Category: Flash
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SharedObject not updating between tabs
Just created an app which required persistent data, so used a local SharedObject. However discovered that if one person had the app open in two different places(eg. 2 tabs) the persistent data…
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XML read error in AIR
Back to blogging, working on a couple of projects: I was importing an XML file using the standard technique of using a URLLoader, and in the result handler, setting the XML file…
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latin flash tour
Went to the Latin Flash tour last week in Bogotá, and met Lee Brimelow. He went over and demonstrated some of the latest updates to Flash CS5 and the FlashPlayer 10.2. Features…
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Where in the world is Craig?
There´s been not much movement in this blog for a while because I´ve been travelling South America for a few months and am currently in Bogotá, Colombia. If by chance anyone in…
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Embedded fonts disappearing when loaded into another SWF
I once found that when an AS3 flash movie(let’s call it parent) that contained a UIComponent, loaded another AS3 flash movie(let’s call it child) that contained a UIComponent with embedded fonts, the…
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Component styling utility function
In addition to an earlier post here: I have put the sample code into a simple utility function that will apply a TextFormat style to any component or TextField, without needing to…
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‘as’ isn’t the equivalent of typing.
I guess I hadn’t thought too deeply about it, but I always thought that the ‘as’ Operator was the equivalent of typing a variable. pseudo code example: [sourcecode language=”actionscript3″] type(test) = test…
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"Color" component parameter
I never really understood why when you define a component parameter, you can define its type. Wouldn’t the variable type that the parameter is related to, always define the type of the…
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adding classes dynamically Part II
A little addition to a previous post on adding symbols dynamically from the library. I was having difficulty adding classes(that weren’t in the library) dynamically – they weren’t being recognised. var classRef:Class…
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CS4 component icon library bug.
I’ve been wondering why items in my library disappear occasionally – including the library buttons and column headers! I’ve narrowed the problem down to a CS4 bug. Steps to reproduce bug: 1.Create…