This is a small module I wrote as a migration exercise from AS2 to AS3. Written using FlashDevelop and the Flex SDK, there are probably a few small things I could work at to optimize the code, but as an introductory exercise, I am fairly pleased. The actual drawing process is very smooth- I’m really …
I’m currently building a standalone app in Flash/AS2 translated to an execuatable via Screenweaver. What has really been a downer are the incredible restictions placed upon BitmapData.draw(), which is used heavily throughgout the application. The really terrible thing is that we own all of the domains the loaded images and video are originating from, but …
I’ve placed my first public Flex module into my portfolio as a feedreader for this website. It’s a very simple module using no ActionScript to speak of and components are being styled directly from within their properties. It’s a good first step with Flex and something that is useful for me, so I view it …
In my free time (right!) over the past few months, I’ve been working on some basic ActionScript 3.0 projects to familiarize myself with the new version. I’ve been using FlashDevelop linked into the Flex SDK to write and compile my code. While I have no gripes with Flex Builder 2, I find it amazing that …
I recently stumbled upon a really nice trick while using the BitmapData object. The problem occurs when attempting to use the draw() method on a MovieClip instance source that had a mask applied via setMask(). Either nothing would be drawn, or the content would be drawn incorrectly. I’ve found that setting the cacheAsBitmap property to …
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I’ve been working with Flash since version 4 but only came across this trick a few weeks ago. Normally, when using the XML object in ActionScript to load data into your application, if the XML file has been cached, Flash will not reload updated XML data until the cache is cleared or expires. For many …