[Flashcoders] IP Network Camera

2007-06-13 Thread misa
Greetings, Do anybody have experience with IP Network Cameras? I have a live stream (one for now) that I'm trying to capture somehow and put it dynamically in to a flash site. My question is - how can I use a IP Network Camera stream in flash (maybe with some kind of server, don't know) and is

Re: [Flashcoders] FLV Streaming causes browser crash when closing a window

2007-06-13 Thread Brian Williams
How are you embedding your flash? I remember reading about a bug fix for swfobject which addressed crashes when unloading flash movies that used rtmp. It may be something that is only an issue in certain versions of browsers/flash players. --Brian On 6/12/07, Johannes Nel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [Flashcoders] syntax checking in flex

2007-06-13 Thread Arul
Dear Flashcoders, Even though it is slightly OT, allow me to answer this question -- The eclipse IDE highlights syntax errors, but only for source files that are actually referenced by the document class of the actionscript project (or referenced by a class referenced b

Re: [Flashcoders] getBytes...() works only local, not online (except when imgs are cached)

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
That's expected behavior. I don't understand why that makes preloading impossible. Whenever I have to load a bunch of images I usually display something like: progressbar fills from 0 to 100 loading 1 of 6 --> next image progressbar fills from 0 to 100 loading 2 of 6 --> next image etc.. regards

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: getBytes...() works only local, not online (except when imgs are cached)

2007-06-13 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Hi Jesse, Thanks for the help, I´ll take a look at PreloadAssetManager! And, I´ll take care on sending messages to the list. I got scared when I saw all three. I thought that the first and second had failed. Thanks! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.co

Re: [Flashcoders] getBytes...() works only local, not online (except when imgs are cached)

2007-06-13 Thread Helios Pregioni Bayma
Hey Muzak, Well, thanks for the help, and the tips! :) But I still have a problem, cause the total and loaded bytes, come one by one. So, in 6 files, I only have data from file 2 after file 1 is complete. That makes impossible to have a working preloader. Do you have any idea? I´ll take a look i

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread Nick Gerig
Hi Matt, certain characters are definately something I've had before too. The solution I've found for static textfields is break the text apart. Modify > Break Apart x2 . Cheers Nick Phil Chung wrote: Matt, I've found that there are 2 common reasons why bitmap fonts are blurry in some

[Flashcoders] Movie Explorer question

2007-06-13 Thread Jonathan Berry
Hello all! I have a general question about the Movie Explorer. I like it quite a bit because we receive FLAs from our partners or third parties that have code hidden in them at different locations [that nasty object(i.e. mc or button)-based coding that I tend to shy away from especially]. However,

Re: [Flashcoders] JSFL not getting along with Swedish characters

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
So are you passing strings back and forth between Flash and jsfl and characters are getting lost? If that's the case, any way you can avoid passing strings around? Try urlencoding the string? Try setting System.useCodepage = true in the swf? Just thinking out loud.. regards, Muzak - Origina

[Flashcoders] Embedding fonts from library AS3

2007-06-13 Thread mario gonzalez
What do you guys find the best way to embed fonts is? I tried embedding a font using the [embedd] metatag in the class, that was no go. Then I said, ah screw it, ill just create an empty dynamic textbox, and embed the font that way... that worked however I could not get the font to appear as bi

Re: [Flashcoders] re: open an .exe from swf across http

2007-06-13 Thread Glen Pike
Web security IS a dim and distant myth here in Cornwall, along with Piskies and Knockers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piskies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockers :) Max Kaufmann wrote: Anyone know any hacks?? No it cant be a projector. No there aren't any hacks. If a swf could e

RE: [Flashcoders] syntax checking in flex

2007-06-13 Thread Merrill, Jason
Be environmentally conscious and save us Flashcoders some bandwidth: :) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figle

[Flashcoders] RE: preloading images from xml

2007-06-13 Thread Jack Doyle
You could try using the PreloadAssetManager class at http://www.greensock.com/ActionScript/PreloadAssetManager Jack -Original Message- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:17:42 +0100 From: "Poole, Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Flashcoders] re: preloading images from xml To: Message-ID: <[

