Comments on: Flex Builder Tip: Use SWCs for image assets, not Embed metatags for pure Actionscript Projects http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/ "I write pretty software" Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: News from the northern front, at last! Also: using SWC files with Flixel in Flex Builder 3 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-76234 News from the northern front, at last! Also: using SWC files with Flixel in Flex Builder 3 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:31:35 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-76234 [...] I just spent several hours looking into using an SWC exported from the Flash IDE as mentioned here. The linked post discusses how to do in a regular AS3 Project in Flex Builder, where you can happily [...] [...] I just spent several hours looking into using an SWC exported from the Flash IDE as mentioned here. The linked post discusses how to do in a regular AS3 Project in Flex Builder, where you can happily [...]

]]> By: Using swc rather than Embed tag « CODE@蝴蝶。夢 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-75259 Using swc rather than Embed tag « CODE@蝴蝶。夢 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:34:07 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-75259 [...] http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-meta... Filed under: 編程 Leave a comment Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) ( subscribe to comments on this post ) [...] [...] http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-meta... Filed under: 編程 Leave a comment Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) ( subscribe to comments on this post ) [...]

]]> By: Thomas Burleson http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-70962 Thomas Burleson Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:07:56 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-70962 Check out Swf compression tools that work with Flex SWFs also. These compress the PNGs (if not flattened already) and compress other assets in your SWF. Very nice production tool... so Embed can be used and compression follows. http://www.swf-mac.com/macswfcompress.html Check out Swf compression tools that work with Flex SWFs also. These compress the PNGs (if not flattened already) and compress other assets in your SWF. Very nice production tool… so Embed can be used and compression follows.

http://www.swf-mac.com/macswfcompress.html

]]> By: Craig Taylor http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-62895 Craig Taylor Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:22:55 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-62895 There is another benefit of loading your assets this way especially if you are traditionally from the Flash side of things. Flash performs quite a bit of work for us such as optimizing images, excluding unused artwork, and alike. However, Flex doesn't perform any of these functions. If you place a 300k graphic Flex assumes you want the 300k graphic asset included as is. Be sure you have optimized your graphic assets before embedding them in a Flex Builder project. There is another benefit of loading your assets this way especially if you are traditionally from the Flash side of things. Flash performs quite a bit of work for us such as optimizing images, excluding unused artwork, and alike. However, Flex doesn’t perform any of these functions. If you place a 300k graphic Flex assumes you want the 300k graphic asset included as is. Be sure you have optimized your graphic assets before embedding them in a Flex Builder project.

]]> By: Coding in Flex Builder, Compiling in Flex Builder: A Better Flash Workflow « benclinkinbeard.com http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-62812 Coding in Flex Builder, Compiling in Flex Builder: A Better Flash Workflow « benclinkinbeard.com Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:35:02 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-62812 [...] A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a workflow I had devised that allowed me to utilize Flash library symbols but still write my code in Flex Builder. While Adobe apparently thinks this awkward hybrid approach qualifies as “integration”, I thankfully discovered a better process just a day or so after my posting. I discovered the main concept of this better workflow from Arpit Mathur’s blog. [...] [...] A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a workflow I had devised that allowed me to utilize Flash library symbols but still write my code in Flex Builder. While Adobe apparently thinks this awkward hybrid approach qualifies as “integration”, I thankfully discovered a better process just a day or so after my posting. I discovered the main concept of this better workflow from Arpit Mathur’s blog. [...]

]]> By: Using [Embed] with fonts in Flex / Flash Builder Actionscript projects includes SDK specific core Flex classes | Mark Ledford's Blog http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-61910 Using [Embed] with fonts in Flex / Flash Builder Actionscript projects includes SDK specific core Flex classes | Mark Ledford's Blog Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:49:42 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-61910 [...] 9 / Actionscript Only projects reference it. Your library  may also includes [embed] metatags even though the compiler adds some basic mx.core classes to do the embedding. This normally wouldn’t be an issue but you’ll find your boat will [...] [...] 9 / Actionscript Only projects reference it. Your library  may also includes [embed] metatags even though the compiler adds some basic mx.core classes to do the embedding. This normally wouldn’t be an issue but you’ll find your boat will [...]

]]> By: morgan http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-60730 morgan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:37:54 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-60730 I was using this process for a while and ran into a problem. If you're using multiple swcs - say you've got a dev team, and both swcs have an asset names the same - say "close_button", you'll receive the Flex error "An internal build error has occurred" with no helpful information. There's no easy way to solve this. Also, if you have multiple source swcs, you can't easily tell which one contains the symbol you're looking for. You can ctrl-click the class, and it sometimes points you to the swc, but if you have an error, it won't. I was using this process for a while and ran into a problem. If you’re using multiple swcs – say you’ve got a dev team, and both swcs have an asset names the same – say “close_button”, you’ll receive the Flex error “An internal build error has occurred” with no helpful information. There’s no easy way to solve this.

Also, if you have multiple source swcs, you can’t easily tell which one contains the symbol you’re looking for. You can ctrl-click the class, and it sometimes points you to the swc, but if you have an error, it won’t.

]]> By: James http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-59892 James Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:20 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-59892 Thanks for this tip - I've abandoned image embedding and gone with SWCs, and it looks like it's a much better solution altogether! Thanks for this tip – I’ve abandoned image embedding and gone with SWCs, and it looks like it’s a much better solution altogether!

]]> By: localToGlobal » Blog Archive » news review -> 13th week of 2009 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-52954 localToGlobal » Blog Archive » news review -> 13th week of 2009 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:31:45 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-52954 [...] > Flex Builder Tip: Use SWCs for image assets | code zen [...] [...] > Flex Builder Tip: Use SWCs for image assets | code zen [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/2009/03/21/flex-builder-tip-use-swcs-for-image-assets-not-embed-metatags-for-pure-actionscript-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-52620 Steve Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:44:33 +0000 http://www.arpitonline.com/blog/?p=196#comment-52620 I've been using SWC's for my graphical assets for awhile now. I also sometimes use SWC's for layout purposes... So instead doing tons of myClip.x = 10 etc... I just make a movieclip in Flash, layout a logical set of things the way I want them, then export it as part of the SWC. This technique can also save you from coding lots of text format stuff. I’ve been using SWC’s for my graphical assets for awhile now. I also sometimes use SWC’s for layout purposes… So instead doing tons of myClip.x = 10 etc… I just make a movieclip in Flash, layout a logical set of things the way I want them, then export it as part of the SWC. This technique can also save you from coding lots of text format stuff.

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