Basic actionscript help

i confess, i am a newbie. i have been working with a
template, modifying it to my needs. i have ran into an actionscript
code that i cant seem to find the reference to in the books. it is:
_root.G
can someone point me toward the proper reference material to
read up on this?
thanks!

Basically the "_root" part of the script references your main
timeline. Meaning your not inside a symbol but you are working
directly on the main timeline. So what you are probably doing here
is referencing a movie clip on the main timeline with the instance
name "G".
For example, if I wanted to tell a movie clip named G sitting
on my main timeline to start playing from frame label startHere I
would write the following code:
_root.G.gotoAndPlay("startHere");

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Basic actionscript help, tracing properties of my class object

Hi all,I'm just starting to learn about classes in actionscript, I am following along with Moocks book Actionscript for Flash MX and are trying to execute a trace on the properties of my ballclass but all I get is undefined. He is what I have in my actions panel.
function Ball () {
    this.radius = 10;
    this.color = 0xFF0000;
    this.xPosition = 59;
    this.yPosition = 15;
var boucyBall = new Ball();
trace (bouncyBall.radius);
trace (bouncyBall.color);
trace (bouncyBall.xPosition);
trace (bouncyBall.yPosition);
Any help would be great

Since you are learning about classes, you might want to use one to help you:
class Util{
public function Util(){
// empty constructor because you don't need one for this kind of class
public static function traceProps(obj:Object,label:String):Void{
if(label != undefined){
trace(Properties for "+label+":");
for(var a in obj){
trace("   "+a+": "+obj[a]);
trace(newline);
Then place that class file somewhere in your class path so it will always be available to you. And then you can always add these lines.
import com.complexity.Utils;
If the file is in your class path you don't really need the above line, but it will help you remember that you are using it. Also I'm just making up what your class path might be based upon your screen name. You would need to use whatever actual path you had. And then...
Utils.traceProps(bouncyBall,"trouble maker here");
Of course don't use it with an 10,000 element array, unless you really like to suffer.....
or just
Utils.traceProps(bouncyBall);

Basic Actionscript 3.0 OOP Confusion

I'm having a difficult time getting basic Actionscript OOP
principles to work in my code. I have an application I'm building
that extends the Sprite object. I try to instantiate another Sprite
object, and specify the with/height/x/y values to size this new
object, but it never properly sets these values. If I trace the
width/height, etc. they're always equal to 0. I'm not exactly sure
what I'm doing wrong.
The 3 different sizing syntax I've tried are:
graphics.drawRect(0,0,width,height); // DOES NOT WORK
graphics.drawRect(0,0,parent.width,parent.height); // WORKS
graphics.drawRect(0,0,600,400); // WORKS
Code is posted below:
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
import flash.display.StageAlign;
import ChartPanel;
public class Chart extends Sprite
private var chartType:int;
private var chartPanel:ChartPanel;
public function Chart()
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
graphics.beginFill(0xffffff);
graphics.drawRect(0,0,stage.stageWidth,stage.stageHeight);
// Fill BG as White
graphics.endFill();
chartPanel = new ChartPanel();
chartPanel.setDimensions(600, 400, 0, 0);
addChild(chartPanel);
chartPanel.draw();
package
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class ChartPanel extends Sprite
public function ChartPanel() {}
public function setDimensions(w:int, h:int, off_l:int,
off_t:int):void
this.width = stage.width;
this.height = stage.height;
this.x = off_l;
this.y = off_t;
public function draw():void
trace("DRAWING: this.width=" + this.width + " this.height="
+ this.height + " this.x=" + this.x + " this.y=" + this.y);
graphics.beginFill(0x0000ff);
// DOES NOT WORK graphics.drawRect(0,0,width,height);
graphics.drawRect(0,0,parent.width,parent.height);
graphics.endFill();

