Re: [Flashcoders] external component assets

2006-07-21 Thread GregoryN
Hello Wade, All component's assets will be "downloaded" in any case, especially is you use compiled clips. But there's one little thing: in published movie, the libraries of component and host movie are joined. So, if your component uses "Symbol_1" from it's own library, but host movie has it's

[Flashcoders] attachMovieClip.

2006-07-21 Thread wah.jong
Dear Dave Yang, Since I'm used to mcExtends for movieclip instance on stage is associated to class, and it can pass parameters to constructor as well. Since Object.registerClass doesn't seem to let you passing any parameters to constructor. Is it possible to let mcExtends to work in AS 2.0 ?

[Flashcoders] Flash Remoting Updater

2006-07-21 Thread clark slater
At the start of this week we purchased Flash Remoting for integration with a client's .NET application. When I went to download the updater from the Adobe site I found a 404 error (what's up with the whole site anyway, seems totally unresponsive and often hangs my browser?!). Five days later despi

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread John Dowdell
Paul Neave wrote: The weird thing is that you can load an image from any server without the need for a crossdomain policy file, but you can't use BitmapData.draw() unless you have a policy file. Also, you can load an mp3 from any other server but you can't access the mp3's id3 information without

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Paul Neave
I've just tried loading the image into a nested clip but it's still doesn't work. It doesn't work in AS3 either. According to the AS3 livedocs: BitmapData.draw() "Security note: The source object and (in the case of a Sprite or MovieClip object) all of its child objects must come from the sam

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Charles Parcell
What is you put the loaded image into an empty MC and then captured the BitmapData of the MC you created? Does the security traverse the MC tree checking for foreign domains? Charles P. On 7/21/06, Paul Neave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks a lot Tom, that was just what I was looking for.

RE: [Flashcoders] removing background from list component

2006-07-21 Thread Andy Stone
Actually, this is better... This will only set the backgroundColor, the previous function would set the rollover states as well. -Andy var alpha = 20; var color = 0xFF; // _global.styles.ScrollSelectList.backgroundColor = null; mx.controls.listclasses.SelectableRow.prototype.drawRowFill = fun

RE: [Flashcoders] removing background from list component

2006-07-21 Thread Andy Stone
The drawRowFill function doesn't have a _alpha parameter. I hope this will solve your problem, if haven't figured it out yet. -Andy var alpha = 0; var color = 0xff; // _global.styles.ScrollSelectList.backgroundColor = null; mx.controls.listclasses.SelectableRow.prototype.drawRowFill = functi

[Flashcoders] butterfly animation

2006-07-21 Thread Doug Tangren
does anybody here have a link for a good actionscript butterfly animation? Doug Tangren [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/

[Flashcoders] Re: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 18, Issue 58

2006-07-21 Thread kim
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RE: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Tom Lee
I'll admit it's counter-intuitive to me too... Flash Player's approach to security always has been peculiar from my point of view. I would welcome more transparency on the reasoning behind the security decisions being made. It would make it a lot easier for me to sell Flash Platform solutions if I

Re: [Flashcoders] ActionScript Application Framework

2006-07-21 Thread Scott Hyndman
I use ActionStep with ARP regularly. They're complimentary. In fact, I have the ARP commands set up so they can be marked as being "undoable", syncing right in with ActionStep's undomanager and menuing system. Scott On 21/07/06, Ben Smeets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looking at the amount of re

[Flashcoders] external component assets

2006-07-21 Thread Wade Arnold
I have a couple components that have background images and other visual assets that are not always used. I have created inspectable properties that allow the user to turn off the images if they do not want them. However the file size of the component is still the same. My assumption is that the

Re: [Flashcoders] Can ComboBox open upwards?

