[Flashcoders] AIR app - possible to dynamically unzip?
Hi everyone, I would really appreciate if you could point me in the right direction for this one. We're building an AIR for Android app which is basically a collection of 20 elearning "scenarios". Each scenario is a sequence of activities that uses assets such as XML, MP3, JPG and F4V files. There would probably be about 70 files used in a scenario. The files sit on a server somewhere to be called on by the app. The current model of the app downloads the files as they're needed. ie, whenever the user starts a new activity in a scenario, their phone would have to be connected to the internet to load those (sometimes large) files. Needless to say, this could get quite annoying if you were using the app on a train, then got stuck in a tunnel for an hour (which ironically would be the perfect time to use the app, what with all that time to kill). So we thought it would be a better idea to download all the assets required for a scenario, store them on the phone, then have the app read them from local storage. That way, you could get it set up the night before over wifi or something. So these are my questions: 1) What approach would you take for packaging up the files? For example, would you have them in a zip file, which the user downloads, and the app somehow extracts dynamically? (If so, how would you do this please?) 2) Are there any steps we can take to protect our files from discovery/redistribution? As a language learning company, my work is somewhat anxious about users being able to just mount the drive and pass the files on to all and sundry. The content is where most of the budget goes, what with the writing, filming, recording etc. If there is no way to protect the files, I imagine we will have to stick with the current model of downloading files as needed. Thanks very much for any help, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] AIR for Android - video on mobile problem.
Thanks for your replies, Dave and Zeh. Just to follow up on Zeh's point: IIRC, Flash on a mobile device unloads the video from memory once it's past > a certain point due to memory constraints, keeping only the last few seconds > of it. It was mentioned on some of Adobe's docs about mobile optimization. > I think this is the Adobe docs page you mentioned (in case anyone else is looking for it): http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/mobile/WS4f388c71a1d4fd05-3e2e5588124a6ccb96c-8000.html. This was kindly linked to me by Joe Ward over at the Adobe Forums. Just an update (for anyone who might be struggling with this too): I'm currently having a go at loading the video from the phone's sdcard. So far it's been a huge improvement in usability and playback. The path to the sdcard is file:///sdcard/ - if you transfer the video to the sdcard through "USB mass storage", don't forget to unmount the drive before attempting to load the video!! Or divers alarums and general hair tugging might ensue. Con. On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Zeh Fernando wrote: > IIRC, Flash on a mobile device unloads the video from memory once it's past > a certain point due to memory constraints, keeping only the last few > seconds > of it. It was mentioned on some of Adobe's docs about mobile optimization. > I > think it's more about memory usage rather than actual time though (no > hard-set limit so impossible to predict). > > Using Flash Media Server with a real stream would work, but then you need > additional buffering and streaming. If it's important to have the video > already buffered, it'd make more sense to have the video file be smaller - > and thus not take that much memory... I guess a 11MB file would be a lot > for > a mobile device to keep in memory. > > Zeh > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:07 PM, confustic...@gmail.com < > confustic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This doesn't work on the mobile, even though the video is fully loaded. > I'm > > not sure why but my guess is that the mobile's cache is a lot smaller. In > > this particular example I'm testing, it seems like once netstream.time > goes > > past approx 30 seconds (of a 1:45 video, 11MB filesize), you can't seek > > back > > to those first 30 seconds. > > > ___ > 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] AIR for Android - video on mobile problem.
Hey folks, Firstly, would anyone know if there is a list similar to flashcoders specifically for AIR for Android questions? I wouldn't want to annoy any flashcoders with my questions if this is the wrong place to ask them. I have tried out the Adobe forums, but the community there seems quite a bit smaller. Secondly, the question which might annoy! I'm trying to build a custom video player app. Initially I thought it would be a piece of cake (famous last words) to have the video reach the end, then loop back to the beginning and pause. In my previous non-mobile efforts, I would've done something like this: // on NetStream.Play.Stop netstream.pause(); netstream.seek(0); This doesn't work on the mobile, even though the video is fully loaded. I'm not sure why but my guess is that the mobile's cache is a lot smaller. In this particular example I'm testing, it seems like once netstream.time goes past approx 30 seconds (of a 1:45 video, 11MB filesize), you can't seek back to those first 30 seconds. This is a real problem for me, as one of the main purposes of the app is being able to seek all around the video once it's fully loaded. Would anyone have any pointers on how to deal with this? Is this where something like Flash Media Server would come in? Thanks very much, Con. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Re: AIR for Android - what's the go?
