Using bitmaps in an AS3 remoting environment isn’t that easy. If I’m getting it right, the problem is that the BitmapData object needs constructor parameters, wich isn’t combinable with the handy [RemoteClass(alias= ] method of invoking the objects when streaming data into a ByteArray. A walkaround is to wrap the BitmapData into a custom class… [Read more…]
September 12, 2009
There’s always something interesting going on in the actionscript world of brothers Jacob (jacwright.com) and Tyler Wright (xtyler.com). I’ve been using their Flight Framework (www.flightxd.com) for some time now, and it’s the first of the many flex/as3 frameworks I’ve tried that has really made me more productive. Check it out! In a recent article, Jacob… [Read more…]
July 8, 2009
When fiddling with using zip in Flex/As3, I discovered that the Sound class doesn’t have a .loadBytes method (corresponding to the Loader class .loadBytes method). I was able to get the byteArray data out of the zip, but no way to feed a Sound object with it! Grr..! Luckily, there are lots of gifted bravehearts… [Read more…]
September 12, 2009
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