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The trace() function in flash is used much like alert() in Javascript. You can use it to print the contents of a variable or the result of an expression. For example var theNumber = 2
Continue readingWhen I hooked up my iPhone to iTunes the first time, I got “Can’t connect to iTunes” with an error code of 0xE8000025. After a quick browse of the forums and web, I tried several
Continue readingI’ve been using a Blackberry 8700c through Cingular for a couple of years now, and I really like being able to check all my email accounts on it and using the google apps wherever I happen to be. Typing on it is pretty easy. However there were many reasons I was looking for a replacement.
I’ve been building a simple flash video player based on the one here and had the idea to use dynamic text to easily toggle the play button between the play and pause states. The Webdings font character for the play state is “4” and for the pause state is “;”
To avoid problems with fonts not displaying on some machines, click the “Embed” button on the text properties panel when creating the dynamic text, and embed the numerals.
Continue reading“As seen on TV!” A very effective infomercial! I wanted to order a dozen, for all my classical-music-loving friends!
Continue readingOne of the most frequently used constructions in javascript are functions that toggle styles or properties on and off. This can be used for items that require a highlighting effect, or to create layers that
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Subtitle Workshop, by Urusoft is free captioning software (donation-ware) which allows you to easily transcribe and edit captions and output the resulting file to many different formats. I’ll be focusing on Windows Media format here, but you will find this a useful tool for captioning DVD’s, Quicktime, and Flash as well.
Note: A much more complete exposition of the concepts summarized in this tutorial is available to members of the Elearning Guild in the article A Guide to Captioning Windows Media and QuickTime Using Subtitle Workshop
Continue readingSeveral branching functions are included in js/branchingToolkit.js and are available to be used in your modules. Note: These haven’t been thoroughly tested!
The css styles are defined in several sheets. Any of the styles can be overridden by adding a new definition for the selector to /css-local/userStyles.js or to individual pages or even individual elements on a page. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO change any of the files inside the css/ folder but you can add your own overrides to userStyles.css.
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