MovieClipDatatype Additions to PowerSDK

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This pre-alpha release provides a simple developer interface to handling MovieClipDatatypes (MCDs) as several nasty errors have been fixed. The changes are rather serious as the MovieClip Class has been almost completely restructured and simplified. You will find the concept of depth has been removed from the Player and as such many of the base MovieClip Class methods are removed.

***legacy support will be added for removed methods in a future release.

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The changes are as follows:

  MCD's overwrite based on name/path basis not on a depth basis

      _level0.attach({_name:'ted'}) //add a empty MCD
      _level0.attach({_name:'ted'}) //MCD overwritten

  MCD's can be overwritten by data

      _level0.attach({_name:'ted'}) //add a empty MCD
      ted = 1 //MCD overwritten and removed automatically

  Added support for all types of MCD addition

      Empty MCD:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a1'})

      TextField MCD:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a2', _id:'textfield'})

      Library MCD:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a3', _id:'myLibraryItem'})

      External MCD:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a4', _url:'http://www.powersdk.com/test.swf'})

      Class Binding:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a5', _class:TextField}

      Passing Data:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a6', _x:20, onpress:function(){trace('pressed!')}}

      Adjusting Depth:
      _level0.attach({_name:'a7', _depth:'above', _depthtarget:'a22'})

      MCD Removal:
      _level0.a7.remove()
      a7=1

  SetDepth provided to manage MCD depth operations without depth property

      ted.setDepth('top')
      ted.setDepth('bottom')
      ted.setDepth('above', a1) or ted.setDepth('above', 'a1')
      ted.setDepth('below', a1) or ted.setDepth('below', 'a1')
      ted.setDepth('swap', a1) or ted.setDepth('swap', 'a1')

  All methods support text parameters in transition to XML based generation of MCD trees. ;)

  PSDK.exemption provide error handling and "Crash Early" development support


I would like to encourage you to get involved in PowerSDK development. As PowerSDK is an open source project, you are free to contribute and we would welcome your assistance. To find out about PowerSDK visit the development site online at:

http://www.powersdk.com/dev/

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Cheers,

ted ;)

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