[Flashcoders] A utility to extract Actionscript from an FLA, and create .as files

2010-01-06 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm inheriting a rather large Flash application in which all of the Actionscript is stored in the FLA. Specifically, the FLA has dozens of movie clips, and each clip has it's own Actionscript (typically on the first frame). Is there any way to extract all of the Actionscript into separate

Re: [Flashcoders] Java servlets and receiving XML fr om Flash’s xml.sendAndLoad() function

2009-12-17 Thread matt stuehler
Dave, I've posted this all on a variety of forums, including StackOverflow.com, and I haven't really gotten much of an explanation. Here's a link to the technote I was referring to: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/159/tn_15908.html The strange thing is that, according to the Actionscript

[Flashcoders] Java servlets and receiving XML from Flash's xml.sendAndLoad() function

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
-loadXML(file_get_contents(php://input)); So, I guess what I need to know is how to tell the Java team to look for and capture the XML that's been sent... Many thanks in advance! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Java servlets and receiving XML f rom Flash’s xml.sendAndLoad() function

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
-loadXML(file_get_contents(php://input)); So, I guess what I need to know is how to tell the Java team to look for and capture the XML that's been sent... Many thanks in advance! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Java servlets and receiving XML fr om Flash’s xml.sendAndLoad() function

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
, matt stuehler stuehler.t...@gmail.com wrote: All, I'm working on a Flash application that's supposed to send XML data to a Java Servlet. I'm responsible for the Flash app; another team is responsible for the Java Servlet. The problem we're having is that I'm familiar with Flash but not Java

[Flashcoders] AS2 equivalent for Flex HTTPService and e4x

2009-10-20 Thread matt stuehler
(success) { trace(success: +success); trace(this); } However, this doesn't work (the xmlLoaded() function is called, but success is false, and trace(this) outputs nothing. Is it possible to do what I'm trying to do? Any advice/insight greatly appreciated! Cheers, Matt Stuehler

[Flashcoders] AS2 equivalent for Flex HTTPService and e4x

2009-10-20 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm working on a Flash application (AS2) that's supposed to consume XML data provided by a Java Servlet. I've been provided a simple Flex application as a demo for accessing that service. That Flex app uses HTTPService (resultFormat=e4x) to access the data. Of course, I need to build the

[Flashcoders] Flash CS3 IDE reverting “Use Device Fonts” back to “Anti-alias for animation”

2009-10-08 Thread matt stuehler
FLA and manually reset every static text field back to Use Device Fonts. This doesn't affect the compiled SWF - once compiled, the fonts stay the way they should. It ONLY affects the FLA. Many thanks in advance for any advice or insight. Cheers, Matt Stuehler

Re: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 IDE reverting Use Device Fonts back to Anti-alias for animation

2009-10-08 Thread matt stuehler
[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of matt stuehler Sent: Friday, 9 October 2009 8:47 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash CS3 IDE reverting Use Device Fonts back to Anti-alias for animation All, Apologies in advance... this is a very specific question

[Flashcoders] Problems with browser rendering fonts when antiAliasType = advanced

2009-07-08 Thread matt stuehler
All, I've recently noticed a strange problem when using antiAliasType = advanced in textfields that include more than one font family. When I play a SWF in a browser - Flash doesn't always handle character spacing properly - spaces disappear, characters overlap, etc. The kerning is sometimes way

[Flashcoders] Algorithm for distributing labels along a timeline without overlapping

2009-01-16 Thread matt stuehler
All, Hope I can phrase this question clearly... I'm working on an application that will display a visual timeline with a vertical orientation. At various points along the timeline, it will display key markers/milestones. Each one of these markers will have a label. The problem arises when

[Flashcoders] Algorithm for distributing labels along a timeline without overlapping

2009-01-16 Thread matt stuehler
All, [Sorry if this is a repost... some email issues today...] Hope I can phrase this question clearly... I'm working on an application that will display a visual timeline with a vertical orientation. At various points along the timeline, it will display key markers/milestones. Each one of

Re: [Flashcoders] Drawing a continuous curved line through n points in AS1 or AS2 (Catmull-Rom splines?)

2008-11-16 Thread matt stuehler
efficient. Anyway, thanks again to all. Cheers, Matt Stuehler On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Janis Radins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This also might be ready made solution to use: http://www.mediaverk.lv/asd/#polygon 2008/11/15 Ivan Dembicki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello matt, look at http

[Flashcoders] Drawing a continuous curved line through n points in AS1 or AS2 (Catmull-Rom splines?)

