We Got a DOCK! Kinda...


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Originally posted by linux2

"We cant find a way to rip the dock from the web site, so if anyone else can, go ahead."

Ok. I'll give it a shot. Someone remind me which site we are trying to rip it from?

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/

This site offers the ability to mix and match Docks and wallpapers. If you could rip from there that would be sweet...

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Why do you need to rip it? All it is, is a simple flash ani with some even simpler actionscript controlling the ani, very easy to replicate!

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

Why do you need to rip it? All it is, is a simple flash ani with some even simpler actionscript controlling the ani, very easy to replicate!

Oh really? Perhaps you could then donate your Flash skills to the group.

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Well, first things first, I think you will find that it?s the flash file that is loading the ?off site? swf into DesktopOSXpreview.swf. I have unprotected it and imported it into flash and its all actionscript (you cant import actionscript in flash so its empty!)

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

Well, first things first, I think you will find that it?s the flash file that is loading the ?off site? swf into DesktopOSXpreview.swf. I have unprotected it and imported it into flash and its all actionscript (you cant import actionscript in flash so its empty!) )

Well if you can email me that swf file, I might be able to extract the action script. Why do think it's loading off-site? It's not uncommon to disguise flash files as images.

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got the script! theres a sh*t load of swf's loaded into this movie,

so far:

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/prefs.swf

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/loadcontent.swf

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/prevs.swf

and theres a folder iconsets/ involved.

not found the graphics, but the actionscripting back end is quite large.

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we seem to be getting closer to getting the whole swf package thanks to some people. What does this all mean though as far as getting a working dock?

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Originally posted by Dazzla

Is it just me or is that swf file full of thin air?

Basically. . .yes.

Here is the actionscript for it [Quicksilver(1).swf]

Action Script Viewer 2.0 - QuickSilver[1].swf

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Frame 1

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Frame 2

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if (_framesloaded < _totalframes) {

gotoAndPlay (_currentframe - 1);

}

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Frame 3

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loader = true;

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Frame 4

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stop();

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Frame 5

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stop();

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Me being the toal and utter newbie when it comes to flash, you may as well be speaking another language (me feels dumb). does all of this mean we're getting closer to having a local, working flash animation?

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sorry linux2, but thats just a small part of a loader script for that movie, a more intresting one is

_root.attachMovie("dock1", "dock1", 90);

_root.attachMovie("dock1", "dock2", 91);

dockMc = "dock1";

_root._level50.con = 10;

_root._level50.ccon = 30;

loadMovieNum ("mask.swf", 100);

loadMovieNum ("desktopprevs/" + _root.php4, 2);

loadMovieNum ("prefs.swf", 45);

_root._level50.osxsimulation = false;

_root._level50.externconfigstarticon = "";

or

loadMovieNum ("loadcontent.swf", 5);

_root.dock1.loadMovie("iconsets/" + _root.cgi);

_root.dock1._y = 2000;

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

got the script! theres a sh*t load of swf's loaded into this movie,

so far:

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/prefs.swf

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/loadcontent.swf

http://icons.suendigeverfuehrung.de/prevs.swf

and theres a folder iconsets/ involved.

not found the graphics, but the actionscripting back end is quite large.

I've been able to extract some of the graphics like the icons.

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

sorry linux2, but thats just a small part of a loader script for that movie, a more intresting one is

_root.attachMovie("dock1", "dock1", 90);

_root.attachMovie("dock1", "dock2", 91);

dockMc = "dock1";

_root._level50.con = 10;

_root._level50.ccon = 30;

loadMovieNum ("mask.swf", 100);

loadMovieNum ("desktopprevs/" + _root.php4, 2);

loadMovieNum ("prefs.swf", 45);

_root._level50.osxsimulation = false;

_root._level50.externconfigstarticon = "";

or

loadMovieNum ("loadcontent.swf", 5);

_root.dock1.loadMovie("iconsets/" + _root.cgi);

_root.dock1._y = 2000;

Yup , I just posted the start of it.

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the problem of your dock idea is that all the hard work cant be done in flash. it would have to be java or vb with a flash front end, plus flash is not very fash, and resource hungry. i might end up like having a slick front end on a 286. Sh*t to cut a long story short.

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

the problem of your dock idea is that all the hard work cant be done in flash. it would have to be java or vb with a flash front end, plus flash is not very fash, and resource hungry. i might end up like having a slick front end on a 286. Sh*t to cut a long story short.

So what are we trying to acheive in the end here then? Is it possible to make some sort of dock like app?

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By the time you have ripped this appart, and then rebuild it in flash (because utherwise its useless) you could have done a nicer one from scratch. This is the easy end, start on the back end its much harder.

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Originally posted by ClintEastman

Why do you need to rip it? All it is, is a simple flash ani with some even simpler actionscript controlling the ani, very easy to replicate!

this is true, all it is, is flash script, for ne one with expericne with flash its very easy to make, ill give a go at it :)

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