http://dreamwagongames.net/webgames/avaMaps.xml

An example of the XML to submit

When creating your own map, please fill out all relevant information and submit a map image, music, and the xml zipped to
j at dreamwagon dot com

You must have the rights to use both the map image and the music submitted. The minimum image size for the map is 800 x 600 and the maximum size is 2400 x 2400. png, jpg, gif supported

Check out the game at http://apps.facebook.com/avathefirefly

Here is how I handled the problem.

		static public function rotate(image:DisplayObject, degrees:Number = 0, colorTransform:ColorTransform = null):BitmapData
		{
			var matrix:Matrix = new Matrix();
			     matrix.translate(-image.width/2,-image.height/2)
			     matrix.rotate(degrees * degreeToRadians);
			     matrix.translate((image.width/2),(image.height/2))
 
			var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData(image.width, image.height, true, 0x000000);
			bitmap.draw(image, matrix, colorTransform, BlendMode.LAYER, null, true);
 
			return bitmap;
		}

This will take an image an rotate it, returning the bitmapdata.
In my case, I create an array of images from a sprite sheet and build a cache of all the possible rotations of each frame in the animation.

		// Create a multidimensional array for the given index
		// ie. increment of 10 will cache all rotations in 10 degree increments (36 bitmaps)
		static public function buildRotationCache(image:DisplayObject,
                                                                       imageArray:Array,
                                                                       frameIndex:Number,
								       increment:Number,
								       colorTransform:ColorTransform = null ):void
		{
			var rotationIndex:Number = 0;
			for (var k:Number = 0; k < 360; k+= increment )
			{
				var bm:Bitmap = new Bitmap(GraphicsUtil.rotate(image , k, colorTransform));
				var gr:GraphicsResource = new GraphicsResource(bm);
 
				imageArray[frameIndex][rotationIndex] = gr;
				rotationIndex++;
			}
		}

the graphics resource class is from a tutorial found here

package
{
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.geom.ColorTransform;
 
	public class GraphicsResource
	{
		public var bitmap:BitmapData = null;
		public var bitmapAlpha:BitmapData = null;
 
		public function GraphicsResource(image:DisplayObject)
		{
			bitmap = createBitmapData(image);
			bitmapAlpha = createAlphaBitmapData(image);
 
		}
 
		protected function createBitmapData(image:DisplayObject, colorTransform:ColorTransform = null):BitmapData
		{
			var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData(image.width, image.height);
			bitmap.draw(image, null, colorTransform);
			return bitmap;
		}
 
		protected function createAlphaBitmapData(image:DisplayObject):BitmapData
		{
			var bitmap:BitmapData = new BitmapData(image.width, image.height);
			bitmap.draw(image, null, null, flash.display.BlendMode.ALPHA);
			return bitmap;
		}
 
	}
}

All for now. Happy coding..

Three days later, after running their Licensing removal tool at all levels, and following other exceptionally silly tasks found here, running the cs3 clean script and then totally reinstalling the junkware I am still having the same issue. I called customer support, but just did not have 45min to 1Hour of time to wait.

I have seen several threads online regarding this issue, some people report success, some are still not able to use their software. I wish I could report that I am one of those lucky enough to get it working again, but I am not. How sad is it that since there is not much competition in this space we tolerate this from adobe? This is not just poor software design, it is bad business! I paid full price for this software, and it should work when I run it damn it!

All I can say is be very wary if you are considering purchasing Adobe products.

spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteBlendMode.AlphaBlend, SpriteSortMode.Immediate, SaveStateMode.None);

This means that you cannot rely on the spriteBatch.Draw method to sort for you, and must sort yourself.

I posted in the XNA forums, and learned that it is actually better to sort yourself. This way you know exactly how everything is working behind the scenes, and you can really improve upon the look by implementing same neat HLSL effects. Rewriting my draw functionality was not a huge undertaking but it did take some time.

For my purposes, I decided to create an object for handling everything needed to draw later on.

 class DrawableObject
    {
 
        public Texture2D Texture;
        public Vector2 Position;
        public Vector2 Origin;
        public Color Color;
        public float Rotation;
        public float Scale;
        public float Z_Index;
        public Rectangle DisplayRect;
        public DrawType DrawType;
        public Effect Effect;
        public Object ObjectRef;
 
        public DrawableObject(Texture2D texture, Vector2 position,Rectangle displayRect, Color color, float rotation, Vector2 origin, float scale, float z_Index, DrawType drawType, Effect effect, Object objectRef)
        {
            this.Texture = texture;
            this.Position = position;
            this.Origin = origin;
            this.Color = color;
            this.Rotation = rotation;
            this.Z_Index = z_Index;
            this.Scale = scale;
            this.DisplayRect = displayRect;
            this.DrawType = drawType;
            this.Effect = effect;
            this.ObjectRef = objectRef;
 
        }
    }

In this Object, DrawType is an enumeration used to mark each object so drawing can be handled differently depending on its type. For my purposes I had Player, Projectile, Shadow, etc
I then create a list of DrawableObjects to sort based on the z index.

