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How do i rotate flash video every few minutes?

I'd like to rotate flash video on my website after 5 minutes to a new video. Autorotate it. ...

Change label of a NativeMenuItem

I'm experimenting with Adobe AIR and Google Maps API in Flex Builder. The question is, i'm making a NativeMenu, and was wondering, how can I change the label of the "Fullscreen" item to "Exit fullscreen" when the stage is in fullscreen? If you see any thing in the code that could/should be written better, please let me know ;) Here is ...

how to force new version of .SWF flash file to be loaded by users?

I dont want to rename actual CODE (class), but how can I just rename .SWF file and in which tag in need to update this new name? I like to use e.g. build number in name. E.g. myflash2.swf ...

Embedding flash within a custom desktop application, using NPAPI?

Note: Please don't answer with just use Adobe AIR". I am aware of it, and it's not applicable in this situation. I've been reviewing the Gecko Plugin API reference. I'm assuming I'd have to implement all the required browser-side functionality. My goal is to be able to access the graphical output of Flash at a low level, in order to in...

How can I fix this Implicit Coercion error in Flash?

I'm playing with a Physics Engine for AS3 and the code below is basically the hello world example. However, I made a slight change by declaring the property "ball" as a WheelParticle at the beginning of the class definition. (forgive my terminology if it's wrong). Before, it was declared inside the constructor as var ball:WheelParticle...

How to embed flash in Mono?

Is it possible to embed flash in a mono Application? Preferably would be similar to the way it can be embedded as an ActiveX control in .Net, but anything where somehow the flash commands could bubble up to the Mono application would be fine. I had assumed that it would be possible to use the web browser to see flash, however I canno...

AS3:Best practice for getting image from Loader()

When loading images using Loader, what's the preferred way to add the image to the display list? Grabbing the data in an Event.COMPLETE handler like new Bitmap( Bitmap(LoaderInfo(e.target).content).bitmapData ) , or adding the Loader instance itself? ...

AS3: Extending Loader, how to draw border on its content

I'm extending Loader(), is it possible to draw a border around the content without resorting to some hacks? I understand Loader can't have any additional children, otherwise I would just create a shape to the contents size and add it. But is there a way to coerce or cast the content object in order to use the drawing API on it? ...

Clipboard management with websites

Hello, I would like to know how to put text into the clipboard like some popular sites are able to do. I saw a cross browser way to do it using flash, but it wont work with the current version? I have seen sites like www.photobucket.com and www.hulu.com have made copying to the clipboard automatic and cross browser. Please help. Thanks ...

How to manipulate user files without uploading to the server first?

Is it possible with AS3 to prompt a file select screen to the user, get the selected file data and use it directly in the movie without the need to upload this file to the server first and then get it back? I want something like FileReference to enable the user to selected many image files then I want to display/manipulate these images d...

Undocumented Flash and Flex Functions

What are the undocumented functions of Flash and Flex? I prefer versions CS3 and Flex 2 above. Is there a way to get the whole list? ...

Flash motion speed via ActionScript 2.0 / moving keyframes in timeline?

Hi, I'm currently working on a Flash project in which an object is moving along a motion guide path. However, the keyframes dictate the speed of that movement. I'm looking for a way to change the movement speed via ActionScript 2 code. Do you have any hints on how to accomplish this? Could I maybe just change the position of the second...

Flash: AMF3 with reference tables?

AMF3 specification defines use of so called "reference tables" (see Section 2.2 of this specification). I implemented this behavior in my AMF3 encoder/decoder I developed in Erlang, but being not very experienced with Flash API, I can hardly find how can I easily force Flash to use these reference tables when serializing objects to AMF...

VBox (from Flex) in ASP.NET

I had worked in the IDE of Adobe Flex Builder for quite a while. Is there a simple equivalent to VBox (Flex) in ASP.NET? ...

Get OS version via Flash

Hello, I was wondering if the OS version (Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, etc...) is available via some kind of a variable in Flash. Thanks, Roy. ...

sIFR swf implementation problems

Hi I have tried a few methods of sIFR implementations, but I cant get it to work 100%. I would really appreciate any help or tips on this issue. I have mainly tried to use sIFR 3 (r436) and I get it to work with the rockwell.swf that is supplied in the example, but I can't get it to work with any other .swf-file The font I want to us...

Is Flash a good skill to pick up?

I've been a web programmer for two years now and feel like there are just certain things you can't do "well" unless you're using flash. I've never picked up flash because I didn't have the money to pay for it. I have recently found out there are many open source alternatives such as open laszlo and flashdevelop so I'm concediring picking...

Actionscript Virtual Machine 1 - Inspecting Memory

How do I go about determining what is currently in the Mozilla Flash Plugin memory for AVM1? I am trying to debug a large application we have built and need to see what is getting garbage collected and when. I think we have a number of references causing major content nodes not to unload during the user session. Right now it is all gu...

I like to implement Flex to Server comet / long polling for games

I need to try and implement port 80 flex games to server method. I like to ask if someone already did it before or it is possible to manage flash/flex multi user games with long polling / comet server ? ...

Actionscript show button after amount of time

Hi i'm loading a FLV into a blank video holder and would like to display a button when the video reaches a certain point. Is this at all possible? ...