[Flashcoders] v2 Dataset component with Schema and Binding in code, and itemClass

[Kalani Bright]

Does any have/know of any tutorials or samples which go over creating
datasets, schemas, binding, and itemClasses (itemClassName) completely and
entirely in code.  The samples Macromedia provides are pretty light and I
can't find any serious samples/tutorials online.
 
Does anyone know of any?
 
Thanks,
 
Kalani
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RE: [Flashcoders] Cell renderers in AS 3 UI Data Grid

[Kalani Bright]

Aloha John,

Check this out.  It will help you understand cellrenderers.

http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=B4AED 

CellRenderers are a bit confusing at first glance but once you understand UI
components they get less so.  Really you can have anything you want in a
cell.  Just createChildren the instances...
(createClassObject or createObject)

There was also something in the documentation which linked to a page which
didn't exist but if you take that title and do a search on the internet for
it you'll find some downloadable examples.  Sorry for being vague here but
I'm actually on my way out the door.

Anyway the article link above explains everything you should need.

Aloha,

Kalani

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Skidgel
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:05 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Cell renderers in AS 3 UI Data Grid

Hi List,

Has anyone tried to have a column use a combo box inside a cell in a
AS3 data grid? I've done a fair amount of searching help and livedocs and
can't find any clear examples of how to do this. I believe I'd need to
attach a cellRenderer to the column I'd like to use and write a class for
it. The class would extend combo box and whatever I define to be in the
instance of the combo box will magically appear in the cell. Does this sound
right?

Cheers,

John

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[Flashcoders] ActionScript 2.0 TileList component?

[Kalani Bright]

Hi,

I'm trying to solve a specific problem (using AS 2.0).  I'm trying to avoid
some coding.
A DataGrid won't do what I want (to lay out the rows in tile formation).
I'm also using custom
CellRenderers.

Seems AS 3.0 has exactly what I need (the TileList) except for all the other
components I need which have gone missing.

Is anyone aware of a component which displays thing in a TileList way but
also has all the goodies of Flash's list based components (CellRenderers)
and usage of DataProviders?

Help? My vision is going black!

Mahalo,

Kalani



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RE: [Flashcoders] Actionscript Optimization!

[Kalani Bright]

I remember asking something like this before except it was about resource
management.

Some kind fellow pointed me to Grant Skinner's page about this.
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of daniel
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:15 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Actionscript Optimization!

Hey,

Since you folks were so incredibly helpful last time I threw out a silly
question, I thought I'd toss out another... =)

The other replies to my previous thread (+Inifinite Loop -Dignity) triggered
a couple AS optimization hints, which I will be using! So I was wondering if
the kind mister Kremens was correct in stating that shorter variable names
aid in speeding up AS code. Fine, fine, he said he was joking, but I do
remember a reading document about optimizing C++ programs saying the same
thing.

Is there a good resource I can go to for reading up on AS code optimization?
Do practices from lower-level languages like C++ even apply in a language
like ActionScript? Am I smoking something I shouldn't be?

I love you all.

-- Daniel
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RE: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 Prof copy: missing Tree component.

[Kalani Bright]

Thats funny.  Adobe has put the axe to the tree component and many other
components requiring you to use Flex if you want to use them.
Adobe's reign of terror and the rise of the Anti-Flash...Flex.

First they came for the Accordion
and I did not speak out
because I did not use the Accordion.
Then they came for the Menu & MenuBar
and I did not speak out
because I did not use them.
Then they came for the Alert, DateChooser, DateField, and Window
and I did not speak out
because I was didn't use them very much
Then they came for my Tree
and there was no one left
to speak out for me. 

http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/04/flash_cs3_compo.html (read
comments)


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Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:17 PM
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Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 Prof copy: missing Tree component.

Has anyone noticed that the tree component is missing from the CS3 Web
Premium prof. copy after the installation? Is there a link from Adobe site
for us to download the tree component?
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RE: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?

[Kalani Bright]

I don't know about FDT or what that was based on.
I know Adobe purchased a company which produced Eclipse related plugins such
as JSEclipse.
Which probably is how they got Flex Builder built so fast.

As far as Flex goes verything can be done in Flash.
If you have an ounce of artist in you please avoid Flex. 
Flex is somewhat the equivalent of visual studio .net's ide.  Drag and drop
components onto the stage.
It's a boring sort of deal...more interesting than other technologies...but
not flash + code.  But yes it is faster.

But I use Flex Builder 2 in conjuction with Flash and avoid Flex altogether.


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar Fouad
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?

I think what you can do in flex can be done in flash, flex is
easierthough

Is this right??


On 3/4/07, Chris RM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I didn't know Flex Builder was based off Eclipse. I haven't used F.B.
> but how does it differ from the FDT plug-in for Eclipse? Is it as 
> robust as FDT?
>
> http://ftd.powerflasher.com
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Mar 4, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Muzak wrote:
>
> > Hi Micky, see inline reply.
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "Micky Hulse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" 
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:32 AM
> > Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?
> >
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and 
> >> found myself pondering this:
> >>
> >> Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS?
> >
> > That (as always) depends on your goal (project).
> > If you're into RIA's, Flex+AS3 is probably better suited for the job.
> >
> >> Third paragraph states:
> >>
> >> "This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 
> >> and have successfully installed it on your computer. ... "
> >>
> >> What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version 
> >> of Flash until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the 
> >> Flash application?
> >
> > I think the above answer applies here as well.
> >
> >> Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is 
> >> Flex Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling 
> >> the new AS3 code?
> >
> > Flex Builder is just another AS editor. It just happens to be ahead 
> > of the Flash IDE when it comes to AS-version.
> > AS3 for the Flash IDE is currently only available through the AS3 
> > alpha preview (http://labs.adobe.com)
> >
> >> If I only want to animate some objects around the stage 
> >> programatically (for something like a website header), should I 
> >> just make the switch to AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), 
> >> or is
> >> AS2 still an acceptable way of producing small action-scripted 
> >> movies?
> >
> > I see no reason why you'd switch to AS3 for this kind of work.
> >
> >> Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things?
> >
> > What kind of links/articles are you looking for?
> > http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/
> > http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/
> > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
> > http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/
> >
> >
> > As for over-complicating things, I'd say, yes ;-)
> >
> > Flex/Flex Builder was made because Flash (as a technology) has 
> > become more and more powerful and more and more programmers with all 
> > kinds of backgrounds (Java, .NET, etc..) started using it (or wanted 
> > to) but found the Flash IDE lacking, especially compared to other 
> > tools available for other languages.
> > So Flex/Flex Builder is not here to replace the Flash IDE, but
> > (finally) gives those that are more into the programming side of 
> > things a powerful and robust tool that they're probably already 
> > comfortable with, since it's based on Eclipse
> > (http://www.eclipse.org)
> >
> > older articles explaining Flex + AS3 
> > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/flex2_flash.html
> > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html
> >
> > I think the following quote (from Nigel Pegg) sums it all up:
> > "We Call This 'The Timeline.' No, Wait, Come Back!"
> > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flash_perspective.html
> >
> > regards,
> > Muzak
> >
> >
> >
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RE: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?

