29 May 2009 05:16 pmBasketball & Stuff
I think I got stupider reading the posts on NBA.com’s “Fan Voice”.
Goddamn people are stupid.
I will stop reading now.
18 May 2009 03:49 pmAdventures in Flex
CSS has been implemented in Flex, but it has some major shortcomings. One of the main ones is that it does not allow a single component to use multiple styles. Another is that a CSS style cannot inherit (or cascade…imagine that!) from another style. I wrote some code that might help fix that a bit.
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Tags: css, hack, inheritance
11 May 2009 03:16 amArt
I just ran into this guy, he has some pretty cool stuff. His work is mostly just photopainting with ballpoint pens, but its pretty damn cool. I really like seeing people with good photopainting skills, especially in such an unconventional application.
Image source: haha
His website: http://www.juanfranciscocasas.com/
Some press coverage: dailymail
Tags: Art, ballpoint, bic, juan francisco casas, photopainting
20 Mar 2009 02:55 pmNews
Just upgraded to version 2.7.1 of WordPress. Apparently my previous plugin update broke some old posts.
Right-clicking one of my swfs and selected ‘View Source’ won’t work for the time being. I think I’ll try to make some changes on how I do that stuff in the near future.
At the moment, “View source” links to
http://almostflan.com/2008/09/05/using-a-custom-class-as-an-mxml-base-to-completely-style-a-titlewindow/flex/sandbox/srcview/index.html
and it should link to
http://almostflan.com/flex/sandbox/srcview/index.html
I’ll fix this later, but first my taxes…
20 Mar 2009 02:40 pmStuff
I recently updated some plugins and it appears to have broken some of my stuff. Working on it.
Thanks to DDDan for pointing this out.
05 Mar 2009 06:36 pmAdventures in Flex
Recently I’ve run into the problem of controlling the size of an embedded swf movie in a Flex application. The size of the stage in Flash didn’t match the size of the SWFLoader-loaded component in Flex for some reason. I tried putting a Canvas around it and using the clipContent field, but that didn’t. After a few hours of pain, though, I did get a somewhat reasonable solution.
This post should also serve as a very light example of applying a mask.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
<mx:Canvas mask="{myMask}">
<mx:SWFLoader source="path/to/mySwf.swf"/>
<mx:UIComponent id="myMask"
creationComplete="myMask.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000);myMask.graphics.drawRect(0,0,360,541);myMask.graphics.endFill()"/>
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:Application>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
<mx:Canvas mask="{myMask}">
<mx:SWFLoader source="path/to/mySwf.swf"/>
<mx:UIComponent id="myMask"
creationComplete="myMask.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000);myMask.graphics.drawRect(0,0,360,541);myMask.graphics.endFill()"/>
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:Application>
Here, the size and location of the rectangle you draw in the myMask determines the visible area of the swf.
I haven’t yet cooked up an actual example showing what this actually does - maybe I’ll do so later…
On a different note, if anyone knows of a quick way (perhaps a wordpress plugin) to post an example coded in Flex Builder, let me know - it would be much appreciated! Right now, I’m bundling a release build and manually pushing it up each time with no regard to specific posts, then hard-linking…
Maybe I’ll write something to do it…knowing me it’ll never get done…
Tags: clipContent, embedded, mask, swf
22 Oct 2008 05:12 pmAdventures in Flex
One of the nice things about Flex is that you can default stylistic elements such as padding from a top level via CSS declarations on the Application level. However, if the property you have in mind isn’t a Flex Style, it isn’t so easy to default.
A common example is the horizontalScrollPolicy and verticalScrollPolicy values of the Container class. For various reasons, Adobe (understandably) chose to make these two values properties instead of styles. They’re defaulted to “auto” which means scrollbars are created when needed, but often it would be more convenient if they were defaulted to “off”.
Anyway, here’s one way to default those values:
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Tags: default, horizontalScrollPolicy, major hack, properties, scrollbars, verticalScrollPolicy
05 Sep 2008 08:15 pmAdventures in Flex
The Flex framework provides a rich library of components right out of the box, but often creating a custom component is necessary. When the component is a container, you might want to use it as the base of an mxml file. Here’s how.
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Tags: custom, Flex, gameboy, import, mxml, Panel, skin, TitleWindow
27 Aug 2008 04:45 pmWork
So Photometria is hiring again. We’re looking for software developers in really any language and any level of experience (entry to senior). We do development in actionscript on the Flex framework.
The official description (no, I didn’t write that):
Software Engineer
Are you a power hacker who enjoys challenging and diverse problems? Does your keyboard sound like the Rachmaninoff piano concerto? Do you get excited creating highly interactive and visual applications? Do your friends like using them? Do you want your code to be used by millions more people? Would you thrive in an intense, fast moving, and fun environment of a startup? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then Photometria wants you!
Job Description: You will be involved in working on our industry-leading taaz.com web site. TAAZ combines powerful, cutting-edge computer vision technologies with unique user-interface techniques to create an amazingly simple virtual makeover tool. Most code is written in ActionScript (Flex), Javascript, and C++. Candidates are not expected to be Flex experts, but experience with Flex or other dynamic languages like Python or Ruby is a big plus. We are seeking candidates at all levels (from those with no-experience to very senior engineers). Candidates need to be self-motivated, possess strong programming skills, and be excited about learning new things. Positions are full time or contract-to-hire.
About Us: Photometria Inc., is a San Diego technology company whose virtual makeover web site, TAAZ, has attracted two million visitors in the five months since its launch. Underneath an intuitive and attractive interface and hidden from the user, Photometria, a spinout from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), exploits a confluence of technologies in computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning. Users start by uploading their own digital photo and then experiment with a palette of thousands of colors and shades of makeup product, colored contact lenses, and hairstyles. The results are immediate and incredibly realistic. Taaz.com’s social network allows users to share images and makeovers with friends. Beyond its own web site, Photometria is partnering with top brands, retailers, and media. We encourage applicants to visit Taaz and experience our technology first hand.
Apply: Email your resume to jobs@photometria.com . Include references to the websites you have helped build and explain your role. Position is in the San Diego office. You can start as soon as possible, and the pay is negotiable.
Tags: jobs, photometria, taaz
