Flash Tips & Tricks

Karpagarajan · #11 07-20-2007, 06:45 AM

Yeah that is there. Thanks posting the tips. And now Flash CS3 came. I will try to post new techniques in that. Keep on posting new techniques here. So that the people who wants to know flash tips, they can get it from one place instead of searching all over the web for a single tips.

thanks

kbala · #12 08-08-2007, 10:05 AM

Hey All,

I have one tip for flash people who works with action script and the data comes from server programming or server side xml.

The tip is,

Use "mx.controls.Alert.show()" instead of using "getURL("javascript:alert('');")"

why because, the getURL function sometime fails to make alert, it will lead you to make false programming.

Thanks

-kb

nssukumar · #13 08-30-2007, 04:43 AM

when we set number of text box or buttons or combo
when we click tab it moves to next,
for example if you have a clip in that order,
tab does not work on the clip, for that you had to
enable the tab to true.
for example;
clip1_mc.tabEnabled = true;

then only tab works on the clip.

geoblow · #14 09-20-2007, 07:02 AM

In actionscript if we copy an array like the below code. After that we changed any one array it will change that two arrays. See the code

Code:

var original:Array = [ 1, 2, 3 ];
var copy:Array = original;

copy[0] = 100;

trace( original[0] ); // 100
trace( copy[0] ); // 100

We can avoid this problem by using the method. See the below code

Code:

var original:Array = [ 1, 2, 3 ];
var copy:Array = [].concat( original );

copy[0] = 100;

trace( original[0] ); // 1
trace( copy[0] ); // 100

I hope it's useful.
Thanks

Balasubramanian.S · #15 12-28-2007, 12:04 AM

This is the sample way to create a flash menu.

HTML Code:

import mx.controls.Menu;
import mx.controls.MenuBar;
import flash.net.FileReference;
var openListener:Object = new Object();	
var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();
fileRef.addListener(openListener);

var my_mb:MenuBar;

var file_menu:Menu = my_mb.addMenu("File");
var edit_menu:Menu = my_mb.addMenu("Edit");
var view_menu:Menu = my_mb.addMenu("View"); 
var control_menu:Menu = my_mb.addMenu("Control");
var help_menu:Menu = my_mb.addMenu("Help");

file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"New Playlist", data:"Control+N", instanceName:"newInstance"});
file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Open", instanceName:"openInstance"});
file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Open URL", instanceName:"openUrlInstance"});
file_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Exit", instanceName:"exitInstance"});

view_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Full Screen", instanceName:"fullScreenInstance"});
view_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Half Size", instanceName:"halfSizeInstance"});
view_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Minimize", instanceName:"minimizeInstance"});

control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Play", instanceName:"playInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Pause", instanceName:"pauseInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Next", instanceName:"nextInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Previous", instanceName:"previousInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Volume Up", instanceName:"volumeUpInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Volume Down", instanceName:"volumeDownInstance"});
control_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Mute", instanceName:"muteInstance"});

help_menu.addMenuItem({label:" Help", instanceName:"helpInstance"});
help_menu.addMenuItem({label:"Shortcuts", instanceName:"keyBoardInstance"});
help_menu.addMenuItem({label:"About", instanceName:"aboutInstance"});

//Create listener object.
var mbListener:Object = new Object();
mbListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object)
{
 var menuItem_obj:Object = evt_obj.menuItem;
 switch (menuItem_obj.attributes.instanceName) 
 {
	 case "newInstance":
	  trace("New menu item");
	  break;
	  
	 case "openInstance":
	  openFile();
	  trace("Open menu item");
	  break;
	  
	 case "openUrlInstance":
	  trace("Open URL");
	  break;
	  
	 case "exitInstance":
	  trace("Exit menu item");
	  fscommand("quit", "None");
	  break;
	  
	 case "fullScreenInstance":
	  trace("fullScreenInstance");
	  fscommand("fullscreen", true);
	  break;
	  
	 case "halfSizeInstance":
	  trace("halfSizeInstance");
	  fscommand("fullscreen", false);
	  break;
	  
	 case "minimizeInstance":
	  trace("minimizeInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "playInstance":
	  trace("playInstance");
	  break;
	 
	 case "pauseInstance":
	  trace("pauseInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "nextInstance":
	  trace("nextInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "previousInstance":
	  trace("previousInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "volumeUpInstance":
	  trace("volumeUpInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "volumeDownInstance":
	  trace("volumeDownInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "muteInstance":
	  trace("muteInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "helpInstance":
	  trace("helpInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "keyBoardInstance":
	  trace("keyBoardInstance");
	  break;
	  
