Just as a quick update, I’ve updated the previously created unicode finder app, to be a bit more helpful for the everyday usage. Here a list of things that have been changed: No double unicodes. Automatic generation of embed code, easy for you to copy & paste directly into your application. One thing that I [...]
Category Archives: Flex
AS3: Embed specific characters
Posted by Tiago on August 21, 2010
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You might have read on one of my previous tweets, where I was screaming about using “special” characters in Flash, with “special” I mean arabic, cyrillic, hebrew, chinese simplified and traditional, as well japanese. I know, I know, there is TLF (Text Layout Framework) that handles the whole text, but I’m talking about embedding the [...]
AS3: Multiline textfields and Line Metrics
Posted by Tiago on July 31, 2010
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Last week I had to do something that I never thought of, let me present you the case: First of all we have a multiline, word-wrapped textfield in AS3, the text is picked up from an external XML file and gets styled with a CSS stylesheet, the textfield CAN have one line or multiple lines [...]
OSMF – SpriteElement
Posted by Tiago on June 15, 2010
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The Open Source Media Framework went live a few weeks ago with it’s first release 1.0, I already worked with various sprint versions of it, and lately created a final project using OSMF. Something that I was missing was the capability of displaying a Sprite or Text Element inside a Serial- or Parallel-Element. So I’ve [...]
Adobe Developer Week
Posted by Tiago on April 12, 2010
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During Developer Week, learn about the Adobe® Flash® Platform, including Adobe® Flex®, Adobe® Flash® Builder™, Adobe® AIR®, Adobe® Flash® Player, and how it integrates with Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 technologies. This weeklong event features free, live webinars presented by Adobe technology experts. See live demos and have your questions answered by the experts during interactive [...]
