Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components
Ok I have this all figured out, but is there an application that actually creates Help for components (generates the XML)? Its a pain in the ass composing help right now. A little app that generates the hierarchy of stuff would be awesome (reference panel). e.dolecki On 11/4/05, Robert Edgar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm, We bought AS2Doc a year ago, its good, probably still the best around(due to lack of any real competition) but... the bad news is AS2Doc development was abandoned in March and now there is no support whatsoever or bug fixes or new releases coming ever... There are a number of bugs, like some Interface classes get skipped, the PanelActions generate junk at times, and some essential features missing like no way to document events and of course once AS3 is here there wil be no way forward. It still might be worth buying but anyone doing so needs to do it with there eyes wide open. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOR Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:29 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components Gregory_GOusable wrote: In MX 2004, you can write the help in form of HTML files (number of files) instead of reference tag in customactions. Then, add the tag for each html file to your .mxi like that: file source=_your_path_/file_name.html destination=$flash/HelpPanel/Help/_your_folder_ / See Extending Flash Help Panel Content article in Flash Documentation on MM site. Also, I'd recommend just download any component (for Flash MX 2004) and look through it's content, mxi etc. I just bought AS2DOC and it's awesome at creating Flash documentation files. I just ran it on a couple of packages I had recently written with JavaDoc style commenting and in a matter of seconds it created detailed help docs and an mxi file for me. I packaged the mxi file into an mxp and installed it into Flash. After looking through the docs I see I left some comments out so I'm going to use it as a reference to where to go back to my classes and add more information to fill out the pages more. Pricey but great product. Highly recommended. Unfortunatley their free trial version does not do Flash help files. JOR ___ === James O'Reilly === === SynergyMedia, Inc. === www.synergymedia.net http://www.synergymedia.net ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components
as promised, here is a link that will tell you exactly what to do and what to download to help you create your help files. http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flash/mx2004/extending_help/index.html It's for Flash MX 2004 but is still valid for Flash 8, so there should be no problem. You'll have all you need to create your help files. Alain Alain Rousseau wrote: Documentation about mxi file creation is inside Dreamweaver ... go figure ! You should also download Dreamweaver extensions that help you build your mxi file, there should be a little help file about how to do it. I am now at work, and all my notes on this are at home so this is the best I can do right now. I have sucessfully installed help files for flash before, I'll get back at you when I've got all my files at hand. Alain eric dolecki wrote: I get all the jazz about the customactions XML document - but can that file be specified in an MXI file so when you install a component via MXP, it installs the help as well? Looking for documentation, not finding any yet. e.dolecki ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components
http://www.muzakdeezign.com/mxi_creator/ Add the customactions.xml file to the files list and select 'Flash CustomActions' from the File Destination drop down. All will be taken care of ;-) regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components I get all the jazz about the customactions XML document - but can that file be specified in an MXI file so when you install a component via MXP, it installs the help as well? Looking for documentation, not finding any yet. e.dolecki ___ 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] Help For Custom Components
In MX 2004, you can write the help in form of HTML files (number of files) instead of reference tag in customactions. Then, add the tag for each html file to your .mxi like that: file source=_your_path_/file_name.html destination=$flash/HelpPanel/Help/_your_folder_ / See Extending Flash Help Panel Content article in Flash Documentation on MM site. Also, I'd recommend just download any component (for Flash MX 2004) and look through it's content, mxi etc. -- Best regards, Gregory_GOusable http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. you wrote: frcfc Message: 3 frcfc Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 16:09:13 -0500 frcfc From: eric dolecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] frcfc Subject: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components frcfc To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com frcfc Message-ID: frcfc [EMAIL PROTECTED] frcfc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 frcfc I get all the jazz about the customactions XML document - but can that file frcfc be specified in an MXI file so when you install a component via MXP, it frcfc installs the help as well? frcfc Looking for documentation, not finding any yet. frcfc e.dolecki ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components
Gregory_GOusable wrote: In MX 2004, you can write the help in form of HTML files (number of files) instead of reference tag in customactions. Then, add the tag for each html file to your .mxi like that: file source=_your_path_/file_name.html destination=$flash/HelpPanel/Help/_your_folder_ / See Extending Flash Help Panel Content article in Flash Documentation on MM site. Also, I'd recommend just download any component (for Flash MX 2004) and look through it's content, mxi etc. I just bought AS2DOC and it's awesome at creating Flash documentation files. I just ran it on a couple of packages I had recently written with JavaDoc style commenting and in a matter of seconds it created detailed help docs and an mxi file for me. I packaged the mxi file into an mxp and installed it into Flash. After looking through the docs I see I left some comments out so I'm going to use it as a reference to where to go back to my classes and add more information to fill out the pages more. Pricey but great product. Highly recommended. Unfortunatley their free trial version does not do Flash help files. JOR ___ === James O'Reilly === === SynergyMedia, Inc. === www.synergymedia.net ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components
Hmm, We bought AS2Doc a year ago, its good, probably still the best around(due to lack of any real competition) but... the bad news is AS2Doc development was abandoned in March and now there is no support whatsoever or bug fixes or new releases coming ever... There are a number of bugs, like some Interface classes get skipped, the PanelActions generate junk at times, and some essential features missing like no way to document events and of course once AS3 is here there wil be no way forward. It still might be worth buying but anyone doing so needs to do it with there eyes wide open. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOR Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:29 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Help For Custom Components Gregory_GOusable wrote: In MX 2004, you can write the help in form of HTML files (number of files) instead of reference tag in customactions. Then, add the tag for each html file to your .mxi like that: file source=_your_path_/file_name.html destination=$flash/HelpPanel/Help/_your_folder_ / See Extending Flash Help Panel Content article in Flash Documentation on MM site. Also, I'd recommend just download any component (for Flash MX 2004) and look through it's content, mxi etc. I just bought AS2DOC and it's awesome at creating Flash documentation files. I just ran it on a couple of packages I had recently written with JavaDoc style commenting and in a matter of seconds it created detailed help docs and an mxi file for me. I packaged the mxi file into an mxp and installed it into Flash. After looking through the docs I see I left some comments out so I'm going to use it as a reference to where to go back to my classes and add more information to fill out the pages more. Pricey but great product. Highly recommended. Unfortunatley their free trial version does not do Flash help files. JOR ___ === James O'Reilly === === SynergyMedia, Inc. === www.synergymedia.net ___ 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
