Re: [Flashcoders] LoadVars.send vs. LoadVars.sendAndLoad

Hello, How about this hack: use .send and "open" new windows into hidden IFRAME? You can do it using 2nd "target" parameter of LoadVars.send(). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components de

Re: [Flashcoders] weird htmlText split and join behavior

probably make public static var publishedForPlayer:Number = 8; // or 7 to be set manually... ;-) A lot of fun, right? If there's anyone else who wants to suggest anything on the subject, I'd appreciate it very much. -- Best regards, GregoryN =

[Flashcoders] weird htmlText split and join behavior

oin( my_replace ); my_text1.setTextFormat(my_format); } // === END OF CODE === What is it - known bug or I'm missing something? Any help is appreciated. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusa

RE: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity at Gaia Interactive

Well, I have used these tricks. Yes, they do crash Flare, Sothink and probably some other "light" decompilers. But I'm pretty sure (last versions of) ASV can pass them w/o any problem. Is there anyone who's ready to compete personally with ASV? -- Bes

RE: [Flashcoders] advice needed: textformatting or css?

"dirty tricks" (not finished yet :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > === "Merrill, Jason" wrote: > > I went through the whole "WSI

Re: [Flashcoders] advice needed: textformatting or css?

y) way to build a WYSIWYG editor for css-formatted text... Therefore, all depends on your task. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > === grimmwerks wrote: > &g

RE: [Flashcoders] Dynamically Distort Text?

just gotoAndStop is used for letter/outline/etc. This way, it can be made even flash 6 (or 5) compliant :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > === Marc Hof

Re: [Flashcoders] Mute Flash Application, mac.

Hello aaron, Have you tried: tell application "Your Browser" to set volume with output muted OR tell application "Your Browser" to set volume 0 http://nslog.com/archives/2005/06/26/no_applescript_mute.php Or am I missing something? -- Bes

Re: [Flashcoders] Decompiling some sketchy flash code

t a binary file, easily edited in hex editor. Thus, I think it's possible to create a server-side "filter" to search 3rd-party SWFs for given patterns and either replace these patterns with safe code OR just deny for malicious files. Have anyone seen/wrote such a tool? --

Re: [Flashcoders] weird htmlText problem...

as I prefer to create a work-around in such a case :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > === grimmwerks wrote: > > Ok, I've got a class that I

Re: [Flashcoders] TextFormat

It's "Wingdings" on my machine... And works well. Try to embed it into some textfield on the stage and then trace font name. Also, you can check for usual mistakes: missed semicolon (;-), not applied TextFormat etc. -- Best reg

Re: [Flashcoders] Stylesheet Formatting of Default Tags

t in flash is quite misterious thing :-) -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change yo

RE: [Flashcoders] Stylesheet Formatting of Default Tags

where possible. Remember this terrible tag? ;-) The same is with some other tags you've mentioned: you can't make to appear w/o bullet or to be not clickable. Also, I'm curious of the way you're using the tag in flash text fields

Re: [Flashcoders] Word processor in Flash

Tony, I've just tried your test page - it works OK. Firefox 1.5, win2k. However, after submit it is "waiting for noen.org" forever... :-) -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usa

RE: [Flashcoders] Word processor in Flash

quot;standard" flash html (e.g. with FONT tags). Is there a way to produce clean HTML/CSS code, without deprecated FONT tags? Just asking before start digging myself... -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components d

Re: [Flashcoders] Textfield optimizes itself in a weird way

>> It doesn't happen with Flash 8. Nope. I have 8.0.24 player and this problem is here. Haven't tested with FP v.9 (the target player is v.7). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components develo

RE: [Flashcoders] Textfield optimizes itself in a weird way

text text to me [/textformat, font etc.]" If only I can predict where such combination can appear... BTW, maybe some rules of "how Flash is optimizing HTML code" were published somewhere? -- Best regards, GregoryN http

[Flashcoders] Textfield optimizes itself in a weird way

t to display my space... Have someone faced such an issue? Similar cases? Any suggestions and/or workarounds? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. _

Re: [Flashcoders] Inspectable type=List?

