Comments on: MDDU - Day 1 (cont) http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/ Mike Downey is the Principal Evangelist for Platform Business Development at Adobe Systems and focuses on Adobe's platform technologies including AIR, Flash, and Flex. This is his personal blog. The views expressed on this site are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adobe Systems, it's employees or partners in any way. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:16:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: google左侧排å?? http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-649 google左侧排å?? Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:41:18 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-649 went to your conference in Brisbane went to your conference in Brisbane

]]> By: google左侧排å?? http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-648 google左侧排å?? Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:40:52 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-648 went to your conference in Brisbane went to your conference in Brisbane

]]> By: Lorin Wiener http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-647 Lorin Wiener Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:42:33 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-647 Can the printJob class be used in Flash MX 2004 Professional when authoring a swf that is published with the Player 6.0 and ActionScript 2.0 settings in Flash? Will that swf be able to print from a browser that only has the Flash Player 6.0 plug-in installed? Can the printJob class be used in Flash MX 2004 Professional when authoring a swf that is published with the Player 6.0 and ActionScript 2.0 settings in Flash? Will that swf be able to print from a browser that only has the Flash Player 6.0 plug-in installed?

]]> By: Brian Chau http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-646 Brian Chau Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:38:56 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-646 Hi Richard, You can take advantage of the PrintJob class of Flash MX 2004 to create flash movie with print capability. And Flash also comes with UIs (like text input) that respond to user interaction. And the data components simplfy the process of connecting to database. So add these all together it is possible to create a flash form that can be viewed and edited from within a browser and then the form be printed. Having said that, dynamcially generated Flash Paper is another approach. Check out the following link in our site. http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/blackstone/features/printing/ Hi Richard,

You can take advantage of the PrintJob class of Flash MX 2004 to create flash movie with print capability. And Flash also comes with UIs (like text input) that respond to user interaction. And the data components simplfy the process of connecting to database. So add these all together it is possible to create a flash form that can be viewed and edited from within a browser and then the form be printed.

Having said that, dynamcially generated Flash Paper is another approach. Check out the following link in our site.

http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/blackstone/features/printing/

]]> By: RichardADL http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-645 RichardADL Tue, 30 Nov 2004 04:45:49 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-645 Hi Mike, I went to your conference in Brisbane and it was great but unfortunately I had to run off and didn't get a chance to ask you and Brian Chau the questions that the seminar raised. I was very interested in the FlashPaper demonstration as it gave me a view into where my company can go with Flash. I work for ADL Software as a Software Developer / Web Designer / Flash Developer. Currently we provide a windows application that allows end-users to fill out, save and print forms. We are looking to upgrade the product and ideally would love to make the service web-based. However we have so far put off the web-based solution as it is extremely important to our software that we have strict X,Y positioning (which is not always the case with different web-browsers) and advanced printing capabilities. Seeing as I am a Flash Developer I can see the amazing benefits of using the Flash Player to display our forms. However, working with other software developers who have not been exposed to Flash, they are a little cautious at the idea of moving our service to a web-based Flash application. Basically what I want to know is how difficult (roughly) would it be to write a custom windows-based application that works similarly to FlashPaper to allow the publication of forms as Flash movies that allow advanced user-input with events, database communication (ASP.NET - to save information to an account on a server) and advanced printing capabilities? Sorry I have written a novel but Flash is by far my favourite tool for development and if I could utilize Flash's great features in our service that would be great. Thanks for you time Mike... Hi Mike,

I went to your conference in Brisbane and it was great but unfortunately I had to run off and didn’t get a chance to ask you and Brian Chau the questions that the seminar raised.

I was very interested in the FlashPaper demonstration as it gave me a view into where my company can go with Flash. I work for ADL Software as a Software Developer / Web Designer / Flash Developer. Currently we provide a windows application that allows end-users to fill out, save and print forms. We are looking to upgrade the product and ideally would love to make the service web-based. However we have so far put off the web-based solution as it is extremely important to our software that we have strict X,Y positioning (which is not always the case with different web-browsers) and advanced printing capabilities.

Seeing as I am a Flash Developer I can see the amazing benefits of using the Flash Player to display our forms. However, working with other software developers who have not been exposed to Flash, they are a little cautious at the idea of moving our service to a web-based Flash application.

