Category Archives: ActionScript

Aligning Flash TextField instances visually correct

Posted on 16/05/2010 by derRaab

I was looking for an easy way to align TextField instances with different font sizes visually correct. I really thought this wouldn’t take much time but it turned out to become really frustrating. So think about a simple scenario: Try … Continue reading →

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ActionScript vs. Objective C

Posted on 27/04/2010 by derRaab

If you are interested in Objective C programming this article a good start to explore: Cocoa Chronicles #1: ActionScript vs. Objective C

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FFK10 – Flashforum conference notes

Posted on 20/04/2010 by derRaab

Every year I spend two days sitting in the audience of the Flashforum conference (FFK) listening to great speakers and getting impressed by their experiments and thoughts. It’s also a good way to renew some of the basic knowledge in … Continue reading →

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Embed fonts with Adobe Flash IDE

Posted on 10/04/2010 by derRaab

Almost every Flash project needs some embedded fonts and it is a good practice to compile the fonts into a separate SWF file. So here is a simple way to create a file that contains only embedded fonts. The SWF … Continue reading →

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DisplayObject.rotationX,Y,Z

Posted on 01/02/2010 by derRaab

Just a quick note about working with DisplayObject.rotationX,Y,Z: Keep in mind that your DisplayObject rotates around it’s center point. This may result in weird optics if you forget to align your DisplayObject properly. Update: Well, there is much more to … Continue reading →

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ActionScript 3 API Reference for the iPhone

Posted on 29/01/2010 by derRaab

http://www.mikechambers.com/as3iphone/ Nice to have!

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Adobe Labs – Text Layout Framework

Posted on 14/04/2009 by derRaab

Weekly builds of text layout framework now available on Adobe labs: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/textlayout/

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Grant Skinners 50 reasons why AS 3 kicks ass

Posted on 31/05/2008 by derRaab

I found great slides on Grant Skinners blog. They give a quick introduction in AS 3 and it’s core benefits! 50 reasons why AS 3 kicks ass (Grant Skinner) Also a must read for developers! Update: And he also added … Continue reading →

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Using Sprite.buttonMode and Sprite.mouseChildren

Posted on 07/12/2007 by derRaab

Today I found something I really did not understand very well. I had to debug a application because one button displayed the handCursor and another did not. Both use the same script and actually I didn’t find out why the … Continue reading →

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AVM1 _globals are still global.

Posted on 19/11/2007 by derRaab

This is one of this quicknotes just for not forgetting a simple issue:While developing a “AS2Wrapper” for embeding AS2 contents in AS3 applications I recognised that _globals within the loaded AS2 SWFs still exist when you unload this SWF and … Continue reading →

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