Nov
10
2008
I recently asked this same question on a few of the LinkedIn groups that I run and was surprised by some of the responses I got back. While some have adapted to FDT or other apps like Flash Develop, there are still others that are still editing Flash content and AS on the Flash IDE. I think that those that are still developing AS on the Flash IDE are just asking for a headache.
Here were a couple of the responses I got:
"I use Sepy, but now testing FlashDevelop. I don´t understand eclipse, because is hard to configure. Maybe in a future will migrate to it."
"FlexBuilder - is everything I need in one app! It will handle AS projects along with Flex and Air - and comes with all of that Eclipse goodness. Have used SEPY in the past but keep coming back to FB."
"I actually code AS direct on Flash, but always use external AS files..."
"I have to agree with the majority here...I work in Flash itself for the most part. I've recently found myself using Coda more, but it is nice to work within the same IDE."
"I've been using FlashDevelop for a while. Not all the bells and whistles of FlexBuilder, but pretty decent (and its free). I also use Notepad++ for times when I just want a quick-opening file editor."
So what do you think? What do you use to develop Flash? Post your comments here.
If you want to read more of the responses you can view them on LinkedIn:
Flash Group on LinkedIn
Flash Coders on LinkedIn
Apr
17
2008
In silverlight you can easily add images thru the XAML or the classes (ie: c#)
To add it thru the XAML all you have to write is this:
<img Source="Picture.jpg" x:Name="MyImage" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
Here is the whole code:
<usercontrol x:Class="SilverlightApplication1.Page"></usercontrol>xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/client/2007"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Width="400" Height="300">
<grid Background="White" x:Name="LayoutRoot"></grid>
<img Source="Picture.jpg" x:Name="MyImage" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" />
<button Content="Hello World!!" Width="200" Height="50" Click="onButtonClick" Background="Aquamarine" x:Name="test"></button>
You can see a demo here: demo
Next I will explore a third party class TWEENER, that works very similar to the TWEENER class build for ActionScript.
Mar
31
2008
When people hear Flex, they inmediately think about file size, and in my experience a Flex project starts to get heavy when you add components and when you use MXML. Flex lets you create two types of projects:
- Actionscript-only
- MXML
When creating actionscript only project, the file size is the same or smaller it would be if you were using flash.
I think that for the types of projects I am creating, I don't have much use for MXML, since I am not using any build-in components. Also all MXML is converted by the compiler to AS3 code.
It seems that there are some functionalities that are somewhat tied to MXML, for example when using Webservices in FLEX3 in an actionscript-only project, the compiler expects "ResourceManagerImpl" to be instantiated, this is done automatically when you create a MXML project, so when creating an actionscript-only project, you have to do it manually. This is a bug in Flex3.0 (http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-12205), it will be fixed in the next release of the flex 3 sdk.
Mar
28
2008
I, like many of you, have been developing RIAs since before they were called that, yet only in the past few years, have I stopped to try to understand computers. I do not have a degree in Compsci, but I have realized recently why it is in my best interestes to pursue one. Everything I know about programming I have taught myself.
As programmers, we often forget-or don't know yet know-about the way computers interpret our commands, instead focusing on the tasks we need to accomplish. Indeed, our day is filled with adding more and more code to fix bugs or create new content in a program already bulging at the seams.
I suggest that as programmers it is really our duty to make the program as efficient as possible; a lean, mean fighting machine! As I being to attend classes, I intend to log and comment on my experiences, and how it is affecting the way I program. My first classes begin this fall-Precalculus and Java I-so expect to see more from me soon!