Displayobject http://www.displayobject.fr Back to the display list Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:26:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TapDoctor 1 is out on iOS, Android and BlackBerry http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/31/tapdoctor-1-is-out-android-ios-and-blackberry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tapdoctor-1-is-out-android-ios-and-blackberry http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/31/tapdoctor-1-is-out-android-ios-and-blackberry/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:25:56 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=765 Continue reading →]]> Help TapDoctor to beat the viruses that have escaped from his laboratory.
They are very bad but when they are more than two they are not able to agree.
Tap where you have to join and exterminate them.

TapDoctor for iPhone
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tapdoctor/id443408509

TapDoctor for Android
https://market.android.com/details?id=air.com.jonas.TapDoctor

TapDoctor for Blackberry Playbook
https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/55119



TapDoctor is a puzzle game that combines observation, reflection and speed.
Have fun!

This is version 1.
To be continued…

]]> http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/31/tapdoctor-1-is-out-android-ios-and-blackberry/feed/ 0 Animated html5 logo with adobe edge preview http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/02/animated-html5-logo-with-adobe-edge-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=animated-html5-logo-with-adobe-edge-preview http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/02/animated-html5-logo-with-adobe-edge-preview/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:26:43 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=746 A simple anim build with Adobe® Edge.
Works well with Chrome, Firefox 5 & Safari iPhone – Seems that IE9 doesn’t like scale on svg…

Nice tool.

]]> http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/08/02/animated-html5-logo-with-adobe-edge-preview/feed/ 2 A Performance test class for AS3 Mobile dev http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/a-performance-test-class-for-as3-mobile-dev/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-performance-test-class-for-as3-mobile-dev http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/a-performance-test-class-for-as3-mobile-dev/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:49:12 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=660 Continue reading →]]> I currently need to do some bench to optimize my iPhone game. (TapDoctor ;) )
So I’m working on a simple class to facilitate the work, inspired by the Grant Skinner performance test, but with the mobile constraint : be as light as possible.

Bench class on github

Use : 

Bench.output = output;
 
Bench.push(test1, "This is the 1st test with 5 iterations", 5);
Bench.push(test2, "This is the 2nd test with 5 iterations", 5);
 
Bench.run();
 
private function test1():void {
	// here what I want to bench
}
 
private function test2():void {
	// here what I want to bench
}
 
private function output(result : String) : void {
	//see https://github.com/jonasmonnier/Mobilo/blob/master/src/com/mobilo/bench/BenchView.as
}

I took the loops from grant skinner to make my first test.

Loop test class on Github

private function forIncrement() : void {
	for (var i : uint = 0; i < loops; i++) {
		var a : uint = i;
	}
}
 
private function forDecrement() : void {
	for (var i : uint = loops; i > 0; i--) {
		var a : uint = i - 1;
	}
}
 
private function whileIncrement() : void {
	var i : uint = 0;
	while (i < loops) {
		var a : uint = i;
		i++;
	}
}
 
private function whileDecrement() : void {
	var i : uint = loops;
	while (--i) {
		var a : uint = i;
	}
}
 
private function doWhileIncrement() : void {
	var i : uint = 0;
	do {
		var a : uint = i;
	} while (++i < loops);
}
 
private function doWhileDecrement() : void {
	var i : uint = loops - 1;
	do {
		var a : uint = i;
	} while (i--);
}
 
private function forIn() : void {
	for (var b:* in vec) {
		var a : uint = b;
	}
}
 
private function forEachIn() : void {
	for each (var b:Boolean in vec) {
		var a : uint = loops;
	}
}
 
private function forEachInUntyped() : void {
	for each (var b:* in vec) {
		var a : uint = loops;
	}
}
 
private function forEachInPosttyped() : void {
	for each (var b:* in vec) {
		var c : Boolean = b as Boolean;
		var a : uint = loops;
	}
}
 
private function vecForEach() : void {
	vec.forEach(vecForEachF);
}
 
// helper functions:
private function vecForEachF(item : Boolean, index : int, vec : Vector.<Boolean>) : void {
	var a : uint = index;
}

I test 1 million loops 5 times with a 1 second delay between each test.
Some results are a bit surprising…

