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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 AS?!?!

言之尚早~!

 

At least… Munsang Biology web d content 仲未 index 到~ 哈哈

 

Anyway~ should be a great start!

 

詳情:

Improved Flash indexing by Google Webmaster Central Blog
http://googlewebmastercentral.bl … flash-indexing.html

SWF searchability FAQ by Adobe Developer Center
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flas … _searchability.html

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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

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本來呢個問題應該好簡單~
基本上一個 ActionScript developer 可以即時答得出

var t_file_ref:FileReference = new FileReference ();
var t_url_request:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("some_path/some_file.type");
t_file_ref.download (t_url_request);

但係原來o係某 d 情況佢係會 malfunction 既…
而且係你估都估唔到~ 加上玩足你幾個鐘…

為免大家中招所以寫左呢個 example

睇落好似無分別~就算 click “這個不能下載” 都出現左下載畫面但係當你以為 download 左既時候…
你會發覺乜都見唔到…其實問題係在於 FileReference o既 instance declaration method如果o係 function
裡面 declare 既 temporary variable當 function 完成之後 FileReference instance 就會o係 select event 之前消失結果… download 左個桔…
解決方法係將 FileReference instance 放o係 class member variable

public class some_class
{
	private var _file_ref:FileReference;
	function some_function ()
	{
		this._file_ref = new FileReference ();
		...
	}
}

其實呢個問題… 都幾荒謬… 不過可以玩謝好多 developer…Adobe o既 Technote 有詳細解釋~
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=3637d5c3&sliceId=1English title: How to download a file in Flex using FileReference

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今日黎左兩本書… 唔知點解用 Amazon 訂書寫 CityU 地址特別快收到書…
比起 Amazon 既 estimate date 早左 17 日…

兩本新書係 Essential ActionScript 3.0 同 ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns
唔知道由幾時開始鍾意左 design patterns~
以前明明最憎 OO… (唔… 心照… 唔夾就係唔夾…)

Essential ActionScript 3.0 真係好有貨~ 成千頁… 又有排睇
比起上一集厚左好多~ 好快咁掃左 TOC 好詳細~ 似係由淺入深~
比較起 ActionScript 3.0 Design Patterns 就好似深好多~ 有好多少聽既 patterns

Flash, ActionScript 同 Flash d 書愈黎愈多~ 唔知幾時先睇得完…
(Chocobo 你幫我睇埋佢啦~ 哈哈)

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話說前排部 Mac 機個九方過左期… 結果好耐都無打 blog…
Ahem… 算吧啦… (你買左成個幾月喇)

上年十月誤打誤撞之下破天荒得到 FSE 同 CS 一齊資助我去左 Las Vegas Adobe MAX conference
其實真係十萬個榮幸… 講到底o個時我已經唔係學生… 又只係一個極低層員工… 有得去真係好珍惜~~!!

搭左十幾粒鐘飛機… 再加上 Las Vegas d 的士司機既 “厚待”…
再再加上o個邊 d 消費指數… 當時真係想即刻返香港…
(今年 MAX 2007 o係 Chicago… 去唔去好呢…)

講返個 conference~ 外國 d conference 真係好正~
頭 3 日朝早都有 Keynote session~ 好似做 show 咁~
個 stage 又大又 pro~ 音響又勁~ 入場已經好有 feel~
而且場場都 dem 好多正野~ 特別係 last day sneak peek~ 睇到呆晒…
content 就唔講喇~ 差唔多半年前既 sneak 依家先講咩 =.=||

一個香港人無啦啦咁過去… 除左 John 之外我都唔知同邊個講野好…
始終自己都係 d 唔會主動攪關係o既人… 唔… 點樣改變下好呢…

o係 John 介紹之下識左 Tekono 既 Kazumichi-san
日本人做野都係比較特別既~ 又或者只係 Kazumichi-san 比較特別
佢同我既理念差唔多~ 就係寫 d user 鍾意用既 application~ 錢?!?! second priority…

“比 Dad 聽到實激死佢… 不過我都o係得o個種諗法~
人o係滿足完基本生活需要之後~ 好應該做 d 自己想做既野~
並唔係話滿足於現狀~ 只係唔需要盲目咁去追求…
回望廿年… 自己好多利益都唔係強求既~ 係好自然地從自己喜歡既生活裡面凝聚出黎~
同 Dad 既問題 “未解決”… 遲 d 再講… 只係一講到錢… 又會諗起佢…”

Kazumichi-san 好好人~ 佢支持我寫 FLABER~ 開左一條新既 product line - FLABER Mobile
日本人用手機 d app 用得好盡~ 所以應該會幾受歡迎~
不過我依家就辛苦 d 喇~ 個腦裝晒 AS2 同 AS3 d class… 頭都爆…

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MAXUP Barcamp
Ben Watson’s We Demo You Going to MAX

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Well… The title seems stupid but the actual meaning is not. I am going to Adobe MAX to learn more from the conference and from the other participates. (Of course I will share, in case I am not the least knowledgable one in the event) With that knowledge I can develop even more applications (mainly open source~ nah), so that all the users can minimize their effort, their pain, their time in making great works. That is why I am going to MAX to MIN~

Okay~ Is time talking back the application that I have done in previous year. My application is called FLABER (FLAsh-based web BuildER), it is a pure Flash RIA scripted in ActionScript 2 with PHP as server support. In short, this application allows web owners to easily build a website using Flash technology even if they don’t know how to program in Flash. We have done a testing that even a 10 years old girl can make up her own Flash web site.