always an option to use custom interface instead of built-in Component Inspector. It'll be an SWF movie, so you can put anything in it :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability s

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash 7,8,9 , AS 2 and 3 - clarify the situation

Thanks a lot to all who responded for enlightening me. I've already downloaded Flex 2 SDK: now I can see the need for it :-) -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability ser

[Flashcoders] Flash 7,8,9 , AS 2 and 3 - clarify the situation

u're discussing AS3 and even Flash 9 IDE here in the list So, can anyone clarify the current situation with Flash versions? What about expected in the nearest future (till the end of 2006)? Please excuse me if this question seems dumb for you. -- Bes

Re: [Flashcoders] external component assets

ublished movie, user's version of asset(s) will be used. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > Wade Arnold wrote: > > I have a couple components that

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

break apart" text with AS? I'd appreciate any idea regarding it. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > --- aklist_flash wrote: >> The first thing

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

;s example: http://www.debreuil.com/skew/skew_v01.swf I haven't tried yet, but maybe you can: 1) Break (dynamic) text into letters 2) Skew each letter and scale, if needed What do you think? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://G

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

tter along some custom curve - well, right now it's not a feature, but I'm planning it in future versions. Worth contacting offlist :-). 2) If you want to distort shapes of the letters (e.g., making them to some "perspective") - it's more probably a bitmap task

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

Change text to be shown; - Change text or curve's parameters and then update the view using redraw() method. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > -- Umes

[Flashcoders] TextField behaves differently in player v7 and v8

d "version-specific corrections" (using System.capabilities.version)... Have anyone some relevant experience to share? Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development

Re: [Flashcoders] flashcoders google search

s I can't access your url so far (and can't build an opinion), I'm just curious. For example to compare, try search for "site:chattyfig.figleaf.com filereference" in Google. -- Best regards, GregoryN http:/

Re: [Flashcoders] Text link on hover

l me. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > --- elibol wrote: > It accually doesn't use any extra textfields, it stores the htmlText value > of a textfield and

Re: [Flashcoders] Text link on hover

t 15 min) must probably use a lot of duplicate textfields to get all these dimensions. What do you think, how often the need for hover event in html text arises? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. U

Re: [Flashcoders] How to remove indent for LI with CSS?

not with CSS, seems I've got a solution. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > Enrico Tomaselli wrote: > > why don't use the same server side script language

Re: [Flashcoders] How to remove indent for LI with CSS?

uggestions? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > Josh Santangelo wrote: > Instead of using , just use the entity for a bullet character, > ù or so

[Flashcoders] How to remove indent for LI with CSS?

27;m not considered dirty tricks like "move all textfield to the left and set 'margin-left: X' for all non-LI elements"... so far. I'd appreciate any help in this issue. Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN ===

Re: [Flashcoders] sending HTML image map data to Flash

- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Marc Hoffman wrote: > > Thanks, Gregory! I'm passing this along to the person who's been > working on parsing

Re: [Flashcoders] sending HTML image map data to Flash

"innerHTML". 3) From Flash, call this JS function: getURL(javascript:...); Done. Feel free to ask questions or email me offlist. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability servi

Re: [Flashcoders] Kerning algortihms

ing in flash8 (see docs) 3) "Manual" kerning, which is used by graphic designers for large headers, billboards etc. For (1), I'd just add some pixels to each letter's position. This, and also some more features will be available in v. 1.5 of Text2

Re: [Flashcoders] formatted xml in a textarea component

ttp://www.layer51.com/proto/ ) ? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > -- "Rich Rodecker" wrote: > > im nto sure that would help...basically i want t

Re: [Flashcoders] load data

stable solution(s) is use some kind of server-side proxy (script that will generate data file by request). I've already told you about this, right? Easy way to check how "secure" is the solution you want to try is just see what files are in br

Re: [Flashcoders] obfuscation swf !

