Monthly Archives: December 2003

Central.onPowerOutage

Posted on December 23, 2003 by JesterXL

Dude, that auto-save window panel being discussed on the Extend Flash (JSAPI/JSFL) List is looking mighty good right about now. Thankfully, I’m am obsessive compulsive with Control S, but damn. Coding, minding my own business, and poof, everything goes off. … Continue reading →

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SWC’s: Solving Problems Shared Libraries Can’t

Posted on December 23, 2003 by JesterXL

In my final MX days, I finally found the Utopia of application design using components. I’d create a component, export it as a shared library, and drag it into a FLA that needed it. I’d do this for a few … Continue reading →

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SWC Creation Gotcha

Posted on December 23, 2003 by JesterXL

In a bare bones simple creation of a SWC file, I could not get it to work. Testing the component as well as testing a compiled clip both worked, but not an SWC. I read the tutorial by <a href=”http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/buildtest_comp.html”>Allen … Continue reading →

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Contol > Test Movie: Is its time over?

Posted on December 22, 2003 by JesterXL

I say yeah. I love it, but I think it should be changed to compile. After seeing an onDemand demo for Forms, it’s really “left over” terminology. If we want respect from developers, I think it’s time to change it. … Continue reading →

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Another Cool Thing About the Updated Flashcom Components

Posted on December 21, 2003 by JesterXL

It adds the standard html help to your Help window in Flash MX 2004. Now I don’t have to use my damn browser. Even the information objects are in there. Co-rockin’!

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