Thanks Ed. Is that to say that AIR for Android is included in CS5 Pro? I'd like to find out how I can start getting into this myself. On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Ed Murphy wrote: > Yep AIR for android is very much alive and kicking... I recently released a > simple quiz game called JeresySure? You can find it on the marketplace. > > Anywho, CS5 pro allows devs to not only build but deploy the app locally as > to debug over wifi. Tracing and what not. It even includes a simple way > to > create certs, when it's time to launch. > > Keep in mind though, many native android capabilities are still not > available through the AIR player. The progressDialogue box comes to mind. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, confustic...@gmail.com < confustic...@gmail.com> wrote: Hey Listites, > > I spent the morning salivating over Lee Brimelow's gotoAndLearn() tutorials > of AIR for Android Parts 1 & 2 [ > http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play.php?id=123]. So excite! Unfortunately, I > get the impression that the AIR for Android Extension for Flash CS5 was only > available under a prerelease program, which I think has now closed (?) > > So, would anyone know what the status of AIR for Android is? Would > latecomers like me still be able to dive in, or how long would it be till > that happy day? Is it still going to be a CS5 extension when it's released > For Realz? > > Also, I apologise in advance for unintentional but probable gormlessness of > these questions. > > Thank you! > > Con. > > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] AIR for Android - what's the go?
Hey Listites, I spent the morning salivating over Lee Brimelow's gotoAndLearn() tutorials of AIR for Android Parts 1 & 2 [http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play.php?id=123]. So excite! Unfortunately, I get the impression that the AIR for Android Extension for Flash CS5 was only available under a prerelease program, which I think has now closed (?) So, would anyone know what the status of AIR for Android is? Would latecomers like me still be able to dive in, or how long would it be till that happy day? Is it still going to be a CS5 extension when it's released For Realz? Also, I apologise in advance for unintentional but probable gormlessness of these questions. Thank you! Con. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Flash on mobile phones in Australia
Hey list, My work wants to make a "mobile flashcards application" - a language-learning flashcards game that can be played on a mobile phone. The flashcards involve text, images and sound. While I'm not involved in actually developing it, I've been tasked to find out whether having it built in Flash Lite 2.0 is a good solution. I have almost zero knowledge about mobiles, and so I thought I'd ask here while trying to find statistics on the net. 1. What's the market penetration of Flash Lite 2.0 like? Is it safe to assume that mobiles being sold / offered on plans at the moment are Flash enabled? 2. Is there a better alternative, and if so, what would it be? We're based in Australia, but any information would be appreciated, thank you. Humbly, Con. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Resize stage at runtime
Hi Cor, We have to do this quite often - we use the magnificent BrowserCanvas (which was surprisingly hard to find): http://www.dncompute.com/blog/2008/06/23/browsercanvas-the-worlds-easiest-way-to-dynamically-resize-flash.html Hope that helps you as much as it helped us. On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 3:54 AM, Cor wrote: > Hi List, > > I would like to resize the stage after I load a video, through xml (url, > width and height) and when loaded I would like to resize de swf to the > dimensions from the xml. > Is this possible?? > > Regards > Cor > > ___ > 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] Prevent children from listening to parent mouse events
Thank you VERY much. ROLL_OUT was exactly what I needed.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Gregory Boland
wrote:
> there are several ways to combat this but i think what you want to use is
> ROLL_OVER and ROLL_OUT on the parent instead of the MOUSE_OVER and
> MOUSE_OUT. rollover and rollout are different as rollover ignores the
> children, check out this post
>
> http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1948052
>
> <http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1948052>other than that you
> can try mouseChildren = false on the parent sprite if you don't care about
> the stuff inside having mouseevent properties
>
> greg
>
> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 8:45 PM, confustic...@gmail.com <
> confustic...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey list,
> >
> > I'm surprised I didn't notice this behaviour sooner, and I wonder how to
> > get
> > around it.
