClassC
>> ClassC extends ClassD
>> ClassD extends MovieClip
>>
>> // ClassA
>> package {
>> import flash.events.Event;
>> public class ClassA extends ClassC {
>> public var b:ClassB;
>> public function ClassA():void {
>> trace("ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
>> addEventListener(ClassC.MOVE_UP, moveUpHandler);
>> }
>> protected function moveUpHandler(event:Event):void {
>> trace("ClassA ::: moveUpHandler");
>> b = new ClassB();
>> trace(" - instance 'b': ", b);
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> // ClassB
>> package {
>> public class ClassB extends ClassC {
>> public function ClassB():void {
>> trace("ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> // ClassC
>> package {
>> public class ClassC extends ClassD {
>> public static const MOVE_UP:String = "moveUp";
>> public function ClassC():void {
>> trace("ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> // ClassD
>> package {
>> import flash.display.MovieClip;
>> public class ClassD extends MovieClip {
>> public function ClassD():void {
>> trace("ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR");
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> In FLA:
>>
>> var a = new ClassA();
>> trace(" - instance 'a': ", a);
>> trace(" - disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'");
>> a.dispatchEvent(new Event(ClassC.MOVE_UP));
>>
>>
>> //Output
>>
>> ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> ClassA ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> - instance 'a': [object ClassA]
>> - disptaching MOVE_UP event on 'a'
>> ClassA ::: moveUpHandler
>> ClassD ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> ClassC ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> ClassB ::: CONSTRUCTOR
>> - instance 'b': [object ClassB]
>>
>>
>> Exactly as expected. From what I can tell, it doesn't really matter which
>> class extends which.
>> The only thing that matters is that the MOVE_UP event handler
>> (moveUpHandler) in ClassA gets called, which happens when I dispatch a
>> MOVE_UP event on 'a' in the fla.
>>
>> regards,
>> Muzak
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Sajid Saiyed"
>> To: "Flash Coders List"
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problem understanding Class heirarchy issue
>>
>>
>>> Ok, Here is a bit more information.
>>>
>>> ClassA (works pefrectly fine):
>>> ---
>>> package com.folder.subfolder
>>> {
>>> import flash.display.*;
>>> import flash.events.*;
>>> import flash.filters.*;
>>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>>
>>> public class ClassA extends ClassC
>>> {
>>> public var myMenu: ClassB;
>>>
>>> public function ClassA (){
>>> addEventListener(ClassC.moveUP, someFunction);
>>> }
>>> public function someFunction(){
>>> myMenu = new ClassB();
>>> myMenu.name = "mymenu";
>>> this.addChild(myMenu);
>>> }
>>>
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>> ClassB
>>> ---
>>> package com.folder.subfolder
>>> {
>>> import flash.display.*;
>>> import flash.events.*;
>>> import flash.filters.*;
>>> import flash.utils.Timer;
>>> import com.folder.subfolder.*;
>>>
>>> public class ClassB extends ClassC
>>> {
>>> public function ClassB (){
>>> // This is not getting called.
>>> }
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> Does this explanation help a bit??
>>> Am I looking at the right place for the problem or the problem could
>>> be somewhere else?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Sajid
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:46 PM, jonathan howe
>>> wrote:
Are you defining a subclass constructor and then failing to explicitly
call
the super() (superclass's constructor)?
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Sajid Saiyed
wrote:
> I am already importing all the classes in the package.
>
> Still cant seem to get my head around this.
> Maybe later today I will post excerpts of my classes here.
>
> That might help.
>
> Regards
> Sajid
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Cor wrote:
> > Not knowing what you are trying to do, you have to
Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a textField?
A good resource.
http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/ref_entities.asp
Karl
On Sep 2, 2009, at 12:00 AM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote:
Just a thought. Make your textBox display as HTML and use the
urlencoding for those quotes somehow. Eg: "e;
If your loading the text dynamically, you should be using them
anyways. IMO. Urlencodings that is.
