changing the value of htmlText on a TextField always creates one extra empty line of text.

i found no indication as to why, and i could see by doing plenty of traces that the htmlText did not indicate to create any new line of text.

so here is the fix:

textField.replaceText(textField.text.length - 1, textField.text.length, "");

apparently that grabs our magic extra line and gets rid of it. great.

i may update this post to include some of the test that i did which proved that changing htmlText always results in this extra line, but another time.

a frustrated ktu i have been for the last two weeks.

i got a virus on my laptop. a sneaky little guy which i am pretty sure ended up being an infected driver. in spending time trying different sources to remove it i may have finally done so, but have yet to plug the drive back into my laptop to verify this.

this prompted me to yet again think about getting a new computer. my current laptop has been degrading gracefully but it is now to the point where i just cannot take it anymore. from overheating issues to hardware buttons not working and having no battery, it is not a pleasant machine to deal with. i am moments away from finalizing my setup.

but this has caused massive delays on my projects. two weeks of frustration and anxiety about the money i will be spending have left me doing no work whatsoever.

linux

this brings me to the second part of the post. while trying to fix my drive, i plugged in an old 40gb drive that had ubuntu on it. i feel like sharing my experience with linux so far.

as a long time windoze user who has always wanted to switch to linux, my first impression is disappointing. i have never had so many difficulties. alt+tab is super slow, the unity dock is poorly designed, i cannot seem to get mail setup, and using two monitors was very difficult. i know i need more time with a new environment and i am certainly not giving up on linux. in fact the appeal of being able to fix the crap i do not like is certainly going to drive my understanding of computers, logic, and development.

so, adding another project to the list (learning linux) will definitely distract me from my other projects, but i am the kind of person that needs to flip back and forth to maintain interest and motivation.

i truly hope to be back on track very soon as i have a lot of goals i want to meet.

New features / Changes:

• Settings Panel Proxy
• Media Permissions
• CameraDetection
• MicrophoneDetection (if people want)
• LoggingCameraDetection

The Settings Panel Proxy will almost be a project of its own. For a while I’ve toyed with the idea of a proxy for the Settings panel. Ideally, this will allow you to open the panel, be notified when values change, and be notified when it closes. Gone will be the hassle days of having to deal with that stupid box. If you ever work with media input devices or local shared objects this will make you happy.

Media Permissions was a previous abstraction that is technically no longer needed because of the Settings Panel Proxy. However I think re-purposing that functionality to something more simple is beneficial. You could do something like:

var mp:MediaPermissions = new MediaPermissions (stage);
mp.addEventListener (MediaPermissionsEvent.RESOLVE, onMediaPermissions);
function onMediaPermissions (e:MediaPermissionsEvent):void {
trace ("permission was " + e.code); // 'granted', 'denied', 'noDevice'
}

Anyway. I have been moving forward just fine. I’ll keep you posted.

textfield.x = 100 :)
textfield.x = 99.8 :(

Seriously, do you want you text to look good?

I’d seen this before, but not with a built in component. After my google foo brought me round and back twice I finally ran across a page where the user had created two functions with the same name. Changing the function name fixed the compile error. It’s too bad the compile error that was fixed was not related to the actual problem. So I considered similar options in my case.

My solution: CamelCase your class names. The original developer had set a bunch of MovieClips to export for actionscript, however he had used all lower case letters. CamelCasing the class names fixed the compile error.

Let’s look at the normal case that this error shows up in.

You create a movie clip in your library. In the properties, you select ‘export for actionscript.’
Then you create a .as file for that movie clip but extend Sprite instead of the expected MovieClip.

Make sure when exporting a movie clip in your library for actionscript that the external .as class file you make extends the same class that you have referenced in the library.

Please everyone, look here for the newest code. Also, feel free to make suggestions and post issues there.

Thanks everyone for your support!

https://github.com/cataclysmicrewind/CameraDetection

Logic updates:
* dispatches success as soon as mathematically possible, instead of waiting for a time to complete
* abstracted functions further. Code is cleaner and more readable

Bugs Fixed:
* user selected deny & remember, therefore event not triggered

Unfortunately, a reference to the stage is now required. This was caused by fixing the bug mentioned above.

I scoured the internet for solutions and only one came up: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-41 as a comment from Philippe Piernot.

