Learning ActionScript for developing FLASH Games

Hi ,
I dont whether i can post this question here or there is any other Forum for ActionScript , if so sorry for that .
Now to the question , I know some what ActionScript like Events , custom UI Components , and classes as required for simple FLEX development .
To what extent we need to learn ActionScript to develop Flash Games ??
Can anybody suggest me as where to start with , what is the correct approach and is there any IDE avialable for that .
Please share your ideas on this

hi,
Depends on what sort of games you want to write, firstly you will definitely need to become familiar with actionscript, most gaming and 3d engines for flash games are done in pure actionscript. You can developer your games in flex even if you don't uses mxml basically the real power of games is in the code which means actionscript.
http://pushbuttonengine.com/ a gaming engine for flex/ flash
http://away3d.com/ 3d engine for flex/flash
http://www.flashrealtime.com/flash-game-library-engine-list/ a site that will have you reading lots of interesting stuff.
David.

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How Can I Learn To Develop Flash Games For Under $50.00 USD?

I am completely new to anything Flash. I have never written a
single line of Actionscript. I don't know the difference between
Flash and Flex. I don't know in what forums Flash developers hang
out. I don't even know what kind of coffee they drink, or if they
drink tea instead.
However, I have developed games and have been thinking about
developing some casual games and have heard rumors that Adobe is
"pushing" causal game development with Actionscript 3 and their
latest releases. So I went to adobe.com expecting to see a link for
something like "learn how to develop games in flash" or some such.
I poked around the developer related pages and didn't find anything
I thought useful.
What I did find were plenty of stuff for *existing* flash
developers. Links to articles and HowTos for specific topics and
information about products that cost a minimum of several hundred
dollars. I can't learn how to develop games and create a prototype
with a 30-day trial, and I am not going to buy a $1000 pro-grade
tool when I am an indie developer without a budget or a pre-funded
project that would justify such expenditures.
I have seen some open source stuff, but don't know if it can
do anything more than build some annoying shaking banner ads.
So let me introduce myself as a possible use-case for Adobe
Marketing and the Flash (Game) Developer community.
I am an educated experience software developer who has a day
job doing "enterprise" software stuff. I want to *play* in my free
time (evenings and weekends) with "Flash Stuff" and learn enough to
be able to build a simple game that I can put on my personal
website and have my friends download. I am not a student, so I
can't get student discounts. The money I have goes toward
toys^H^H^H^H tools for my other coding habits^H^H^H^H^H projects. I
am not interested in 30-day trials, as I may go 45-days or more
between the first and second weekends I get to play with this. I
know OOP so I want to start out learning how to do the "advanced"
stuff from day one and not have to start with dragging and dropping
PNGs w/o any coding and then "relearn" how to do it in code so I
can do anything beyond having the image appear and rotate.
I *am* willing to put time into this endeavor, but only after
I have a few things spoon-fed to me by "advocates" who's job is to
get me "hooked" and willing to invest my time to go beyond Hello
World. At the same time I am download and playing with GarageGames,
TGE/TGB, Game Maker, Dark Basic, Blitz Basic, etc. and many
complete development environments that are full-featured and
completely free if I limit myself to releasing only freeware games,
or cost me less than $50 for the "professional" version with all
the bells and whistles.
I have heard rumors and rumblings about some open source
tools being available and Adobe maybe open sourcing some of their
previously pay-to-play tools, but also understand that Adobe can
probably provide a better "comprehensive" package of tools,
documentation, tutorials, and support, *if I can find the right
place to ask/start.*
And, most of all, I don't know where to start my search as I
have no personal contacts to bug about stuff like this.
So, where can I find the big red button to push and get
everything I want handed to me on a silver-platter.
[please understand I have written this with some attempt at
self-mocking humor and am not some clueless n00b]
Thank you for taking the time to read my lengthy posting. I
hope to find some helpful replies and start down an interesting
learning path.
--Chaim

Just saw your post. Better late than never. You may want to
consider GameBrix.com, where you can create Flash based, casual
games using your web browser. No downloads are required. You can
create a game from scratch using a library of images, sounds and
game mechanics. You can also upload your own. The online script
editor will allow you to view and edit the ActionScripts associated
with each game mechanic. In short, a great way to ramp up on game
design and build your own game without investing a lot of $
upfront.
BTW I am associated with GameBrix so any feedback is
appreciated.

