RE: [Flashcoders] Anyone here responsible for Fancy Pants?

2006-05-15 Thread Steven Sacks
Never seen N? That's the best Flash game I've ever seen. Fancy Pants "borrowed" (was inspired by?) quite a bit from N. You can make your own levels with N, which has inspired a large community development of levels. http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/n.html Enjoy! > -Original Message--

RE: [Flashcoders] scrollpane, dynamic forms, and refreshPane issues

2006-05-12 Thread Steven Sacks
refreshPane reloads the content of the pane. This is different than it used to be in Flash MX. The undocumented way to to refresh the contents of the pane is: sp.setScrollProperties(sp.content._width, 1, sp.content._height, 1); That doesn't help with your issue of text not appearing, though.

RE: [Flashcoders] Best SWF Wrapper

2006-05-11 Thread Steven Sacks
Seriously. Stop f**king around and get mProjector. I have coded against many wrappers and mProjector by far is the best experience, period. From how the API works to the elegant and clever way it handles the system tray icon (best solution I've seen) and direct communication between multiple Fla

RE: [Flashcoders] Best application for notifier (aka Gmail)

2006-05-10 Thread Steven Sacks
IMO, mProjector has the best system tray code/methodology of all the wrappers. It also has the smallest executable size, smallest memory footprint, and uses the least amount of processing. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscriptio

RE: [Flashcoders] Best SWF Wrapper

2006-05-09 Thread Steven Sacks
> I'm looking for some opinions on the best SWF wrapper you think is out > there. The ability to save out files (XML), perhaps > communicate with dbases > (local/online), etc. mProjector hands down is the best performing SWF wrapper out there. It also has the easiest API to develop against. It

RE: [Flashcoders] XML Parsing

2006-05-04 Thread Steven Sacks
> Anyone knows something about a ***non* *recursive* XML parser?? Why?? ___ 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 Le

RE: [Flashcoders] Project 3:16

2006-04-29 Thread Steven Sacks
; Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Project 3:16 > > deja-vu? > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steven Sacks > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:27 AM > To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' > Subject:

[Flashcoders] Project 3:16

2006-04-28 Thread Steven Sacks
Project 3:16 - For Client so loved the work, that he told his one and only Designer, that whosoever listens to him shall not finish, but have eternal changes. ___ I thought you would enjoy this! ;) ___ Fl

RE: [Flashcoders] Are you a help vampire?

2006-04-26 Thread Steven Sacks
> hi hello how do I make a multi-player game in flash its got to have > lasers thank you Haha! That deserves another laugh. I can't stop laughing. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http:/

RE: [Flashcoders] Are you a help vampire?

2006-04-26 Thread Steven Sacks
> Guess I should not post > my IM on Flash message boards any more :( Oops! Although, I have to say, I once got an off-list email from somebody who asked me for help and it lead to having a regular client (I replaced them, something I wasn't entirely comfortable with at first, but if somebody is

RE: [Flashcoders] Are you a help vampire?

2006-04-26 Thread Steven Sacks
> hi hello how do I make a multi-player game in flash its got to have > lasers thank you LOL! Well played. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/

[Flashcoders] Are you a help vampire?

2006-04-26 Thread Steven Sacks
http://www.slash7.com/pages/vampires I know there are some here...I've seen them, even if they don't see themselves (mirrors not working and all that). ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http

[Flashcoders] Project 3:16

2006-04-24 Thread Steven Sacks
Project 3:16 - For Client so loved the work, that he told his one and only Designer, that whosoever listens to him shall not finish, but have eternal changes. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive

RE: [Flashcoders] this.selected

2006-04-22 Thread Steven Sacks
age- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Simon Lord > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 2:16 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] this.selected > > That's a very helpful tip Steven. Thanks! > > > On Apr

