Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Thank you your help. But I still can not get it works. Can anybody give simple example how clip from a library with timeline animation can get and set variables in root in any frame of this animation? Thank you 2010/4/16 Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net: natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: In linkage properties class is clip_mc That is a typical instance name, not a class name. Also, I am talking about the class name for the document class. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Can you set an include on the first frame of the added movie clip that adds the appropriate class to record the variables and then talk to the main timeline? You could maybe set the include statement in an onEnterFrame or its AS3 equiv.? Then the include statement would only get added when that frame entered the playhead? I am AS2 as well and am learning AS3 currently. Would like to know how this works as well. Thanks, Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 2:08 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: Thank you your help. But I still can not get it works. Can anybody give simple example how clip from a library with timeline animation can get and set variables in root in any frame of this animation? Thank you 2010/4/16 Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net: natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: In linkage properties class is clip_mc That is a typical instance name, not a class name. Also, I am talking about the class name for the document class. ___ 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 Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Can you set an include on the first frame of the added movie clip that adds the appropriate class to record the variables and then talk to the main timeline? You don't include classes, you import them. It was the same deal in as 2. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Oops, I meant import. :P Been working in PHP a lot lately. :) Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 3:23 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Can you set an include on the first frame of the added movie clip that adds the appropriate class to record the variables and then talk to the main timeline? You don't include classes, you import them. It was the same deal in as 2. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Hey Natalia, I found this which may solve your immediate problem. I have never used this before, but it looks promising. http://www.jumpeyecomponents.com/Flash-Components/Various/ ActionScript-Bridge-91/ Might be worth a look-see. HTH, Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 2:08 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: Thank you your help. But I still can not get it works. Can anybody give simple example how clip from a library with timeline animation can get and set variables in root in any frame of this animation? Thank you 2010/4/16 Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net: natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: In linkage properties class is clip_mc That is a typical instance name, not a class name. Also, I am talking about the class name for the document class. ___ 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 Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
I have two good books Loey Lott and Colin Moock but could not find answer for this simple situation. Maybe this is not simple for AS3? 2010/4/16 Karl DeSaulniers k...@designdrumm.com: Oops, I meant import. :P Been working in PHP a lot lately. :) Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 3:23 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Can you set an include on the first frame of the added movie clip that adds the appropriate class to record the variables and then talk to the main timeline? You don't include classes, you import them. It was the same deal in as 2. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] flash performance for 2d vector drawing into a scene graph
Josh Saxe wrote: Any advice? Thanks in advance. Use bitmap caching where appropriate. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 3:52 AM, natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: I have two good books Loey Lott and Colin Moock but could not find answer for this simple situation. Maybe this is not simple for AS3? 2010/4/16 Karl DeSaulniers k...@designdrumm.com: Oops, I meant import. :P Been working in PHP a lot lately. :) Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 3:23 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: Can you set an include on the first frame of the added movie clip that adds the appropriate class to record the variables and then talk to the main timeline? You don't include classes, you import them. It was the same deal in as 2. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ 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 Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: I have two good books Loey Lott and Colin Moock but could not find answer for this simple situation. Maybe this is not simple for AS3? Step by step: 1. Assign a class to the timeline. 2. Get a reference to the timeline using the parent or root properties. 3. Cast the reference from the basetype to the class that you used in step 1. 4. PROFIT! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] NetStream onMetaData does not get called
just a thought - it's amazing how many times i wrack my brains trying to find a solution to a problem that is just something i assumed was done that wasn't i got nothing apart from that On 15 April 2010 20:15, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net wrote: allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) wrote: those two functions have to be added as callbacks on a client object which is passed into netstream.client - have you done this? You get an error if they are called and you haven't. So, I am willing to bet that he has. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] @#$% New iPhone Developer Agreement Bans the Use of Adobe¹s Flash-to-iPhone Compiler