Andy, What kind of encryption have you tried? I use bytecode manipulations (Flare+manually). Some tricks, indeed, break the component (v.2), but others work OK. I don't think it depends on what your component does, rather the encrypting technique itself. -- Best regards, Gre

Re: [Flashcoders] Using MX components for 5 publishing

Why not? The only thing: it will be v.1 component, not v.2 (which are class-based). Example: http://gousable.com/flash/dynBlend_v1.html (this is old version of my Dynamic Blend component). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Parsing

Mars, Look at Flasm (http://www.nowrap.de/flasm.html) In this long file, see "scriptLimits tag" sub-section. Good luck. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usabilit

Re: [Flashcoders] XML Parsing

Mars, The only (well) known solution is about editing SWF bytecode to change "256 limit of recursion". Broadly used, btw. David, I think he means not "xml is 1600 levels deep", but rather "XML has 1600 nodes and some of them have childNodes" :-)

Re: [Flashcoders] good OOP way to re-assign class to clip - SOLVED

#x27;s how I've implemented it. I'm NOT sure it's a "good OOP way" (frankly, I think it's not ;-), but it works. Thoughts, comments etc are appreciated, as this project is still in development. -- Best regards, GregoryN =

Re: [Flashcoders] Create an Empty MC and assign it to a class?

I'd suggest to use instantiate() method in your class to make any mc an instance of it. See EventDispatcher's one for example. BTW, I'm going to use this approach for my thread ("re-assign a class to mc"). -- Best regards, GregoryN

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash for none-flash users

ends on what these "non-flash" people are expected to edit... -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > ---?ric Thibault wrote: > I must produce a fla file t

Re: [Flashcoders] Howto randomize the elements of an array?

Martin, Have you looked at http://proto.layer51.com/l.aspx?p=3 There are about 10 custom methods of "shuffle-like". I haven't tested them for performance though :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOu

Re: [Flashcoders] good OOP way to re-assign class to clip

, now I tend to try "alternative solution" from below: combine two classes into one and modify methods depending on parameters (element "type" in this case). Will inform you if I succeed with this. -- Best regards, GregoryN ===

Re: [Flashcoders] good OOP way to re-assign class to clip

Another possible solution is to combine two classes into one, and make methods working depending on parameters. In fact, the problem here is that in 90% cases I'll need the clip to carry only methods of one class, and in 10% there will be a need to

Re: [Flashcoders] good OOP way to re-assign class to clip

o the mentioned clip, so this very clip to become an instance of MyClass2. That's why I need to RE-define the class for this clip. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > ---

[Flashcoders] good OOP way to re-assign class to clip

tantiate()" method in MyClass2 to re-write all props/methods of the target clip with ones of MyClip2 (similar to EventDispatcher). Both "ways" above don't seem good from OOP point of view, though... Can anyone offer somet

Re: [Flashcoders] Help with swapdepths

Maybe you should try: this.swapDepths(this._parent.getNextHighestDepth()); OR this.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth()); instead of this.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth()); ? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com

RE: [Flashcoders] Active X and Microsoft IE ...

he was using office computer for it :-). So, here's the example motivation to turn JS off. As to the point, I guess we still can use NOSCRIPT tag, can't we? Yes, it will require activation in IE7, but seems it's the only way. -- Best regards, GregoryN ==

Re: [Flashcoders] assigning a function in the property inspector for a component

Why not? Just don't forget that the "same timeline as the component" will be "_parent" for the component's internal methods etc. Then use eval or any other way. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.co

Re: [Flashcoders] TextField._yscale bug?

I'd suggest to use a wrapper movie clip and apply _yscale = -100 to it instead of textfield itself. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Pieter Snoec

Re: [Flashcoders] loading XML as string via parseXml: how to avoid "undefined"? (onParseComplete??!

Also, I'd suggest to use just: //=== code mymenuxml = "your xml string"; menu_xml = new XML(mymenuxml); menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true; -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development.

Re: [Flashcoders] Question for XML Style Junkies

Sorry for late response, Jason. I would use: As Jim noticed, CDATA is a type of node . -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > --- "Merril

Re: [Flashcoders] Trying to understand Live Preview

can't use any symbols from the _host_ library. It uses it's own library. You may want to clarify what you mean by "load graphics or bitmaps from the library". Feel free to ask more questions if you'll have them. -- Best regards, GregoryN

RE: [Flashcoders] Images in textFields..

