Can you get the objects to float in space using your mouse? This is the conclusion to the three part series on using the Box2D Physics engine with ActionScript. Box2D Anti-Gravity Example: Box2D Anti-Gravity Example (click and hold the mouse down for anti-gravity) Now that we have a Box2D environment set up and lots of […]
Box2d Part 2: Shape Factory
Now that we have created our small world using the Box2D physic engine let’s start creating shapes! The shape factory will allow you to define any shapes you would like to add to your world. In this example we will create polygons. Polygons in this example will be defined as a shape with 3 or […]
Box2D Part 1: It’s a Small World
The Box2d Physics Engine for ActionScript from the Ground Up We’ll start with the basic 2d environment (part 1) and work our way into creating dynamic polygons (part 2) with an anti-gravity effect (part 3). Here’s a preview of what we will end up with: Google Maps Text Event (click and hold the mouse down […]
Google Maps: InfoWindowOptions and TextEvents
Problem: Info windows in Google maps are great but how do you pick up specific text events? It is very common to have a ‘learn more’ or ‘click here’ link nested in your text fields. Without direct access to the TextField class in the InfoWindowOptions how do we pick up these events? Solution: Well, we […]