| Date |
Title |
Entry |
| 24/5/2005 |
Hitting a Brick wall |
I hit a brick wall awhile back know that I have recently found the
door to. This brick wall was "how in the world do I preload and image
into Flash?" with posting what I had into the Macromedia.com Support
Forums as well as Ultrashock.com and GFXartist.com I was able to create
my own way from there examples and help with this topic
the class for a generic MovieClipLoader function is this:
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MoveClipLoader Class
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//Var list\\
var load_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var loadListener:Object = new Object();
//Load Start
loadListener.onLoadStart = function([a name for the target]) {
var loadProgress = load_mcl.getProgress([a name for the target]);
[location of preloader]._alpha = 100;//so you can see the preloader
[location of preloader bar]._width = 0;
};
loadListener.onLoadProgress = function([a name for the target], [Name for Bytes loaded], [Name for Total Bytes]) {
percent = Math.floor((loadedBytes/totalBytes)*100);//get percentage of download
[loction of preloader bar]._width = percent;//this controls the bar's movement
};
loadListener.onLoadComplete = function([a name for the target]) {
var loadProgress = load_mcl.getProgress([a name for the target]);
[loction of preloader bar]._width = percent;//this controls the bar's movement
[location of preloader]._alpha = 0;//so the preloader doesn't get in the road
};
load_mcl.addListener(picListener);//add the listener object to 'watch' the download
load_mcl.loadClip("[url of .jpg/.swf", [where you want to load the movie]);
NOTES: For a class to run from anywhere add it to the many time line. and call it with
_root.load_mcl.loadClip(as above);
For loading within a MovieClip add it with in that Movie Clip. |
| 18/5/2005 |
Comments from GFXartist.com |
I placed the demo on my GFXaritst account
(http://exiledoutcast.gfxartist.com) where I could get comments from
some people part of the online community. This is from user 'mjking'
"Hey man, cool idea.
i
think the color scheme is too minimal. theres like 2 colors, there
should be more. Maybe u should use a bkg. of blue but have the boxes
that repersent servers orange. The design looks to plain to me and
boring. You should spice it up bit when you are doing the finnished
project. Thats really the only thing i say...... the color scheme
should be worked on.
for the line weight of the boxes... like
the borders of the shapes etc. ts too thick. You should make them 1x1
border or thicker than what you have, i wouldnt suggest leaving it a
middle size.
The text... im guessing you are using text thats
suppose to be pixel text, its just inlarged so it looks outta wack. If
you arent using pixel text, use it. It looks much better. Or use thick
arial, but big. so theres no blurry shit. anwayz.... if you got the
pixel text goign on... theres a pre. set size when you download the
font or wutever. Most of the time its 8. When you workign with the text
choose size 8,
turn the anti. alis on/off and the and the most
important thing "the coridinates (x,y) make sure theres no decimals,
make sure there even and odd numbers.
some shit to rember when
building it in flash..... i know you know this but il just say...make
sure you use preloaders, i think you got one working if not.... make
some. When you call other clips, or load other movies, like the "about
us" etc. make sure you have a loader for that specficfic file... so
were not waiting there." |
| 18/5/2005 |
Comments from friend at Obernewtyn.net |
Obernewtyn.net is a fan club for the Obernewtyn series writen by
Issoblle Carmody. Since I've found that this fan club has a wide range
for people (mainly girls) and mainly of them into webstuff I thought
I'd show them my work.
This comment is from user 'Buneater'
"I
had a look at your project, ShadowOutcast, and it works very nicely
indeed. The only thing I'd suggest is to have the subject of each link
already on or near the boxes, otherwise it could drive people insane,
trying to remember which box links to which page." |
| 5/5/2005 |
Colours of the Rainbow |
In showing the updated version of my websites demo and having some
comments that the colour of the website is not that appeling to them.
Because I have discided to have two versions one web base colour blues
and the other in orangish colour. The colour will be 'monocarmatic' in
the that it will be shades of the one colour.
The web page
that the final might be displayed in is a pictorial representation of a
'holoViewer of some kind that could be of a silvers grays in colour to
give a 3d-ish effect ot the work done.
The programes that will be used within this project will be Photoshop CS 8 and Flash MX 2004 |
| 5/5/2005 |
Communication to... |
In talking to Pauline about the communication of the application to
people that in her words "...are out side your confort zone." I have
posted the work on my GFXarist.com acount so it can be accessed by can
commented on by people who see it there.
So far there has been one comment. |
| 4/5/2005 |
Set in Stone |
This is now set in stone although my time for this is now limited
because the starting time for this was not reconised (my fault) I have
got the interface for holoNET completed and it's looking good.
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//PRODUCTION IDEAS\\
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My production ideas for this is to create something to 'show off' in a sence my skills in Macromedia Flash in the aim to |
| 2/5/2005 |
HoloNET - redesign |
The origanal design ofr holoNET was to much of what I have already
done before and has not new elements. The redesign form is looking
promising.
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//INTERFACE\\
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The
interface will be constracted of visual boxs that connet to a central
box forming the holoNET. When rolled over the name of the location will
appear.
**SECTIONS**
ABOUT - discribtion of the purpose and of the website, the content and the author
PROJECTS - showing three or more illustration or websites that give a design breif of each project.
CONTACTS - includes link to jornal, resume, links to other websites and reasoures.
REFERENCES - access to my tutorials
EXIT - appears in each submenu and main to ether return or exit the website. |
| 17/4/2005 |
Problems Occuring over the Holidays |
Well to a point this happened before the holidays but was fixed during. This is also what held up this project for sometime.
2
weeks before the end of term my nootbook started to note receive any
power from the AC power pack. My first thought was the problem was the
BIOS of the computer (the first thing that loads when the computer
boots)
This took over two week to sort out that it was the AC
power park itself with calls to Dell Computers and sending numorour
amounts of email calling again to activate the Bpay number and delling
with support in the forma of people that could barely speak english and
had to give examples to each letter while spelling (eg. when spelling
Ashley they would say 'a' for apple 's' shark 'h' for harp and so
thourth.
All in all once sorted and paid for it took a five day delivery to get my note book back online again. |
| 8/4/2005 |
What to take note of. |
For this project the things to note in here are
*Sketches, drawings
*Folder outline
*Functions of buttons need
*screens of text and development of webpage. |
| 4/4/2005 |
Food for Though |
Looking on http://asmslibrary.editme.com and looking at the range
of topics available to do. My choice is to develop a website or
Multimedia Web Authoring, this could be used to develop my intented
changes to my ePortfolio inturn having the demostration mdium done
through something else.
GROUND RULES
*Interface first: Must complete the two different interfaces for this before trying the animation |
| 4/2/2005 |
What is the Application |
What I was thinking was a somedthing to do with the internet in
some way. Now I'm thinking of an interview or 'Vox Pox' with people
over the |