Keith Hair

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Jul 18 2009

Do you make tools to solve your problems?

Posted by: Keith H in ActionScript 3, Flash 9, Flex, tags: interface

Does anyone out there throw together rough tools to solve eccentric problems that drive you nuts?

I run into problems with point data occasionally and it's hard to find a solution for using the data, when I can only view the problem in messy code format.
This sometimes leaves me wondering if the function I'm writing is even working correctly or not.

The example below is a rough tool I made to visualize and edit the Array format of points I usually work with. Over time I have transformed, gutted, and replace its code for different tests I needed it for. (The insides are not pretty.)
Yep it looks like a drawing tool, just not intended for that. I've only added certain "drawing" features I needed to make it easy to visualize the data I'm working on.

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One Response to “Do you make tools to solve your problems?”

Mark A. says: August 18th, 2009 at 5:34 am

sure i would – but I did not come across a problem lately where making a tool would be neccesary. Would drives me is creating little tools for the company I’m working for that makes daily life easier. e.g. a tool that converts mac paths into pc paths… right now I’m working on a google analytics tool for our consultants.