well... you still don't grab the hole width and height
concept, as I told you they are MEASURES not fixed variables, so by
setting a width and a height you are not defining a biding
rectangle with content in ti, the Sprite class simple doesn't have
the code for that, the Sprite is simply an elements with things in
it, now actual border or frame.
For what you want you'll still need your invisible rectangle,
but it will have to be a MASK of the sprite class.
As for the code (NOTE I'M JUST WRITING HERE SO IT CAN HAVE
SOME BUGS) it should be something like this:
public class Box extends Sprite {
private var border:Shape;
private var _width:Number = 100;
private var _height:Number = 100;
public function Box() {
border = new Shape();
addChild(border);
mask = border;
drawDispArea();
private function drawDispArea():void {
border.graphics.clear();
border.graphics.beginFill(0xFF0000);
border.drawRect(0, 0, width, height);
override public function set width(v:Number):void {
_width = v;
drawDispArea();
override public function get width():Number {
return _width;
override public function set height(v:Number):void {
_height = v;
drawDispArea();
override public function get height():Number {
return _height;
}

Actionscript help on semi-advance flash

So I'm trying to create a flat carousel similar to the one
located here
http://www.square-enix.com/na/index_f2.html
(as a side note before reading the 2nd half, my trouble is with
the thumbnail loop buttons)
I have created all the graphic elements, now I'm in the
planning stage of the actionscript, and this is where I'm hitting
some trouble, so if I could barrow some actionscript pro's mind
that would be awesome.
My thought process is to create a movie clip and have it be
replaced with images imported through an XML file (for easy
updating). After this part I run into trouble, I'm planning on
taking the MC that got replaced and duplicating it and running the
MC's side by side, and when one goes too far to the left or right
move it to the other end of the other MC, this way I create an
infinite loop.
My Questions:
so like how would you make one of the MC's reposition it's
self on the X axis to the end of the other movie clip once it has
moved far enough left or right ? (also what is the method you would
use to tell flash the limit that the MC is far enough left or right
and it should reset it's self?)
How would you make each thumbnail button change the image on
the main stage upon clicking the thumbnail button when all the
images are imported through the xml document?
Thank you for help and time spent reading this.
if you have any questions, please ask.
thanks once again.
-Mark

Rob,
First of all I would like to greatly thank you for all you
have done for me. It has been so useful and such a learning
experience getting to go through your personal code. and
manipulating it to my personal flash. Thank you so much!
However, I'm reaching some trouble when I try to import my
XML file, or something is just missing.
so here is the break down:
in my main .fla file I have this actionscript to import your
.as file (with modifications made to the name and package)
var Carousel:carousel = new carousel();
trace(Carousel);
now that seems to import into my FLA just fine, the trace
tells me that [object carousel] which I assume that means the
object has loaded into the FLA.
So anyway there is nothing on my stage in the main FLA, which
I assume is because the XML is not getting loaded properly into the
flash/actionscript.
My XML (minus all the images but one):
<icons>
<icon image="icon1.jpg" />
</icons>
so this is the basic of my XML, when I import the xml into a
more simpler file the jpgs work just fine.
now I thoroughly went through your script examining every
functions and var and I'm able to understand majority of it however
parts of the import section is what confuses me, so if you could
help me understand the script more that would be amazing.
(the line numbers are probably off a little because I deleted
a couple unnecessary variables for my flash)
in line 57: urlLoader.addEventListener("complete", loaded);
why do you have "complete" instead of Event.COMPLETE... is
there a difference?
in line 81 & 82: var count1:uint = source.indexOf("/") +
1;
var count2:uint = source.indexOf(".");
please explain what "/" and "." means... do I replace it with
location of the nodes in my xml?
so yeah this is the gist of it, if you could help me figure
out how to import my XML properly that would be great, or if you do
not have the time do that maybe you could let me check out your
XML, piece it all together and figure out the difference of your
working copy and my unworking copy.
Once again Thank you so MUCH! for taking your time in helping
me out, I hope things are going well for ya.
-Mark

Very Basic actionscript question

Hi,
This is very basic but for some reason cant get it to work.
Basically I have a movie that plays and at the end I have a button that comes on screen but once the button stops I want the user to press the button then it goes to the url.
I have
stop() {
on (release) {
getURL("http://google.co.uk","_self","blank");
but this doesnt work.
Thankyou for any help.

I have now sorted it, I had my movie on actionscript 3 and needed to put the url code onto the actual button.

Basic script help for a newbie?!?!

