some timing and ui tweaks

HubbleSiteDailyImageChumby.hx

@@ -1,34 +1,115 @@
 import flash.MovieClip;
+import flash.TextField;
+import haxe.Timer;
 
 class HubbleSiteDailyImageChumby {
   private static var imageHolder:MovieClip;
   private static var logoHolder:MovieClip;
   private static var myClip:MovieClip;
-  private static var logoWidth:Int = 280;
   private static var xmlFast:haxe.xml.Fast;
-  private static var textBlock:flash.TextField;
+  private static var textBlock:TextField;
 
+  private static var hubbleSiteLogo:String = "http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/graphics/hs_logo_image_ofthe_day.jpg";
+  private static var logoWidth:Int = 280;
+
+  private static var dailyImageURL:String = "http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/daily_image.php";  
+  
+  /**
+   * Initialize the widget.
+   */
 	static public function main() {
-	  var initialized:Bool = false;
-	 
 		myClip = flash.Lib.current;
 		
 		myClip.onEnterFrame = function() {
-		  initialized = true;
 		  myClip.onEnterFrame = function():Void {};
 		  loadLogo();
 		}
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Load the HubbleSite Image of the Day logo.
+   */
+  public static function loadLogo() {
+    logoHolder = myClip.createEmptyMovieClip("logoholder", myClip.getNextHighestDepth());
+    
+    var loader:flash.MovieClipLoader = new flash.MovieClipLoader();
+    loader.onLoadComplete = function(target:MovieClip) {
+      target.onEnterFrame = function() {
+        target.onEnterFrame = function() {};
+        
+        var newHeight:Float = (target._height * logoWidth) / target._width;
+        target._width = logoWidth;
+        target._x =  (flash.Stage.width - logoWidth) / 2;
+        target._y = (flash.Stage.height - newHeight) / 2;
+        target._height = newHeight;
+        
+        fadeIn(target, function() {
+          var t:Timer = new Timer(3000);
+          t.run = function() {
+            t.stop();
+            loadXml();
+          }
+        });
+      } 
+    }
+    loader.loadClip(hubbleSiteLogo, logoHolder);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Load the XML data from HubbleSite.
+   */
   public static function loadXml() {
     var loadVars = new flash.LoadVars();
     loadVars.onData = function(s:String) {
       xmlFast = new haxe.xml.Fast(Xml.parse(s).firstElement());
       showTitle();
     }
-    loadVars.load('http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/daily_image.php');		       
+    loadVars.load(dailyImageURL);		       
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Show the image title.
+   */
+  public static function showTitle() {
+    myClip.createTextField("title",
+                          50,
+                          20,
+                          50,
+                          flash.Stage.width - 40,
+                          flash.Stage.height - 100);
+    textBlock = Reflect.field(myClip, "title");
+    
+    var textFormat:flash.TextFormat = new flash.TextFormat();
+    textFormat.align = "center";    
+    
+    textBlock._visible = false;
+    textBlock.multiline = true;
+    textBlock.wordWrap = true;
+    textBlock.selectable = false;
+    textBlock.html = true;
+    textBlock.setNewTextFormat(textFormat);    
+    
+    textBlock.htmlText = "<p align='center'><font face='Helvetica' size='22' color='#ffffff'><b>"
+                       + xmlFast.node.title.innerHTML
+                       + "</b></font></p>";
+    
+    fadeOut(logoHolder, function() {
+      logoHolder.removeMovieClip();
+      var show_t:Timer = new Timer(250);
+      show_t.run = function() {
+        show_t.stop();
+        textBlock._visible = true;
+        var t:Timer = new Timer(xmlFast.node.title.innerHTML.length * 70);
+        t.run = function() {
+          loadImage(); t.stop();
+        };
+      }
+    });
+  }
+    
+  /**
+   * Load the image.
+   */
   public static function loadImage() {
     imageHolder = myClip.createEmptyMovieClip("imageholder", myClip.getNextHighestDepth());
 
@@ -56,50 +137,18 @@ class HubbleSiteDailyImageChumby {
     loader.loadClip(xmlFast.node.image_url.innerHTML, imageHolder);
   }
 
-  public static function loadLogo() {
+  /**
-    logoHolder = myClip.createEmptyMovieClip("logoholder", myClip.getNextHighestDepth());
+   * Fade a movie clip.
-    
+   */
-    var loader:flash.MovieClipLoader = new flash.MovieClipLoader();
-    loader.onLoadComplete = function(target:MovieClip) {
-      target.onEnterFrame = function() {
-        target.onEnterFrame = function() {};
-        
-        var newHeight:Float = (target._height * logoWidth) / target._width;
-        target._width = logoWidth;
-        target._x =  (flash.Stage.width - logoWidth) / 2;
-        target._y = (flash.Stage.height - newHeight) / 2;
-        target._height = newHeight;
-        
-        fadeIn(target, function() {
-          var t:haxe.Timer = new haxe.Timer(1500);
-          t.run = function() {
-            t.stop();
-            loadXml();
-          }
-        });
-      } 
-    }
-    loader.loadClip("http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/graphics/hs_logo_image_ofthe_day.jpg", logoHolder);
-  }
-  
   public static function fade(target:MovieClip, c:Void->Void, ?out:Bool = false) {
-    var timer:haxe.Timer = new haxe.Timer(40);
+    var timer:Timer = new Timer(40);
     
-    if (out) {
+    target._alpha = (out ? 100 : 0);
-      target._alpha = 100;
+    
-      timer.run = function() {
+    timer.run = function() {
-        target._alpha -= 10;
+      target._alpha += (out ? -10 : 10);
-        if (target._alpha <= 0) {
+      if ((target._alpha <= 0) || (target._alpha >= 100)) {
-          timer.stop(); c();
+        timer.stop(); c();
-        }
-      }            
-    } else {
-      target._alpha = 0;
-      timer.run = function() {
-        target._alpha += 10;
-        if (target._alpha >= 100) {
-          timer.stop(); c();
-        }
       }
     }            
   }
@@ -111,35 +160,4 @@ class HubbleSiteDailyImageChumby {
   public static function fadeOut(target:MovieClip, c:Void->Void) {
     fade(target, c, true); 
   }
-  
-  public static function showTitle() {
-    myClip.createTextField("title",
-                          50,
-                          20,
-                          50,
-                          flash.Stage.width - 40,
-                          flash.Stage.height - 100);
-    textBlock = Reflect.field(myClip, "title");
-    
-    var textFormat:flash.TextFormat = new flash.TextFormat();
-    textFormat.align = "center";    
-    
-    textBlock._visible = false;
-    textBlock.multiline = true;
-    textBlock.wordWrap = true;
-    textBlock.selectable = false;
-    textBlock.html = true;
-    textBlock.setNewTextFormat(textFormat);    
-    
-    textBlock.htmlText = "<p align='center'><font face='Helvetica' size='22' color='#ffffff'><b>" + xmlFast.node.title.innerHTML + "</b></font></p>";
-    
-    fadeOut(logoHolder, function() {
-      textBlock._visible = true;
-      var t:haxe.Timer = new haxe.Timer(xmlFast.node.title.innerHTML.length * 50);
-      t.run = function() {
-        loadImage();
-        t.stop();
-      };
-    });
-  }
 }