I think Apple may be doing this in an attempt to preserve the brand identity of their mobile devices. A flood of mobile devices with hardware and interfaces that are as powerful and intuitive, or more so, than the iPhone and iPad, has begun. By requiring developers to jump through hoops to create content for their devices, Apple makes it more likely that that content will only be available on their devices, making it exclusive. It seems to me that exclusivity is part of their brand identity; Think different. -- Andrew Murphy Interactive Media Developer amur...@delvinia.com Delvinia 370 King Street West, 5th Floor, Box 4 Toronto Canada M5V 1J9 P (416) 364-1455 ext. 232 F (416) 364-9830 W www.delvinia.com -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Dave Watts Sent: April 15, 2010 22:32 pm To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] @#$% New iPhone Developer Agreement Bans the Use of Adobe¹s Flash-to-iPhone Compiler Why is it that their phone can embrace flash but Apple cant? Purely because it's not in Apple's perceived business interest to do so. That's the only reason. There are various technical-sounding excuses given - poor performance, poor quality for cross-platform apps - but that's all BS. Apple makes money from the App Store. Allowing Flash detracts from the value of the App Store. Allowing developers to use cross-platform tools detracts from the value of the App Store; if I can build an app for Apple and Android simultaneously, the App Store has less of an advantage over the Android Market. I think its time for Apple and Adobe to zip up the 'ol pants and get to making things work for the people who one program for their devices and two for the customers to enjoy that variety. Just sayin.. Apple has no incentive to zip up their pants. This strategy makes it likely they'll get (and keep) a big pile of money. Adobe would like to pull their pants up, since Apple didn't even kiss them first, but there's really nothing they can do short of a lawsuit, and I doubt that'll be successful in any case. Apple can make up whatever ridiculous rules they want, as they only have a small slice of the mobile market. They're not a monopoly by a long shot. Heh, then you can pitch a HTML 5 version to them and maybe have a script that tells if its a iPhone and switches to the HTML5 preview. There's only one problem, really. HTML 5 kind of sucks. And it's certainly no replacement for native apps. Web apps don't have access to most of the good stuff in the phone - contacts, etc. Anyone seen a market study on how many jailbroken iPhones there are? Be interesting to see. No, but interestingly there is an alternative app store called Cydia for jailbroken phones. But jailbreaking is not an alternative if you really want to sell your apps. Hobbyists jailbreak their phones. Typical users don't, and never will. 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 GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] @#$% New iPhone Developer Agreemen t Bans the Use of Adobe¹s Flash-to-iPhone Compiler
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Andrew Murphy amur...@delvinia.com wrote: By requiring developers to jump through hoops to create content for their devices, Apple makes it more likely that that content will only be available on their devices, making it exclusive. Yes, cross-platform development commoditizes hardware. Apple doesn't give you many options. For example, with the new MBP's, the 13 model is Core2Duo only and doesn't have the matte screen option. If you want an i5, you must buy the 15 version. They all come with a fancy GPU that I don't need and don't want to pay for. This is even more extreme for mobile devices, which through size and battery power have an inherent need to compromise at one end or the other. So, if you can get the same apps on other devices, nothings stopping you from getting the device that best fits your need -- screen size, performance vs. battery life, LED flash or not, changeable batteries... But iP*-only apps are a way to offer exclusive content that requires special hardware to access. Apple is a hardware manufacturer. They always were. All non-hardware activity serves the sole purpose of selling their hardware. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re:drawrect: get the linestyle drawing inside
So, I haven't quite figured it out, but I think I am getting closer. It is possible, the math is just a bit beyond my normal skills so it may take some more time. Thanks for asking about this. I have always wanted to have inner strokes and strokes that don't overlap. You asking just pushed me to work on it. I hate the getBounds() when you have a shape with a stroke. Best, Ktu On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Ktu ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.comwrote: I think the static method would work if I were just doing rectangles, but with lineTo, curveTo I think it needs to be an object. A new thought that occurred to me: Have an object that will have a fill sprite and a stroke sprite, separate from each other. Then if you call lineStyle() with the inner:Boolean = true anytime you call a drawing command it would draw a stroke in the stroke Sprite but offset all the values so the stroke is inside. If you specify overlap:Boolean = false; then the object would compensate so that the stroke does not overlap the fill. It may work, but it would only really work if lineStyle pixelHinting = true, and better still, if I forced all values to be int. There's no reason for it not to be anyway. Does that make sense? Ktu On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Latcho spamtha...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for thinking out loud :) Can do that too if I need it. But if you ever write something generic I'd love to use / see it because I don't have the time for this now. Personally I wouldn't extend directly on shape but create some static methods like GraphicsInnerStroke.drawRect(myDispObj.graphics, linestyleObject, method arguments ); Cheers, Latcho atm the best thing I can come up with is an object that can recreate the draw methods, assuming that you want a stroke on it. If I am just going to stick with drawRect, drawRoundRect, and drawRoundRectComplex I can do that. Looking into 'drawing' an inner stroke when using lineTo curveTo etc and other draw commands will take a bit more work and time. I kind of feel like it might end up being InnerStroke extends Shape, and creating public methods that are 'override's of the graphics drawing api. Just thoughts out loud. Ktu On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Latcho spamtha...