Need help with a basic script, I need to display 5 input fields in a single dynamic field. And i need them to have a certain order of display, ie: input 1 is displayed on line 1, 2 on the next line, etc. any help would be appreciated
I have been trying various scripts but i either make the second input field replace the first one, or i cant get the vars to populate the field with a button.. Im kinda lost.

Show what you have tried so far that give you the results where you either replace fields or can't get vars to populate them with a button.

Some basic questions: Help defining Real World Classes

I am trying to write a small applet using proper OO concempts and Java technique and I'm confused on the proper way to do this. I think I know several ways that work and have all the peices I need such as JMail and JDBC drivers, but would appreciate help on understanding how to properly structure my classes and objects.
The application will simply do the following: I have a database table that receives a new entry when a truck is late for its delivery. When this new record is created, I need to send an email to the driver manager who will then decide (via a jsp page) whether the customer should receive an email about the late delivery. For each truck, there will only be one driver manager and one client to be notified.
What I'm confused about is what classes and objects to create (and why). My first thought is to create a LateTruck class, a DriverManager class and a Customer class and have the LateTruck class call up the DriverManager to send an email then have the JSP page reinstantiate the LateTruck and instantiate the Customer class to send the email to the client.
If I do it this way, is there a proper way to send the email? Do I send the email as a method in LateTruck which gets the email address from DriverManager such as
LateTruck.Order1234.SendEmail(DriverManager.JoeBlow.Email)
or do I use LateTruck to write the email message which I then pass to DriverManager such as
DriverManager.JoeBlow.SendEmail(message)
Should I even break up the applet into three classes and objects? Since each LateTruck only needs one DriverManager and one Client, is the proper way to do this to create only one class called LateTruck which has DriverManager, DriverManagerEmail, ClientName and ClientEmail all as properties of LateTruck?
Thanks for any help in understanding the basics here.

Is that the story of Static Write and the Seven Classes and the evil stepmother Wilma Gates who kept asking "Mirror Site, Mirror Site on the web, who's got the buggiest InterDev?

Doubts in XI basics..help me with some practical examples

hi friends,
I am new to SAP XI have some basic doubts. Answer my questions with some practical examples.
1. what is meant by "Business System" and what is difference between client,customer,Business partner,3rd party
2.If a small company already using some systems like Oracle or peopleSoft,if it wants to use SAP products then what steps it has to follow.
3. SAP system means a SERVER?
4.SAPWebAs means a server software?
5.R/3 system comes under SAP system?
6.XI is also one of the SAP module..how it relates to other modules.
7.In one organization which is using SAP modules,each module will be load in separate servers?
8.PO(purchase order) means just looks like one HTML file..customer will fill the form and give it.like this,Combination of many files like this is one SAP module.Is it right assumption..?if so,then what is speciality SAP?
I have an theoretical knowledge about IR and ID and SLD.what are general business transactions happens in any business ?(like who will send cotation,PO) give some practical example for what actually happens in business?..who will do what?and what XI will do?

Hi Murali,
 1.Business System
Business systems are logical systems that function as senders or receivers within the SAP Exchange Infrastructure(XI).
Before starting with any XI interface,the Business systems involved has to be configured in SLD(The SLD acts as the central information provider for all installed system components in your system landscape.)
business system and technical system in XI
2.Third Party
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/09/6beb170d324216aaf1fe2feb8ed374/frameset.htm
eg.For the SAP system a Bank would be a third-party which would be involved in interfaces involving exchange of data(Bill Payment by customer).
3.XI(Exchange Infrastructure)
It enables you to connect systems from different vendors (non-SAP and SAP) in different versions and implemented in different programming languages (Java, ABAP, and so on) to each other.
Eg.If an interface involves Purchase Order sent from SAP system to the vendor(Non-SAP system)then,the vendor might expect a file.But the Data is in the IDOC(intermediate document) form with the SAP system.Here XI does the work of mapping the IDOC fields and the File fields and sends it to the vendor in the form of a file.
In short,always the scene is Sender-XI-Receiver.
The Sender and the Receiver depends upon the Business you are dealing with.
4.Business Partner
A person, organization, group of persons, or group of organizations in which a company has a business interest.
This can also be a person, organization or group within this company.
Examples:
Mrs. Lisa Miller
Maier Electricals Inc.
Purchasing department of Maier Electricals Inc.
5.Client
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6c/a74a3735a37273e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm
6.SAP System
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/33/1f4f40c3fc0272e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
7.SAP WebAS
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/advancedsearch?query=sapwebapplication+server&cat=sdn_all
As you are a beginner, I understand you musnt be aware of where to search what.
For all details search out in http://help.sap.com
And sdn(key in keyword in Search tab).
You will get list of forums,blogs,documentation answering all your queries.

