Re: [Flashcoders] useCapture = true is faster?

2011-04-04 Thread Henrik Andersson
Capture happens before bubbling. Go for the capture phase if it works for you and you need to shave a few microseconds. Just remember that the capture phase does not extend to the actual target. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figl

Re: [Flashcoders] constructor interpreted?

2011-04-04 Thread Kerry Thompson
Kevin Newman wrote: > A long while ago I read that the constructor is interpreted, unlike the rest > of the class methods, which are compiled. Is that still true? It depends on what you mean by compiled. All your ActionScript compiles down to bytecode, or tokens, that are interpreted at run time.

[Flashcoders] constructor interpreted?

2011-04-04 Thread Kevin Newman
Hey all, A long while ago I read that the constructor is interpreted, unlike the rest of the class methods, which are compiled. Is that still true? thanks, Kevin N. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figl

[Flashcoders] useCapture = true is faster?

2011-04-04 Thread Kevin Newman
Hello all, I'm curious - if I use someObj.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, someFunc, true); then do evt.stopPropagation - is that faster than if I don't set useCapture = true? The thinking is that it won't have to climb the display list hierarchy down to the target, then back up again - it

[Flashcoders] Security Sandbox Violation question

2011-04-04 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi list... I'm building an AIR app that brings in a swf from the user's hard drive. The swf is simply a linear animation with a button to replay the animation on its last frame. The swf plays fine, but when I click the replay button, I get: ** Security Sandbox Violation *** SecurityDomain 'fi

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Kerry Thompson
Gerry Creighton wrote: > I got it working but thanks for the help. So, what was the issue? How did you get it to work? Cordially, Kerry Thompson ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listin

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Creighton, Gerry
I do... As I mentioned below. Thanks, -Gerry On 4/4/11 1:46 PM, "Cédric Muller" wrote: > You have to actually embed the desired chars (ie: you have to include: é) > > hth, > Cedric (actually: Cédric ;) ) > >> No Kerry...the actionscript name is ArialReg which is the regular vers of >> Arial

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Cédric Muller
You have to actually embed the desired chars (ie: you have to include: é) hth, Cedric (actually: Cédric ;) ) > No Kerry...the actionscript name is ArialReg which is the regular vers of > Arial. ArialBold is Arial Bold. > Fonts are embedded properly and work everywhere in the app except for that >

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Creighton, Gerry
No Kerry...the actionscript name is ArialReg which is the regular vers of Arial. ArialBold is Arial Bold. Fonts are embedded properly and work everywhere in the app except for that instance of a strange character. I got it working but thanks for the help. -Gerry On 4/4/11 1:26 PM, "Kerry Thomps

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Kerry Thompson
Ok, a couple more things to consider. Are the fonts Unicode? They should be. Are ArialReg and ArialBold the actual name of the embedded version of the font? Do you have ArialReg and ArialBold on your system? Cordially, Kerry Thompson On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Creighton, Gerry wrote: > Fo

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Creighton, Gerry
Font is DEF embedded...ArialReg and ArialBold are the names...I didn't embed the entire font so that I don't bloat my application. I selected upper, lower, numbers and punctuation and included:".$()_-=+ é™℠" System: Mac - CS5 Thanks, -Gerry On 4/4/11 12:43 PM, "Kerry Thompson" wrote: > Gerry

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Kerry Thompson
Gerry Creighton wrote: > Yes, font is embedded and I even included the offending characters as well > as a couple others. Are you sure you're using the embedded font? If a font by the same name is on the system, it will use that. I always put an asterisk in font of my embedded font names, e.g. *A

Re: [SPAM?] Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Creighton, Gerry
Yes, font is embedded and I even included the offending characters as well as a couple others. On 4/4/11 9:28 AM, "Latcho" wrote: > Did you embed the font and the basic latin chars? > > On 4/2/2011 1:02 AM, Creighton, Gerry wrote: >> So I¹m trying to place a textField at the end of a title by

Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é

2011-04-04 Thread Latcho
Did you embed the font and the basic latin chars? On 4/2/2011 1:02 AM, Creighton, Gerry wrote: So I’m trying to place a textField at the end of a title by getting the bounds of the last character in the title string BUT This is all dynamic and there is one title that has “ é” as the last cha

[Flashcoders] fms videostream thumbnails

2011-04-04 Thread Latcho
What is the best setup to export a small set of thumbnails of a flash media server recorded stream ? The idea is content moderation, and therefore I need 2 or 3 snapshots of what the client recorded and the stream that got archived. Has FMS that functionality serverside or do I have to create bmp

Re: [Flashcoders] Trouble with é FIXED

2011-04-04 Thread Creighton, Gerry
I used a try catch block to handle my error...worked well. So I don't use the 'ol Try - catch too often and forgot about using it for my situation. On 4/1/11 7:02 PM, "Creighton, Gerry" wrote: > So I¹m trying to place a textField at the end of a title by getting the > bounds of the last charac