From: Rich <rich@...>
Date: 2002-08-19T07:27:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Flash socket server - can I make it any shorter??

I'm used to it!! Me too!! lol

Yeah - I'm coding out the Flash and Ruby sides of communication.

XMLSockets to transfer everything...

I guess I should get around to putting it out on the net when it get's
'stable'.

The only thing I want to be able to change in the already-compiled-swf is
the stage size. Unfotunately Stage._height and Stage._width are read-only
properties, so I'd have to isolate the part of the SWF that I need to
change... shouldn't be too hard, I just haven't looked at it yet.. If the
developer could set the stage height, there shouldn't be any
'user-interaction' related thing they can't do with Flash, and there
shouldn't be any 'functional-related' thing they can't do with Ruby.

Anyway - like I said, I'm working on it... I'll try to keep you updated,
which should be easy, since I'll probably have questions now and then.

( I'm thinkin' of calling it "FUI" Flash User Interface...)
    Other FUI's include - Fingerprint User Identification... Functional User
Interface (for showing functions).. and others, but no Flash User
Interface...

-Rich


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Kilmer" <rich@infoether.com>
To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: RE: Flash socket server - can I make it any shorter??


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rich [mailto:rich@lithinos.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 5:17 PM
> > To: ruby-talk ML
> > Subject: Re: Flash socket server - can I make it any shorter??
> >
> > I've looked into the lists that are around for things like FreeMovie /
> > ming...
> >
> > They aren't where I'd like them to be, so I'm going a different route.
> >
> > Plus, I've never been a fan of doing it all with one tool.... oh well.
> >
>
> Absolutely agree.  My idea is to be able to write your Flash UI in
> ActionScript and compile it w/Ruby to an SWF file.  Flash MX finally
> brings you the full capabilities of Flash graphics programming to
> ActionScript.  Not to say that using the GUI to create things is bad, I
> would just rather use the command line ;-)
>
> > In any case - there's so much potential for applications with Flash on
> the
> > front-end and Ruby on the back-end that I often can't go to sleep at
> > night...
>
> I am absolutely right there with you.  What are your thoughts along this
> line?  Are you thinking of a general purpose XMLSocket driven UI
> w/widgets/events etc?  I too have lost some sleep contemplating this.
>
> -Rich
> P.S. This should not be an issue unless one of use is used to talking to
> himself ;-)