ActionScript to JavaScript Communication
Although limited, the StageWebView class makes it possible for an app to directly call a JavaScript function embedded within an HTML page. Let’s walk through the steps required to call a JavaScript function from ActionScript. This tutorial is a previously unreleased recipe from Flash iOS Apps Cookbook and supplements the content found in Chapter 11, […]
Flash iOS Apps Cookbook
I’m delighted to announce that my book, Flash iOS Apps Cookbook, has been published and is available in paperback and various eBook formats including Kindle. Written for both beginners and seasoned developers with a working knowledge of ActionScript 3.0 and Flash Professional, the book provides the recipes required to build native iOS apps using the […]
Supporting both Flash CS5 and CS5.5
Don’t worry, that’s not the only copy I have of my book. And no, I don’t intend to take a drive along a dangerous snowy mountain road anywhere near a crazy woman’s cabin. It’s just that I’ve learned a lot while writing the Flash iOS Apps Cookbook. Firstly, hard copies are important – they really […]
My First Book: Flash iOS Apps Cookbook
If you’ve been wondering why my blog posts have been rather infrequent over the past six months then here’s the reason. Yup that’s right, I’ve been hard at work writing a book for all you Flash lovers out there who want to get into iOS development. It’s titled “Flash iOS Apps Cookbook” and is due […]
So What Happened To My X-wing App?
It’s been quite some time since I updated you on the progress of my X-wing Targeting Computer app, and to be honest this post will likely be the last on the subject. So what exactly have I been up to over the last few months? After all, wasn’t it more-or-less ready for release on the […]
Flash Camp Birmingham
Not long to Flash Camp Birmingham and it’s shaping up to be a good one. Held over an afternoon and an evening, Flash experts including Seb Lee-Delisle, Mike Jones and Mark Doherty, will share their knowledge through presentations and talks. No matter what level of experience you have with Flash there will be something for […]
Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi…
This post has been long overdue. Firstly, a huge thank you to those who keep enquiring about my X-wing Targeting Computer app. Secondly, please accept my apologies for not posting sooner. So what have I been up to over the past few months? Well the app is about as ready as it can be without […]
Almost There!
Okay I know. I said I’d have the Targeting Computer ready for AIR for Android’s release but the truth is I’ve been kinda busy with other commitments. The good news however is that it’s almost there and I now have a version of the Targeting Computer that I would say is functionally complete. Well if […]
That’s impossible! Even for a computer
By golly, it can be hard work testing GPS-enabled apps. I mean if you really want to make sure it’s all working then you’ve gotta travel around and cover a good distance. I found out to my horror the other day that the Targeting Computer was suffering from some distance calculation craziness that I hadn’t […]
Stay on Target
So how’s my X-wing Targeting Computer coming along? Is it finished? Well I’m getting there but you know what they say, “The last 10% of a software engineering project accounts for 90% of the development time”, and it’s definitely turning out to be true for this one. As well as ironing out a large number […]