Justin’s Blog

Just installed Wordpress. Friend of mine recommended it, and I have to say, so far, it seems superior.

Some in depth documentation on coding standards for AS2. Simon Wacker did extensive work on the AS2LIB framework. Documentation is also available in pdf format. This is a definate must-read for all AS2 developers. Really great stuff.

Me and a friend of mine (Ryan) have been working on an XML to Object (originally done by HeavyRotation) AS2 class that converts and XML document to an object. So, XML nodes / attributes etc will get referenced by nodeName / attribute. If there are multiple nodenames/elements with the same name, they get referenced like you would reference an array[i]. In other words, if your xml document looks something like…..
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This utility will help you select a matching 6-color palette. Use the slider / colorPicker to change color. Matching colors will be generated based on the ColorMatch 5K code. I didn’t change much of it. It was originally done in javascript, and I basically just ported it to flash and integrated it with a colorPicker component. I will release the source when I’ve cleaned it up.

Another variation….this uses the same concept, but generates and colors a grid accordingly. Take a look….

Sizer is a freeware utility that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. Useful when designing web pages, as it allows you to see how the page will look when viewed at a smaller size. Sizer also offers a feature that shows the current size of a window in a tooltip as you resize it. When windows are resized in the normal way a tooltip is displayed, showing the exact dimensions.

Sizer is low on resourses and its only 17k (zipped)……download it here.
Some other handy tools also worth taking a look at all done by BrianApps.
Dam handy….