Mac Flash Debugging Tip
All the Mac Flash issues aside, I work on the Mac and I am a Flasher. You know how sometimes, simply using the Output window in Flash is not enough?
You need a way to debug from the browser where your SWF is connected to the live server, loaded with all it’s dependencies and whatnot. I found a way to read the trace statements in your SWF when it’s launched from the browser, minus the need to install any extra plugin, app or class!
So first, you gotta download the Flash Player debug version. To check if you already have it, right click on any Flash file in your browser, if you see a “Debugger” option in the menu, you got the right player.
If you don’t see the “Debugger” option, you need to go here and download the debug players and install them.
So, with that installed. Launch the Console app in Applications > Utilities and go to File > Open. Open the file /Users/<Your Username>/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/flashlog.txt - then just launch your flash website. Now every trace statement that you write will trace to the console window.
Now you can spare yourself from installing extra plugins on ur browsers and slowing them down. Cool eh?
Left Behind
I am happy I’m walking with you all. But I’m so afraid of the day where all of you speed up, run forward, and unknowingly, I’m left behind, alone.
I Look Forward
- To learning HTML5 and Objective C properly. I’m a Flasher and I’m an Apple fan. I have no comments about recent happenings between both of them. All I know is that to stay relevant in the advertising industry, I’m gonna have to pick these skills up.
- To launch our big project in the army. Since there are so many projects going on all the time, there are no security issues here in that one statement (LOL). But if it works out and things happen according to plan, it could potentially move everything forward. It has to, else all the effort our team has made will be wasted.
- To work at Make in September 2010. Obviously, I will miss the work I do in the army (I’m serious), but I’ll know there are greater things I can do outside in the commercial sector.
It’s Q2 of 2010, time is running short. Let’s go.
Why I Work So Hard
Some people ask me why I work so hard for an organization like the army. Let’s just say that I’m very thankful to be given the chance to do programming and design despite being combat fit. When I compare my life with the rest of my friends, I really think I get it much better.
None of the work I do can be featured in my portfolio for obvious reasons. But c’mon, how many people in the army actually get to work on their future while serving their two years? I’m not complaining.
What I’m Missing
I miss clubbing and partying.
I miss my iPhone.
I miss life – non-military, actual, real, life.
I miss talking to you late in the night, just the two of us. I’m awfully jealous of your new obsessions, just so you know. But to prevent another end-of-the-world from happening, I have decided not to even tell you – and avoid you till the feelings fade.