Rich Rodecker’s blog on flash, flex, actionscript, javascript, and php, with a dash of randomness
Archive for May, 2009
V!
May 22nd
YEAH!! Saw this on johnwilker.com, one of my favorite childhood tv shows (actually it was a mini-series), V, is coming back, and it looks pretty sweet! Check out the trailer here. Hopefully this can replace Sarah Connor as one of my must-watch shows.
Error installing AIR app
May 20th
I was trying to install an AIR app I’m working on, and during the install process kept getting hit with this error:
The application could not be installed because the AIR file is damaged. Try obtaining a new AIR file from the application author.
I tried a few solutions I came across (one involving deleting the /var/folders/zzz directory and rebooting, and another about building an .airi file and including that), but they didin’t work. What did work for me was to simply un-check the “timestamp option” when exporting a digital certificate during the export release build process.
The solution, along with a few others people were having was found here.
Have you checked out Adobe Labs recently?
May 19th
I heard about Adobe Story this morning, so I headed over to Adobe Labs to check it out. While I was there I found a few more interesting projects I haven;t yet heard of:
- Genesis : Genesis is the code-name for a new product initiative at Adobe with the objective of joining business applications, documents and the web on every knowledge workers desktop with integrated collaboration capabilities. Using the very intuitive interface of the Genesis desktop client (built on Adobe AIR) knowledge workers are able to create custom workspaces combining views into business applications, analytics, web sites and documents.
- Wave : Adobe® Wave™ is an Adobe AIR application and Adobe hosted service that work together to enable desktop notifications. It helps publishers stay connected to your customers and lets users avoid the email clutter of dozens of newsletters and social network update messages. Adobe Wave is a single web service call that lets publishers reach users directly on their desktop: there’s no need to make them download a custom application or build it yourself.
- Patch Panel: Adobe is pleased to offer our third-party developers and the larger Adobe Flex® development community this preview of PatchPanel, a first glimpse at combining the dynamic control of ActionScript™ with the power of Adobe’s Creative Suite®. Similar to Adobe’s ExtendScript environment for the Creative Suite, PatchPanel provides developers deep access into controlling the Creative Suite through independently-created scripts. PatchPanel provides the necessary link between the Flex development environment and the Creative Suite’s internal controls, allowing existing ActionScript developers the ability to apply their skills toward enhancing the creative process, as well as inviting a new generation of creative minds to explore the flexibility and automation possible with ActionScript.
PatchPanel is a Flex library and set of services that make it possible for Shockwave® Flash® (SWF) files to work as Adobe Creative Suite CS3 and CS4 plug-ins. Flex developers can include this Flex library in their projects in order to create Flash plug-ins that access the ExtendScript Document Object Model (DOM) of Creative Suite applications through ActionScript objects.
There’s a bunch more too….looks like we’ve got some pretty decently cool stuff on the way from Adobe. That’s not even counting Flex 4, which looks like it’s shaping up to be quite awesome!
Flash Builder
May 18th
Everybody knows by now that Flex Builder is now Flash Builder, which i think is a great move. With all the chatter about it, one thought just keeps popping up for me: how much of a non-impact this is on my daily work and career. Yeah, I’ve gone through the whole thing about explaining flex to clients, but for the most part, I haven’t really run into issues where clients/employers are confused over the IDEs.
I’ve starting tweeting
May 4th
I’ve finally had enough of hearing about Twitter and not checking it out, so I went and signed up. You can follow me as flashape Any pointers for a twitter newb are appreciated…I’d like to integrate my blog and my tweets actually. Is there an adobe twitter aggregator or anything?
