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03-06-2002, 08:57 PM
sylkro

Hey all...

Nothing to do with Flash MX but there's a MASSIVE website which provides a whole set of actionscript snippets which you can cut and paste into your FLA's which are absolutely awsome. The code works in F5 and hopefully MM will have taken some of the most useful ones and built them into MX. Given that AS should retain the same format (save as F5?) then the code will be valid in MX.

the url is :

www.layer51.com/proto

i know this sounds like site promo, and let me reassure you it is... (it's not mine though...) but it's just so f%#$@@# usefull y'all should know about it if you don't already.
03-06-2002, 09:03 PM
Abelius

yeah, it's awesome. I bookmarked it last night. Gotta go through it, probably throughout the weekend... :) (specially if it keeps on raining like today in Miami, hehehe...)
03-06-2002, 09:05 PM
sylkro

yeah yeah Miami... we're stuck in london.
...
at least it's not raining... ha!
03-06-2002, 09:09 PM
Abelius

Lucky you! :)

BTW, I spent good part of 1999 in Southampton...
03-07-2002, 04:34 AM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by sylkro
Hey all...

The code works in F5 and hopefully MM will have taken some of the most useful ones and built them into MX. Given that AS should retain the same format (save as F5?) then the code will be valid in MX.

any ones in particular that you would like added?

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 05:28 AM
Subway

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by sylkro
Hey all...

The code works in F5 and hopefully MM will have taken some of the most useful ones and built them into MX. Given that AS should retain the same format (save as F5?) then the code will be valid in MX.

any ones in particular that you would like added?

mike chambers

[email protected]

I would like an 2 or more dimensional array ;)

Fredi
03-07-2002, 05:37 AM
Subway

An other one (I've sent it to Mike)

____________

Hi Mike,

I have one question about the HTML-textfield functionality.

Is it possible in Flash MX to use the href tag in HTML-textfields to
execute AS functions? I ask you this cause I'm concepting a big message
board with Flash (MX) and it would make the experience of it perfect if I
could run functions from a flash-textfiel href link.

I'm absolutly sure this extra functionality would make so much more
possible with a good usability.

Cheers, Fredi Bach (aka Subway)
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03-07-2002, 05:39 AM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by Subway
[

I would like an 2 or more dimensional array ;)

Fredi [/B]

i am not sure what you mean, you can do that in flash 5.

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 05:41 AM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by Subway
An other one (I've sent it to Mike)

____________

Hi Mike,

I have one question about the HTML-textfield functionality.

Is it possible in Flash MX to use the href tag in HTML-textfields to
execute AS functions? I ask you this cause I'm concepting a big message
board with Flash (MX) and it would make the experience of it perfect if I
could run functions from a flash-textfiel href link.

I'm absolutly sure this extra functionality would make so much more
possible with a good usability.

Cheers, Fredi Bach (aka Subway)
____________

i believe that this is possible in flash 5, but was an undocumented feature and a litte buggy.

i would do a search on the flashcoders archines at:

http://chattyfig.figleaf.com

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 06:07 AM
Subway

Thx Mike,

2D Arrays ... I know you can do it, but it's not very practical. Something like that would be perfect --> myarray[xpos][ypos][zpos] = true;

Fredi
03-07-2002, 09:25 AM
Ed Mack

Is that not a 3d array? And you can do that in F5 can you not?
03-07-2002, 10:25 AM
sylkro

Hi mike,

Emm.... yeah loads... like:

Movieclip.pointAt(x, y);
Movieclip.pointAt(_root.myMC);

takes an x, y coordinate or Movieclip and points at it...

...

String.multiSplit("x", "y");

splits a string according to the first parameter, then the splits all the results according to the second.

...

String.noCache();

Adds a "?noCache=<date><time>" to text files so as to reload them fresh every time, or no cache-ing...

...

and tons tons more...

i've uploaded a text file, and i've commented the ones i personally find usefull. the code's not in the file, so you'll just need to reference it back to the website if you approve it.

www.fadetoblue.com/Comments.txt

there aren't any XML ones because i've never had to use the Object. so by all means, if people check the site for ones they want and you guys at macromedia can find the time to go through the code and add these in it would be great.

would these be present in MX or is it too late to recall?

Thanks,

(ps... i'm no way the author of those mentioned above..)
[Edited by sylkro on 03-07-2002 at 09:33 AM]
03-07-2002, 12:11 PM
CharlesFK

If shipment is due in 8 days, it's probably gone gold, so too late... but even so, I don't think they would just add features that late into prod...
03-07-2002, 12:20 PM
sylkro

a small downloadable patch couldn't hurt!

but could you please please include a new _class property so instead of:

foo = typeof(thing); // returns "object"

have:

foo = thing._class; // returns "movieclip" or "array" etc..

Also, is there any way in MX2 we could have an dialog box which would allow us to add keywords that the AS Editor could highlight? so if we do:

Array.prototype.newMethod = function {
//
}

we could ask it to highlight in blue ".newMethod"?

that would be great Mr Chambers! thanks!

--------

ps: for those interested in the class thing, here's how you do it (just paste this in frame 1 and it's available accross all timelines):

Array.prototype._class = "Array";
Movieclip.prototype._class = "Movieclip";

etc .. for all other objects. Since the Math, Mouse, Selection objects don't require a constructor, they don't really need a _class property.
[Edited by sylkro on 03-07-2002 at 11:23 AM]
03-07-2002, 12:28 PM
Subway

It's only for download in 8 days, so it is maybe posible to add little extras. :)
03-07-2002, 12:30 PM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by sylkro
aAlso, is there any way in MX2 we could have an dialog box which would allow us to add keywords that the AS Editor could highlight? so if we do:

Array.prototype.newMethod = function {
//
}

we could ask it to highlight in blue ".newMethod"?

you can do this in MX.

