The Comprehensive Guide to Preloading a Single SWF File
Mar 19, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
In this tutorial we’ll create a SWF that preloads itself, meaning that the preloader and the content is in the same file. We’ll go over how to do things the right way and avoid the traps. Step 1: What is Single SWF Preloading? The idea of single SWF preloading is that you have a Flash object which preloads itself.
Tags: actionscript, AIR, asset, assetholder, become-a-fan, Design, facebook-become, Flash, Flex, movieclip, preloader, tutorial, Tutorials, workflow
Some “Bad News” For Adobe Flash Recently & What Is The Really Wish For Apple
Mar 19, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
As we all know, Adobe Flash has some troubles on its hands recently ( see Flash NOT in the iPad ). It is a competition between the big name companies, I think it more like a war. But as a result, will Steve Jobs be happy if Flash dead? Or can Adobe get more benefit if the UNION crumbled?
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Tags: actionscript, Adobe, Adobe Flash, apple, Flash, internet, ipad, programming, tutorial, Tutorials, Video
Something for Why Over 95% Of Browsers Use Flash, but Flash NOT in the iPad
Mar 18, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
Apple has been adamant about not supporting Flash on the iPad. Despite over 95% of browsers use flash, and although the consistent bashing from critics, but I think Apple is successful, because many websites have been changing — like National Public Radio(NPR) and Wall Street Journal(WSJ), in process of building a version of its Web site designed specifically for the iPad, the sites(contents) will be basically the same, but the flash bits will be replaced by HTML5. NOBODY can say the iPad may hasten the death of Flash, but I think it is only the first of many similar stories that we can look forward to—if Adobe keep the format of Flash closing. Even HTML5 is still being developed now, even this technology isn’t widely used now.
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Tags: actionscript, AIR, Design Pattern, Flash, Flex, ipad, iPhone, programming
Create a Mac Dock Style Menu with AS3
Mar 17, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a menu like Apple’s Dock using AS3 classes. We will create a single .as file that will perform all the magic, extending it to add new features. Final Result Preview First, let’s take a look at what we’ll be creating. Roll your mouse over the icons to see how they move and scale.
Tags: actionscript, become-a-fan, distance, facebook, Flash, function, mouse, package, sprite, stage, Tutorials
Happy Birthday Dot Com — Dot Com Domain Celebrates 25 Years-Old
Mar 16, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
In previous article How about the 10 oldest domains on the internet today? , I asked which was the oldest domains on the internet. If you are carefully enough, perhaps you will find the oldest domain SYMBOLICS.COM was born 1985-03-15, yes, on March 15, 1985, a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com Internet domain name. It’s the 25th birthday for the first dot com domain name.
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Tags: actionscript, AIR, AJAX, birthday, domain, Flash, Flex, plugin, tutorial, Tutorials
Will HTML5 + CSS + JavaScript Really Be Flash And Silverlight Killer?
Mar 15, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
Before HTML5, even the dynamic user experiences can be done with with Javascript and AJAX, but the abilities of HTML in the different browsers was very limited and Flash leveraged this very well by provided richer user experiences, more dynamic pages and most important video. HTML 5, the next version of HTML does provide a nice new standard for building dynamic and media rich applications, of course include video etc. HTML5 technologies such as Canvas, for 2-D drawing on a Web page, are being promoted by heavyweights in the Internet space such as Apple, Google, and Mozilla and Aafari Browser. Long long ago… hmm, I talked some about Flex vs.
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Tags: actionscript, css, Design Pattern, Flash, html, Silverlight, Tutorials
Thinking in Commands: Part 1 of 2
Mar 15, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
Simple, maintainable code is beautiful. However, when we have a sequences of actions that need to trigger each other, our code can get messy, making it impossible to change later. The Command Pattern keeps things clean. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a minimalist AS3 Command framework, capable of performing actions in sequence, in parallel, or with a delay.
Tags: actionscript, commands, complete, completion, execute, facebook-become, Flash, movie, screencasts, tutorial
8 Useful Misc ActionScript Class
Mar 14, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
In previous article we have particularly introduced some ActionScript Class. For example about: Color , TextField , Sound , Button … This time we prepared a list of Misc Class for you. They are very common and often be used during the coding job. Then it must be very helpful to you.
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Tags: action, actionscript, AIR, AJAX, as3corelib, class, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, misc
Quick Tip: How to Communicate Between Flash and HTML
Mar 11, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Tutorials
In this Quick Tip, we’ll look at how to use the ExternalInterface class. This allows us to write AS3 which can run JavaScript code, and vice-versa. That means you can use Flash to alter parts of the webpage in which it’s running! Step 1: Set up the Flash Document Create a new Flash ActionScript 3 document. Resize the stage to be 600×300.
Tags: action, actionscript, Actionscript 3.0, AIR, basix, become-a-fan, external, externalinterface, Flash, Flex, public-function, receivecolor, tips
Quick Tip: How to use Google Analytics for Tracking in Flash
Mar 8, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, General, Tutorials
In this Quick Tip I’ll show you how to examine the way visitors are using your websites, widgets and games. Then we’ll look at how to improve them based on this info! Introduction Building nice looking websites is great; building websites that have a high Return Of Investment is priceless. Recently I joined the web team of a Brussels based communication agency, a team with expert knowledge in the fields of user experience design, content strategies, software development, and interaction design. We spend a lot of time on wireframes, storyboards, and prototypes, which guarantees that the functionality and the content of the websites are optimal before any graphical design takes place.
Tags: actionscript, analytics, articles, components, facebook, Flash, freebies, Tutorials