2006-07-21 Thread Hans Wichman
Hi, one dirty hack I know of it to: - extend the combobox class - override the displalyDropdown with an altered copy, in which //if (point.y+ dd.height > Stage.height) is replaced with if(true) - reassign a new instance of the class to a combobox instance at runtime Very evil things might happen:

Re: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Paul Neave
Thanks a lot Tom, that was just what I was looking for. It looks like in Flash Player 9, if you want to load *and* manipulate an image (or even a sound) from another domain you have to be able to have access to that domain and be able to put a crossdomain policy file on that server. The weird th

Re: [Flashcoders] getting started with AS3

2006-07-21 Thread Bbt Lists
Tom Lee wrote: If you are a licensed user of Flash 8, you can download the Flash 9 AS3 Preview at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/. Thanks MUCH! -- dnk ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options

RE: [Flashcoders] ActionScript Application Framework

2006-07-21 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
Another issue with developing a Rails or Cake type of framework for Flash is the rate at which Flash changes undermines the effort. PHP, Java, Ruby - these languages get upgrades, improvements and bug fixes over the years, but for the most part, don't change that much, and get a lot of additional

Re: [Flashcoders] HTML Parser with Flash

2006-07-21 Thread Bart Wttewaall
http://www.osflash.org/deng Here you go ;) 2006/7/19, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: XHTML or HTML 4.0? If the former, you can just use the XML object. If the latter ... have fun -- T. Michael Keesey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sara

Re: [Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread John Dowdell
Ricardo Sánchez wrote: So our second option is open the link in the same window but giving the user the chance to hit the back button of the browser (once in the html) and go back to the specific situation where he was on the flash. Is this possible? It could be, but a lot depends on the prese

RE: [Flashcoders] getting started with AS3

2006-07-21 Thread Tom Lee
If you are a licensed user of Flash 8, you can download the Flash 9 AS3 Preview at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flash9as3preview/. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bbt Lists Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:35 PM To: Flash Lists Subject:

[Flashcoders] Speak into microphone & Save as wav to sever, is it possible in Flash9 /AS3/Flex2 ??!

2006-07-21 Thread info nJooyLab
Hey to you all out there, the microphone object in flash player 6 is cool but do you know how to save the stuff you say into the microphone on to a server as a wav or MP3 file. OK! I want the user only to press a button in the flash movie to record what the user says in the microphone. And than pr

[Flashcoders] My Flash Editor UI is invisible/disapeared?

2006-07-21 Thread Chris McFadyen aka Grayson Carlyle
As of yesterday, I can only see Flash Editor in maximized mode. Trying to restore the window to it's normal size results in blank desktop, however, I can still access the menus using alt, as seen in this image: http://home.cogeco.ca/~gcarlyle24/flashgone.gif Only affects Flash Editor, though, qu

RE: [Flashcoders] Trying not to loadMovie multiple times

2006-07-21 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
I may be asking a stupid question, but did you by chance duplicate it before it was finished loading? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoder

Re: [Flashcoders] Online Live Support without FlashComm (or even withouth Flash at all)

2006-07-21 Thread richard carr
ck out flash chat http://tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm Richard On 7/21/06, Helios Pregioni Bayma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi list, I am developing a site that will need an online live support. The site is full Flash and I would like the support to be in it too, but it´s not an obligati

[Flashcoders] getting started with AS3

2006-07-21 Thread Bbt Lists
And yes I did search the archive =-). At any rate I was wondering if there is a way to get started with AS3 without having to delve into flex. Nothing against flex, but I just wanted to focus on the language, and not the tool (at this point). And well also since i am on a mac - there see

[Flashcoders] Online Live Support without FlashComm (or even withouth Flash at all)

2006-07-21 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Hi list, I am developing a site that will need an online live support. The site is full Flash and I would like the support to be in it too, but it´s not an obligation. What I know is that I can´t use FlashComm, since the server don´t support it and the client is not willing to pay. Is that a tut

RE: [Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Tom Lee
Paul, I believe the policy file being referred to is the crossdomain.xml file. Here's a technote for you on the subject, in case you're not familiar: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14213. After you get up to speed on cross-domain policy files, you'll want to check out

RE: [Flashcoders] Trying not to loadMovie multiple times

2006-07-21 Thread Tom Lee
Have you considered loading the SWF as binary data through the Loader class? Supposedly, you can use Loader.loadBytes to load a SWF as a byteArray and then add it to the display list. If you keep a copy of the byteArray, you should theoretically be able to add it to the display list as many times

RE: [Flashcoders] Trying not to loadMovie multiple times

2006-07-21 Thread Danny Kodicek
> If you are using loadMovie to load in static JPEGs or still images of > some kind, you could initially load them into a hidden movieclip on > stage... then when you're ready to duplicate them, you could use > BitmapData.draw() to clone them into place. It's a good idea, but unfortunately I'm lo

Re: [Flashcoders] Can ComboBox open upwards?

