[osflash] Creating a JPEG viewing component

[The Chris Method]

Apparenlty we already have this book. Thanks for the heads-up. This chapter 
looks like it will answer a lot of my questions.

-Chris

On 8/17/05, The Chris Method <thechrisproject at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey Chris,
> Thanks for the info and link. I have Colin's ActionScript for Flash MX, 
> The Definitive Guide book, but not the EAS one. Would you recommend getting 
> that?
> 
> -Chris
> 
> On 8/17/05, Allen, Christopher S. <CSALLEN at partners.org> wrote:
> 
> >  Hi Chris,
> > 
> >  I was going to reply to this on the other list, but her it is here. I 
> > like you guys better anyway ;-)
> > 
> >  I agree with Tim. The MovieClipLoader class is perfect for this 
> > situation. The only downside is that it's Flash 7 and up only.
> > 
> >  Anyway, I was going to suggest that you look at the class that Colin 
> > Moock has in his book Essential ActionScript. He has a ImageViewer class 
> > that uses the MovieClipLoader to load in JPEGs it's a good example and a 
> > great starting point for what you are trying to do.
> > 
> >  You can find the code here:
> > 
> >  http://moock.org/eas2/examples/eas2_imageviewer_take3.zip
> > 
> >  I hope that helps.
> > 
> >  -Chris
> > 
> >    -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* osflash-bounces at osflash.org [mailto:osflash-bounces at osflash.org] 
> > *On Behalf Of *Tim Beynart
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:24 PM
> > *To:* Open Source Flash Mailing List
> > *Subject:* RE: [osflash] Creating a JPEG viewing component
> > 
> >  create an empty movie clip and use the MovieClipLoader class. forget 
> > the Loader component and loadMovie, they suck.
> > 
> > You can manipulate your incoming file easily using listeners to the MCL 
> > class, check out the help files.
> >  
> >    ------------------------------
> >  
> > *From:* osflash-bounces at osflash.org [mailto: osflash-bounces at osflash.org] 
> > *On Behalf Of *The Chris Method
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:45 PM
> > *To:* Open Source Flash Mailing List
> > *Subject:* [osflash] Creating a JPEG viewing component
> > 
> > I posted this to the FlashCoders list, but maybe it's more of an osflash 
> > type of question.
> > 
> > I'm creating a little swf that will take in the path to a jpg and 
> > display it. All it really has to do is be able to zoom in and out and move 
> > the jpg around. I'm using the open source FAME approach for the most part. I 
> > had it working in the Flash IDE but am trying to get it to work in FAME 
> > stuff.
> > 
> > My question is more about the structure of this flash movie I'm making. 
> > My first version had five buttons: zoomIn, zoomOut, drag, update, and reset. 
> > It had two textboxes, one that displayed the scaling factor and one that 
> > displayed the path to the jpeg. It worked fine. I used a MovieClip that had 
> > a Loader inside of it for the JPEG. The main reason that I used the Loader 
> > was because it just seemed easier to me at the time, although I'm wondering 
> > now if it would be overkill.
> > 
> > So what's the best way to structure this? Should I even bother with the 
> > Loader component or should I just use a MovieClip and loadMovie() to load 
> > the JPEG? I've been trying the latter approach, but I can't seem to drag 
> > around my JPEG anymore. I don't know if it's becaue the MovieClip wasn't 
> > scaled properly or what. Any help would be... uh, helpful.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > chris
> >  
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