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1172: Definition fl.controls:TileList could not be found.

MikeGrace — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:01:06 +0000

I have been working on a flash project in ActionScript 3 lately for a class and I ran into an error. I have been trying to use a TileList component for a horizontally scrolling thumbnail gallery. The error was 1172: Definition fl.controls:TileList could not be found. The beginning of my AS3 looked like:
import fl.controls.TileList; import fl.controls.ScrollBarDirection;
I tried dragging a TileList component from the Library and running it again and it worked! I deleted the TileList component from the stage and ran it again and it still worked. I’m not sure why I got these results but I am glad that my project is working again. Hope this helps some who might run into the same problem. If you know why this is the way it is I would love to know.

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Basic Intro to ActionScript 3

MikeGrace — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:11:21 +0000

Finally! I found a really well done, easy to understand, and polished how to video series on ActionScript 3 and Flash. The video series starts at the very beginning and shares how-to in 5 minute clips. I am really glad Adobe and Doug Winnie put this series together.

?? Have you found another amazing Flash / ActionScript resource? What was the best thing you did to learn ActionScript?? Let us know! : D

jQuery vs Flash

MikeGrace — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:20:55 +0000

In the fight of jQuery vs Flash there are many arguments on both sides but I think this smart bird sums it up nicely. ; )