I'd suggest to look in archive: November, 2005, thread "Loading multiple images inside dynamic text field " Also, It'll be helpful if you show us some of your code... -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.

[Flashcoders] RE: [Flashnewbie] HTML Text Formating | Kerning?

so #2: You can't use tags in Flash, just . Anyway, feel free to ask more, but try to be more specific :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > Does anyone have code

Re: [Flashcoders] dragging multiple movieclips

ow us some code/FLA to be more specific. And feel free to email questions offlist if you like. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > Monicque Sharman wrote: >

Re: [Flashcoders] dragging multiple movieclips

, you'd better use a function with their parent clip moving children in a loop. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > From: "Monicque Sharman" <[EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Component instantiation- How does dragging affect the constructor

your component's method. BTW, read my other posts in recent (2) days if you haven't yet - it seems I've answered similar issues several times, just not to you. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash com

RE: [Flashcoders] Seeking a bit of drawing API inspiration..

, 0xFF, 100); beginFill(0xFF); moveTo(500, 500); curveTo(600, 500, 600, 400); curveTo(600, 300, 500, 300); curveTo(400, 300, 400, 400); curveTo(400, 500, 500, 500); endFill(); } == end quote === Yes, I'm still in Flash 7 (too?) . -- Bes

Re: [Flashcoders] Seeking a bit of drawing API inspiration..

Math class (sin and tan), draws perfect circles, but mu-u-uch slower. Try to find the fastest method. And, of course, the less circles you draw, the better :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development.

Re: [Flashcoders] Component instantiation- How does dragging affect the constructor

ial case (section) within constructor/init to handle all the Live Preview issues. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > -- Manuel Saint-Victor wrote: > >

Re: [Flashcoders] Seeking a bit of drawing API inspiration..

an suggest use one of the following: 1) Try to use rectangles (or diamonds) in place of circles, as the are supposed to be drawn easily 2) Draw the circle ONCE into a movieclip and then just duplicate this mc. Hope both can be helpful. --

Re: [Flashcoders] Creating Components - What am I over looking?

Just a few points: 1) Do you use your own onUpdate and setSize methods? 2) Have a look at mm_livepreview.as file 3) Read similar thread (yesterday or so) -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development

RE:[Flashcoders] Component and Live Preview problems

ion (just to see what you have on the screen in IDE): if(_global.isLivePreview){ for (var i in _root.xch) { trace("_root.xch["+i+"] = "+_root.xch[i]); } for (var i in _root.contents){ trace("_root.contents[ "+i+" ] = &q

RE: [Flashcoders] Component and Live Preview problems

Do you subclass UIComponent or just MovieClip? What code do you use for onUpdate? Try to trace components names etc while in live preview. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability

Re:[Flashcoders] Author time/live preview of custom component

ee how it works. Feel free to ask more (offlist as well). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Manuel Saint-Victor wrote: > > When creating a custom

Re: [Flashcoders] the tool used to make this presentation

curious if any of you have patience to listen the whole thing. As for me, I drop after 5 minutes. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Alfonso Florio wro

Re: [Flashcoders] AMFPHP for commercial projects

a word in this thread? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.f

[Flashcoders] AMFPHP for commercial projects

Here's a source of my doubts: "We do not recommend (at all) using AMFPHP in commercial applications at this time. Just don't." http://www.flash-db.com/Tutorials/amfphpdoc/amfphpdoc.php Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN ===

RE: [Flashcoders] checking combinations

ns/order: 1234 means "abcd", 2341 means "bcda". Combining this with 1-2 points for "normal" order (abcd) will cover all combinations. Hope this can help. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash c

Re: [Flashcoders] Strange text scaling issue

embedFonts=true). -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > -- Danny Kodicek wrote: > I'm getting something odd: When I rescale my Flash movie (imported into >

Re: [Flashcoders] Obfuscation

, cache etc rather than AS or SWF bytecode itself. Yes, using some server-side solution can beat 90% of amateur "thieves". But, as mentioned above, it's only about web page. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Fl

