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RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

AbdulJavedKhan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:25:57 GMT

Hello

I wonder if we can do copy/paste operation using same approach, that is using flash in silver light to enable user to perform copy/paste operation in silver light canvas because silver light doesn't support image copy option from clipboard(however we can copy text data from clipboard)

Thanks,

Abdul Javed Khan

RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

Grant — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:41:09 GMT

Hi,

can flash output video and audio stream not snap?

and how to do it?

thx for help

RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

Varun Srivastava — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:52:33 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for using the webcam in Silverlight technology and also I need to store the stream somewhere locally from some start and end point . Is it possible or where can I get the code for it ?

Thanks

RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

Eloff — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:14:09 GMT

> Should I interpret the distinct lack of comments to mean "There are no tricks in for the Flash Developer"?

No, but I think others should interpret this as flame bait. Let me take the bait.

Clearly there are areas Silverlight is better than Flash. The big one for me is developing in a language that doesn't suck. Not many people would seriously suggest that actionscript is on the same level as the CLR, with languages such as C# and IronPython. I suspect you're more of a designer than a developer, or you'd already know that (or maybe you have your head buried in the adobe sandbox.)

Things you just can't do easily in flash? How about deep zoom? Reuse code from desktop applications? Port parts of an application from desktop to silverlight or visa versa? This is not like Adobe Air, let me calrify that I'm talking about fully functional and native desktop applications, not sandboxed desktop applications like Air enables (or SL 3 for that matter.)

A big one is you can write real multithreaded code in Silverlight. Can you do that in Flash (I've heard not, but I haven't confirmed it.)

Both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses, and right now Flash holds the upper hand in most places. However, in the long run I expect that situation to reverse.

RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

Peter Strømberg — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:05:44 GMT

Should I interpret the distinct lack of comments to mean "There are no tricks in Silverlight for the Flash Developer"? I can understand why you would want to piggyback the flash player capabilities, but if you can develop in Flash what advantage is there to bridging with Silverlight? The disadvantages of this approach are obvious and many. (or enlighten me!)

RE: Silverlight and Flash Interoperability using HTML Bridge and ExternalInterface API

Peter Strømberg — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:43:09 GMT

What tricks does Silverlight offer the Flash Developer? Can you give an example of something I can do in Silverlight that I couldn't just do in Flash?