A better world for creatives
Note: I wrote this in March 2007. I’m reposting it because I believe it’s still relevant and also because a project I’ve been working on addressing some of these issues is out of prototype. The title...
View ArticleExtending Flex Builder – some resources
Extending Flex Builder has been extremely high learning curve and I’m not any where near accomplishing anything to finish this project. I’ve collected links to some resources but I still can’t figure...
View ArticleHow to add scrollbars to your Flex 4 Spark Application
There’s a couple places online that describe how to add scrollbars to your Spark application by using a custom Skin. There’s a lot of work to do that. Instead create a group or component (better)...
View ArticleFlash Catalyst Jailbreak for Flex Developers
UPDATE: MANY of these issues I had have been addressed in the new Flash Catalyst CS5. You may find it unnecessary to modify it. BTW if you are a designer this software is the best choice in maintaining...
View ArticleFXG for an arrow (chevron) and triangle
FXG for a right arrow (or chevron rotated to the right): <s:Graphic width="100" height="100" > <s:Group width="100" height="100" > <s:Path data="M 0 0 L 50 50 L 0 100 L 50 50 L 0 0...
View ArticleGetting the Video Player to work with Audio
As you know, the Video Player in Flex 4 is capable of playing various types of media including audio. However there are a few issues that will wreck havoc on your progress if you’re not aware of them....
View ArticleUsing StageWebView within a UIComponent in Mobile
StageWebView is the name given to the class that displays the native browser of a mobile device in your mobile app. Since it’s not actually native to AIR it floats above your app. This is a nice gift...
View ArticleUnderstanding FXG with a vector based button example
This post will show the FXG code generated from Illustrator of creating a button with vector based artwork from start to finish. For this post we’ll be creating a circular button with a transparent...
View ArticlePerformance difference between debug and release builds
Check out the difference in speed between a release swf and the debug swf in the example project. debug build outline time: ~250ms release build outline time: ~50ms In the above tests I set the font...
View ArticleAdd a border or outline to Text or Bitmap at runtime
Update: I’ve created a new border filter based on the Spark DropShadowFilter. It works better and it’s native. You can read more here. I’ve been trying to figure out how to add an outline to dynamic...
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