I’m in the process of developing a new Flex 3 RIA, and the server code is not yet written, so I’m using static XML files to provide data while I build out the UI functionality. The XML files are stored on my development machine in a subdirectory of the folder that holds the main SWF. [...]
In a prior post I promised to provide some thoughts on the AdvancedDataGrid and XML. Well, that post was written about 4 months ago, and I’m finally delivering. I’ve put together a simple demo to show how the AdvancedDataGrid works with XML data:
Each of the first three tabs works with a different XML file. [...]
In view of the fact that I’ve written about bubbles here and here, you might conclude that I find bubbles interesting. And it’s OK for you to conclude that; I won’t be offended.
Here’s an interesting tidbit about bubbles and tool tips: tool tips bubble down - sometimes. If you have a container with its toolTip [...]
As you’ll see in this new sample app, I’ve been having fun playing with Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3. The new app has some important features that my sample app for part one did not have:
The movie clip in the FLA extends a custom class (defined, of course, in a separate AS file).
The SWC [...]
I’ve been playing with the Flex Component Kit for Flash CS3, and it looks pretty cool. I have run into a couple of issues, however.
One issue has to do with the bounding box feature which - in theory - works as follows: When you create a new Flash CS3 file that is to be [...]
Have you run into issues when trying to swap your children? Rest assured - you are not alone.
The Flex 2 docs boast about how much easier depth management is in ActionScript 3. However, they don’t seem to mention that swapChildren() and swapChildrenAt() are buggy.
I was going crazy trying to manage the depth of some UI [...]
