Category Archives: Flash

KeyCode doesn’t work equally on Mac & Win

Something quite frustrating I just notice today, the keyCode aren’t the same on a mac and on a pc… This little code will work correctly on my pc but not on my mac (with ActionScript 3.0): if (e.keyCode == F_KEY && e.ctrlKey == true) {…} Seems that the command + KEY is always reserved to… Read More »

Flash FullScreen Video Player

Since the new version of the Flash Player (at least version 9,0,28,0), we can do Flash without the chrome of the web browser. That mean true fullscreen, not just the Javascript popup. For me it’s one of the most important step in web diffusion, web outside the box 😉 So to test it I quickly… Read More »

FOTB Note List

No time for me to assist to FOTB, but I’ve found some resources about it on the web. The first I wanted to share is the note presentation of Francis Bourre about “Everything you always wanted to know about a game development but were afraid to ask”. Full of information and links, an useful reading.… Read More »

Celebrating 1 Year of blogging

1 year ago I wrote my first post on this blog 😉 To celebrate this year of writing I wanted to share with you the examples I made for my “introduction to Actionscript 2.0” lessons in June. Some of those examples are from the Flash Help Documentation. There are 7 chapter from an introduction to… Read More »

Flashforward Podcasts-Video

If like me you hadn’t the luck to be at Austin for the Flashforward, you still can gather some informations 😉 Don’t miss the Videocasts from the Flashforward blog (lot of resources). Other various resources : Rhjr, FlashMag, A.Balkan. I can’t wait to see the final Adobe Flash9 (early 2007) 😀 Ahmet   0 Kudos… Read More »

The End ;)

After 3 month, my last project in Flash development comes to an end. Today our customer has accepted the final version. I was asked to develop a Flash interface for displaying video (flv) and to interconnect with database information by XML. You can check here the final project. I worked with a great team on… Read More »

AS3 video tutorial : helloworld

I’ve just opened a new folder for actionscript3 over my server. You can access it directly with the url : as3.metah.ch My first video is about beginning AS3 with Flash 9 Alpha and to create a little helloworld application in AS3. My English is quite terrific and I hope you can still understand what I… Read More »

Simply Amazing

The AS3 Sound Spectrum Contest Results are out, what was done is simply amazing be sure to check it out at Lee Brimelow blog’s. Congratulation to all participants.   0 Kudos Don'tmove!

Adobe Flash 9 public alpha is out

For real, Flash Professional 9 is out in public alpha ! Meaning we can begin to familiarize with Actionscript 3 within the new IDE. Download page here Here are some interessing link ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference ActionScript 3.0 overview Tips for learning ActionScript 3.0 Building an image-viewing widget with ActionScript 3.0 Exploring the Flash Professional… Read More »

Flash pre-deployment pattern

Here’s a little pattern I made for«homework» about the integration of usability in a website. Now that I’m nearly on holiday I found the time to transform it for Flash only. This pattern is more developer oriented (but can overlap the designer work). Also these are the kind of thing « a bit boring »… Read More »

Adobe Developer Week

[From Adobe Dev Center] For the first time ever, Adobe will host an online Developer Week conference, June 12–16, to share with developers the background and significance behind the Adobe Engagement Platform—and provide real-world sessions to illustrate how the platform works, the Adobe products it comprises—such as Flex—and its impact on the developer community. I’ll… Read More »