So I'm pretty experienced with OOP (I like to believe) and I just started with Flash CS5 and ActionScript.
I created a new empty file and added a button to it. Nothing else, no code at all.
I set in the publishing options the "Default linkage" option to "Merged into code" to see how big the download will be for those who are loading it for the first time without cache and the size turned out to be ~500KB which is a far cry from the ~20KB it is with the shared libraries option.
So, why is my file so big? I thought all the features I'm using are built in the flash player and no external libraries are required to load?
Also, is there a way to see what external files my swf depends on to run?
If your button is the default Flex button (as opposed to creating your own using pure as3), then you're probably bringing in the the entire Flex lib. It's why I stopped using it :)
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I would like to create a SDK to use without iOS or Xcode.
Let me explain. I would like to use Swift language to create a framework with which to develop front-end. In few words with this framework I would like create html pages for web and substitute HTML, CSS and javascript with swift. The idea get from what Apple does with iOS. If you look how is made a xib or storyboard you can see xml file. I would like to do the same thing or take the idea and applicate for the web.
To do this I need to create an SDK that is not connected to iOS but that I can use in any IDE like VSCode or similar or also in a my own IDE created by me.
An other thing that could help you to understand what I mean is Javascript. In javascript there is a command createElement that let you to create an element, adding class, attribute and, yes, style. But create UI in this way, you understand well that is very hard. So, I Would like create a framework in iOS style, to create frontend in simpler and easier way.
I would like create create this framework (if it's possible) in Xcode and I don't want have any interference by iOS.
So, have you any suggests about how to start?
thank you
XIB layout is constraint-based, which means you describe your view hierarchy and constraints, and autolayout system does the layout for you every time according to constraints you've provided. Technically, inside it converts constraints to a system of linear equations and solves it in run-time, thus calculating frames for every UIView. And .xib file is just an XML with all the views, their properties and constraints. (that's a bit simplified, but you've got the idea)
HTML layout is totally different: HTML is a declarative way to describe elements on a page, i.e you describe every element with tags, and every tag (or its parent, or CSS file) already contains all necessary information about its positioning and appearance, so browser just parses and renders a page accordingly.
Theoretically, you could've reinvented a web browser: write your HTML parser, then write UI to somehow render it, and add feature to alter HTML tags by moving the page elements with mouse. But that would've taken a lot of time and effort :)
There are many website constructors on WWW, which allow you to build simple sites only with drag-and-drop (no coding needed). Also, you can inspect element in your browser, and then change some attributes of some element right in the debug window, and see changes in realtime.
P.S Im not a web/frontend developer, but I suppose that IDE's popular among frontenders already have some features or plugins that allow them to render HTML/CSS code and see changes in realtime, just like browser's debug menu.
For my business I need to be able to show a potential client a website I generate with a program called Pano2VR, which is a virtual tour program. This program takes some panoramic photos linked with each other and can generate a virtual tour out of them (as example: www.casas-fotoart.de/virtualtours ). The output this App gives can be either HTML5, Flash or both (flash if available and html5 for mobile devices, for example).
I need to be able to show that on my iPad while offline. i haven't found any solution for that so I tried to build a easy App for that, which I thought it wouldn't be complicated.
I generated a html5-only virtual tour and I droped the output into the "Suporting Files" group on the Xcode project. I added a UIWebView and on viewDidLoad I set it so it loads the html file.
The files I'm droping are like these (these inside the ipad folder):
The html file loads into the webView, but it just displays "This content requires HTML5/CSS3, WebGL, or Adobe Flash Player Version 9 or higher.", even though when loading these files from the net, it loads perfectly. I know this message comes from the html file.
Any idea on how to make it work will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Your problem is this probably - XCode is mangling the JS files, I assume because it's trying to compile them
I am using appfile:/. The path is correct; if I put it on screen and copy-paste it in the explorer it links to the image.
Is there anything else I need to do?
UPDATED I have updated the library, now is more easy to use. Can you test it?
I am the author of the StageWebViewBridge class. There is a known problem if you are using Android. Anyway, I have a working solution I will update the next week.
If the problem is not in Android, then send me some code.
I am also confused on how to access locally packaged assets. I put them in the HTML folder as requested and when I send a signal to the StageWebViewBridge to set the .src attribute of a video I'm not sure how to do it.
Without StageWebViewBridge and entirely in a website I can just reference the file for a video object via JavaScript directly e.g. swvRef.src = 'file.mp4';. This works perfectly fine. When I try to tell flash to send a call via StageWebViewBridge it does receive the call to the StageWebView (I have JavaScript reporting it). However when I try to set the .src of a video object I can't figure out the correct path.