RE: [Flashcoders] this.selected

2006-04-22 Thread Steven Sacks
A little known trick in Flash: Make a movieclip. Give it 3 frames and put frame labels on each named _up, _over, and _down Put a stop(); action on frame 1. If you assign a button method to the movieclip, like onRelease, onRollOver, etc. it will behave just like a button on its own, going to th

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

2006-04-17 Thread Steven Sacks
The most obvious and simple solution to me: Duplicate the movieclip in your library and assign the duplicate the second class. -Steven > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of GregoryN > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:52 PM > To: Flash

RE: [Flashcoders] Retrieving Link Text in a Text Field

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
> Is there a way to identify the contents of a link element in an > HTML-enabled text field? How can I pass the text of the link > to a function invoked by the link? Wait, you mean you want to pass the text of the link (inside the a tag) via the function you're calling in the link? You'll have t

RE: [Flashcoders] Retrieving Link Text in a Text Field

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
> > Assuming Highlander TextField: > > There can be only one! Flash likes to capitalize stuff and add TARGET to the href so here's the fixed (and tested) code. txt.htmlText = "McCloud"; a = txt.htmlText.split("http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf

RE: [Flashcoders] Retrieving Link Text in a Text Field

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
> Assuming Highlander TextField: There can be only one! txt.htmlText = ""; a = txt.htmlText.split("")[0]; trace(a); :P ___ This e-mail is intended only for the named person or entity to which it is addressed and contains valuable business informa

RE: [Flashcoders] Retrieving Link Text in a Text Field

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Could you get the .htmlText of the text field and using split to pull the link out? txt.htmlText = ""; var a = txt.htmlText; var b = a.split("")[0]; trace(c); // link There are also regex methods for Flash is you hunt around for them. HTH, Steven ___

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

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
> Are you going to update Flash 8 so it publishes flash/html > that utilises the new javascript methods? I wouldn't hold your breath on that one. ;) ___ This e-mail is intended only for the named person or entity to which it is addressed and cont

RE: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc and Mac(Zinc-Director-SWFStudio- .NET)

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
IL PROTECTED] > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steven Sacks > Sent: donderdag 13 april 2006 10:52 > To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc and Mac > (Zinc

RE: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc and Mac (Zinc-Director-SWFStudio - .NET)

2006-04-13 Thread Steven Sacks
What do you mean by "support a cross platform database"? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Lieven Cardoen > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:54 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc an

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens "onResize" event

2006-04-12 Thread Steven Sacks
You do realize that toggling _visible does not release any memory, right? Flash still tracks the movieclip in memory, it just doesn't draw it. If you're building RIAs, you should open up your task manager and watch your memory usage over time to make sure you're not using too much. I have no pro

RE: [Flashcoders] Instantiate a class by string - SOLVED

2006-04-12 Thread Steven Sacks
> To force a class to be imported even if no one uses it: > > import com.company.project.YourClass; > > static private var depend:YourClass; warden to the rescue! ___ This e-mail is intended only for the named person or entity to which it is addr

RE: [Flashcoders] Help with swapdepths

2006-04-12 Thread Steven Sacks
Also, don't use "on-clip" methods like on (press) or on(release) That's for non-coders who are making banner ads. Instead, put your code in the timeline: btn.onPress = function() { // }; btn.onRelease = function() { // }; You'll thank me for it down the line. It's never a goo

RE: [Flashcoders] Making a cd for Pc and Mac (Zinc - Director-SWFStudio - .NET)

2006-04-12 Thread Steven Sacks
I highly recommend mProjector. It's the best 3rd party wrapper out there, IMO, and I've tried them all. It's the easiest and smartest to code with, it has the best performance hands down, does asynchronous communication with the OS, allows you to package all your swfs into the executable is now c

RE: [Flashcoders] Local Connection Object problem

2006-04-11 Thread Steven Sacks
LocalConnection is basically instant. I've never seen a delay and I've done quite a bit of work with it, in browser environments, 3rd party wrapper environments, browser to 3rd party wrapper, and back, etc. The only issue I know of is if you try to send a local connection message back to the se

