Monthly Archives: November 2009

Useful MovieClip-child tricks in AS3

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Nuno Correia

Some useful MovieClip / Display Object tricks in ActionScript 3: 1. Send to front / back To set an MC on top of everything else: setChildIndex(yourMC, numChildren-1); To put an MC below everything else: setChildIndex(yourMC, 0); http://developer.yahoo.com/flash/articles/display-list.html 2. Remove all … Continue reading →

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Global Variables in ActionScript 3

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Nuno Correia

Although there is no “direct” way to implement global variables in ActionScript 3, as there was in previous AS versions, I found this useful workaround, using a class with a static variable container: http://greenethumb.com/article/11/global-variables-in-as3

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SoundCloud – 1st anniversary and ActionScript 3 API

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Nuno Correia

Web audio hosting and streaming service SoundCloud have many good news on their anniversary: Cheaper premium accounts New players iPhone app and much more: http://soundcloud.com/pages/newsletters/2009/11/10/anniversary I would also highlight the recent ActionScript 3 API wrapper: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2009/09/18/as3-wrapper/ This library enables your … Continue reading →

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Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 Beta Software Now Available

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Nuno Correia

From EON: Flash Player 10.1 is the first consistent browser runtime release of the Open Screen Project that will enable uncompromised Web browsing of expressive applications, content and high definition (HD) videos across the desktop and devices. (…) Additionally, Flash … Continue reading →

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