Basically what I want to know is how difficult (roughly) would it be to write a custom windows-based application that works similarly to FlashPaper to allow the publication of forms as Flash movies that allow advanced user-input with events, database communication (ASP.NET - to save information to an account on a server) and advanced printing capabilities?

Sorry I have written a novel but Flash is by far my favourite tool for development and if I could utilize Flash’s great features in our service that would be great. Thanks for you time Mike…

]]> By: Mike Downey http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-644 Mike Downey Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:38:39 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-644 That is a pretty sweet pic for a Treo 600, isn't it? So I'm starting to neglect my blog again - that didn't take long. I still need to post the pics of the Sydney and Brisbane audiences. I forgot to take a pic in Melbourne (there goes the theme). I had so much fun in Melbourne and Brisbane that I was too, uh, tired when I got back to my hotel room to make any more posts. In any case, I'll try to get around to it today (back in Sydney now). However, it's a beautiful, sunny day out and Manly (sp?) beach is calling my name... BTW - Thanks for the comparison to Kent Brockman, Sofia. :-) My favorite Kent Brockman line: "For a look at the traffic today, here's Newscopter 7's Arnie Pie with 'Arnie in the sky' ". Heh, get it? That is a pretty sweet pic for a Treo 600, isn’t it?

So I’m starting to neglect my blog again - that didn’t take long. I still need to post the pics of the Sydney and Brisbane audiences. I forgot to take a pic in Melbourne (there goes the theme). I had so much fun in Melbourne and Brisbane that I was too, uh, tired when I got back to my hotel room to make any more posts.

In any case, I’ll try to get around to it today (back in Sydney now). However, it’s a beautiful, sunny day out and Manly (sp?) beach is calling my name…

BTW - Thanks for the comparison to Kent Brockman, Sofia. :-)

My favorite Kent Brockman line:
“For a look at the traffic today, here’s Newscopter 7’s Arnie Pie with ‘Arnie in the sky’ “.

Heh, get it?

]]> By: Campbell http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-643 Campbell Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:45:03 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-643 You think Oz is great come to New Zealand (across the ditch) You think Oz is great come to New Zealand (across the ditch)

]]> By: btn http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-642 btn Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:18:20 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-642 "a," I can vouch for Mike that he is genuinely excited to be back in Australia again. :) BTW, that's one of the best looking pictures I've seen taken with a Treo 600 camera. “a,” I can vouch for Mike that he is genuinely excited to be back in Australia again. :) BTW, that’s one of the best looking pictures I’ve seen taken with a Treo 600 camera.

]]> By: Sofia Andrews http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-641 Sofia Andrews Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:49:42 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-641 Hi Mike I also enjoyed your presentation today, as well as the other presenters. Unfortunately I was one of the late arrivals and don't know their names! I was especially interested in the Future of Flash and am really really excited about the new release. As a designer I think it's great that the new release will be targeted towards us... (was I supposed to keep that a secret?) Just for a laugh - and in no way intended to offend - my partner and I think your voice is very similar to the news guy/reporter on The Simpsons... I hope you enjoy your trip Down Under. Come back and visit us soon! Hi Mike

I also enjoyed your presentation today, as well as the other presenters. Unfortunately I was one of the late arrivals and don’t know their names!

I was especially interested in the Future of Flash and am really really excited about the new release. As a designer I think it’s great that the new release will be targeted towards us… (was I supposed to keep that a secret?)

Just for a laugh - and in no way intended to offend - my partner and I think your voice is very similar to the news guy/reporter on The Simpsons…

I hope you enjoy your trip Down Under. Come back and visit us soon!

]]> By: Barbara Underdown http://madowney.com/blog/2004/11/23/mddu-day-1-cont/#comment-640 Barbara Underdown Wed, 24 Nov 2004 03:48:32 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=90#comment-640 Hi Mike. Enjoyed your presentation today at Brisbane and thank you so much for the prize of Contribute. I am so excited in learning how to use it properly. Thanks again. Enjoy your stay..... Hi Mike. Enjoyed your presentation today at Brisbane and thank you so much for the prize of Contribute. I am so excited in learning how to use it properly.
Thanks again.
Enjoy your stay…..

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