Year: 2004

Strange issue with Flash Updater 7.2

Alessandro Crugnola actionscript ,

I got this very strange behavior (let me say BUG) with the new flash updated version 7.2, and which drove me crazy for a while!

Create a new document, settings set to flash player 7 and AS2.
Create in the document a movieclip with exporting settings, export for ActionScript, and give the name “mc”. Delete the movieclip from the timeline.
try the code:

depth = _root.getNextHighestDepth()
trace(depth);
_root.attachMovie('mc','mc',depth)
mc.onRelease = function(){
this.removeMovieClip();
}

you will get a “0” in the trace output and once click on the movieclip, this will disappear.

NOW.
Drag a component on the stage, for example the tree component, and then delete it from the timeline. This is just in order to have it into the library.
Test the movie again.

I get in the trace output the value of “1048576” and the movieclip does not disappear now!

incredible!

XP Service Pack 2 and Flash…

Alessandro Crugnola actionscript , , , ,

Microsoft is introducing new Service Pack 2 for Windows XP users. ( more info at microsoft page )

This update should increase Internet Explorer’s security features. Also Macromedia seems have worked to support changes will arrive with this new service pack and provide a page with some FAQ about issue could happens after SP2 has been installed.
for example:
– Flash Player content does not appear after a Windows Update
– SWF files prompt a message when played back locally

read all the informations at http://www.macromedia.com/support/service/servicepack2.html

Back to home!

Alessandro Crugnola general ,

Finally, after 15 days in Spain, at Palma Mallorca, I’m just come back to home…
I really really love spain, spanish people (it’s lovely hearing girls speaking), and the idioma.. i would like to learn spanish better now (some words are not enough), i think i will begin some spanish course this year! and some other weekend in Spain in Sevilla or Valencia maybe 🙂

Ok, now that the holydays are finished… back to work again.. back to usual things.. SEPY is waiting for me to fix hundreds of things.
Probably first i need some days of relax.. it’s hard after 15 days of night life 😉
Damn, I cannot believe to the thousands of emails i need to read, obviously 90% is spam.

P.S. Really an holiday “de puta madre” 🙂

Apps are Getting Hot! ;)

Alessandro Crugnola general , , ,

Rich applications are really becoming hotter because of a breeze from Macromedia’s latest initiatives related with Flash (also Royale) through Microsoft’s Avalon and XAML (via Longhorn). Recently, one of my buddies (Altan Kalayci from Retek, Inc.) dropped me a line advising to watch following episodes via MSDN regarding Avalon.

– Longhorn Avalon
– Longhorn Fundamentals
– Longhorn Indigo

My interest on XAML and specifically on Avalon is really getting higher! 🙂

SE|PY MAC mailing list added

Alessandro Crugnola SEPY , ,

Due to the growing requests for help on compiling sepy on mac I’ve decided to create a dedicated mailing list.
By the way, I hope to make some tests on a mac by the end of this summer, i really would like to offer a product as much as possible cross-platform.. actually the big problem for me is that i haven’t a mac
These are the current mailing list for SE|PY:

sepy-macdev
Compile and develop SEPY on MAC system

sepy-developement
discussions about SE|PY develpement, features, python-flash related

sepy-cvs
If you want to be informed on cvs commits

Flash Updater 7.2 available now!

Alessandro Crugnola actionscript , ,

Flash 7.2Version 7.2 of Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004 is now available with improvements in performance, stability and documentation.

What’s changed?
* Faster initial launch time
* Compile times up to twice as fast
* More than 400 additional code examples
* Additional documentation on working with components
* Over 100 bug fixes. Read the details in the release notes.

The updater is available for the English version of Flash only, it seems others language we have to wait till end of summer.

Also a new class has been added: mx.utils.Delegate
and here a sample of usage:

import mx.utils.Delegate;
myDataGrid.addEventListener("change",Delegate.create(this,onMyDataGridChange));
myComboBox.addEventListener("change",Delegate.create(this,onMyComboBoxChange));
function onMyDataGridChange(eventObj:Object):Void{	trace("myDataGrid change event fired");}

function onMyComboBoxChange(eventObj:Object):Void{	trace("myComboBox change event fired");}

SE|PY ActionScript editor 1.0.3.3

Alessandro Crugnola SEPY , , ,

I’ve just uploaded a new version (1.0.3.3) of SEPY ActionScript Editor.
In this version:

  • Minor graphical changes
  • fixed: [ 994202 ] Cancel New project Error
  • fixed: [ 994203 ] Missing tooltip (minor bug)
  • Removed “;” after closing bracket “}” in the autoformat code.
  • Added option for use the auto-indent feature
  • Switched to wxPython 2.5.2.3pu-20040722
  • Changes in the Flash Help window.

Download the Windows installer
Download the source code

As always, thanks to all the people who help me with bugs reporting. It’s essential for the project development.
P.S. I’ve noticed that python group just released the first alpha of python 2.4. Once released the final release I will switch to the new version.