See his blog post for more info.

I just installed it the other day and have used it quite a few times.

Go to Simon’s github page (http://github.com/simongregory/) to download it.

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_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick, false, 0, true);

The last optional parameter in the addEventListener function is useWeakReference, which by default is set to false, according to the ActionScript 3.0 Documentation, this parameter “Determines whether the reference to the listener is strong or weak. A strong reference (the default) prevents your listener from being garbage-collected. A weak reference does not.”

Another standard that I have imemented is to use the REMOVED_FROM_STAGE event in every class that I write. In this class I remove any display objects that I have added and remove all event listeners that those display objects have, because just removing an object does not do this and hose event listeners will still be there takin up memory and can hinder performance.

package
{
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.events.*;

	public class MyClass extends Sprite
	{
		private var _btn:Sprite;
//-----------------------------------
//	CONSTRUCTOR
//-----------------------------------
		public function MyClass():void
		{
			addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init, false, 0, true);
		}
//-----------------------------------
//	INIT
//-----------------------------------
		private function init(e:Event):void
		{
			removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
			addEventListener(Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE, dispose, false, 0, true);

			_btn = new Sprite();
			_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, btnOver, false, 0, true);
			_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, btnOut, false, 0, true);
			_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick, false, 0, true);
			_btn.buttonMode = true;
			addChild(_btn);
		}
//-----------------------------------
//	DISPOSE
//-----------------------------------
		private function dispose(e:Event):void
		{
			removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
			removeEventListener(Event.REMOVED_FROM_STAGE, dispose);

			if(_btn)
			{
				_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, btnOver);
				_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, btnOut);
				_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, btnClick);
				try
				{
					removeChild(_btn);
				}
				catch(e:Error){trace("error: MyClass: dispose: removeChild(_btn): " + e)}
				_btn = null;
			}
		}
	}
}

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I hadn’t noticed this issue before, because I use a resize event for full flash sites or projects that expand with the browser size. I’ve done a few projects that don’t resize after the initial build, and that is where the issue lies.

Here is my process:

//-----------------------------------
//	CONSTRUCTOR
//-----------------------------------
		public function Main():void
		{
			addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init, false, 0, true);
		}
//-----------------------------------
//	INIT
//-----------------------------------
		private function init(e:Event):void
		{
			removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);

			stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
			stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;
			stage.showDefaultContextMenu = false;
			stage.quality = StageQuality.BEST;	

			addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, checkStage, false, 0, true);
		}

		private function go():void
		{
			_bg = new Sprite();
			_bg.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
			_bg.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
			_bg.graphics.endFill();
			addChild(_bg);
		}
//-----------------------------------
//	EVENTS
//-----------------------------------
		private function checkStage(e:Event):void
		{
			if(stage.stageWidth > 0)
			{
				removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, checkStage);

				go();
			}
		}

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private function loadAssets():void
{
	_loader = new Loader();
	try
	{
		_loader.load(new URLRequest("assests.swf"));
	}
	catch(e:Error){}
	_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io, false, 0, true);
	_loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, assetsLoaded, false, 0, true);
}

private function assetsLoaded(e:Event):void
{
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io);
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, assetsLoaded);

	var app:ApplicationDomain = e.currentTarget.applicationDomain;
	try
	{
		Font.registerFont(app.getDefinition("MainFont") as Class);
	}
	catch(e:Error){}
	try
	{
		_loader.close();
	}
	catch(e:Error){}
	_loader = null;
}

private function io(e:IOErrorEvent):void{}

Once the swf file is loaded into your Application, you must use the ApplicationDomain of the loaded swf to access all classes in it. By using Font.registerFont(), I am able to add the font from the loaded swf file into my main Application and access it from anywhere.

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To install, run the install package and once complete, drag the icon of the appliction from your Applications Folder to Finder’s toolbar (you may have to move your mouse around to allow it to drop)

Once dropped, it will look like this:

Now you can either click it and the path of the selected file/folder will be copied to your clipboard, or you can drag and drop files/folders onto the icon in the Finder toolbar and the path will be copied to your clipboard.

When you paste the path, it will look like this: Macintosh HD:Applications:pathCopy.app:, but obviously won’t be this path.

It is free, so share it around

Download it here: pathCopy.dmg

I must give credit to: http://henrik.nyh.se/2007/10/open-in-textmate-from-leopard-finder. I got the idea to branch out and build this app because of “open in textmate” which I love and use every day.

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I will try to update often with tips for Actionscript 3 and the Flash/Flex platforms. Please check back soon for new posts, or let me know if you have any questions that i might be able to address.

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private function loadXml():void
{
	var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
	try
	{
		xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("path to xml"));
	}
	catch(e:Error){}
	xmlLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io, false, 0, true);
	xmlLoader.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress, false, 0, true);
	xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded, false, 0, true);
}

private function loadProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void
{
	var percent:String = Math.round(e.bytesLoaded / e.bytesTotal) * 100 + "% loaded";
}

private function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void
{
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io);
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);

	_xml = new XML(e.target.data);
}

private function io(e:IOErrorEvent):void{}

this will work in most all instances, it does for me.

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private function loadImage():void
{
	var loader:Loader = new Loader();
	try
	{
		loader.load(new URLRequest("path to image"));
	}
	catch(e:Error){}
	loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io, false, 0, true);
	loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress, false, 0, true);
	loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded, false, 0, true);
}

private function loadProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void
{
	var percent:String = Math.round(e.bytesLoaded / e.bytesTotal) * 100 + "% loaded";
	trace(percent);
}

private function imageLoaded(e:Event):void
{
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR, io);
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
	e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, imageLoaded);

	var image:Bitmap = e.target.content as Bitmap;
	addChild(image);
}

private function io(e:IOErrorEvent):void{}

Also, this may be used in the IDE (if you aren’t using classes), by removing the private from the private function.

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To do this I went to Bundles>Bundle Editor>Edit Commands. once there create a new command in the ActionScript 3 bundle by clicking on the + menu at the bottom left. I titled mine “Test in Flash” and the rest should go as follows:
Save: All Files in Project
Command(s):

echo "
fl.saveAll();
if(fl.getProject())
{
	if(fl.getProject().canTestProject())
	{
		fl.getProject().testProject();
	}
}
else
{
	if(fl.documents.length > 0)
	{
		fl.getDocumentDOM().testMovie();
	}
	else
	{
		alert('There Are No Open Documents');
	}
}" > /tmp/fc.jsfl
open /tmp/fc.jsfl -a "/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Adobe Flash CS3.app"

Input: None
Output: Discard
Activation: Key Equivalent, ichose to use cmd + ctrl + return
Scope Selector:

This will save all open fla files, if there is an open flp project it will test the project, if not it will check to make sure a file is open and test it or it will give you an alert telling you there are no open documents.

I have found that this doesn’t always work in Tiger, but works like a charm in Leopard.

UPDATE
The new Project Panel in CS4 is not compatible with the above code, and I haven’t looked into the API that Grant Skinner has released to allow this. here is the code for using Flash CS4 and publishing a single file:

echo "
fl.saveAll();
if(fl.documents.length > 0)
{
	fl.getDocumentDOM().testMovie();
}
else
{
	alert('There Are No Open Documents');
}" > /tmp/fc.jsfl
open /tmp/fc.jsfl -a "/Applications/Adobe Flash CS4/Adobe Flash CS4.app"

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if(Capabilities.playerType == "External")
{
	_xmlPath = "xml/test.xml";
}
else
{
	_xmlPath = this.loaderInfo.parameters.xmlPath;
}

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