> >
> > Suppose you have a parent sprite and a child sprite. The child is small
> > enough to fit within the parent. The parent has a mouseOut event
> listener.
> > It seems that the child sprite's mouseOuts are also listened for,
> although
> > the mouse is still within the parent.
> >
> > Is it possible to listen ONLY for the parent's mouse events, not the
> > child's?
> >
> > Example code:
> >
> > var parentSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
> > addChild(parentSprite);
> > parentSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
> > parentSprite.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
> > parentSprite.name = "parental"
> >
> > var childSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
> > parentSprite.addChild(childSprite);
> > childSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
> > childSprite.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 20, 20);
> > childSprite.x = childSprite.y = 30;
> > childSprite.name = "kiddie";
> >
> > parentSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseHandler)
> >
> > function mouseHandler (e:MouseEvent):void {
> >trace("e.target.name: " + e.target.name)
> >trace("e.currentTarget.name: " + e.currentTarget.name)
> >trace("")
> > }
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[Flashcoders] Prevent children from listening to parent mouse events
Hey list,
I'm surprised I didn't notice this behaviour sooner, and I wonder how to get
around it.
Suppose you have a parent sprite and a child sprite. The child is small
enough to fit within the parent. The parent has a mouseOut event listener.
It seems that the child sprite's mouseOuts are also listened for, although
the mouse is still within the parent.
Is it possible to listen ONLY for the parent's mouse events, not the
child's?
Example code:
var parentSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
addChild(parentSprite);
parentSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
parentSprite.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 100);
parentSprite.name = "parental"
var childSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
parentSprite.addChild(childSprite);
childSprite.graphics.beginFill(0xFF);
childSprite.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 20, 20);
childSprite.x = childSprite.y = 30;
childSprite.name = "kiddie";
parentSprite.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseHandler)
function mouseHandler (e:MouseEvent):void {
trace("e.target.name: " + e.target.name)
trace("e.currentTarget.name: " + e.currentTarget.name)
trace("")
}
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Re: [Flashcoders] Combining embedded and device fonts in one textfield
Thanks a lot for your reply, Jim.
In the end, we concluded that:
(1) You can't have a combination of embedded fonts and device fonts in
one textfield. We decided to search the text for phonemic characters,
and if it had any, go ahead and do the textfield.embedFonts=true as
well as loading in the SWF containing the font. (See below.)
(2) We need to embed DejaVu Sans «http://dejavu.sourceforge.net» (that
was a great tip, thanks!)
(3) This method for embedding unicode ranges of normal, bold, oblique
and bold-oblique versions of the font works really well for our
purposes, as we really only needed a very small subset of a unicode
font: «http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257913»
Your help was very much appreciated, thank you!
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Jim Hayes wrote:
> Ah, I've just been there with IPA characters.
>
> If you are using htmltext it's do able, though in the end I embedded the font
> (deja-vu in my case, it's open source) since I also needed to set plain text.
>
> The trick is to unicode escape the character, replace it with that escaped
> code and set a style on it's replacement, where that style specifies the
> embedded font.
>
> so if you know your character code for your undertie , lets say it's 1234,
> try something like this :
>
> var unicodeString:String = "&#" + 1234 + ";";
> str = str.replace(String.fromCharCode(1234),"" +
> unicodeString + "");
>
> then specify the style for your text :
> _textStyle = new StyleSheet();
> var ipaStyle:Object = new Object();
> ipaStyle.fontFamily = "YourEmbeddedFont";
> _textStyle.setStyle(".ipa", ipaStyle);
> yourText.styleSheet = _textStyle;
>
> Sorry if that's a bit scrappy, hopefully it will give you an idea of where
> you might head.
