FlashDevelop 2.0.0 Final released
Mainly fixes to the previous versions – and yes, in case you didn’t know, AS3 is supported. Get it here.
Continue reading →I, for one, welcome our new fullscreen overlords
A new beta Flash 9 update adds fullscreen functionality to Flash Player. This raises two concerns: first and foremost, the ability for malicious developers to exploit the feature (specially for ads). This seems to be well addressed by way of the security features and rules that you have to follow when triggering the fullscreen mode. […]
Continue reading →FlashDevelop does the AS3 dance
How could I have missed that? FlashDevelop has better AS3 support now, including code completion. I’ve already been using AS3 on it for a few days on a personal project of mine, but having that official patch helps. I can’t wait for a more final AS3 support though, as compiling is still a bit confusing […]
Continue reading →My Zeh is more Zeh than your Zeh
I don’t know exactly when that happened – I haven’t really been checking that lately – but I just realized today that my main website is the first result to show up when you do a search for “zeh” on Google. Take that, ZEH Software! Eat it, Norbert Zeh! Try again, Pfau Zeh! In a […]
Continue reading →SVG needs a logo
Graphic designers, assemble! W3C is looking for a new identity for their scalable vector graphics initiative and, honestly, most of the entries submitted so far aren’t exactly up to the standard this project deserves. So get your vector programs going – in the communist open-source spirit, I recommend InkScape – and draw nice polygons for […]
Continue reading →Microsoft: the amateur game developer’s best friend
Who would have guessed that Microsoft is going to allow user-made games to run on both the Xbox 360 and the PC? This news’ bomb has been just dropped and it’s bound to change the way independent, hobbyist and amateur game development works: by using C# and Microsoft’s XNA technology (a DirectX of sorts), people […]
Continue reading →Famous logos in Web 2.0 format
Yay Hooray has a long thread on redesigning famous logos in Web 2.0 format. Interesting and funny. The thread has been slightly hijacked by advertisements, and as any other Internet fad it’s bringing the server to its knees, but the logos are still there. Alternatively, you can view them directly through the collection on Flickr. […]
Continue reading →Hello again
Well, here it is: the third version of this blog. The first one was done with MovableType; then I moved it to WordPress; and now, I’m still using WordPress, but created a new template and moved it to a new location. In fact, it’s not as if I changed the site, but rather it was […]
Continue reading →User interface animation: why’s it any good?
In the Flash development community, many people seem to agree that having interface elements animation – say, a button fading, menu elements sliding, etc – is pretty cool, even if they can’t theorize more about the reasons why. Some people, however, argue it’s not needed – it’s only wasting the user’s and the developer’s time. […]
Continue reading →Grafikonstruct is hiring
Brazil-based web studio Grafikonstruct is looking for a Flash developer to join their ranks. They’re looking for someone with recognized ActionScript experience when building real web sites, including integration with XML-based data. This is an on-site job offer, for people living in São Paulo, Brazil (this means it’s not a freelance offer and they’re not […]
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