RE: [Flashcoders] In the ide -detecting when the user has left the stage

2006-04-11 Thread Steven Sacks
Make a big invisible square that goes beyond the four edges, and mask out the stage area and make a button. Then you have your testing button. -Steven > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Manuel Saint-Victor > Sent: Tuesday, April 1

RE: [Flashcoders] combobox big problem

2006-04-10 Thread Steven Sacks
> when i delete them (i try to delete the mc container and the > components) and re-create them (to delete some items and > re-create the list), or just change the dataprovider a > strange thing happens: Why don't you just delete items from the dataprovider? The components are made to respond i

RE: [Flashcoders] combobox big problem

2006-04-10 Thread Steven Sacks
Try setting the font to _sans and see if that helps. cmb.setStyle("fontFamily", "_sans"); > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Aaron Smith > Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 2:54 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashco

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

2006-04-09 Thread Steven Sacks
You also have to consider what users are turning off Javascript. First, Javascript is turned on by default. Second, you have to be somewhat savvy to know what Javascript is, much less turn it off, and also know what purpose turning it off serves. Third, you need to have a reason to turn it off.

RE: [Flashcoders] preloading multiple swfs with moviecliploader

2006-04-07 Thread Steven Sacks
Here's a good solution that is used by many installer applications out there. Take the number of items you are loading and divide your progress bar into that many sections. Then, show the progress of each of those sections. Let's say you were loading 10 files. That means you're breaking up you

[Flashcoders] Will this Microsoft ActiveX update affect Flash?

2006-04-07 Thread Steven Sacks
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/ After a forthcoming update, Microsoft Internet Explorer users will not be able to directly interact with Microsoft ActiveX controls loaded by the APPLET, EMBED, or OBJECT elements. Users will be able to interact with such controls after activating their user int

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
For me, it's just an extension of a lesson I learned from a book on OOP in Director by Peter Small called "Lingo Sorcery" many many years ago, which is to let objects manage themselves. Since Flash requires a single frame to pass for functions to be available on any given timeline, a nested moviec

RE: [Flashcoders] Publish my swf direct to server

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
Dreamweaver FTP? Who uses that janky ftp program? ;) If you're on a Mac, you should learn how to upload via terminal. If you're on a PC, get the free version of WS_FTP (google it). -Steven > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jo

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
> var mc = holder.attachMovieClip("SYM_Clip", "item", 10); > mc.controller = this; > mc.foo = "something"; > mc.bar = 15; > > Inside the SYM_Clip movieclip in the library: > > function init() { > FooTextField.text = foo; > BarTextField.text = bar; > } > init(); This isn't the best exampl

RE: [Flashcoders] Question on attachMovie

2006-04-02 Thread Steven Sacks
This behavior is very easy to manage. Here's how I do it. You can set properties of a clip even though you cannot call methods of a clip. This is how Flash works. So, what I do is this. I have the movieclip itself call its own method. I have the attacher set its initial properties when it att

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-30 Thread Steven Sacks
> As the > system is composed of many V2-style components, many of which > use interval timers to get around initialization issues, and > has a lot of real-time financial data transfer going on in > the background, setintervals, etc etc, that to reengineer it > at this stage is totally out of

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> Please warn us when you are going to do this, since from the > tone of the > conversation, there is some sense that this will cause the end of > civilization as we know it. Hacking the swf to increase the timeout is not the solution, it's a band-aid on a gunshot wound. > I have over 20 years

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> Actually, I don't really get your point here. Because Flash is > single-threaded, it doesn't really mean anything to talk > about 'scripts in > the middle of anything'. There's precisely one script at any > one time that's > in the middle of anything. The size of the call stack should > be

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
I have explained in detail the source of your problem. If you choose not to take the advice given to you by coders who know more than you about the subject at hand, then why post a question to the list? You are doing yourself and your client a disservice with your blame Macromedia attitude and fi

