Tutorial: Jigsaw using ActionScript 3.0.

Now the challenge is to find a place to set up (register) the timing events. I decided to do
it in the same function used to get the text field address 'over' to where the Piece class
instances could use id. The new function to accomplish the task for setting up the text
field to be used to display All Done and register the timing events is:
public static function setups(t:TextField) {
Piece.res = t;
shorttimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,Piece.idler);
longtimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,Piece.idler);
}
I added the following two statements to each of the startdragging, buildit and
mixup functions.
shorttimer.stop();
longtimer.stop();
There apparently is no harm in stopping a timer that is not started. This greatly simplifies
the coding. It is possible to access the status of a timer, but it is not necessary here.
The stopdragging function is the one to start the longtimer. Add this one
statement:
longtimer.start();
This one requires patience to test! Be sure both files are saved (and that the .fla file has
import jigsawidler.*;
and the Piece.js file starts with
package jigsawidler {
ActionScript 2.0 to ActionScript 3.0
Only read this if you are familiar with previous versions of Flash and want to reflect on
the differences.
As I say in all these tutorials, consider that much is the same: you still need to work with
the base image and write down coordinates to be used for the offsetx and offsety
values. What is different is how this information is associated with the piece. You need to
set up buttons, and you need to set up events and write code for event handling for mouse
actions and for key presses. Second, please appreciate the fact that creating the separate
Piece files in the jigsaw and jigsawauto folders means that you can produce new
jigsaw puzzles quickly. You do not copy code but use the very same files.