This is just a post to kind of clarify where I will be and when. People ask me where I am located and the truth is that currently, I’m not located. People also ask where I’m going and after 3 destinations, they’ve lost the plot - understandably. So I thought I’d let everyone know where and when I’ll be, in the best way I can communicate - Flash. 
I was just playing around in AS3 as usual and ended up deciding I should make a game (its been a real long time since I’ve made one). The game is pretty simple and short, but a little fast paced and hopefully fun! Let me know how you like it. Thanks!
I just wanted to make a note on the migration from AS2 to the new AS3. There were some significant changes and I’ve heard many people are still struggling to switch to AS3. When I was switching to AS3, I found that I just needed a starting point, some tips to start me off and then I quickly picked it up and I actually find myself thinking that its not that different from AS2. I’m going to just post a few code snippets, one from AS2 and then the AS3 form of the same functionality. Hopefully my choices prove to be as commonly used as I use them - I will try to post some of the code snippets that I needed to start me off. But if you are reading this and would like to know the AS3 version of a little code that you commonly use, please post a comment and it could spark a discussion about this issue related to whatever you are having trouble with.
What is 9-slice scaling?
9-slice scaling was introduced in Flash 8. It is called 9-slice scaling when you open the property window of a library movie clip (the advanced tab has to be open to see it). This property can also be set in ActionScript and in code, it is called scale9Grid. Enabling this property will split the movie clip into 9 parts: 1 center piece, 4 sides, and 4 corners. When the movie clip is resized, it will keep the outer edge in tact, while the main part gets resized. It does this by resizing the center piece in both width and height, resizing the top and bottom sides in width, resizing the left and right sides in height, and the corners will not be resized at all. What is this used for? This solves the problem of resizing movie clip boxes that have rounded corners. Every developer that used Flash MX or earlier versions of Flash knows that dynamically resizing a movie clip box with rounded corner was a huge hassle. This was a fantastic new feature, but unfortunately, frustrated developers more than it pleased them - it has many bugs.
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Hi. My name is Christian Kragh and I'm a freelance Flash designer / developer. Welcome to my blog where I write and hopefully discuss any topics related to freelancing or Flash. I'm currently located in Rochester, NY.
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