Nuno Mira - Flash Developer

Apply and Remove tint to an Object in AS3

nuno mira — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:24:20 +0000

If you want to tint an object and then revert to its original color, you can use setTint() passing 0 in the second parameter, e.g.:

PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: c.setTint (0xFF0000, 0);

PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: import fl.motion.Color; var square:Sprite = new Sprite(); square.graphics.beginFill(0x000000); square.graphics.drawRect(100, 100, 100, 100); addChild(square); square.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onMouseOver); square.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onMouseOut); function onMouseOver (e:MouseEvent):void { var c:Color = new Color(); c.setTint (0x929218, 1); square.transform.colorTransform = [...]

convert Decimal to Hex and back

nuno mira — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:40 +0000

In Flash (AS3), when you store a colour in a variable, although the 0x specifies an hexadecimal value, the variable will be of type uint (unsigned integer).

PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: var c:uint = 0xFFFFFF;

This means that Flash, internally, converts the hexadecimal value to decimal. You can easily verify this by tracing this variable's value:

PLAIN TEXT Actionscript: trace (c); // 16777215 [...]

New address for amfphp: amf-php.org

nuno mira — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:03:53 +0000

Due to a lot of confusing circunstances the old domain amfphp.org expired and can't be renewed, or at least it's not very likely that it will be anytime soon.

The good news is that there's a new amfphp - Flash remoting for PHP address: amf-php.org.

So, go to the new amfphp site and spread the word.

Adobe CS3 Installation Problems

nuno mira — Wed, 09 May 2007 22:31:30 +0000

Although the installation on my new notebook went smoothly, I didn't have the same luck with my desktop.

The installation took forever and in the end I got a error message regarding missing components. I tried it over and over, searched the web, read and tried everything I could find. The Creative Suite 3 cleanup script was no [...]

Adobe CS3 Trials available

nuno mira — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:11:00 +0000

The Adobe Creative Suite 3 Trials are finally available for download.

Get them now!

_root, Evil _root

nuno mira — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:19:27 +0000

As soon as you start writing your first lines of code in ActionScript, it's pretty likely that you'll use _root.

_root is an identifier that references the main timeline of your movie.

When you use _root, you're using absolute notation.

If you have a movie clip on the stage called my_mc, you can attach code like this to [...]

Flash Mail Form (with PHP)

nuno mira — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:57:50 +0000

So you want to create a mail form in Flash...

You need:

a PHP enabled server basic understanding of Flash / ActionScript very basic PHP knowledge Flash MX or later

Creating a Flash Mail Form should be [...]

Thunderbird 2 Released

nuno mira — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:46:54 +0000

The best email client has just been updated and is available for download.

Thunderbird 2 Release Candidate 1 Released

nuno mira — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:59:07 +0000

Thunderbird 2 RC1 was released yesterday.

I'm not on my main computer, so I haven't installed it yet. I'll install it as soon as I get home.

I've been using a beta?/alpha? version for a long time without any problems. I can't remember all the new features included in this release, but I remember the new look [...]

Apollo: Links that Matter

nuno mira — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:11:39 +0000

Mike Downey has posted a huge list of links, all Apollo-related.

In case you missed something from the last couple of days, here's a good chance to find it.