Best way to develop flash games for desktop + mobile, today

Hi
It has been a nice run of about 7 or 8 years now that we have developed Flash browser based games for the web exclusively. Of course with the ubiquity of mobile devices, things have changed. Clients are starting to demand, almost assume, that games will work in the browser - on the desktop and on their tablets.
Putting aside the whole discussion of using an HTML5/JS solution instead, we're sticking with Flash for the next project and need to figure out the best way to get it to run on the desktop browser and on the iPad, while maximizing code re-use.
Given the current state of technologies today, what is the best path? This game will be a 2D side-scroller type game, and development will be done mainly with bitmap graphics (as opposed to vector) and spritesheets :
Option 1: Develop the game targeting the 'standard' flash player for web, then port to an iOS AIR 3.2 app, doing appropriate optimizations.
Option 2: Use Starling/Stage3D for desktop, and then port to an iPad app. Just wondering if starling is ready for primetime making production quality games for mobile + desktop. Does Stage3D still work well enough in software mode on older machines?
Option 3: The new feature in CS6 that lets us publish to HTML5. Is this even close to mature enough to publish a full game? The benefit of this solution is that it could run in the browser on the iPad instead of being a separate app.
Thianks so much for any guidance.. I'm also wondering about pitfalls, and optimization techniques involved in any of these.
-rich

Well I don't know if I can give you 'guidance' without knowing the details of you and your project and all that, but here's my personal opinions:
Option 1: I would go for developing for iOS and Android first and then "in-brower" over the other way around. But I would actually develop for all targets at once so that I know I am not using a solution that breaks another platform/formactor that has to be redone later. iOS has allot more guidelines and things you have to consider than the the 'browser' where there is no approval proccess. So if you can get it approved on iOS then it should be able to go to Android and the browser without so much trouble, but the other way around you could really create allot of stuff that needs to be redone -- Apple is very strict on making sure that the users are not stuck with bad UI or a bad user experience(as is defined by their user interface guidelines). I have some projects that were made for in-browser flash first, and it has been hell porting them over to iOS/Android. The whole way they interact with the user has to be rethought for mobile/small screens/touch screens. If I had made them originally with mobile in mind, then it may not have been as much of an ordeal.
Option 2: I am not familiar with 'starling' or Stage3D, so I can't be helpful here.
Option 3: I was under the impression that the 'publish to HTML5' feature was just for animations, not ActionScript -- Maybe someone else can answer this for sure. Even if it could do ActionScript, there still may be no way to access some of the stuff an app could (saving levels/data/whatever to the device hard-drive, etc).
Anyhow, curious why you would want to avoid vectors? With so many screen resolutions, and the potential that they may get higher in the future (like they did with retina display on iOS), vector would make your project better suited to work on future devices without having to redo things and add higher resolution bitmaps later. If you have something that absolutely demands insane perfomance, then the bitmap/spritesheet stuff might be needed I guess... (or if it is some '8-bit retro' type of thing)

Error#1009. Actionscript error in Flash Game I'm making...