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> > Danny Kodicek...I think I remember you from my Director > days, so long ago. > > That's me. And I remember that you were a bit belligerent then too ;) You finally gave up on Director, huh? IIRC, which I may not, you were among the many ostriches in the Director community back when Flash was

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> your discovery that this doesn't occur in a > barebones movie Actually, it's not a barebones movie. It's a live web app I wrote awhile back. I didn't remember if I ever took more than 15 seconds to finalize a PrintJob when I tested it so I got worried and went to look and sure enough no erro

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> PrintJob works fine in simplistic Flash movies. > That ain't an error with my code! One of the primary rules of debugging: If you've got some code that isn't working correctly, make a simple test in a new movie. If it works in the simple test, the issue is somewhere else and you need to keep d

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
Danny, Well, I was theorizing but as it turns out, PrintJob does not cause the Flash player to hang. It apparently does handle it just fine. The issue is definitely with some other code that Grime has running and the fact that PrintJob causes a sychronous call to be made. Therefore, the bug is

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> PrintJob works fine in simplistic Flash movies. > > Try and do anything advanced (such as a stock exchange > trading system) and it will cause the alert to appear. > > That ain't an error with my code! Ah ha! So now we get to the bottom of it. PrintJob does not cause Flash to alert about a

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
And for the record, I am certainly no friend of the PrintJob class. It's poorly written and I've pointed out its numerous flaws in previous posts to this list. Yes, it shouldn't have been coded to work the way it does. The way it works is poorly thought out. But, that doesn't mean that it's a b

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> Er - and I'd say that's a bug (in Flash, not in the OP's > code). The code > that checks if a movie is hanging should be looking at number > of lines of > code executed. While a modal dialogue is up, it shouldn't be > being called at > all. Unfortunately, that's not how it works. Flash do

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
The modal dialog does not belong to Flash, it belongs to Windows, and specifically it belongs to the browser window that contains the Flash movie. This being said, I have a Flash app that uses PrintJob and I just tested keeping my PrintJob dialog open for a full 3 minutes and I did not get an aler

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> I would suggest that it is: there's no error in the code, and > it's not that > the Flash movie itself is running slowly, it's purely a > result of user > interaction. While the print dialogue is displayed, the Flash > movie should > simply not be running. PrintJob makes a synchronous call

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
http://codeazur.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=260 http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=65371 http://www.powersdk.com/ted/2005/11/macromedia-please-add.php > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steven Sacks

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
PrintJob is a poorly written class in general. Also, it runs synchronously when it talks to the system. The reason Flash throws up the alert is because for 15 seconds it is stuck waiting. The movie is waiting on a line of code to finish. Flash responds to the movie being hung, which it technica

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob causes Abort Script error message.

2006-03-29 Thread Steven Sacks
> Is this a known Flash bug? It's not a bug. > Is there a workaround? You cannot change the timeout. > We've been trying to solve it for about a month. A 5 second google search would have saved you 30 days of wasted time. http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_1551

RE: [Flashcoders] Wherefore the evils of _global?

2006-03-23 Thread Steven Sacks
Which is why you make a global namespace. _global.APP = {}; And then you set your global vars to that APP.myglobalvar = foo; > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Rich Rodecker > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:25 PM > To: Flashco

RE: [Flashcoders] movieclip actions not working

2006-03-18 Thread Steven Sacks
> stop action on frame 1 stop(); m1.onRollOver = function() { gotoAndStop(20); //or play(); } > stop action on frame 20 stop(); m2.onRelease = function() { getURL("http://www.website.com";, "_blank"); } ___ Flashcoders@chattyf

RE: [Flashcoders] Trying to solve this math equation

2006-03-18 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey, Thanks all for verifying that it was indeed correct. The problem ended up being my not plugging in the true values. It didn't actually work 100% correctly the first way (which I didn't notice at first so I thought the alternate equation was to blame). I solved that issue and now the equati

[Flashcoders] Trying to solve this math equation

2006-03-18 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey everyone, My algebra seems to be failing me. I need some help here. Here's my equation: c = ((y - s) / (w - b - s)) * i; I need to solve for y when I have c. I wrote it out on paper and I came up with: y = ((c / i) * (w - b - s)) + s; But that doesn't work... My logic: c = ((y - s) / (w

RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title?

