GlowFilter
Hello again!
I am trying to use GlowFilter as is showed on this link :
Glow
filter -- Flash CS3
I have imported flash.filters.GlowFilter, but I get the
follwoing error: The class or interface 'flash.filters.GlowFilter'
could not be loaded.
Howcome? How can I solve this?
Is there a better way to make the focus a glow filter
does?
Ah, give the Sprite a stroke.
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Are scaleX and scaleY not the right values to use to resize the large container? If not, how should I resize the container so it appears like I'm zooming in/out on it, as if on an image?
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A couple of thoughts, maybe not so useful...
could you over-ride the scaling in the fill so that the pattern remains the same, bind the glow parameters to the scaling (create a variable that reduces by the scale factor). Also with filters not sure if postLayoutTransformOffsets would be helpful.
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Hi,
My problem is I'd like to retain the transparency of a
graphics fill on a DisplayObject after applying a filter. If I
draw, say a rectangle, through a Sprite's Graphics and while doing
so, specify some transparency:
var spr:Sprite = new Sprite();
var g:Graphics = spr.graphics as Graphics;
g.beginFill(0x00ff00,
0.5);
g.drawRect(0,0,200,200);
g.endFill();
addChild(spr);
Then apply a filter to the Sprite:
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The Sprite, spr, has the filter applied behind it such that,
if the Sprite were opaque, the edges appear to glow. However, with
that 0.5 alpha in the graphics, I can now see through the Sprite
and what is immediately behind it is the Filter itself, not the
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Same is true with DropShadowFilter, I have yet to test the
others.
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edges be affected by the filter so I can still see through the
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appropriate filters, then import to flash library, but I'd like to
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Revision: 2905
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2008-08-19 13:45:59 -0700 (Tue, 19 Aug 2008)
Log Message:
Changes to allow UIComponent to take advantage of the new bindable filters (bindable wrappers around DropShadowFilter, GlowFilter, etc. that will force the filter stack to be re-evaluated when one or more of the filter parameters change). Checkin-tests: PASS
Reviewer: Jason
Bugs: SDK-16311
QA: Yes
Ticket Links:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-16311
Modified Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/core/Group.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/BevelFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/BlurFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/ColorMatrixFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/ConvolutionFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/DisplacementMapFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/DropShadowFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/GlowFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/GradientBevelFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/GradientFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/GradientGlowFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/graphics/BitmapGraphic.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/graphics/Parser.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/graphics/StrokedElement.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/graphics/graphicsClasses/GraphicElement .as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/FrameworkClasses.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/core/UIComponent.as
flex/sdk/trunk/tools/dependencychecker/flex/tools/dependencychecker/FrameworkSwcDependenc yRules.java
Added Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/filters/
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/filters/BaseDimensionFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/filters/BaseFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/filters/IBitmapFilter.as
Removed Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/BaseDimensionFilter.as
flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/flex4/src/flex/filters/BaseFilter.as
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I'm trying to create a very standard menu, the type where there are links on each page that links to each other. So far I've put each menu page on a separate frame (total around 35 frames), and each link as its own instance/class. Originally I planned to create an array containing all the links like this:
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menuRightSide.newStoryLink,
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menuRightSide.selectChapterLink,
menuRightSide.optionsLink,
menuRightSide.charactersLink,
menuRightSide.aboutLink,
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menuRightSide.chapter1,
menuRightSide.chapter2,
menuRightSide.chapter3,
menuRightSide.chapter4,
menuRightSide.chapter5,
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menuRightSide.char1,
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menuRightSide.char3,
menuRightSide.char4,
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menuRightSide.char6,
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menuRightSide.languageLink,
menuRightSide.costumeLink,
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menuRightSide.backToMainLink,
menuRightSide.backToCharLink,
menuRightSide.backToOptionsLink,
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links.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, onOut);
links.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
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on frame 1:
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But iPhone4 high resolution with gpu acceleration don't support filters - and I can't change those requirements... so any and all bitmap filters are out.
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Something like this:
import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.plugins.*;
TweenPlugin.activate([TintPlugin]);
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Many moons ago I asked a question here on the forums about how to use filters (specifically a glow filter) on a mobile devices (specifically the iPhone) when using GPU rendering and high resolution.
At the time, there was no answer... filters were unsupported. Period.
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1: Create your display object... ie: a sprite.
2. Apply your filter to the sprite like you normally would.
3. Create a new bitmapdata and then draw that display object into the bitmap data.
4. Put the new bitmapdata into a bitmap and then put it on the stage or do what you want.
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Here is a sample app I created and tested on the iphone and ipad
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// temp bitmapData object
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// add the bitmap to our source sprite.
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this.addChild(sprGL2);Great stuff dave
I currently have a slider which changes the hue of an image in a movieclip, I need it to move through he full range -180 to 180.
