Author Archives: keith

Recent Events and my non-reaction

Posted on November 14, 2011 by keith

I’ve been using Flash since 1999 or so. It’s responsible for my career and any small bit of fame and fortune I might have. Most of the people I count as friends have come from the Flash community. Flash will … Continue reading →

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Sublime Text 2 HTML Template and Build System

Posted on November 11, 2011 by keith

I’ve been doing a lot of HTML/JS development lately. My editor of choice these days is Sublime Text 2. A really great editor with loads of features and nearly infinite customization ability. But, as I’m doing a lot of learning … Continue reading →

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Design Tactics – Select Single

Posted on November 4, 2011 by keith

The other day I was coding a particular UI implementation and realized that I had coded the same thing in multiple languages multiple times. I knew exactly how I was going to go about it and did what I usually … Continue reading →

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MinimalCompsJS 0.1 Release

Posted on October 11, 2011 by keith

Well, it’s high time I got these out there so people can use them. See them in action: http://www.bit-101.com/MinimalCompsJS/release/0.1/ I’ve combined all the files into one and minified it so you only need to include a single file, plus jQuery. … Continue reading →

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MinimalCompsJS Preview #2

Posted on October 5, 2011 by keith

Just uploaded an update to the MinimalCompsJS project. The demo looks pretty much the same as the last one, but the components are completely refactored. Now, each component creates its own individual canvas element and adds it to a div … Continue reading →

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MinimalCompsJS Preview

Posted on October 4, 2011 by keith

A while back, when I first started playing with HTML5 and Canvas, I considered the idea of making a port of MinimalComps. I immediately rejected the idea as silly. I mean, if you’re in HTML, you already have UI controls, … Continue reading →

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Linescapes Iteration 9

Posted on September 7, 2011 by keith

A different gety function: [php lang=”JavaScript”]$(function() { var canvas, linescape, hills; canvas = $(“#canvas”).get(0); linescape = new LineScape(canvas); linescape.xres = 1; linescape.zres = 0.5; hills = []; for(var i = 0; i < 100; i += 1) { hills[i] = … Continue reading →

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Linescapes Iteration 8

Posted on September 6, 2011 by keith

Create a LineScape object in LineScape08.js: [php lang=”JavaScript”]function LineScape(canvas) { this.context = canvas.getContext(“2d”); this.width = canvas.width; this.height = canvas.height; this.xcenter = this.width / 2; this.ycenter = this.height / 2; this.zcenter = 500; this.z = 5000; this.fl = 350; this.xres = … Continue reading →

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Linescapes Iteration 7

Posted on September 5, 2011 by keith

Put back in a bit of randomness. A more interesting form. Draw progressively so screen doesn’t hang. [php lang=”JavaScript”]$(function() { var canvas, context, width, height, x, x1, x2, y, z = 5000, fl = 350, xres = 2, zres = … Continue reading →

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Linescapes Iteration 6

Posted on September 4, 2011 by keith

Add a gety(x, z) function and a more interesting form. [php lang=”JavaScript”]$(function() { var canvas, context, width, height, x, x1, x2, y, z = 5000, fl = 350, xres = 5, zres = 5, xcenter, ycenter, zcenter, scale; canvas = … Continue reading →

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