Comments on: Using the Graphics API for richer Flex: The DisplayShelf Component (from my MAX talk). http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/ simple plans for world domination Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:48:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: 4wheeln4fun http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-102040 4wheeln4fun Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-102040 <p>The coolest thing I've seen yet!!</p> The coolest thing I’ve seen yet!!

]]> By: James Gardiner http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-85051 James Gardiner Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:29:36 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-85051 <p>There seems to be quite some talk about this component. I myself have been hacking at it with little success. You really need to be a hard core flex coder to get your head around some of the concepts and how FLASH actually creates and destroys objects etc. I made a few attempts to add functionality but keep bumping into erros I don't understand. Its too bad Ely does not appear to look back. A man with his telent, I am sure everyone wants a bit of him.</p> <p>Still, it wouldn;t be a bad idea if a group of hard core Flex coders, and I know your reading this, took this into an open source project and added all the requested features.</p> <p>I myslef have been wanting, 1. size control on loaded JPG, Ie max or min for with or height. 2. Distance between images control. 3. dynamic creation/deletion of items. (I have one pet project where I load many 1000's of items into a list. Kills the app and the CPU.) 4. Better sizing crontol and placement. 5. Alpha fade off on images each side of the main one. 6. making it into a loadable component for the Flash lovers out there. 7. better 3D effect.</p> <p>Thats a good start hay. James</p> There seems to be quite some talk about this component. I myself have been hacking at it with little success. You really need to be a hard core flex coder to get your head around some of the concepts and how FLASH actually creates and destroys objects etc. I made a few attempts to add functionality but keep bumping into erros I don’t understand.
Its too bad Ely does not appear to look back. A man with his telent, I am sure everyone wants a bit of him.

Still, it wouldn;t be a bad idea if a group of hard core Flex coders, and I know your reading this, took this into an open source project and added all the requested features.

I myslef have been wanting,
1. size control on loaded JPG, Ie max or min for with or height.
2. Distance between images control.
3. dynamic creation/deletion of items. (I have one pet project where I load many 1000’s of items into a list. Kills the app and the CPU.)
4. Better sizing crontol and placement.
5. Alpha fade off on images each side of the main one.
6. making it into a loadable component for the Flash lovers out there.
7. better 3D effect.

Thats a good start hay.
James

]]> By: cesare http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-78364 cesare Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:01:57 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-78364 <p>Hi,</p> <p>very nice piece. Anyway I wasn't able to change the background color of the shelf itself. any idea?</p> Hi,

very nice piece. Anyway I wasn’t able to change the background color of the shelf itself. any idea?

]]> By: Schimmi http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-53497 Schimmi Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:35:30 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-53497 <p>DisplayShelf + Flickr support + Picasa support = guckn.com</p> <p>The beta version is online now. Go to Guckn.com and watch random Flickr photos. Or watch your own Picasa or Flickr albums. The integrated help (click the “?”) will tell you how. It couldn’t be simpler!</p> DisplayShelf + Flickr support + Picasa support = guckn.com

The beta version is online now. Go to Guckn.com and watch random Flickr photos. Or watch your own Picasa or Flickr albums. The integrated help (click the “?”) will tell you how. It couldn’t be simpler!

]]> By: StoneCypher http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-52070 StoneCypher Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:19:32 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-52070 <p>Off by one error: a zero-offset range terminates at length-1, not length. Thus, the maximum value for the position slider is incorrect, which when played with causes application hang.</p> <p>Also, this would look a lot more realistic if the borders were in the reflection.</p> Off by one error: a zero-offset range terminates at length-1, not length. Thus, the maximum value for the position slider is incorrect, which when played with causes application hang.

Also, this would look a lot more realistic if the borders were in the reflection.