@gmail.com mailto: spamtha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ktu, Thanks for your supportive emails. I'm not a newbie but I thought I might have missed something on the API that wasn't apparent in the as3 docs. It sucks to have it confirmed it isn't supported :) The thing is I want to stay as close to the original api as possible preferably without wrappers (we're not only talking about rects but also curved shapes are possible you see...). Though I'd be happy to see what you're take on it looks like :) Thanks, Latcho On 13-04-10 16:59, Ktu wrote: From my experience, there is no API support for it. It sucks I know. I deal with this problem all the time. For transparency, the beginFill(color:uint, alpha:Number); you can specify alpha. With the system I have shown you, the stroke would be transparent over top of the original color, so a red square with a semi transparent blue border would produce purple as your border. If you want the stroke to be unaffected by the inside square it wouldn't be that hard to write a class to handle that. In fact, I use this so often I think I will do that. I should be able to finish by Thursday at the latest and I'll share when I'm done. If you are eager for it, the idea would be to have build an object, that you would specify dimensions for, and fill color and alpha, and also the border fill and alpha, then when it draws the rectangle, it incorporates the stroke width into consideration so that there are no graphics behind it. Ktu On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:50 AM, spank man spamtha...@gmail.com mailto:spamtha...@gmail.com mailto:spamtha...@gmail.com mailto:spamtha...@gmail.com wrote: nice and simple sollution, but not so fine if you want the inner to be semi-transparent Other ideas ? So no API support on this ? On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Ktu ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com mailto:ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com mailto:ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com mailto:ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com wrote: When I want inside borders I do this: var spr:Sprite = new Sprite(); addChild(spr); var g:Graphics = spr.graphics; g.beginFill(0xFF45A3); g.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100); g.endFill(); drawInsideStroke(g, 0, 0, 100, 100, 1, 0x32010B); function drawInsideStroke(graphics:Graphics, x:int, y:int, width:int, height:int, thickness:int = 1, color:uint =
Re: [Flashcoders] NetStream onMetaData does not get called
I have now working solutions, and here are few things may be beneficial for someone in the future doing Red5 streaming: - onMetaData does not get called, but to obtain the length of the stream you can use NetConnection.call(getStreamLength, Responder, stream) - onXMPdata does get called but not all stream (non Adobe encoder generated) has XMP data embedded - resume() does not work on its own but it does if you seek(pausedTime) immediately after - seek() does not work but it does if you call it twice in succession - I use 200ms in between -- Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
So, my untested proposal is this: Root timeline, don't instantiate your subclip with code. Just put it on the stage with an instance name, and refer to it then. In the subclip, you can then refer to parent.counter or whatever your variable is, because you're guaranteed that you have a parent if you never instantiate the subclip with code. I think the problem was, you instantiated clip_mc before adding it to the stage (of course), but then it's constructor you are asking for something in its parent - but it doesn't have a parent yet. Eventually learn classes and work it out that way, but we shouldn't stonewall you from using timeline code for a simple animator's task (this is one reason why Flash is so pervasive guys, because it was easy for you to jump into with basic interactivity, right?). -jonathan , On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.netwrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- -jonathan howe ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Yes I expected that Flash and AS3 could be used for simple task without creating classes. But as I see now it is not true. If you I have clip with some animation and I want communicate with main timeline at the end of animation I cannot do that. And I cannot find any solution for that. I have the same error if clip with animation is on stage or it is added with code on main timeline. trace(parent.countN) from the clip and result is 1119: Access of possibly undefined property countN through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer. What can be more simple than this task? And that does not work. 2010/4/16 jonathan howe jonathangh...@gmail.com: So, my untested proposal is this: Root timeline, don't instantiate your subclip with code. Just put it on the stage with an instance name, and refer to it then. In the subclip, you can then refer to parent.counter or whatever your variable is, because you're guaranteed that you have a parent if you never instantiate the subclip with code. I think the problem was, you instantiated clip_mc before adding it to the stage (of course), but then it's constructor you are asking for something in its parent - but it doesn't have a parent yet. Eventually learn classes and work it out that way, but we shouldn't stonewall you from using timeline code for a simple animator's task (this is one reason why Flash is so pervasive guys, because it was easy for you to jump into with basic interactivity, right?). -jonathan , On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.netwrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- -jonathan howe ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
File Publish Settings Flash Actionscript 3.0 Settings Strict Mode (uncheck it) that's your easiest solution if you are having trouble. once you get more into the AS3 side of things you won't need it any more... On 16 April 2010 17:33, natalia Vikhtinskaya natavi.m...@gmail.com wrote: Yes I expected that Flash and AS3 could be used for simple task without creating classes. But as I see now it is not true. If you I have clip with some animation and I want communicate with main timeline at the end of animation I cannot do that. And I cannot find any solution for that. I have the same error if clip with animation is on stage or it is added with code on main timeline. trace(parent.countN) from the clip and result is 1119: Access of possibly undefined property countN through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer. What can be more simple than this task? And that does not work. 2010/4/16 jonathan howe jonathangh...@gmail.com: So, my untested proposal is this: Root timeline, don't instantiate your subclip with code. Just put it on the stage with an instance name, and refer to it then. In the subclip, you can then refer to parent.counter or whatever your variable is, because you're guaranteed that you have a parent if you never instantiate the subclip with code. I think the problem was, you instantiated clip_mc before adding it to the stage (of course), but then it's constructor you are asking for something in its parent - but it doesn't have a parent yet. Eventually learn classes and work it out that way, but we shouldn't stonewall you from using timeline code for a simple animator's task (this is one reason why Flash is so pervasive guys, because it was easy for you to jump into with basic interactivity, right?). -jonathan , On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- -jonathan howe ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
