If you’ve been developing microsites in Flash, chances are, you’ve probably met the same problems that I did. I’ve listed down some of the classes that have really helped me in my work with a short description, and some pros and cons.
Flash
SWX Twitter API For Dummies
Learn how to use the great SWX Twitter API written by Aral Balkan. (with source code)
Flash, Arduino, Influxis and SmartFox
A case study of a microsite for Battlefield Bad Company 2.
Learn how I used Arduino, Flash, Smart Fox Server, and Influxis (Flash Media Server) to create the site.
Master Volume Control in AS3.0
Source code after the jump.
Garbage Collector in AS3
Being new to AS3, I didn’t realise that removing a child from the display list does not kill all it’s listeners, sounds, and some other stuff I don’t know…
New FFD Issue
Check out the latest issue of the FFD Magazine:
stop all sounds in Flash AS3
You can call it the global mute as well. What this line of code does is actually just turning down the entire flash’s volume down to 0. This is great for websites or games alike when a “Sound Off” or “Mute” feature is needed.
AS3 Fur/Hair Generator
Stumbled upon this great flasher’s blog recently while trying to research for something I want to do: http://en.nicoptere.net/?p=574 The speed and quality of the fur generator is, I believe, the best out there right now. Awesome stuff. Other generators: http://blog.inspirit.ru/?p=131 http://projects.stroep.nl/fur/
AS3: remove All Children in a DisplayObject
Update your Flash CS4
If, for some reason, you’re still on Flash CS4 10.0, upgrade to 10.0.2 NOW. My Flash has slowed down dramatically since my FLA got huge. Clicking on elements on the stage was agony as it takes a few seconds for Flash to react. Little did I realise that Adobe released a fix for it, and [...]