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  Quick Tip: The Singleton Pattern

  1544 readersIn this Quick Tip we are going to talk about the Singleton design pattern and how it can help you to optimize your code when you need exactly one instance of a class. Step 1: Introduction As a programmer you must be aware that there are some cases where you want to use an instance

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  Quick Tip: Using the Datagrid With XML

  1571 readersI’m going to demonstrate how to use the datagrid component with an xml file. When you need to display tabular data there is no quicker and easier way than to use a datagrid, and when paired up with an xml file it makes things all the better. Step 1: Setting up the Flash Document Create

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  Create a Brightness Editor in ActionScript 3

  1793 readersBrightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to be radiating or reflecting light. In this tutorial we will learn how to modify the brightness of a Display Object using ActionScript 3. Final Result Preview Let’s take a look at the final result we will be working towards: Step 1: Brief Overview Using the ColorTransform class

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  Quick Tip: How to Automatically Resize an Image to Fit the Screen

  1259 readersThis Quick Tip explains how to use an image as a website background and scale it proportionally to the stage size. It’s great for when you’re using a SWF that’s full-height and full-width inside a webpage. iMac icon by bobbyperux. Final Result Preview Take a look at what we’ll be working on. Resize your browser window and click

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  Quick Tip: How to Detect Mouse Direction Using ActionScript

  1813 readersIn this Quick Tip you will learn how to get the mouse’s current direction in your Flash application using AS3. You could use this to create an interesting control method for a game, using a mouse like a joystick, for example. For now we will just display the direction on screen. Preview Here’s a quick example to

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  Quick Tip: How to Build a Frame Rate Counter in ActionScript 3.0

  1644 readersIn this Quick Tip you’ll learn how to measure the current frame rate of your Flash application using ActionScript 3, and display the FPS on screen. The Importance of Frame Rate Frame Rate, or Frames per Second (fps), is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video

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  Create a Customizable Snow Effect with ActionScript 3.0

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  Quick Tip: How to Communicate Between Flash and HTML

  1132 readersIn this Quick Tip, we’ll look at how to use the ExternalInterface class. This allows us to write AS3 which can run JavaScript code, and vice-versa. That means you can use Flash to alter parts of the webpage in which it’s running! Step 1: Set up the Flash Document Create a new Flash ActionScript 3 document.

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  Quick Tip: Check Flash Player Version Using ActionScript 3

  857 readersIn this Quick Tip, I’ll show you how to get and display the Flash Player Version using ActionScript. Let’s take a look! Final Result Preview Here’s the final result we will be working towards: Step 1: Brief Overview Using the Capabilities class, we’ll get the Flash Player version and Operating System then display them in a series of TextFields. Step