Basic FCP Help for beginner

Thanks in advance for looking at my post.
I have a uni project whereby i have to make a music video for a song previously recorded.
I have videoed various shots of my band playing along to the recorded song.
They all start at different times (i.e start of video clip does not match with audio clip) yet i know that over the whole song they are in time with each other as i had the drummer play along to the recording using headphones.
So what im trying to do is load up all of the clips into FCP alongside the audio, adjust the start position for the various video clips so that they synchronise with the audio, and then lock them into place.
I would then like to cut them up into clips and move the parts that i want to use down onto the main video timeline so that they are in time with the audio.
I am mainly encountering problems with having to render these 3 minute video clips just to see if they line up with the audio which is a very time consuming process. Is there any way to use the markers and tell them to lock together, that is put a marker on the audio timeline, put markers on each video clip at the same point and line them up/snap them into place.
Any help would be much appreciated, as i mentioned in the subject i am a complete apple/FCP beginner having only done basic videos where i didnt need to have such synchronicity between audio and video.
Also on a side note when i load up the video clips into the timeline, they creat new lines V2,V3 and so on. Am i right in assuming that V1 is the final rendered timeline, or does FCP show all of the V# if they have footage on them?
Tl:dr help
Message was edited by: y0ukn0ws1t

Thanks for the response, i have looked at a few video tutorials, but i cant find one that deals with multiple video takes over a common audio take.
Are v2,3 etc slates to load up video before aligning/cutting and placing onto V1 (the main video sequence)??
With regards to this video
http://library.creativecow.net/articles/harringtonrichard/final_cut_multicamedit.php
Am i right in assuming once i have lined up all the video clips to sync with the audio i can set in and out markers on the video clips to tell FCP to use the sections that i want of each take?
Message was edited by: y0ukn0ws1t

Actionscript help with symbol control (Flash 8)

I have a bunch of symbols on the stage and want to control
them with actionscript to cut down on the workload. The attached
code is what I've created that works for the most part with 3
problems/customization desires:
1) When I test this the POST still sends my variables in a
querystring like a GET (only read by request.querystring). How to
make the POST act like a POST.
2) My mouse over creates a larger symbol. How could I get
this to animate the growth to a larger symbol?
3) My shadow effect is just a transparent copy of the
original symbol. How can I change the color to be transparent
black? Or is there a better way?

let's see if i can help...
1) you should use LoadVar.sendAndLoad - rather than just send
in order to maintain the current swf file - even if you only
specify a "POST" method param.
2) you should use the Tween class to 'grow the scale of the
button - and shrink back to size it onRollOut - without a need to
create a duplicate instance.
3) you should use the DropShadowFilter to achieve this with
code
so this should look like:

Basic Newbie Help

I am sorry but I have found the docs to be a little on the sparse side. I am a developer and it seems that the docs were written by a developer that knows the system. Having NEVER implemented a proxy server before I am having a dificult time making heads or tails of implementing filtering and templates. I know their concepts and I know regex very well. I dug around looking at the obj.conf file to see if I could see how what I was doing on the admin server translated to configuration.
When I go to the Filters page for the default proxy server what the heck do I choose / do? When I select a resource from the drop down list what are those exactly? The ones like "https://.*" look to me like a regulare expression that would go with an allow/deny or some other rule set. But its something I get to choose.
Then there is the Credit/Edit Filters section that creates filters. That seems pretty straightforward but I do not know how they relate (if they do) to the resource that is selected in the Resource Selection combo box.
I assume that when you create a filter you then select it from the ALLOW or DENY list and then apply it.
No matter what I do it doesn't work right and I get all denied or all allowed. Then ther eis a template. Besides being a list of URL's how does it releate to everything else on this page?
I know this is a free product but some more effort on the docs in this VERY IMPORTANT area would be nice.
If these topics have been covered in posts, blogs, or other please direct me to them so that I can read and learn ... if not could someone that knows this aspect of Sun Proxy Server take 5 or 10 minutes and explain how these things interrelate so that I at least know how the user interface is supposed to be used.
thanks
Doug