RE: [Flashcoders] Obfuscation

g these hoops manually, but ASV is jumping through them with computer-aid... -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Fla

Re: [Flashcoders] Obfuscation

nyone, but I'd not recommend using trial etc. versions of obfuscation/encoding programs . >urami_ is right: > All the obfuscation is dangerous and can stop your files from working. As for me, I prefer use my own hands to have full contr

Re: [Flashcoders] priority for downloading content

se in this project: some music is downloading and this prevents/slow loading more imp't content. Ideally, I'd like to cancel loading music in this case. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development

Re: [Flashcoders] Track key up event for simultaneously pressed keys

m that "Returns the last key pressed". -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > -- Michael Klishin wrote: > I wonder what is the best way to capture a &quo

Re: [Flashcoders] XLIFF editors

this can help. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. >_ Pauline McNamara wrote: > I'm looking into using the Locale class for a multilingual app, an

[Flashcoders] component rotation in LivePreview

ents etc. What am I missing? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chatty

Re: [Flashcoders] TextFormat constructor

he 2nd way usually is better :-) -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > "Mendelsohn, Michael" wrote: > > Hi list... > > I thought you could instan

Re: [Flashcoders] Undefine a Component

ALL fields/flags in Component Definition are NOT filled. I tried - it works! -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > --- Charles Parcell wrote: > Indeed I am use a cl

Re: [Flashcoders] Undefine a Component

everything. Hope this can help you. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Charles Parcell wrote: > I was working on creating a little component based on a

[Flashcoders] center of rotation for new clip

ke them to rotate around the center of the base instead of top-left corner. In IDE, we can just move center of rotation with mouse. Can we do it with code? Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash

Re: [Flashcoders] Scrollpain Overlap Issues

TW, with your sample (http://mike.randm.org/flash/scrollpain/), if you click TWICE the "One", scrollpane becomes normal... If you like, I'll send you the source - just email me offlist. Note: menu sorting is also working in my swf. -- Best regards, GregoryN

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker

e Ticker using ASP.Net and Flash Remoting. 3) "Macromedia Ticker component to display delayed stocks". -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. On 12/22/05, Merrill,

Re: [Flashcoders] text warp in flash

umed it is described as equation or matrix) with appropriate rotation. You know, as one of my Flash components, Dynamic Blend, is about creating Blend effects at runtime, I've been thinking a lot about this :-). Feel free to ask for help if needed. --

Re: [Flashcoders] advanced array functions in as2

ithin) { var ex = ""; } else { var ex = "^"; } return ("^"+this.join("^")+"^").split(ex+n+ex).length>1; }; = -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components developme

[Flashcoders] advanced array functions in as2

needs to be a string type. Does anyone have info or ideas on this? -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders mail

Re: [Flashcoders] getURL

this can help. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > - Hans Wichman wrote: > > Hi, > i looked into the settings manager, but couldnt find it. >

[Flashcoders] CSS styles vs. TextFormat

especially interesting in coordination with embedded fonts. Thanks in advance. -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. ___ Flashcoders ma

Re: [Flashcoders]read attributes names in XML

Well, I found solution myself. Assuming that n:XMLNode is the node in question: for(var i in n.attributes){ trace("n.attributes[" +i+ "] = "+n.attributes[i]); } Thanks. -- Best regards, GregoryN http:

[Flashcoders] read attributes names in XML

rally: my_object.attr1 = ...myNode.attributes["attr1"]; where "myNode" is variable (XMLNode) for my_node in XML file. But I want to use more universal way - some function with a loop. Any help appreciated. -- Best regards, GregoryN

Re: [Flashcoders] external jpg resize script

lip("bgExpand_mc", 1); tmp.loadMovie("img4test/r02.jpg"); var tmp1:Object = new Object(); tmp1.onResize = function(){ _root.tmp._width = Stage.width; _root.tmp._height = Stage.height; }; Stage.addListener(tmp1); // It will

Re: [Flashcoders] Accessibility

Here's direct link: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > == Hans Wichman wrote: > > i think u can find