I desperately need to get this working on a tablet but cant get the filters to work in GPU mode. My application works too slow in cpu mode.
var Mcolor:AdjustColor = new AdjustColor(); //This object will hold the color properties
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function markerSlider($evt:SliderUIEvent):void {
Mcolor.hue = $evt.currentValue;
updateM();
function updateM():void{
Mfilter = new ColorMatrixFilter(Mcolor.CalculateFinalFlatArray());
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how would I use your solution in my case
many thanks. -
Need help with finding picture size
ok here is my problem i have this sphere and it works great except when you click the thumbnails to display the picture, depending on the size of the picture, the pictures can get pushed to far over, and i understand why. the x and y coord never change. now my idea is to get the size of picture and use that to adjust the x-coord accordingly. my question is. how do i get the picture size? if i can. do the pictures have to be in the fla?
heres code:
The radius of the sphere, 'rad'. You can change it if you wish
especially if you use thumbnails of a different size than our thumbnails.
var rad:Number=380;
The position of 'board' that will be defined later. 'board' is the main
container containing the sphere and the black background
that reponds to mouse actions.
var posX:Number=stage.stageWidth/2;
var posY:Number=stage.stageHeight/2;
The size of thumbnails. Change the values to reflect the size of your
images.
var thumbWidth:Number=70;
var thumbHeight:Number=53;
The thumbnail images have been imported to the Library and linked to AS3
under the names 'Small1', 'Small2',....,'Small46'. The corresponding
Bitmap objects will be stored in the array 'thumbsArray'.
var thumbsArray:Array=[];
The addresses of the images corresponding to the thumbnails are stored
in 'picsArray'. The images will be loaded at runtime when the user
clicks on each thumbnail.
var picsArray:Array=[];
The Bitmap object corresponding to each thumbnail will be placed
in a Sprite, holdersArray[i][j], as its child. We have to do this
to make thumbnails responsive to mouse clicks.
var holdersArray:Array=[];
In order to depth-sort images on the sphere, we will need to keep
track of their midpoints and the position of each midpoint in 3D.
The midpoints will be stored in 'midsArray'.
var midsArray:Array=[];
The only part of our spherical menu that is hard-wired (and a bit harder
to customize) is the number of thumbnails and their placement on the sphere.
We have 46 thumbnails placed along 7 horizontal 'circles' on the sphere.
The 'jLen' vector describes the number of thumbnails on each circle.
The first 'circle' is the north pole and contains 1 image; the second
is the circle corresponding to the vertical angle of 30 degrees
from the negative y axis. That circle contains 6 images. The next one,
at 60 degree of vertical displacement contains 10 images;
the one after that, at 90 degrees from the negative y axis, is the equador
of the sphere and contains 12 images. Past that, we go symmetrically:
10, 6, and 1 image at the south pole.
All our arrays are organized to reflect that placement of thumbnails.
For example, thumbsArray is an array of arrays, thumbsArray[i], where
i corresponds to the number of each circle. thumbsArray[i][j] is the
j-th image on the i-th of the seven circles.
var jLen:Vector.<Number>=new Vector.<Number>();
jLen=Vector.<Number>([1,6,10,12,10,6,1]);
We use the almost standard parametrization of a sphere:
phi is the vertical angle measured from the vertical axis
pointing upwards (in Flash's coordinate system this is the negative
y-axis), theta is the horizontal angle measured from the
horizontal axis pointing away from the screen; that is,
the negative z-axis. phi changes from 0 to 90 degrees,
theta from 0 to 360 degrees. For each circle, phi is constant:
0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180. 'thetaStep' contains the angular
distances between thumbnails on each circle. Except
for the north and the south pole, for each circle
the angular distance between thumbnails equals to 360 divided
by the number of thumbnails on the circle.
var thetaStep:Vector.<Number>=new Vector.<Number>();
thetaStep=Vector.<Number>([0,60,36,30,36,60,0]);
//The vertical angle between circles.
var phiStep:Number=30;
To make images tangent to the sphere, we need to tilt them
vertically and horizontally. Horizontal tilt is always
equal to the theta angle of the midpoint
of the image and changes along each circle;
the vertical tilt is based on the values
of phi and is constant for each circle of thumbnails.
var phiTilt:Vector.<Number>=new Vector.<Number>();
phiTilt=Vector.<Number>([-90,-60,-30,0,30,60,90]);
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//and rotation by the user.
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var manualOn:Boolean=false;
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var prevY:Number;
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this.transform.perspectiveProjection.fieldOfView=70;
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var board:Sprite=new Sprite();
this.addChild(board);
board.x=posX;
board.y=posY;
//We call the function that draws the border and the background
//of 'board'.
drawBoard();
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infoBox.mouseEnabled=false;
infoBox.wordWrap=true;
infoBox.text="";
loadBox.mouseEnabled=false;
loadBox.wordWrap=true;
loadBox.text="";
loadBox.visible=false;
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will be loaded into 'loader' - an instance of the Loader class.
'loader' is a child of the Sprite, 'photoHolder', which is a child
of the MainTimeline.
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this.addChild(photoHolder);
photoHolder.x=200;
photoHolder.y=100;
var loader:Loader=new Loader();
photoHolder.addChild(loader);
photoHolder.visible=false;
We will literally 'build' a shere of thumbnails by positioning
them in a Sprite called 'spSphere'. The moment we assign
any of the 3D properties to 'spSphere', for example a value for the z coordinate,
spSphere becomes a 3D container. That means we can place elements in it
in 3D. We will also be able to apply 3D methods to 'spSphere', e.g. rotations.
When 'spSphere' becomes a 3D display object, it has transfrom.matrix3D property.
The latter property holds all the information about the current 3D state
of 'spSphere'.
var spSphere:Sprite=new Sprite();
board.addChild(spSphere);
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spSphere.y=0;
//We move 'spSphere' backwards to avoid distortion of the front thumbnails.
//You can experiment with different values for the z coordinate.
spSphere.z=rad;
//We call several functions defined later in the script.
