Adobe just release free source Action Srcipts 3.0 API: Libraries at Adobe-Labs.
The APIs:Libraries contains:

• corelib. Several basic utilities for MD5 hashing, JSON serialization, advanced string and date parsing, etc.
• FlexUnit. A unit testing framework for Flex and ActionScript 3.0 applications based on JUnit.
• Flickr - A wrapper for the entire Flickr API.
• Mappr - A wrapper for the entire Mappr API.
• XML Syndication - Libraries for easily parsing all versions of RSS and Atom.
• Odeo - A wrapper for the entire Odeo API.
• YouTube - A wrapper for the entire YouTube API

This source is very helpfull for people who started working using Flex Builder Beta

Good article post by Sam Robbins. About using PrimalScript as an alternative solutions to compile your Flex 2.0.

Read it here in detail

I got this link from Franto’s blog is realy cool flash games. Is called Grow RPG from eyezmaze.com.
Try it and you will like it

Download the Standalone HTML ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference from the Flash Docs Page.
Download the zipped equivalent PDF version or visit the online LiveDocs.

via Brajeshwar

Flash Lite 2 update for Flash Pro 8 now availlable at Macromedia Labs.
With the Flash Lite 2 Update for Flash Professional 8, developers can now build content for devices that support Flash Lite 2, and draw on the new features available in the latest mobile player including XML support to handle data more efficiently, device video, and ActionScript 2.0.

You can download it here

Press Release

More about Flash Lite 2 you can read at Macromedia, read also Jesse Warden about FlickrMobile: A Flash Lite 2 Application

If you ever using createEmptyMovieClip class or createTextField, or may be attachMovie or any class that you should set / input z-index / depth of that movieClip or textField.

// createEmptyMovieClip method
my_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(instanceName:String, depth:Number) : MovieClip

// attachMovie method
my_mc.attachMovie(idName:String, newName:String, depth:Number [, initObject:Object]) : MovieClip


For just setting up the depth should be no problem if you’re using getNextHighestDepth().
But beware if the depth already reach number higher than 1048575 you will failed when try to do removeMovieClip or removeTextField

Try this:

this.createTextField("my_text", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 100, 10, 10, 10);
my_text.autoSize = true;
my_text.text = "Blah...blah...blah...";

You will see the text “Blah…blah…blah…”
Then when you add removeTextField function (see the script below) you should see the text again.

this.createTextField("my_text", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 100, 10, 10, 10);
my_text.autoSize = true;
my_text.text = "Blah...blah...blah...";
my_text.removeTextField(); //< ---------- remove it


So far is okay let’s say getNextHighestDepth value is equal or lower than 1048575. You still can remove the textField

this.createTextField("my_text", 1048575, 100, 10, 10, 10); //< -- simulate if getNextHighestDepth = 1048575
my_text.autoSize = true;
my_text.text = "Blah...blah...blah...";
my_text.removeTextField();


Then watch what happend if the depth we set higher than 1048575, try 1048576 (just 1 point higher than 1048575)

this.createTextField("my_text", 1048576, 100, 10, 10, 10);
my_text.autoSize = true;
my_text.text = "Blah...blah...blah...";
my_text.removeTextField();


As you see the text will stay, “”Blah…blah…blah…”. This mean is failed when try to remove.

The conculsion for this case is z-index / depth of object still manageable when set lower or equal to 1048575.

Solutions
Because the problem with the z-index. Than the solutions should be fix if we set the z-index to lower.
If the object is already set the z-index higher than 10487575 then you can set it the depth lower before you called remove function. But this only available for MovieClip. Yes you can use swapDepths() for movieclip to reset the z-index lower before you call removeMovieClip() function.

if(mc.getDepth() > 10487575){
mc.swapDepths(123456); // < ---- reset to lower z-index number
}
mc..removeMovieClip();


And for textField problem I’m still not found any solutions because swapDepths() only work for MovieClip not TextField.
The best way is put the TextField in MovieClip so you can reset the z-index using swapDepths(). Or jusy make sure you not set z-index of the TextField higher than 10487575

FlashLite 2.0 is now available in Macromedia Products Store in Europe, check it here

During the Middle of november and at the begining of december I’m still busy with the update project for PROconference application and aslo about converting Roewer.de to Ajax.
Well currently about converting Roewer.de to Ajax I can’t tell you more about it because still in concept. And here I want to share the screenshot about PROconference V2 with more advanced in layout , tools, also support multilanguage (currently: english, germany, and indonesia). The progress still go on (about 80% now).

Setelah selesai proses akuisisi tersebar kabar bahwa Adobe sedang pasang ancang-2 untuk mengembangkan produk baru dengan kode Adobe Apollo yg seperti diperkirakan sebelumnya bahwa Adobe sangat berkeinginan utk melakukan merger antara Adobe Reader dan Flash Player.
Adobe Apollo direncanakan sebagai produk yg menjalankan Flash Player serta konten HTML secara tersendiri alias di luar browser. Kemungkinan wujudnya mirip Macromedia Central yg belakangan sepertinya mati suri.

Screenhost dari sebuah presentasi tentang Adobe Apollo

Artikel lengkap: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/12/adobe-apollo-acrobat-reader-flash.html