Comments on: Image Slideshow Using FAME

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:24:51 +0000

The links to the source file above work for me; just tested… hrm.

Either way, for the best, most up to date info, to go OSFlash.org.

By: Bradster

Bradster — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:55:07 +0000

Hi Jester, Great article, got me very interested. I am looking for the article cause the link is broken.

In reply to kmc, in the previous post, i had the same problem with transparent png’s. You need to compile for FlashPlayer 8, else no go, you will only be able to load in jpegs and gifs

Good Luck, Go OSS!

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:41:46 +0000

Keep in mind this app was written almost a year ago. Therefore, a lot has changed, namely, how MTASC creates SWF’s. You cannot utilize Flash 8 features unless you compile as a Flash 8 SWF.

I haven’t kept up with the community, so I suggest you join the MTASC mailing list since they’ll be able to tell you how you compile your SWF as a Flash 8 one, since the old MTASC compiles to Flash 7, and will not work loading PNG’s unless it’s compiled as a Flash 8 SWF.

By: kmc

kmc — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:30:25 +0000

Thanks a lot Jester for that slideshow that saved me hours making this FAME working !
But I found two problems:
- First I had to change the Slideshow.as line
static var SymbolLinked = Object.registerClass(SymbolName, SymbolOwner);
to
static var SymbolLinked = Object.registerClass(SymbolName, Slideshow);
to get through the error message ’src/com/jxl/Slideshow.as:10: characters 60-71 : type error Object should be Function’
But it works like that so I’m happy even if I don’t understand why…
- Second and that’s the worth: I’m doing tests with AS2.0 to get the possibility of TRANSPARENT PNG images manipulation as it’s notified here.
But when I attemp to insert any png or gif files in your image.xml they do not show ! Works good with any jpg or swf files. I tried to read the produced Slideshow.swf with both FIREFOX 1.0.7 / FLASHPLAYER 7 / LINUX and
IE6 / FLASHPLAYER 8 / WIN98.
So I’m very dispointed cause I was thinking about developping with AS 2.0/FAME instead of MING/PHP/QUANTA I used to work with since one year just because it doesn’t support transparent PNG or GIF file.
Does some body can help me understanding what’s going on ? Is AS 2.0/FLASHPLAYER 8 realy supporting PNG format or not ?

By: erikbianchi

erikbianchi — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:43:42 +0000

Knight Rider Schweet!

I just got season 2!

-erik