Comments on: ActionScript 3.0 Image Galleries

By: bauhouse

bauhouse — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:40:22 +0000

To compile the script, you’ll notice that I was using the Flex 3 SDK. Using Flash CS3, you’ll likely need to add a document class to your FLA file. Consult the documentation if you need some assistance with this.

I haven’t quite reached that point in my development to load data from an XML file, load photos and populate the grid with images. That would be next, of course, but I haven’t found the time lately. (And I wouldn’t hold my breath.)

By: Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:36 +0000

Hey,
I’m actually trying to put all of your script together and make a gallery. How do you go about actually executing the script?
I’m using Flash CS3.

When I execute the FloatingGrid.as, I just get a white blank SWF.
Secondly, how would you suggest I go about loading images from an array into the grid? (or better yet, getting data from an XML file, and then converting that to an array).?

Thanks for sharing your code!! I’d love to get this working!

By: bauhouse

bauhouse — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:21:34 +0000

@cliffzim, that might not be a trivial question. I didn’t know that I didn’t have to declare the function parameters as variables within the function. The reason for doing this might be plain ignorance on my part.

The simple answer would be that this is legacy code from when I had first created the ImageFrame class. I was using the class on its own to create a single image frame, declaring instance variables for each of the characteristics of the object. Then, I decided to control the characteristics of multiple ImageFrame objects by passing the values as method arguments, which I defined as variables declared in the classes that invoked the method.

I hadn’t realized that the instance variables of the ImageFrame class that are set by method parameters are now redundant and can be removed (imageWidth, imageHeight, imageColor, frameColor, padding). Thanks for pointing that out.

By: cliffzim

cliffzim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:10:55 +0000

Please excuse what might be a trivial question, but in the ImageFrame class the function parameters are redefined in the body of the function as variables. What’s the reason for doing that?? I would have thought that the compiler would have choked on that, but it appears to make no difference whether those vars are commented out or not.

By: bauhouse

bauhouse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:57:39 +0000

@noponies, thanks. I'm merely documenting my climb up the learning curve. I've been inspired by your code examples, and hope to incorporate your ActionScript 3 FullScreen Object Resize Class at some point.

By: noponies

noponies — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:04:37 +0000

Hi,

Nice example you are working through here!

By: bauhouse

bauhouse — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:57:16 +0000

Thanks for the demo of your application. That looks very promising. And the photography is beautiful. I’m especially intrigued by what appears to be a work in progress: the Wall Designer. Nice work.

By: Joel Hooks

Joel Hooks — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:02:35 +0000

I’m looking forward to giving your code a thorough study. Thanks for sharing your research. I’m 100% happy with my solution, though it does work for our purpose.

http://joelhooks.com/session

u/p:demo_client

Here it is in the actual application.

Cheers,

Joel