Re: [Flashcoders] Intro to OOP using ActionScript

2007-08-21 Thread chris duke
I see it as something of a Math class (my degree is in math so bear with me). People aren't just going to be thrown into Calculus before at least learning algebra. There is some argument that teaching calculus sooner could be beneficial (i'm in that camp but theres a whole different set of issues

Re: [Flashcoders] Q:Watch vs listener/broadcaster

2007-08-11 Thread chris duke
I have used watch in the past to check for when a Boolean swaps between true and false and use that to trigger functions to make things visible/invisible. It allowed for a way to link a variable that changes (Number, Boolean, String) to a function without implementing a full listener. On 8/11/07,

[Flashcoders] Setting symbolBackgroundColor for CheckBox

2007-07-23 Thread chris duke
Trying to setup a CheckBox component to show red/green when its checked correctly/incorrectly and I am having trouble setting the symbolBackgroundColor style to make it show red or green. If i understand the steps I'm taking are: Drag CheckBox onto stage and name it cb1. Goto File-import