Anyway. I had fun tweaking this. Please go to the CameraDetection page to download the updated zip

So I’m on a plane, a lot on my mind, and need something to listen to. Welcome the album Confluence by Manual.

This soothing album is filled with dreamscapes with slow, rolling melodies. Calming, peaceful, never jarring. if there is a time signature I can’t feel it. This music sucks you in if you let it. With each phrase another surge of emotion. It’s great for when your mood is lower. Helps me fall asleep, and also focus on my thoughts.

This is not crowd music. It’s personal experience music. Headphones it up, sit down, relax, and let the music become your reality. It’s pretty sweet stuff.

Check it out.

I did some research, and found out that retail stores still consider this game an RPG.

• Role
• Playing
• Game

Huh. Lets see. Role; In theatre, an actor’s portrayal of someone in a play. In Games, the character(s) you control and follow through out the game. Playing; This requires interaction no? I want to play a game, so let me have some control. Game; games are amusing, entertaining, and normally waste time (as in not productively contributing to your survival).

In FFXIII, you switch characters a lot. Not necessarily a bad thing, but in the first hour of play, didn’t do much. I found out that I can play through the game by trying to avoid confrontations by running around them, and when in battle all I have to do is press ‘accept’ all the time, and the battle system will auto battle for me. Huh, that’s what they call ‘playing.’ Lastly, this is supposed to be a game, but with the constant interruption of storyline cut-scene, this game feels more like an interactive story more than anything else.

When I was playing this game, I had a friend nearby who owns the game. This friend is also an avid FFFan, and I asked questions along the way…

When does something interesting happen (in storyline or game-play)?

• Never

What about the maps you walk along?

• Almost always a long hallway

How many cut-scenes do I have to endure?

• Too many cut-scenes

What’s this point screen after battles?

• Bullshit, don’t pay attention to it

Five star battle rating? Why did I get four stars? because I healed myself?

• Yes. Its dumb

I can only control one character at a time?

• Yes

How can that chick electrify herself and pseudo fly?

• They don’t tell you (at least to where he is in the game)

While I was playing the game, I no problem handling some large slices of buffalo chicken pizza in one hand, and the controller in the other. FFXIII ‘seems’ to be a ONE HANDED GAME. You don’t need more than one hand it is that boring.

• Result: Don’t waste your time. This is not an RPG.

I recognize that I only played for an hour, and my friend was only 50% done with the game, but first impressions are everything. If I have to force myself past the intro of a game it is not worth playing. The director of the game made comments that people are misinterpreting the vision of the game; maybe, but that still doesn’t change the fact that people expect a certain level of ‘game’-'play’ from a Final Fantasy. The story of the game may be great, but it feels like I am watching a movie. I want a game.

And for this reason, along with similar circumstances with FFVIII – FFXII, that I feel like the Final Fantasy series peaked at VII, had a small boost with IX, and has slowly died since. Where is Squaresoft?

If you like Apple and agree with them good for you. Please though, agree with Apple only after you’ve done your research. Apple is making business decisions. Apple [in my opinion] is only looking out for number one. They know they have their consumers locked in a cell under the mansion with the coffin closed. *cough* They can do whatever they want as long as their products are still killer. I can say this about Apple; Their products are good, well made systems that mold to the general population.

If you side with Adobe, I’m there with you. But I’m on Adobe’s side because I love the Flash platform. I know there are flaws in Flash, but there are flaws in everything. As a community, if we want to see Flash take the next step and continue to be a standard we have to want it. So if you want Flash to stay alive, lets do something about it. The great news is that I’ve already seen plenty of anti-Apple material and Google stepping in to help promote this community backfire to what Apple has done.

I’m generally a pacifist. Apple has made some [poor] business decisions. Adobe is making their decisions. In the end, I think we all need to ‘respect’ each others decisions, and also stand by what we believe.

A final note. Since 2004 or so, I’ve always wanted to see Flash with a better programming language, more of a focus on applications, simpler plugin updates, and better support for cell phones. Flash has come a long way since then and I’ll be damned to let it die out because of a few pompous statements from some unfortunately influential people. Flash is a great concept; be able to deliver rich interactive media content to almost any device. Let’s keep Flash rolling. Don’t forget that your voice matters.

P.S. I don’t even remember which company makes the iFraud, iDrone, iBad, and iGoons anymore. I just don’t seem to care.