I found either free or commercial QRCode reader/decoder Flash AIR Native Extension launch a fullscreen Camera to scan, it cannot customize the UI or adding overlay image. I wrote this ANE which accept BitmapData to decoder. So you design own scanner UI and the decoding speed in much faster than any pure AS3 QR decoder. […]
Category Archives: Component
[JSFL] Toggle Bitmap Use Imported JPEG Quality
Wrote a JSFL, it can make the bitmap in library, if its compression is Photo(JPEG), toggle between use document default quality or custom quality, it also set “Allow smoothing” to true. If you do not want to use “Allow smoothing”, comment JSFL line 16: library.items[i].allowSmoothing = true; Download For Flash MX2004 – Flash CS3 For […]
Skinning Flex2 Tree Controls to an Expandable Menu
I have made a skinning on v2 Tree component to an expandable menu. Now, I try to use Flex2 Tree Control skinning as the same stuff. Programming concept are so different, except graphic asset can reuse, all the code are written from scratch.[Demo][Source] In this exercise, the focus not only on component skinning, I also […]
Component Development FAQ
My kclyComponent is not dead, it is working in process. During component development I have faced quite a lot of questions, it is becase Flash has too much undocumented hack, nothing is opened and waste people time, therefore I drop down my own note here for me and others as a reference in the future: […]
Convert Tree Component into a Multiple Categories Navigation Menu
This is one of example in my 2nd Flash book, using CellRenderer API and XML, dynamically generate a menu, such menu is hot in web design. If it is written from sketch, require at least 3-4 days, but using Tree Component, just edit XML file each time. The background in the menu, it is Movie […]
Simplest Way to Skin a V2 Component
It is an example in my 2nd book, skinning ScrollBar into MacOS X style. It is only required to draw the component outlook graphics, put them in separate Movie Clip, set linkage and identifier. Reference HaloTheme.fla or SampleTheme.fla, the naming of the same symbol, choose “Export for ActionScript” and “Export in first frame”, click OK. […]
Layer to Frame / Frame to Layer
Just learn JSFL and XUL, write this little command as practice. It can help you distribute multiple Layers into seperate Frames in a same new Layer, or distribute multiple Frames in the same Layer to seperate different new Layers. (Flash MX2004+ Commands) Download (Flash MX 2004) Download (Flash 8+)
ColorSelector Component
Similar to the color selector in Flash tool panel. When a color is chosen, it will call your customize function to change the Movie Clip color. [Demo][Download]