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ornj

Switching between Flash and Processing
Feb 13^th, 2007, 7:45pm

We are working on a project that involves the user interacting with a processing and Flash environment. I haven't thought too long and hard about this yet so I don't know if there is an easy answer, but what I am looking to do is have Processing and Flash running at the same time. Processing will provide a sort of playful environment to attract attention and when the user approaches the display, the processing animation should disappear and should be replaced by the flash interface.

Does anyone have any tips on making this happen and feel seamless? The user should not be aware that there has been a swap besides the fact that one screen revealed to another.

ornj YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 12	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #1 - Feb 21^st, 2007, 1:58am ...no advice? Has this been answered else where? Bueller?

dannyb

Re: Switching between Flash and Processing
Reply #2 - Feb 28^th, 2007, 7:11pm

I myself am new to processing itself, but as a general developer I'd say flash and Java are completely independent technologies... and from experience I'd suggest you don't try and integrate them at run time. Your best bet (which again i wouldn't recommend) would be to have both environments running and then have some 'external' app-switcher (much like alt-tabbing). i wouldn't suggest frequently opening/closing/launching/reinstanciating applications - your computer (which i guess is an installation) will fall over very quickly. For a simple example, try repeatedly closing/opening a java app quickly... you'll see (on windows at least) the computer will very quickly slow-down to a crawl...

But there are much better programmers on here than me - so I must admit I may be wrong...

dannyb

Re: Switching between Flash and Processing
Reply #3 - Mar 1^st, 2007, 7:55pm

It occurred to me you could do it by having your sketch run as a screensaver, and your flash app running normally

when the user interacts, the screensaver could fade to black (5 seconds say) and then quit.. then your flash app detects interaction and fades up from black AFTER five seconds...

i think thers info elsewhere on the site about how to turn a sketch into a screensaver...

ornj YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 12	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2007, 7:11pm It's an interesting idea, maybe this: https://jdic.dev.java.net/documentation/incubator/screensaver/index.html?

ornj YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 12	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #5 - Apr 9^th, 2007, 7:21pm Actually you know what. Flash can run applications when compiled to a projector, I'm willing to bet that Processing can do the same...

fjen God Member Offline Posts: 965	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #6 - Apr 10^th, 2007, 7:32am open() will launch external apps from inside processing. which system is this going to run on on mac i've had good results switching between quicktime (fullscreen) and a processing-sketch via applescript ... F

ornj

Re: Switching between Flash and Processing
Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2007, 6:14pm

right now it's running on a windows machine, probably going to stick with that. I have flash opening the processing exe with the aid of a .bat file but for some reason it refuses to access the .exe with the processing program directly. Also trying to figure out how to launch the processing application with out the window border.

fjen

Re: Switching between Flash and Processing
Reply #8 - Apr 12^th, 2007, 6:33pm

you don't have to open the Processing environment itself. fullscreen is also available for export-to-application (what's called a "player" in flash

). have a look at the dev-reference for main() or on the environment page.

this is how to do it (for a sketch named "fullscreenAppExport"):
Code:


public static void main( String args[] ) {
   PApplet.main( new String[] { "--present", "fullscreenAppExport" } );
 }
 
 void setup()
 {
 }
 
 void draw ()
 {
     line(0,0,random(width),random(height));   
 }

ramin Junior Member Offline Posts: 80	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #9 - May 2^nd, 2007, 7:46pm sorry i get the java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: fullscreenAppExport at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)... ... whats the mistake?

halcyonandon YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 3	Re: Switching between Flash and Processing Reply #10 - May 18^th, 2007, 5:35am Anyone have any ideas on using an arduino button (pressure pad) integration to switch between Flash and Processing? (i.e. Processing running default, pressure pad initializes Flash, & haults Processing... then pressure pad returns to normal state, everything returns to default)

Re: Switching between Flash and Processing
Reply #11 - May 30^th, 2007, 12:49am

fjen wrote on Apr 12^th, 2007, 6:33pm:

this is how to do it (for a sketch named "fullscreenAppExport"):
Code:


public static void main( String args[] ) {
   PApplet.main( new String[] { "--present", "fullscreenAppExport" } );
 }

Thanks, I've been looking for this "full-screen" line for a few days.

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