[Flashcoders] syntax checking in flex

2007-06-13 Thread Max Kaufmann
>> Not sure I understand what you're saying.. >> Can you explain what you're trying to do? The eclipse IDE highlights syntax errors, but only for source files that are actually referenced by the document class of the actionscript project (or referenced by a class referenced by the document class,

Re: [Flashcoders] syntax checking in flex

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
Not sure I understand what you're saying.. Can you explain what you're trying to do? Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee today (yet) ;-) regards, Muzak ps: there's a flex specific mailing list http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ - Original Message - From: "Max Kaufmann" <

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
mmm, now that I reread the Error message, it might actually be the "." in the path to the fla. Cannot find file:///C|asplundski.projects/src/main.fla The missing vowel is in the path to the jsfl file, which Flash seems to be able to find just fine, because it says: At line 63 of file ... "path

[Flashcoders] JSFL not getting along with Swedish characters

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
There is an issue with JSFL not being able to open an FLA using fl.openDocument(path) where path contains a special character, a Swedish vowel. It seems that the vowel is being removed from the string. This is how the path is generated: FLfile.listFolder() is used to target a folder, which

Re: [Flashcoders] How do I get rid of enhanced stroke?

2007-06-13 Thread robert
Recent versions of illustrator create enhanced strokes even if there is no enhancement. Save the file as a lower version (Flash 8 to Flash MX) then open it up and save again to your current version. The strokes should resolve themselves. With Flash CS3 this problem is fixed I think. goog

Re: [Flashcoders] open an .exe from swf across http

2007-06-13 Thread Joshua Sera
If you're doing this on your own server, you could have Flash call a php page with a shell_exec function on it. What are you trying to do anyway? --- Matt Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know any hacks?? No it cant be a projector. > > cheers > > MaTT > __

Re: [Flashcoders] using eval("array element")

2007-06-13 Thread sean
In your example code, 'month' IS undefined. Array first element is [0] and as your trace says "trace(stringArray[j+1]);", that's exactly what you'll get the first time through. Also, the for next loop won't increment the j variable until the loop is completed. Let me know if I have misenterpreted y

Re: [Flashcoders] using eval("array element")

2007-06-13 Thread sean
In your example code, 'month' IS undefined. Array first element is [0] and as your trace says "trace(stringArray[j+1]);", that's exactly what you'll get the first time through. Also, the for next loop won't increment the j variable until the loop is completed. Let me know if I have misenterpreted y

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread Phil Chung
Matt, I've found that there are 2 common reasons why bitmap fonts are blurry in some regions: 1) The textfield has been stretched to a size other than 100% (even 100.1% causes issues). Check your Transform panel to make sure. 2) Certain characters within the text can cause problems. For exampl

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread Jon Bradley
On Jun 13, 2007, at 10:51 AM, matt stuehler wrote: In other words, if you're using a device font, Flash will properly calculate the height if the font is _sans, _serif, or _typewriter (which is exactly what you suggested); but not if you use another font. This little bit of code properly calc

[Flashcoders] re: open an .exe from swf across http

2007-06-13 Thread Max Kaufmann
>>Anyone know any hacks?? No it cant be a projector. No there aren't any hacks. If a swf could execute a program remotely from a website, web security would be a myth! Max Kaufmann l Technical Artist - 2105 Sarah St | Pitt

[Flashcoders] syntax checking in flex

2007-06-13 Thread Max Kaufmann
Flex only auto-checks syntax for classes that are directly referenced in the document class. LAME. Is there a way around this? Max Kaufmann l Technical Artist - 2105 Sarah St | Pittsburgh, PA 15203 O (412) 567-4606 W www.

Re: [Flashcoders] How do I get rid of enhanced stroke?

