Errata for Introducing Starling
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| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
| PDF, Other Digital Version |
Page 3
1rs paragraph |
Figure 2:
below starling.display.DisplayObjectContainer
each 4 entries are starling.display.TextField where it should be:
starling.display.Button
starling.display.Sprite
starling.display.Stage
starling.display.TextField
Note from the Author or Editor:
Will send updated figure.
Thibault |
Anonymous |
Feb 29, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| Safari Books Online |
9
Code sample Startup.as |
The Startup.as references a "Stats" class, that isn't imported and I can't seem to find referenced in that chapter.
Potentially it's referring to this class:
http://forum.starling-framework.org/topic/starling-port-of-mrdoobs-stats-class
Note from the Author or Editor:
Oh good catch!
Thanks, will be updated asap!
Thibault |
Doug Daniels |
Jan 20, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 19
onAdded() event |
The final line of code in the onAdded() function is:
s.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, onFrame);
There is no variable named s in this code example - that is only introduced in the next example. s should be replaced by either q or this.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Thanks! Will send the updated pdf with updates. |
Sharon Hanlon |
Jan 22, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 20
package import statements |
the import of starling.text.TextField should be in bold, indicating a new line that must be added to existing code.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Will send PDF. |
Sharon Hanlon |
Jan 22, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 24
Game.onAdded() event |
Why subtract the sprite width from the stage, then add half of it back again? I believe the following lines could be simplified from this:
customSprite.x = (stage.stageWidth - customSprite.width >> 1) + (customSprite.width >> 1);
customSprite.y = (stage.stageHeight - customSprite.height >> 1) + (customSprite.height >> 1);
to this:
customSprite.x = stage.stageWidth >> 1;
customSprite.y = stage.stageHeight >> 1;
Note from the Author or Editor:
Will send the PDf updated. |
Sharon Hanlon |
Jan 23, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 32
code |
The text in the paragraph at the bottom says that the following code will scale the quad. It does not. It only prints the distance between the touch points.
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 40
code |
Several lines of code that are added or changed have not been bolded. For example the data type of the vector, the data type of the image, the addition of the setting of destX and destY.
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 41, 42
onAdded() and onFrame() events |
Both of these functions have a line that calculates the destY of the sausage, but they both use stage.stageWidth in the function. They should use stage.stageHeight instead.
Note from the Author or Editor:
Will send updated PDF. |
Sharon Hanlon |
Jan 25, 2012 |
Apr 09, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 42
text |
Second paragraph:
As expected, the Image object exposes all the APIs herited
Should say:
As expected, the Image object exposes all the APIs inherited
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 45
text |
Second paragraph:
Because we might be calling this hit detection test one each frame,
Should say:
Because we might be calling this hit detection test once each frame,
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 46
code |
This:
var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(radius * 2, radius * 2, true, color);
Should be:
var buffer:BitmapData = new BitmapData(radius * 2, radius * 2, true, color);
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 47
Figures |
In figures 22 and 23, the top box says: starling.events.Sprite
I believe it should say: starling.display.Sprite
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 48
text first paragraph |
3rd line:
is that the surface being drawn does not get renerated automatically when changing a
Should say:
is that the surface being drawn does not get regenerated automatically when changing a
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
| PDF |
Page 53
code, 1st line |
This:
var xml:XML = XML(new spriteSheetXML());
Should be:
var xml:XML = XML(new SpriteSheetXML());
|
John R. Nyquist |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
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