Re: [Flashcoders] How are web apps like Queeky and Imagination Cubed replaying drawings?

2007-02-09 Thread Jason Boyd
Respond to a mouseMoved event, track the last mouse position, draw a stroke from that point to the new point (using the MovieClip drawing API), save the old point in an array, update lastX and lastY to this point, repeat. When done, you have an array of the points use to make the drawing. Capture

Re: [Flashcoders] UIObject without MM Components

2007-02-09 Thread Muzak
It's in the docs though: Using Components > Creating Components > Creating a component movie clip http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/3024.html point 6 under "Editing the movieclip" regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: "David Ham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders ma

Re: [Flashcoders] UIObject without MM Components

2007-02-09 Thread David Ham
Bryan, You're awesome! In 100 years that would not have occurred to me. What a bizarre program Flash is! Thanks very much for the tip, OK DAH On Feb 9, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Bryan Thompson wrote: Try adding the UIObject MovieClip to your library. You'll find it (Win XP, Flash8) in Program Fi

RE: [Flashcoders] UIObject without MM Components

2007-02-09 Thread Bryan Thompson
Try adding the UIObject MovieClip to your library. You'll find it (Win XP, Flash8) in Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\en\Configuration\ComonentFLA\StandardComponents.fla I use that when creating custom V2 components by putting it on stage in frame 2 after a stop() action. Works fine. Bryan

[Flashcoders] FWD: Flex 2 API for Yahoo! Maps

2007-02-09 Thread slangeberg
Sorry if this has hit this list already, but it is important! -Scott -- Forwarded message -- From: ... Date: Feb 9, 2007 4:09 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Flex 2 API for Yahoo! Maps To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com There's a suggestion on the Yahoo Developer Network for a Flex 2 API

RE: [Flashcoders] finding domain

2007-02-09 Thread Erik Bianchi
>From testing it would appear no. =( -erik -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Bianchi Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 2:07 PM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: [Flashcoders] finding domain Does anyone know if _url is the same thin

[Flashcoders] finding domain

2007-02-09 Thread Erik Bianchi
Does anyone know if _url is the same thing Flash Player uses to check sandbox? -erik ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to

[Flashcoders] UIObject without MM Components

2007-02-09 Thread David Ham
Hi, I am working on an app that has many view classes that extend mx.core.UIObject. Until recently I was using Macromedia components as placeholders, but the production app will use a different library, the FlashLoaded BJC components, which are incompatible with the Macromedia components.

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Thanks everyone for the responses. This thread has been really helpful. - MM ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fi

Re: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Ian Thomas
var data:Object=new Object(); data.a=new Object(); data.a.t1=0; data.a.'t2=0; Whoops - a stupid stray quote in the last line. Should of course have been: data.a.t2=0; Ian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or sea

Re: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Ian Thomas
It's nothing to do with the 'a', it's the 't1' and such in quotes that's the issue. >>MJ> function createData():Void { >>MJ> this._data = new Object(); >>MJ> this._data["a"] = new Object(); >>MJ> this._data["a"] = {"t1":0, "t2":0}; } // The quotes in this line are wrong Won't com

RE: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
I didn't even notice that in the script before - should have been obvious. Sorry for the noise. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organizational Effectiveness >>-Original Message- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Rákos Attila >>Se

[Flashcoders] How are web apps like Queeky and Imagination Cubed replaying drawings?

2007-02-09 Thread JR Fabito
Hi, I'm a newbie to this community and was hoping if anyone can help me with something. I've been trying to find out how sites like Queeky.com are able to remember drawings made through a flash movie and replay what was done to the user? thanks in advance -JR

Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread R�kos Attila
MJ> OK, I see, so then curious why this script returns compiler errors: MJ> MJ> function createData():Void { MJ> this._data = new Object(); MJ> this._data["a"] = new Object(); MJ> this._data["a"] = {"t1":0, "t2":0}; MJ> } Because when using the object initializer operator, you cannot

RE: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
Stop using new Object() and use {}; :) I'm not experiencing the same issue you're having Jason. Not sure why. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listin

