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Jquery random quotes with xml ?

Can jquery interact with XML like Flash do. I want to make random text rotate with jquery and XML(text will be in XML file) look at this http://healmyptsd.com/ left testimonials section in left under navigation bar. right now there are 3 images. I want to use selectable text and images in background for every testimonials. and the matt...

alpha + RGB -> ARGB ?

In as3, is there a utility or function to convert an RGB color (e.g. 0xFF0000) and an alpha value (e.g. .5) into a A 32-bit ARGB value? And from ARGB to RGB + alpha? Some explanation: a bitmapdata can take an ARGB value in its constructor, but filling shapes in sprites usually takes RGB values. I would like the aforementioned utilitie...

How to override the "always show" attribute of a flash plugin in my wannabe-hidden div?

I have a flash object that I am trying to show and hide along with the rest of my hidden div. Without the flash object, the hidden div works great. When the page loads, this style keeps the div hidden: <style> div {display:none;} p {display:none;} div p {display:none;} </style> But when I add the flash object it always appears. <div ...

object-reference as string?

In java, you can get a unique string for an object. How can you do this in as3? ...

Flash file upload vs php file upload - which one to choose?

Hi I was trying to upload a photo on facebook using a browser with no flash, and could see that it didn't work. I am pretty confident in handling files and related issues using Php and have done some sites allowing users to upload and manage files (images, docs etc). But I never thought about the above flash approach. I googled a bit ...

Best audio/video solution for a site

Hello, I am wondering what is the best way to support audio/video chat on a community site. Couple of options that I am aware of: FMS server Java applet using sockets to directly connect both sender and receiver What would you suggest? I know Google (Gmail Gtalk) installs some kind of an application. But is it possible to avoid the ...

Meaning of attributes & parameters in HTML flash tag?

In the below code can anyone explain me the all the parameters and attributes used, why all these are used and whats their meaning here. What parameters and attributes are recommended and what are not to use with a flash tag in a HTML page. <object id="vf_flash" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpd...

Live Preview on a Flex (compc) generated SWC

Does anyone know what criterea Flash uses for discovering the Live Preview class for a Component? Background We are attempting to automate the creation of a SWC that contains a component to be used from Flash. We are able to make it visible to flash by modifying the manifest.xml and wiring up the component definitions. However, the com...

What are the major differences between making cool stuff with OpenGL ES VS making it with Flash?

I am digging into OpenGL ES on the iPhone, and I have still no big idea about OpenGL ES and Flash. About Flash I only know it is capable of making really nice animations and transitions. For best example, lets look at the Ocarina flute for the iPhone. This application makes some simple but powerful animations. It expands little circles ...

Firebug-like debug tool for flash applications that run in a browser?

Is there a tool/setting with the help of which I can track or debug flash applications running in a browser? Example apps: A multiple file uploader, or a .flv video player. Updated: Just found out that flash apps may be using protocols other than http, for eg. rtmp. The feature I require is to keep track of all communication with any r...

Flex builder resource management bug

I have discovered a very strange bug with the Flex resource manager in my 3.3 Flex SDK. I have created an example with view source enabled here: http://pixelbox.net/demos/buttonBug/ As you can see I am not doing anything strange, other than settings a maxWidth and then giving the button some text that causes it to truncate. The proble...

in flex, dynamically load Sound object from encoded bytes

I have a legacy file format that contains sounds embedded in it (in various encodings). I would like to be able to play these sounds in Flash (Air?) by reading the sound bytes out of the file and instantiating a Sound object with them. If the sound is unencoded (e.g., raw pcm), I've found that I can use the new flex 4 SampleDataEvent.S...

Closing Flash Player in Flash Shortcut

Is there a shortcut for closing Flash Player in Flash? It frustrates me to the death when I have to click every time ...

Flash xml fed scroller - controling right left arrows issues

Hello guys, i need some hands on controlling scrolling text with 2 buttons left and right data fed by xml . my file structure is like this: main file: bg.swf ticker file : tikcer.swf buttons file: scrolling.swf ActionScript file: xml_ticker.as bg.swf is calling ticker on 0 level and scrolling buttons on level 1 ....

tinymce embed problem

Hi all, currently i am working on few tinymce plugins. in one of my plugin insert to embed flash swf. but it didn't work perfectly. its change the embed tag. here is the code: function insertMp3() { var v = document.getElementById('codebase').value+document.getElementById('file').value var html ="<object classid='clsid:d27cdb6...

Why are some youtube videos not playing in chromeless player in my AS2 swf?

I have a Flash app that loads a list of youtube video ids. It loads a grid of thumbnails and a chromeless player into each of these thumbnail then calls cueVideoById() on each player so I now have a grid of youtube videos with the play button and youtube logo... so far so good. What I cant work out is why when I call playVideo on these...

Flash Input Masks (AS3)

Does anybody know how to implement input masks for flash textfields? (AS3) Thanks in Advance, H3li0 ...

may i know what is different viewstack and states in flex ?

In my flex project i used one option like Link button . If i like it will be open new page contain more information and components . Which container is suitable one ? Where is used viewstack and stages ? if you know please explain it . or refer me ...

Are there any flash media players that have frame-by-frame functionality?

The player can be free or commercial, frame-by-frame can be core functionality or a plug-in. Also, it must be production quality and handle RTMP streaming. ...

Flash CS4 - Component Inspector, properties always null?

I've created a small component in Flash CS4, and I have associated my MyComp symbol with it's respective MyComp class. The code in MyComp.as looks as follows: package { import flash.display.MovieClip; public class MyComp extends MovieClip { public function MyComp() { trace(this.test); } private va...