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March 13, 2010 3

Google Maps Flash API & Selectable Copyright Text

By duncanhall in Actionscript

When using the Google Maps Flash API you are required to display the relevant copyright notice for the tiles currently being shown. This is handled internally by the API and is generally not a problem. However, the current version of the SWC provided (1.18) chooses to handle the copyright text as selectable, meaning that the [...]

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March 6, 2010 1

Actionscript Path Correction Part 2

By duncanhall in Actionscript

After my initial success in removing dead ends and backtracking from a directed path, I realised I was only half way to solving the problem. In the original post, points A, B and C were all single point digressions away from the main path. With the addition of the new points at D, the previous [...]

March 3, 2010 2

Actionscript Path Correction – No Going Back!

By duncanhall in Actionscript

Update: See the improved solution For a project I’m currently working on, I needed a way to remove extremities from a path of consecutive points. The extremities represent points or segments of the path that we want to remove from the route (usually “going back on yourself”), while maintaining the intended course as much possible. [...]

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