[Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

Mon Feb 28 14:00:14 GMT 2011

If you set the line to 2 pixels wide, fill to alpha = 0, then drawRect 90,0,w,h), and then define the9slice rect as 1,1,width-2,height-2 you get there?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 28 February 2011 13:58
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

So I just need the scalable area set to alpha=0
That's what I don't know how to do.
When it comes to graphic stuff, I have trouble drawing stick men.
:-)

My car goes real fast, but has been painted with a roller...

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:54:08 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks
Ah. Yes, forgotten about that.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 28 February 2011 13:53
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

Isn't that what simple.fla is using?

import flash.geom.Rectangle;
function setSize(w,h){
    this.button.scale9Grid = new Rectangle(10,10,90,10); //x,y,w,h of sclable region - other regions don't scale
    this.button._width = w;
    this.button._height = h;
}

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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:43:46 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks
I'd draw the button with code. Never used that 9 scale slicing: not sure you can define it with code in AS2.0 - maybe in AS3.0 you can, unsure.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 28 February 2011 12:55
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

OK, I see what you mean with simple.fla.
I'm just not familiar enough with library symbols etc to figure out how to core out the scalable area and set it's alpha to 0
Like I don't seem to have a select rectangle tool.
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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:09:17 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks
Have your code reach up to the xml for params, and then draw the button to suit, the button template should point the way?

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 28 February 2011 11:50
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

If it could be self-contained within the button, that would be handy.
I'm not very good with Flash itself.
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From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:40:36 +0000
Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks
9 slice scaling allows you define a movie clip with a central area that scales normally, and a border, that doesn't.

Don't know how  / if you can do it in code.

I would have the button draw itself at the size required.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
Sent: 27 February 2011 18:49
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: hotspots - Flash folks

Ok, if I fill the button with anything and set that alpha to 0, it acts just like a button.
(If I left the center unfilled, only the outer pixel frame was active)

So the real kicker is this:

The outer frame resizes (of course) when I change the button w,h in Xerte.
e.g. the frame that was 1 pixel thick is now 3 pixels or whatever thick.
Is there any trickery that will vector the button while leaving that outer frame the same thickness?

Dave

From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: RE: hotspots
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:38:08 -0500

hey, a preliminary test indicates the transparent button thing might work.

Any of you Flash graphic wizzes out there that can whip up a transparent button with some sort of shadow around the outer pixels that won't blow up when resized?
Even a pixel or 2 black on bottom/right, white on top/left.
Just needs over and down states (and they can be identical actually.
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From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: hotspots
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:58:45 -0500

Is there any sort of precedence I can set up that will allow overlapped HS to both function?
Or do I need another architecture?

Issue:

I have a graphic with multiple hotspots.
The hs areas need to both react when they are rolled over, (draw a shadow effect to indicate user over hs) and when they are clicked (show  feedback).
The feedback also needs to erase on rollout.
(This is a proto, so I can't use a button, unless it's transparent. Hmm there's a thought).

If over a spot I lay 2 hotspots (1 click=0, another click=1) then no matter how I order them in the flow, the hs higher in the tree blocks anything below it from functioning.
Also, if I lay a catchall in there, it block everything else.

I suspect I'm using a hammer when I should be using a saw.
Is the transparent button feasible?
Maybe a transparent png hot object? (or do i run into the same precedence issue?)

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