//They names tell it all.
setUpPics();
buildSphere();
spSphere.rotationY=0;
spSphere.rotationX=0;
spSphere.rotationZ=0;
spSphere.filters=[new GlowFilter(0x666666,1.0,6.0,6.0,2)];
rotateSphere(0,0,0);
setUpListeners();
//The function that draws the black rectangle behind our sphere.
//You can change the values below to change the size and the color
//of the background. Those values do not affect the sphere itself.
function drawBoard():void {
board.graphics.clear();
board.graphics.lineStyle(0,0x333333);
board.graphics.beginFill(0x000000, 0);
board.graphics.drawRect(-640,-490,1180,1080);
board.graphics.endFill();
//We add all the necassary listeners. They are self-explanatory.
//Note that holdersArray[i][j] is the Sprite that contains the
//j-th thumbnail on the i-th circle.
function setUpListeners():void {
var i:int;
var j:int;
this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,autoRotate);
board.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT,boardOut);
board.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,boardMove);
board.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,boardDown);
board.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,boardUp);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,doneLoad);
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR,loadingError);
photoHolder.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,holderClicked);
for(i=0;i<7;i++){
for(j=0;j<jLen[i];j++){
holdersArray[i][j].doubleClickEnabled=true;
holdersArray[i][j].addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK,picClicked);
The functions that are executed in response to events to which we listen.
The next one runs when a loaded picture is clicked.
function holderClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
board.visible=true;
photoHolder.visible=false;
infoBox.text="";
manualOn=false;
autoOn=true;
'picClicked' is executed when any of the thumbnails is double-clicked.
Note that in the function 'buildSphere' below, we assigned names to
all holders, holderArray[i][j]. We need those names now to know
which thumbnail was clicked and which image to load.
function picClicked(e:MouseEvent):void {
var targName:String="Double Click Image To View";
var i:int;
var j:int;
targName=e.currentTarget.name;
i=int(targName.charAt(3));
j=int(targName.substring(5,targName.length));
board.visible=false;
loader.load(new URLRequest(picsArray[i][j]));
infoBox.text="";
loadBox.text="Loading...";
loadBox.visible=true;
function loadingError(e:IOErrorEvent):void {
loadBox.text="There has been an error loading the image. The server may be busy. Refresh the page and try again.";
function doneLoad(e:Event):void {
infoBox.text="Click the image to close it.";
photoHolder.visible=true;
loadBox.text="";
loadBox.visible=false;
//Listeners responsible for mouse rotations and auto-rotation.
function autoRotate(e:Event):void {
if(autoOn && !manualOn){
spSphere.transform.matrix3D.prependRotation(-0.5,Vector3D.Y_AXIS);
zSortPics();
function boardOut(e:MouseEvent):void {
autoOn=true;
manualOn=false;
function boardDown(e:MouseEvent):void {
prevX=board.mouseX;
prevY=board.mouseY;
autoOn=false;
manualOn=true;
function boardUp(e:MouseEvent):void {
manualOn=false;
function boardMove(e:MouseEvent):void {
var locX:Number=prevX;
var locY:Number=prevY;
if(!autoOn && manualOn){
prevX=board.mouseX;
prevY=board.mouseY;
rotateSphere(prevY-locY,-(prevX-locX),0);
e.updateAfterEvent();
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Note the organization of thumbnails by circles on which they reside:
thumbsArray[0] - the north pole, thumbsArray[1] thumbnails of the first circle
down from the north pole, etc. 'picsArray' is organized similarly.
You can, of course, subsitute your own images, use thumbnails of
dimensions different from ours. Changing the number of thumbnails and their organization
would, however, require rewritting the script a bit.
function setUpPics():void {
thumbsArray[0]=[new Bitmap(new Small1(70,46))];
picsArray[0]=["pic1.jpg"];
thumbsArray[1]=[new Bitmap(new Small2(70,105)),new Bitmap(new Small3(70,105)),new Bitmap(new Small4(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small5(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small6(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small7(70,53))];
picsArray[1]=["pic2.jpg","pic3.jpg","pic4.jpg","pic5.jpg","pic6.jpg","pic7.jpg"];
thumbsArray[2]=[new Bitmap(new Small8(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small9(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small10(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small11(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small12(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small13(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small14(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small15(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small16(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small17(70,53))];
picsArray[2]=["pic8.jpg","pic9.jpg","pic10.jpg","pic11.jpg","pic12.jpg","pic13.jpg","pic1 4.jpg","pic15.jpg","pic16.jpg","pic17.jpg"];
thumbsArray[3]=[new Bitmap(new Small18(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small19(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small20(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small21(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small22(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small23(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small24(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small25(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small26(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small27(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small28(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small29(70,53))];
picsArray[3]=["pic18.jpg","pic19.jpg","pic20.jpg","pic21.jpg","pic22.jpg","pic23.jpg","pi c24.jpg","pic25.jpg","pic26.jpg","pic27.jpg","pic28.jpg","pic29.jpg"];
thumbsArray[4]=[new Bitmap(new Small30(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small31(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small32(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small33(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small34(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small35(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small36(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small37(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small38(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small39(70,53))];
picsArray[4]=["pic30.jpg","pic31.jpg","pic32.jpg","pic33.jpg","pic34.jpg","pic35.jpg","pi c36.jpg","pic37.jpg","pic38.jpg","pic39.jpg"];
thumbsArray[5]=[new Bitmap(new Small40(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small41(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small42(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small43(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small44(70,53)),new Bitmap(new Small45(70,53))];
picsArray[5]=["pic40.jpg","pic41.jpg","pic42.jpg","pic43.jpg","pic44.jpg","pic45.jpg"];
thumbsArray[6]=[new Bitmap(new Small46(70,53))];
picsArray[6]=["pic46.jpg"];
In the next function we actually create a 3D sphere of thumbnails by positioning
them in 3D within spSphere. Note the center of the sphere is at (0,0,0) of
spSphere. It might be worth recalling that with our interpretation of
phi and theta each point P=(x,y,z) on the sphere corresponding to given values
of phi and theta is given by:
x = rad * sin(phi) * sin(theta),
y = -rad * cos(phi),
z = -rad * sin(phi) * cos(theta).