> I was using flex, in fact, but I think this still applies to flash textfields.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com on behalf of
> confustic...@gmail.com
> Sent: Thu 2/11/2010 6:01 AM
> To: Flash Coders List
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Combining embedded and device fonts in one
> textfield
>
> Thanks for that link, Ktu. I didn't know you could specify Unicode
> ranges to embed - very handy.
>
> Unfortunately, the problem still remains of having to combine an
> embedded font and a device font in the same textfield. As Lee Brimelow
> demonstrates near the end of the tutorial, the lowercase 'u' didn't
> display because only uppercase glyphs were embedded. It seems like if
> I choose to embed only the undertie character, my textfield will only
> be capable of displaying ... the undertie character!
>
> It seems like this is the conundrum:
>
> 1) I need to embed the undertie character, as Arial Unicode MS is not
> guaranteed to be found on all machines.
>
> 2) That means that any textfield which would have an undertie in it,
> would have to have embedFonts = true;
>
> 3) Any textfield which has embedFonts = true can only display
> characters included in the embedded font. Which, referring back to
> (1), would just be an undertie.
>
> 4) This means that if I want to have an undertie, I'd have to embed
> the undertie AND every single other glyph which might be used in that
> textfield. Uppercase, lowercase, punctuation, numbers, etc. Further,
> I'd have to embed separate versions for each of bold, italic, and
> bold-italic.
>
> All this for an undertie!!
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Ktu wrote:
>> If you have Flash CS4 or Flex, you could embed just that one character from
>> that font using the [Embed] syntax. Check out this tutorial
>> http://gotoandlearn.com/play?id=102
>>
>> Ktu
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:08 PM, confustic...@gmail.com <
>> confustic...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have paragraphs of text which includes phonemic symbols: pretty much
>>> any character found here should be included:
>>> http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html
>>>
>>> I thought I was home and hosed, as Lucida Sans Unicode / Lucida
>>> Grande, which seems pretty standard, covers all that.
>>>
>>> The problem came when I found out that I also have to be able to
>>> display the undertie character:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_(typography)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_%28typography%29>(HTML
>>> code ?)
>>>
>>> It seems that the only font on Windows that covers the undertie is
>>> Arial Unicode MS. Unfortunately, Arial Unicode MS doesn't seem to be a
>>> standard
Re: [Flashcoders] Combining embedded and device fonts in one textfield
Thanks for that link, Ktu. I didn't know you could specify Unicode ranges to embed - very handy. Unfortunately, the problem still remains of having to combine an embedded font and a device font in the same textfield. As Lee Brimelow demonstrates near the end of the tutorial, the lowercase 'u' didn't display because only uppercase glyphs were embedded. It seems like if I choose to embed only the undertie character, my textfield will only be capable of displaying ... the undertie character! It seems like this is the conundrum: 1) I need to embed the undertie character, as Arial Unicode MS is not guaranteed to be found on all machines. 2) That means that any textfield which would have an undertie in it, would have to have embedFonts = true; 3) Any textfield which has embedFonts = true can only display characters included in the embedded font. Which, referring back to (1), would just be an undertie. 4) This means that if I want to have an undertie, I'd have to embed the undertie AND every single other glyph which might be used in that textfield. Uppercase, lowercase, punctuation, numbers, etc. Further, I'd have to embed separate versions for each of bold, italic, and bold-italic. All this for an undertie!! On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Ktu wrote: > If you have Flash CS4 or Flex, you could embed just that one character from > that font using the [Embed] syntax. Check out this tutorial > http://gotoandlearn.com/play?id=102 > > Ktu > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:08 PM, confustic...