[Kalani Bright]

I always thought the flash as editor is horrible.  I've always used external
tools such as PrimalScript to code my apps and now I use Flex Builder 2.  I
use the apps in conjuction with each other and I still put create items
visually in flash and have items in movieclips (defined as classes...pointed
to the class files built in Flex Builder).  It's more of a balanced
approached to coding, graphics, and animation then going all out code or all
out graphics.   (And I don't use Flex, don't believe in it.)  I love the
code hinting, instantly accessible help, and auto creation of some of the
things when you create a file or override a superclasse's methods.  It's so
nice having things similiar to whats available for other serious languages
finally, and having a full IDE for coding and another for animation and all
the other which work together.

For things like animating a website header...why would you want to animate
that programmatically?  It would only make sense to code something which was
going to be used more than once or for something that wouldn't be possible
just using normal flash.  As far as the differences of AS2 and AS3 and Flash
don't concern yourself with them.  However I think everyone serious about
Flash should be starting to learn AS3.  It's going to take over development
over the next couple of years...better to learn the new stuff then the older
stuff especially since AS3 and AS2 are not compatible within the same FLA if
they perform any cross scripting.

Of course you are going to get lots of opinions which way is the right way
to do things, and they are all going to be different.  These are mine.

Kalani



-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Micky Hulse
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 9:32 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3... when to start?

Hi all,

I just picked-up Actionscript 3.0 Cookbook (O'Reilly) today, and found
myself pondering this:

Is it time to make the switch from v2 to v3 AS?

Third paragraph states:

"This book assumes that you have obtained a copy of Flex Builder 2 and have
successfully installed it on your computer. ... "

What happened to coding in Flash? Am I waiting for the next version of Flash
until I can successfully and/or easily write AS3 via the Flash application?
Will the future of Flash AS always require the Flex Builder? Or, is Flex
Builder just one out of many/few code editors for compiling the new AS3
code?

If I only want to animate some objects around the stage programatically (for
something like a website header), should I just make the switch to
  AS3 (if player versions were not an issue), or is AS2 still an acceptable
way of producing small action-scripted movies?

Sorry if my thinking and/or questions are noobish... Hehe, I am just trying
to put the pieces together.

Links? Blog posts? Articles? Am I over-complicating things?

Please advise. :)

Tia!
Cheers,
Micky

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RE: [Flashcoders] OT: Pirated Books

[Kalani Bright]

Uhhh.  Never pirate books.
Software, movies, cd's okay, but never books. 

And never give candy to strangers.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rost, Andrew
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:03 PM
To: 'flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] OT: Pirated Books

Naive little man... you don't have to sell it for it to be pirated.

Piracy: The unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book,
recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.

I wouldn't think you emailed your original.

-Original Message-
From: Omar Fouad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:39 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Pirated Books

this is not called piracy my little brave boy... as in i am not selling it.
I was just considering you my lil brother, and than i decided to give you
this book as any one gives something to his girlfriend..

Before acting this way, know your right and respect your older bro.

Cheers


On 3/1/07, Ian Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>   I just wanted to register my strong disapproval of an email that 
> Omar Fouad ([EMAIL PROTECTED] on this list) sent to me this 
> morning.
>
>   I had asked on this list for recommendations for a simple book on 
> AS2.0 to give to a designer (and have said, elsewhere, that I have 
> Moock's Essential Actionscript 2.0 and think it's too complex for the 
> person in question).
>
> Unsolicited, Omar sent me the complete text of Colin Moock's book as a 
> .chm file.
>
> I'm unhappy with piracy at the best of times. In this instance I find 
> it even worse, as the book is written by someone I respect.
>
> Needless to say, I've let Colin know.
>
> A lot of time, effort and creativity goes into creating a reference 
> book to make your life easier. The least you can do it pay for it.
>
> Sorry for the noise!
>   Ian
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Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful
nor conceited It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is
not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins...but delights
in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope... and to
endure... whatever comes.
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RE: [Flashcoders] Is it possible?

[Kalani Bright]

It's possible and common.

My opinion is use .  Why mess with all that other junk (I've never
liked AMF)?  Database > Web Service > XML > Flash or in reverse for whatever
purpose.  You can create a node like class that extends movieclip with xml
functionality which knows about it's children and passes the xml on to them
for them to parse and initialize their children, and their childrens
children if that makes sense.



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Pike
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:08 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Is it possible?

Have a look at Wallop - it is a Flash based system like what you are talking
about.

I have played a little, but it has an API which allows you to talk to the
system and find out about the social network, etc.

I have sent you an invite - you don't have to use it if you don't want, but
it's there.

