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Well it has finally arrived… Flash on the iPhone! Well kinda… the iPhone can now support Flash Applications (not to be confused with browser based Flash) at Adobe MAX keynote today. Yet, it is still an exciting day!!! Click here to South Park Avatar (one of the first flash apps supported on the iPhone. More info for Flash iPhone Developers : Adobe DevNet article: Developing for the Apple iPhone using Flash FlashMobilBlog: Flash Platform Extends to the iPhone Platform (features name of 8 apps made with Flash CS5) Mike Chambers: Building ...
This tutorial will cover implementation of the AS3XLS ActionScript 3.0 library for the Flex framework. This time, we’ll demonstrate editable properties of the Flex datagrid and the use of various charting components to display associated data imported from Excel .xls files. View Screencast Don’t like ads? Download the screencast, or subscribe to Activetuts+ screencasts via iTunes!
Every type of TLF text in Flash — Read Only, Selectable, and Editable — supports hyperlinks. All it takes to add a link in a text container is to type in your text, select a few words, and enter the desired URL into the Properties panel. Optionally, you can enter a target as well. The following is an exercise from Foundation Flash CS5 For Designers by Tom Green & Tiago Dias. Congratulations to WINNER, WINNER. and WINNER who all won a signed copy! And if you weren’t so lucky this time, help yourself to a sample chapter courtesy ...
It should come as no surprise that you can use TLF text as a button to kick off an event in your movie. For example, you could have a text block on the stage that talks about a visit to Times Square in New York, and when the user clicks the phrase Times Square, a photo appears on the stage. In this example, you are going to click some text, and a yellow star you will create on the stage starts spinning. The following is an exercise from Foundation Flash CS5 For Designers by Tom Green & Tiago Dias. If you’re feeling lucky, enter ...
Plenty has been happening in the world of Tuts+ Premium lately, so let’s keep the ball rolling with another cracking tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. Here’s a brilliantly entertaining AS3 game tut, courtesy of Carlos Yanez. Take a look at (and play around with) the final result we will be working towards: This Premium Tutorial is Packed with Design and Development Tips Using the Flash Tools we’ll create good looking graphics that will be powered by several ActionScript 3 classes like MouseCursor, Tween ...
Allman or K&R? This is Open Mike, a series of discussion posts to throw the cat amongst the pigeons. These posts are all about you — we want to hear your opinions, ideas, and thoughts. To kick things off, let’s talk about brackets. 1: Do you Cuddle? “Cuddling” braces means writing them like this: function showCuddlingExample():void { if (example) { //do something } else { //do something else } } Alternatively, there’s Allman style: function showAllmanExample():void { if (example) { //do something } else { //do ...
Silverlight lays out user interface elements in Panels with various capabilities ranging from fixed, pixel-based layout through to flexible, fluid designs. You can make use of the existing layout mechanisms or build your own Panels to supplement what’s available. Let’s take a look at what’s involved.. In this video, we’ll examine the Panels available and the various properties around alignment and sizing that come into play when you’re laying out elements for Silverlight UI. What’s Covered? Here’s a quick look ...
By day two at FITC it had become obvious to me that I had underestimated Flash as a tool for deploying all sorts of interactive digital experiences on the desktop as well as in public. It seems you have to see and hear first hand the different logic and technologies that go into creating these experiences to actually realize that you might be able to pull it off yourself.. I’m talking about most of us who have experience with Flash and AS3 and a bit of extra creativity in store. FITC has given me a fresh set of ideas and opened up a new ...
We’ve just launched the Tuts+ Marketplace, where Premium quality tutorials – both from our Tuts+ Premium program and from unaffiliated authors – are available to purchase individually. Our Tuts+ Premium program will still stay exactly the same – you’ll get all the same things, for the same price. But now, non-members will be able to purchase selected Premium tutorials on a one-off basis, without a Premium membership. Hey! Look for this link! So far we’ve added nearly half our Premium tutorials to the Tuts+ ...
A lot has changed between how text was handled in Flash CS4 and Flash CS5. We think now is a good time to pull up a stool, sit down, and review, in very broad terms, what one needs to know about TLF before “wiring up” an exercise or project using ActionScript. The following is an exercise from Foundation Flash CS5 For Designers by Tom Green & Tiago Dias. If you’re feeling lucky, enter the Activetuts+ competition to win one of 3 signed copies! (Of course, you can always purchase a copy..) Introduction With the new TextLayoutFramework ...
This tutorial will cover implementation of the AS3XLS ActionScript 3.0 library for the Flex framework. We will demonstrate loading an Excel .xls file into Flash and parsing the data into a Flex datagrid. View Screencast Don’t like ads? Download the screencast, or subscribe to Activetuts+ screencasts via iTunes!