@gmail.com < > confustic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have paragraphs of text which includes phonemic symbols: pretty much >> any character found here should be included: >> http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html >> >> I thought I was home and hosed, as Lucida Sans Unicode / Lucida >> Grande, which seems pretty standard, covers all that. >> >> The problem came when I found out that I also have to be able to >> display the undertie character: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_(typography)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_%28typography%29>(HTML >> code ‿) >> >> It seems that the only font on Windows that covers the undertie is >> Arial Unicode MS. Unfortunately, Arial Unicode MS doesn't seem to be a >> standard font. >> >> I don't want to have to embed Arial Unicode MS because that would >> really add to my file sizes, as well as restricting my ability to do >> things like textfield.htmlText = "bold text". It seems like >> such overkill for ONE SINGLE GLYPH. >> >> Would anyone be able to suggest any alternatives? ALL I WANT IS AN >> UNDERTIE ... *sob* >> ___ >> 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] Combining embedded and device fonts in one textfield
I have paragraphs of text which includes phonemic symbols: pretty much any character found here should be included: http://www.e-lang.co.uk/mackichan/call/pron/type.html I thought I was home and hosed, as Lucida Sans Unicode / Lucida Grande, which seems pretty standard, covers all that. The problem came when I found out that I also have to be able to display the undertie character: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_(typography) (HTML code ‿) It seems that the only font on Windows that covers the undertie is Arial Unicode MS. Unfortunately, Arial Unicode MS doesn't seem to be a standard font. I don't want to have to embed Arial Unicode MS because that would really add to my file sizes, as well as restricting my ability to do things like textfield.htmlText = "bold text". It seems like such overkill for ONE SINGLE GLYPH. Would anyone be able to suggest any alternatives? ALL I WANT IS AN UNDERTIE ... *sob* ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] HTML ordered lists
Is there a best method for dealing with ordered lists in HTML textfields? Something in me rebels against tab spaces, but how else could one deal with the lack of support for the tag? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Input textfield's Event.CHANGE doesn't fire forbackspace?
Thanks Jason. I first noticed this problem in the Flash IDE, but I quickly went and tested in IE and FF with the same results, unfortunately. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Merrill, Jason < jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote: > This could be one of those browser gotchas - if the browser has control > over backspace, then the Flash player doesn't. For example, I've never > been able to detect ctrl+c, ctrl+s etc because the browser has already > claimed it. Just a hunch. > > > Jason Merrill > > Bank of America Global Learning > Learning & Performance Soluions > > Monthly meetings on making the most of the Adobe Flash Platform - > presented by bank associates, Adobe engineers, and outside experts in > the borader multimedia community - join the Bank of America Flash > Platform Community (note: this is for Bank of America employees only) > > > ___ > 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] Input textfield's Event.CHANGE doesn't fire for backspace?
Hey List,
Consider something like this:
//inputTextField is multilined and wordWrapped
inputTextField.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, changeHandler);
//All this does is trace when fired
function changeHandler(e:Event):void {
trace("fired");
}
I expected this to fire when backspacing over a carriage return (ie, when
pressing backspace reduces the number of lines in the textfield by one), but
it doesn't. To try for yourself:
1. Type "Hello", then press enter, then type "world". You should have 2
lines of text.
2. Press backspace 5 times (so that "world" is gone, but the cursor is still
on line 2). The changeHandler should fire all 5 times.
3. Press backspace one more time (so that the cursor is at the end of line
1). ... Am I the only one who isn't getting a changeHandler fired at me?!
Note: It works fine in the opposite direction - ie, if you're using the
delete key rather than the backspace. But I really need to be able to detect
backspace so I can rearrange the y positions of other things on my stage.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments, it would be most appreciated!
Thanks!
CB.
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Re: [Flashcoders] Capture sound input in Flash as MP3?