Glen



Andy Andersson wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> I have a scenario were I'd like to create a flash app that works 
> similar to what my Space does with their friends list.
>
> Ex would be: Person A has 3 friends, Person B has 7 friends so by 
> looking at someone's profile you would see how many friends they have.
> By default flash would be setup to trigger the (in this case) WEB 
> SERVICE and return an ARRAY that contains the info for that profile 
> and also display the results
>
> It's not a problem to delegate the arrays out and create container to 
> display the friends list or whatever comes back from the web service 
> in an array if you would know by default how many friends someone had 
> or if, let's say you were only allowed to display 4 friends, but 
> everything will dynamically loaded so during a day it number of 
> friends could change, just like my space.
>
> // Here's the Problem
> So is it possible that after you have received the arrays from the 
> database (web service) and looping through the array to get the actual 
> data and let flash create a container/containers dynamically and 
> delegate and name them depending on the results from the web service call?
>
> So if Person A has 3 Friends, Person B has 7 friends etc... how would 
> flash create the containers for Person A, B, C ?
>
> I might be a little confusing here when I try to explain, but I don't 
> know any other way to describe my problem. I've tried to search the 
> web to se if this had been done before and I didn't find anything .
>
> If someone has an idea or want more in detail about this problem like 
> code I'd gladly share my stuff.
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: [Flashcoders] as3 book

[Kalani Bright]

Hi Gustavo,

There are several great changes with AS3.  But nothing I can tell so far
with Flash 9 IDE except that the Alpha's version is all messed up.
I would advise thinking on both ends because an artist/programmer can do
anything with flash.

If you are looking for more of an art introduction to flash check out some
of the training at http://www.cartoonsmart.com .  It's more of a general
introduction rather than version specific though there are some flash 8
things there.

Aloha,

Kalani



-Original Message-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gustavo
Duenas
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:17 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] as3 book

thanks eric, I'm not a programmer more a designer though, so you think this
book would be ok for me, actually I hope to finish my book of flash oop(as2)
and once I have this done, I'm going to migrate to the as3 cookbook. I just
realized how useful is the actionscript for animations and flash design...I
think in  future I'll explore the programming stuff ( I have to re-program
my left side of the brain).

Regards


Gustavo Duenas


On Feb 27, 2007, at 10:19 PM, eric dolecki wrote:

>> AS3 cookbook

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RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval, and for loop.

[Kalani Bright]

You can use a singleton.  It's just important that the intervals be managed
in a single location. 
_root can be used by as1 or as2 programmers.  AS3 supports a document class
and support for inner classes which means (through some creative
engineering) singletons as well, no need for root.

1) setInterval is not accurate.  Try moving the window around and see if the
function gets called when it's supposed to.  Keep a timer and compare the
interval call to the time over say a minute to 2 minute period.  You could
be off by several or more seconds, and if you move the window around like
crazy your 1 second interval could be called 7 seconds later.
2) Create your own class which does this.
3) onEnterFrame to check intervals (in a singleton) or single instance
class, or root!
4) Even with a reference to the interval the interval may not always be
deleted.  Sorry, it's not.  Do some tests.  This is especially the case if
you use delegates with your setinterval.  The management problem for
performance gets even worse.  Making sure you delete and clear everything.
But in my experience the intervals don't clear like they should even went
set to self-destruct.
5) The 3 parameter setinterval call is not for scope, its for the object
containing the method you want to call, if thats what you meant by scope.
The object could be removed and the interval continue to be called.
6) Why go through all this headache when you can easily write your own
interval class which is accurate and deletes itself when told?

*regards*
Kalani

PS -(Try and be helpful rather than sticking your nose up at people)


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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muzak
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:04 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.

As a posted last week or something, there's a few things to keep in mind
when using setInterval

- clear interval before setting it
- always use this syntax setInterval(scope, "method", interval)
- and never use this syntax setInterval(function, interval)
- keep a reference to the interval
- remove it when done

If things go haywire, you're doing something wrong and you probably forgot
one of the above.

If you're referring to everything using _root, code in the main timeline and
advise others to do so, please join the flashnewbie list
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashnewbie

regards,
Muzak


- Original Message -
From: "Kalani Bright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:15 AM
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.


> When I was using AS2 I found that no matter what there were always memory
> leaks with set interval and even after I explicitly tell Flash to remove
the
> interval it never got removed...
>
> So even though I never wrote it I would offer the following advice, which
is
> to *almost* not use setInterval at all.  Just use it once, for the root...
> 1) Move all functionality for intervals to a script on the root
> 2) The root is always available, and you won't have intervals all over the
> place
> 3) Create only one interval for a function on the root which is
responsible
> for calling functions
> 4) The function should get the same sort of information as whats required
by
> setInterval.
> 5) Call functions based on the timer.  Time since movie started.  A little
> math should test if the objects which are registered with your script
should
> be called again.  I would also recommend enabling this function to support
> something like  "call this function X times every 1000 ms).  Rather than
> call this object every 1000ms.  That way you can delete it automatically
if
> its reached that number.
> 6) That script keeps information on what intervals are set
> 7) The script periodically checks for objects which no longer exists and
> deletes them from the interval array.
> 8) Intervals are set or removed by calling a root function.  Use the
> delegate class to say which function gets the interval callback and also
> pass a reference to the object.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Kalani
>
>


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RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval, and for loop.

[Kalani Bright]

Always a pleasure having intellegent people prove me wrong.
I'd rather be proved wrong by a singleton rather than a simpleton.

My only comment is that setinterval doesn't fire accurately.  If the user is
moving the window for example the interval function will never get called.
I like your manager but I still would use a timer. 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Sacks
| BLITZ
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:38 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.

> So even though I never wrote it I would offer the following advice, 
> which is to *almost* not use setInterval at all.

Hogwash.

http://www.kennybunch.com/index.php?p=16

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RE: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 AS3 Resource Management

[Kalani Bright]

 
These are great articles!  They are helping me out a lot.
While browsing the links I also found grant's talk at flash forward austin.
His presentation explaining resource management can be found here
http://gskinner.com/talks/resource-management/ 
(free nicely animated slideshow application if anyone's interested ;)

Thanks James


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOR
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:22 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 AS3 Resource Management

Grant Skinner has some good blog postings on the subject...