Karl
Sent from losPhone
On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:36 PM, "Paul Freedman"
wrote:
you have to embed them specifically by copying and pasting them
into the embed characters field on the TextField in Flash ...
I'm creating my textFields at runtime. Of course, that entails
code such as:
this.createTextField("lorem_txt", 20, 0, 20, Stage.width, 0);
lorem_txt.embedFonts = true;
But there's no "embed characters" property. Any thoughts? You
think, maybe, I could pull it off using the styleSheet.transform()
method? I don't understand what "the mapping of CSS rules to text
format properties" means.
Why (he asks rhetorically) is displaying these characters in Flash
an Issue at all? Textpad is about as basic a text-display device
as there is, and Textpad displays them quite routinely, and has
for years.
- Original Message - From: "Steven Sacks"
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a
textField?
I believe you're talking about "curly quotes" and yes you can
include them BUT you have to embed them specifically by copying
and pasting them into the embed characters field on the TextField
in Flash as they're not included in the basic glyph set.
Also, you have to make sure the font you're using has those curly
quotes.
Paul Freedman wrote:
I've never dealt too carefully with the appearance of text. As a
developer, that was always the designer's problem. Fortunately,
I've always worked with designers who accommodated my - and
Flash's - limitations, and let me import .txt files and re-
create their formatting as best I could using TextFormat objects.
Now, I'm importing poems from Word .docx files. The poet has
used slanted quotes and apostrophes. He's mighty picky about the
appearance of his work. I'll point out that I'm already passing
the txt through a routine that strips the carriage-returns,
leaving only the linefeeds, so that I get proper line
distribution. I can substitute normal ascii vertical quotes,
etc, but he likes the way it looks as he did it. Short of making
jpgs of his pages (and there are 1000 of them), can I display
them as he wishes? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul Freedman
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Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a textField?
Sorry that "e; was ISO-8859-1 translation, but something to that
effect.
Best,
Karl
On Sep 2, 2009, at 12:00 AM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote:
Just a thought. Make your textBox display as HTML and use the
urlencoding for those quotes somehow. Eg: "e;
If your loading the text dynamically, you should be using them
anyways. IMO. Urlencodings that is.
Karl
Sent from losPhone
On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:36 PM, "Paul Freedman"
wrote:
you have to embed them specifically by copying and pasting them
into the embed characters field on the TextField in Flash ...
I'm creating my textFields at runtime. Of course, that entails
code such as:
this.createTextField("lorem_txt", 20, 0, 20, Stage.width, 0);
lorem_txt.embedFonts = true;
But there's no "embed characters" property. Any thoughts? You
think, maybe, I could pull it off using the styleSheet.transform()
method? I don't understand what "the mapping of CSS rules to text
format properties" means.
Why (he asks rhetorically) is displaying these characters in Flash
an Issue at all? Textpad is about as basic a text-display device
as there is, and Textpad displays them quite routinely, and has
for years.
- Original Message - From: "Steven Sacks"
To: "Flash Coders List"
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Can I display slanted quotes in a
textField?
I believe you're talking about "curly quotes" and yes you can
include them BUT you have to embed them specifically by copying
and pasting them into the embed characters field on the TextField
in Flash as they're not included in the basic glyph set.
Also, you have to make sure the font you're using has those curly
quotes.
Paul Freedman wrote:
I've never dealt too carefully with the appearance of text. As a
developer, that was always the designer's problem. Fortunately,
I've always worked with designers who accommodated my - and
Flash's - limitations, and let me import .txt files and re-
create their formatting as best I could using TextFormat objects.
Now, I'm importing poems from Word .docx files. The poet has
used slanted quotes and apostrophes. He's mighty picky about the
appearance of his work. I'll point out that I'm already passing
the txt through a routine that strips the carriage-returns,
leaving only the linefeeds, so that I get proper line
distribution. I can substitute normal ascii vertical quotes,
etc, but he likes the way it looks as he did it. Short of making
jpgs of his pages (and there are 1000 of them), can I display
them as he wishes? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul Freedman
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