]]> By: drum http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-49128 drum Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:54:45 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-49128 <p>SecurityError: Error #2148: SWF file file:///E|/1/displayshelf/bin/Final.swf cannot access local resource file:///E|/1/displayshelf/bin/img/photos400/photo01.jpg. Only local-with-filesystem and trusted local SWF files may access local resources.</p> <p>this error if "final.swf" not in project folder =(</p> SecurityError: Error #2148: SWF file file:///E|/1/displayshelf/bin/Final.swf cannot access local resource file:///E|/1/displayshelf/bin/img/photos400/photo01.jpg. Only local-with-filesystem and trusted local SWF files may access local resources.

this error if “final.swf” not in project folder =(

]]> By: drum http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-48996 drum Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:45:46 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-48996 <p>how to right compile ?</p> <p>i use flex builder2..create basic project and compile *.as & *.mxml files in dirrectory, and final.swf work only at project dirrectory =( i need to copy a galler to CD..how i can ? how to compile? please to e-mail if yoг can</p> <p>and question how a create no basic flex project.. flex data service project i cant create, because flexbuilder need a root folder patch..and "The root folder must contain a WEB-INF/flex folder" where this folder ? or trouble not in this ?</p> <p>beforehand thanks</p> how to right compile ?

i use flex builder2..create basic project and compile *.as & *.mxml files in dirrectory, and final.swf work only at project dirrectory =( i need to copy a galler to CD..how i can ? how to compile? please to e-mail if yoг can

and question how a create no basic flex project..
flex data service project i cant create, because flexbuilder need a root folder patch..and “The root folder must contain a WEB-INF/flex folder” where this folder ? or trouble not in this ?

beforehand thanks

]]> By: Brice http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-47433 Brice Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:50:03 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-47433 <p>Hello,</p> <p>I want add alpha parameter in Displayshelf.</p> <p>For example : The selected index > alpha = 1 The adjacent of selected index > alpha = 0.8 The adjacent of adjacent > alpha = 0.4</p> <p>I would be calculated with distanceFromItemSelected</p> <p>More the element is far from the selected element, more the value alpha decreases</p> <p>Thanks for your help</p> <p>Brice Gervais</p> Hello,

I want add alpha parameter in Displayshelf.

For example :
The selected index > alpha = 1
The adjacent of selected index > alpha = 0.8
The adjacent of adjacent > alpha = 0.4

I would be calculated with distanceFromItemSelected

More the element is far from the selected element, more the value alpha decreases

Thanks for your help

Brice Gervais

]]> By: ray http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-46929 ray Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:26:53 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-46929 <p>hi, after fully reviewing your coverflow experiment I'm sorry to say it but your coverflow experiment jut failed. what's really bad is your coverflow effect isn't "real" at all, the images are not being distorted. your version just manipulates the frame around the image and cuts parts of the image off, thus deleting information, which renders the images behind the current image into something different - but definitely not a depiction of a cover! if you want to see a good example of coverflow done with flash please check this out: http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=10 there are some errors but the approach appears to be more focused than the flex version.</p> hi, after fully reviewing your coverflow experiment I’m sorry to say it but your coverflow experiment jut failed. what’s really bad is your coverflow effect isn’t “real” at all, the images are not being distorted. your version just manipulates the frame around the image and cuts parts of the image off, thus deleting information, which renders the images behind the current image into something different – but definitely not a depiction of a cover! if you want to see a good example of coverflow done with flash please check this out: http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=10 there are some errors but the approach appears to be more focused than the flex version.

]]> By: ray http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/comment-page-2/#comment-46928 ray Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:24:32 +0000 http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/2006/11/01/using-the-graphics-api-for-richer-flex-the-displayshelf-component-from-my-max-talk/#comment-46928 <p>hi, after fully reviewing your coverflow experiment I'm sorry to say it but it just failed the coverflow requirements. first of all the the example stalls due to a known programming error which you dont seem to worry about. but what is even worse is your coverflow is not "real" at all, the images are not being distored. the coverflow effect is really bad because your version just manipulates the frame around the image and cuts parts of the image off, thus deleting information, which renders the images behind the current images into something different - but definitely not a depiction of a cover! if you want to see a good example of coverflow done with flash please check this out: http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=10 there are some errors but the approach appears to be more focused than the flex version.</p> hi, after fully reviewing your coverflow experiment I’m sorry to say it but it just failed the coverflow requirements. first of all the the example stalls due to a known programming error which you dont seem to worry about. but what is even worse is your coverflow is not “real” at all, the images are not being distored. the coverflow effect is really bad because your version just manipulates the frame around the image and cuts parts of the image off, thus deleting information, which renders the images behind the current images into something different – but definitely not a depiction of a cover! if you want to see a good example of coverflow done with flash please check this out: http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/?p=10 there are some errors but the approach appears to be more focused than the flex version.

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