ATXI: AMFPHP + Textpattern Integration · 14 days ago by Pickle
Use this AMFPHP service plugin to integrate the Textpattern database with AMFPHP to allow fast data exchange with Flash.
This is essentially a faster alternative to the afw_getarticle Textpattern plugin.Edit: My original thought was that remoting would replace the afw_getarticle Textpattern plugin, however afw_getarticle still provides functionality which lets the developer leverage the Textpattern platform for XML generation in a way that ATXI cannot emulate (yet).
PureMVC+SWFAddress Template: Integrating SWFAddress with PureMVC · 17 days ago by Pickle
So I’ve been trying to chart the best course as I begin to learn about AS3. After some meandering, I’ve decided that I need to use the PureMVC Framework for AS3. So far I like PureMVC mainly because it encourages consistency. In reality, PureMVC is not a very big chunk of code. It’s pretty bare-bones. However, the design philosophy behind the framework is probably as important as the framework itself.
Googling led me to the blog of Ashier de Leon who recently did a wonderful job of integrating SWFAddress and PureMVC. I’ve repackaged Ashier’s work and modified the Class structure after reading this PureMVC forum post. A new class SWFAddressProxy treats SWFAddress as a part of the data model (as opposed to a view component) and lets the programmer use Notifications to interact with the address state…
How CASA for AS2 is similar to AS3 · 19 days ago by Pickle
I’m finally migrating to AS3 and so far it’s been a breeze after working with the CASA Framework for AS2. AS3 seems to implore you to program in an Object Oriented (OO) manner. While AS2 already supports the use of classes, I never really used them much until CASA encouraged me to use classes along with OO programming techniques…
afw_events Screenshots · 23 days ago by Pickle
Today I received a request for some screenshots of afw_events. Apparently it’s been tricky for some people to install and they want to see if it’s worth the trouble. So here goes…
afw_events: Textpattern Plugin · 38 days ago by Pickle
Use this plugin to manage article-based events. Edit events via an YUI AJAX-Powered interface to quickly insert and edit events.
This plugin does not use an additional database to store any info.
afw_getarticle: Textpattern Plugin · 39 days ago by Pickle
This tag works very similarly to article_custom, except that the section and url_title of the article(s) displayed are determined by either POST or GET variables in the URL. Also, the default limit is 1.
AllFlashWebsite Template, CASA Release · 44 days ago by Pickle
Based on the original AFW Template. This version uses CASA to accomplish the same thing, only better….
Adding Bam! to AFW Template · 87 days ago by Pickle
On the Textpattern side of things, the template is pretty solid. Since most of the code is from well-developed OS projects, the functionality is there. And for my part, I added the…
The AllFlashWebsite Template · 121 days ago by Pickle
This template attempts to be a complete solution you can use for any Flash website that needs features going beyond the trivial Flash animation doohickey. Don’t judge the template by the unattractiveness of the demo (it’s pretty ugly). It isn’t meant to offer you any visual styling help, whatsoever. That’s all up to you. Hopefully you’re a Flash developer who creates original, interactive sites that actually use Flash to push the boundaries of the browser beyond HTML. This template allows you the flexibility to create whatever kind of site you want, but offers a framework which will help you work more efficiently and create a site that is highly compatible in many different ways. Some of the benefits include cross-browser compatibility, CMS, effortless SEO, mixing flash and non-flash content, XML in Flash, RSS in Flash, Printing from Flash…
Adding a Print Button to a Flash Webpage · 128 days ago by Pickle
Flash doesn’t provide a good, built-in way to print a web page. But then again, it doesn’t need to. By building on top of the content-managed XML model, adding a print button requires very little work.
Content in Flash and Textpattern: Bridging the Gap with XML · 135 days ago by Pickle
You could probably dream up numerous ways to use an RSS feed in your Flash Movie. However, there might come a time when you want more control over the generated content. This is where the ability to generate custom XML will come in handy.
XML in Flash is Easy because RSS Feeds are Free · 139 days ago by Pickle
In the previous article we inserted a flash website into the TextPattern CMS, but failed to integrate the content so that there would be no duplication. Instead, the CMS was used to re-publish content from our flash movie for search-bot and non-flash-browser compatibility. Doing it this way doesn’t really make sense. In fact, a compelling reason to use a CMS is to eliminate the need to duplicate content. Our new approach should be simple: put all content in the CMS, and have the CMS automatically output two versions: XML for Flash, HTML for everyone else.
Basic Structure of a Flash Website · 141 days ago by Pickle
One of the most important considerations when creating a Flash Website is how to properly structure the site. The AllFlashWebsite.com (AFW) technique combines several open-source and freely available tools for a solution that is easy to maintain, and simple. To make it work, these are the tools we need: SWFObject, SWFAddress, and TextPattern. SWFObject uses JavaScript to embed your Flash movie into the web page, and is preferred over the automatically generated HTML by Flash gurus everywhere. SWFAddress enables deep linking which allows your visitors to bookmark your flash website, or use the back/forward buttons while browsing. SWFAddress is also essential if you want to achieve effective search engine optimization (SEO). Lastly, Textpattern is an open-source content management system (CMS), written in PHP. Textpattern is a good choice because of it’s simplicity and ease of customization, however the AFW technique is possible with almost any CMS you would like to use.