<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/as3_resource_ma.html>
<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_resource_ma_1.html>
<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/08/as3_resource_ma_2.html>
<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/09/garbage_collect.html>
<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/06/understanding_t.html>
<http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/07/as3_weakly_refe.html>

-- JOR


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Kalani Bright wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>  
> Does anyone have some tips or tutorials on how to handle resources and 
> performance issues in flash.
>  
> I have more of an application than a flash file and things start to 
> slow down after a while.  I'm thinking the garbage collection 
> mechanism in flash isn't deleting the objects which aren't needed anymore.
> I was able to improve performance somewhat by overriding 
> addEventListener to put the event listener into an array of objects 
> which I then reference values from.  When a SuperMovieClip object is 
> removed from the stage an event listener for that event goes through 
> the array and removes each of the listeners.  If it is added to the 
> stage again all the listeners are re-added from the array.
>  
> Theres some other slow downs I can't account for.  It would be nice if 
> there was a debugging tool or something so I could see what types of 
> objects are in memory at any time so I can see whats not getting 
> deleted and what keeps taking up resources.  I am especially 
> interested in however strategies for dealing with the issues of 
> instantiation, deletion, events, for resource optimization.
>  
> Thank you, thank you, (thank you)
>  
> Kalani
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RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval, and for loop.

[Kalani Bright]

I take that back...never use it...you can always use onEnterFrame on the
root. 

-Original Message-
From: Kalani Bright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:15 PM
To: 'flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.

When I was using AS2 I found that no matter what there were always memory
leaks with set interval and even after I explicitly tell Flash to remove the
interval it never got removed...

So even though I never wrote it I would offer the following advice, which is
to *almost* not use setInterval at all.  Just use it once, for the root...
1) Move all functionality for intervals to a script on the root
2) The root is always available, and you won't have intervals all over the
place
3) Create only one interval for a function on the root which is responsible
for calling functions
4) The function should get the same sort of information as whats required by
setInterval.
5) Call functions based on the timer.  Time since movie started.  A little
math should test if the objects which are registered with your script should
be called again.  I would also recommend enabling this function to support
something like  "call this function X times every 1000 ms).  Rather than
call this object every 1000ms.  That way you can delete it automatically if
its reached that number.
6) That script keeps information on what intervals are set
7) The script periodically checks for objects which no longer exists and
deletes them from the interval array.
8) Intervals are set or removed by calling a root function.  Use the
delegate class to say which function gets the interval callback and also
pass a reference to the object.

Good luck,

Kalani
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar Fouad
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:18 PM
To: Paul V.; flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.

assign the setInterval to a variable than clear the interval this way :

var myInterval = setInterval(blah blah blah); clearInterval(myInterval);
read about clearInterval on the docs... U'll realize it more

On 3/1/07, Paul V. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Let me explain the problem I am having and then I will send you some 
> code.  I want to load up images in a slide show with set interval, 
> with the images being called image1 image2 image 3 etc.  I want to be 
> coding a dynamic slide show so that if I change the images I can just 
> replace the mc images.
>
> here is the code I am working on, I am a little new to setInterval 
> (completely new to that function actually) - I do understand the basic 
> syntax, setInterval( function (){ //entire function here;},1000);
>
> But I don't know how to run a for loop inside it and pass a variable 
> to it. (I am a newbie).
>
> function loadImages(){//Ihave this here so I can run an external
> for loop.
> for(i=1;i<6;i++){
>  setInterval(function(){ //set interval and begins anonymous
> function  i.e function() -no name
>  attachMovie("image"+i,"image"+i,41);   //trying to attach the images,
> image1 - image5
>  image = eval("image"+i);//instance assigned to
> variable  'image'
>  image._x = ((Stage.width / 2)-(image._width/2));   //positioning
>  image._y =
> (yFactor);//positioning
>  oldwidth = image._width;   //saving
> dimensions for resizing formula
>  oldheight = image._height;//saving
> dimensions for resizing formula
>
>  image._height = yheight; //image
> height set to variable
>  image._width = ((oldwidth*yheight)/oldheight);   //image width set to
> proportions of original
>},1000);
> //interval to 1 sec. 1000 milliseconds
> }
//end
> for loop
> }   //end
> container function
>
> I am trying to set the images up for a second and then have them switch.
> Help me out if you you know a solution.  Or even if you see some 
> obvious errors. Like I said I am new with the set interval.  by the 
> way if you like that little resizing technique, you can use it. Thank you.
>
> Looking forward to a response on this one.
>
> Paul Vdst
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RE: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval, and for loop.

[Kalani Bright]

When I was using AS2 I found that no matter what there were always memory
leaks with set interval and even after I explicitly tell Flash to remove the
interval it never got removed...

So even though I never wrote it I would offer the following advice, which is
to *almost* not use setInterval at all.  Just use it once, for the root...
1) Move all functionality for intervals to a script on the root
2) The root is always available, and you won't have intervals all over the
place
3) Create only one interval for a function on the root which is responsible
for calling functions
4) The function should get the same sort of information as whats required by
setInterval.
5) Call functions based on the timer.  Time since movie started.  A little
math should test if the objects which are registered with your script should
be called again.  I would also recommend enabling this function to support
something like  "call this function X times every 1000 ms).  Rather than
call this object every 1000ms.  That way you can delete it automatically if
its reached that number.
6) That script keeps information on what intervals are set
7) The script periodically checks for objects which no longer exists and
deletes them from the interval array.
8) Intervals are set or removed by calling a root function.  Use the
delegate class to say which function gets the interval callback and also
pass a reference to the object.

