Mike Chambers has just released the AS3 API reference for the iPhone. A really long time ago Mike also released a documentation tool for the API reference, called Flash Resource Manager Its a really slick app, works smooth and is ultra handy! The only thing, i think, it lacks (all the other documentation tools for [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
FullScreen mode in AS3 and AIR
Since the overwhelming response I got when I wrote about full screen mode in AS2, i decided to write a follow up about it in AS3 and AIR. The StageDisplayState Class in Actionscript 3 has two states, NORMAL and FULL_SCREEN the AIR API add one more; FULL_SCREEN_INTERACTIVE. (WARNING! This is only available in AIR.) So [...]
Synchronous vs. Asynchonous explained
A friend of mine asked me the difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous file operations in AIR. So here I will try to explain for all that are interested. A FileStream object is used to read and write files. Files can be opened synchronously by calling the open() method or asynchronously by calling the openAsync() method. [...]
My google code project is public!
While just reading my feeds, I saw that FlashChemist posted an list of the top 104 Free Opensource APIs, Libraries, and tools for the Flash Platform and included my Google Code Project, as3plsreader on the list! Check out number 14. as3plsreader is, as the name suggest, an PLS Reader for Adobe AIR, read and write [...]
Two Free Flash Magazines
Its a new year and already is everyone giving away free stuff! The first one is a brand new issue of the ‘Flash and Flex Developers’ magazine. I’ve had a subscription to this for a little while and just ordered some of their back issues. Its the first glossy about all Flash and Flex goodness. [...]
