The ImageManager class, introduced in the last post, has been modified to expand its usability. In the first iteration, the id of the image displayed was contained internally and could not be used by an outside function or class; in the modified version the current image id is announced to external event listeners via a custom [...]
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Using a fly transition to load images: the ImageManager class
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
The ImageManager class displays a series of images with the transition from one image to the next actuated by a mouse click. Otherwise hidden next and previous arrows are displayed when the mouse is hovered over the image – clicking on the right half of the image navigates to the next image and clicking on the [...]
Using the GridLoader Class with Paging: PageManager Class
November 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · AS3 Custom Classes
In the last post, I introduced the GridLoader class which loads a grid of thumbnail images. The settings defining the grid and list of thumbnails are defined in a XML file. In this posting, the PageManager class is used to add a paging function to the grid. The number of pages and [...]
Loading a Grid of Thumbnails: GridLoader Class
October 25th, 2009 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
The GridLoader loads a series of thumbnail images in a user specified grid of rows and columns. If either the row or the column setting is set to 1, the class resembles the earlier ThumbnailScroller and ThumbnailSifter classes. Differences between this class and the others is the method with which hidden images are made visible; [...]
Improving the ImageRollover Class: Applying a ColorFilterMatrix
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
In a earlier post, I introduced the ImageRollover class. This post describes a variation of the original with an additional function that uses an Actionscript 3 ColorMatrixFilter to programmatically generate the second desaturated, gray-scale image – saving an additional trip to Photoshop.
Shifting Thumbnails with Tweened Movement: ThumbnailShifter Class
October 13th, 2009 · No Comments · AS3 Custom Classes
The ThumbnailShifter class, like previous variations, displays a limited number of thumbnails through a mask and uses a pair of buttons to move hidden thumbnails into view. The class relies on a XML file for all user-defined settings and list of thumbnails.