Within the function, we populate 'holdersArray' and 'midsArray'. We assign thumbnails
to holdersArray elements, position holdersArray elements, tilt them, give them names.
We literally build our sphere.
function buildSphere():void {
var i:int;
var j:int;
var tStep:Number;
var pStep:Number=phiStep*Math.PI/180;
for(i=0;i<7;i++){
holdersArray[i]=[];
midsArray[i]=[];
tStep=thetaStep[i]*Math.PI/180;
for(j=0;j<jLen[i];j++){
midsArray[i][j]=new Vector3D(rad*Math.sin(i*pStep)*Math.sin(j*tStep),-rad*Math.cos(i*pStep),-rad*Math.sin(i*p Step)*Math.cos(j*tStep));
holdersArray[i][j]=new Sprite();
holdersArray[i][j].name="pic"+String(i)+"_"+String(j);
holdersArray[i][j].addChild(thumbsArray[i][j]);
thumbsArray[i][j].x=-thumbWidth/2;
thumbsArray[i][j].y=-thumbHeight/2;
spSphere.addChild(holdersArray[i][j]);
holdersArray[i][j].x=midsArray[i][j].x;
holdersArray[i][j].y=midsArray[i][j].y;
holdersArray[i][j].z=midsArray[i][j].z;
holdersArray[i][j].rotationX=phiTilt[i];
holdersArray[i][j].rotationY=-j*thetaStep[i];
zSortPics();
'zSortPics' depth-sorts all thumbnails corresponding to each view of
the sphere. It sorts thumbnails by removing them (or more precisely
their holders, holdersArray[i][j], as children of spSphere and then reassigning
them based on the z-coordinates of their midpoints.
function zSortPics():void {
var distArray:Array=[];
var dist:Number;
var i:int;
var j:int;
var k:int;
var curMatrix:Matrix3D;
var curMid:Vector3D;
curMatrix=spSphere.transform.matrix3D.clone();
while(spSphere.numChildren>0){
spSphere.removeChildAt(0);
for(i=0;i<7;i++){
for(j=0;j<jLen[i];j++){
curMid=curMatrix.deltaTransformVector(midsArray[i][j]);
dist=curMid.z;
distArray.push([dist,i,j]);
distArray.sort(byDist);
for(k=0;k<distArray.length;k++){
spSphere.addChild(holdersArray[distArray[k][1]][distArray[k][2]]);
holdersArray[distArray[k][1]][distArray[k][2]].alpha=Math.max(k/(distArray.length-1),0.5) ;
function byDist(v:Array,w:Array):Number {
if (v[0]>w[0]){
return -1;
} else if (v[0]<w[0]){
return 1;
} else {
return 0;
The function that rotates the sphere in response to the user moving the mouse.
Note we are setting the z coordinate to 0 before rotation. Otherwise,
the non-zero translation coefficients produce undesirable effects.
Note also that we do not use this function in 'autoRotate'. That is because
when the sphere auto-rotates we want it to revolve about is pole-to-pole
axis. That means prepending rather than appending rotation.
See the function 'autoRotate' above.
function rotateSphere(rotx:Number,roty:Number,rotz:Number):void {
spSphere.z=0;
spSphere.transform.matrix3D.appendRotation(rotx,Vector3D.X_AXIS);
spSphere.transform.matrix3D.appendRotation(roty,Vector3D.Y_AXIS);
spSphere.transform.matrix3D.appendRotation(rotz,Vector3D.Z_AXIS);
spSphere.z=rad;
zSortPics();I won't be searching thru all that code to try to find something relevant to your post, but if you are using a Loader to load the images, you can get the width and height as soon as the loading is complete using the loader object (loader.width, loader.height). You just need to wait until loading is complete, so you'll need a listener for that if you don't have one already.
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I'm trying to use this one class to create the tag cloud to flex.
1.I created a master document.
