Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
> he was able to publish as 7, so he's having some other issue and I'm > willing to bank that he is experiencing memory waste (a leak is > different) ... No: the flash player is able to correctly delete the memory when I minimize then maximize the window. If I was still somehow holding on to a pointer to the memory (which was my original thought too) it would not be able to do that. Or in other words, whatever additional clean-up it does when I minimize the window it should be doing when running normally, every 10 seconds or something. It doesn't, even after running for hours. Therefore I describe it as a bug. It sounds like Flash 9 may have fixed that bug; hopefully my client will request a Flash 9 version and I can find out for sure. Darren ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
Ok, so it's very specific to BitmapData objects, and even in Grant's example, it's because he's using a temporary variable which isn't getting cleaned up, and he has the solution (which IS the solution) to hold on to the reference to dispose of it later. The person who posted on the second link isn't using bitmap data because he was able to publish as 7, so he's having some other issue and I'm willing to bank that he is experiencing memory waste (a leak is different) because of orphaned objects and functions due to scope chain ignorance. Fear not, because education awaits those who seek it out! :) http://timotheegroleau.com/Flash/articles/scope_chain.htm ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
> I've just downloaded the Adobe Flash 9 Public alpha and used it to compile > one of my old kiosk > projects. As far as I can see it has none of memory leak issues which > affected Flash 8 and stopped > it being suitable for kiosks. This is great This is very interesting. Is it just a matter of loading a Flash 8 fla, and making a Flash 9 swf? Or would we need to convert from AS2 to AS3, etc.? > I have no idea what memory leak issues you're talking about with the > Flash player. ... There is one described here: http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2005/10/major_flash_pla.html And the one I've had problems with described in the thread here: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/pipermail/flashcoders/2006-March/161859.html Beyond what is written there I convinced myself it is a player bug simply because it will correctly free up all memory if you minimize then maximize the player window. Without doing the minimize/maximize trick it seems like it does not do certain types of garbage collection (but it does garbage collect something, as I see the memory usage wobbling up and down). Darren ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
> I have no idea what memory leak issues you're talking about with the > Flash player. I've created a few applications that were designed to run > for days and even weeks at a time without a restart and I was able to > eliminate all memory leak and memory waste issues with Flash 6, 7 and 8 > with careful coding and research to understand about how Flash memory is > managed. How did you manage memory leaks in FLV playback? If you do not pool and reuse NetStream instances the leak is really huge. With pooling the problem is minimized but still there. We ran tests with Flash 8 and could easily reproduce the problem. It was an empty movie with just a loop starting the same video all over again, so we ruled out possible side effects. Don't know how you would solve that with "careful coding"? Jens ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
I have no idea what memory leak issues you're talking about with the Flash player. I've created a few applications that were designed to run for days and even weeks at a time without a restart and I was able to eliminate all memory leak and memory waste issues with Flash 6, 7 and 8 with careful coding and research to understand about how Flash memory is managed. "It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools." - Ancient proverb ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Flash 9 ready for kiosk use?
I've just downloaded the Adobe Flash 9 Public alpha and used it to compile one of my old kiosk projects. As far as I can see it has none of memory leak issues which affected Flash 8 and stopped it being suitable for kiosks. This is great. Has anyone else found any memory leak issues with the Flash 9 player? This is really important for me because I'm about to start a large kiosk project and any memory leak issues would be a show stopper. This project is going to be delivered in the next few months but its going to be around for a while and I can see that the code is going be regularly updated. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether I should use AS3 or AS2. The project doesn't actually need any of the new features of AS3 but given that that's the way things are going should I make the jump now? Or given that the Flash 9 IDE is only still alpha should I avoid it for commercial work? Any thoughts or help would be appreciated Cheers Joe Joe Cutting Computer exhibits and installations www.joecutting.com 96 Heslington Road, York, YO10 5BL 01904 627428 ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