Good luck,

Kalani
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar Fouad
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 5:18 PM
To: Paul V.; flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Getting frustrated. regarding set Interval,and
for loop.

assign the setInterval to a variable than clear the interval this way :

var myInterval = setInterval(blah blah blah); clearInterval(myInterval);
read about clearInterval on the docs... U'll realize it more

On 3/1/07, Paul V. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Let me explain the problem I am having and then I will send you some 
> code.  I want to load up images in a slide show with set interval, 
> with the images being called image1 image2 image 3 etc.  I want to be 
> coding a dynamic slide show so that if I change the images I can just 
> replace the mc images.
>
> here is the code I am working on, I am a little new to setInterval 
> (completely new to that function actually) - I do understand the basic 
> syntax, setInterval( function (){ //entire function here;},1000);
>
> But I don't know how to run a for loop inside it and pass a variable 
> to it. (I am a newbie).
>
> function loadImages(){//Ihave this here so I can run an external
> for loop.
> for(i=1;i<6;i++){
>  setInterval(function(){ //set interval and begins anonymous
> function  i.e function() -no name
>  attachMovie("image"+i,"image"+i,41);   //trying to attach the images,
> image1 - image5
>  image = eval("image"+i);//instance assigned to
> variable  'image'
>  image._x = ((Stage.width / 2)-(image._width/2));   //positioning
>  image._y =
> (yFactor);//positioning
>  oldwidth = image._width;   //saving
> dimensions for resizing formula
>  oldheight = image._height;//saving
> dimensions for resizing formula
>
>  image._height = yheight; //image
> height set to variable
>  image._width = ((oldwidth*yheight)/oldheight);   //image width set to
> proportions of original
>},1000);
> //interval to 1 sec. 1000 milliseconds
> }
//end
> for loop
> }   //end
> container function
>
> I am trying to set the images up for a second and then have them switch.
> Help me out if you you know a solution.  Or even if you see some 
> obvious errors. Like I said I am new with the set interval.  by the 
> way if you like that little resizing technique, you can use it. Thank you.
>
> Looking forward to a response on this one.
>
> Paul Vdst
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[Flashcoders] Flash 9 AS3 Resource Management

[Kalani Bright]

Hi everyone,
 
Does anyone have some tips or tutorials on how to handle resources and
performance issues in flash.
 
I have more of an application than a flash file and things start to slow
down after a while.  I'm thinking the garbage collection mechanism in flash
isn't deleting the objects which aren't needed anymore.
I was able to improve performance somewhat by overriding addEventListener to
put the event listener into an array of objects which I then reference
values from.  When a SuperMovieClip object is removed from the stage an
event listener for that event goes through the array and removes each of the
listeners.  If it is added to the stage again all the listeners are re-added
from the array.
 
Theres some other slow downs I can't account for.  It would be nice if there
was a debugging tool or something so I could see what types of objects are
in memory at any time so I can see whats not getting deleted and what keeps
taking up resources.  I am especially interested in however strategies for
dealing with the issues of instantiation, deletion, events, for resource
optimization.
 
Thank you, thank you, (thank you)
 
Kalani
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RE: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling

[Kalani Bright]

Hi Andy,

This will drive you wild until you're living with the lions in Africa.  Save
yourself.  It's not possible especially in a .swf.  They removed that
possibility in flash 5 or 6.

I even tried putting in in a C# windows application with complicated
scripting to toggle a layer above it and faking mouse events that I wanted
to send.  I found you can't send fake events to flash.  You would need
access to the unmanaged code area (for other readers).  It's especially not
possible with a swf or an application unless that application is a Zinc app
or if you shell out some big moolah to Adobe for a special license (but
won't work for a swf either).

Come back, Andy, come back into the light...it's not worth it really.

Kalani


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Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:18 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] Right Click disabling

Hi,

I know this has been done to death but nothing has answered my real problem.
I need to turn off the right click menu completely in a swf.
I don't want it to display custom stuff (I can do that), I want it to detect
a right click but not show the menu.  This can only be in a swf, not an exe
so the compilers don't work.

Please help - this has been driving me wild! 


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RE: [Flashcoders] as3 book

[Kalani Bright]

   >> ActionScript 3 Design Patterns by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson, Adobe
Press :-) <<
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of eric dolecki
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:20 PM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] as3 book

I actually read that book again while upgrading my OS today... its pretty
sweet with some good examples.

- eric

On 2/26/07, Amir T Rocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi
> try the AS3 cookbook by o'reilly.
>
> bye
>
> Am 04:13 PM 2/26/2007 schrieben Sie:
> >Hi Guys, I have to accept I'm the newbiest  guy in this flash thing, 
> >I'm finishing(when I'll get time) the flash oop book , and then I'd 
> >like to move to as3...any book you could recommend me?
> >I've found the as3 book in a nutshell for O'reilly in 10 bucks in 
> >books a million, so if you know about something better and 
> >affordable...let me know.
> >
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Gustavo Duenas
> >
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[Flashcoders] MOUSE_DOWN & CLICK are not firing on the first mouse click (Flash 9)

[Kalani Bright]

*I Dont need help I was writing this and I figured it out so I'm posting it
so that other people don't run into the same issue *
The error was caused because I had a bunch of text on the stage evidently
causing some sort of memory issue probably due to anti-aliasing or something
.. though flash 8 could have handled it fine.  This caused mouse events not
to be triggered when they should have been.  The flash 9 developers are
probably still working out the kinks.
 
Original writing :
 
This one is puzzling me.
There seems to be some trouble with the either the event model or something
I can't explain.
 
So theres a button and you click on it.  Except the first time you click on
it it doesn't register the event (the event listener is set in a superclass
via a method call).  The method is called in the child classes constructor.
So it should be listening for t
 
so if you wait a second or two and don't move the mouse the click then
registers.  If you move the mouse around a bit the click also registers.
Anyone know whats going on?
 
 
 
 
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RE: [Flashcoders] Detecting Rollover w/o onRollOver

[Kalani Bright]

You could be right.  I'm not sure what the original post mean't I was
assuming that they were incorporating some sort of drop down menu not a
movieclip under movieclip type of situation. 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Kodicek
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 1:23 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Detecting Rollover w/o onRollOver

 > Another post which has the cancelRollover is the best one to use imho.

That works in one direction (rollOver on the lower button being lost when
rolling onto the upper one) but fails on the other (rollOver on the upper
button disabling rollOver on the lower one). You have to have some means of
passing the event through to the hidden button.