Hi,
I'm making a Flash game and rather than putting all the AS3 on a seperate .as file, I'm throwing it on the timeline, which may or may not be a mistake since this game is getting really big, really fast and messy.
And so I'm getting this error when I test:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference at GameBeta_MainTimeline_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
From what I've read on this error, it refers to something that isn't instantiated yet, like something that's out of order? Like I'm referring to something that doesn't exist at the point in time that I'm referring to it? So I'm looking at my AS3 and have NO idea. Here is what I have written:
stop();
//TITLE PAGE
play_game.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startgame)
function startgame(evt:MouseEvent):void
    gotoAndStop("Name Input");
//Name and Gender input page
var userName:String;
inputField.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, onInput)
function onInput(e:Event):void
     outputField.text = "So your name is " + inputField.text + " are you sure?";
     userName = inputField.text;
confirm_input.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, toCreationpg)
function toCreationpg(evt:MouseEvent):void
    gotoAndStop("Fem Creation");
    outputField.text = "So your name is "+ userName;
//Character Creation Page
readytostart.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, firstscene_plz)
function firstscene_plz(evt:MouseEvent):void
    gotoAndStop("Day03");
    outputField.text = "Let's make your character, "+ userName;
So, any ideas as to why I'm getting this error?
Before I had each page with it's own Actionscript and buttons inside their own movieclips on the timeline. That was getting confusing so I took everything out of the movieclips to place everything on one timeline and have one layer of Actionscript hoping to simplify things and find the problem easier. No luck. It's supposed to have a Title page and a button that goes to the 2nd page where you input your name, and while you type, it shows your name before you confirm by hitting another button that finally goes to the Character Creation page. When I test, I just get that Error#1009, it'll get to the 2nd page for the name input, but the text fields act wacky and the button to proceed isn't working. I'm hoping that when I find the source of this error, the rest will be fixed as well.
Thanks in advance for any advice offered! I'll greatly appreciate it.

Yeah, that's what makes me even more confused. I have a seperate file where I'm testing the name input mechanics alone, just using this piece of actionscript, one input box with an instance inputField and a dynamic box outputField, a button, instance enter_name, that confirms and repeats the input on the next page. And it works.
inputField.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, onInput)
var userName:String;
function onInput(e:Event):void
     outputField.text = "You typed " + inputField.text;
     userName = inputField.text;
enter_name.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick)
function onClick(evt:MouseEvent):void
    gotoAndStop("frame two");
    outputField.text = "So your name is "+ userName;
So I don't get the error with that seperate file so could it be that other things are conflicting with this? Perhaps the order in which I've written my actionscript or the way I've organized my frames? In my other file, it says it's the inputField Event Listener but it'll work when I take out all the other frames and script...

Minimum playback spec for packaged flash game

I can't seem to find any definitive information on the
minimum playback specification of Flash packaged applications.
I am developing a series of games for both Mac and PC and
would like to include a minimum playback specification.
I will be using Flash CS3 to develop the games and publishing
the games as Flash 8 and Action Script 2.
Any help much appreciated!

ChuckyLeFrek wrote:
> I can't seem to find any definitive information on the
minimum playback
> specification of Flash packaged applications.
>
> I am developing a series of games for both Mac and PC
and would like to
> include a minimum playback specification.
>
> I will be using Flash CS3 to develop the games and
publishing the games as
> Flash 8 and Action Script 2.
>
> Any help much appreciated!
Follow the Software installation specs. If it is meant for
installation on some
kind of minimum specs, I believe they take the player back
under consideration as well.
I normally follow the Flash Authoring tool specs when the
client asks. Always better
to have some spare margin of tolerance for more cpu intensive
content, like larger
images and videos...
Best Regards
Urami
"Never play Leap-Frog with a Unicorn."
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

Learn Actionscript for flex

Hi,
i got quite familiar with Flex regarding its mxml part. I would like now to add some actionscript code to enhance my apps. So i would like to learn actionscipt for flex. But in adobe documentation there is guidance only for actionscript projects (using packages and classes). Where can i find documentation for actionscript targeting specificly at mxml projects??
Thanks in advance.

Essential ActionScript 3.0 by Colin Moock is a great way to boost your AS:
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-ActionScript-3-0-Colin-Moock/dp/0596526946
If this post answers your question or helps, please mark it as such.
Greg Lafrance
www.ChikaraDev.com
Flex Development and Support Services

Good Resources for making Flash Games?

