At last, I got around to porting my Tooltip Class to Actionscript 3. Well, when I say “porting”, that’s not quite accurate: this is a complete rewrite. As such, alot of property names in the options have been changed, some of the defaults are different, … continued
A couple of days ago, having just installed a new version of the Flash player in Internet Explorer, I tested recent updates to an ongoing Flash project. Imagine my amazement when, instead of an interactive Flash exhibition, I got a notice that my Flash … continued
I love my Tooltip, I really do. There isn’t a project where I haven’t used, abused and made it do unspeakable deeds. In fact, I’m surprised it hasn’t filed a lawsuit against me, for unpaid overtime. But I’ll be the first to admit that … continued
Seeing as the Neo-Archaic logo is a tree, I just couldn’t resist adding a JavaScript tree component to the GrannySmith blog. The need for a tree-view arose when I was adding a FAQ page to the Pediatric Center website. I didn’t … continued
I just spent a very frustrating day wrangling with cached images. Both JavaScript and Flash have trouble updating dymanic images, when these are cached by the browser. This can be a problem if, for example, your website has sets of images, such as catalogues, … continued
The Problem: If you are a web designer who tries to combine high standard graphic design with top-notch web-standards xhtml, you can’t escape a certain degree of conflict of interests. This can be especially acute when it comes to designing a menu. You … continued
Hi everyone, Since the ObjectSwap article appeared on this blog in April, the code has changed a number of times. To reflect those changes, and give you a bit more insight on how to use it, I bundled up a few ObjectSwap … continued
This article explains some of the uses, properties, and customisation of the Rich Text Tooltip for Flash (versions 7 and higher). A tooltip can be very helpful for the user interface of applications, development tools, websites, multimedia, interactive maps, and games. It’s a great … continued
The Problem: Microsoft’s decision to change the way ActiveX objects are handled in Internet Explorer, following the patent law suit by EOLAS, has left the developer community in uproar. Soon all the ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer, among them Flash … continued