Flash uses an XML file to define all the possible character ranges for embedded fonts and uses them to create the "Character Embedding..." list for dynamic TextFields in the IDE.
If you have ever tried to use a non-breaking space in a Flash textfield, you will of come across a pesky little issue - the non-breaking space character is not included in any of the unicode ranges used by Flash for character embedding.
Following on from a post I made a couple of weeks ago, it appears Google is hard at work adding more features to it's image search.
Their latest addition, which is still in labs, is Similar Images.
If you were, for example, to do a search for 'jaguar', you would get image results of cars and jaguar cats. You can then select the 'Similar images' option below a result to show images that are similar in content to that image.
It works very well and could come in handy if you need to find a bigger version of a specific image.
Amazing 3D immersion technology from IDEO Labs on Vimeo.
Check out this immersion technology from Eon Reality. It looks a bit odd when filmed but it must be really good as the guy using it nearly falls down some steps!
Via Fubis
Here's Microsoft's view of interactive media in 2019.
There is some serious competition mounting now for development platforms the next generation of RIA will be built with. Flash and ajax/javascript are well established currently with ajax/javascript leading in terms of availability and Flash in terms of creative presentation and performance. (more...)
We've added a neat little twitter wordpress plugin to our blog so you can see the latest from our twitter feed!
Web-2-tastic!
I do - and if you do any web development then you will too.
Not this charles.
In an attempt to get a head start on the new year health drive I spent a few mornings over the Christmas break having rings ran round me by my Royal Marine brother. Having left my trusty GPS watch up in Leeds I reverted to one of my favourite sites www.mapmyrun.com to confirm my general lack of fitness and track my return to athletic prowess. The site uses Google Maps to allow you to plot your route, ensuring you can see how far you are going and where the mile markers are. It’s a useful tool for a wide variety of sports and this hasn’t been lost on the site owners who have launched a variety of re-skinned spin offs like MapMyRide and MapMyHike.
On top of this simple but highly effective tool the site is building a social network which provides users with a profile and training log in order to share routes, add friends and keep a track of their fitness. This is where Facebook connect comes in; I can now log in to the site using my Facebook credentials and find out if any of my Facebook friends are using the site. My activities on the site are then posted back to my Facebook profile (after adding the site's Facebook App) and the activities of any of my friends who use MapMyRun will appear in my newsfeed.