2006-07-21 Thread eric dolecki
I seem to remember being able to adjust the tween for the opening and also the direction somewhere - you might want to look in the class for the comboBox and take a look. Or check the archives here. I know that it WILL open upwards if there is not enough Stage area below the control. So it is inde

Re: [Flashcoders] Trying not to loadMovie multiple times

2006-07-21 Thread Dan Rogers
If you are using loadMovie to load in static JPEGs or still images of some kind, you could initially load them into a hidden movieclip on stage... then when you're ready to duplicate them, you could use BitmapData.draw() to clone them into place. If you're loading in animated SWFs, then I

[Flashcoders] Can ComboBox open upwards?

2006-07-21 Thread Robert Chyko
Anyone know if there is any easy way to make a ComboBox "drop" upwards (other than modifying the ComboBox class itself)? Thanks, Bob ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figlea

[Flashcoders] Trying not to loadMovie multiple times

2006-07-21 Thread Danny Kodicek
The docs say that I can't use duplicateMovieClip on a movieClip brought in with loadMovie or MovieClipLoader. Is there any other way to avoid running loadMovie multiple times? I know the file will have been cached, but I'm still seeing quite a long delay when loading in several copies (and this is

[Flashcoders] Re: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 18, Issue 57

2006-07-21 Thread kim
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[Flashcoders] mx.transitions.Transition.IN ?

2006-07-21 Thread jcanistrum
I was praticing with on flash 8 components reference manual example like mx.transitions.TransitionManager.start(myMovieClip_mc, {type:mx.transitions.Zoom, direction:mx.transitions.Transition.IN, duration:1, easing:mx.transitions.easing.Bounce.easeOut}); into de Flash IDE when I switched to MTAS

Re: [Flashcoders] Can I assign a Class to the main timeline?

2006-07-21 Thread Weyert de Boer
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Re: [Flashcoders] Can I assign a Class to the main timeline?

2006-07-21 Thread janosch
This is a very nice explenation, thanks! Janosch Mark Winterhalder schrieb: On 7/21/06, JulianG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks you Patrick and Weyert! I tried Patrick's approach and it worked. I had never used this __proto__ thing before. Besides this, what do you use __proto__ or "pro

Re: [Flashcoders] Can I assign a Class to the main timeline?

2006-07-21 Thread Mark Winterhalder
On 7/21/06, JulianG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks you Patrick and Weyert! I tried Patrick's approach and it worked. I had never used this __proto__ thing before. Besides this, what do you use __proto__ or "prototype" for? I never use it. Maybe I'm missing something. __proto__ is a property

Re: [Flashcoders] Can I assign a Class to the main timeline?

2006-07-21 Thread Weyert de Boer
No clue, it just works ;-) ___ 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

Re: [Flashcoders] Can I assign a Class to the main timeline?

2006-07-21 Thread JulianG
Thanks you Patrick and Weyert! I tried Patrick's approach and it worked. I had never used this __proto__ thing before. Besides this, what do you use __proto__ or "prototype" for? I never use it. Maybe I'm missing something. thanks, JulianG Patrick Matte wrote: Nice trick. But this seems to

[Flashcoders] AS3, BitmapData and domain security

2006-07-21 Thread Paul Neave
Hi group, I've only just discovered that in Flash 8 you can't .draw() a loaded image into a BitmapData object if the image was loaded from another domain. I've search about and found you can .draw() a SWF which uses System.security.allowDomain but there's no way to .draw() an image JPG, GIF, PNG e

[Flashcoders] Re: Flashcoders Digest, Vol 18, Issue 56

2006-07-21 Thread kim
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Re: [Flashcoders] scale9grid how to

2006-07-21 Thread Marcos Neves
digging the docs, I found this: "Flex supports scale-9 formatting of embedded images. The scale-9 formatting feature lets you define nine sections of an image that scale independently" at Flex 2 Developer's Guide > Flex Programming Topics > Embedding Assets Embedding asset types And this at the