Thanks for your reply Glen. That is really handy to know. Now to plunge into what looks like the terrifying world of Red5. *shiver* Cheers, CB. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Glen Pike wrote: > Hi, > > You can "capture" the microphone sound in Flash by publishing it to a > server via a Netstream connected to Flash Media Server or Red5 (OS media > server). > > You can't get the sound from the microphone and save it to an mp3 on your > machine without sending it to be recorded by the server first... > > HTH > > Glen > > > confustic...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hello List, >> >> I wonder if I could get this sorted out once and for all. >> >> A colleague is convinced that you can capture a SWF's sound input >> (possibly >> through the Microphone class) and save it as an MP3. However, said >> colleague >> has not yet provided any proof or examples. >> >> I meanwhile have been trying to find examples / tutorials / documentation >> regarding this and have come up empty. >> >> Would anyone know if this is / isn't possible? We would love for our users >> to be able to record their speech onto a server or their local hard >> drives. >> >> Cheers, >> CB. >> ___ >> 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] Capture sound input in Flash as MP3?
Hello List, I wonder if I could get this sorted out once and for all. A colleague is convinced that you can capture a SWF's sound input (possibly through the Microphone class) and save it as an MP3. However, said colleague has not yet provided any proof or examples. I meanwhile have been trying to find examples / tutorials / documentation regarding this and have come up empty. Would anyone know if this is / isn't possible? We would love for our users to be able to record their speech onto a server or their local hard drives. Cheers, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Light-weight AS3 text scroll bar? (alternative to UIScrollBar)
Hi List, Can anyone recommend a light-weight AS3 scroll bar component for scrolling textfields? I used TextScroller (http://play.ground.gr/?p=85) in AS2. I tried out UIScrollBar and it added 16KB to my (previously 4KB) swf. Any suggestions for lighter alternatives would be very much appreciated. Thanks and cheers, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Re: Dynamically resize Flash
@Joel: Thanks for letting us know. It's good to know that using a mixture of the two methods works as well. @Romu: I saw your post on the developer's site! I found that (similar to Joel, I guess) if I used only the HACK_MARGIN_BOTTOM (ie, not using HACK_IE_REPARENT or HACK_UNIQUE_ID), the IE errors no longer occured. I didn't investigate it further than that, but seems to work fine on IE6/IE7/FF3 on WinXP and Safari on the Mac (sorry, not sure of versions). In regards to why I'd use the browser scrollbar over a Flash scrollbar, it's because my SWF with expandable vertical content is only a small portion of an otherwise HTML page. @allandt: I came across swffit in my googlations which seems expressly for handling 100% width and height http://swffit.millermedeiros.com/example.html In conclusion, BrowserCanvas rocks. It does exactly what I need it to. If frustration saved is measured in "percentage of molars you would've ground down, if not for ...", I think this measures at least 0.5mol. Many thanks to Noel Billig. Cheers, CB. On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Joel Stransky wrote: > I fixed my issue for those who care. I consists of a mix of the first two > examples posted in this thread. I placed my flashcontent div inside a > container div. The width and height passed to swfobject are both 100% and > the container div is set to the intended width and height. I then passed > the > container id to BrowserCanvas instead of the flashcontent id as well as > passing an empty array for the browser hacks param. > > Your canvas object allows you to set width and height separately but still > updates both dimensions when either setter is called. For some reason this > causes FF for mac to consider the other dimension as 0. The fix for this > was > setting both properties everytime even if one never changes. > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Joel Stransky >wrote: > > > Hmm, I'm using BrowserCanvas in my current project and having zero issues > > aside from it breaking swfaddress in IE7. Otherwise works fine in Safari > and > > FF for mac and IE6/FF for windows. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:27 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com > ) > > wrote: > > > >> isn't there a bit of wierdness in firefox where, if you want it to be > 100% > >> width / height of the window, you need to add it to the css and apply it > >> to > >> the swfobject targetted div? > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Romuald Quantin < > >> soundstep.mail...