THANK YOU 2010/4/16 tom rhodes tom.rho...@gmail.com: File Publish Settings Flash Actionscript 3.0 Settings Strict Mode (uncheck it) that's your easiest solution if you are having trouble. once you get more into the AS3 side of things you won't need it any more... On 16 April 2010 17:33, natalia Vikhtinskaya natavi.m...@gmail.com wrote: Yes I expected that Flash and AS3 could be used for simple task without creating classes. But as I see now it is not true. If you I have clip with some animation and I want communicate with main timeline at the end of animation I cannot do that. And I cannot find any solution for that. I have the same error if clip with animation is on stage or it is added with code on main timeline. trace(parent.countN) from the clip and result is 1119: Access of possibly undefined property countN through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer. What can be more simple than this task? And that does not work. 2010/4/16 jonathan howe jonathangh...@gmail.com: So, my untested proposal is this: Root timeline, don't instantiate your subclip with code. Just put it on the stage with an instance name, and refer to it then. In the subclip, you can then refer to parent.counter or whatever your variable is, because you're guaranteed that you have a parent if you never instantiate the subclip with code. I think the problem was, you instantiated clip_mc before adding it to the stage (of course), but then it's constructor you are asking for something in its parent - but it doesn't have a parent yet. Eventually learn classes and work it out that way, but we shouldn't stonewall you from using timeline code for a simple animator's task (this is one reason why Flash is so pervasive guys, because it was easy for you to jump into with basic interactivity, right?). -jonathan , On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- -jonathan howe ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: THANK YOU Just remember that you just turned off all type safety and even the slightest typo will result in a runtime error instead of a compile time error. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Darn, I thought I was close. :( That last statement you said is what I have the hardest time figuring out about AS3. When to use classes and how to use them and the fancy rules that goes with EVERYTHING about AS3. I think I may just wait till AS4. lol. Karl On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:24 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: Karl DeSaulniers wrote: I think its not simple because you are scripting timeline wise. Got to pick. AS2 or AS3. I believe what they were trying to say was if you have all the code in classes, you can communicate between the root and the added movie clip because the classes reference each other, not the timeline. Plus you will be referencing objects, so communicating between the objects through the classes is how it's done in AS3. Am I on the right track guys? You are not. You have gotten tangled up in the elitism spread by people who doesn't actually work with Flash. There is no reason not to use the properties that you have to get the references. You just need to remember to cast them to the proper type. The trick is to know when to apply the fancy rules and when not to. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
Hi, Seems you may have solved this by turning off strict mode. An alternative way (depending on how flexible you can be with your program) would be to reverse your approach and listen to what frame the clip is on (myClip.currentFrame) and perform functions accordingly. As long as you know what frame you want to trigger a function, you can do all the programming on the timeline in one place. I have put an example on pastebin for you to try. MyClip is a 12 frame animated movieclip in the library. Here is the link: http://pastebin.org/153959 Hope it helps, David Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:08:28 +0400 Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3. From: natavi.m...@gmail.com To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Thank you your help. But I still can not get it works. Can anybody give simple example how clip from a library with timeline animation can get and set variables in root in any frame of this animation? Thank you 2010/4/16 Henrik Andersson he...@henke37.cjb.net: natalia Vikhtinskaya wrote: In linkage properties class is clip_mc That is a typical instance name, not a class name. Also, I am talking about the class name for the document class. ___ 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 _ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/19780/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] container w/ text
Hi;
I have this code:
function Text()
{
parent_container5 = new Sprite();
addChild(parent_container5);
//parent_container5.width = stage.stageWidth/2;
//parent_container5.height = stage.stageWidth/4;
parent_container5.x = 50;
parent_container5.y = 350;
var myText:TextField = new TextField();
var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.font = 'Arial';
format.size = 12;
myText.textColor = 0x00;
myText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myText.x = 0;
myText.y = 0;
myText.htmlText = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet;
myText.setTextFormat(format);
parent_container5.addChild(myText);
}
All works well except when I uncomment the width and height lines. How do I set
the width and height so that I can contain my text within it? Also, when I add
br / or p.../p to my htmlText it doesn't have any effect.
