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I know I know, Flash is dying. Sadly Adobe announced the end of life for Flash Player, but I have high hopes that Adobe AIR will live on and I love.
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Flash Builder attempts to launch and then fails
I wrote a post a while back about how to fix Flash Builder when it wouldn't start. I found that there were two things to try, one of which usually fixed the.
Read more →AS3 Singleton
Singleton classes are very useful. So I wanted to show a simple sample of a Singleton class. I like to use these as models to store data in one location that.
Read more →Get Spark Image width or height
So one of the most annoying things about working with display items in the Flex framework is the difference in how things are rendered. This means that after.
Read more →TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor
So I know that many people are jumping ship when it comes to Flash and Flex when it comes to web applications but if you are one of the ones like me that is.
Read more →ActionScript Mobile Projects
I've been working on more mobile projects lately both at work and in my spare time. I've been mainly using the Starling framework and really like it so far..
Read more →TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference - UIMovieClip
So I ran into this error again today. I first ran into it a few years ago. It happens to me when I have an asset that is created in Flash Pro and used in a.
Read more →TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter antiAliasType must be non-null
I got this error when I was trying to create a mx DateChooser via code instead of mxml. To make a long story short the solution was to move the call to the.
Read more →Starling iOS app rotates after splash screen
So I've been using Flash Builder and the Starling framework to create an iOS app of the Card Match game that I made a while back. I must say I'm pretty happy.
Read more →Recommended MP3 Settings for Flash Player
I recently ran into another MP3 issue while working on a Flash Project. I found this one while working on an iPad app in Flash Builder. I meant to write about.
Read more →Mp3 works on pc but not on my iPad Starling
I have been using Flash Builder and Starling 1.3 to create some iPad apps and recently ran into an issue that was making me want to pull out my hair. Luckily.
Read more →SoundChannel position doesn't = Sound length
So I recently made an AIR app at work that we use for finding cue points in an mp3 file. It loads an mp3 file, creates the sound wave spectrum for said file.
Read more →Flash Player Garbage Collection.
So the more you work with ActionScript 3 and especially when it comes to building RIA's (Rich Internet Applications) or games, the more garbage collection will.
Read more →Is Flash a Dying Technology
So no surprise I'm a big Fan of pretty much everything Flash. Because of this people will ask me things like "Flash you're still doing that?" and "Isn't that a.
Read more →AS3 Random Class
So just recently I did a major overhaul to the random class that I use for my projects. I implemented Grant Skinner 's (thanks Grant!) random class and made.
Read more →FPS and Memory Profiler
With Flash shifting more of it's focus to games it is becoming more and more important to optimize and ensure good performance. A great way to gauge.
Read more →The Future of Flash
So I recently read an article that I like to call The Future of Flex and a couple of days ago I read The Future of Flash. We've known for a while now that.
Read more →Remove Duplicates from an Array AS3
I recently needed function that would remove duplicate values from an array. After looking around online and modifying what I found to fit my needs I came up.
Read more →Random Vector and Random Array Functions
I've been working on a Blackjack game and have needed to do a lot of shuffling, cards that is. I've seen quite a few shuffling functions over the years. Here.
Read more →How do I change the retry time in SmartFTP
So if you do much with ftp you have probably heard of SmartFTP . If not I would highly recommend them. I have used a variety of ftp programs and theirs is by.
Read more →How to embed fonts using actionscript 3
This was causing my to bang my head for a little while. There are different ways depending on whether you are using Flash or Flash Builder (previously Flex.
Read more →How to format a number as money
Recently I was working on a project where I had to take a number that represented a monetary value and display it as money. For example say I had a numeric.
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