2006-03-11 Thread Steven Sacks
> New Media Designer Either you missed the memo or you're being funny. Let's hope it's the latter. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoder

RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title?

2006-03-10 Thread Steven Sacks
Racial is not the same as racist. Let me break it down for you. FACT: Minority Day Laborers can be found outside of Home Depots. JOKE: Home Depot is a national chain like CompUSA is a national chain. FACT: Programming Jobs are being outsourced to India. FACT: Architects plan, Day Laborers do the

RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title?

2006-03-10 Thread Steven Sacks
> Interactive Architect > > Far too similar to Information Architect, which is an actual job. > In addition, architects don't build, they plan. In other words, > this title is bullshit. To expound on the above: Interactive Day Laborer I envision a bunch of Indians standing outside of CompUS

RE: [Flashcoders] What's your job title?

2006-03-10 Thread Steven Sacks
> Interactive Developer > Interactive Designer That says nothing about the technology you use to create interactivity, plus interactive is such a broad term. I mean, a Powerpoint presentation is interactive. > Media Designer > Media Developer Could you be any more vague? Put "New" in fron

RE: [Flashcoders] Water transition

2006-03-09 Thread Steven Sacks
Google search for "ripple effect flash" 3rd result: http://www.freehandsource.com/_test/ripple.html > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Serge Jespers > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:44 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subje

RE: [Flashcoders] HOW TO: Print a MC - first try.

2006-02-21 Thread Steven Sacks
> Steve, I hope you take this in the tone it was intended Well, I felt his first question was worded in a way that made it seem that he didn't know about PrintJob. A quick look in the help panel or google would have helped him on his way. This is true for any issue people are having. There is b

RE: [Flashcoders] HOW TO: Print a MC - first try.

2006-02-21 Thread Steven Sacks
> All I get is a overly huge image in black/white that for some unknown > reason is skewed also. How bout it anyone have some good > ideas for this > first time PrintJob I am doing??? Thanks to you all! Ok this is a valid question. You're having a specific problem implementing code. Being techni

RE: [Flashcoders] HOW TO: Print a MC - first try.

2006-02-21 Thread Steven Sacks
> Right... Just wondered about any tutorials or peoples best practices. > But if you feel like being a jerk to steam your own ego a bit > feel free. > I didn't think this was a jerk off question one can be wrong. Are you kidding me? Open the Help panel in Flash and search for "print". It's n

RE: [Flashcoders] HOW TO: Print a MC - first try.

2006-02-21 Thread Steven Sacks
RTFM. PrintJob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Corban Baxter > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:18 AM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] HOW TO: Print a MC - first try. > > > Hey guys I am loo

RE: [Flashcoders] Printing in landscape

2006-02-19 Thread Steven Sacks
I posted a solution to this a few weeks ago. Here is a link to the solution on the MM forums. Skip to the bottom post: http://tinyurl.com/e4cuf Hope this helps! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the a

RE: [Flashcoders] How do you code your Flash applications?

2006-02-02 Thread Steven Sacks
> 1) If I can help it, I keep all my code in one place. All in one > frame, all the better. All in one swf? Better yet. That's one of the worst things I've ever heard. Maybe you should get on medication for your OCD. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Fla

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
> You are clearly an idiot. > > Scott Thanks for noticing. :) ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
I'm not opposed to writing classes. I'm opposed to overcomplicating things that are simple and should stay simple. You seem to get the impression that I am a noob coder. A global namespace as an object is all you need for managing global variables. If you have variables that need complicated wa

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
> Apart from that, your email takes a kind of > i-won't-use-names-but-I'll-try-to-offend-you-all anyway tone, and your > assumptions are just plain wrong on multiple levels. As I > said simply the > tone of your email makes it clear there is no use discussing > it as well, you > seem to have it a

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
is designed to run indefinitely on a computer and as such is fast, efficient, extremely stable, and has extensive memory management. Oh, and it uses a global namespace. :P > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steven

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
They're theorycoders, the type that post pseudocode to forums and mailing lists. More often than not their pseudocode doesn't work and only serves to confuse others who think they're getting a lesson from a smart and experienced coder. These theorycoders have book smarts but lack street smarts.