I'm new to Flash, and I'm working on getting through a book on the basics. What I'm wondering though is, are there any good resources out there for making games in Flash CS4. I know I'm going to get some "learn the basics first" replies, and yes I know I need to get a solid grounding in those, but I want to be able to start gathering resources, and look ahead to what I'll be able to do with Flash in the future.
By resources I mean books, other websites, your own advice about game making, etc...

i started developing in flash about 2 weeks ago for the same reason and have written a little animation and started writing a multiplayer game, which will be fully functional and properly skinned soon. If you are like me, you have a vague understanding of object oriented programming, know at least one other programming language and can adapt to all this event-driven stuff. Here's my story in brief.
I started with some dev center videos and then went to AdobeTV for more videos, especially to newbie channels like Douge Winnie's. I think I also played along with some flash down under videos to learn more action script 3 (very important in a game, I would say).
I'm sure you want to get onto your game project right away, but you are probably 3-5 mini projects away from that. If you don't do some toy projects you'll just end up doing a crappy job on your game or plain old getting stuck. The mini projects, whether they are elements of your game, or exercises in videos, will force you to find the ressources you need to learn from.
If you want to make a multiplayer game, try smartfoxserver - it is very well documented with little tutorials and stuff. Some tutorials on
this youtube channel too (where he mostly just runs you through the documentation). Smartfox has a few good examples of nicely built interactive programs. Just make sure you are using their actionscript 3.0 stuff.
Lastly, understand and use Components. They will save you a lot of work. smartfoxserver has components (called bits) and so does flash. I imagine you can even download extra components. These are things like scrolling text boxes, buttons that look like buttons, etc.
Cheers,
Alejandro

ActionScript for Random Card Game

Hello helpful user:
I am fairly new to scripting in Flash and am struggling big time with a game I'm creating.
An overiview of the game might help: It is a matching/Poker game. The first level requires one to beat a random pair of cards by selecting cards that are face down on the stage to drag and drop into a designated slot before the time runs out. Second level is a three of a kind, third is a flush, fourth is a straight , fifth is a full house, then four of a kind, then straight flush.
I have the cards already on stage, set as movieclips and instance names reflecting there value (number,suit). You double click to flip the card. Drag and drop. Beat the presented hand to progress forward. Pretty basic, in theory.
Where I am struggling is how to have the cards appear in randomized spots on stage. I also want the "hand to beat" to be selected from the cards already on stage, but randomly(except for the largest pair so it doesn't accidentally make it so you can't win). And lastly, how can I make it so it will recognize when the "hand to beat" has been beaten and one can advance.
I'm afraid it will require 'if' statements and arrays, which I am still learning how to manipulate. I know what I want, but can't visualize the code to accomplish it. Please Help!
Thank You!

sorry, the actionscript i have so far for the pairs is as follows:
bcJs.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, goCoverjaxSpade);
function goCoverjaxSpade(e:Event)
    bcJs.x = jaxSpade.x;
    bcJs.y = jaxSpade.y;
bcJs.doubleClickEnabled = true;
bcJs.addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK, goDimbcJs);
function goDimbcJs(e:MouseEvent)
    bcJs.scaleX = .01;
    bcJs.scaleY = .01;
    trace("disappear");
bcJh.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, coverbcJh);
function coverbcJh(e:Event)
    bcJh.x = jaxHeart.x;
    bcJh.y = jaxHeart.y;
bcJh.doubleClickEnabled = true;
bcJh.addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK, goDimbcJh);
function goDimbcJh(e:MouseEvent)
    bcJh.scaleX = .01;
    bcJh.scaleY = .01;
    trace("disappear");
jaxHeart.doubleClickEnabled = true;
jaxHeart.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, itsPressedjaxHeart);
jaxHeart.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, letGojaxHeart);
jaxHeart.addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK, reAppearbcJh);
function reAppearbcJh(e:MouseEvent)
    bcJh.scaleX = .99;
    bcJh.scaleY = .99;
    trace("reappear");
function itsPressedjaxHeart(e:MouseEvent)
    e.target.startDrag();
function letGojaxHeart(e:MouseEvent)
    e.target.stopDrag();
    if (jaxHeart.hitTestObject(pairSlot1))
        jaxHeart.x = pairSlot1.x;
        jaxHeart.y = pairSlot1.y;
jaxSpade.doubleClickEnabled = true;
jaxSpade.addEventListener(MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK, reAppearbcJs);
jaxSpade.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, itsPressedjaxSpade);
jaxSpade.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, letGojaxSpade);
function reAppearbcJs(e:MouseEvent)
    bcJs.scaleX = .99;
    bcJs.scaleY = .99;
    trace("reappear");
function itsPressedjaxSpade(e:MouseEvent)
    e.target.startDrag();
function letGojaxSpade(e:MouseEvent)
    e.target.stopDrag();
    if (jaxSpade.hitTestObject(pairSlot2))
        jaxSpade.x = pairSlot2.x;
        jaxSpade.y = pairSlot2.y;

