Updates: I changed the name of the post as technically this is not a gesture API. It is a way to achieve gesture-like effects using touch data. Also the code below was missing an important line. You have to set the input mode to touch point in order for any of this to work.
As part of my multi-touch session at Flashbelt I introduced a new API for getting true multi-touch gestures in Flash. Windows 7 has a pretty big [...]
Microsoft Surface has a cool simulation that allows you to drag your fingers across the table to create a water simulation. That got me to thinking about doing it in Flash. Thanks to David Lenaerts’ excellent Ripple class, it took me about 10 minutes to create the example below.
As you can see the performance is very nice. The code that I used to create this is below. Again, all of the cool stuff comes from David’s code.
123456789101112131415161718192021222324import be.nascom.flash.graphics.Rippler;
import flash.events.TouchEvent;
import [...]
I just uploaded a new tutorial that explains how to respond and handle raw touch data in Flash Player 10.1. In a previous tutorial I showed how to respond to gestures, but in touch mode you can track all of the touch points on your screen. The 3M display that I am using supports up to 60 touch points, although I have yet to think of an example of how to use [...]
Several people have been making assertions that most Flash sites will not work properly on touch-based devices because these sites use rollovers or hovers for things like effects and navigation. Well I put together this little video together showing that Flash sites do indeed work the way you would expect since the Flash Player dispatches rollover events even on a touch screen.
This video is aimed at clearing up the misinformation surrounding Flash rollover events and touch devices. The assertion that [...]
Advanced Text Layout With Flash CS5
I give an introduction to some of the new Text Layout features and functionality in Flash CS5.
Introduction to Multi-Touch in Flash Player 10.1
Flash Player 10.1 introduces a full, native multi-touch API that allows you to create some amazing applications. In this session I demonstrate how to build applications using native multi-touch feedback as well as how to use the built-in gesture support for things like scaling and rotating.
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