?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
creationComplete="init();" minWidth="955" minHeight="600" xmlns:local="*">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.core.IVisualElement;
import mx.core.UIComponent;
public var inputWordr:String = "";
private function init():void {
c20.addElement(tirs as IVisualElement);
]]>
</fx:Script>
<fx:Declarations>
<local:MyComponent id="tirs" x="0" y="0" width="300" height="300"/>
</fx:Declarations>
<s:BorderContainer x="10" y="38" width="542" height="428" id="c20">
</s:BorderContainer>
</s:Application>
2. And created a class (MyComponent.as) based on code from the example and import all required swc.
package
import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
import flash.filters.BlurFilter;
import flash.filters.GlowFilter;
import flash.text.TextField;
import mx.core.UIComponent;
import org.papervision3d.core.geom.Particles;
import org.papervision3d.core.geom.renderables.Particle;
import org.papervision3d.events.InteractiveScene3DEvent;
import org.papervision3d.materials.special.BitmapParticleMaterial;
import org.papervision3d.objects.DisplayObject3D;
import org.papervision3d.view.BasicView;
public class MyComponent extends Sprite
private var scale:Number = 5;
private var radius:Number = 350;
private var smoothing:Boolean = true;
private var minAlpha:Number = 0.3;
private var glow:GlowFilter;
private var tags:Array;
private var tag_num:uint;
private var bv:BasicView;
private var tagArray:Array;
private var tagContainer:DisplayObject3D;
public function MyComponent()
init ();
private function init ():void {
glow = new GlowFilter (0x003366, 1, 8, 8, 2, BitmapFilterQuality.LOW, true, false);
tags = ["free","news","Cookie","practice","JavaScript","toy","life","something","LocalConnection ","memo","MSN","funny", "ActionScript 3", "Food", "Book", "Photo", "favorite"];
tag_num = tags.length;
tagArray = [];
tagContainer = new DisplayObject3D ("tag_container");
tagContainer.x = -radius * 0.25;
tagContainer.y = radius * 0.25;
bv = new BasicView (300, 300, true, true);
bv.viewport.interactive = true;
bv.scene.addChild (tagContainer);
bv.camera.z = -2 * radius;
bv.camera.zoom = 20;
bv.startRendering ();
addChild (bv);
buildTags ();
addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameHandler);
private function buildTags ():void {
var i:uint;
for (i = 0; i < tag_num; i++) {
// 2D
var txt:TextField = new TextField ();
txt.text = tags[i];
txt.filters = [new BlurFilter(1.1, 1.1)];
var txtW:Number = txt.textWidth + 4;
var txtH:Number = txt.textHeight + 4;
var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData (txtW, txtH, true, 0x01FFFFFF);
bitmap.draw (txt);
var phi:Number = Math.acos((2 * (i + 1) - 1) / tag_num - 1);
var theta:Number = Math.sqrt(tag_num * Math.PI) * phi;
// 3D
var material:BitmapParticleMaterial = new BitmapParticleMaterial (bitmap);
material.interactive = true;
material.smooth = smoothing;
var tag:Particle = new Particle (material, scale, 0, 0, 0);
var tagHolder:Particles = new Particles ("tag_");
tagHolder.addParticle (tag);
tagHolder.x = radius * Math.cos (theta) * Math.sin (phi);
tagHolder.y = radius * Math.sin (theta) * Math.sin (phi);
tagHolder.z = radius * Math.cos (phi);
tagHolder.useOwnContainer = true;
tagHolder.autoCalcScreenCoords = true;
tagHolder.addEventListener (InteractiveScene3DEvent.OBJECT_OVER, objectOverHandler);
tagHolder.addEventListener (InteractiveScene3DEvent.OBJECT_OUT, objectOutHandler);
//tagHolder.addEventListener (InteractiveScene3DEvent.OBJECT_PRESS, objectPressHandler);
tagContainer.addChild (tagHolder);
tagArray.push (tagHolder);
private function objectOverHandler (e:InteractiveScene3DEvent):void {
bv.viewport.buttonMode = true;
e.target.filters = [glow];
private function objectOutHandler (e:InteractiveScene3DEvent):void {
bv.viewport.buttonMode = false;
for (var j:uint = 0; j < tag_num; j++) {
tagArray [j].filters = [];
private function enterFrameHandler (e:Event):void {
tagContainer.rotationX += (mouseY - 300 * 0.5) * 0.01;
tagContainer.rotationY += (mouseX - 300 * 0.5) * 0.01;
for (var j:uint = 0; j < tag_num; j++) {
tagArray[j].alpha = minAlpha + (1 - minAlpha) * (1 - (tagArray[j].screen.z - radius) / (2 * radius));
3. Then I created a call of custom component, but nothing is displayed or causes errors. I tried to insert this component in different ways.
Check out where I made mistakes, please.all i could find...
http://www.ericd.net/tagCloud/ -
How to unload externally loaded swf which contains 3D Carousel?
Hello to all
I am learning AS3 and have been taking on various tutorials found on the net. While learning about AS3 I came across a lesson on http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/2009/05/vertical-3d-carousel-with-actionscript-3-and-xml/ titled "Vertical 3D Carousel with AS3 and XML".
I completed the tutorial and all worked fine so I then wanted to load the swf into a existing project. The loading of the swf goes fine and when I unload my loader it is removed but only visually as in my output panel in flash CS5 I get an error as follows
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at carousel_c_fla::MainTimeline/moveCarousel()
this error repeats over and over again slowing my swf movie.
So does this mean my main flash movie trying to still play / find my unloaded 3D Carousel?
If so how do I unload remove all the AS3 that is trying to run from the 3D Carousel?
I have included the AS3 below from the tutorial page and I understand that this is what I have to remove to "break free" from the 3D Carousel swf when it is unloaded. This is where I am stuck as my knowledge of AS3 is limited - Can you guys / girls help?