Realtime data for a flash game - how to access/handle/poll the back end.

Hi,
I'm about to start working on a game that will be played on multiple consoles simltaneously. The user input from each console will be fed into a server and would populate a database/external store. This needs to be a client/server architecture where the flash client (the game on the kiosk), works on real time data that it gets from the server. Keeping in mind the "real" time aspect of the gamelplay and that it would involve multiple users at a time, I'm not really sure of how to interface the database with AS. The back end will essentially be PHP/MYSQL driven and I was thinking of maybe using AMFPHP service calls. But would this be efficient for a real-time setup ? Also, the users of the game, can be playing it physically on a touch screen kiosk , on the web, on SMS all at the same time!!
There are aspects in the game design, where a character changes animation based on their input. For example: If a user is playing an auction game and if his bid is the lowest (at the time of bidding), his character might start jumping. I'm not sure how to access this real time information from the database so that I can use it in Flash succesfully for such a client/server based multiplayer game.
Please advice.
Thanks
smaira
Message was edited by: sameermaira

you would use the urlloader class from flash to access your server-side php and your php will query your database.

OMG! Please help me with some actionscript for a flash .php form

Wright I've been trying for ages to get this to work. I have
10 combo boxes and tow input text fields in a "_mc" named "form"
one send button with the following code on it.
on (release) {
form.loadVariables("email.php", "POST");
I then have this code on the ".php" file.
<?php
$sendTo = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Custom Sven Clog Order Form";
$headers = "From: " . $_POST["name"];
$headers .= "<" . $_POST["email"] . ">\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["email"] . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: " . $_POST["email"];
$email .= $_POST["email"];
$name .= $_POST["name"];
$message .= $_POST["treadColor"];
$message .= $_POST["baseColor"];
$message .= $_POST["bendOrNon"];
$message .= $_POST["heelSize"];
$message .= $_POST["nubucColors"];
$message .= $_POST["galaxyColors"];
$message .= $_POST["suedeColors"];
$message .= $_POST["patentColors"];
$message .= $_POST["leatherColors"];
$styles .= $_POST["styles"];
mail($sendTo, $subject, $message, "nEmail = $email\nStyles =
$styels\nName = $name";
?>
I've looked at all the normal stuff that might be wrong, is
the "email.php" file on the server? Yes!. Is the ".swf" file on the
server? Yes! I just cant get the code wright! The form is made in
"flash 8 PRO" And the ".swf" file is in a Dreamweaver site. Well
the hole thing is in a Dreamweaver site.
I fill out the form hit send and all I get back is blank
email with the name, sent to and subject lines filed out.
AAAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrr!
Someone please for the of it all tell me wear the hell I have
gone wrong? I thank you all for taking the time to read
this!!!!

Firstly again, your php script, you have now put a '.'
infront of all of the variables.
The '.' consentinas a string. It should read....
<?php
$sendTo = "[email protected]";
$subject = "Custom Sven Clog Order Form";
$headers = "From: " . $_POST["name"];
$headers .= "<" . $_POST["email"] . ">\r\n";
$headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["email"] . "\r\n";
$headers .= "Return-Path: " . $_POST["email"];
$email = $_POST["email"];
$name = $_POST["name"];
$message = $_POST["treadColor"];
$message .= $_POST["baseColor"];
$message .= $_POST["bendOrNon"];
$message .= $_POST["heelSize"];
$message .= $_POST["nubucColors"];
$message .= $_POST["galaxyColors"];
$message .= $_POST["suedeColors"];
$message .= $_POST["patentColors"];
$message .= $_POST["leatherColors"];
$styles = $_POST["styles"];
Also you need to close the brackets in your mail()
function....
mail ($sendTo, $subject, $message,$headers);
That is the first problem. Your big problem is that you
aren't sending any of the variables from your swf, to the php file.
You need to look up loadVars(). I don't think you can use
loadVariables, as you want to send the variables to php, not
recieve them. You can use loadVars to sendAndLoad variables to the
php... be it 'email','name' etc and the php script will email
them.

