Flash debug player and Google Chrome Post on Oct 13, 2010

What a pain this was, even though it was simple. To get debug player in Chrome, install the debug player from the Adobe site, go to chrome://plugins/ and you will see Shockwave Flash listed in there somewhere, it probably says "2 files". Simply hitting 'Disable' will shut off all flash players for Chrome, so press the little "Details" + button in the upper right, and only disable the player that's in the Chrome directory. Next time you open a Flash movie, Chrome will use the other player.

Cheers,

Aaron

MXMLC FileReference.load() compiler error Post on Dec 23, 2008

On my linux box I am running the Flex SDK 3.2, and tried to use the funky new load() method for FileReference (which pulls the byteArray data of the loaded file = sweet). But my Flex wouldn't compile it, complaining of an error:

Error: Call to a possibly undefined method load through a reference with static type flash.net:FileReference.

The fix?

Edit my /flex/frameworks/flex-config.xml and change the target-player version from 9.0.124 to 10.0.12.36 (even though linux is currently 10.0.15.3)

A hack a day keeps the blues away...

Aaron

VAFCS Kiosk Photo on Oct 10, 2008

We (Terran and I) designed and published a kiosk application for the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society a few years back. I designed and coded the interface in Flash 8 at the time, and as far as I know, the application is still serving their Friendship Centre today. Terran sent me pictures of it when he visited out there, I'll have to dig them up.

The image is actually 2 screens, the starter screen (on top) and the calendar (below).

Old BLR Site Photo on Oct 10, 2008

I put together a collection of site designs I had done quite a while ago and had them printed, this is a comp of the old Burntstick Lake Resort site I did in flash (waaaay back).