While setInterval is handy, it's kind of limiting. Every time I want to add a Tween I have to add a new method. I do not want to alter the structure of my code just to add in some delays. Isn't there any way to say this without making methods for A and B?
// do A
// wait N seconds
// do B
I don't want to use a while loop with Dates because I think it will be blocking.
are there any alternatives for the Flash Builder Burrito IDE for mobile development based on the flash technology?
View 1 RepliesI was wondering if there were techniques other than the HTML designMode to build an RTE and work around these in a clean manner.. Maybe in Flash, or as a Java Applet or something?[code]....
View 3 RepliesI want to profile and unit test my application in Flash Builder 4 Standard. Adobe says I need to upgrade to the Premium version but I can't pay the money they want right now.Are there any alternatives for unit testing and profiling?
View 2 RepliesHas anyone got any alternatives to what Colin Moock has coded to GET VISIBLE WIDTH/HEIGHT OF A DISPLAY OBJECT in ActionScript 3? That esp. in perspective of DisplayObjects that have 3D transforms applied and visible dimensions of which you need to consider for a calculation.
View 2 RepliesI use loadVars to load values from my database into my flashmovie. The problem is it takes a while until all the values been loaded, and untill that is done I can't run any other commands. When I for example hit a button nothing happens untill all the values from the database has been loaded. Is there a way around this problem?
View 2 RepliesI am having some trouble with a game I am creating. When debuging the preloader does not show until about 75% of the movie is loaded. Before this the movie is just a blank white stage. I have several objects that need to be exported and they have all been changed to not export in frame 1 but this did not help. I unlinked the original class (the stage's custom definition) which acted as the bridge between external classes and the main stage and turned that into a variable. After all this I still can't get it to start before 55%. Anyone know why it is doing this?
View 3 RepliesWho'd have guessed it, my SWF plays immediately with FF, but I'm getting long delays with IE8. I've come a long way from when I started this project. I think I have everything in the right place and have the right files to work with.
I'm using SWFObject 2.2 think I'm using it properly. I used the generater (air vers.) to generate the html file. The file now plays and I have a background that displays right away (it's an image of the what first shows up).
where I can improve: [URL]..I've compressed all the images, but the file is still rather big. I expected problems with FF, but it plays immediately .
Currently, we are streaming using RTMP, but I want to switch to HLS to allow iOS devices to stream our video. I do not want to encode two separate streams though because we are operating with limited bandwidth on mobile data cards. If I stream using the livepkgr, the delay to iOS devices is about 12 seconds which is OK. However, on desktop clients, we have live scoring integrated with our video, so we cannot have a delay that long. My question is, if I connect to the same stream in a Flash client for the desktop, will the delay still be that long? Or will it stream in real time to flash clients with the delay only for iOS devices using HLS? Also, am I correct in assuming that I can do this on 1 stream, or do I need to setup a separate stream for RTMP and HLS?
View 1 RepliesSo I haven't used AS in quite a while, and never got much practice, but I manage...The general idea I'm working with I have a folder of Pics, and A folder of Slides (the slides being pics with Text over them)I want X amount of images to play randomly from the pic folder, then a Slide is played, then it goes back and continues.How I have it right now it works alright through the first slide, but the slide sticks a bit, the "picsShown" goes crazy and starts tracing 2, 3, or 4, maybe more? numbers at the same time, and it never goes back to frame 3 to show another slide.Code is as follows:
Frame 1
Code:
picNum = random (229) +1;
slideNum = 1;
slidesTotal = 2[code]......
I need to realize something like a multiple track player. The users can upload multiple tracks and start to play them together. My problem is to allow the user to define a start position of each track to allow a synchronization between them, something like this:
Track 1: start at [x] sec.
Track 2: start at [y] sec.
play/stop
where the user can input the x and y. I've tried with AS2 (using netstream and SetIntervall) and AS3 (using netstream or sound and timer). If I set the same x and y both tracks are playing simultaneously. But not if the x and y are different.
My project Home Page contains several 'heavy' instances on stage. So as to entertain a visitor while all they are loading I start preloading transition. However despite all my efforts my custom preloader delays displaying preloading progress for a while: althoug preloader wheel rotates, progress value displays as 0% for several seconds - from 1-3 seconds in normal browsers up to 5-6 seconds in Safari (which I consider to be worst one for Flash). if someone could clarify me whether I should listen for ALL the children loading progress so as to fix this issue or just never mind (e.g. every button on stage consists of two VideoPlayers, one TLFTextField, one Timer, two Sprites and one attached sound; now I'm listening for two VideoPlayers loading progress only...)
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i use several timers with different delays at once. on timer complete, i want to fire specific events.
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I have a swf with time delays added to skip to the next part of the video.[code]Now I have another swf that loads the video into a container using the code below once a user clicks on some text.[code]The first time the user watches the clip it does PERFECT! but if a user is to click the link again half way through the video it throws all the timing completely off. You can see I tried using unloadMovie to unload anything from the frame when a user clicks the text to make sure the video wasn't playing back behind.I was wondering if it may be the fact I have.[code]for all my timed breaks (different times of course) should I rename each myInterval or something?
View 9 Repliesim looking for how to remove a setInterval. i searched but the answer which was supposed to work dident for me.
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I did some work that used Flex datagrids previously. It was smooth for the users and developers alike.
In my current project, I have to implement the same grids but not using Flex / Flash.
I have taken a look at extJS and YUI but they don't seem to measure up.
Are there other packages I should be looking at ?
