So if you guys are like me and gradually moving to the AS3 world full time you should be looking out for new resources for developing your new projects. I'm trying to find all the class libraries, frameworks, api's etc I can find. Below you will find a mind map that I put together with Mind Node that lays out a bunch of the libraries I have found. If you can help out by leaving a comment below with some of your favorites i can add to the list that would be much appreicated! Once I get a pretty good list together I'd like to build an AIR app we can all use as a simple resource utility. Thanks for your help!
So I was searching the web just now for a quick way to snag the variables in a URL string using SWFObject2. But it looks like no one had really posted on the topic. So I spent a few minutes looking up some javascript (which I know nothing about) that would give me those variables. Googled some more and tried to understand how the other examples I found were doing it with JavaScript and not the SWFObject and this is what I came up with.
swfobject.embedSWF("myFlashFile.swf" + document.location.search, "flashcontent", "100%", "100%", "9.0.0", "expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);
// the document.location.search is the key piece to getting the variables
So when you do this it will snag the variables from a URL such as http://www.projectx4.com/?myvar1=40&myVar2=50 and give you access to these varibles immediately in your embedded SWF. Thats that comment if you have any questions but it should be pretty straight forward. Enjoy!
I have not done this in the past but I thought this would be a great place to start. My team at Click Here is looking for a Flash guru. Someone with a vast knowledge of the Flash Platform and a love for all things technology! If you looking for a new gig in the ad world and to push the bar to the next level, this job is for you! Our team is looking to build some great internal flash based software as well as some amazing award winning sites. The ideal candidate is not necessarily someone with a giant flash background but a programmer with an eye for design. Below is the job description we have laid out. Please contact myself or email jobs[@]clickhere[dot]com with your resume. Cheers!
Description:
Click Here, Inc. is seeking a talented and seasoned full-time Flash Developer with expertise in Adobe Flash (AS2/AS3), Flex and AIR to develop innovative online design concepts.
The ideal candidate should be able to work comfortably within a development team, have a vast knowledge of all things technological and be able to bring ideas from all over the new media field to solve our client’s goals.
Primary Responsibilities
• Intermediate-to-advanced ActionScript programming
• Project awareness
• Creating reusable project files
• Animation
• Audio/video editing and compression
Proficiencies and Other Essential Requirements
• Excessive love of new media, technology and creative challenges
• Awareness of Web 2.0 trends and APIs
• Proficient in ActionScript development
• Advanced Flash website and application knowledge
• Intermediate knowledge of progressive and streaming Flash video
• Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Competency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML
• Ability to accurately translate business requirements into marketing-oriented multimedia design
• Strong oral communication skills/ability to communicate with clients, vendors, partners and staff
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams or work autonomously
• Thorough and highly detail-minded
• Availability to work on-site
Additional Skills Desired
• Other languages such as Java, C# and Ruby a major plus
Contact Information (candidates only; no recruiters, please)
Email: jobs[@]clickhere[dot]com
Phone: 214.891.5365
Fax: 214.346.6934
Today Adobe announced that they have created a partnership with Google and Yahoo! to start indexing SWF files for their search engines! Its about time! Ok no hard feelings Adobe for the wait. Honestly we are really just starting to hit FULL stride with Flash content being the standard for nearly all rich web content. So its understandable that this ahs been on the back burners of most everyone. Keyword 'most'.
Where is Microsoft in this deal? They WANT to be the leader in search but they aren't following the trends of the world around them? HAHA. Well one maybe Adobe couldn't let them inside the player cause they would know to much. But also maybe MS is doing there normal nose in the air thinking they don't need anyone else.Who knows. All I know is that MS is never going to be anything again in the search game with deals like this going on.
Well great work Adobe, Google and Yahoo! we all love you for thinking about us and keeping your eye forward to a better web!
Check these links for more info on the announcement:
Adobe Press Release
Lee Brimelow on the announcement
Posts from Ryan Stewart: One and Two (more links here too)
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