RE: [Flashcoders] v2 components - are you kidding me?

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
AS1 syntax is deprecated? That's news to me. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike Britton > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:10 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] v2 components - are you kidding

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
Fast, bug-free ones. ;) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Robert Chyko > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:10 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global" > > I'm just curious t

RE: [Flashcoders] v2 components - are you kidding me?

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
rojects, I would recommend > against using AS1 > components. Ghostwire is great most of the time, but there > are problems with > the AS1 component model. Things like conflicts between > different versions, > etc. > > -David R > > On 2/1/06, Steven Sacks <[

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
Let's make classes for everything. Let's make components out of everything. There are so many benefits to complicating things and we CAN do it so we SHOULD do it because it's so clever and smart to do it that way. Let's code everything in one frame when working closely with designers so we can ma

RE: [Flashcoders] v2 components - are you kidding me?

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
http://www.ghostwire.com/ The Ghostwire components are slim, quick, use the same methods that MMs components use (dataProvider and what not), are easily skinnable, are written in AS1 so you can go in and hack them if you like, etc. I highly recommend them. > -Original Message- > From:

RE: [Flashcoders] can I know if I class/package has been imported in aswf?

2006-02-01 Thread Steven Sacks
> Is it possible to know if a class is being used in a flash movie? If > so, how? Put a trace statement in the constructor of the class: class foo { function foo() { trace("new foo"); } } ___ Flashcoders maili

RE: [Flashcoders] Tell me more about "_global"

2006-01-31 Thread Steven Sacks
Making a class for globals is lame. I don't get why people do stuff like that. It's completely unnecessary. Here's how I make a namespace for globals in one line. On frame one of the root timeline: _global.APP = {}; Wow. That was so hard. APP.someglobal APP.someotherglobal APP.etc > Natha

RE: [Flashcoders] Fav XML editor

2006-01-26 Thread Steven Sacks
I like Dreamweaver MX. Sorry to mention it after you said not to, but it's a great XML editor because it's slim and quick to load. Granted, it doesn't have the little XML conveniences that XMLSpy does, for instance, but I still like it. Every Dreamweaver version after MX is a bloated slow unusab

RE: [Flashcoders] xml whitespace problem

2006-01-24 Thread Steven Sacks
JesterXL wrote: > XML.ignoreWhite = true; > XML.load In response but david kraftsow wrote: > Setting the ignoreWhite property does nothing. Bad Jesse! No cookie! ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figle

RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox Focus problem

2006-01-24 Thread Steven Sacks
One solution: http://www.ghostwire.com/ :) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:03 AM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] ComboBox Focus problem >

RE: [Flashcoders] ComboBox problem when swf loading in another swf

2006-01-24 Thread Steven Sacks
A quick search through the flashcoders archives is a good idea as this question recently came up. At any rate, the host movie needs to have the ComboBox component in its library. HTH, Steven > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of [EMA

RE: [Flashcoders] Dynamically named loadVars

2006-01-23 Thread Steven Sacks
myData["color_" + i] > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike Boutin > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 2:42 PM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: [Flashcoders] Dynamically named loadVars > > What is the proper way to write the

RE: [Flashcoders] how to deal with user-choosable skinning

2006-01-19 Thread Steven Sacks
It's easy to do with vector or bitmap graphics. For bitmap, make your buttons color free transparent PNGs, using semi-transparent greyscale shading and shaping. Under the button, mask a movieclip with a rectangle in it - have the button shape be the mask (usually works, you might need to play wit

RE: [Flashcoders] NetConnection Debugger not working in Flash 8?

