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Macworld UK Awards a Client Project I Worked On Best iPhone/iPod Touch Applic...
19 Jun 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
It was quite a surprise, and serendipitous to say the least, that I was sitting in the middle of a local Philadelphia Cocoaheads group meeting last night when I received an unexpected email from one of my favorite clients Wolfgangs Vault. The email indicated that we had just won Macworld UK̵... continues
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get visible width/height of a display object
25 May 2009by moock
When it comes to the width and height variables of ActionScript's DisplayObject, what you see is not always what you get. For example, consider the following code, which draws a 50x75 rectangle at position (10, 10) in a Sprite, and then masks it with a 40-pixel-diameter circle: // The mask var maskS... continues
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can't enable gpu acceleration in flex builder/mxmlc
21 May 2009by moock
while working with a colleague at megaphone, it recently came to my attention that there is currently no way to enable hardware acceleration at the .swf level with flex builder 3 or the flex framework's standalone compiler, mxmlc. hence, a .swf file compiled via the flex framework or mxmlc currently... continues
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Excited for Flash On Tap in Boston
20 May 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
Save for the exception of Adobe MAX,which I haven’t missed since 2004 and looks to be great again in 2009, I have not been hitting nearly as many conferences for a couple years now. Plenty of local events in the PA, NJ, NY area, but more often than not, I’ve chosen to stay close [...]
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Get Gaming!
7 May 2009We've just uploaded a sample chapter and full table of contents for the forthcoming Foundation Game Design with Flash.
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Announcing USER1 and Union
1 May 2009by moock
three days ago at fitc, derek clayton and i announced the launch of USER1 Subsystems Corporation and the Union Platform, a platform for creating multiuser applications. Union Alpha 1 is now available for download. USER1 is working in an exclusive partnership with Play MegaPhone Inc to create a netwo... continues
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the lost actionscript 3.0 weekend
24 Apr 2009by moock
i finally decided to break the print tradition and make an actionscript training dvd with o'reilly. but it's not your average training video. we wanted to capture the energy of a programming session with a group of fun and passionate friends. so james paterson, hoss gifford, and i locked ourselves a... continues
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Twoonday Discount
24 Apr 2009Today is Twitter Cartoon Day 2. To celebrate, we're offering 25% off the eBook edition of Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation. Just use the code 'TWOONDAY' when you come to checkout, but be speedy (Gonzalez?)—the deal's only good for today. Get cartooning for just $20.99!
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Cans, Beaches, Taps, and Lakes
20 Apr 2009Flash conferences have previously been found 'in the Can', and also 'on the Beach'. We've got one coming up 'on Tap', and now one can also be found 'at the Lake', thanks to the Swiss Flash User Group.
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get number of bytes in a UTF-8 string
5 Apr 2009by moock
Here's a handy little ActionScript function that reports the number of bytes in a UTF-8 encoded string (the default encoding for ActionScript): public function getNumBytesUTF8 (s:String):Number { var byteArray:ByteArray = new ByteArray(); byteArray.writeUTFBytes(s); return byteArray.length; } // Usa... continues
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Kevin Lynch’s Web 2.0 Keynote / Flash Catalyst Demo
3 Apr 2009by mikechambers
Here is Kevin Lynch’s Keynote from the Web 2.0 conference where he shows how to build a full application using Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, Flex Builder, Flex and the Facebook ActionScript 3 API.
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Rich Runtime Install Sizes Matrix
30 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have put together a table which lists a number of browser based rich client runtimes and their install sizes along with which platforms they are available on and supported. The runtimes covered include: Adobe Flash Player 10 Silverlight 2 Silverlight 3 beta JavaFX 1.1.1 I have obtained the infor... continues
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James Paterson's new work
25 Mar 2009by moock
dear james, thank you for reminding us all (or me at least) why we do this. >> view The Rotten Fruit Tardis >> read about Harvest at bitforms i'm looking forward to seeing this in person at fitc....