Please help me with a simple flash game problem

I am trying to learn how to make flash games with Adobe flash 5.5. I am doing a tutorial from a book and am stuck.
The game is called concentration and you are suppose to match 2 tiles of the same shape. there are 10 shape tiles
and 1 question mark tile. These tiles are held in an array. 20 tiles are suppose to be displayed 5 to a row with 4 rows
and the question mark is suppose to be up on all 20. My problem is I get a blank screen when I test the movie. I
think the code is good but I beleive I have not uploaded the tiles right. I did upload the 11 tiles to the library and have
those 11 tiles and tile_movieclip in the library. Here is the code:
package {
// importing classes
import flash.display.Sprite;
// end of importing classes
public class Main extends Sprite {
public function Main() {
// variables and constants
const NUMBER_OF_TILES:uint=20;
const TILES_PER_ROW:uint=5;
var tiles:Array=new Array();
var tile:tile_movieclip;
// end of variables and constants
// tiles creation loop
for (var i:uint=0; i<NUMBER_OF_TILES; i++) {
tiles.push(Math.floor(i/2));
trace("My tiles: "+tiles);
// end of tiles creation loop
// shuffling loop
var swap,tmp:uint;
for (i=NUMBER_OF_TILES-1; i>0; i--) {
swap=Math.floor(Math.random()*i);
tmp=tiles[i];
tiles[i]=tiles[swap];
tiles[swap]=tmp;
trace("My shuffled tiles: "+tiles);
// end of shuffling loop
// tile placing loop
for (i=0; i<NUMBER_OF_TILES; i++) {
tile=new tile_movieclip();
addChild(tile);
tile.cardType=tiles[i];
tile.x=5+(tile.width+5)*(i%TILES_PER_ROW);
tile.y=5+(tile.height+5)*(Math.floor(i/TILES_PER_ROW));
tile.gotoAndStop(NUMBER_OF_TILES/2+1);
// end of tile placing loop
Can someone please explain to me what I am suppose to do to make the this work? I beleive the problem is it doesnt know where the tiles are.
Thanks.

To create the tiles, draw 10 distinct shapes in the first 10 frames of your symbol, and
the back of the tile in the 11th frame. You are free to draw them as you want, but I suggest you make them as 90 pixels squares with registration point (starting x and y position) at 0, because these are the properties of the tiles used in this chapter's
examples. At least, they should all be the same size.
It didnt say put in a library. It is saying to draw them in frames of symbol but it didnt walk me through that. Can you guide me through this? I also was looking at how to add the link identifier but it said I need a popup window but I cant see one. I thought that was done
when I went to insert new symbol. It said something about actionscript linkage. I am familliar with perl, java and c++ so I can follow the code so far but I dont have much understanding of the flash interface. I made the 10 shape tiles and the 1 question mark tile
in paint. They are .jpeg images.

Framework for creating Flash applications in AS3

Can anyone suggest a good framework for developing Flash AS3 applications? I have worked on two Flash frameworks till date: GAIA and PureMVC.
While GAIA is more focused on Website development and I find PureMVC a bit complex as I was not able to find anywhere the best approach to use the framework efficiently.