//Import TweenMax
import com.greensock.*;
//The path to the XML file (use your own here)
// old var from tutorial - var xmlPath:String = "http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/XML/carousel-menu.xml";
var xmlPath:String = "carousel-menu.xml";
//We'll store the loaded XML to this variable
var xml:XML;
//Create a loader and load the XML. Call the function "xmlLoaded" when done.
var loader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(new URLRequest(xmlPath));
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
//This function is called when the XML file is loaded
function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void {
//Make sure that we are not working with a null variable
if ((e.target as URLLoader) != null ) {
//Create a new XML object with the loaded XML data
xml = new XML(loader.data);
//Call the function that creates the menu
createMenu();
//We need to know how many items we have on the stage
var numberOfItems:uint = 0;
//This array will contain all the menu items
var menuItems:Array = new Array();
//Set the focal length
var focalLength:Number = 350;
//Set the vanishing point
var vanishingPointX:Number = stage.stageWidth / 2;
var vanishingPointY:Number = stage.stageHeight / 2;
//We calculate the angleSpeed in the ENTER_FRAME listener
var angleSpeed:Number = 0;
//Radius of the circle
var radius:Number = 128;
//This function creates the menu
function createMenu():void {
//Get the number of menu items we will have
numberOfItems = xml.items.item.length();
//Calculate the angle difference between the menu items (in radians)
var angleDifference:Number = Math.PI * (360 / numberOfItems) / 180;
//We use a counter so we know how many menu items have been created
var count:uint = 0;
//Loop through all the <button></button> nodes in the XML
for each (var item:XML in xml.items.item) {
//Create a new menu item
var menuItem:MenuItem = new MenuItem();
//Calculate the starting angle for the menu item
var startingAngle:Number = angleDifference * count;
//Set a "currentAngle" attribute for the menu item
menuItem.currentAngle = startingAngle;
//Position the menu item
menuItem.xpos3D = 0;
menuItem.ypos3D = radius * Math.sin(startingAngle);
menuItem.zpos3D = radius * Math.cos(startingAngle);
//Calculate the scale ratio for the menu item (the further the item -> the smaller the scale ratio)
var scaleRatio = focalLength/(focalLength + menuItem.zpos3D);
//Scale the menu item according to the scale ratio
menuItem.scaleX = menuItem.scaleY = scaleRatio;
//Position the menu item to the stage (from 3D to 2D coordinates)
menuItem.x = vanishingPointX + menuItem.xpos3D * scaleRatio;
menuItem.y = vanishingPointY + menuItem.ypos3D * scaleRatio;
//Add a text to the menu item
menuItem.menuText.text = item.label;
//Add a "linkTo" variable for the URL
menuItem.linkTo = item.linkTo;
//We don't want the text field to catch mouse events
menuItem.mouseChildren = false;
//Assign MOUSE_OVER, MOUSE_OUT and CLICK listeners for the menu item
menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, mouseOverItem);
menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseOutItem);
menuItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, itemClicked);
//Add the menu item to the menu items array
menuItems.push(menuItem);
//Add the menu item to the stage
addChild(menuItem);
//Assign an initial alpha
menuItem.alpha = 0.3;
//Add some blur to the item
TweenMax.to(menuItem,0, {blurFilter:{blurX:1, blurY:1}});
//Update the count
count++;
//Add an ENTER_FRAME listener for the animation
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveCarousel);
//This function is called in each frame
function moveCarousel(e:Event):void {
//Calculate the angle speed according to mouseY position
angleSpeed = (mouseY - stage.stageHeight / 2) * 0.0002;
//Loop through the menu items
for (var i:uint = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
//Store the menu item to a local variable
var menuItem:MenuItem = menuItems[i] as MenuItem;
//Update the current angle of the item
menuItem.currentAngle += angleSpeed;
//Calculate a scale ratio
var scaleRatio = focalLength/(focalLength + menuItem.zpos3D);
//Scale the item according to the scale ratio
menuItem.scaleX=menuItem.scaleY=scaleRatio;
//Set new 3D coordinates
menuItem.xpos3D=0;
menuItem.ypos3D=radius*Math.sin(menuItem.currentAngle);
menuItem.zpos3D=radius*Math.cos(menuItem.currentAngle);
//Update the item's coordinates.