TIA,
John
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Re: [Flashcoders] Interaction between clips and main timeline in AS3.
David Hunter wrote: Hi, Seems you may have solved this by turning off strict mode. An alternative way (depending on how flexible you can be with your program) would be to reverse your approach and listen to what frame the clip is on (myClip.currentFrame) and perform functions accordingly. As long as you know what frame you want to trigger a function, you can do all the programming on the timeline in one place. I have put an example on pastebin for you to try. MyClip is a 12 frame animated movieclip in the library. Here is the link: http://pastebin.org/153959 Hope it helps, David It's probably a bad idea to poll the currentFrame property each frame. Flash already has framescripts. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] container w/ text
multiline wordWrap ?
Kenneth Kawamoto
http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/
John Singleton wrote:
Hi;
I have this code:
function Text()
{
parent_container5 = new Sprite();
addChild(parent_container5);
//parent_container5.width = stage.stageWidth/2;
//parent_container5.height = stage.stageWidth/4;
parent_container5.x = 50;
parent_container5.y = 350;
var myText:TextField = new TextField();
var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.font = 'Arial';
format.size = 12;
myText.textColor = 0x00;
myText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myText.x = 0;
myText.y = 0;
myText.htmlText = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet;
myText.setTextFormat(format);
parent_container5.addChild(myText);
}
All works well except when I uncomment the width and height lines. How do I set the width and
height so that I can contain my text within it? Also, when I add br / or
p.../p to my htmlText it doesn't have any effect.
TIA,
John
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Re: [Flashcoders] container w/ text
I think you need to set the width/height of the textfield not the
sprite. Or add a mask the the sprite and size that - but you shouldn't
be resizing the sprite to do what you're trying to do.
John Singleton wrote:
Hi;
I have this code:
function Text()
{
parent_container5 = new Sprite();
addChild(parent_container5);
//parent_container5.width = stage.stageWidth/2;
//parent_container5.height = stage.stageWidth/4;
parent_container5.x = 50;
parent_container5.y = 350;
var myText:TextField = new TextField();
var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.font = 'Arial';
format.size = 12;
myText.textColor = 0x00;
myText.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
myText.x = 0;
myText.y = 0;
myText.htmlText = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet;
myText.setTextFormat(format);
parent_container5.addChild(myText);
}
All works well except when I uncomment the width and height lines.
How do I set the width and height so that I can contain my text
within it? Also, when I add br / or p.../p to my htmlText it
doesn't have any effect.
TIA,
John
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[Flashcoders] CS5 doc online
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flash/CS5/Using/index.html just noticed Let's dig :) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] reading a css from www?
Hello coders, Simple question I think... I have a SWF file, but its location on my server is not fixed, so I am having to call and load files using full URL paths. I'm having an issue with loading the CSS file based on whether the domain being loaded is typed with, or without the www in front of it. How can I make it so that the CSS file is loaded from either domain name? Cuase right now if I write in my FLA to load the CSS from http://www.mysite.com/cssfile.css then it won't load it if the swf is currently playing from: http://mysite.com/someunknownpath/thecallingfile.swf Thanks!! Seb. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] reading a css from www?
//check to see if testing locally, or deployed live
if ((this.loaderInfo.url.indexOf(http)0) ||
(this.loaderInfo.url.indexOf(testserver)1) ||
(this.loaderInfo.url.indexOf(localhost)1)) {
//live
test.foo = LoaderInfo
(this.root.loaderInfo).parameters.foo;
}else{
//testing
test.foo = testing;
}
Karl
On Apr 16, 2010, at 9:54 PM, sebastian wrote:
Hello coders,
Simple question I think...
I have a SWF file, but its location on my server is not fixed, so I
am having to call and load files using full URL paths.
I'm having an issue with loading the CSS file based on whether the
domain being loaded is typed with, or without the www in front of
it.
How can I make it so that the CSS file is loaded from either domain
name?
Cuase right now if I write in my FLA to load the CSS from http://
www.mysite.com/cssfile.css
then it won't load it if the swf is currently playing from:
http://mysite.com/someunknownpath/thecallingfile.swf
Thanks!!
Seb.
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