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[xhunterko]

Hey guys!

I know that you can plug in javascript into flash files using external interface or whatever it's called, so I was wondering something. I've been trying to plug in a glow effect to a flixel sprite for a while now and I've tried what everybody else does says to work and it hasn't, then the thought occured to me.

Can I put in a javascript glow effect class or something and then pass that on to a flixel sprite?

Anybody know?

[idmadj]

No, Javascript can't directly interact with Flash's rendering engine.

What ExternalInterface allows you to do is simply to call a JavaScript function from ActionScript and the other way around.

You could have ActionScript call a JavaScript function that computes a glow effect, then you'd have to render the result yourself through ActionScript, but that would be very convoluted and much simpler to do directly in ActionScript.

Have you tried this: http://flixel.org/flxbloom/

[xhunterko]

Yes, but that's not particularly the effect I want. Thanks though.

[nikki]

glow effect in flash, thats just one of the filters right? http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/filters/GlowFilter.html

but since flixel chooses to be a simple blitting framework for pixels, I suppose you loose some of the native functionality, maybe that other framework (not flashpunk) but http://pushbuttonengine.com/ could be useful: its a framework, and it doesnt kill the vector/displaylist functionality if i'm right.

I do believe its not in development anymore, since flash is a dead horse and people are moving on.

On a sunnier side, i believe you could roll your own glowfilter : I think, scaling , radial alpha, blur  etc. and on a side-note: "what everybody else does says to work" : what does everybody say you should do ?

[JMickle]

flash is a dead horse and people are moving on.

what?

[nikki]

what?

I do believe its not in development anymore, since flash is a dead horse and people are moving on.

from the pushbutton site (the "its" you conveniently didn't quote ):

Now, however, Mobile has become the center of the universe, and social games are starting to struggle. So a company that has invested as much as we have in developing technologies primarily suited toward social games is in need of a major pivot.

but more on-topic:   Have you fixed your problem already?

[st33d]

lol

I know someone who just released a game on many platforms this week using Flash. Including iOS, and the game works great.

I gather this horse is undead.

[Dacke]

Naturally it's not dead. It's more like it's been diagnosed with AIDS but has been put on powerful inhibitors. We've reached Peak Flash and it's downhill from here, but we're probably stuck with it for many years to come.