Rahul, thanks for the reply.
In order for me to be able to manually modify the obj.conf file I need to know a few basics rules first. I would actually prefer to create the url files by hand as you suggest but unless I know where things go then it will be a lot of trial and error. I will look at the examples folder for help as well. But I have a few simple questions to get me started. These questions are based on the "Filters" tab for the proxy instance.
1) At the moment I am not doing NSAPI filters (well I don't know if I am I don't know what they are yet) I am only creating regex filters though the UI at the moment. Are those NSAPI filters?
2) Under Resource selection, there is a drop down list of existing resources and one called the entire server. I assume that the filters you create and operate upon are somehow linked with this resource, is that correct?. For now I am just trying the "entire server" resource but if I were to also create a filter for say the https:// resource which resource would rule the day. Example, if I say that www.google.com is allowed for the entire server but under the http:// resource I saw it is not allowed which resource rule takes precedense?
3) The Create and Edit filters area is self explanatory however I do not see how (through the UI) to delete a filter or disassociate it from the resource "entire server"
4) Under Operate Filters there are two drop downs for Allow and Deny. I assume again that this will set a url list to either be allowed or denied for the resource selected like "the entire server"
According to the admin UI I have a whitelist url file set for allow and NONE set for deny. The whitelist url contains the following (grabbed from the WhiteList.url file)
.*://www\.google\.com/.*
I have also tried .*://www\\.google\\.com/.*
Unless my regex is wrong I should be able to get out right? I get the following browser message:
This URL is not allowed to be proxied.
What I find odd is that even though I have selected the WhiteList for allow and NONE for deny the obj.conf file still has entries for two other url file filters I created the other day (dougs and dougs-deny) Whay are they still there ?
Here is my obj.conf.
# You can edit this file, but comments and formatting changes
# might be lost when the admin server makes changes.
Init fn="flex-init" access="$accesslog" format.access="%Ses->client.ip% - %Req->vars.auth-user% [%SYSDATE%] \"%Req->reqpb.clf-request%\" %Req->srvhdrs.clf-status% %Req->srvhdrs.content-length%"
Init fn="init-proxy" timeout="300" timeout-2="15"
Init WhiteList="/opt/sun/webproxyserver/proxy-defaultproxy/conf_bk/WhiteList.url" fn="init-url-filter" dougs="/opt/sun/webproxyserver/proxy-defaultproxy/conf_bk/dougs.url" dougs-deny="/opt/sun/webproxyserver/proxy-defaultproxy/conf_bk/dougs-deny.url"
<Object name="default">
AuthTrans fn="match-browser" browser=".*MSIE.*" ssl-unclean-shutdown="true"
NameTrans fn="assign-name" name="testit" from=".*://.*|connect://.*:443/.*"
PathCheck fn="url-check"
PathCheck fn="url-filter" allow="WhiteList"
Service fn="deny-service"
AddLog fn="flex-log" name="access"
</Object>
<Object name="file">
PathCheck fn="unix-uri-clean"
PathCheck fn="find-index" index-names="index.html"
ObjectType fn="type-by-extension"
ObjectType fn="force-type" type="text/plain"
Service fn="send-file"
</Object>
<Object ppath="ftp://.*">
ObjectType fn="cache-enable" query-maxlen="10" log-report="off"
ObjectType fn="cache-setting" lm-factor="0.10" max-uncheck="7200"
ObjectType fn="block-ip"
ObjectType fn="block-proxy-auth"
ObjectType fn="block-issuer-dn"
