Developing an AIR Native Extension for OSX and Windows in C++</h1> <article> <h1>Developing an AIR Native Extension for OSX and Windows in C++</h1> <p>Andrew — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:38 +0000</p> In AIR 3.0, Adobe released a capability called Native Extensions. This allows you to directly extend the capabilities of the AIR Runtime on any platform supported by AIR (iOS, Android, Windows, OSX, etc...). In my consulting work for the NitroLM licensing and security project, I've had a chance to really dig into what it takes to develop a cross-platform native extension in C++. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mGJat3Wzzcczq1Urvho_rEVR-Co/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mGJat3Wzzcczq1Urvho_rEVR-Co/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Introducing MileTrack GPS</h1> <p>Andrew — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:00:40 +0000</p> MileTrack GPS is pain-free business mileage tracking. The gist is that you track your mileage driven using a smartphone or GPS device, upload to the service, and later generate a mileage expense reimbursement report. If you’re interested, we offer a 60-day free trial to test out the system. Head on over to miletrackgps.com to check [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A9wkiTr_Nk6KzMpzqhJ8MVbTJog/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A9wkiTr_Nk6KzMpzqhJ8MVbTJog/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Make Flex-Mojos Maven Project behave like FlashBuilder</h1> <p>Andrew — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:31:01 +0000</p> Flex-Mojos is a set of Maven plugins that allow you to do command-line builds for Flex projects. The real power comes from being able to leverage the power of Maven to do your entire build (front-end, back-end, unit testing, and integration testing) one fell swoop. It’s also very useful if you have a large complex [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8VbI5QEOOvoRnYavWI9sjgndGv8/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8VbI5QEOOvoRnYavWI9sjgndGv8/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Fix broken Content Assist in FlashBuilder</h1> <p>Andrew — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:48:43 +0000</p> I’ve noticed that at times FlashBuilder and in my case, the FlashBuilder plugin for Eclipse seems to randomly lose its ability to work. In the past, I’ve had to completely rebuild my workspace and re-import all of my projects. I’ve also seen a number of posts about how you should 1.) shutdown flashbuilder 2.) in [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXgd9rWTzaKrJHoLqW2RBJE0wbs/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rXgd9rWTzaKrJHoLqW2RBJE0wbs/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Desktop Screen Capture in Adobe AIR</h1> <p>Andrew — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:02:45 +0000</p> Update: We’re in beta! Contact me to get on the beta list: andrew [at] simplifiedlogic.com subject: NitroScreenCap Beta. Also, include your development OS platform. I’ve been working on a project for Simplified Logic that requires screen capture capabilities. Since this type of feature would be hugely useful to others developing AIR applications, I’ve convinced them [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gyEcwc46N0QFP2StMFIneLk3IGE/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gyEcwc46N0QFP2StMFIneLk3IGE/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>RIA Rockstars</h1> <p>Andrew — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:09:54 +0000</p> For those of you who haven’t heard, the Inside RIA blog is no more. Rich Tretola has been kind enough to round up former and new authors to work on a new blog site called RIA RockStars. My first contribution to the site is Efficient NativeProcess call in Adobe AIR. Enjoy! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2z5AbK9c2QiLrYAr5RSLySimd-Q/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2z5AbK9c2QiLrYAr5RSLySimd-Q/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Managing Initial SWF Focus in All browsers</h1> <p>Andrew — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:42:13 +0000</p> Nothing is more annoying than loading up a full browser flex app that has a login screen… It looks like it’s ready so you start typing only to realize that doesn’t let you type anything in. Usually, this is because your SWF file doesn’t have the browser focus. Even if you’ve set the focus to [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSqlN013aQGguRy3cH2xLCX6d9E/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dSqlN013aQGguRy3cH2xLCX6d9E/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Flash & Transparent Bitmaps: A Better solution</h1> <p>Andrew — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:07:42 +0000</p> When you layer Bitmap images on top of each other in Flash/Flex/AIR, an interesting thing happens. Mouse events are captured by the top-most image and aren’t passed through to anything underneath. Even when hovering over, or clicking on transparent areas, the events just don’t get through. Moses over at MosesSupposes created an InteractivePNG solution that [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N92kpDCt5cJmtjtp0EitNrvzL5s/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/N92kpDCt5cJmtjtp0EitNrvzL5s/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Google 3D Maps API Transparency Fix</h1> <p>Andrew — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:00:42 +0000</p> The Google 3D Maps API for Flash/Flex is a very impressive tool. It allows you to do 3d perspective right inside your .swf application similar to Google Earth. As part of this API, you can specify a custom-designed clickable marker icon to be displayed on your map. Usually, this is done by setting the icon [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WjA_05Tps1a3UPR_3HdM1JEbhSE/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WjA_05Tps1a3UPR_3HdM1JEbhSE/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Flex 4 Smoked Glass Container Skin</h1> <p>Andrew — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:03:27 +0000</p> On a project I’m working on, I need to have semi-transparent containers to hold controls over top of screen-filling bright and colorful background. While I’m not 100% satisfied with it, I think it will suffice for the time being. I was originally going for an effect similar to the window borders in Windows 7 where [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MovZRALIHzSlPG1AAgn2HPk5xWc/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MovZRALIHzSlPG1AAgn2HPk5xWc/1/da"></img></a></p> </article> </main></body></html>