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Tile Based Games with Flash
2007-02-01 21:30:04
Tile Based Game s have been there since the time of DOS and Game Stations like Atari, Media2000 etc.It time we learn to make tile games using Macromedia Flash Well I have begun my journey searching for creativity in the mysteries of tilesYou can join me too.. but first get yourself acquainted with these fabulous tutorials at http://www.tonypa.pri.ee/tbw/ http://oos.moxiecode.com These games held a great future too.. as flash moves on to devices with screens not as big as the desktop, pixel art is going to flourish. Thanks a million Tony for having a pdf version for your tutorials and the guys at MoxieCode for writing such wonderful tutorials and brilliant games that load in the blink of an eye. Feel free to post your comments.. and other tile based resource links.
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Latest Flash eBooks
2007-02-01 21:30:04
Try this link: http://www.fixdown.com/english/ Latest flash and other eBook s . Some really cool stuff to tryout. If you really like a book though, I'd suggest you get yourself a hardcopy to encourage the authors to script books with such abundance of knowledge.
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Laco Tween onRollOver / onRollOut problems
2007-02-01 09:29:02
If you've ever tried to use a tween onRoll Over and then onRollOut you would notice that it fails to display. To correct this problem you would need to set the autoStop property of the tweenManager class to true. This also happens when using multiple statements for the same movieclip, for eg: myMC.slideTo(10,10,1,"easeOutQuad"); followed by myMC.alphaTo(100,1,"easeOutQuad"); instead combine these using the tween statement like this: myMC.tween(["_x", "_y", "_alpha", [10,10, 100] ,1, "easeOutQuad"); Hope this was useful
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12 days of Christmas
2007-02-01 09:29:02
12 Days of Chris t mas - Watch Video

Essential ActionScript 3.0 on its way
2007-02-01 09:29:02
Essential Action Script 3.0 , don't forget to get your hands laid on this one if you're serious about "ActionScripting" 3.0. Collin Moock is an Ace with ActionScript with a gifted art of teaching. ASDG and EAS 2.0 have already been big hits! I am confident this one will be as well. Preview chapters available on Safari - http://safari.oreilly.com/0596526946 The current list of chapters available is now as follows:Chapter 15, Flash Player Security RestrictionsChapter 16, The Display API and the Display ListChapter 17, Events and Display HierarchiesChapter 18, InteractivityChapter 20, Programmatic AnimationChapter 22, Bitmap ProgrammingChapter 24, Loading External Display Assets Source - moockblog
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fCMSPro - Sophisticated CMS solution for Flash
2007-02-01 09:29:02
fCMS has been around for a while which itself was revolutionary for Flash movies being CMS driven. It allowed editing on the fly, thanks to FlashTextEditor. With fCMSPro , flashloaded takes Flash-CMS to even taller heights by bringing in a high level of sophistication using php/mysql for database support (a .net version is planned for the future), automated rss feed generation and search engine listings. Yes, flash is now more searhable & updateable. Try the online demo .
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Gmail on outlook xp
2007-02-01 09:29:02
One of the coolest features about gmail is free pop3 access. However if you have installed office-xp and try to configure your gmail on outlook 2002, you are most likely to only receive emails and not be able to send. To fix this problem you should download & install the service pack 3 for office xp available here - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detail s.aspx?FamilyID=85af7bfd-6f69-4289-8bd1-e b966bcdfb5e Worked for me.. hope this helps someone else.
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XPath4AS2 - Traversing through complex hierarchies
2007-02-01 09:29:02
XPath for Flash, wait a second.. why do i need that and what is it good for? In simple words, XPath is a grammar one can use to navigate through the hierarchical structure of an XML document. XPath4AS2 is an api one can use with Flash to do exactly this.Now, imagine if you have a interactive catalog picking up its data from an xml document, wouldn't your client love to have a search feature? (an extra 100 dollars for you to earn!)Building a search engine for a simple xml can be possible using string techniques but would require a custom rewrite for every application and would slow down with the density in hierarchy. That's where XPath comes in, with simple consistent grammar that works with any well-formed xml document tools like search are easy to develop. ** Try the demo at osflash.org and do not forget to try the path examples provided. ** Are you starting to think of the possibilities by now, I am starting to build something right away!
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From now on...
2007-02-01 09:29:02
From now on... I will encourage my inclinations and discourage disbelief.I will put in everything into everything.I will discipline myself to do what must be.I will participate and not dictate.I will recognize my shortcomings and not hide or defend them.....make it a point to post more frequently.

ElectoServer "logout and login" problems
2007-02-01 09:29:02
If you are trying to logout and login again use - es.logout(false) Yes, passing false is required as if you do not do so then you will also be disconnected from the server and will not be able to login again until you re-establish a connection. Another problem is not being able to login due to inactivity. The timeout settings can be configured from the "configuration.xml" file. Incase you face problems use es.setDebug(true); and test to see the xml messages being passed in by ElectroServer . There is very little information about ElectroServer on the Internet and dealing with specific problems may be daunting. Ofcourse that doesn't limit the capabilities of the server. Its really cool!
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Nearly finished reading "Making things Move"
2007-02-01 09:29:02
Recently have been reading " Foundation ActionScript Animation: Making Things Move ! and let me tell you it is deserved the best-selling Actionscript book. The simplicity by which Keith Peter's teaches the application of what i used to consider advanced flash is just extraordinary. I surely have turned a lot richer in my knowledge about Flash Math Animation. Hats off to you Keith, absolutely brilliant! Btw, I have few others lined up to read as well Flash Math Creativity Fresh Flash Robert Penner's Programming Flash MX All of these books are just very, very, very dear to me!
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Flashloaded new 3D Environment component
2007-02-01 09:29:02
Flashloaded.com has just released a fantastic new component - 3DEnvironment . There have been several sites which are based on the examples shown on the components home-page. One of them is Jared Tarbell's complexification.net!After reading much about faking 3d in Flash, especially after "Making Things Move", 3d in Flash is no surprise. To me,Usability seems like the best feature because it uses the custom parameter's panel where user's can see their 3d objects even before rendering them. The ease and consistency of a component to create these environments makes it a good buy (US$ 49.95). For designers who are not usually Actionscript savvy and hate the sight of "sin & cos" its a must have tool in their Flash kitty. P.S. There are other fantastic components on this site including 3 others in the 3d section.
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Scrollpane scrollDrag problems
2007-02-01 09:29:02
If you've ever tried to toggle the scrollDrag property of the ScrollPane component in Flash 8 you will realize that it disables any interactivity with the contents of the pane i.e. if you have a button within the pane with press, release etc events they won't work even after you reset scrollDrag back to false. Seems like.. its a bug! You have two alternatives to fix this - If no dynamic content within ScrollPane: pane.scrollDrag = false; pane.refreshPane(); Whether or not dynamic content is loaded: pane.scrollDrag = false; delete pane.onPress; delete pane.onRelease; delete pane.onReleaseOutside;
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