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FITC toronto 2009
17 Mar 2009by moock
[UPDATE: Shawn Pucknell, founder of FITC, just gave me a discount code for all moockblog readers! Use code "moock" to get 20% off when you register for FITC.] fitc is coming up in april (25th-28th). in my presentation i'll officially be revealing what's kept me occupied for nearly every minute of th... continues
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Halo 3 iPhone Application : Timetrocity
11 Mar 2009by mikechambers
Not Flash related, but I wanted to make a quick post and point out a new Halo 3 related iPhone application I have created. It is called Timetrocity and is basically a weapon and item respawn timer for Halo 3. You can find more information about it here. And yes, I am looking to create a [...]
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Monitoring File Changes in Adobe AIR
11 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have just uploaded a new class to the as3corelib library that makes it easy to monitor files for changes. The class is called FileMonitor, and is in the com.adobe.air.filesystem package. Here is a simple example of it in use: import com.adobe.air.filesystem.FileMonitor; import flash.filesystem.F... continues
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Modifications to WP-Syntax for better ActionScript Code Highlighting Function...
10 Mar 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
I finally got around to implementing a decent Syntax highlighter for code on my site. I looked at a number of different projects, and none of them had exactly all the features I wanted, so I went with WP-Syntax by Ryan McGeary available here: http://ryan.mcgeary.org/wp-syntax/ which in turn is base... continues
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Scripting with ActionScript 3 and Flash CS4
9 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have just uploaded my slides from my FlashCamp London presentation on migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 using Flash Authoring. You can view and download the slides from here.
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Flash MouseWheel Implementations for Mac OS X
6 Mar 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
I ran across a recent entry about MouseWheel events on Mac OS X and Flash by Christian Cantrell and realized there were at least 4 cool implementations that I was aware of. Thought I would list them out here, including a modification I made to one that I have been using and has been around [...]
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Error: Error #2037: Functions called in incorrect sequence, or earlier call w...
28 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am doing some work on writing FlexUnit test cases for the FileMonitor class which I have added to as3corelib. Once I wrote the test, I got the following error, which didnt make a lot of sense to me at first: [SWF] FileWatcher2.swf - 1,040,015 bytes after decompression Error: Error #2037: Functio... continues
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Monitoring System Volume changes with Adobe AIR
24 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am at FITC Amsterdam this week, where I had a talk on Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. One of the things I showed was how to get notifications when new volumes / drives are added / removed to a machine. This could be useful if for example, you application needs to know when a [...]
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This blog has moved!
10 Feb 2009by cantrell
This blog has moved...
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FITC Amsterdam / FlashCamp London
10 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am heading to Europe in a little over a week for a couple of conferences. First up is FITC Amsterdam (sold out) where I will be helping Serge and Lee out with the keynote, and doing a session on Advanced Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. After Amsterdam, Serge, Lee and I will be heading [...]
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AIR Bug : AIR Install dialog is displayed in wrong language
5 Feb 2009by mikechambers
There is a known issue with the Adobe AIR 1.5 install on Mac where in certain circumstances the install dialog will appear in the wrong language (usually Japanese or Chinese). If you run into this, here are the steps to work around it: Go to System Preferences Select International Make some changes... continues
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Suggestions for ActionScript 3 Migration Cookbook?
4 Feb 2009by mikechambers
As part of some of my recent work and research into ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 migration, I am working on an AS2 to AS3 migration reference cookbook. The core of the reference is the cookbook section which shows how to do commons tasks in ActionScript 2 and then ActionScript 3. The reference i... continues
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Adobe RIAthon’08 - XLabz wins 1st Prize & Audience Choice Award
22 Jan 2009
I am glad to let you all know that my new found company XLabz won the 1st Prize & “Audience Choice Award” in the Adobe RIAthon event, for the best RIA application build using the Flash Player Platform. Adobe RIAthon is a Nation wide event held by Adobe in India. Our application FlexStats... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
A Problem and Solution for FLV Metadata Injectors and the Maximum Duration of...
