Tag Archives: actionscript

XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

By Evan Mullins | Published: 11 April 2008
XML and flash is something that always seemed to be more complicated than it needed to be. Then I had an idea to parse the xml nodes into actionscript as objects, that would make working with xml tons easier for me, I could just parse it once and then forget about the xml, I could [...]
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Stomper Scrutinizer Browser AIR App

By Evan Mullins | Published: 2 April 2008
Software for viewing websites through a simulated fovea vision. Since not everyone could set-up, let alone afford a real eye-tracker. This software uses the mouse pointer as the user’s focal point, or foveal view. It blurs everything except where your focal point (the mouse) is. It is helpful because it forces you to re-think web [...]
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Custom Flash Video Player @ FreeIQ and StomperNet

By Evan Mullins | Published: 31 March 2008
The flash video player designed and developed for Free IQ and StomperNet. Plays video and audio content for a user. I implemented 85% of the actionscript, creating intuitive interactivity and functionality. External xml plsylist, author biography display, content details, share by email, social bookmarking, get embed codes, and more. Sleek design for maximum intuitive user [...]
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Dynamic Flash Scrolling Link List XML driven Component on FlashDen

By Evan Mullins | Published: 26 March 2008
Go get the file at Dynamic Scrolling Link List XML driven Auto wrapping
Circlecube Items at FlashDen
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Get Current URL and Query String Parameters to Flash | Tutorial

By Evan Mullins | Published: 20 March 2008
Overview This tutorial / how to / example will show how to get the current url from the browser to flash, and even how to get the query string parameters from the url into actionscript using ExternalInterface. It has been a dilemma for many people to get this information into flash across browsers and without having to [...]
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Interactive Spin Actionscript Tutorial

By Evan Mullins | Published: 14 March 2008
I have been thinking of different interactions that are possible with objects. If you’ve read this blog at all you’ll know that I’ve played with physics and gravity and throwing balls and bouncing balls and all sorts. But I hadn’t wrapped my head around an interactive spinner. I know it’d be easy to make a [...]
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Local Connection Actionscript – Communicate between seperate Flash files | Tutorial

By Evan Mullins | Published: 12 March 2008
Overview: Local Connection Communication between two separate flash files placed on the same page (or even running simultaneously on one machine) is a nice way to spread a project out. You can send variable, call functions, pretty much do anything in one swf from another. Easiest case use would be a navigation menu set up in one [...]
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StomperNet Scrutinizer Update | Features include Bookmarking, Screenshots & Loader

By Evan Mullins | Published: 10 March 2008
Scrutinizer is constantly being updated and enhanced and with the launch of Adobe AIR 1.0 is easier than ever to install! It now supports bookmarking, capturing and saving screenshots and displays progress as pages load. With even more to come soon! Go check it out at StomperNet’s public site for free download! Here’s some images to show off scrutinizer! Watching [...]
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