How is the 360|Flex conference going?
Mar 10, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
If you are at the 360|Flex conference this week, please let me know how it was by answering this simple poll. Click here to vote! Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share this on Facebook
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Tags: 360flex, AIR, books, Flash, Flash Player, imagedropr, microsoft, Resources, Silverlight, training, Tutorials
F3 v. F4: Using ViewStack, TabNavigator and Accordion
Mar 9, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
You have probably used mx:ViewStack, mx:TabNavigator and mx:Accordion somewhere in your Flex development efforts over the last 5+ years and had code that looks like this: 1234567891011121314151617181920212223<mx:TabNavigator width="400" height="200" horizontalCenter="0" y="15"> <mx:VBox label="Tab 1"> <mx:Label text="This is tab 1"/> </mx:VBox> <mx:VBox label="Tab 2"> <mx:Label text="This is tab
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Tags: calendar, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, Flex 3, flex 3 (moxie), insideria, microsoft, navigatorcontent, Resources, Silverlight, social-networks, Tutorials
Flex Camp Wall Street and Flex on the Cloud Videos
Mar 8, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flex, General, Resources
Two great Flex conferences have recently posted their video recordings: Flex Camp Wall Street Flex on the Cloud There were numerous great sessions and speakers at each of these conferences. At Flex Camp Wall Street I presented “Flex Stuff I am Excited About”. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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Tags: cloud-videos, enterprise, Flash, flash-camp, james-ward, linux, Resources, Source, Video
Quick Tip: Get a Random Number Within a Specified Range Using AS3
Feb 25, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
We often need to use a randomly generated number for certain situations; using Math.random() * n will usually do the trick, but it will only calculate a number from 0 to n . What if we need a number that doesn’t give 0 as the minimum value? How can you generate a random number between 100 and 1000? I’ll show you how to do it in this Quick Tip.
Tags: actionscript, Actionscript 3.0, carlos-yanez, Design, Flash, Flex, function, gustavo-guichard, number, quick tips, Resources, tutorial
Create a Customizable Snow Effect with ActionScript 3.0
Feb 17, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
It’s been a cold winter all over the place, so let’s recognize that fact with a nice wintery scene. In this tutorial we will create a falling snow effect using Flash and ActionScript 3.0. Final Result Let’s take a quick look at the final effect: Step 1: Brief Overview Using an image as a background we will create a falling snow effect. The snow will be a user defined MovieClip that will be exported to be used as a class.
Tags: actionscript, AIR, code, Design, Flash, Flex, freebies, horizontal, Resources, snowflakes, timer, Tutorials
Exporting Code-Driven Flash as a QuickTime Movie
Feb 15, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
In the days of Macromedia, working between Flash and QuickTime was rough territory for designers and animators. Then in 2007, when Adobe took the helm and released Flash CS3, a lot of compatibility issues were resolved. In this exercise, I am going to show you how a purely code-driven animation can be exported as a QuickTime movie and further enhanced in After Effects CS4. Final Result The movie below shows the final effect we’re going to work towards: Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Tags: Actionscript 3.0, after-effects, AIR, Design, export, Flash, freebies, project, Resources, timeline, tutorial, Video
Flash Websites: the Pros and Cons
Feb 12, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, General, Resources, Tutorials
Flash is a tool which enables designers and developers to build amazing sites (as you’ll have seen ). However it isn’t always easy to create or manage a Flash site. We’re going to discuss the pros and cons of doing so. The Pros: Graphics Animation: Flash is a great animation tool, you can use tweens and/or frame by frame animation to create animations.
Tags: Actionscript 3.0, articles, content, Flash, freebies, from-the-web, Resources, SEO, tutorial, Tutorials
Quick Tip: Create a Copy to Clipboard Button in Flash
Feb 11, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
The clipboard is a software facility that can be used for short-term data storage and/or data transfer between documents or applications, via copy and paste operations. In this Quick Tip, we will create a Copy to Clipboard button in Flash. Final SWF The example below is what we’re going to be aiming for during this Quick Tip. Press Cmd + V (or Ctrl + v on a PC) to paste the text elsewhere.
Tags: actionscript, carlos-yanez, clipboard, Design, development, Flash, quick tips, Resources, search engine
Using Google Maps’ New Features for Flash
Feb 10, 2010 AIR, Actionscript 3.0, Flash, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
After such a positive response to my first tutorial Implement a Map Using the Google Map API for Flash I decided to write a second. Since that first tut the Google Map API has been updated, allowing developers to (amongst other things) add 3D viewing to maps. This is a great feature and during this tutorial I’ll explain how to use it. Also, lots of people requested an explanation for adding custom markers; that’s the second thing we’ll discuss here today.
Tags: code, Custom, Flex, library, markers, niels-musschoot, Resources, tutorial, Tutorials, XML
Nexus One Flash Player Coming Soon!
Feb 9, 2010 AIR, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flex, General, Resources, Tutorials
Word in the twitterverse is that Adobe gave their evangelists some new toys today. Yes, that’s right, the HTC Nexus One with Flash Player 10.1 beta! When will the rest of us see this beta? Hopefully, very soon. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good?
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Tags: AIR, books, coming, coming-soon, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Flash Player, Flex, insideria, mobile, nexus, Resources, search, Silverlight