2008-11-15 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm looking for an AS1 (ideal) or AS2 version of a function that will draw a continuous curved line through n points. I don't know much about the math behind this, but I think that a Catmull-Rom spline is what I'm looking for. I've found a terrific example in AS3

[Flashcoders] Loading and playing one SWF inside of another - stopping after first few frames

2008-08-06 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm trying to load a SWF and play it inside another SWF. Both SWFs are targeted to use Flash Player 8, and AS 2.0 So, in the parent, I've got code that looks like this: var movie_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(movie_mc, this.getNextHighestDepth()); var

[Flashcoders] Playing one SWF inside another when the inner swf has an audio layer with sync=Stream

2008-08-06 Thread matt stuehler
All, More information on a question I posted earlier... I'm trying to load a SWF and play it inside another SWF. Both SWFs are targeted to use Flash Player 8, and AS 2.0 So, in the parent, I've got code that looks like this: var movie_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(movie_mc,

Re: [Flashcoders] Playing one SWF inside another when the inner swf has an audio layer with sync=Stream

2008-08-06 Thread matt stuehler
Cedric, Many thanks for the suggestion. However, the audio track for the inner SWF is a voiceover, that must be in sync with the movie. It seems like sync=Start means that the audio starts playing, and continues regardless of which frame is showing in the timeline. With Sync=Stream, the audio

Re: [Flashcoders] Playing one SWF inside another when the inner swf has an audio layer with sync=Stream

2008-08-06 Thread matt stuehler
Cedric, Ian, Again, many thanks for your time, and looking into this for me. It looks like this did this trick... The audio file in the inner SWF was and .mp3, and had been imported into the library. I checked the export settings in the properties, and it Compression setting was Default. So,

[Flashcoders] Using insertBefore to insert nodes into an extant XML document

2008-04-22 Thread matt stuehler
help or insight! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] Creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, and dealing with file references

2008-02-01 Thread matt stuehler
All, A few questions about creating a Projector for the Mac on a PC, which I plan to burn to a CD. 1.My application reads data from several XML configuration files. Those files are stored in a folder named xml, so, in actionscript, I tell Flash to look in the relative path ./xml/ for those

[Flashcoders] Catching a response from server when uploading with FileReference

2007-12-19 Thread matt stuehler
figured this out, or have subsequent versions of Flash made this possible? Many thanks in advance for any advice or insight. Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman

[Flashcoders] Problem with xml.sendAndLoad, IE, https, and ASP

2007-08-23 Thread matt stuehler
to fix it? Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ 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 Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe

Re: [Flashcoders] Should Flash CS3 Pro result in larger SWF and EXE files than Flash 8?

2007-08-23 Thread matt stuehler
matt stuehler wrote: All, I recently switched from Flash 8 Pro to Flash CS3 Pro. I just noticed today that my published SWFs and EXEs are considerably larger when I publish them with CS3 than they were when published from F8, even though the FLAs are the same. In other words, I

[Flashcoders] Should Flash CS3 Pro result in larger SWF and EXE files than Flash 8?

2007-08-22 Thread matt stuehler
. I can live with the Adobe bloat in the CS3 IDE, but I didn't think that it was going to cost me in terms of the resulting SWF filesize. Has anyone else noticed this? Am I making a mistake, or missing a publish option? Many thanks in advance for your advice and insight. Cheers, Matt Stuehler

Re: [Flashcoders] Integrating Flash SWFs with Flex

2007-08-03 Thread matt stuehler
Troy, Just wanted to thank you for responding to my post. The FlexComponentKit is a great tip, and looks like it will really be useful. Cheers, Matt On 7/30/07, Troy Rollins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 30, 2007, at 11:56 AM, matt stuehler wrote: Two questions - 1. The client has

[Flashcoders] Integrating Flash SWFs with Flex

2007-07-30 Thread matt stuehler
All, I'm working on a project for a client - my assignment is essentially to develop an interactive charting widget with a number of unique display options and behaviors. Because of those unique features, I'm developing the SWF from scratch, instead of modifying an existing pre-developed

[Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
, and line-spacing, to no avail. Many thanks in advance for your advice and insight! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
with this is that you may run into issues with masking/fading the text, but it should be manageable if you're aware of the constraints from the start. Hope this helps, Alias On 13/06/07, matt stuehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, I'm working on an application with lots of long text content using 11pt fonts

Re: [Flashcoders] Bitmap text (no anti-alias) still aliasing?