Danny

> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny 
> Kodicek
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:54 AM
> To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Detecting Rollover w/o onRollOver
> 
>  
> > It seems like in many of the projects I'm doing I need to have 
> > simultaneous onRollOver events. For example, a small movie
> clip with
> > additional buttons needs to enlarge when the mouse is over
> it so the
> > user can clearly click the buttons.
> > However, when the user mouses over a button, flash no
> longer detects
> > that the mouse is still over the movieclip and thus executes the 
> > onRollOut event making the movieclip shrink and the user
> can't see the
> > buttons clearly anymore.
> > 
> > I've used some code which can tell if the mouse is over an
> object, and
> > attaching that to onMouseMove events can basically make two mouse 
> > overs.
> > While its not checking the mouse position every frame, its
> still not
> > as efficient as I'd like.
> > 
> > 
> > Does anyone have any thoughts on a more efficient way to detect two 
> > mouse over events at the same time?
> 
> Keep a list of all the instances you're testing, in z-order. 
> Use onRollOver to activate each one; then while it's active, send 
> messages to all the ones beneath it to check if they should be active 
> too.
> 
> Danny
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RE: [Flashcoders] Detecting Rollover w/o onRollOver

[Kalani Bright]

Another post which has the cancelRollover is the best one to use imho.

-Original Message-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny
Kodicek
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 5:54 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Detecting Rollover w/o onRollOver

 
> It seems like in many of the projects I'm doing I need to have 
> simultaneous onRollOver events. For example, a small movie clip with 
> additional buttons needs to enlarge when the mouse is over it so the 
> user can clearly click the buttons.
> However, when the user mouses over a button, flash no longer detects 
> that the mouse is still over the movieclip and thus executes the 
> onRollOut event making the movieclip shrink and the user can't see the 
> buttons clearly anymore.
> 
> I've used some code which can tell if the mouse is over an object, and 
> attaching that to onMouseMove events can basically make two mouse 
> overs.
> While its not checking the mouse position every frame, its still not 
> as efficient as I'd like.
> 
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts on a more efficient way to detect two 
> mouse over events at the same time?

Keep a list of all the instances you're testing, in z-order. Use onRollOver
to activate each one; then while it's active, send messages to all the ones
beneath it to check if they should be active too.

Danny

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RE: [Flashcoders] [ANN] AS3 Effects Framework

[Kalani Bright]

I'm not famililar with your project but here are some suggestiosn.

Well bubble in bubble out.  Imagine bubbles coming in.

The most simple and classy is a fade in fade out.
Also a brightness in/out.

You also might want to allow the coder to specify a movieclip to use as a
mask for a transition.  Say you scale that mask up inside until everything
is displayed as an in...

Theres so many possiblities.  I'd say just start with whats in
powerpoint..look around to see what others are doing, and do what you're
already doing..asking others.

Take care,

Kalani

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Smith
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:19 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] [ANN] AS3 Effects Framework

Guys I am creating an effects framework, something similar to scriptaculous.
It is gonna be simple easy to use. What I am looking for is suggestions of
what effects you guys would like included in it. Here's what I got so far:
Blind In
Blind Out
Slide Left In
Slide Left Out
Slide Right In
Slide Right Out
Scale Grow
Scale Shrink

Let me know what else you guys want. Its going to be a real basic framework,
tiny and easy to use.
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RE: [Flashcoders] var (eventHandler)

[Kalani Bright]

you shouldn't var any functions even though technically that is correct.

also anything withoug a access keyword is defaulted to private which means
you can only access it from the class.

so to answer your question

public function onEnterFrame():Void
{
//code here
} 
The void means you are not using a return.
if you are doing actionscript 1.0 then technically that is okay...

so something like 

var myFunction = function ()
{
//code here
}

is what you should be using but that is 1.0 and not for classes.  


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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:42 PM
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Subject: [Flashcoders] var (eventHandler)

Okay, I'm guessing it's a stupid question, so I'll get over it asap.
I've never written a custom class before, and have recently started to code
things in Flash which are much more complex, approaching application status,
so I'm trying to wwrap my head around all of this OOP stuff.  I keep running
into something that I can't get though...  
using the VAR keyword when declaring event handlers, like this example from
Object-Oriented Actionscript for Flash 8:

var onEnterFrame:Function = doSomething;

I've Googled my [EMAIL PROTECTED] off, and I can't get it to save my life, and 
this seemed
like the best place to ask.  Will one of you take a couple minutes out of
your day to help a poor guy out?

Thanks

ec
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[Flashcoders] HTML Browser In Flash

[Kalani Bright]

Ok, I see by your face you think I'm crazy.
 
But I wandered across this project called DENG today:
http://deng.com.br/examples/xhtml/table.php
 
It is able to render all types of content (including tables!) and SVG inside
of Flash.  I think the SVG rendered came from somewhere else.
 
Anyway.  Its for flash MX.  And I'm using Flash 9.  Is anyone aware of
something more recent.
 
Mahalo,
 
Kalani
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RE: [Flashcoders] Q:dynamically change registraion point of MovieClipfor rotation scaling in loaded assets

[Kalani Bright]

Hot dog!

I needed something like this for changing the area of rotation.  Thanks! 

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Jason
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:32 PM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Q:dynamically change registraion point of
MovieClipfor rotation scaling in loaded assets

http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/archives/54.cfm

Jason Merrill
Bank of America
Learning & Organizational Effectiveness
 
 
 
 
 
 

>>-Original Message-
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:27 PM
>>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>>Subject: [Flashcoders] Q:dynamically change registraion point of 
>>MovieClip for rotation scaling in loaded assets
>>
>>Hi
>>I'm sure this has been asked before but what is the best way to 
>>dynamically change the registration point in MovieCLips?
>>
>>I'm loading assets (jpegs, gifs, etc) into holder MovieClips and then 
>>I need to change the registraion point of this holder MovieClip from 
>>the top left to the center of the holder MovieClips
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>[e] jbach at bitstream.ca
>>[c] 416.668.0034
>>[w] www.bitstream.ca
>>
>>"...all improvisation is life in search of a style."
>> - Bruce Mau,'LifeStyle'
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RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Q:Dynamically Scale a MovieClip by dragging

[Kalani Bright]

Yeah Kudos Jack. 

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Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:14 AM
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Subject: Fwd: [Flashcoders] RE: Q:Dynamically Scale a MovieClip by dragging

Some indispensable AS code, here. Nothing like people opening their hearts
to the community, by sharing important code like this!