Re: SPAM-LOW: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Derek Vadneau
Wow, a lot of misinformation here gents. this._data["a"] = {"1":new Number(0), "2":new Number(0), "3":new Number(0)}; When creating a new object using this syntax the property names are considered strings. Adding the quotes is what is causing the issue. If you remove the quotes the compiler wil

RE: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
>>You are not right, it is totally acceptable and correct, I >>think you are mixing something up :) I understand what you're saying, but in context of what he's trying to do (inline object declaration), explain the compiler error on this code: function createData():Void { this._data = n

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
>>There's nothing wrong with saying: >> >>var data:Object=new Object(); >>data['a']="something"; >> >>Try it. OK, I see, so then curious why this script returns compiler errors: function createData():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data["a"] = new Object(); this._d

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
Right, But "a" is not an object. If you follow the thread, you will see that's' what he's trying to do. There IS something wrong with: private function createData():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data["a"] = new Object(); this._data["a"] = {"t1":0, "t2":0}; } c

Re: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Ian Thomas
Uh, Jason. There's nothing wrong with saying: var data:Object=new Object(); data['a']="something"; Try it. Ian On 2/9/07, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's because you're still not refrencing an object that exists: >>this._data["a"] = new Object(); You're saying, Hey, _data,

Re[2]: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread R�kos Attila
MJ> That's because you're still not refrencing an object that exists: MJ> >>>this._data["a"] = new Object(); MJ> MJ> You're saying, Hey, _data, make your "a" property an object. But Flash MJ> is saying, hold on cowboy, I don't see any property of _data called "a". You are not right, it is tota

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
That's because you're still not refrencing an object that exists: >>this._data["a"] = new Object(); You're saying, Hey, _data, make your "a" property an object. But Flash is saying, hold on cowboy, I don't see any property of _data called "a". So instead: private function createData():Void {

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
private function createData():Void { this._data = {a:{t1:0, t2:0}}; } One line. :) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mendelsohn, Michael > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:02 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Thanks Jason. I see what you're saying. So I inited an object and then define it, but the below still errors. I was just hoping to be able to define my object with only one line of code. private function createData():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data["a"] = new Object

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Erik Bianchi
*can't use* {:} -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Bianchi Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 10:25 AM To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected 2 issues: 1) identifiers are an expression not a string ie

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
The second line does not work because you are evaluating a string to try to resolve it to a property of the object, (which you are hoping is a sub-object) that does not exist yet. In other words, this._data.a the .a in the above statement has not been declared or identified as an object, and th

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
> As you have discovered you are not able to use numbers as > keys in line objects. That's not true. Just wrote this and it works fine. a = {}; a["a"] = {}; a["a"][1] = new Number(5); trace(a["a"][1]); -- 5 Works for me. You must be doing something else wrong. I'm not sure why you're using n

RE: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Erik Bianchi
2 issues: 1) identifiers are an expression not a string ie a:"hey" vs "a":"hey". The later will not work 2) You can not use a number as identifier in this case. The compiler catches it and throws an error. However, you can hack it using this[1] = "hello world"; trace(this[1]); but then you can us

Re: [Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Chris Benjaminsen
As you have discovered you are not able to use numbers as keys in line objects. Trying to do what you do will however not change this. Only way to do what you want would be to insert the indexes manually: function createObj():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data["a"] = n

RE: [Flashcoders] determining which object is displayed at agivenpoint

2007-02-09 Thread Erik Bianchi
I think he is referring to the following class from another thread. One problem pertaining to your issue is that it doesn't take into consideration depth. It is still more process intensive then just firing a callback on rollOver but could be useful for you and give you some ideas: class com.doma

RE: [Flashcoders] determining which object is displayed at agivenpoint

2007-02-09 Thread Steven Sacks | BLITZ
Oops. I responded to the wrong thread, I'm sorry. :( That being said, perhaps rethinking your approach would help. There's a tutorial on Kirupa about managing z-order stacking of movieclips which might contribute to a solution. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/3dexplore.htm ___