Very delayed reply on this one, but I thought still worth mentioning a year after the fact. Over the last couple of years, working in a number of ad agencies, I've progressively built my own Flash CMS framework called Redblox (http://redblox.ca).
It's a framework I'm positive you've never seen the likes of before! Redblox uses XML files as a blueprint to recursively build you're entire website. Redblox framework concentrates on separating core functionality from behavioural functionality (see website for more info on that). Every component (ie, textfield, image, menu, layout, scrollbar, video player, everything!) is represented as an XML node within a larger XML structure and therefore its parameters, animations, behaviours and functionality can be added/updated/deleted directly within the XML. Consequently, using Redblox' integrated visual XML Editor allows users the ability to make these changes directly at runtime. Simply CTRL+CLICK on any item/component while viewing the website in editor mode and the Redblox XML Editor tool will display all the information on that component to add/update/delete. Once users have made their changes, users can then save the XML blueprint of the website back to file. Its really that simple.
I've only recently made this framework open-source, wanting to take a new direction in its development. I've used this framework to build microsites for Nike Training Canada (Olympics & World Juniors Hockey), Alexandre Keiths, Rogers, Purina to name a few.
Just check out the site, you'll love it right away!
Cheers,
Jason Thomas

Flash games on touchpad help

hi there.
I have touchpad and try to play games of flash, and have difficulty using.
I got bejeweled 1 working, having done a google search and found a popcap site link ending with .FLV, It worked great.
however, when searching for bejeweled 2, on popcap site, came to regular page, where select to play, the page moves everywhere, and I cannot drag jeweled as whole page moves,
on my pre 2, I would play by turning pre 2 horizontal, and the small flash game would maximize, and would not shift, the verticle would return to normal, but that does not appear to happen.
any help would be great.
how can I play flash games on touchpad so
a the game maximises and fills screen.
b the screen does not move when trying to play the game.
thanks. Ralph :-)
Post relates to: Pre 2 p102ueu (Unlocked EU)

it appears I can't get bejeweled 1 working correct, again .
I don't know what I did correct, last time, to get the flash bejeweled working last time. Any help is appreciated.
how do I get the flash games working correct without game sliding everywhere.
did do right but now can't figure out.
is there some specific instruction for using flash games on touchpad.
thanks in advance. :-)

Can anyone recommend any good books on leaning actionscript for flash?

Can anyone recommend any good books on leaning actionscript
for flash?
Intermediate level
I have been using flash for about 2 years more as a hobby
than anything else, some websites etc but now I realise I am going
to need to learn more actionscripting to do what I want, I have
come to terms with the simple stuff like goto – basic
variables – load mov – enough to programme up website
navigation.
I ideally want to learn more about the dynamic side of flash,
mostly for designing user interfaces and websites etc
I’m after a book that doesn’t get too heavy too
fast yet I’m a little past the more basic functions
Any thoughts?
Cheers

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apps for 4.2.1 (also works for 3.1.3)
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Can anyone write a actionscript for flash project

Hi All,
Can anyone write a Actionscript for my project.
I want to develop my project with the flash.
My project scenario is, I have total no of 60 (.swf) flash
movies and are about to take 4 to 5 minutes each, my aim is to
display 20 .swf files randomly at a time on the screen.
i.e., if we click on a button for the first time, it should
display a 20 flash movies on the screen and when we click for the
second time it should display other set of 20 flash movies it may
or may not repeat the previous ones. It means every person should
be displayed with a different set of flash movies, no two persons
can get the same set of movies. The movies should be randomly
selected.
Could you please direct me to meet my scenario, could you
please write a script for my flash.
Thank you for your precious time.

Ndippy,
Folks on here are pretty good about helping out others who
are trying to learn actionscript, or have trouble with
understanding concepts. They are less likely to volunteer to do an
entire project for you. I'd suggest trying to do it yourself, and
asking specific questions about the process. Both of your posts are
way to general to allow anyone to give advice that would be
worthwhile. You have said that you have 60 .swfs in your first
post. However, in your second, you said they were 60 quicktime
files. There are very different processes for each option there.
Are you planning to display 20 at once, or let people scroll
through them? What size are your clips and what size are you
developing for?
Start small, like just trying to load one movie clip
randomly, and then work your way up. Experiment with changing the
positions, sizes, etc. When you run into trouble, ask a specific
question about what you are trying to do, and people will be happy
to help.

Learning ActionScript for developing FLASH Games

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