List listToDraw = new List();
 
            for (int x = 0; x < playerManager.Players.Count; x++)
            {
                    //Add all my players as drawable objects
                    listToDraw.Add(new DrawableObject(playerManager.Players[x].PlayerAnimation.CurrentTexture, playerManager.Players[x].PlayerAnimation.ScreenPosition ,                   playerManager.Players[x].PlayerAnimation.DisplayRect, Color.White, 0f, Vector2.Zero, 1f, playerManager.Players[x].PlayerAnimation.ScreenPosition.Y) / Map.Height, DrawType.Player, playerManager.Players[x].PlayerAnimation.PlayerEffect,  playerManager.Players[x]));
              }

I then sort ….

           //Sort for the right order
            listToDraw.Sort(delegate (DrawableObject d1, DrawableObject d2) {return d2.Z_Index.CompareTo(d1.Z_Index);});

and then draw the list

 for (int x = 0; x < DrawObjectList.Count; x++)
                {
                    if (DrawObjectList[x].DrawType == DrawType.Player)
                    {
                        Player pn = (Player)DrawObjectList[x].ObjectRef;
 
                        spriteBatch.Begin(SpriteBlendMode.AlphaBlend, SpriteSortMode.Immediate, SaveStateMode.None);
                        if (DrawObjectList[x].Effect != null )
                        {
                            DrawObjectList[x].Effect.Begin();
                            DrawObjectList[x].Effect.CurrentTechnique.Passes[0].Begin();
                        }
                        spriteBatch.Draw(DrawObjectList[x].Texture, DrawObjectList[x].Position, DrawObjectList[x].DisplayRect, DrawObjectList[x].Color,
                                         DrawObjectList[x].Rotation, DrawObjectList[x].Origin, DrawObjectList[x].Scale, SpriteEffects.None, DrawObjectList[x].Z_Index);
 
                        if (DrawObjectList[x].Effect != null)
                        {
                            DrawObjectList[x].Effect.CurrentTechnique.Passes[0].End();
                            DrawObjectList[x].Effect.End();
                        }
 
                        //etc etc.
                 }

Well I hope this helps someone looking for the same thing.

~J

http://photo.net/digital-darkroom-forum/00KCiu

It turns out this happens when your default printer is a network printer that may be either inaccessible or has other problems. I had recently purchased a new router which uses a different local IP and had not changed the network location. Since I rarely print from that machine on my network, I did not notice that the printer was inaccessible. I simply changed my default printer from the network printer to PDF and now photoshop works as it should (quite fast). Seems like a rather odd problem for a well built application like CS3. One would think that it would check for printer issues on launch, and then ignore the printer if none exists, or if it is reporting some issue that prevents it from being properly detected. I am just glad to be able to work at a normal speed again.

FMM is a hybrid role playing fighting game with real time strategie elements. Although an arcade fighting game at heart, Fight Monkey of Magic provides several different ways to win. Play through in arcade mode or team up with your friends. Up to 4 players capability will keep everyone in the game.

We are shooting for a release to the XBox arcade and windows in the fall 2009.

Check out the game page for more info:  http://dreamwagon.com/fightmonkeyofmagic

Here is a great example

Derek Fisher playing great off the ball defense on Ray Allen in the Lakers-Celtics game prevents Allen from getting set to attempt a game winning three point shot. The refs did not blow a whistle simply because Allen falls down (which I sure he would not have done if it were not an end of game situation)

I can recall countless times so far this season where players glare at the refs with that ‘gimme the call’ look on their faces. Instead of watching Lebron and Kobe run layup drills on the opposition (Kobe’s night at the Garden not withstanding), we are seeing defense cause missed shots and turnovers. Now I am not saying that everything is perfect in the NBA now, but the acceptable contact level has risen dramatically from years past. The bottom line is,  ‘Basketball is a contact sport.’ The level of contact is dictated by the level of competition. Its too easy for a guy 6-8, 260 (Sorry Lebron) to get to the hoop and score when a defender knows he gets a whistle if he plays tough D. The soft fouls in the NBA have made me crazy for many seasons past, but seem to be going the way of the 8-track this season.

I don’t know if David Stern reads my blog or not, but regardless of where the concept came from (me!) its obvious to me that NBA officials have made a huge leap forward in eliminating soft fouls. I think it has enhanced the integrity of NBA basketball exponentially.