menuItem.x=vanishingPointX+menuItem.xpos3D*scaleRatio;
menuItem.y=vanishingPointY+menuItem.ypos3D*scaleRatio;
//Call the function that sorts the items so they overlap each other correctly
sortZ();
//This function sorts the items so they overlap each other correctly
function sortZ():void {
//Sort the array so that the item which has the highest
//z position (= furthest away) is first in the array
menuItems.sortOn("zpos3D", Array.NUMERIC | Array.DESCENDING);
//Set new child indexes for the item
for (var i:uint = 0; i < menuItems.length; i++) {
setChildIndex(menuItems[i], i);
//This function is called when a mouse is over an item
function mouseOverItem(e:Event):void {
//Tween the item's properties
TweenMax.to(e.target, 0.1, {alpha: 1, glowFilter:{color:0xffffff, alpha:1, blurX:60, blurY:60},blurFilter:{blurX:0, blurY:0}});
//This function is called when a mouse is out of an item
function mouseOutItem(e:Event):void {
//Tween the item's properties
TweenMax.to(e.target, 1, {alpha: 0.3, glowFilter:{color:0xffffff, alpha:1, blurX:0, blurY:0},blurFilter:{blurX:1, blurY:1}});
//This function is called when an item is clicked
function itemClicked(e:Event):void {
//Navigate to the URL that's assigned to the menu item
var urlRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest(e.target.linkTo);
navigateToURL(urlRequest);Hi Ned thanks for the reply,
Ok so I have a button in my main movie that loads the external swf
stop();
var my_loader:Loader = new Loader();
var my_btn:Button = new Button();
var my_pb:ProgressBar = new ProgressBar();
my_pb.source = my_loader.contentLoaderInfo;
my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,startLoading);
function startLoading(e:MouseEvent):void{
my_loader.load(new URLRequest("carousel.swf"));
addChild(my_pb);
my_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, finishloading);
function finishloading(e:Event):void{
addChild(my_loader);
my_loader.addEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
removeChild(my_pb);
function killLoadedClip(e:Event):void {
my_loader.removeEventListener("killMe",
killLoadedClip);
my_loader.unloadAndStop();
removeChild(my_loader);
Then I have a button in my loaded swf that closes the loader
This is spread over 2 frames
Frame1
function closeIt(e:MouseEvent):void {
parent.dispatchEvent(newEvent("killMe"));
Frame 2
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, closeIt);
Frame 2 also holds all the code for the carousel
Thanks for your time and help in advance people ; ) -
Flex 4: Custom ScrollBar not working in Custom DropDownList
Hello,
I'm having an odd issue that I just cannot figure out. I have a custom DropDownList .as component (to pass color values) and a custom skin. In this skin I am using a custom Scroller (same AS file component with mxml skin). When I use this configuration, clicking on the scrollbar just closes the DropDown. If I remove the skin from my custom scrollbar it works, which leads me to believe it has something to do with the DropDown skin. Even if I revert my custom Scroller to the spark Scroller, it still doesn't work. I've narrowed it down to what seems like a problem with my DropDownList skin.
Not really sure what code to put here, but all I've been doing is right clicking my project and making new ActionScript components and MXML skins from the default skin. Here is my DropDownList skin, not sure if I should paste any other code? I have no idea what would be causing this, so I don't really know what code to place.
[HostComponent("ccm.DropDown.DropDownList")]Woops, the code didn't place correctly, here it is:
<s:SparkSkin xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:fb="http://ns.adobe.com/flashbuilder/2009" alpha.disabled=".5" xmlns:Scroller="ccm.Scroller.*" xmlns:DropDown="ccm.DropDown.*">
<fx:Metadata>
[HostComponent("ccm.DropDown.DropDownList")]
</fx:Metadata>
<!-- host component -->
<fx:Script fb:purpose="styling">
<![CDATA[
import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
import flash.filters.BitmapFilterType;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import spark.filters.*;
/* Define the content fill items that should be colored by the "contentBackgroundColor" style. */
static private const contentFill:Array = [];
* @private
override public function get contentItems():Array {return contentFill};
* @private
override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
openButton.setStyle("cornerRadius", getStyle("cornerRadius"));
super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:states>
<s:State name="normal" />
<s:State name="open" />
<s:State name="disabled" />
</s:states>
<!---
The PopUpAnchor control that opens the drop-down list.
<p>In a custom skin class that uses transitions, set the
<code>itemDestructionPolicy</code> property to <code>none</code>.</p>
-->
<s:PopUpAnchor id="popUp" displayPopUp.normal="false" displayPopUp.open="true" includeIn="open"
left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" itemDestructionPolicy="auto"
popUpPosition="below" popUpWidthMatchesAnchorWidth="true" >
<!---
This includes borders, background colors, scrollers, and filters.
@copy spark.components.supportClasses.DropDownListBase#dropDown
-->
<s:Group maxHeight="134" minHeight="22" >
<s:Rect id="fill" left="1" right="1" top="1" bottom="0" bottomLeftRadiusX="16.5" bottomRightRadiusX="16.5" topLeftRadiusX="16.5" topRightRadiusX="16.5" >
<s:fill>
<s:SolidColor color="0xFFFFFF" />
</s:fill>
<s:filters>
<s:GlowFilter
color="0x000000"
alpha=".35"
blurX="6"
blurY="6"
strength="1"
quality="{BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH}"
inner="true"
knockout="false"/>
</s:filters>
</s:Rect>
<!--- @private -->
<Scroller:Scroller id="scroller" left="8" top="8" right="8" bottom="8" hasFocusableChildren="false" minViewportInset="1"
showButtons="false"
trackColor="{hostComponent._trackColor}"
thumbColor="{hostComponent._thumbColor}"
skinClass="ccm.Scroller.ScrollerSkin">
<!--- @copy spark.components.SkinnableDataContainer#dataGroup-->
<s:DataGroup id="dataGroup" itemRenderer="ccm.DropDown.DropDownItemRenderer">
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout gap="0" horizontalAlign="contentJustify"/>
</s:layout>
</s:DataGroup>
</Scroller:Scroller>
</s:Group>
</s:PopUpAnchor>
<!--- The default skin is DropDownListButtonSkin.
