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• flash
• javascript
• swfobject

SWFUpload is a neat little tool that alows you to use Flash as a file uploader in your web forms. If your users have Flash, the script writes out a Flash uploader, and if they don’t, they get a nice HTML upload form field. Very nice, and it uses SWFObject for the plugin detection + embedding.

This is a great example of using Flash where Flash can do something better than HTML. And doing it in a way that uses progressive enhancement so it doesn’t require Flash. It’s just that Flash makes it better.

• flash
• javascript
• apple
• swfobject

Ever wanted to have mouse wheel support for your Flash movies in OS X? Now you can! And it’s really easy:

SWFMacMouseWheel is another addon for SWFObject that listens for mouse events and passes in the mouse wheel events to your Flash movie using ExternalInterface. Very cool solution to a problem that has annoyed many Flash developers. Go check it out.

SWFMacMouseWheel

• flash
• javascript
• swfobject

SWFAddress is a fantastic little utility that allows you to easily add deep linking and back button support to your Flash websites. From the SWFAddress website:

SWFAddress is a small script that sits on top of SWFObject and provides deep linking for Flash websites and applications. In other words it enables the Back, Forward and Refresh buttons of the browser and creates unique URLs with page titles that can be sent over email or IM.

SWFAddress uses the ExternalInterface functionality introduced in Flash Player 8. It has been tested on the following browsers:

* Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0
* Mozilla Firefox 1.5
* Safari 2.04
* Opera 9.02

It’s a great little script, and something I’ve wanted to put together for a long time. Even better: It was designed to work with SWFObject, so if you are already using SWFObject to embed your movies, it’s really really easy to just slap in some deep link and back button support.

Go check it out.

• new york city
• flash
• nerdery

The next Adobe User Group meeting is coming up this Wednesday, October 4th (that’s 2 days away!).

The presentations will be about Actionscript 3 and design patterns. If you are in the area, stop by… The meetings are held at the Schematic offices near Union Square.

More info and directions here.

• swfobject

Well, I’m back from Austin with a belly full of bar-b-q. Had a great time, and I think my presentation went off pretty well.

I’ve uploaded the slides here (PDF). If anyone saw it and wants to give feedback on it, I would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to post here or e-mail me directly with pointers for next time.