[Laszlo-dev] application boilerplate code

[P T Withington]

We are compiling the LFC as a separate library, so it is theoretically  
possible to load/share.  We know there is a secret library cache in  
the player, but I think you have to get special dispensation from  
Adobe to use that.  At least we can share in the browser cache.

As to splash... <bleah />.

On 2008-01-09, at 13:23 EST, David Temkin wrote:

> as you design this, are you thinking about separately loading the LFC?
>
> the whole splash/LFC/startup process will need some thought
>
> On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:11 AM, Henry Minsky wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's the handwritten code I am currently using for a compiling a  
>> an application. It extends an  LFC class called LFCApplication,  
>> which is in  the LFC and responsible for initializing the runtime.
>>
>>
>>
>> package {
>>   import flash.display.*;
>>   public class LzApplication extends LFCApplication {
>>
>>     public function LzApplication () {
>>
>>
>>
>>         canvas = new LzCanvas({__LZproxied: "true",
>>                                bgcolor: 0xffffff,
>>                                embedfonts: true,
>>                                fontname: "Verdana,Vera,sans-serif",
>>                                fontsize: 11,
>>                                fontstyle: "plain",
>>                                height: 600,
>>                                lpsbuild: "7726 C:\\users\\hqm\ 
>> \openlaszlo\\devildog",
>>                                lpsbuilddate:  
>> "2008-01-04T13:11:50-0500",
>>                                lpsrelease: "Latest",
>>                                lpsversion: "4.1.x",
>>                                runtime: "swf9",
>>                                width: 800});
>>
>>
>>         addChild(canvas.sprite);
>>
>>         LzInstantiateView(..., 6);
>>         LzInstantiateView(..., 2);
>>         LzInstantiateView(..., 2);
>>         ...
>>
>>        canvas.initDone ()
>>
>>
>>            }
>>   }
>> }
>>
>> I'd like to make the script compiler emit this when compiling an  
>> app. I guess all the top level statements from the
>> script code should be collected up and put into this LzApplication  
>> class' constructor, or a method like appStartup()
>> which the  LFCApplication constructor can call.
>>
>>
>> I'm looking at SWF9Generator.flexCompile, and it seems like it  
>> always compiles the LFC as a library with compc, which it seems like
>> we don't want to do each time we compile an app.
>>
>> Maybe we should just have separate flexCompileApp and  
>> flexCompileLibrary methods?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Henry Minsky
>> Software Architect
>> hminsky at laszlosystems.com
>>
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