[Flashcoders] Going rate for freelance flash developers in Tokyo?

2008-01-13 Thread Reuben Stanton
Does anyone know the going rates for an experienced freelance AS2/AS3 developer in Tokyo? I'm moving there in February and looking for work but am not sure what to charge. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Set Interval Question

2007-03-03 Thread Reuben Stanton
You shouldn't need to use array notation - I've always used _global.setTimeout without any issues. On 03/03/2007, at 8:31 AM, Jesse Graupmann wrote: setTimeout works just like setInterval except it only runs once. Unfortunately it's not in the intrinsic classes, so either set it up

[Flashcoders] advantages of EventDispatcher over AsBroadcaster

2007-01-18 Thread Reuben Stanton
I have used both extensively and find that AsBroadcaster allows me to do the same thing in fewer lines of code, yet there seems to be a general preference in the flash community to use EventDispatcher. Is there any particular reason to use one or the other?

[Flashcoders] automated response

2006-12-21 Thread Reuben Stanton
Hi, I will be out of the office until Monday the 8th of January. If your query requires urgent attention, please contact our studio on 8412 4000. Thank you, Reuben. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search

Re: [Flashcoders] Good External Actionscript Editor for Mac?

2006-12-20 Thread Reuben Stanton
speeded up my coding ten times over. Although I'll also put in a word for Sepy, which I used to use on PC. It always used to be really buggy on Mac, but a new release has just come out that *so far* seems a lot more stable on OS X. M. Reuben Stanton wrote: I have to agree with Steven - I

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash/Flex Application Developers - C#... Java... Actionscript?

2006-12-19 Thread Reuben Stanton
Instead of: 1. Creatives: Make things look pretty. 2. Developers: Make things work. How about: 1. Creatives: Design the end user experience - ie - *everything* that the user actually sees and uses. 2. Developers: Make the application work so the user doesn't have to think about it. 3.

Re: [Flashcoders] DHTML menu rolling over on top of flash possible?

2006-12-12 Thread Reuben Stanton
funny that Adobe of all places do this - it does the old annoying DHTML flashing effect in safari making it basically unusable would've thought a large number of Adobe customers are Mac users. On 13/12/2006, at 11:22 AM, Jim Robson wrote: I think you can see an example here:

Re: [Flashcoders] DHTML menu rolling over on top of flash possible?

2006-12-12 Thread Reuben Stanton
Well, their sniffer doesn't work for me... On 13/12/2006, at 12:13 PM, John Dowdell wrote: The answer is WMODE. (Different browsers support it to different degrees, although they've come to pretty close convergence the past few years. adobe.com has a special sniffer for Safari, from what

[Flashcoders] Flash9 Debug player for Intel Mac

2006-11-16 Thread Reuben Stanton
Does anyone know if this exists? Or if it is on it's way soon? Alternatively, is there any way to get the non-intel version to run on an intel mac? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

[Flashcoders] Job Opportunity - Melbourne, Australia

2006-11-08 Thread Reuben Stanton
We are looking for a Senior Flash Developer / Interaction Designer for our Melbourne Office. Join our expanding, vibrant and innovative team in creating award winning web solutions for Australia's leading brands and businesses. Our culture is positive and productive, with highly passionate

Re: [Flashcoders] Recommended encoding rates for FLV?

2006-11-08 Thread Reuben Stanton
Thanks, that was very helpful. Reuben On 04/11/2006, at 5:31 AM, Clark, Craig wrote: I have been using video in Flash since it was first introduced. So I will tell you what I know from my experience. I agree with Bjorn. The website he suggests is a great resource. I will also point you

Re: [Flashcoders] am i stupid?

2006-11-08 Thread Reuben Stanton
I think the explanation stated that _root is not in fact a MovieClip in the same sense. onMouseDown works because it fires globally in response to the mouse, not because _root is a MovieClip. Can I ask, why do you need to use onPress and onRelease on _root anyway? Is there some other

[Flashcoders] Recommended encoding rates for FLV?

2006-11-02 Thread Reuben Stanton
I'm after some recommendations for encoding FLV files - we'll be delivering for two connections speeds - 256k and 1mb, in a you-tube style interface. What would the list recommend as the ideal kbps, audio data rate, codec ect? I'm pretty new to flash video.

Re: [Flashcoders] FLVPlayback class documentation

2006-11-01 Thread Reuben Stanton
F1 - Help - Components Language Reference FLVPlayback Component FLVPlayback Class Reuben On 02/11/2006, at 12:02 PM, Dave Wood wrote: Can someone tell me where to find the full documentation for the FLVPlayback class? Thanks David ___

Re: [Flashcoders] FLVPlayback class documentation

2006-11-01 Thread Reuben Stanton
Lucky - I happened to have it open at the time :) On 02/11/2006, at 12:41 PM, Dave Wood wrote: F1 - Help - Components Language Reference FLVPlayback Component FLVPlayback Class Thank you thank you:) David\ ___

Re: [Flashcoders] Keep it coding? Anyone?

2006-10-12 Thread Reuben Stanton
I'd just like to post yet *another* link to: http://www.osflash.org/flashcoders/etiquette?s=flashcoders+list can someone please explain to me how arguing about the opposite of now, and then the below conversation, meets the following criteria? Only speak when it improves the silence. Each

Re: [Flashcoders] Moving to AS2, array always undefined

2006-10-12 Thread Reuben Stanton
Can you boys take it off list please? On 13/10/2006, at 10:54 AM, Steven Sacks | BLITZ wrote: get fucked jerk. What happened to that whole unsubscribing thing you mentioned? How did you even receive this message if you unsubscribed? And if it indeed was not an honest statement and

Re: [Flashcoders] pattern fever: composing dynamic object and knowing them remotely

2006-10-09 Thread Reuben Stanton
Why not use a initialization NavigationSettings class for your Navigation that has its own methods that can be interrogated by your controller? ie - new Navigation(new NavigationSettings(params)); The controller bar could access the NavigationSettings instance to find out its necessary

Re: [Flashcoders] Controlling a swf loaded into a movieclip

2006-09-28 Thread Reuben Stanton
I have always used MovieClipLoader for this and it seems to work fine - OnLoadInit() will run after the first frame has initialised. On 29/09/2006, at 12:24 PM, Muzak wrote: Are you using MovieClipLoader.onLoadInit()? Muzak - Original Message - From: Glen Pike [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Flashcoders] Screensaver software?

2006-09-28 Thread Reuben Stanton
Does anyone know reliable good cross-platform software for creating screensavers from flash? I need the following: - Support for flash 8 / AS2 - Ability to check for net connection and download files to the local machine - Robust installer/uninstaller (needs to install across a network) -