Category Archives: Flash

Circle Preloader 0


Class and example after the jump.

Slotmachine effect 0

Dependencies – TweenLite
Example:

var sm:SlotMachine = new SlotMachine('€15533', font, 35, '0123456789€');
addChild(sm);
sm.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, _complete);
sm.render();

function _complete(aEvent:Event):void {
trace("SlotMachine COMPLETE");
}

The Golden Age of Flash 0

Video after the jump

AS3 TextEditor 0

AS3 TextEditor Lite is a SWC based component for rich text editor which can be used in Flash applications to be developed using Action Script 3 and Adobe Flash CS3 IDE. This component provides features like:
Dynamically attach it to any text field of your application Complete WYSIWYG Editor Formatting of characters as Bold, Italic, Underline [...]

Licences… 0

Everytime I start a new project, I find myself contemplating which source code license I should use. Just take a look at this list from OSI, 72 in all to choose from.

11 Flash Resources & 11 Must-Have-Utilities for 2009 0

Hydrotik has posted quite a comprehensive list of resources and must-have-utilities for 2009. I’ve picked a few of my own favorites that I’ll definitely will use or play with during 2009.

25 lines of code 0

The 25-Line Actionscript Contest for decemeber has ended, and I must say i’m extremely impressed with what you can do with just 25 lines of code.

MVC Design patterns 1

The last few days I’ve been researching MVC Design patterns for AS3, thinking that it could be something I could apply to a project I’ve been working on (Integrating WordPress and Flash), and also a chance to study while working.
Anyways, Sam Rivello has written an excellent introduction about PureMVC over at Adobe Edge.
I also found [...]

ExportImage 0

Hasan Otuome over at Flex.Rocks! has written a nice JSFL for exporting library bitmap assets, which is really nice when you dont have the original assets ( say when a designer done the asset layout and you need to re-edit them).
Read more and download here.

CountDown class 1

I was asked to create a countdown to a specific date and time for a project, with no time at all to do it, I went looking across the web to find a good class that i could use.
Jim Isaacs has written a really nice class that does a fine job indeed, but it doesn’t [...]