Here are some samples and brief explanation of HTML5 Canvas text related functions. A HTML5 compliant browser (such as Firefox 3.5) is required in order for the examples to work. Basic Text   Use strokeText or fillText, both takes x, y and maximumWidth. The colors are determined by the fillStyle and strokeStyle <script language=”JavaScript”> function […]

I am using WordPress 2.9 for this example: Open Appearance -> Editor. Locate the php file that is being used to display categories.  It’s either Archieves.php or Categories.php.  You can echo something and open up a category page in the browser to see which one is being used. You can also edit the file in […]

This post is a continuation of Part 1, which can be found here: https://permadi.com/blog/2010/03/flash-as3-basic-xml-reading-and-parsing-example-part-1/ To make it easier, here’s again the example XML that we are using: Now let’s start putting these nodes in their intended places. To print the node and node, we can simply refer to it by using E4X notation like this […]

One of the challenges faced when developing applicationf for the iPhone and iPad is the memory limitation.  These devices understandably have much less memory than a computer, so careful memory consumption is essential. cocos2d version introduces several improvements, and one of them is the ability to select the color-depth for sprites.  This is a good […]

If you are getting this kind of error when compiling with Cocos2d for iPhone, then see the solution below. Line Location Tool:0: collect2: ld returned 1 exit status Line Location Tool:0: symbol(s) not found Line Location Tool:0: -[Texture2D(PVRTC) initWithPVRTCData:level:bpp:hasAlpha:length:] in Texture2D.o Line Location Tool:0: -[Texture2D initWithData:pixelFormat:pixelsWide:pixelsHigh:contentSize:] in Texture2D.o Line Location Tool:0: -[EAGLView _createSurface] in EAGLView.o […]

Here are some issues that may happen when upgrading from Cocos2d version 0.71 to 073 (make sure to back-up your project before making changes as these are based on experience and may not work for you): The screen might turn blank (depending on how you configure your application). Possible solution: Remove MainWindow.xib from the project. […]

This tutorial assumes basic familiarity with Android SDK and its XML layouting mechanism. The example is written in Android SDK 2.1. Background Layouting in Android is usually done in an XML file, via the layout editor or by hand.  Below is an example of a layout done in the Eclipse layout editor. Almost every Android […]

This is some examples for the topic discussed in https://permadi.com/blog/2010/03/cocos2d-color-depth-and-memory-optimizations/ kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA4444 Notice the severe banding. kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA8888 kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA4444 kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA8888 kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA4444 kTexture2DPixelFormat_RGBA8888

ActionScript

Flash CS4 has features can be used to define variables for conditional compilations.  It is useful to use one code base for multiple versions or to tag part of code to compile only under some build. The dialog is avaliable at: File->Publish Settings.  In the Publish Settings dialog, select the Flash tab and then click […]

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