PhilterBlogRandom Thoughts on Flash/Flex/AIR/Silverlight from the Philter Design Studios TeamFlexcerpts 201 - Other Relevant UIComponent Bits- March 27, 2007 Previously, i discussed observations on UIComponent drawing. Before I follow with a simple example of how to apply that knowledge into extending a component, let's look at some of the other bits in UIComponent that might help you as you...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/flexcerpts_201_other_relevant.html Adobe myFeedz Tag Viewer- March 26, 2007 After seeing myFeedz and looking through the API, I figured I'd build something visual out of it, and this Tag Viewer is what came out of it. Some of the features include: Tag cloud and related post visualization Favorite tag...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/adobe_myfeedz_tag_viewer.html Flexcerpts 201 - Observations on UIComponent Drawing- March 26, 2007 Since everything in the Flex framework essentially must be a UIComponent, we'll start with examining some of the inner workings of this class. In this Flexcerpt, we discuss how invalidation is implemented in UIComponent and why it is important when extending existing components or creating your own. Invalidation is based on the premise that all displayable objects (anything that is a DisplayObject) are only drawn to the stage once every frame (since Flash is timeline based). In a nutshell,...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/flexcerpts_201_observations_on.html Flexcerpts 201 - Accessing Embedded Assets from Flex- March 22, 2007 Not really an official Flexcerpt, but something that might be useful when embedding assets... One thing that's been discussed a lot is the hassle of embedding assets in Flex and then adding them to the stage. At the core of...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/flexcerpts_201_accessing_embed.html Flexcerpts 201 - Understanding the Flex 2 Framework- March 21, 2007 In Flex 2, it's pretty safe to say that we are presented with the largest framework ever developed for the Flash platform. What that means for us as developers is that we have more power at our fingertips than ever...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/flexcerpts_201_understanding_t.html Flex 2 is the NEW Flash 3- March 21, 2007 After taking a year away from the Flash world entirely (to reno and flip houses...that's a story for another day), I've returned to experience a sense of excitement and energy that I haven't felt personally since the days of Flash...http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/flex_2_is_the_new_flash_3.html Test Post- March 21, 2007 Testing the new blog setup......http://www.philterdesign.com/blog/2007/03/test_post.html |