ObjectType fn="block-user-dn"
Service fn="deny-service"
</Object>
<Object ppath="http://.*">
PathCheck fn="url-filter" allow="WhiteList"
ObjectType fn="cache-enable" query-maxlen="10" log-report="off"
ObjectType fn="cache-setting" lm-factor="0.10" max-uncheck="7200"
ObjectType fn="block-ip"
ObjectType fn="forward-cache-info" hdr="Cache-info"
Service fn="deny-service"
Filter fn="filter-ct" regexp="(application/octet-stream|application/astound|application/fastman|application/java-archive|application/java-serialized-object|application/java-vm|application/mac-binhex40|application/x-stuffit|application/mbedlet|application/msword|application/oda|application/postscript|application/studiom|application/timbuktu|application/vnd.ms-excel|application/vnd.ms-powerpoint|application/vnd.ms-project|application/x-javascript|application/x-javascript;charset=UTF-8|application/x-java-jnlp-file|application/x-aim|application/x-asap|application/x-csh|application/x-earthtime|application/x-envoy|application/x-gtar|application/x-cpio|application/x-hdf|application/x-javascript-config|application/x-maker|application/x-mif|application/x-mocha|application/x-msaccess|application/x-msmetafile|application/x-msmoney|application/x-mspublisher|application/x-msschedule|application/x-msterminal|application/x-mswrite|application/x-NET-Install|application/x-netcdf|application/x-salsa|application/x-sh|application/x-shar|application/x-sprite|application/x-tar|application/x-tcl|application/x-perl|application/x-timbuktu|application/x-tkined|application/x-troff-man|application/x-troff-me|application/x-troff-ms|application/x-troff|application/x-wais-source|application/zip|application/pre-encrypted|application/x-pkcs7-crl|application/x-fortezza-ckl|drawing/x-dwf|x-world/x-svr|x-world/x-vrml|x-world/x-vrt|x-conference/x-cooltalk|x-gzip|x-compress|x-uuencode|application/vnd.sun.xml.writer|application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template|application/vnd.sun.xml.calc|application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template|application/vnd.sun.xml.draw|application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template|application/vnd.sun.xml.impress|application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template|application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global|application/vnd.sun.xml.math|application/vnd.stardivision.writer|application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global|application/vnd.stardivision.calc|application/vnd.stardivision.draw|application/vnd.stardivision.impress|application/vnd.stardivision.impress-packed|application/vnd.stardivision.math|application/vnd.stardivision.chart)"
Filter fn="filter-html" start="SCRIPT" end="SCRIPT"
Filter fn="filter-html" start="APPLET" end="APPLET"
Filter fn="filter-html" start="EMBED" end="EMBED"
Filter fn="filter-html" start="OBJECT"
</Object>
<Object ppath="https://.*">
PathCheck fn="url-filter"
ObjectType fn="block-ip"
ObjectType fn="forward-cache-info" hdr="Cache-info"
Service fn="deny-service"
</Object>
<Object ppath="gopher://.*">
ObjectType fn="cache-enable" query-maxlen="10" log-report="off"
ObjectType fn="cache-setting" lm-factor="0.10" max-uncheck="7200"
Service fn="deny-service"
</Object>
<Object ppath="connect://.*:443">
PathCheck fn="url-filter"
Service fn="deny-service"
Route fn="unset-proxy-server"
Route fn="unset-socks-server"
</Object>
<Object name="testit">
PathCheck fn="url-filter"
Service fn="proxy-retrieve"
</Object>
Again thanks for any help you can offer. I will look at the examples next.
Doug

