I seem to be getting casting failing (returning null) when I have a class that extends a class that extends MovieClip. Here’s an example… MyWidget extends SimpleButton SimpleButton extends View View extends MovieClip That’s the inheritance chain, SimpleButton and View are some base classes I have written for use in various projects and are not part of the v2 components. Here’s what happens when I try to cast an attachMovie():...

I was a bit gutted when I upgraded the firmware on my PSP to 2.71 in order to get the Flash Player on there. I had a lot of useful homebrew like a PDF reader and some open source games like Tetris, and its always good to have the choice to try out some demos/games of your own (for example with LUAScript). Anyway some good news and probably the smoothest hack yet....

“beginner_lite” has been going all out in his spare time adding more and more to the rather expansive Fantasy Quest Flash Lite 1.1 game. Not only is it a role playing game utilizing Final Fantasy graphics if I’m not wrong, but there’s also Tetris, Tic Tac Toe, racing, a labrynth, weapon upgrades and a whole lot more packed into this mammoth Flash Lite game. You can see lots of screens the last few updates to this game over at the Flash Mobile Forum....

I found the Flex 2 docs didn’t really contain an example of using the pixel data getPixels() puts into a ByteArray. I wanted to take the pixels in that ByteArray and have them explode or move around in a controlled fashion not obtainable with a simple Convolution Matrix or DisplacementMap. I’m not going to go through all of that, but just a quick example of getting data back out of a ByteArray and displaying it again as a copy....

The aim of the Y design awards is to recognise leading creative talent demonstrated through the use of digital technology. This year the awards are focussed on the recognition of great design with the use of Flash technology – in celebration of Flash’s 10 year anniversary. The competition is aimed specifically at the Uk design/agency community and already there is great interest from some the likes of Saatchi and Tribal DDB....

What an awesome suprise when I got to work. For any Little Britain fans out there… “I looove the cake” 😉 Thanks to Robin and to Adobe! Only problem is it’s too nice to eat.

I was just asked by a friend, “if code on the timeline in Flash 8 is no different from AS1 because it isn’t inside a class file [therefore not type-checked or anything else that typically differentiates AS2 from AS1], what is AS3 code on the timeline in Flash 9?”. I didn’t have a simple answer. That code will still be runtime checked etc, it certainly isn’t AS1 or AS2. The reason we can’t define what it is exactly is probably due to the nature of the language....

Come and join us this time at my place of work for the July London Flash Platform Usergroup (LFPUG) meeting for some really great presentations, and of course free beer and pizza. Covered this month: Development Techniques for Localizing Flash (19:00 – 20:00) – Dave Williamson There is no avoiding it. More and more projects require some level of localisation. Clients want their micro site deployed across Europe, banners to support the whole of EMEA, and global intranet applications that take in the whole of the planet....

Time to catch up. I’ve been at AKQA for a little while now and I’ve enjoyed it thoroughly so far and I really feel a strong commitment to the team. My first project went live the other day, www.nikerunning.com, even though it’s aimed at runners (of course!) I hope you enjoy it even if you are not. My favourite sections are the shoe selector and technology section. I’m no photographer, but after this I’ve started to appreciate good photos; you can hit the home button to get 3 different scenes for the home page, I wish I’d gone on shoot for the coastal one!...

Well, I’ve been using Zinc for quite some time now so I know it pretty well and I’m very keen to give the new version a test run and see that any old bugs have been quashed forever, so here’s a thank you to MDM for the free copy. 🙂 Zinc 2.5 now supports Flash 9 (which includes AS3 and Flex 2 apps), I’m yet to look into how this is implemented, but with 2....