29 Aug 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
I’ve been working a great deal on Flash video related projects the past several years, and just this week I ran across and solved a puzzling issue for a client where the duration value being injected into a very large .flv file kept coming up far short of its real world value. I talked it [...... continues
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Now Read and Write local files directly from Flash Player 10
21 Aug 2008
This is so wonderful !!! This has probably been the most requested feature since the day I started working with Flash. Of course, there are certain restrictions in the way files can be read and written to, but those limitations are definitely something which one can live with for such a nice feat... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Flex 4 Now Available for download
19 Aug 2008
  Flex 4 code named Gumbo is now available for download in Adobe Open Source site here: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Download+Flex+4via [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
workaround for 127px font size limit
12 Aug 2008by moock
In ActionScript, text fields formatted via TextFormat, CSS, or HTML have an undocumented maximum font size of 127px. The limitation is based on historical requirements placed on Flash Player by the operating system. The limit also applies to dynamic and input text created in the Flash authoring tool... continues
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08/08/08 – Feasible Impossibilities Version 4.0
8 Aug 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
Today on 08/08/08 I decided to throw the switch on a new version of my personal site. If the DNS changes have begun to propagate and you are reading this right now you are seeing the new site. This will mark the 4th major version of my site over the years since it was originally [...]
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ActionScript 3.0 String-concatenation error gotcha
1 Aug 2008by moock
Take a look at this code: trace(1 + + 2); // Output: 3 It may seem strange to us, but ActionScript considers it legal. It assumes you mean: trace(1 + (+2)); which produces the value 3. Now take a look at this code: // Oops! One too many + signs... trace("Hello" + + " world"); Once again, ActionScrip... continues
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event-registration performance
24 Jul 2008by moock
In Flash Player 9, the time required to register a listener for a given event increases as the number of listeners already registered for that event increases. Here are the results of a simple event-registration test on a P4-2.6ghz machine running Windows XP: Registering 1000 listeners for an event ... continues
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Cascading click events to nested buttons in Flash 8
28 Jun 2008Technorati Tags: Flash,ActionScript,Nested Buttons,Solutions I am just putting these as notes to myself and for people who are looking for solutions. I spend a lot of time figuring out the this and thought this might help someone else as well. Please note that this may not be the best solution to ... continues
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Exclusive Career Portal for RIA Jobs in Flash/Flex/AIR
20 Jun 2008There has always been a need for a career portal which focused just on the niche Adobe RIA technologies – Flash, Flex, AIR, LifeCycle, BlazeDS whatever. Every now and then people keep asking me where to look for jobs in Flash & Flex and though, certain Flash and Flex User groups on Google and Yah... continues
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Announcing the birth of Delaney Ann Hall
2 May 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
I wanted to announce the birth of my second child, this time a daughter – Delaney Ann Hall was born on April 27th at 6:38am. She weighed 8lbs 14oz and was 21.5 inches long. She is amazing and joins her big brother Owen, who will be two in just a few weeks on May 14th. [...]
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Flex 3.0 and AIR 1.0 Launch Event Monday February 25 at Independents Hall in ...
24 Feb 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
Flex 3.0 and AIR 1.0 have been officially launched (see a ton of related links down below), so please join the Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe User Group, the Philadelphia Flex User Group, and the Philadelphia ColdFusion User Group for a joint “can’t miss” meeting Monday, Februar... continues
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Happiness Is A New Machine & Other Tidbits
20 Feb 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
I just had to post this as I had been waiting and waiting to get a new desktop machine for some time. I’ve relied primarily on laptops for the last several years, but I’ve tried to cut back my travel time as much as possible to spend more time with my family. I’ve got another [... continues
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Second Annual Philly Creative Guide Mega Social – Benefits Toys for Tots
3 Dec 2007by Robert M. Hall, II
A reminder that December 6th, this coming Thursday evening at 6pm at the North Bowl Lounge N’ Lanes The Philly Creative Guides Second Annual Mega Social will be taking place. More info here: http://www.phillycreativeguide.com/news/2007/11_november/event/index.htm And if you use upcoming.org... continues
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Mozilla Prism - A blurred vision?