Your flash player (wait 60s) > scrollable AIR IOS 2.7 on my 3GS
forIncrement
————————————————————
time=0 ms [memory total=5.701 private=7.874 free=0.250]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.596 private=7.874 free=0.356]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.576 private=7.874 free=0.375]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
————————————————————
time=0 max=0 min=0 deviation=NaN 

forDecrement
————————————————————
time=0 ms [memory total=5.576 private=7.854 free=0.375]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
————————————————————
time=0 max=0 min=0 deviation=NaN

whileIncrement
————————————————————
time=0 ms [memory total=5.576 private=7.854 free=0.375]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.572 private=7.854 free=0.379]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.568 private=7.854 free=0.383]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.568 private=7.854 free=0.383]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.568 private=7.854 free=0.383]
————————————————————
time=0 max=0 min=0 deviation=NaN

whileDecrement
————————————————————
time=302 ms [memory total=5.568 private=7.854 free=0.383]
time=290 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.854 free=0.387]
time=290 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.854 free=0.387]
time=295 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.854 free=0.387]
time=291 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.854 free=0.387]
————————————————————
time=294 max=302 min=290 deviation=0.041

doWhileIncrement
————————————————————
time=83 ms [memory total=5.568 private=7.854 free=0.383]
time=83 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.854 free=0.387]
time=83 ms [memory total=5.560 private=7.854 free=0.391]
time=83 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=83 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
————————————————————
time=83 max=83 min=83 deviation=0.000

doWhileDecrement
————————————————————
time=267 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.858 free=0.395]
time=267 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=266 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=266 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=267 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
————————————————————
time=267 max=267 min=266 deviation=0.004

forIn
————————————————————
time=398 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.858 free=0.395]
time=396 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=407 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=396 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.858 free=0.399]
time=396 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.862 free=0.399]
————————————————————
time=399 max=407 min=396 deviation=0.028

forEachIn
————————————————————
time=398 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.862 free=0.395]
time=398 ms [memory total=5.549 private=7.862 free=0.402]
time=398 ms [memory total=5.549 private=7.862 free=0.402]
time=398 ms [memory total=5.549 private=7.862 free=0.402]
time=398 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.862 free=0.399]
————————————————————
time=398 max=398 min=398 deviation=0.000

forEachInUntyped
————————————————————
time=398 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.862 free=0.395]
time=397 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.862 free=0.399]
time=398 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.862 free=0.399]
time=436 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.862 free=0.399]
time=406 ms [memory total=5.553 private=7.866 free=0.399]
————————————————————
time=407 max=436 min=397 deviation=0.096

forEachInPosttyped
————————————————————
time=436 ms [memory total=5.564 private=7.866 free=0.387]
time=437 ms [memory total=5.560 private=7.866 free=0.391]
time=446 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.866 free=0.395]
time=443 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.874 free=0.395]
time=436 ms [memory total=5.557 private=7.874 free=0.395]
————————————————————
time=440 max=446 min=436 deviation=0.023

vecForEach
————————————————————
time=2400 ms [memory total=5.623 private=7.878 free=0.328]
time=2410 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=2411 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=2392 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=2406 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
————————————————————
time=2404 max=2411 min=2392 deviation=0.008

forIncrement
————————————————————
time=0 ms [memory total=5.623 private=7.870 free=0.328]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
time=0 ms [memory total=5.619 private=7.870 free=0.332]
————————————————————
time=0 max=0 min=0 deviation=NaN

Note that Garbage Collection is not forced ​​with Flash Player in this version.

More info in an upcoming post…

Nobody to point out my spelling mistakes ?
Hope it is understandable :)

]]> http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/a-performance-test-class-for-as3-mobile-dev/feed/ 1 Time management for as3 mobile dev – Tick, Timeout and Interval http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/time-management-for-as3-mobile-dev-tick-timeout-and-interval/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-management-for-as3-mobile-dev-tick-timeout-and-interval http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/time-management-for-as3-mobile-dev-tick-timeout-and-interval/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:06:19 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=627 Continue reading →]]> While working on my iPhone game project I realized that AIR 2.7 for IOS introduced bug with the Timer class and setTimeout.

So I wrote 3 static classes : Tick, Timeout, Interval class to bypass the problem. (With a big thx to @seraf_NSS for test, debug and enhancements)

To be simple Tick is a global ENTER_FRAME available from anywhere (including non-DisplayObject).
Then Timeout and Interval subscribes to when necessary.

