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Free Open Source In-browser image editors

I'm looking for a in-browser image editing solution to integrate with my project: http://code.google.com/p/django-ray/ I got it working with Pixlr quite easily and the editor is fantastic .. however it's a hosted service, which means I must be connected to Internet for it to work .. Is there any other solution like Pixlr but that are n...

flash CS2 where is the basic action button

Select the button and in the Actions Panel (normal mode) click the plus sign and choose Basic Actions>Get URL. But I can not locate basic action button. Where is it? This is on a pc I'm working on. ...

Can you iterate over chunks() with request.POST in Django?

I'm trying to optimize a site I'm building with Django/Flash and am having a problem using Django's iterate over chunks() feature. I'm sending an image from Flash to Django using request.POST data rather than through a form (using request.FILES). The problem I foresee is that if there is large user volume, I could potentially kill memory...

What are some good Flash game frameworks?

Pretty straightforward. Open source is good, but organization and documentation is better. Actionscript 3 is a must, I don't really want to start working with the older versions. I guess that's the crux of my problem using Google, because there are vast quantities of how to do thing "the old way" out there, but I'm having trouble getting...

Programatically Rewinding Movie Clip Removes Gradient Mask (FlashCS4/AS3)

i'm trying to created a auto-rewind movie using a gradient mask in Flash CS4 using AS3. the only problem i'm having is when the movie clip reaches the end of the time line, the maskingLayerMC looses it's gradient. so while the movie rewinds, the maskingLayer has no gradient. it regains it's gradient when the playhead reaches the first...

Can I print an HTMLLoader (pdf) in Adobe Air?

I'm using AlivePDF to create a PDF file, then save it to the desktop. I can then use an HTMLLoader to display my lovely PDF file. Now, the print button in Adobe Reader works fine. However, there will be young children using the app, so I'd like to have a big "Print" button right above it. I figured I could just start up a print j...

Flex & Flash or Flex vs. Flash?

this is not a technical question, well maybe potentially, but since this is such aresponsive messageboard I thought I would get some good responses here. I am due to create a pretty robust website coming up soon that has to be creative but also incorporates a lot of data. My perspective, as a newcomer to flex, is that it is better for a...

Facebook Flash send HTTP request to Own Server. Does Facebook proxy the call?

For javascript aJax call, I know the data will be proxy by facebook. Session data will follow the same rule as FBML. and now, I have a Flash component. I know Facebook will pass fb user data (and session data) to the flash as parameters. However, when the flash talks to the server, does facebook proxy it? ...

AS3 List issues

I'm trying to add a List object to the stage dynamically, but I always get an error when a certain line is called: input.addItem({label:"test",data:"test"}); Error thrown at runtime: TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null. at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChildAt() at fl.controls::BaseButton/fl.controls:B...

Making a custom glossary

I want to make custom dictionary component that loads data from external xml and shows the related meaning. Here is XML file <glossary> <alphabet id="A"> <term heading= "Anchor" definition="A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving"/> <term heading= "Atlas" definition="A collection of maps in book form"/> </alphabet> ...

Avoid flickering while loading a picture in Flash with AS3

Hello, i just trying to learn basic flash programming skills, now i got a program that load an image from my local machine, and show it with uiloader component, code is something like: var myImage:String = "picture.png" var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(myImage); uiLoader.load(request); it´s working fine, but when dynamically ...

how to make appear and disappear div background color in jquery?

Hi all, I am trying make the background color of a div appear and then disappear like a flash coming and going but without nay success till now. On the click of a div, I am trying to give a flash effect to another div's background color. So far, my jquery knowledge have come to the following code: $("div.first_div").click(fun...

How to put multiple SWFObjects on a web page?

IS there a clean and concise way to put multiple swfobjects into one page in HTMl, bearing in mind they will all need different flashvars? Below is just one: <script type="text/javascript"> var flashvars = {}; var params = {}; var attributes = {}; swfobject.embedSWF("/swf/AllBookings.swf"...

Attach() or Listener for Events (such as onTweenComplete, onTweenUpdate)

I have an instance of an object that starts and stops tweens for sub-movieclips. However I want to do stuff when the tween is finished. So I would like to assign a calling object to events; such as the attach() function does. However when using the attach() function on events it is called right away with the correct object, but when the...

Is there a benefit to using Julian Dates in code?

I maintain a PHP/Flash app that uses Julian dates within the code and only converts to Gregorian for display. Before I replace the integer Julian dates with a Date data-type I was wondering if there was a benefit to using the Julian? Should this even be changed? One of the problems is being able to quickly look at dates in the database....

flash turning page effect

I have a html coded web page and I need to add a turning page effect to it. I tryed several jQuery effects but none of them were good enough. I´m thinking of using a transparented-background flash movie to get the effect, but I need to play and stop the flash movie from the html code. I know how to show or hide it, but can I play it w...

Counter in Flash and Tweener as3

My scrolling counter is not displaying 1-9...only “zeros” every ten intervals. It plays, but the code is unfinished at line 37 in NumbersView.as. Notice Tweener is used to display the sprites. How do I finish this? WHAT I'M TESTING "NumbersView.as" loop error, onComplete, missing argument or function - Tweener code, line 37? - for loop,...

Open source popup/panel for actionscript 3?

Does anybody have a solution for a popup (for a help panel)? thanks. this is in pure as3. ...

What does it take to build a 'Build your own car' application in flash?

I am newbie flash developer who is bidding for a project that aims to clone this. So, how tough is designing a tool that let's you customize your car? What areas of flash should I bet good at? and really good at? If you notice, there is lot of browsing that is happening in the background in the site I shared even when you build you own h...

Apache - 406 Not Acceptable PHP Problem

Hello Everybody, I'm debugging a flash website that do a request to an php file named upload.php to upload some images to the server. The problem i'm having that debugging it with Firebug the request to that page is throwing a 406 Not Acceptable status code and is not saving the images. Post Data: This website runs well on the sta...