Author Archives: raúl

Sound Manager

i been using the Sound Manager from Matt Przybylski
for a while and added some little updates:
first make it work with the latest TweenLite Framework and to do that, you just need to make these changes:

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mm.cfg file!

I’ve just found this incredible post by Jean-Philippe Auclair
about the mm.cfg file!
this two flasgs are just great!
TraceOutputBuffered = 1|0
and the :
AS3Verbose = 1|0
you can read all the features at: http://jpauclair.net/2010/02/10/mmcfg-treasure/

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GrupoW + Github!

we juts start using github (social coding)
just in case you want to follow any of us,  here we are :

Dave
me
wolf

cheers!

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RobotLegs and Flash IDE

i was trying to find a solution for compiling Robotlegs from Flash IDE (CS3 or CS4)
and found two approaches:
the first one comes from Jesse Warden combining mxmlc & Flash CS4 or CS3 with GAIA Framework.
the second one (that i think is a lot easier) i found it at Helmut Granda post using XML configuration [...]

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Strategy Pattern

Strategy Pattern is my favorite one, and why?
because it’s so simple for implamentation; it’s based on polymorphism, an the basic idea is to encapsulate the code that you think is gonna change.
for example let’s say that you have and Encryptor Class:

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More on Regular Expressions!

i was trying to understand what’s happening behind scenes in the Log Class in Flex Framework
if you digg a little bit in their Classes you’ll find something like this

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public function debug(msg:String, … rest):void
{
if (hasEventListener(LogEvent.LOG))
{
// replace all of the parameters [...]

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Signals

Robert Penner shows to the world his new Event System called Signals
it’s a cool way for managing Events in AS3 inspired by C# events and signals/slots in Qt.
Concept

A Signal is essentially a mini-dispatcher specific to one event, with its own array of listeners.
A Signal gives an event a concrete membership in a class.
Listeners subscribe to [...]

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FlashDevelop Plugins

Today we just found two great plugins for FlashDevelop
first: Reopen closed tab plugin
just press Ctlr + Shift + T and your last closed tab would be open again (firefox style! XD)
second: FlashdevelopPMD
integrates the new flexPMD from Adobe Labs to FlashDevelop
FlashDevelop is a great tool for coding and of course is our “battle horse” here at [...]

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Sound Pitch

i was talking with Caleb (the sound expert here at Grupow) a few days ago about how the Pitch works behind the scenes
i saw a great usage of the Pitch effect in Braid Game and i wanted to give a try in the Flash’s new Sound API
…………. but then Andre Michelle came with this!!!
man………. [...]

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Conways Game Of Life

is an old AS2 experiment that i made some time ago
the rules are:
1. Any live cell with fewer than two neighbours dies, as if by loneliness.
2. Any live cell with more than three neighbours dies, as if by overcrowding.
3. Any live cell with two or three neighbours lives, unchanged, to the next generation.
4. Any dead [...]

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