To be optimized for mobile, all listeners are stored in vectors and no events are dispatched.

Tick use :

// create a tick
Tick.create(onTick);
 
// remove a tick
Tick.remove(onTick);
 
public function onTick():void {
	trace("tick");
}

Tick class
Tick demo class

Timeout use :

 
// create a timeout with a 300 ms delay
var id1:int = Timeout.create(onTimeout1, 300, 10);
 
// create a timeout with a 300 ms delay and 1 optionnal argument
var id2:int = Timeout.create(onTimeout2, 300, "hello");
 
// clear a timeout
Timeout.clear(id1);
 
public function onTimeout1():void {
	trace("onTimeout1");
}
 
public function onTimeout2(message:String):void {
	trace("onTimeout2", message);
}

Timout class
Timout demo class

Interval use :

 
// create a interval with a 300 ms delay repeated 10 times 
var id1:int = Interval.create(onInterval1, 300);
 
// create a timeout with a 300 ms delay repeated until we stop + 1 optionnal argument
var id2:int = Interval.create(onInterval2, 300, 0, "hello");
 
// clear an interval
Interval.clear(id1);
 
public function onInterval1():void {
	trace("onInterval1");
}
 
public function onInterval2(message:String):void {
	trace("onInterval2", message);
}

Interval class
Interval demo class

I am interested in your feedback on these classes and this article. Please point out my spelling mistakes, I think I’m better in Actionscript than in English…

]]> http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/07/06/time-management-for-as3-mobile-dev-tick-timeout-and-interval/feed/ 0 A Timeout class to replace setTimeout in AIR 2.7 for IOS http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/16/a-timeout-class-to-replace-settimeout-in-air-2-7-for-ios/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-timeout-class-to-replace-settimeout-in-air-2-7-for-ios http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/16/a-timeout-class-to-replace-settimeout-in-air-2-7-for-ios/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:32:13 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=602 Continue reading →]]> After a first compilation of my AIR for IOS app with AIR 2.7 the situation was not good.
The application that was developed and optimized for AIR 2.6 was not smooth at all :(

A few tests later, I isolated the problem: The setTimout() method does not work properly (?) in AIR 2.7 for IOS.


I solved the problem by coding a small static class to manage multiple timeout using an unique enterFrame event.

Thx to Seraf for bug fix and clear(id) method :)

Use :

Timeout.create(myMethod, 300, "optional param");

Below are screenshots of the setTimeout() VS my Timeout.execute() test on my iPhone 3GS.

AIR 2.6 VS AIR 2.7

Below the test for FP 10.1.
Note that my class performs better or equal to the setTimeout() method (Win7 – FF4 – FP 11).

Test class source
Timeout class source

…

]]> http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/16/a-timeout-class-to-replace-settimeout-in-air-2-7-for-ios/feed/ 4 AS3 Error Manager with UncaughtErrorEvent – ErrorHandler 0.2 http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/02/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent-error-handler-0-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent-error-handler-0-2 http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/02/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent-error-handler-0-2/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:03:05 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=573 Continue reading →]]> Some modification on my ErrorHandler class – sources.

  • You can now view and navigate through all the errors
  • You can save a log file wich contain all information available in the Capabilities class.
  • The class is now a singleton to initialize the error handler in loaded swf (future version).

    • Use :

    ErrorHandler.getIntance().init(this);

    A reasonable adjustment in production :

    ErrorHandler.getIntance().activeWithPlayerMode = ErrorHandler.MODE_DEBUG;
    ]]>     http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/06/02/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent-error-handler-0-2/feed/ 0     AS3 Error Manager with UncaughtErrorEvent http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/05/24/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/05/24/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:22:29 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=555 ErrorHandler 0.2 With flash player 10.1 an UncaughtErrorEvent object is dispatched when an uncaught error occurs. Here is a small class for displaying errors within the application based on selected parameters … Sources on … Continue reading →]]> This class has been updated -> ErrorHandler 0.2

    With flash player 10.1 an UncaughtErrorEvent object is dispatched when an uncaught error occurs.
    Here is a small class for displaying errors within the application based on selected parameters …
    Sources on Github

    Use :

    var error:ErrorHandler = new ErrorHandler(this);

    Demo :

