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IntelliJ and Flash CS4

Ross — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:11:19 +0000

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In this tutorial I will be going over how to get IntelliJ working with the Flash IDE. We will look at configuring a Actionscript only project in IntelliJ and then running a Bash Script to call the Flash IDE. We will be using a shell script I have ported over from my TextMate Bundle you can download that below. For those just getting started with IntelliJ I recommend read Jesse Freeman’s IntelliJ Workflow Tutorial before you start into this.

For Windows Users the process is very similar except you cannot use the Bash Support Plugin you need to use the Batch Plugin. Sadly at the time of writing this the Batch Plugin in the “available plugins” section of intelliJ does not work so you need to download the Lastest Batch Plugin from Google Code. Once you download this simply place the jar file it in your “C:\Users\{username}\.IntelliJIdea90\config\plugins” folder and restart IntelliJ. You will want to confirm it installed correctly by going to your IntelliJ Settings Panel and looking under IDE Settings -> Plugins to confirm that under the Installed tab y0u see Batch Scripts Support with a check mark to the left. Now when you edit your configuration instead of choosing Bash choose Batch and point it at the .bat file you download from this site. A quick warning the Batch Plugin does not seem to support folders with spaces in them, so you will need to be aware of that when you place your .BAT file, do not nest it inside any folders with spaces.

Hopefully this will help some more people feel comfortable moving over into the IntelliJ environment. Trust me you won’t regret it, especially if you are a Mac users looking for a good Actionscript coding environment. Thanks for stopping by! check back for more tutorials soon!

Download the: “Publish in Flash IDE” Shell Script For Mac

Download the: “Publish in Flash IDE” Shell Script For Windows

Extreme Video Plugin

Ross — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:55:33 +0000

Ok. So I haven’t updated this blog let along any wordpress plugins I have worked on in a long long time. We are talking years here. So imagine my surprise when an email showed up informing me that not only is the Extreme Video plugin still in use. It is broken. I had forgot about the possibility that people would be using my plugin in there existing content and if it broke, the site would go blank. That’s not cool. So to make a long story short I have updated the plugin purely for upkeep. I have no plans on adding new features or even really working much more on this plugin. If you are looking for a good plugin to replace the EVP I really recommend Vipers Quicktags, I am using them here and they cover more then I will ever need for adding videos to my wordpress posts. Thanks for stopping by, and I will be getting more content up here, I have been working hard on my newest project Popcorn Island, but rest assure I am not letting this site just fade. Ok well maybe it has faded, but I will be putting more stuff here regardless!

For those looking for the updated Extreme Video Plugin Here you go: Extreme Video Plugin 2.9.4

Spazz Arrives

Ross — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:41:17 +0000

Today I snagged myself a new Nabaztag Bunny. His name is Spazz so anyone else with a bunny, quickly go look me up as a friend. This little guy can do a lot of cool things, he has been giving me email alerts and keeping me updated on news articles all night. Setup was pretty simple but I did run into one snag. I have a WEP protected Airport here in my room, so when the bunny started searching around ofcourse he needed a password to get going. Its pretty simple to put him into what I would call “broadcast” mode. This creates a wireless access point called “nabaztagXX” where XX will be the last numbers of your MAC address. Connect a computer to the bunny and hit “192.168.0.1″ enter in your wireless info, and scroll way down to the bottom to the “Violet Platform” change this to “193.149.120.33/vl”. I am not sure why the airport needed me to switch to this, maybe a DNS issue I am not sure.

Regardless he is up and running now, I really got interested when I saw this AIR application to control your Nabaztag Bunny. There are a lot of other cool apps, widgets, and games out there. So I recommend checking one out if you get a chance!

-ross