How to do a simple or basic actionscript on Adobe Flash CS4? I am just having problems

I am doing my simple portfolio on Adobe Flash CS4. However when I am already looking just for the basic action scripting from the tutorial I can't determine which is the most accurate for the buttons.
Here's my sample below
the texts that were listed below are my buttons such as ABOUT, PROFILE, PRINT ADS, MAGAZINE, LOGO, PRINT, ILLUSTRATION, and DESIGN CONCEPT
I've already convert it into symbol as BUTTON and now I am ready to put a basic action script to function and transfer into another scene.
Example I want to function the ILLUSTRATION and PRINT button into Illustration and Print scene how would I do the action script about it?
Here's the example of next scenes that could be clicked from the homepage
This is the ILLUSTRATION scene
This is the PRINT scene
Please help me on how to do the action scripting by using the gotoAndPlay or anything else to function my portfolio. Thank you

Give each of your buttons an instance name via the Properties panel. As an example fr coding them, let's say you named the button "about_btn" for the scene named "about" that you want it to go to. Then to have that button make your file go to the about scene, you would add the following code into a frame of the timeline where that button is (in a separate actions layer preferably). Select the frame and in the Actions panel write...
about_btn.onRelease = function(){
gotoAndStop("about", 1);
If you wanted it to play instead of stop at frame 1 of the about scene, then you would use gotoAndPlay(...) instead of gotoAndStop(...). If you intended to go to a frame other than 1, then it is best to use frame labels and specify the label instead of the frame number.
Just a word of warning, if you haven't gotten too far with the design yet, you should back away from using scenes and just build all your sections into the first scene as sections of the timeline and/or movieclips. Combining scenes with navigation can be problematic... they just don't play right. Scenes are more useful for animations that do not have navigation.
When you use just the one scene, all your gotoAndStop/Play commands only need to specify the frame... as in gotoAndStop(1);

Basic networking help

I know this is a basic question but can anyone point me to a guide or tutorial that will help me setup a network between two macs.
I have a AirPort Extreme able iBook G4 and Powerbook G4(my roommate and I) and we are wanting to be able to do three things. It is also wise to note that we are using a Netgear WGR614 v.4 wireless router. We have it set up now that we can both connect to the internet wirelessly and wired without any problems.
I will start here by saying we BOTH have our firewalls off under the 'sharing' folder in Sys Prefs
We want now to be able to transfer files amongst ourselves, browse each others iTunes music, maybe even connect to one anothers printer. In the past we managed to exchange a file through our Public folder's "Drop Box". This took us awhile to sort out what to do and got it to work by chance, then next time tried to do it again and it wouldn't work. Also as it is now I can open my finder and click "Networks" and see and alias to her computer, but I cannot connect it says the ip is incorrect or does not exist. Finally if we both have iTunes open, we can see each others computer listed but cannot connect to one another, odd thing is when either of us is at school on that network we can both see other people's computers and listen to their music, so our settings must be set up right.
So is there a walkthrough, tutorial or guide that may resolve my problems? I have tried a few searches on the net as well as the mac site and nothing has been helpful yet.
re-cap. want to share files across local network. itunes browsing, and printer sharing.
Thanks in advance
mad-elph

The File Sharing information can be found in KB 106461, Mac OS X: About File Sharing.
KB 93365, Finding and Listening to Shared iTunes Music Libraries
For Printer Sharing, on the Mac connected to the printer via USB open the Sharing preference pane and enable Printer Sharing.

LStudio 9-New User-Basic questionsPls help!

Just learning to use Logic Studio (LS) after working on Nuendo/Cubase.I have some basic questions & would have more as I Keep exploring & would appreciate your help & patience in answering these questions.
To start with I would like to know how to raise the volume level of the wave form of a track.I just imported a few wave files into a new project but the visible wave levels on some tracks are very small.In Nuendo there used to be a 'handle' & we click on the track & just raise the level by moving the mouse upward.Is this possible in LS or is there any other way to raise the wave level on the track apart from raising the track volume through the mixer?
Thanks in advance for your reply.

I'm going to be keeping this thread open for those who are patient enough to answer my basic questions as I explore Logic Studio!As I read the manual your valuable input would be of much help.My knowledge of working in Nuendo seems to make things a lot more complex while working on Logic Studio.
In Nuendo/Cubase I only knew non-destructable editing.I would like to know if there is such an undo function in Logic Studio.I think I came across an Undo function that could be done only 4 times! Not sure about that!
Also while editing on a track is there any other way to edit directly other than going into the sample editor?
Can I normalize a track directly without going into the sample editor?

Easy ActionScript - helper Class for everyone

I have put together a number of methods that help do common tasks in ActionScript 3 in an easier way.
Providing powerful flexibility and consistency in AS3 is amazing but we have all probably grumbled at the steps involved in setting a color, a volume, a URL, getting a random number between two numbers, applying a font via code, accessing server data and XML, etc. Easy ActionScript lets you do these in a line or two using static methods of the Easy class.
http://easyactionscript.wordpress.com/
The code is helpful for beginners and even time saving for advanced coders.
Please let others know if you think it will be helpful. Also, leave a comment on the blog if you have any additional requests or suggestions.
Thanks,
Dan Zen

Thanks for the question. It adds about 3K. I can't imagine there would be any speed difference. It is just calling the same methods that you would call but one method removed ;-)

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