[Xerte] VideoIcon -> playheadTime

Thu Jun 24 11:26:43 BST 2010

For Xerte3 you can use the packaged documentation (Help) and also the Flex4 (it is based on Flex4) documentation available here:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/index.html?filter_flex=4.1&filter_flashplayer=10&filter_air=1.5

Peter

On 24.06.2010, at 12:13, Dave Burnett wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi Nigel,
> 
> Peter is working in Xerte 3, which uses Actionscript 3, it's a bit different beast from AS 1 and 2, which are what Xerte 2.x uses.
> 
> Which version of Xerte are you using?
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
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>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] VideoIcon -> playheadTime
>> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:07:24 +0100
>> From: Nigel.Irwin at rewards-trc.co.uk
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Julian
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>> 
>> 
>> Where are the ASDocs available from please and is this
>> where i can find everything to do with scripting within
>> Xerte
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards, Nigel
>> IT Training and Support Co-ordinator
>> 
>> 
>> 01444 884906
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>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian
>> Tenney
>> Sent: 24 June 2010 10:53
>> To: Xerte discussion
>> list
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] VideoIcon ->
>> playheadTime
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> VideoDisplayIcon inherits
>> from Canvas, and has a public property videoDisplay. For some reason I've missed
>> the VideoDisplay class out of the ASDocs, but I'll add that in. For now, use the
>> Flex 4 docs online.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The one problem I foresee is getting event
>> listeners onto the VideoDisplay itself - but they should bubble, so you can
>> still attch listeners to the icon..?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on
>> behalf of Julian Tenney
>> Sent: Thu 24/06/2010 10:30
>> To: Xerte
>> discussion list
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] VideoIcon ->
>> playheadTime
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> You should be able to - what
>> does it say VideoIcon inherits from? UICOmponent? Then it's a UI component. It
>> has a member VideoDisplay - thats the thing doing the actual video presentation.
>> I haven't looked, but unless somethig is wron, tha's how the documentation
>> should be...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> 
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on
>> behalf of Peter Huppertz
>> Sent: Thu 24/06/2010 09:25
>> To:
>> Xerte discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [Xerte] VideoIcon ->
>> playheadTime
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I think wrapping is not needed, because it creates a whole lot
>> of more work on your side?!
>> 
>> But how can I see, regarding the
>> documentation, the difference between properties I can apply directly to the
>> videoicon and the properties that I need to apply to
>> videoicon.videoDisplay?
>> 
>> myVideoIcon.iconID works,
>> myVideoIcon.playheadTime does not work. But I can't see a difference in the
>> documentation.
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> On 22.06.2010, at 12:34, Julian Tenney
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> At the moment one really thinks it is a property of the
>> VideoIcon.
>>> 
>>> Because that's what it is. Now you're getting into
>> the OO debate -
>>> should we wrap the VideoDisplay class's methods /
>> properties (there are
>>> a lot), or should the icon itself inherit from
>> VideoDisplay? If you
>>> extend VideoDisplay I don't know if you can still
>> do
>>> addChild(myControls) to build the interface?
>>> 
>>> Mostly
>> OO good practice says favour composition over inheritance.
>>> 
>>> In
>> any case, it's a job for another day,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On
>> 22.06.2010, at 11:45, Julian Tenney wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>> myIcon.videoDisplay.playheadTime;
>>>> 
>>>> The icon itself is all
>> the things you see - the video playback, the
>>>> button, slider and so
>> on - you need to reach in there for what you
>>> want.
>>>> 
>> Eventually it might be nice to wrap all those methods and expose
>> them
>>>> via myIcon
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original
>> Message-----
>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> 
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk]
>> On Behalf Of Peter
>>>> Huppertz
>>>> Sent: 22 June 2010
>> 10:44
>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>> Subject: [Xerte]
>> VideoIcon -> playheadTime
>>>> 
>>>> Another question: I want to
>> use the property playheadTime to jump to
>>>> various points in my video.
>> But if I enter myVideoIcon.playheadTime =
>>> 30
>>>> it does not
>> jump to 30 seconds in my video. Also regardless of where I
>>>> am in the
>> video if I check debug(myVideoIcon.playheadTime) it always
>>>> displays
>> 0. Any ideas?
>>>> 
>>>> Peter
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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>> 55 18
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