Mama, don’t be worried

This is quick fix to display PNG-24 properly on Internet Explorer.

Just modify html_output.php.

$msie='/msie\s(5\.[5-9]|[6]\.[0-9]*).*(win)/i';

    if( !isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) ||

        !preg_match($msie,$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) ||

        preg_match('/opera/i',$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']))

 {

  $image = '<img src="' . tep_output_string($src) . '" border="0" alt="' .
 tep_output_string($alt) . '"';

 }

 else

 {

  if(strtoupper(substr($src, -3, 3)) == "PNG")

  {

   $image = '<img src="images/spacer.png" style=" width:'.$width.'px; height:'.$height.'px; 
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\''. $src.'\',
 sizingMethod=scale);" border="0" alt="' . tep_output_string($alt) . '"';

  }

  else

  {

   $image = '<img src="' . tep_output_string($src) . '" border="0" 
alt="' .strtoupper(substr($src, -3, 3)). tep_output_string($alt) . '"';

  }

 }

Labels: IE, osCommerce, PNG-24

Use setUseParentHandlers(false);

if (LOG) 
{
 try
 {
  // Send logger output to our FileHandler.
  fh = new FileHandler("logs/" + port + ".xml", 100000, 5, true);
  logger.setUseParentHandlers(false); // HERE!!!!!
  logger.addHandler(fh); 
  // Request that every detail gets logged.
  logger.setLevel(Level.ALL);
 }
 catch (IOException e)
 {
  System.err.println ("Unable to create log file");
 }
}

Labels: console window, handler, java, logger util

Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE is SO important it's ridiculous I took me so long to find it.
If you're creating a swf that will be loaded by an external loader, you need this event to be trigger before even thinking about accessing any of the stage properties.
With this event you can access the stage from the loaded movieclip.

If you don't check this event, stage will only return null.


Loader:

  var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("yourConstructor.swf");
  loader = new Loader();
   
  loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
  loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
   
  function loadProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {
   var percentLoaded:Number = event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal;
   percentLoaded = Math.round(percentLoaded * 100);
   trace("Loading: "+percentLoaded+"%");
  }
  function loadComplete(event:Event):void {
   trace("Complete");
   addChild(loader); // when this is done this will fire the Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE event
  }

Loaded content class:

  public function yourConstructor(){
   this.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
  }

  public function init(event:Event):void{
   trace(stage.quality)
  }

Labels: as3, event, stage

Animatronic dolphins are used to replace the costy and controversial real mammals supposed to have this unexplainable connection with sociopaths, new age honkies and ex-meths addicts. The substitute is a complex machine that looks, feels, sounds, and moves like a real dolphin.
Animal Makers, a company based in California, is stepping into this juicy business and will produce 10.000 units before Quarter 2008.
Dr. David Nathanson will be their first client. He claims to have already cured thousand of kids. By helping them to develop a new and better way to reinforce their rehabilitation into the real world.
Also future models, more cost effective, could help people at their home, in their swimming pool. Instead of requiring people to travel to the dolphins they could just buy it at the closest Wal-Mart.

Labels: dolphin, lovecraft, Nathanson, robot