    ]]>     http://www.displayobject.fr/2011/05/24/as3-error-manager-with-uncaughterrorevent/feed/ 0     Deform your friends face with warpalizer alpha http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/11/29/deform-your-friends-face-with-warpalizer-alpha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deform-your-friends-face-with-warpalizer-alpha http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/11/29/deform-your-friends-face-with-warpalizer-alpha/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:02:14 +0000 jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=545 Warpalizer est une appli facebook qui permet de déformer ses photos et celles de ses amis. Continue reading →]]> Un petit post pour présenter un petit projet perso.
    Warpalizer est une appli facebook qui permet de déformer ses photos et celles de ses amis. Actuellement en version alpha, l’appli est destinée à évoluer…



    ]]>     http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/11/29/deform-your-friends-face-with-warpalizer-alpha/feed/ 0     Test Operation with Flash Builder and Zend AMF on mysql utf8 database http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/06/10/test-operation-with-flash-builder-and-zend-amf-on-mysql-utf8-database/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=test-operation-with-flash-builder-and-zend-amf-on-mysql-utf8-database http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/06/10/test-operation-with-flash-builder-and-zend-amf-on-mysql-utf8-database/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:44:06 +0000 Jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=505 Continue reading →]]> The problem occurs when there are accented characters in an utf8 database (particularly common in french).
    The generated service works properly, but cannot be tested in Test Operation view.
    Flash Builder displays an error advising to encode the content with the php method utf8_encode ()…

    “InvocationTargetException:There was an error while invoking the operation. Check your operation inputs or server code and try invoking the operation again.<br /> Reason: An error occured while reading response sent by server. Try encoding the response suitably before sending it. e.g. If a database column contains UTF-8 characters then use utf8_encode() to encode its value before returning it from the operation.

    Oh ? Really ?
    After some test I remember what I always do before performing queries… And what is not in the Flash Builder generated service… Character set definition.

     
$stmt = mysqli_prepare($this->connection, "SET NAMES UTF8;");
$this->throwExceptionOnError();
 
mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt);
$this->throwExceptionOnError();

    To put in the constructor.

    ]]>     http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/06/10/test-operation-with-flash-builder-and-zend-amf-on-mysql-utf8-database/feed/ 0     Why flash is not dead http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/05/01/why-flash-is-not-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-flash-is-not-dead http://www.displayobject.fr/2010/05/01/why-flash-is-not-dead/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 21:17:19 +0000 Jonas http://www.displayobject.fr/?p=468 Continue reading →]]> flashI keep reading “Flash is dead” or “Flash is no use anymore”. Do they actually know what they’re talking about? Are they Flash experts, have they worked with real clients? I don’t think they do, are or have. How to bury the most innovative technology, which has inspired the current developments and uses of javascript, although it is currently the only way to offer a true rich web user experience.

    Last time I heard of a Flash Killer, it was for Silverlight, a technology with a penetration rate that still remains below 60% several years after its release… Forget Silverlight then…. Forget…Html5. With a penetration rate below 20%, it might take years before it becomes equivalent to Flash’s, which is near 100% (Mobiles apart).  Let’s also keep in mind that the future release of IE9 supporting Html5 (correct support?) will not be available for users running Windows XP. Disappointing.

    Picture Html5 full support in a few years. Let’s now picture Flash Player X, implemented with Adobe’s innovations, video, sound, 3D, performance, and anything that you can’t possibly imagine. Here you have the basic advantage of a plugin, a technology not depending on browsers and their updates, not depending on the current web actors’ inertia.

    The non-support of Flash by Apple is a blow, but keep in mind that iPhone’s market share is declining. IPad is a great device, but unlike the iPhone (which has long walked solo on the market), it will soon face a fierce competition from manufacturers (HP Slate, Toshiba, Dell…) developing tablets offering full-flash support.

    More & more  mobile devices will come with Android built on, and Google supports Adobe. The Open Screen Project should allow Flash to be available on other OS.

    It’s true that Flash is still not fully supported on Mobiles, but as things stand today, mobile web is not THE Web.

    So I would appreciate people keeping in mind the reality of Web Development with real clients/users. Html5 will be a great evolution of html, but it’s still in development and far to be ready.

    Fyi, I’m a Flash Developer and I’m booked up for months. ;)

    Thx @Nounie.

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