Finally, Yahoo releases Maps API in Actionscript 3
Better late then never right? For about a year and a half, maybe even 2 years now, developers have been requesting an Actionscript 3 Yahoo Maps API. To cool the fires I wrote the Yahoo Maps Communication Kit, which was a hack that allowed you to use the Actionscript 2 Yahoo Maps component in an Actionscript 3 application. I am glad to say that the Maps communication kit is no longer needed. Head on over to the Yahoo Flash Developer center and download the real Yahoo AS3 Maps Component.
The component looks great, out of the gate I did notice one bug though. They didn’t account for the MOUSE_LEAVE event. You can see this bug in this example, start dragging the map and move the your cursor outside of the map, if you release your mouse while you are still outside of the map and move your cursor back into the map you will notice the map is still moving. A very minor bug. I can’t wait to use this component. I already have a few ideas where I can use it.
Thanks Yahoo! Let’s hope this doesn’t turn into the Microsoft Live Maps AS3 component 
5 Responses so far
Mukul Seth
February 11th, 2008
12:19 pm
Hi Scott,
Thanks for the post… I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time as well.
BTW, I cannot reproduce the bug you’ve mentioned. It seems like Yahoo! was quick to jump on this one.
Take care.
Mukul
scott
February 11th, 2008
12:53 pm
@Mukul Seth – the bug is still there for me.
Zach Graves
February 11th, 2008
4:02 pm
It’s fixed for the next update. Thanks Scott!
Shane
February 14th, 2008
11:23 am
I wonder how ling this will last now that Microsoft is looking to purchase Yahoo. If they do, I’m sure they’ll pull the plug on the Flash component and only support Silverlight.
Randy Troppmann
February 21st, 2008
10:47 am
“Thanks Yahoo! Let’s hope this doesn’t turn into the Microsoft Live Maps AS3 component”
Here, here!
… and
Zach is da man!
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