2006-01-19 Thread Steven Sacks
Did you install Remoting for Flash 8? Did you put the remoting components on the stage of your movie? Did you try manually tracing? NetDebug.trace("Hello world"); > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Grant Cox > Sent: Thursday, J

RE: [Flashcoders] MX 2004 and keyboard shortcuts

2006-01-18 Thread Steven Sacks
Because they're system level not application level. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Roman Blöth > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:57 AM > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] MX 2004 and keyboard sh

RE: [Flashcoders] PrintJob Landscape printing with Portrait

2006-01-18 Thread Steven Sacks
Here is a refined version of my function: function printImage(mc) { var realW = mc._width; var realH = mc._height; pj = new PrintJob(); var pageCount = 0; if (pj.start()) { var cXscale, cYscale; if (pj.orientation.toLowerCase(

[Flashcoders] PrintJob Landscape printing with Portrait

2006-01-17 Thread Steven Sacks
Hello everyone, I'm posting this here in order to provide another solution to the terrible misinformation available on Macromedia's site about how to convert a landscape image to portrait for printing using the PrintJob class. The code posted here at Macromedia's forums is VERY WRONG: http://tiny

[Flashcoders] PrintJob.orientation = "landscape" not working

2006-01-17 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey, I did a Google to figure out how to set a PrintJob to default to landscape and found this page: http://tinyurl.com/8uqbw PrintJob.orientation = "landscape"; But it doesn't work. Any ideas? Thanks, Steven ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoder

[Flashcoders] Printing "bmovie" frame on a createMovieClip clip?

2006-01-17 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey all, In Flash 7, how would you print a "bmovie" frame in a dynamically created movieclip using createMovieClip()? Thanks, Steven ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoder

[Flashcoders] ComboBox not firing change event when selectedIndex set

2006-01-15 Thread Steven Sacks
function change() { trace("change"); } MyCmb.addEventListener("change", this); MyCmb.selectedIndex = MyCmb.selectedIndex + 1; Does not fire a change event. How do I detect when the combo box has changed from code not from direct user interaction with the component? This seems completely

RE: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity in Madrid (Spain)

2006-01-13 Thread Steven Sacks
Yeah, do they support telecommuting? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of JesterXL > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:07 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Job Opportunity in Madrid (Spain) > > Do they sup

[Flashcoders] Vector shapes not showing up in Flash Player 7 with Flash 8 SWF

2006-01-11 Thread Steven Sacks
Wow. It looks like vector shapes aren't showing up in Flash player 7 from a Flash 8 swf either. I swore that there was a certain amount of backwards compatibility. What gives? ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chatty

[Flashcoders] Text not showing up in Flash Player 7 with Flash 8 SWF

2006-01-11 Thread Steven Sacks
Hey, Any reason why the static and dynamic text in my Flash 8 movie aren't showing up in the Flash 7 player on Windows or Linux? Nothing Flash 8 about the text. It just doesn't show up on Flash Player 7.0r14. -s ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flash

RE: [Flashcoders] reducing build times

2006-01-11 Thread Steven Sacks
3rd party compilers are reported to be ridiculously faster than the IDE. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Nathan Derksen > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:09 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] red

RE: [Flashcoders] Multiple Remoting Event Listeners

2006-01-09 Thread Steven Sacks
quest goes with which requester. I won't be getting anything back from the server that tells me which it is supposed to go to. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Steven Sacks > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:01

[Flashcoders] Multiple Remoting Event Listeners

2006-01-09 Thread Steven Sacks
I have a class that I'm using to make remoting calls. When a result comes back, it dispatches an event passing the result. Sometimes, one of the remoting calls will go out to multiple listeners but only the one who made the request should handle the result event, the other will ignore it unless i

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