Flash/Flex
flash cs5 packages cannot be nested
I was mucking about in Flash CS5 and got this error when I typed include “ClassName.as”. Note, I normally use FlashDevelop for flex stuff, so I was trying to use the CS5 interface. I got the error, and was like what? So I hit google and got this response: Try this first save the AS [...]
Tags: AS3, Errors, Flash, Flash CS5
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Die Flash, Hello Nurse HTML 5
Well, There’s not much more I can add than this: Die Flash, Die from the pink crow. Read it, learn it, love it. He also get’s extra points for using the word Shadenfreude, which is german for “the feeling of delight you feel when learning of the misfortunes of others, especially enemies or those you [...]
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HowTo ActionScript 3 (as3 flash or flex or AIR) Class and Object Inheritance, extends
It seems I have been getting alot of hits due to my post on AS3 inheritance, and I notice that most of the documentation and examples out there don’t really cover the whys and the hows in a thorough manner. There are a couple of parts to this little tutorial, the first being a kind [...]
Tags: AS3, FLEX, HowTo, Programming
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How To Flash CS5: Keyboard Navigation Action Script 3 KeyboardEvents
Well, I was watching an interesting little tutorial on keyboard navigation with AS3. Now, the guy’s tutorial was actually really good, however, it wasn’t really what I would call AS3. It was very on target for what it was doing, but didn’t leave much room for expansion in my opinion. So I decided to try [...]
Tags: AS3, Flash, FLEX, Programming
Posted in: ActionScript 3 Tutorials, Flash/Flex, Flex/AIR Tutorials, OOP, Topics, Tutorials, Web Design | 3 Comments »
AS3 Multiple Inheritance/Mixins
Well, I just got done reading this post about multiple inheritance in as3 which probably should have been titled AS3 mixin technique, because that is more or less what it is, check out the wikipedia article on mixins for some history and pros and cons. I’ll will admit straight out that I am a supporter [...]
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ActionScript 3.0 Wishlist
ActionScript 3.0 is just, well, pretty damn awesome. Nevertheless, as I’ve been working in AS3, I have come across a few limitations of the language, that while not show stoppers, leave just a little something to be desired. 1. No control over GC. That doesn’t sound important to your average Joe Programmer, but being able [...]
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