26 Oct 2007
There has been quite a few posts on Prism on many blogs and some comparing it against AIR and Silverlight. Thought will give it a shot to see what this new hype is about and to me it looks more to like an application that allows you to create a shortcut to a webpage on your desktop (the only diffe... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Create rich interfaces with Microsoft Silverlight
17 Oct 2007Well, if you thought I am going to be advocate the use of Silverlight by this post then you are wrong. This post is with reference to this article which I read in ZDNet India today morning. Tony Patton, the author of this article starts it this way - "Web developers often frown on the use of tec... continues
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[OT] - 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy
7 Sep 2007One of my contact is looking for a 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy (preferably in India but not a mandate). Here is the JD, if anyone is interested mail their CV to kp [at] lastashero [.] com 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy
Th... continues
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ActionScript 3.0 - Display Object Primer - Tutorial
25 Jun 2007After a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly long time if found some free time to post a new tutorial in the tutorial section of the site. When I analyze the Google Analytics report of my site I find that even though I have not been actively posting for a while I still have a lot of people who be... continues
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Preview of Grant Skinner's first Apollo app - awesome!
29 Mar 2007by mike.downey
Grant Skinner and his company have been working on a really kick-ass Apollo app for tracking time. He has a great write up of why they built it, how they built it, as well as some screenshots of what...
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John Nack on new integration between Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3, and Illustrato...
29 Mar 2007by mike.downey
Adobe Photoshop Product Manager John Nack has written a great summary of the great integration points that we all focused on for the new CS3 releases of Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator. My favorite: Flash does rich import of PSD files...
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Apollo on Diggnation
27 Mar 2007by mike.downey
Apollo is a featured sponsor on this week's episode of Diggnation, the weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories. In the show, hosted by digg.com co-founder Kevin Rose and his former TechTV co-star...
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Announcing Flash CS3 Professional
27 Mar 2007by mike.downey
It's here! It's here! Today Adobe announced Creative Suite 3 which includes a huge new release of Flash, Flash CS3 Professional. Here's a summary of the new release: Adobe Flash CS3 Professional software is the most advanced authoring environment...
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Apollo Alpha release link roundup
20 Mar 2007by mike.downey
As you've probably heard, we've released the first public alpha of the Apollo runtime. Woo-hoo! If you're not familiar, Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their...
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Apollo Camp photo group at Flickr
19 Mar 2007by mike.downey
Kevin Rose interviewing Kevin Lynch at Apollo Camp Originally uploaded by Mike_Downey. Several people have uploaded a bunch of photos to Flickr taken at Apollo Camp last Friday. Check them out here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/296324@N25/....
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Apollo Alpha on Labs now !!!
19 Mar 2007
The long awaited public alpha of Adobe Apollo is out in the labs. Go grab you copy here: http://www.adobe.com/go/apollo
You can find a lot of useful information in the Wiki.via [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
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Macromedia Flash Links
Curso Flash CS4 Action Script 3.0 | Aqui você aprende na maior e melhor comu...
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SoundManager 2: Javascript Sound For The Web
This JavaScript API wraps the Flash plugin, allowing you to build in-page media players with HTML & CSS. No Flash knowledge (or authoring tools) needed. The samples are some of the most useful things I have seen in this space. I am grasping for ideas to use this for something now!Lista de infográficos do G1
Liverail RubyOnRails (1.1) and Flex (2.0): Pt 1
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Neave.com ...the interactive playground of Paul Neave
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PlayCrafter: Create flash games using a free online game maker
Shockwave.com: Games For Everyone
Over 1,500 game, film, animation, and entertainment software titles. Many games realized with Macromedia Flash and DirectorOrisinal : Morning Sunshine by Ferry Halim
Ferry Halim produces some of the most beautiful interactive flash games and application. If you want to see one site only using Flash: watch this.Flash Kit, A Flash Developer Resource
A Flash Developer Community with almost 500.000 members. A one stop raw materials centre for flash creations, containing thousands of open source movies, online tutorials, help forums, sound effects and loops, and fonts.Via Delicious.