2007-06-13 Thread Alistair Colling
Thanks Zeh and Giles, that's really helpful. I realise this isn't the place for non-codey questions now so I'll keep my posts strictly AS- related. Thanks again :) Ali On 13 Jun 2007, at 16:32, Giles Taylor wrote: Just ignore them! They are just warnings that you will lose the enhanced stro

[Flashcoders] open an .exe from swf across http

2007-06-13 Thread Matt Muller
Anyone know any hacks?? No it cant be a projector. cheers MaTT ___ 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 Softwa

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Muzak, If this is a known issue, is there a known solution? Thanks, Steven Muzak wrote: I'll put my money on the "Swedish vowel" then ;-) Muzak - Original Message - From: "Måns Asplund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Gai

RE: [Flashcoders] Entry level flash programming position in York, UK

2007-06-13 Thread Merrill, Jason
>>-Giving children a 5000v electric shock It never ceases to amaze me what Flash can do. Are these problem children or just any children? Sign me up! Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team

RE: [Flashcoders] How do I get rid of enhanced stroke?

2007-06-13 Thread Giles Taylor
Just ignore them! They are just warnings that you will lose the enhanced stroke effects and the swf will work fine. Giles -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alistair Colling Sent: 13 June 2007 16:02 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subje

RE: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Antony Jones
> I'll put my money on the "Swedish vowel" then ;-) I love the way that Windows converts all the system paths into the OS language. What an utter piece of crap. Not to mention flexbuilder falling over because my eclipse workspace path had spaces in it. Sigh! I don't know if its possible or not

[Flashcoders] Entry level flash programming position in York, UK

2007-06-13 Thread Joe Cutting
We're a small, friendly company who create computer exhibits and installations for museums and public spaces and we're looking for a entry level actionscript programmer. This position would suit a recent graduate. Previous projects have involved: -Giving children a 5000v electric shock -Simula

Re: [Flashcoders] How do I get rid of enhanced stroke?

2007-06-13 Thread Zeh Fernando
Hi there, I've received some graphics in an FLA from a designer and they use enhanced stroke. I need to get rid of this as I'm publishing to Flash Player 6 and I am getting compiler errors because of this. I've tried doing this by breaking the images apart but the enhanced stroke still remains.

[Flashcoders] re: preloading images from xml

2007-06-13 Thread Poole, Simon
Hi Im having an issue with the following code. It is tracing the individual thumbnail images correctly with the onLoadProgess function, but will only display the percent loaded and loadbar for the last image (image 10), once this one has preloaded, all the other images then appear correctly. I wo

[Flashcoders] How do I get rid of enhanced stroke?

2007-06-13 Thread Alistair Colling
Hi there, I've received some graphics in an FLA from a designer and they use enhanced stroke. I need to get rid of this as I'm publishing to Flash Player 6 and I am getting compiler errors because of this. I've tried doing this by breaking the images apart but the enhanced stroke still rema

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
Alias, My apologies - I was a little premature in my last post. It looks like Flash doesn't properly calculate the height of static text field using a device font IF you select "Use device fonts" and select a particular font. However, if you use font = "_sans" as you suggested (which forces the

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
Alias, Many thanks for that suggestion! As you suggested, using device fonts does in fact fix the anti-aliasing problem However, giving up the ability to use masks seems like a pretty serious compromise. Another problem this causes - I need to be able to determine the height of these text fiel

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread Alias™
Don't use the "bitmap text" option in the properties tab, set the font to "_sans", "_serif", or "_typewriter" instead. This will force flash to use the machine's local device fonts instead. The only drawback with this is that you may run into issues with masking/fading the text, but it should be m

[Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm working on an application with lots of long text content using 11pt fonts. To enhance readability, I'm using Bitmap text (no anti-alias). However, in long (tall) static text blocks, PARTS of the text are aliasing. In other words, the first few paragraphs will have have no anti-alias, th

RE: [Flashcoders] using eval("array element")

2007-06-13 Thread Merrill, Jason
>> month = eval(months[j+1]); >> trace(month); //traces undefined; Were is "month" defined? I didn't see it declared anywhere in your code until you tried to eval() it. And why do you think eval() is useful over [] in this case? Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & L

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
I'll put my money on the "Swedish vowel" then ;-) Muzak - Original Message - From: "Måns Asplund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released It might be that. Yes theres an vowal missing, but its only missing

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Måns Asplund
It might be that. Yes there´s an vowal missing, but it´s only missing because it´s a swedish vowal. regards, M 2007/6/13, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Guessing: might be a special character problem. Is "Lokala instllningar" the correct name, or is there a vowal missing? regards, Muzak - Or