[Flashcoders] >> security

2006-07-21 Thread Laurent CUCHET
Hi http://www.laurentcuchet.fr I got a serious problem with flash player 9 and security I got 2 level 1. _level0 with a textfield ³titre² 2. _level1 with a textfield egal of the level 0 ³titre² IN LOCAL IT READ IN ExTERNAL IT DOESNT WORK ... The crossdomain.xml got this : http://www.m

Re: [Flashcoders] slide a movieclip with photo(loaded by xml)

2006-07-21 Thread Adrian Park
Hi Jose, Feel free to e-mail me off-list if you need some more pointers. It might be useful if I can take a look at a sample .fla to get a better idea of what you're trying to do. A. On 7/21/06, Jose Maria Barros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Im not there yet..but many thanks for your time and p

RE: [Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread Nick Weekes
Is this technique of any use (see the 'Javascript communicating with Flash' bit): http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fscommand/index.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Kodicek Sent: 21 July 2006 10:45 To: Flashcoders mailing lis

Re: [Flashcoders] slide a movieclip with photo(loaded by xml)

2006-07-21 Thread Jose Maria Barros
Im not there yet..but many thanks for your time and patience Adrian. On 7/20/06, Adrian Park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm thinking more like this (using your most recent code as a starting point)... //create an instance of MovieClipLoader var myMCL = new MovieClipLoader(); // register this

[Flashcoders] attachMovie with >MovieClipLoader loaded symbols

2006-07-21 Thread Matthias Dittgen
Hello flashcoders, I load a childSwf into my mainSwf using a MovieClipLoader. --> THIS WORKS In my childSWF I do "export for actionscript" and "export to first frame" for a movieclipSymbol. After onLoadComplete, I can attach this movieclipSymbol of the childSwf to the loaded childSWF or a child

RE: [Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread Ben Smeets
Try the way http://incomplet.gskinner.com/ does it. They use js for it so people can send normal links to each other for a specific point in the site. The SharedObject way is possible, but I think it's better to find a solution where you can get more out of. -Original Message- From: [

RE: [Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread Danny Kodicek
> yes, you can do it, with use of a variable; so, you need to send > a variable > output by Flash, any time a change occur in the movie, and to read the > variable itself when the page si (re)loaded, so Flash can go where you > need... > You must use something like PHP, to achieve this... > But, i

RE: [Flashcoders] ActionScript Application Framework

2006-07-21 Thread Ben Smeets
Looking at the amount of reactions and my own personal questions, I think this is a very wanted subject by developers. The funny thing is, that I think there are already lots of different os frameworks which are useable in projects and a developers life easier. It seems they are just not well known

Re: [Flashcoders] flash color shift

2006-07-21 Thread Andreas R
A little more specifically, flash uses the sRGB color space. You can set that up under your PS color settings. - Andreas i_bang wrote: thanks a lot Adrian !!! good solution! it works!! Under View > Proof Setup, choose 'Monitor RGB' - this will give you a better representation fo what the i

[Flashcoders] Mobile and PDA Learning through WAP

2006-07-21 Thread Suhas Kotkar
Hi All, I am not too sure whether this is the right forum to ask about this. However, can any one let me know the samples or reference links where I can find the specific information on how deployment for M-Learning and PDA will be handled for the Flash course through WAP? Regard

Re: [Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread MetaArt
yes, you can do it, with use of a variable; so, you need to send a variable output by Flash, any time a change occur in the movie, and to read the variable itself when the page si (re)loaded, so Flash can go where you need... You must use something like PHP, to achieve this... But, if Flash movie i

Re: [Flashcoders] popoulating FLV files with metaData from encoder

2006-07-21 Thread sam rolfe
resolved. Bad Delegate call to the property variable name..one of those days. On 7/20/06, Marc Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've had no trouble retrieving metaData from flv's that were created using the encoder. What are you trying to do? - Marc At 09:46 AM 7/20/2006, you wrote:

[Flashcoders] Back from html to specific point in flash

2006-07-21 Thread Ricardo Sánchez
Hi, I need to know if this is possible and if it is some guidelines on how to accomplish it. I have a flash application running in a full browser window. At a certain moment the user may click in some link to a html page. We were thinking in open it in a new window but there's the problem of the

RE: [Flashcoders] Speed up Datagrids

2006-07-21 Thread Charlie Skinner
One tip/trick I learnt from my current company. Make the DataGrid 4 pixels high, once the data has loaded resize the DG. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman