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var array : Array = ["a", "b", "c"];
var vector : Vector.<String> = Vector.<String>(array);


Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets

To target Flash Player 10 from MXMLC compiler you need to add this option:

--target-player=10.0.0

Source: http://dispatchevent.org/mims/flexbuilder-keyboard-shortcuts/

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Eclipse, FDT, Flash, ide

1) Eclipse Splash Screen

There are two ways of changing the Eclipse splash screen, manually or using the Random Splash Screen plugin:

• Manually
  Put the “splash.bmp” file in the folder C:\eclipse\ and add the following line to the file C:\eclipse\eclipse.ini:
  -showsplash
splash.bmp

• Random Splash Screen
  Everytime Eclipse starts, Random Splash Screen overwrites Eclipse’s splash screen with a random image picked from your personal image folder. This image is then displayed on the next Eclipse start.Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/rndsplash/To modify the plugin options go in

Since I was not satisfied with the splash screens that I found I asked my friend Denio Barani to design a splash screen more appealing, and here are the four versions:

Here a list of various splash screens that I found around the web:

• http://theflashblog.com/plugins/splash.jpg
• http://kg.mango12.com/misc/eclipse.png
• http://kg.mango12.com/misc/splash2.png
• http://kg.mango12.com/misc/splash3.png
• http://www.lieblingsagentur.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/splash.bmp
• http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/2778466798_e556f6fd9b.jpg?v=0
• http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/59119-splash.bmp

2) Eclipse icon

I don’t like a lot the standard Eclipse icon so here you can find some different ones:

• http://theflashblog.com/plugins/icons.zip
• http://gnome-look.org/CONTENT/content-files/71546-eclipse256.png
• http://www.deviantart.com/download/76695261/Eclipse_Dock_Icon_by_nickmitchell.zip
• http://kmassada.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/eclipse.png
• http://www.kde-look.org/CONTENT/content-m1/m71809-1.png
• http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/units/comp332/images/Eclipse.jpg
• http://shaun.boyblack.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/osxeclipseicon2561.jpg

To convert the images to icons use the iConvert website.

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Eclipse, FDT, Flash, ide

In the second post of the serie I suggested some useful plugins. Now is time to configure the Eclipse and FDT installation.

Obviously this is my way of configuring both, so if you would like to make some changes I suggest you to explore all the menus and submenus in Eclipse because you’ll find a lot of interesting properties that can be customized to suit your needs. Here is my configuration.

1) Eclipse preferences configuration

• Window -> Preferences -> General -> Always run in background
  Window -> Preferences -> General -> Show heap status
  
• Window -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Show line numbers
  
• Window -> Preferences -> General -> Keys -> Select the “Run Ant Build” and in Binding press CTRL + ENTER to bind this shortcut to the command
  

2) FDT preferences configuration

• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Build Path -> Output folder name: deploy
  
• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Code style -> Formatter -> Set how you you want your code formatted
  
• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Core Libraries -> AS3 Core Libraries -> Add…
  Type: Flash CS3
  Name: FLASH_CS4_COMPONENTS
  click Browse…

  
  
  
  click New...

  
  

  Name: FLASH_CS4_COMPONENTS
  Location: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS4\Common\Configuration\ActionScript 3.0\FP10
  click OK

  
  

  click OK

  
  

• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Editor -> Code Assist -> Auto activation triggers for AS: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_.:
  
• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Editor -> Folding -> Leave Folding enabled checked and uncheck all the others
  
• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Tools -> Flash -> Flash IDE: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS4\Flash.exe
  Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Tools -> Flash -> Flash Player: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS4\Players\FlashPlayer.exe
  Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Tools -> Flash -> Flash ASO Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS4\en\Configuration\Classes\aso

  
  

• Window -> Preferences -> FDT -> Tools -> Flash Help -> Click Update Help
  

3) Perspective customization

• Window -> Customize Perspective -> Tool Bar Visibility -> Disable FDT MXML Coding
  
• Window -> Customize Perspective -> Command Group Availability -> Disable Annotation Navigation
  Window -> Customize Perspective -> Command Group Availability -> Disable Editor Navigation
  Window -> Customize Perspective -> Command Group Availability -> Disable FDT MXML Coding

  

• Window -> Customize Perspective -> Shortcuts -> Submenus: New -> Disable MXML Class
  
• Window -> Customize Perspective -> Shortcuts -> Submenus: Open Perspective -> Enable Flash FDT
  Window -> Customize Perspective -> Shortcuts -> Submenus: Open Perspective -> Disable Java
  Window -> Customize Perspective -> Shortcuts -> Submenus: Open Perspective -> Disable Resource

  

Select if it’s not already selected Window -> Open Perspective -> Other… Flash FDT and press OK

Then close this views:

• SWF Viewer
• Javadoc View

Then open the Ant view from Window -> Show View -> Ant and dock it with the Outline panel.
If you want you can select the button Link with Editor inside the Flash Explorer so the current file you are editing will be selected in the Flash Explorer project tree.
The final look will be this (click to enlarge):

I suggest you to move the minimized toolbars (like Flash Explorer, Outline Panel, Problems, etc.) at the bottom of the interface so when everything is minimized and you’re writing code you’ve the maximum space available like this (click to enlarge):

Next post: Eclipse 3.5 and FDT 3.2 for Actionscript development – Part 4 – Customization

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Eclipse, FDT, Flash, ide


function formatDate(d:Date):String
{
var now:Date = new Date();
var diff:Number = (now.time - d.time) / 1000; // convert to seconds
if (diff < 60) // just posted
{
return "Just posted";
}
else if (diff < 3600) // n minutes ago
{
return (Math.round(diff / 60) + " minutes ago");
}
else if (diff < 86400) // n hours ago
{
return (Math.round(diff / 3600) + " hours ago");
}
else // n days ago
{
return (Math.round(diff / 86400) + " days ago");
}
}

var date:Date = new Date();
trace(formatDate(date)); //Traces "Just posted"


Source: http://blogs.adobe.com/cantrell/archives/2009/06/actionscript_fu.html

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets


function convertTime(number:Number):String
{
number = Math.abs(number);
var values:Array = new Array(5);
values[0] = Math.floor(number / 86400 / 7);// weeks
values[1] = Math.floor(number / 86400 % 7);// days
values[2] = Math.floor(number / 3600 % 24);// hours
values[3] = Math.floor(number / 60 % 60);// mins
values[4] = Math.floor(number % 60);// secs

return values.join(":");
}


Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets


var legalAge:int = 18;

if(userAge >= legalAge)
{
trace("lets get pissed!");
}
else
{
trace("go away!");
}

Source: http://mrdoob.com/blog/post/633

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets


function formatFullDate(year:Number, month:Number, day:Number):String
{
var days:Array = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");
var months:Array = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
var currentDate:Date = new Date(year, month - 1, day, 1, 1);
var currentDay:String = days[currentDate.getDay()];
var currentMonth:String = months[currentDate.getMonth()];
var output:String = currentDay + " " + day + " " + currentMonth + ", " + year;

var formattedDate:String = formatFullDate(2009, 7, 7);
trace(formattedDate); //traces Tuesday 7 July, 2009


Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets


stage.addEventListener (Event.MOUSE_LEAVE, leaveHandler);
stage.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, returnHandler);

stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, returnHandler);
}


Event.MOUSE_LEAVE: dispatched by the Stage object when the mouse pointer moves out of the stage area.
MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE: Dispatched when a user moves the pointing device while it is over an InteractiveObject.

Tags: Actionscript 3, as3, Flash, Snippets