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
, this is a pretty good workaround for my particular project, but I still wonder why the Bitmap text (no anti-alias) setting doesn't work as you'd expect? Thanks again. Cheers, Matt On 6/13/07, matt stuehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alias, Many thanks for that suggestion! As you suggested, using device

Re: [Flashcoders] Finding the height and width of the VISIBLE area ofamasked SWF

2007-04-19 Thread matt stuehler
All, I've come up with a solution - it's not perfect, but it's pretty robust and reliable. If anyone is following this thread and would like more detail, send me an email. Cheers, Matt Stuehler On 4/19/07, Michael Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not place a movie clip, behind the bottom

[Flashcoders] Find size of the bounding box of a particular frame of a loaded SWF

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
. Is that possible? Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ 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 Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe

[Flashcoders] Re: Find size of the bounding box of a particular frame of a loaded SWF

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
provide some advice about getting the size of each frame (ignoring the background), it'd be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Matt Stuehler On 4/18/07, matt stuehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, I'm working on an application that loads a variety of external SWFs. Once each SWF loads, if I test

Re: [Flashcoders] Find size of the bounding box of a particular frame of a loaded SWF

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
. Is this the case? If anyone with FlashPaper experience could shed some light, it'd be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Matt Stuehler On 4/18/07, Merrill, Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you say frame - you need to think of that differently. A frame is not a physical object, but instead an instance

[Flashcoders] Finding the height and width of the VISIBLE area of a masked SWF

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
, but in this particular application, I need to know the VISIBLE size. For example, I'd like to be able to center the VISIBLE part of the SWF on the stage. Is there any way to figure that out? Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] Finding the height and width of the VISIBLE area of a masked SWF

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
Claus, That's a great suggestion - the best answers are often the overlooked, obvious ones. But I don't think so - in the original SWFs, the masks aren't movieclips - they're just fills. So, I don't know how you'd check their width or height. The key thing about the application is that I won't

[Flashcoders] XML.load() and complex corporate network environments (load balancers, firewalls, etc.)

2007-02-27 Thread matt stuehler
on WHY it fails? Also, sometimes it fails right away, other times it takes a long time. Is this behavior controllable? Many thanks in advance for your advice and insight! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your

[Flashcoders] Robust server-side PDF creation from Flash RIA

2006-12-20 Thread matt stuehler
, tips, or experience they could share, I'd greatly appreciate it. Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought

Re: [Flashcoders] Robust server-side PDF creation from Flash RIA

2006-12-20 Thread matt stuehler
and probably XSLT but will make some pretty fancy stuff. It is free. Ron matt stuehler wrote: All, I'm working on an RIA using Flash. One of the requirements is that, at the end of the experience, the user should be able to create/download a PDF containing a bunch of charts, graphs

[Flashcoders] Tracking mouse movements outside of browser window

2006-12-12 Thread matt stuehler
- the scrollbar continues to move even as the mouse is dragged outside of the window.) Is there a way around this? Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com

[Flashcoders] Algorithm to find center of an irregular shape

2006-09-21 Thread matt stuehler
stocks, graphed over time) Many thanks in advance for any advice or insights! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo

[Flashcoders] OT: Recommendations for a credit-card processing service for a subscription-based Flash app

2006-09-04 Thread matt stuehler
vendors, or vendors to be avoided? Suggestions and pitfalls to avoid, etc.? I googled credit-card processing, and got a million hits (along with many vendors that seem shady), so I'm hoping to separate the wheat from the chaff... Many thanks in advance! Matt Stuehler

Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Recommendations for a credit-card processingservice for a subscription-based Flash app

2006-09-04 Thread matt stuehler
Paypal maybe? On 9/4/06, matt stuehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, I'm thinking about turning a few of the Flash-based web-apps I've developed into a subscription-based service, which means that I'll need to set up some sort of credit-card processing service that handles recurring payments

Re: [Flashcoders] Sample PHP script for handling XML from Flash

2006-06-22 Thread matt stuehler
that they're the most elegant or robust, but they do the job. Cheers, Matt On 6/22/06, Chris Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/21/06, matt stuehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, with most of our work, we develop an RIA for a client, who handles the back-end themselves. So, we develop our apps so

[Flashcoders] Sample PHP script for handling XML from Flash

2006-06-21 Thread matt stuehler
sample, I can modify it to the specifics of my project. I'd be very grateful for any sample code, helpful advice, or useful links. Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http

Re: [Flashcoders] Sample PHP script for handling XML from Flash

2006-06-21 Thread matt stuehler
: Matt: http://php.net/ has tutorials and a comprehensive manual. If you have experience with ASP, then you should be able learn the basics of PHP quickly. -Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of matt stuehler Sent: Wednesday, June 21

[Flashcoders] Can you detect changes in the BROWSER scrollbar?

2006-03-22 Thread matt stuehler
and position. Many thanks for your insight and advice! Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ 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

Re: [Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs

2006-01-17 Thread matt stuehler
recommending (and selecting) the appropriate product options. Clark On 1/17/06, matt stuehler wrote: All, I'm trying to convince a potential client that Flash is the way to go for a B2B RIA for a project it's working on, and I'd like to develop a showcase of a RIAs developed

Re: [Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs

2006-01-17 Thread matt stuehler
mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs on a sidenote: Why are YOU convinced that flash is the way to go for a B2B RIA? perhaps if you answer that one, you can better convince the client. (and convince me while you're at it ;) ) On 1/17/06, matt stuehler