@copy spark.components.supportClasses.DropDownListBase#openButton
@see spark.skins.spark.DropDownListButtonSkin -->
<DropDown:DropDownButton id="openButton" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" focusEnabled="false"
skinClass="ccm.DropDown.DropDownButtonSkin"
buttonColor="{hostComponent._buttonColor}"
/>
<!--- @copy spark.components.DropDownList#labelDisplay -->
<s:Label id="labelDisplay" verticalAlign="middle" maxDisplayedLines="1"
mouseEnabled="false" mouseChildren="false"
left="12" right="30" top="2" bottom="2" width="75" verticalCenter="1" />
</s:SparkSkin> -
i need to display this dynamically generating buttons from xml into moveclip with scrollbar in as3 pls help me....................i had attached my code...
var yPlacement:int = 230;
var xPlacement:int = 66;
var distance:int = 100;
var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.color = 0x000000;
format.font = "Verdana";
format.size = 18;
format.bold = true;
//format.kerning = false;
//var items:Array = new Array();
var myXML:XML = new XML();
var XML_URL:String = "evs.xml";
var myXMLURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(XML_URL);
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(myXMLURL);
myLoader.addEventListener("complete", xmlLoaded);
// Create the xmlLoaded function
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void {
// Place the xml data into the myXML object
myXML = XML(myLoader.data);
// Initialize and give var name to the new external XMLDocument
var xmlDoc:XMLDocument = new XMLDocument();
// Ignore spacing around nodes
xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
// Define a new name for the loaded XML that is the data in myLoader
var menuXML:XML = XML(myLoader.data);
// Parse the XML data into a readable format
xmlDoc.parseXML(menuXML.toXMLString());
// Set the index number of our loop, increments automatically
var i:Number = 0;
// Run the "for each" loop to iterate through all of the menu items listed in the external XML file
for each (var topic:XML in myXML..topic) {
// Access the value of the "itemLabel" node in our external XML file
var listLabel:String = topic.itemLabel.toString();
// Access the value of the "urlstring" node in our external XML file
var listurl:String = topic.urlstring.toString();
// Just some trace I used while testiing
//trace(listurl);
// This all pertains to the style of the button, alter values to your liking
var type:String = GradientType.LINEAR;
var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC];
var alphas:Array = [1, 1];
var ratios:Array = [0, 255];
var spreadMethod:String = SpreadMethod.PAD;
var interp:String = InterpolationMethod.LINEAR_RGB;
var focalPtRatio:Number = 0;
var matrix:Matrix = new Matrix();
var boxWidth:Number = 200;
var boxHeight:Number = 40;
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var tx:Number = 0;
var ty:Number = 0;
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myText.defaultTextFormat = format;
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myText.y = 2;
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addChild(clip_mc);
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layout_mc.clip_mc.x = xPlacement;
// Access the URL value and ready it for setting up the Click listener, and function
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layout_mc.clip_mc.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onMouseOut);
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function clipClick(e:Event):void {
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navigateToURL(urlRequest);
i++;
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function onMouseOver (e:Event):void {
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glow.color = 0x79B3E1;
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e.target.filters = null;NEVER MIND! I found my error. I forgot that I should have
imported MouseEvent instead of Event. I like this new way of doing
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Customizing List Selection Indication
Hello Everyone,
I would like to customize the way the List shows a selected item. The default implementation is to highlight the background. I would like to change that to a glow filter around the border. The default implementation for the "ItemRenderer" class has a draw background method, but that is marked internal and private. There is a skin state "selected", but when I go to create a custom skin. ItemRenderer does not pop up in the autocomplete class search leading me to believe I may be going down the wrong path. Any help is greatly appreciated, I am using SDK4.0 if that is any help.All of the visuals of a selected item are handled in the item renderer. Are you able to create a custom ItemRenderer that does what you are looking for?
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hi!!!! this is my problem...
I have inserted on stage through attachmovie a mc and copied
6 times through the cycle for. . now through the class filter I
have assigned for everyone the effect always through the cilo for,
but I do not succeed to assign transition that is to the effect
movement of the filter glow to all the mc
for all the rollOut and rollOver works (this is looked at
from the small hand and trace) but the every time that step small
hand on whichever only mc to a part the transition of the
effect…
now i show the code of my fla files that is in first frame...
quote:
import flash.filters.GlowFilter;
/*import flash.filters.*;*/
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
//imposto le variabili posizione
var posX:Number = 80;
var posY:Number = 370;
//creo l'array di testo delle icone e del numero delle icone
var testoIco:Array = new Array ("VIDEO","MOTION
GRAPHICS","WEB SITES","ILLUSTRATIONS","BRAND","PHOTO");
setUpButtons();
function setUpButtons()
var gf:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x000000, 100, 0, 0, 3,
3, false, false);
//dichiaro gli effetti e li imposto
var blurXTween:Tween = new Tween(gf, "blurX",
Elastic.easeOut, 5, 5, 1, true);
var blurYTween:Tween = new Tween(gf, "blurY",
Elastic.easeOut, 5, 5, 1, true);
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per moltiplicarlo
sullo stage e dargli l'effetto*/
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i+1);
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blurYTween.continueTo(20, 2);
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blurYTween.continueTo(5, 2);
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temp.filters = [gf];
i need help!!!
sorry for my bad english....Thanks jtahlborn for this fast reply.
Unfortunately it doesn't work, if I change the code of WebServiceBean to the following:
@Stateless
public class WebServiceBean
@EJB
ControllerBean controller;
@EJB
JPAServiceLocal jpa;
}Error message:
javax.naming.NamingException: Error occurs while the EJB Object Factory trying to resolve JNDI reference Reference Class Name: com.x.y.z.ControllerBean
Do I have to define any parameter with the @EJB annotation, like name or bean-name or put something into ejb-jar.xml?
The second idea is not an option for me, I don't wanna make ControllerBean a POJO
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