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
Guessing: might be a special character problem. Is "Lokala instllningar" the correct name, or is there a vowal missing? regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: "Måns Asplund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framewor

[Flashcoders] using eval("array element")

2007-06-13 Thread Paul V.
Hello, Firstly, I know that the eval(); method is old ("depreciated"), but I have come to appreciate it. And I am wanting to work it in a for loop generating and array. Here is the set up. array of strings stringArray = new Array("string1","string2","etc"); for(j=0;jhttp://chattyfig.fig

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey, I'm not sure, I'll have to get more information. Flashcoders isn't the place to get support for Gaia, though. Please register an account on the forum and post your issue on the Support board. Thanks, Steven Sacks blog: http://www.stevensacks.net gaia: http://www.gaiaflashframework.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Måns Asplund
Hello Steven! I´m getting this error when trying to deploy: "The following JavaScript error(s) occurred: At line 63 of file "C:\Documents and Settings\Måns\Lokala inställningar\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS3\Configuration\GaiaFramework\GaiaProject.jsfl": Cannot find file:///C|asplundski.projec

Re: [Flashcoders] Gaia Flash Framework Released

2007-06-13 Thread Gustavo Teider
Steven Sacks wrote: http://www.stevensacks.net/ Technology author Steven Sacks today announced the free public release of his Gaia Flash Framework® (gaiaflashframework.com). Gaia (pronounced "guy-uh") is an open-source framework that provides powerful solutions for building Flash websites to

Re: [Flashcoders] anyone have CS3 and willing to save 3 files as CS3 for me please?

2007-06-13 Thread Måns Asplund
Ok! And by the way, nice work with GAIA! Sooo awsome! M. 2007/6/13, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Somebody already helped me, but thank you all the same! :) Måns Asplund wrote: > I can do that for you. > Just e-mail me those files. > > Regards Måns > > 2007/6/13, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL P

Re: [Flashcoders] anyone have CS3 and willing to save 3 files as CS3 for me please?

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Tom was nice enough to help me out. Thanks! Steven Sacks wrote: I don't own Flash CS3 yet and the download link is broken at Adobe for the trial and I just need to Save And Compact three tiny flash files as CS3 that are currently Flash 8. Could anyone help please? Email me off-list. Thank

Re: [Flashcoders] anyone have CS3 and willing to save 3 files as CS3 for me please?

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Somebody already helped me, but thank you all the same! :) Måns Asplund wrote: I can do that for you. Just e-mail me those files. Regards Måns 2007/6/13, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I don't own Flash CS3 yet and the download link is broken at Adobe for the trial and I just need to Sa

Re: [Flashcoders] anyone have CS3 and willing to save 3 files as CS3 for me please?

2007-06-13 Thread Måns Asplund
I can do that for you. Just e-mail me those files. Regards Måns 2007/6/13, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I don't own Flash CS3 yet and the download link is broken at Adobe for the trial and I just need to Save And Compact three tiny flash files as CS3 that are currently Flash 8. Could any

[Flashcoders] anyone have CS3 and willing to save 3 files as CS3 for me please?

2007-06-13 Thread Steven Sacks
I don't own Flash CS3 yet and the download link is broken at Adobe for the trial and I just need to Save And Compact three tiny flash files as CS3 that are currently Flash 8. Could anyone help please? Email me off-list. Thanks! -- Steven Sacks Flash Maestro Los Angeles, CA -- blog: http://w

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Socket and ASP.NET

2007-06-13 Thread laurent untereiner
Thank Muzak, Google is my friend too ;) I tried this research yesterday, but the results are very confused, this is why I question the experts of this list! -- Laurent Untereiner > skype : laurentuntereiner > aim : luntereiner > icq : 294429730 > msn : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.unte

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Socket and ASP.NET

2007-06-13 Thread Muzak
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=flash+Xml+socket+with++ASP.NET - Original Message - From: "laurent untereiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:46 AM Subject: [Flashcoders] XML Socket and ASP.NET > I'm searching a solution to make Xml socket connexions with