Meet Andrew Nguyen http://meetandrew.com User Experience Designer, Flash Platform Developer Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Flash Builder 4 beta is here! http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/31/flash-builder-4-beta-is-here/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/31/flash-builder-4-beta-is-here/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:35:51 +0000 admin http://meetandrew.com/?p=51 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Adobe released Flash Builder (formerly Flex Builder) 4 beta today. You can check it out here. Also, be sure to check out what’s new in FB4 here.

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/31/flash-builder-4-beta-is-here/feed/ 0 Starting social networking for non-profits http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/15/starting-social-networking-for-non-profits/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/15/starting-social-networking-for-non-profits/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 15:49:15 +0000 admin http://meetandrew.com/?p=48 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’m currently working on a presentation on an introduction to social networking and how it relates to public relations, specifically for non profits.  I’ll keep you guys updated and post slides after my presentation in June.

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/05/15/starting-social-networking-for-non-profits/feed/ 0 AS2 to AS3 Buttons http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/18/as2-to-as3-buttons/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/18/as2-to-as3-buttons/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:39:24 +0000 admin http://meetandrew.com/?p=34 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> In ActionScript 3, Adobe got rid of attatching code directly to the MovieClip or Button you were working with on the the timeline.

So no more of this:

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on(press)
{
//do something
}

For code on the timeline that affects a button (whose instance name we’ll call “button”), we used to do this in AS2:

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button.onPress = function()
{
//do someting;
}

Now in AS3, we have something a little more “wordy”:

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button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,handleClick);
function handleClick(e:MouseEvent):void
{
//do someting;
}

One thing to understand about ActionScript 3 is that it is an event driven language. You listen for events, events get dispatched, and you handle them appropripately. I’ll break down the code for you.

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button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,handleClick);

What we’re saying on line 1 is here, we have a button that will listen for MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN events, and if that happens run the handleClick function.

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function handleClick(e:MouseEvent):void

Here, we’re just defining the function “handleClick.”  It accepts an argument of type MouseEvent and :void means it doesn’t return anything.

As you can see, AS3 for buttons isn’t too difficult, just a little wordier.  Below, I’ve listed the old way of handling buttons with their new event listeners.  Just swap out the MouseEvents for what you need when you add the event listener.

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button.onPress MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN
button.onRelease MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP
button.onRollOver MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER
button.onRollOut MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/18/as2-to-as3-buttons/feed/ 2 ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 Migration Cookbook http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/17/actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-migration-cookbook/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/17/actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-migration-cookbook/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:58:11 +0000 admin http://meetandrew.com/?p=31 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’m starting a new series of mini how-to’s to ease ActionScript 2 migration to ActionScript 3.  AS3, as we like to call it, is a much cleaner and more standardized language; not to mention a whole lot faster.  Adobe has really been urging everyone who works with Flash to switch to AS3.

So if you’ve been putting migration off, now is the time to learn.  These recipe style how-tos will be targeted to mostly Flash Designers and novice to intermediate developers who haven’t made the switch quite yet.

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/02/17/actionscript-2-to-actionscript-3-migration-cookbook/feed/ 1 I’m at FlexCampOC! http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/31/im-at-flexcampoc/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/31/im-at-flexcampoc/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:21:57 +0000 admin http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/31/im-at-flexcampoc/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I’m here at FlexCampOC at the Boeing Conference Center in Huntington Beach. The schedule sounds like a great line up of speakers.

If you’re here, come say hello! I’m in the 3rd row, 1st on the left facing the stage. I’m the Asian in the white blazer and brown shirt.

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/31/im-at-flexcampoc/feed/ 1 Flex Camp OC http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/08/flex-camp-oc/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/08/flex-camp-oc/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:38:40 +0000 admin http://www.meetandrew.com/?p=29 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> What do you get when you combine 150 Flex and ActionScript wizkids at Boeing? Flex Camp OC, that’s what. There’ll be plenty of cool talks, food, prizes, and a party later on in Surf City. Register and introduce yourself. I’ll see you guys on January 31st.

Learn more about the conference [via SDFUG.org]

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]]> http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/08/flex-camp-oc/feed/ 0 Google’s Vision of Flash Content Gets a Little Clearer http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/05/google%e2%80%99s-vision-of-flash-content-gets-a-little-clearer/ http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/05/google%e2%80%99s-vision-of-flash-content-gets-a-little-clearer/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:03:50 +0000 admin http://www.meetandrew.com/?p=24
  • Flash Builder 4 beta is here! Adobe released Flash Builder (formerly Flex Builder) 4 beta today....
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    Check out the presentation here. [via FlashSpeaksActionScript]

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    ]]>     http://meetandrew.com/2009/01/05/google%e2%80%99s-vision-of-flash-content-gets-a-little-clearer/feed/ 0     Adobe Releases Air 1.5 for Linux http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/18/adobe-releases-air-15-for-linux/ http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/18/adobe-releases-air-15-for-linux/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:51:25 +0000 admin http://www.meetandrew.com/?p=21 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Adobe has released AIR 1.5 for Linux!  I’m not a desktop Linux user myself (I only use it for my web server) but I do approve of reaching a bigger audience.  What’s great about AIR is that it allows web/AJAX/Flash developers to build desktop applications without the use of the “classical” programming languages such as C/C++.

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    ]]>     http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/18/adobe-releases-air-15-for-linux/feed/ 0     Adobe announces Stratus http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/12/adobe-announces-stratus/ http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/12/adobe-announces-stratus/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:58:25 +0000 admin http://www.meetandrew.com/?p=18 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> With the release of Flash Player 10, Adobe has allowed for peer to peer connections.  But to get the clients to be aware of each other, you needed a middleman to handshake the peers such as an updated version of the Flash Media Server.  Now Adobe Stratus is a new beta service that will act as the middleman and connect the peers.  Once the connection has been established, it’s all peer to peer traffic.

    Imagine peer to peer games, video chat without a intermediate server, etc.  I hope to get a demo app out once I learn a little bit about it more.

    Read more about Stratus [via drawlogic.com]

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    ]]>     http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/12/adobe-announces-stratus/feed/ 0     CASA Lib updated to AS3 http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/10/casa-lib-updated-to-as3/ http://meetandrew.com/2008/12/10/casa-lib-updated-to-as3/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:34:10 +0000 admin http://www.meetandrew.com/?p=14 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> If you guys code as much as I do, I’m sure you’ve found yourself using code over again and again.  CASA Lib is a set of classes and utilities to get you coding faster.  Need to find and average value in an array?  No problem.  Need to remove all event listeners and do other cleanup when you remove a sprite from the stage?  That’s there too.  Check it out here or download here.

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