-Scott

-- Forwarded message --
From: Jack Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Feb 1, 2007 7:55 PM
Subject: [Flashcoders] RE: Q:Dynamically Scale a MovieClip by dragging
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

To interactively scale/rotate/move any MoveClip in an intuitive way at
runtime in a manner similar to modern-day graphics applications like
Photoshop and Illustrator, feel free to use my TransformManager class:

http://www.greensock.com/ActionScript/TransformManager/

There's an interactive sample there. I put a lot of time into attempting to
making it user-friendly and relatively intuitive, but I haven't tested it
extensively yet so your comments/suggestions are welcome. It should handle
just about any MovieClip regardless of where the registration point is, etc.

Hope it helps.

Jack Doyle


-Original Message-
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:07:39 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Flashcoders] Q:Dynamically Scale a MovieClip by dragging
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Message-ID:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I am creating a 'clip-art' type illustration application. users will have
the ability to move, rotate and scale movielip objects they drag from a
palette.

I'd like to allow interactive scaling and rotating via dragging the bounding
box (as well as thru a slider), but am not sure how to first proceed.

Can anyone point me in the right direction, either pseudo-code or an
existing example online?

Thanks in advance!


[e] jbach at bitstream.ca
[c] 416.668.0034
[w] www.bitstream.ca

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 - Bruce Mau,'LifeStyle'



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RE: [Flashcoders] Document Class stopped working

[Kalani Bright]

Did you try typing the full path to the document class rather than just the
class name.  It may have been how you set the classpath. 

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Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 2:57 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: [Flashcoders] Document Class stopped working

Has anyone else had this, my document class has stopped working in the flash
9 as3 preview. Linkage instantiation still works but specifying the document
class doesnt compile the document class. Ive tried re installing flash. It
happend after I set a as3 classpath in the prefs.

Any ideas anyone? Ive obviously tried deleting ASO.

cheers

MaTT
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[Flashcoders] Sitepal, Security Sandbox, and AS3.0

[Kalani Bright]

Aloha Everyone,
 
I'm having problems getting SitePal to work with AS 3.0 code.  It works fine
in 2.0 code with loadmovie.
 
In 3.0 I used the standard urlRequest and loader and did the security domain
stuff like 2.0.
 
However I end up with nothing though I do see its contacting the server.
Just and empty space no character.
So I figured what if I created a container swf in 2.0 code then loaded that
into 2.0.  Then I get errors about the security context although I set both
the 2.0 swf container and the 3.0 code to allow the remote domain.  It works
when I'm loading any simple 2.0 swf.  But I think the heavy scripting of the
sitepal is doesn't something funy.
 
What am I doing wrong?  Has anyone got this to work?
 
Below is what I get when I load a sitepal character from a 2.0 script
running inside a 3.0 script.  Again, I get no errors when loading it
directly from the 3.0 script but it doesn't work.
 
*** Security Sandbox Violation ***
SecurityDomain
'http://vhost.oddcast.com/vhsssecure.php?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhost.oddcast.com%
2Fgetshow.php%3Facc%3D33458%26ss%3D61d2%26sl%3D0%26embedid%3sdbb5705sdbd72f6
90caae922a28882c&edit=0&acc=33458&loading=1&bgcolor=0xFFF&firstslide=1'
tried to access incompatible context
'file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/My%20Documents/Flex%20B
uilder%202/ColorFun/ColorFun.swf'
 
I know there are issues with cross scripting from 2.0 to 3.0.  What I'm not
clear on is if this includes swfs which are 2.0 that are loading 2.0 but are
included in 3.0 are included in this category.  But by the results I'm
pretty certain thats the case and I can't use Sitepal in any way shape or
form with AS3.0. :(
 
Help?  Thanks,
 
Kalani
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RE: [Flashcoders] Capturing FMS video streams from multiple cameras

[Kalani Bright]

I'm pretty sure it is capable of allowing the user to select which camera is
used...but I don't know how to do it in code.
You might want to look up the Camera object in the directory.

In any case the user can select which camera to use:
Right-click the Flash file. 
Choose Settings. 
Click the Camera tab (the fourth and last tab). 
Choose the desired camera from the dropdown list. 
Click Close. 
Refresh the page to restart the Flash file. 

Kalani
 

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Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:10 AM
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Subject: [Flashcoders] Capturing FMS video streams from multiple cameras

Hello,

does anybody know if it is possible to capture and record video on Flash
Media Server from multiple cameras on one system?

Our client needs to capture one video at a time but would like to be able to
select which camera will capture and record the live stream to FMS.
Is Flash capable to select which camera will capture the stream?
Or is there any other solution you would choose to achieve this?

thanks in advance

Tomas Lehuta
Flash Senior Developer
Kremsa Design (http://www.kremsadesign.com)
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RE: [Flashcoders] getters and setters and the "with" statement

[Kalani Bright]

Found this regarding with and MTASC
http://www.flashdevelop.org/community/viewtopic.php?p=4283

Like I said, at least to me..with is pretty useless.  You can't refer to
other variables or objects with "with" inside the withstatement so a = b is
not possible if a and b aren't already part of the "with" object, can't be
another object.  Code with with is confusing. Even common sentences are
confusing with with :)  Its better to write it out or copy/paste.  If its a
long namespace or objects within other objects just store it by reference to
a short variable name and access it throught the variable.

Kalani


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Moraes Serpa
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:18 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] getters and setters and the "with" statement

Does MTASC support the with statement...? I'm not sure but I guess the last
time I tried to compile an AS2 class with "with" statements, MTASC didn't
like it at all... of course, it doesn't mean I like it less... MMC is awful
:)

On 1/3/07, Kalani Bright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi chris,
>
> with is used so you don't have to constantly refer to a object 
> hierarchy or object when you are changing many properties or running 
> many methods.
>
> var myObject:CustomObjectType = new CustomObjectType(); //say that 
> custom object has a property named duration and two methods start and 
> ping.
>
> with(myObject)
> {
> duration = 5.5;
> start();
> ping("test.com");
> }
>
> its just so you dont have to do myObject.duration = 5.5 etc...
>
> I've never used with.  It's one of the most useless constructs.
>
> Kalani
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris 
> Velevitch
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:21 PM
> To: Flashcoders mailing list
> Subject: [Flashcoders] getters and setters and the "with" statement
>
> Is the "with" statement purpose to work with getters and setters (in AS2)?
> If it is, has this issue been raised with Adobe?
>
>
> Chris
> --
> Chris Velevitch
> Manager - Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group
> m: 0415 469 095
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RE: [Flashcoders] getters and setters and the "with" statement

[Kalani Bright]

Hi chris,

with is used so you don't have to constantly refer to a object hierarchy or
object when you are changing many properties or running many methods.

var myObject:CustomObjectType = new CustomObjectType();
//say that custom object has a property named duration and two methods start
and ping.

with(myObject)
{
duration = 5.5;
start();
ping("test.com");
}

its just so you dont have to do myObject.duration = 5.5 etc...