[Flashcoders] Identifier expected

2007-02-09 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi list... Simple question -- why doesn't the 2nd line work? The identifier expected error is traced at compile time. Thanks, - Michael M. function createObj():Void { this._data = new Object(); this._data["a"] = {"1":new Number(0), "2":new Number(0), "3":new Number(0)}; }

RE: [Flashcoders] automated response

2007-02-09 Thread Hairy Dog Digital
Thanks for letting us know! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jessica Hensley Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 12:06 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] automated response I will be out of the office from 02/09-

[Flashcoders] automated response

2007-02-09 Thread Jessica Hensley
I will be out of the office from 02/09-02/15, however I will be checking email on a regular basis. If this an urgent matter I will respond to you shortly. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: ht

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash Upload and asp.net trouble

2007-02-09 Thread Merrill, Jason
I use FileReference in Flash player 9 with ASP.NET (C#) and it works fine, never had any issues. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organizational Effectiveness >>-Original Message- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Evan Bond >>Sent

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Upload and asp.net trouble

2007-02-09 Thread Evan Bond
Do you have an upload script that works even with the newest player? I built a flash uploader and was using regular ASP...it all worked fine in player 8 but when player 9 came it crapped out on meso I built one in .NET and that worked great but now it seems Adobe has come out with another upd

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash Upload and asp.net trouble

2007-02-09 Thread R�kos Attila
Although myself never experienced such (I mainly used PHP with file uploads), I heard about similar issue with PHP. I guess that it is caused by a kind of disk write cache or something similar, and more depends on OS and its settings, than on PHP or ASP.NET. May be flushing that buffer can help.

[Flashcoders] Flash Upload and asp.net trouble

2007-02-09 Thread Martin Klasson
Hey everyone, I have done flash upload with php, and that worked fine, and now I have an asp.net script -which ALMOST does the job just as good. The only problem is that when the upload is finished, it does takes a few hundreds or tenths of a second before asp.net really has the file where it

Re: [Flashcoders] Changing the computer code of a swf file?

2007-02-09 Thread Dennis - I Sioux
It's more a way to protect swf's with a bit of security.. and the reason the thought came up was because of the fact no one works like that anymore since the 1940ies :-D If you publish a fla with 1 var _root.test and open the swf in notepad you will see the var in between the code.. When you

Re: [Flashcoders] Changing the computer code of a swf file?

2007-02-09 Thread Ron Wheeler
Can you not just read it in when the program starts? affiliate=acme affiliate_logo = acme.jpg Modifying code to change the values of variables is a pretty roundabout way to write code. A jump back to the 1940s'. Not often seen in these days. Ron Dennis - I Sioux wrote: Hey, Thanks this soun

Re: [Flashcoders] Changing the computer code of a swf file?

2007-02-09 Thread Dennis - I Sioux
Hey, Thanks this sounds interesting.. although i wanted to do it realtime :) I'll check it out.. Best regards, Dennis - Original Message - From: "Mark Winterhalder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] get number of line in dynamic textfield

2007-02-09 Thread Muzak
var lines:Number = txt.bottomScroll+(txt.maxscroll-txt.scroll); - Original Message - From: "Flascoders maillijst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] get number of line in dynamic textfield > Hi there, > >

[Flashcoders] get number of line in dynamic textfield

2007-02-09 Thread Flascoders maillijst
Hi there, I'm trying to do something really simple ( or at least it should be simple) but I can't get it to work right. I have a textfield that gets filled with text and I want to know how many lines are inside the textfield when it gets filled. Some longer lines will wrap, so I just can't use a

[Flashcoders] Re: How does YouTube convert all video formats to Flash format? (Jordan L. Chilcott - Interactivity Unlimited)

2007-02-09 Thread misa
I would say, the best practice is to do the rendering on a unix/linux machine with command line syntax etc. We use ffmepg with the Sorenson library from Flash MX 2004, so you'll be able to script down things with PHP, Perl or whatever you want. Squeeze is a bad idea if you ask me, it's to compl