Originally this project is started as my final year project in City University of Hong Kong. (in other words… homework…) Since the first public release in SourceForge, I received many great feedbacks from the public. That is why I made FLABER now as an open source product so that everyone can benefits from it

Okay~ too many words… here comes some screenshots.

• The following shows a web that I made using FLABER.

• Actually it looks like a normal web page but it have on stage controls.

• For larger images and details, please do a visit to the FLABER Wiki

• Of course a live-demo is also available here

Actually there’s more for FLABER, that is FARSER (Flaber-xhtml pARSER). This is a PHP program written by one of my friend Tim SHIU. The function can be easily guessed using the program name. It can turn any web done by FLABER into W3C valid XHTML documents with single click~!

• You can experience yourself right here

Well~ I hope everyone will enjoy using my application~

P.S. A new version is on-the-way coding from zero using ActionScript 3. And of course, I will use any more advanced technologies that I learned in Adobe MAX.

And here comes my portrait~ captured in Osaka, Japan.

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其實應該尋晚 post 出黎~ 不過太夜所以今日先 post
Budget 既問題困擾左成個幾禮拜總算告一段落
所以都正式 register 左 Adobe MAX~

reg 完之後第一件事就係要用佢地 provide 既 scheduler 黎排 session
唔睇都唔知… 差唔多有一百種唔同既 session 可以 reg…
由 acrobat -> breeze -> dreamweaver -> flash -> flex -> xml
再由最簡單既 get started -> intermediate -> advanced
總之就乜都有咁啦~~!! 揀到我傻傻地….
排完之後感覺係…. 仲慘過上堂…. 哈哈~~
當然啦~ 上 Flash-related 既野點都精神好多既~

依家既 schedule 如下

• Combining Flex with PHP and Open Source
• Best Practices for Developing Flash Applications
• Building RIAs with Flex Builder
• Improving ActionScript 3 Performance
• Design Patterns in ActionScript 3
• Understanding Security in Flex and Flash
• User Interface Design with Flash
• Delivering RIA solutions with Cairngorm 2
• Getting Started with Apollo
• Techniques for Integrating Flash contents and Flex applications

其實仲有兩個月~ 所以都仲會有好多變動~~
總之今次就一定係好好既學野機會啦!!
聽朝再講 MAX Event 既 inter-network application

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Is been a while since my last blog. It is because other assignments hooking me quite a while slowing down my FYP progress. I will chase back this week ^^Last week Andy have given me some wiki references on AFLAX. Having some research on different kinds of technologies and development methodology, the following is my little comparison on them.PURE ACTIONSCRIPT- ECMAScript-based programming language- control Macromedia Flash movies and applicationAdvantage:- flexible and can perform all of the functions in Flash- able to have more rigid linkage between the objects inside the movie and the objects’ class- only Flash player (free) is enough to use the compiled SWF fileDisadvantage:- not easy to learn- the tier concept is not clear, where Flash is both the control and presentation tiersMACROMEDIA FLEX- application server which can compiles Flex mark up language (MXML) and Actionscript to binary SWF file- built in functions and interfaces, e.g. dragNdrop, charting, animation effectsAdvantage:- easy to learn because user dont need to learn Actionscript and also the drawings inside Flash- clearly defined presentation tier for Flash- having standard user interface which increases usabilityDisadvantage:- it costs much (US15000 per CPU quoted from Wikipedia)- not flexible enough, cannot use the full power of FlashLASZLO- presentation server which conpiles LZX to binary SWF files- built in functions and interfaces like Macromedia FlexAdvantage:- the same as Macromedia Flex with an addition that it is freeDisadvantage:- again cannot use the full power of Flash- installation of the server is necessary which it is not always possible for those who pay for web hostingCONCLUSIONIn order to make the product more portable, i.e. can allow any user who have a web space can use it. Pure Actionscript is the best choice. Furthermore, some more powerful Flash functions can be used, e.g. the new Bitmap class in Flash 8 which allows the export of every pixel inside the movie.

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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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HURRAH~~~!!!!!I finally finish my first object oriented Flash application - Fly’s Bookmark 1.0It 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: http://www.video-animation.com/flash_15.shtmlSimple design patterns in Macromedia Flash MX 2004. [Online]. Peter Parente. Available: http://www.cs.unc.edu/~parente/tech/tr03.shtmlThe next step is to define my FYP’s requirement specification asap. As I have used too much time in this little application.Will I further develope Fly’s Bookmark?? Maybe :p

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