I've never used with.  It's one of the most useless constructs.

Kalani



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Velevitch
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:21 PM
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Subject: [Flashcoders] getters and setters and the "with" statement

Is the "with" statement purpose to work with getters and setters (in AS2)?
If it is, has this issue been raised with Adobe?


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RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

[Kalani Bright]

Aloha Greg,

Thanks for your help.

I'm not really looking for the [Inspectable] tag.  I'm not using components,
and I'm not authoring in Flex.  I'm only using the Flex IDE to construct my
ActionScript classes to be used in Flash 9. I did used to use [inspectable]
when working with components in ActionScript 2.0 code but as I understand it
you can't use components in 3.0 code when using the Flash 9 IDE.  Thank you
for trying to find it though...I ran into the same problem when searching
for AS 3.0 Flash 9 meta tags.

I'm going to do some research on Eclipse.  It's my belief that the Adobe
team bought out Interakt, who produces eclipse plugins, so that it could
produce Flex Builder, so the answer to my question is probably somewhere
over there.  I'll also check the flex coders list.  I'll let this list know
if I find out anything.

Thanks,

Kalani

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Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:43 AM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

Kalani,

For code hints, I believe you are looking for the [Inspectable] metadata
tag.

[Inspectable] is used by both Flash and Flex components.

For Flash 8, the doc page on [Inspectable] is here:
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/3033.html

For Flex 2, the doc page on [Inspectable] is here:
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1658.html
and the doc page listing metadata tags is here:
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1651.html

Unfortunately, the currently available Flash 9 AS3 Preview
docsdo
not include coverage of metadata tags for components like [Inspectable].

fyi, both of Jim's suggestions are excellent.  ASDoc is for creating
LiveDocs style documentation.  And the Flexcoders list will likely provide
better support in cases where you are using Flex Builder for authoring ;-)

hth,

g
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RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

[Kalani Bright]

Thanks Jim,

AsDoc isn't what I'm looking for but its a nice little easter egg to find.
I wasn't aware of it.
- For the mailing list, ASDoc is a command-line tool that is used to create
HTML documentation from AS and MXML files. The HTML output looks very
similar to the Flex 2 or ActionScript 3 Language Reference.  -


I'll try posting on the flex coders list as well though I'm not doing any
Flex programming just using Flex Builder 2 to build my ActionScript classes
for Flash 9.

Thanks for your help,

Kalani

 

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Robson
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:17 AM
To: 'Flashcoders mailing list'
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

You might want to try the Flexcoders list:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/

Meanwhile, if I understand your question correctly, you might want to look
at ASDoc: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ASDoc

-Jim 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kalani
Bright
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:09 AM
To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
Subject: [Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

Aloha,
 
I'm new to this list and looking forward to the support I can give and the
help I can receive.
 
Anyway, about a week ago I started programming in AS 3.0 in Flex Builder 2.
Now I'm wondering about meta tags and so forth for code hinting.
 
I would like to enable in the codeing process to provide textual information
in the code completion tooltip.
 
For example:
if my method is:
 
/*
 @summary Says hello to someone
 @arguments argName The name of the person to say hello to  @returns True if
the operation was successful and False if it failed */ public function
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean {
//code here...
}
 
 
if I type:
MyClass.sayHello(
 
rather than seeing sayHello(argName:String):Boolean in the code hinting
window I want to see something like this:
 
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
Say hello to someone
TAKES: argString:String - The name of the person to say hello to
RETURNS: True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
 
Anyone know how to do this.  I've searched the net and can't find anything.
Search under flex builder, actionscript, flash, and eclipse for meta tags
and wasn't able to locate a thing except for AS 2.0 components which are
removed from 3.0
 
I had some of this when I was coding in primalscript and there were meta
tags when I was working with ActionScript 2.0 and components.
Are there any 3.0 meta tags anyone is aware of?  
 
Thanks for your help,
 
Kalani Bright
kalani at manastudios dot com
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[Flashcoders] FlexBuilder/Actionscript 3 Meta Tags

[Kalani Bright]

Aloha,
 
I'm new to this list and looking forward to the support I can give and the
help I can receive.
 
Anyway, about a week ago I started programming in AS 3.0 in Flex Builder 2.
Now I'm wondering about meta tags and so forth for code hinting.
 
I would like to enable in the codeing process to provide textual information
in the code completion tooltip.
 
For example:
if my method is:
 
/*
 @summary Says hello to someone
 @arguments argName The name of the person to say hello to
 @returns True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
*/
public function sayHello(argName:String):Boolean
{
//code here...
}
 
 
if I type:
MyClass.sayHello(
 
rather than seeing sayHello(argName:String):Boolean in the code hinting
window I want to see something like this:
 
sayHello(argName:String):Boolean 
Say hello to someone
TAKES: argString:String - The name of the person to say hello to
RETURNS: True if the operation was successful and False if it failed
 
Anyone know how to do this.  I've searched the net and can't find anything.
Search under flex builder, actionscript, flash, and eclipse for meta tags
and wasn't able to locate a thing except for AS 2.0 components which are
removed from 3.0
 
I had some of this when I was coding in primalscript and there were meta
tags when I was working with ActionScript 2.0 and components.
Are there any 3.0 meta tags anyone is aware of?  
 
Thanks for your help,
 
Kalani Bright
kalani at manastudios dot com
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