The documentation says to put all things in a 'html' folder. I did so. No reference to a .src of 'html/a.mp4' or 'a.mp4' or 'htmlCache/a.mp4' ever makes the new javascript html5 video class work.
Bridge otherwise is working perfectly sending AS->JS and JS->AS. I'm just looking for info on how to reference packaged files. I want to play a video I put in the /html folder and so far, I just can't do it.
Got the same issue and fixed it with "appfile:/"
Why do you require "appfile:/ for a local html file ?
If the treated html/js/css is local and asset is relative (aka ../ or no http://) you should treat them as "appfile:/" ?
If the treated file is distant you do not have to handle assets ?
Is there a best practice to work with "appfile:/" ?
Actually I debug my html/js/css game in the browser but if I use appfile:/ it will no longer works. I will have to handle 2 behaviors.
I am trying to create an application to print documents over the web. I have created my document, and made a web page with a meta refresh tag, along the lines of this:
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3;http://example.com/download.epl2" />
I specify that the document has a content-type of application/x-epl2, and I have associated .epl2 files on my computer with a program that silently sends them to the printer.
I have put the website into my trusted sites zone.
Currently Internet Explorer pops up the "Open, Save, Cancel" dialog box with no option to automatically open the file.
Is there a setting in IE6/7/8 that I can use to have IE just open the file without prompting?
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The actual content of the file will differ based on the job, but essentially it is text that follows the Eltron Programming Language.
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I have accomplished this in both Chrome and Firefox by choosing "Automatically Open Files Of This Type From Now On"
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The machines this program will be used on will effectively be kiosks that are limited to only accessing my website from their web browsers, so I'm not worried about rogue websites sending documents to my printers.
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I am using PHP to generate the documents and HTML on the server side, though I expect the solution to be language agnostic.
I would expect that not to be possible, because then you could stumble onto a site that automatically loads and prints a 5000 page document or something, which would not be good.
If you always had a secret desire to develop a custom URL protocol (I know I do), this might be a good excuse to do it. ;-)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914%28VS.85%29.aspx
There are 1-2 prompts when opening such a link for the first time in IE, but you can choose to automatically open them after that.
I would use javascript to make this happen.
Javascript Window Open
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Since you have control of the windows box you could use an automate script process to interact with the print window.
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Write a small utility program that does nothing but send the file passed to it on the command-line to the default system printer.
Then, edit the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to associate this program with the .epl2 filetype.
I don't have time to investigate it for You, but there were lots of exploits that could be helpful. Using ie6 without certain fixes seems helpful.
Also there should be an option called "Automatic prompting for file downloads". I use Linux nowadays so I can't chceck if it helps. I found it in some docs.
I'm on a Mac at the moment, but if this is possible in IE I would imagine this page holds the answer to it (or at least hints at it) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883255
I believe what you're looking for is a setting in Windows, not IE:
Microsoft Support: Not Prompted to Specify Download Folder for File
Try using an older version of IE. Security was looser in the older versions and since it's a non-issue, this could be the quickest solution.
Wondered if anybody knows how customizable Flash swf files are made, where there appears to be a template swf that the user can then input some changes (eg text or image) and receives a newly-compiled swf file with their changes.
Some examples:
- http://flashfreezer.com/landingconfetti/index.html
Constraints:
- user receives a single output swf file that can be played with all their changes included. ie there is no reading from an xml file, or using Flashvars.
Been trying different things for a few weeks with no luck!
There are a number of ways, but generally the most common is to either use a SWF generating library (like PHP's) or through server-side compiling.
Normally, this will be a custom or proprietary library which uses the same language that the serve is running (and there are open-source libraries for this in PHP, Perl, Python, Java, C++... etc). The SWF is generated and served up with the appropriate headers so that the browser knows how to re-direct it. Often this will involve a pre-defined template which is then modified slightly for the new input. Only occasionally does this involve the manipulation of pre-generated SWF directly.
The other option is to have a command line call to the Flash IDE or the Flex compiler (and, technically, this can work for CS3 and CS4, though in a very nasty and hackish way) to generate a new version of the SWF on the fly. This is often slower, but it will generally yield a more finished feel to a product.
You could try Swiffotron. It can modify SWF files and do text replace type things on both text elements and in compiled actionscript.
Here's a swiffotron xml job file that does some text replacing.
And here's a swiffotron XML job file that modifies instances on the stage.
I didn't check the site, but the only way I can think of is to read the requirement details through flash (this can be done through plain html also) and then generate the AS files from their templates and compile them at the server side (using mxmlc or other compilers) and give back the SWF.
I get the impression that you're looking for SwfMill. SwfMill creates a swf based on an XML file that you create/define. You could use SwfMill on the server to generate a swf based on user input.