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 12:37 PM
sylkro

excellent! thanks, and for the new methods... do you think it would be possible to add some before the release?
03-07-2002, 12:44 PM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by sylkro
excellent! thanks, and for the new methods... do you think it would be possible to add some before the release?

no, it is too late to add new methods at this point, however :

1. i wanted to see if there were methods that people wanted and were added

2. it is much easier to include your own methods now. there is a central directory / folder for include files, and you can add your own methods to the ActionScript window (including code completion and color coding).

btw, these are all great suggestions. if you have time, please submit them to:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/

we read all submission and it helps us determine what features to put into future versions of flash.

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 12:47 PM
Subway

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeChambers
and you can add your own methods to the ActionScript window (including code completion and color coding).

Thx a lot MM! That's great! Really, really great!

Fredi
03-07-2002, 01:48 PM
sylkro

thanks Mike, well, i don't think we'll be needing that form for the moment since i'm happy already!

also is there a way to turn off the alert which says there probably an infinite loop? i got the message while loading huge textfiles and after hours of code debugging, i tried the "proceed" function and it worked fine... (i then split the text file and got some enhanced string methods)

next question:
this is the code i have (kudos R. Penner):

Mouse.isDown = function (num) {
var num
return asNative(800,2)(num);
}

----

we can use it like this because it couples a few event handlers without messy variables:

onClipEvent(mouseMove) {
if (Mouse.isDown(1)) {
trace("dragging left mouse button");
}
}

or:

onClipEvent(mouseDown) {
if (Mouse.isDown(1)) {
trace("left press");
} else if (Mouse.isDown(2) {
trace("right press");
} else if (Mouse.isDown(3) {
trace("middle-mouse press");
}
}

I think you can anticipate the question... will there be a documentation on the asNative functions?

Pleeeeeese?
03-07-2002, 01:51 PM
MikeChambers

you can't turn off the warning box, but you probably won't see it as much since the flash 6 player is much, much faster, especially when dealing with Strings, XML and Arrays.

hope that helps...

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 02:00 PM
sylkro

Ok cool, and the ASNative? sorry for pushing... :)
03-07-2002, 02:14 PM
MikeChambers

Quote:

Originally posted by sylkro
Ok cool, and the ASNative? sorry for pushing... :)

no problem. i am not sure about the answer to the question (at least not sure enough to answer it).

this is one you will have to wait until the 15th on...

; )

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-07-2002, 02:21 PM
sylkro

lol .. no problem thanks!
03-07-2002, 07:30 PM
clifgriffin

Is this supported?

Mike,
I was wondering if this is supported in Flash MX.
I've done a few CD demos that have required opening .pdf files and others. In Flash 5, you have to either use a batch file, or a third party application. Has anything changed in regard to this in Flash MX?

Thanks.
03-08-2002, 12:10 AM
MikeChambers

Re: Is this supported?

Quote:

Originally posted by clifgriffin
Mike,
I was wondering if this is supported in Flash MX.
I've done a few CD demos that have required opening .pdf files and others. In Flash 5, you have to either use a batch file, or a third party application. Has anything changed in regard to this in Flash MX?

Thanks.

i am not sure, but i don't believe anything changed in regards to this.

mike chambers

[email protected]
03-08-2002, 04:29 AM
Kraken

back to subway's post from long ago...

Yes, you can use an HTML link tag to trigger a function like so:
http://www.richpaul.com/flashHTML.html

Like Mike said...ASFunction is undocumented...and a little buggy... So, Mike, is there anything different in MX we can do that's not a workaround to use those HTML links?
03-08-2002, 05:26 AM
Subway

Re: back to subway's post from long ago...

Quote:

Originally posted by Kraken
Yes, you can use an HTML link tag to trigger a function like so:
http://www.richpaul.com/flashHTML.html

Like Mike said...ASFunction is undocumented...and a little buggy... So, Mike, is there anything different in MX we can do that's not a workaround to use those HTML links?

Thx Kraken! I saw it yesterday at the figleaf archive.

@Mike: Do you know if it's now possible to print duplicated movieclips out of the player? I ask you this cause I've done a great fractal like tool and I search now for almost a year a way to print it out in bigger resolutions (4000*3000 or something). It's possible with screenshots, but Flash needs a long time to render one screen and when you zoom in and take the shots, it's really unpractible.

Here's the link to the tool, use the presets to see what I mean. --> http://www.mysterydancers.ch/test/flashstylist3_0.zip

Fredi
03-08-2002, 07:38 AM
sylkro

Hi Kraken,

Where did you learn about the ASFunction stuff? and if you know, is there somewhere where we can check it out to look for other functions?

v cool stuff in your example file, lots of potential!
03-08-2002, 07:46 AM
freestylez

Re: Re: back to subway's post from long ago...

Quote:

http://www.mysterydancers.ch/test/flashstylist3_0.zip

wow - its slow but so beautyful! i like the secret little fade below the upper content border... this shows real taste!

to mike chambers:

how about jpeg2000 support? dont you think thats something to go for?
03-08-2002, 08:41 AM
Subway

Re: Re: Re: back to subway's post from long ago...

Quote:

Originally posted by freestylez

Quote:

http://www.mysterydancers.ch/test/flashstylist3_0.zip

wow - its slow but so beautyful! i like the secret little fade below the upper content border... this shows real taste!

Thx, freestylez! :)

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