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Flex FAQ #8: Font Embedding 全集

Apr 7th

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尋日要幫一個 application 做 font embedding 主要係想 embed 楷書 其實 font embedding 本身並唔係一件難事 因為 Flex 本身已經 support~ 但係 embed 得黎又要控制好 file size 就唔簡單~! 至於楷書o既問題就更加多… 應該 specific d 講… 係 Microsoft o既標楷體o既問題更加多…

由淺入深~

1) Flex 直接 Embed font

方法主要有兩種

1A) Flex CSS refer local font

@font-face
{
	src: local("標楷體");
	font-family: "KaiShu";
}

o係 CSS 裡面 declare font-face 然後 source 利用 local 指住個字體名 最後 declare 一個 font family 名~ (呢個隨意就得) 呢度最 tricky 係個字體名… 特別係 Mac 機再加埋中文字… 經常攪到 Flex Builder compile o既時候會出現 local build error…

好: 快 壞: 唔穩定, File Size 大

1B) Flex CSS refer font file

@font-face
{
	src: url("/fonts/標楷體.ttc");
	font-family: "KaiShu"; More >
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Adobe MAX SF day 1

Dec 9th

Posted by Vicker in Adobe MAX

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MAX 終於開始~ 去到 Moscone 就見到 Kai~ 佢同佢太太一齊去 MAX~ 真係開心

之後即刻上二樓食早餐 同之前一樣… 硬飽… 果汁… 咖啡… 奶… Somehow 我總係覺得唔會夠飽…

食飽見未夠鐘就去左 community lounge 一入到去就見到熟識既面孔~ John, Sumi, Craig 同 JD 都o係到 總係覺得見到佢地就 = 見到 Adobe community~ 哈哈

打完招呼傾左一陣就要趕去聽野 第一場係 Flex testing~ 都 ok~ 之後就係精采o既 general session~!

一如以往~ 未入到門就聽到好激昂o既音樂~! 一入到去真係好震撼~ 3 個 main screen 加兩組 side screen main screen 係山峰藍天白雲~ 一堆 Adobe product logos o係天度飛~ 好型~ 跟住所有 screen 會好似老虎機咁轉 d product logos 然後中間加插 30onMAX o既 video~ 好彩無拍者… 唔係比人 post 出黎好攪笑~

開場~ 有 DJ Mike Relm 用 30onMAX 既 video 表演捽碟~ (事後睇返 wikipedia 知道 Mike 係 VJ More >

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Yahoo! 立法會選舉 interactive Flash banner

Nov 24th

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幾個月之前透過 blog 識到一位 designer Bryan (哈哈~ blog 的確有佢 networking 既用途~ 就算你幾個月唔 update 都好 =.=||)

Bryan 想我幫佢手為 Yahoo! 香港既立法會選舉網頁寫一個 Flash 既 interactive banner 一聽到 Yahoo! 就二話不說即刻應承~ 相信一定係好好既 experience~ (結果… 唔… 原來係咁… 真係估唔到…)

Anyway… 講返個 banner

Banner 裡面其中一個 function 係要將一 d avatars randomly placed in 一個 specified area 起初我只係用簡單既切餅方法將一個長方形切成等份 然後 randomly place d avatar 入 d 餅入面…

好明顯… 結果好生硬…

之後嘗試唔用餅~ 直接做 random placement 然後每一次 place 既時候都 check hit area~ if hit 就 replace 結果好好多~ 而且速度完全 acceptable

跟住o既問題就係點樣可以只從o係一個 specific area 裡面 random place 呢? 由於要就返立法會大樓o既 shape~ 所以個 specific area 會係 irregular shape 當然啦~ 要準確的話一定係靠計數 但係計數o既問題係唔 flexible 同埋唔容易 maintain 最後我用左好多長方形去 approximate placeable area 然後每次 More >

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Google 同 Yahoo! improve Flash indexing

Jul 1st

Posted by Vicker in Flash

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今日 Google o係 webmaster central blog 公布左佢地已經 improve 左 Flash content 既 indexing power 所有 version 既 Flash content o係唔需要改動既情況底下都可以得到更好既 indexing result

同一時間 Adobe 亦o係 Adobe Developer Center 發表左 SWF searchability FAQ 裡面除左有耳熟能詳既 marketing slogan 之外

The openly published SWF specification describes the file format used to deliver rich applications and interactive content via Adobe Flash Player, which is installed on more than 98 percent of Internet-connected computers

亦有提及到背後既原理 以及 Yahoo! 都會於稍後 update search engine

的確~ 咁多年以黎 Flash 都比人彈 SEO 每一次我幫人做 project analysis 既時候 第一句都係問 “application base” 定 “content base” 今次呢個 news 的確幾吸引~ 但係問題係唔係就咁就解決呢?!?! 我地係唔係唔再需要寫特登寫 XHTML version / XSL / 一大堆 supportive More >

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Apple MultiTouch? Microsoft MultiTouch? now ActionScript~!

