Here is Kevin Lynch’s Keynote from the Web 2.0 conference where he shows how to build a full application using Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, Flex Builder, Flex and the Facebook ActionScript 3 API. UPDATE (3/20/2018): Unofrtunately it looks like blip.tv is no more, and thus the video is no longer available.

I have put together a table which lists a number of browser based rich client runtimes and their install sizes along with which platforms they are available on and supported. The runtimes covered include: Adobe Flash Player 10 Silverlight 2 Silverlight 3 beta JavaFX 1.1.1 I have obtained the information from the runtimes’ websites. The download sizes are based on actual download size, and not the download size stated on the website (there were some discrepancies).

Not Flash related, but I wanted to make a quick post and point out a new Halo 3 related iPhone application I have created. It is called Timetrocity and is basically a weapon and item respawn timer for Halo 3. You can find more information about it here. And yes, I am looking to create a Flash based version for other devices. More info on that in the future.

I have just uploaded a new class to the as3corelib library that makes it easy to monitor files for changes. The class is called FileMonitor, and is in the com.adobe.air.filesystem package. Here is a simple example of it in use: import com.adobe.air.filesystem.FileMonitor; import flash.filesystem.File; import flash.events.Event; import com.adobe.air.filesystem.events.FileMonitorEvent; private var monitor:FileMonitor; private function onSelectButtonClick():void { var f:File = File.desktopDirectory; f.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, onFileSelect); f.browseForOpen("Select a File to Watch."); } private function onFileSelect(e:Event):void { var file:File = File(e.

I have just uploaded my slides from my FlashCamp London presentation on migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 using Flash Authoring. You can view and download the slides from here.

I am doing some work on writing FlexUnit test cases for the FileMonitor class which I have added to as3corelib. Once I wrote the test, I got the following error, which didnt make a lot of sense to me at first: The error is thrown when trying to access a property of the File class (as well as FileReference) before the class has been initialized with a file path. Specifically, the File and FileReference classes must be initialized to reference a file path, before their properties can be accessed.

I am at FITC Amsterdam this week, where I had a talk on Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. One of the things I showed was how to get notifications when new volumes / drives are added / removed to a machine. This could be useful if for example, you application needs to know when a new CD Rom or USB drive has been added or removed to the user’s system.

I am heading to Europe in a little over a week for a couple of conferences. First up is FITC Amsterdam (sold out) where I will be helping Serge and Lee out with the keynote, and doing a session on Advanced Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. After Amsterdam, Serge, Lee and I will be heading over to London for the FlashCamp London, where I will be doing a session on migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3, targeting at non-developers.

There is a known issue with the Adobe AIR 1.5 install on Mac where in certain circumstances the install dialog will appear in the wrong language (usually Japanese or Chinese). If you run into this, here are the steps to work around it: Go to System Preferences Select International Make some changes to the Language list: add a language, re-order a language. Also, might want to make sure English is the first one in his list at this point.

As part of some of my recent work and research into ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 migration, I am working on an AS2 to AS3 migration reference cookbook. The core of the reference is the cookbook section which shows how to do commons tasks in ActionScript 2 and then ActionScript 3. The reference is targeted at users using Flash Pro to create animations and / or motion graphics and includes cookbook examples such as opening a URL, playing a sound, etc…