	 case "aboutPlayerInstance":
	  trace("aboutPlayerInstance");
	  break;
 }
 //trace(menuItem_obj);
};
//Add listener.
file_menu.addEventListener("change", mbListener);
view_menu.addEventListener("change", mbListener);
control_menu.addEventListener("change", mbListener);
help_menu.addEventListener("change", mbListener);

function openFile() 
{
	fileRef.browse();
	openListener.onSelect = function(file1:FileReference):Void  
	{
	  trace("Opened " + file1.name);	  
	};
}

Balasubramanian.S · #16 12-28-2007, 09:42 PM

This is a simple way to create a right Click menu

onClipEvent(load)
{
//MENU.customItems.push(Functioned2);
MENU = new ContextMenu();
MENU.hideBuiltInItems();
Functioned = new ContextMenuItem("This movie is copyrighted by Your Company Name", doSomething);
Functioned2 = new ContextMenuItem("Visite Our Website", doSomething2);
MENU.customItems.push(Functioned);
MENU.customItems.push(Functioned2);
_root.menu = MENU;
function doSomething()
{
}
function doSomething2()
{
getURL("http://www.Discussweb.com", _blank);
}
}

aramesh · #17 02-18-2008, 01:46 AM

Hi,
To Upload or Download a file using flash in web applications use "FileReference" class.
The FileReference class provides a means to upload and download files between a user's computer and a server. An operating-system dialog box prompts the user to select a file to upload or a location for download. Each FileReference object refers to a single file on the user's hard disk and has properties that contain information about the file's size, type, name, creation date, modification date, and creator type (Macintosh only).

FileReference instances are created in two ways:

When you use the new operator with the FileReference constructor: var myFileReference = new FileReference();
When you call FileReferenceList.browse(), which creates an array of FileReference objects

Thanks

A.Ramesh

aramesh · #18 02-18-2008, 01:51 AM

Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values:

Letters A to Z and standard numbers 0 to 9:

HTML Code:

Letter or number key,           Key code,            ASCII key code
      A                            65                       65
      B                            66                       66
      C                            67                       67
      D                            68                       68
      E                            69                       69
      F                            70                       70
      G                            71                       71
      H                            72                       72
      I                            73                       73
      J                            74                       74
      K                            75                       75
      L                            76                       76
      M                            77                       77
      N                            78                       78
      O                            79                       79
      P                            80                       80
      Q                            81                       81
      R                            82                       82
      S                            83                       83
      T                            84                       84
      U                            85                       85
      V                            86                       86
      W                            87                       87
      X                            88                       88
      Y                            89                       89
      Z                            90                       90
      0                            48                       48
      1                            49                       49
      2                            50                       50
      3                            51                       51
      4                            52                       52
      5                            53                       53
      6                            54                       54
      7                            55                       55
      8                            56                       56
      9                            57                       57
      a                            65                       97
      b                            66                       98
      c                            67                       99
      d                            68                      100
      e                            69                      101
      f                            70                      102
      g                            71                      103
      h                            72                      104
      i                            73                      105
      j                            74                      106
      k                            75                      107
      l                            76                      108
      m                            77                      109
      n                            78                      110
      o                            79                      111
      p                            80                      112
      q                            81                      113
      r                            82                      114
      s                            83                      115
      t                            84                      116
      u                            85                      117
      v                            86                      118
      w                            87                      119
      x                            88                      120
      y                            89                      121
      z                            90                      122

aramesh · #19 02-21-2008, 09:26 PM

How to download Flash object embeded in HTML Page?

There are two ways to download the (.swf) file,

1. First we want to know the file name of .swf, we can get it by

Right click the mouse
View Source and
Enter the key word .swf in find option.

we can get the file name.

Now, we can take this file from Temporary Internet Files folder in our system. While we visit or browse a site all file are stored in Temporary Internet Files, from this folder we can take all the files.

2. Second method is by using some swf catcher (like Sothink Swf Catcher) softwares we can download the file.

By using these methods only ill download the Flash object.

Regards
A.Ramesh

aramesh · #20 02-21-2008, 09:30 PM

what is the other way of using Inheritance in flash?

Other way of inheritance in AS1 is "prototype"

and in AS2 its "interfaces"

Regards
A.Ramesh

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