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  • AS3 – Detecting Control, Shift and Alt keyboard shortcuts

    AS3 – Detecting Control, Shift and Alt keyboard shortcuts

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    Ben Foster
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    Here is a snippet of code which allows you to detect keyboard shortcuts such as ctrl+[another key] and ctrl+shift+[another key]. I wasn’t able to find any decent examples of detecting shortcuts but after reading the AS3 documentation I found that the Keyboard event contains the following boolean properties [cc lang=”actionscript3″] ctrlKey shiftKey altKey [/cc] So…

  • Controlling MovieClips with WiiFlash

    Controlling MovieClips with WiiFlash

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    Ben Foster
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    I decided to learn how to use WiiFlash after seeing the WiiSpray and a number of other videos a while ago. Turns out it is surprisingly easy! The only problem I had was trying to get a MovieClip to move around the stage as a mouse… I couldn’t find anything anywhere that clearly expained how…