Watching the weather channel, the hype was constant. Will it go along the coast, up the I-95 corridor of west of the Appalachians? Every scenerio was discussed along with the impact it would have. Even CNN had a weather map with “BLIZZARD” over the north east. The hype was totally insane. No one seemed to even consider the possibilty of the whole thing just going out to sea missing completely. If this does happen, and in my opinion it will, this storm should go down as the most overhyped storm in weather history.

Place this script somewhere in a folder under your Wordpress installation, and on the cforms admin page under Redirection, Messages, Text and Button Label  set the Enable alternative form action! checkbox and then provide the URL to the script. Once a form is submitted you will still be able to track the submission via the admin tool.

<?php
//Make sure the user got here by way of form submission
// replace sendbutton2 with the name of your forms send button.
if (isset($_POST['sendbutton2'])) {
?>
<h3>Thanks for your submission.</h3>
<div>Some other detailed html message if you like…</div>

<?php

require(”wp-includes/class-phpmailer.php”);

////////////////////////////////
// Notification Email Recipients
$mailto = array();

//These addresses are for notification when the form is submitted.
$mailto[] = array(”address” => “someaddress1@somewhere.net”, “name” => “some person1″);
$mailto[] = array(”address” => “someaddress2@somewhere.net”, “name” => “some person2″);
$mailto[] = array(”address” => “someaddress3@somewhere.net”, “name” => “some person3″);

$mailfromaddress     = ‘from@address.net’;
$mailfromname         = ‘from name’;

$mailnotificationsubject = ‘Notification Subject’;
$mailconfirmationsubject = ‘Confirmation Subject’;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//Set the variables
//These come directly from cforms. You can use firebug to so see the field names, or just use the
//given form number. Example, the second field in form 2 will have ID cf2_field_2
// Of course you should customize this to your specific form.
$first = $_POST['cf2_field_2'];
$last = $_POST['cf2_field_3'];
$email = $_POST['cf2_field_4'];
$address = $_POST['cf2_field_5'];
$city = $_POST['cf2_field_6'];
$state = $_POST['cf2_field_7'];
$zip = $_POST['cf2_field_9'];
//etc etc etc

$link = mysql_connect(’DB-name usually localhost’, ‘DB-user’, ‘DB-password’);
if (!$link) {
die(’Could not connect: ‘ . mysql_error());
}
//Your wordpress schema name
mysql_select_db(”DB-schema-name”, $link);

mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformssubmissions (form_id, sub_date, email, ip) VALUES (’$formID’, NOW(), ‘$email’, ‘$_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR]‘)”);

$id = mysql_insert_id();

//Insert the information block.
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘First Name’, ‘$first’)”);
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘Last Name’, ‘$last’)”);
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘Email’, ‘$email’)”);

mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘Address’, ‘$address’)”);
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘City’, ‘$city’)”);
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘State’, ‘$state’)”);
mysql_query(”INSERT INTO wp_cformsdata (sub_id, field_name, field_val) VALUES (’$id’, ‘Zip Code’, ‘$zip’)”);

mysql_close($link);

//Mail to all persons who should be notified.
$mail = new PHPMailer();

foreach($mailto as $to) {
$mail->AddAddress($to["address"], $to["name"]);
}

$mail->IsSMTP();  // telling the class to use SMTP
$mail->Host = “smtp.someserver.net”; // Your SMTP server  here

$mail->From = $mailfromaddress;
$mail->FromName = $mailfromname;

$mail->Subject = $mailnotificationsubject;
$mail->Body = <<<EOT
Hello Admin,<br/><br/>A new form submission has been completed …. <br/><br/>
<b>Details:</b><br/>
$first $last <br/>
$email <br/>
Login to http://yourwordpressinstance.org to review further registration information.
EOT;

$mail->AltBody = “<<<EOT
Hello Admin,
A new form submission has been completed ….
Details
$first $last
$email
$orderNum
Login to http://yourwordpressinstance.org to review further registration information.
EOT;”;
$mail->Send();

//Mail to form submitter
$mail = new PHPMailer();
$mail->AddAddress($email, $first.’ ‘.$last);
$mail->IsSMTP();  // telling the class to use SMTP
$mail->Host = “smtp.someserver.net”; // Your SMTP server  here

$mail->From = $mailfromaddress;
$mail->FromName = $mailfromname;
$mail->Subject = $mailconfirmationsubject;
$mail->Body = <<<EOT
Hello $first,<br/><br/>Message to submitter<br/><br/>
<b>Details:</b><br/>
$first $last <br/>
$email <br/>
EOT;

$mail->AltBody = <<<EOT
Hello $first,
Message to submitter
Details:
$first $last
$email
EOT;

$mail->Send();

}
//Did not get here via form post,  output an error.
else
echo “PAGE ERROR: You have tried to access this page from invalid context…”;
?>