Sep 21st

Posted by Vicker in Flash

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呢期興 Touch~ 首先係 Apple iPhone~ 跟住係 Microsoft MultiTouch Table~ 然後係 HTC Touch~ 仲有 Apple iPod Touch~

但係估都估唔到… ActionScript 3 都可以 MultiTouch…

然有 d 窒下窒下~ 但係都叫做 work~! 有時真係好想可以參與下呢種唔係用錢字行頭既 development

swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/TJF4sUs0dZ0&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-119-youtube-1", "425", "344", "10", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes);
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Flex FAQ #4: 利用 Adobe Flex 做 Video Player

Sep 12th

Posted by Vicker in Flash

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又係一個好簡單既問題~ 但係絕對可以玩死人~ 用 Flex 想播 video 基本上只可以用 VideoDisplay component + FLV movie format FLV movie format 可以點整呢? 當然係 Flash Video Encoder CS3~

但係 Flash Video Encoder 其實好多野未必 convert 到~ WMV? bye bye~ MOV? bye bye~ 就算 MPG 都有可能無啦啦無晒聲~ AVI 暫時算係一定可以 import 到既 format~ 如果你用 Windows 的話~ 可以試下用 erightsoft 既 SUPER

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

可以將 WMV, MOV 等等轉左 DIVX AVI~ (見到 可以直接 convert 做 FLV 既朋友唔需要興奮… 係唔 compatible 架 =.=||)

好喇~ 睇黎好似問題已經解決左~ 不過唔好意思~ 當你好開心咁 convert 晒 d video~ 翻睇一次~ 你會發覺… 所有 video 一 play 到大約 3 份之 1 就會 kick 住左~ 之後如果你郁 slider~ 就會無左聲… what the…

究竟係 encoder 問題? codec More >

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時光倒流第二集 – Thanks FLABER

Jan 24th

Posted by Vicker in FLABER

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“點解會寫 FLABER 呢?” 呢個係每次比人訪問既必答題~

4 年 CS 既生活~ 有一樣野我自己唔係咁開心既~ 就係唔可以寫自己鍾意寫既 language

C++, 68000, JSP, Servlet, etc… 就係無 Flash… 當然啦~ 我完全明白 CS 教 Flash 係無可能既事 所以呢 4 年我都不停咁自己爭取o係唔同地方用 Flash

Year 1 o個陣 take 既 Internet Communication 我寫左一個 pure Flash 既 web Year 2 CCIV 我用 Flash 整 navigation menu Year 2 SEP 我用 Flash 整左 testing progress bars Year 3 Placement… 哈~ 每日都o係 Expert Exchange 流連~ Year 4 FYP…

FYP 絕對係我盡情發揮既地方~ 但先決條件係要有 professor buy 我 idea 做我 supervisor 試問 Flash 做 project… 有幾多 professor 能夠接受呀~ Thanks Andy! 我諗你開頭信心都唔係咁大~

決定做 Flash 之後~ 真係花左好多工夫留意市場上無 d 乜~ 要 d 乜~ 最後就做左 More >

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES KEEP ON COMING…

Oct 9th

Posted by Vicker in FLABER

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In September, a new shock came to me – Macromedia Flash 8.

I have used Flash 8 Trial version for quite a while. The feeling is that there are much enhancement in graphic section. Let say one of it is the Bitmap class. This Bitmap class is capable to export the current Flash’s content pixel by pixel to other application~~!!

This morning I have read the Macromedia Edge Newsletter which announces another two great products – Macromedia Flex 2 and ActionScript 3.0.

Oh my god… Should I try them in my FYP when they release?? Arrr~~~!! Such a hard decision…

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COMPLETION of MY FIRST OO FLASH APP

Oct 9th

Posted by Vicker in Flash

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HURRAH~~~!!!!!I finally finish my first object oriented Flash application – Fly’s Bookmark 1.0

It is a very very simple Flash application which draws data from a XML and generate the correponding links.

The objective of this small application is for me to practice OOP in Flash. As I have said… I am a newbie in this…The main point here is the class design using MovieClip class extension. It is hard to understand at first but ultimately powerful when equiped. The following are some articles that are worth to read about this ultimate technique.

Flash MX2004 Actionscript 2.0 class Tutorial. [Online]. Steve’s Tutes. Available: More >

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