[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 .a

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 documentation

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

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
t; Maybe try just send. Unless you need a response sent back to your flash > file. > > Karl > > Sent from losPhone > > On Dec 16, 2009, at 2:34 AM, matt stuehler wrote: > >> All, >> >> I'm working on a Flash application that's supposed to send XM

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

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
as I said, it works if I send it to a PHP page, where I pick it up with something like this: $doc = new DomDocument(); $doc->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 s

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

2009-12-16 Thread matt stuehler
t as I said, it works if I send it to a PHP page, where I pick it up with something like this: $doc = new DomDocument(); $doc->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 s

[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] AS2 equivalent for Flex HTTPService and e4x

2009-10-20 Thread matt stuehler
eServlet?action=input";); function xmlLoaded(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 w

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

2009-10-08 Thread matt stuehler
om > [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

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

2009-10-08 Thread matt stuehler
s is hugely frustrating... I typically have to go through my entire 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

[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, [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 thes

[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 sever

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

2008-11-16 Thread matt stuehler
ut not too much, and very 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 D

[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 (http://www.cartogrammar.com

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." S

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 audi

[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", this.

[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 mcLoader:MovieClipLoad

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

2008-04-22 Thread matt stuehler
then like to locate a specific node deep in the hierarchy, and try to insert a new node before it. I can confirm that the node I'm using for the second parameter of insertBefore exists (using trace()), so I don't think that's the cause of the problem. Many thanks in advance for a

[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 fi

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

2007-12-19 Thread matt stuehler
till the case? Has anyone 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://chat

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

2007-08-23 Thread matt stuehler
tual > machines inside. > > /martin > > 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 tha

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

2007-08-23 Thread matt stuehler
one have any thoughts, suggestions, advice on why this is the case, or how 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/fla

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

2007-08-22 Thread matt stuehler
ctionality. 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

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 quest

[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 componen

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

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
not if you use another font. All in all, 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]>

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

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
machine's local device fonts instead. The only drawback 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]> w

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

2007-06-13 Thread matt stuehler
27;ve tried a variety of fonts, 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.figle

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 cl

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

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
7;s sometimes useful, 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 ___ Flashc

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

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
every frame returns the same size. 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 diff

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

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
and could 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

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

2007-04-18 Thread matt stuehler
frame. 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 A

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

2007-02-27 Thread matt stuehler
r false parameter. Is it possible to get more information 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 ___ Fla

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

2006-12-20 Thread matt stuehler
o PDF's. > Requires a bit of willingness to play with XML 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 &

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

2006-12-20 Thread matt stuehler
#x27;t even really know if anything like this is possible, but if anyone has any insights, tips, or experience they could share, I'd greatly appreciate it. Cheers, Matt Stuehler ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription opt

[Flashcoders] Tracking mouse movements outside of browser window

2006-12-12 Thread matt stuehler
fer this limitation - 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: htt

[Flashcoders] Algorithm to find "center" of an irregular shape

2006-09-21 Thread matt stuehler
al time series on a chart (e.g., the price of several 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:

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

2006-09-05 Thread matt stuehler
Marcelo, André, Thanks again for your advice. I think I'm convinced - I'll definitely give PayPal a closer look. It sounds like its a good solution. André - thanks for the offer to help. I may take you up on that once I get going! Cheers to all, Matt Stuehler On 9/5/06, André Golia

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

2006-09-04 Thread matt stuehler
ce for a subscription-based Flash app 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

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

2006-09-04 Thread matt stuehler
is? Recommended 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 th

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

2006-06-22 Thread matt stuehler
't promise 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 > handl

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

2006-06-21 Thread matt stuehler
Jim Robson wrote: > 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

[Flashcoders] Sample PHP script for handling XML from Flash

2006-06-21 Thread matt stuehler
7;m hoping that with a working 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

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

2006-03-22 Thread matt stuehler
the scrollbar height 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/flashcode

Re: [Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs

2006-01-17 Thread matt stuehler
> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I'm trying to convince a potential client that Flash is the way to

Re: [Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs

2006-01-17 Thread matt stuehler
iguration a lot easier than an HTML version might in terms of > > using the 'eFit' tools to determine best option for your measurements and > > instantly recommending (and selecting) the appropriate product options. > > > > Clark > > > > On 1/17/06, matt stuehl

[Flashcoders] Public examples of Business RIAs

2006-01-17 Thread matt stuehler
t a pseudo-app that's really just a fancy web advertisement) Many thanks in advance to anyone who can suggest a few great URLs. I'll be happy to send a list of all the URLs I receive to anyone who's interested - just send me your email address, and I'll fo