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > I sent to the BrowserCanvas developer the IE error months ago, I guess > >> he > >> > didn't find a solution if he didn't update his library. > >> > > >> > I've been asked for this some months ago but we've ended up to build a > >> > flash scrollbar instead... if I may ask, what makes you choose a > browser > >> > scrollbar for a flash content? Because in my case, having something > >> solid > >> > without cross-browsing issue made me build a flash scrollbar. > >> > > >> > Romu > >> > www.soundstep.com > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > confustic...@gmail.com wrote: > >> > > >> >> Sorry List. > >> >> > >> >> I really am all kinds of idiot. What I said below about BrowserCanvas > >> is > >> >> incorrect. It takes the containerId as a parameter ... which was > >> >> immediately > >> >> obvious from reading the documentation! Apologies. Now, to work out > >> what's > >> >> causing the IE error ... > >> >> > >> >> I am still interested in any comments regarding the Mustard Lab > Resize > >> >> Flash > >> >> with SWFObject issue though. > >> >> > >> >> Humbly, > >> >> > >> >> CB. > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, confustic...@gmail.com < > >> >> confustic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>> Hi List, > >> >>> > >> >>> Does anyone have a bulletproof method for dynamically resizing your > >> SWFs > >> >>> from within the SWF? eg, if you have SWFs which have expandable > >> vertical > >> >>> content that sit within the flow of an HTML page. Something like > this: > >> >>> http://2mdc.com/re
[Flashcoders] Re: Dynamically resize Flash
Sorry List. I really am all kinds of idiot. What I said below about BrowserCanvas is incorrect. It takes the containerId as a parameter ... which was immediately obvious from reading the documentation! Apologies. Now, to work out what's causing the IE error ... I am still interested in any comments regarding the Mustard Lab Resize Flash with SWFObject issue though. Humbly, CB. On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, confustic...@gmail.com < confustic...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi List, > > Does anyone have a bulletproof method for dynamically resizing your SWFs > from within the SWF? eg, if you have SWFs which have expandable vertical > content that sit within the flow of an HTML page. Something like this: > http://2mdc.com/resizableFlash/ > > I have tried doesnotcompute's lovely BrowserCanvas ( > http://www.dncompute.com/blog/2008/06/23/browsercanvas-the-worlds-easiest-way-to-dynamically-resize-flash.html) > and > found that it only works for 1 SWF per page. (It always resizes the first > SWF, no matter which SWF needs resizing.) > > I have also tried the wonderful Mustard Lab Resize Flash technique ( > http://www.mustardlab.com/developer/flash/objectresize/) - however, to my > surprise I couldn't get it working with properly SWFObject in IE6 and > Safari. It works fine in FF and IE7. I found that, while the containing DIV > was resized appropriately, the Flash height (set to 100%) was not filling up > the DIV. I'm still not sure why this is; it works if the SWF is placed on > the page using JavaScript to write out the tags (which is how it is > implemented by Mustard Lab). Unfortunately it does need to work with > SWFObject. > > Any ideas would be much appreciated, > > Cheers, > CB. > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] Dynamically resize Flash
Hi List, Does anyone have a bulletproof method for dynamically resizing your SWFs from within the SWF? eg, if you have SWFs which have expandable vertical content that sit within the flow of an HTML page. Something like this: http://2mdc.com/resizableFlash/ I have tried doesnotcompute's lovely BrowserCanvas ( http://www.dncompute.com/blog/2008/06/23/browsercanvas-the-worlds-easiest-way-to-dynamically-resize-flash.html) and found that it only works for 1 SWF per page. (It always resizes the first SWF, no matter which SWF needs resizing.) I have also tried the wonderful Mustard Lab Resize Flash technique ( http://www.mustardlab.com/developer/flash/objectresize/) - however, to my surprise I couldn't get it working with properly SWFObject in IE6 and Safari. It works fine in FF and IE7. I found that, while the containing DIV was resized appropriately, the Flash height (set to 100%) was not filling up the DIV. I'm still not sure why this is; it works if the SWF is placed on the page using JavaScript to write out the tags (which is how it is implemented by Mustard Lab). Unfortunately it does need to work with SWFObject. Any ideas would be much appreciated, Cheers, CB. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