Preferably something that integrates well with a Flex front end. Yes the Spring Security guys say this is possible, but all examples seem to use legacy jsp tag libraries making them half useless as examples.I don't want to spend a month setting up and learning how to use a security tool. I would like a tool which supports using annotations (@RolesAllowed etc), MINIMAL XML, and 'remember-me' features (not cookie based).Apache Shiro seems to support Flex/Silverlight/Swing as well but I'd like to know if there are any other alternatives that are NOT container specific.
View 3 RepliesI'm using an .swf banner for the header of a client project and am concerned that when iPhone and other mobile device users visit the site the header will be missing (being as Flash isn't supported on the iPhone).way in which iPhone visitors can see a .jpeg header when they visit the site so that the header isn't missing entirely? Perhaps this is an easy fix, however I am new to Flash
View 2 RepliesI'm looking at options for rendering PDFs on the server to avoid the user having to download them (they're big docs) and/or have a PDF reader installed and configured (audience is not tech savvy). The Google Viewer and Scribd are nice examples, but I'm not interested in making the PDFs available on the web (for Google) or storing them on another party's servers (Scribd).
My favorites right now are FlexPaper and PDFWebViewer.NET but I wanted to see if I'm missing any other options.Most of the related SO questions on this topic are somewhat dated, so maybe there's something new?
Possible Duplicate: Blocking comment spam without using captchaMost of the time Captcha is either broken by bots or by labor force working as data entry jobs in Asia. And then spam/content bots/scrappers get in.Wt are other strong and effective alternatives availableAnd I thought about something like on smartphones these days that it ask you to drag to unlock. I think if that can be made in Adobe Flash or maybe using HTML5? .. do you think it will work effectively? note that emphasize is on defeating HUMAN + BOT partnership where human element comes from Asian countries to enter Captcha code or simple answers and then bots come into play.
View 1 RepliesWhat are the alternatives of Flex builder for flex development (Free ware, open source preferred). I know one that is FlashDevelop, but it is not matured/ full fledged flex IDE.
View 3 Repliesthrough out a very old complicated fla there are buttons which set variables using _global paths
such as:
function menu1_2(Event:MouseEvent) {
global.mode = "hide_hotbox";
MovieClip(this).gotoAndStop("stage_1_b");
}
How can I make the variable "hide_hotbox" and others like it accessible and changeable from any movie clip -- whether they be nested in other movie clips or on the main timeline, etc?
I am programming a little software prototype as Flash/Actionscript3 application. Currently I registered some Events on stage - but it is cumbersome since stopPropoagation() needs to be used all the time. As Example: I am having a element shown via mouseclick would and a event for closing the menu on stage. Without using stopPropagation, the menu opens and closes again immediately. The hide-function is registered on some objects so just checking if target= stage would not do it, unfortunately.
View 2 RepliesAre there any open source (read free) alternatives to Flex Builder? I do not qualify for their student waiver (sad)
View 4 RepliesIs there a set of open standards technologies that I can use to achieve the same way of development as in Flex and Sivlerlight? I am talking about componentization, separation of concerns, rich graphics, states and effects . Please point out some tutorials and other resources if possible.
P.S. I KNOW that this is technically possible, so please do not respond by sending google search results or general JQuery tutorials. I've seen those already. I need to know how a Flex / Silverlight developer could design and implement an application in roughly the same way (imagine a rich HTML tag set, much like XAML/MXML, behind which stands JavaScript responsible for handling events and business logic.
I have a custom cursor and I want it to change when you highlight a MovieClip, and return to its default value when the MovieClip is not highlighted anymore.I've used MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, and MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT. The result isn't very smooth and there is a small delay to when the cursor changes. Also sometimes if you move the mouse fast enough the cursor won't change at all.
View 1 RepliesI am making an rpg type game and the map is as big as flash will allow a movie clip. Around 6000 width or something.
To simulate movement, the player is stationary in the center of the screen and moves the map beneath them.
The problem: On computers with slower CPU's it lags very badly.
Is there a way to cache the map or somehow have it so it is less processor intensive?
This DataGrid Components is giving me a massive headache. It's a massive pain to customize.I do some work for a graphic designer, who has given me a picture of an element which I'm to implement in an existing AS2-based Flash project (targeted flash version is not important). Here's the picture for reference:
Trying to make the default DataGrid work like this I'm quickly figuring out is nearly impossible. Firstly, I don't think it's possible to make alternating rows fade out like that. I'm willing to accept the fact I'm doomed to solid-color alternating rows for now.
My main problem at the moment is that I can't figure out how to change the size of the header. I need a larger font for the header than the items, and I need the size of the header itself to expand. Neither of which I can figure out how to do.
So does anyone know a) how to change the headers on the DataGrid, or b) where to find a more flexible (in terms of skinning) DataGrid component for AS2 which is cheap (preferably free)?
I have an swf that needs to communicate with another. It just needs to pass 1 variable (a number) to the other. And the receiving swf will then act according to the number.
However, I noticed when I sometimes refresh the page, localConnection does not always work. When I'm clicking the sending swf, the receiving swf does not act...at all. As if nothing happened.
Is it a HTML problem? Ive selected Flash Player 7 for swfobject's parameters. Anyone have any solutions or possible alternatives to doing this?
Like I said, I just need to give the receiving swf ONE variable. And I dont want the sending one to write to a PHP file and receiving one to always load that PHP file for updates...thats not nifty enough.
does anyone know of any alternatives to the flare data visualization framework that is in regular AS3 and not Flex? [URL]..
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