I'm not offended, however, this is the joy of trying to create a common UI look that can be used in any application. Some like it - some not so much. The design of the flash forms are actually the result of a lot of work by the macromedia experience team.
One of the main reasons was to create a common experience for flash applications, much like the MFC for windows applications. I believer there is an article on macromedia.com about the designing of the "Halo" skin. But we also understood that not everyone will like it so there are 2 ways to skin Flex applications - style sheets, and custom swf skins. ColdFusion flash forms, support the first option - style sheets. The 2nd option is difficult and lot of work, but it is essential a matter of building a whole new set of custom components. Button edges, borers, etc.. In practice this has turned out to be rarely used, and even more focus is being spent of providing more and more options with the support style sheets. Play around with using the supported style sheet properties for the different form elements. I'll bet you find that you can control a lot more then are expecting. ---nimer -----Original Message----- From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 6:42 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Any sites using the new Flash foms? I'm coming into this thread late, and it may well have been covered before (in which case just ignore the ravings of an antipodean lunatic). ... but ..... Please dont take offence Mike, but the flash forms controls are pretty bland and insipid. They look like they were designed by Starbucks. I have yet to see a flash forms control that is anything but the wishy-washy almost-grey-almost 3D controls that Macromedia supply. The web is full of very creative and colourful designs, and it's essential that anything that aspires to compete on the web is able to fit in with those designs. How is flex (and for that matter other flash controls) able to be altered in appearance without having to build an entire new set of controls? Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 18:29:52 -0500, Mike Nimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you mean the same skinning that Flex supports? The custom skin swf. > > For CF7 all we support is the style sheet attributes for the form and > the individual elements. This does give you a lot of control of the > UI, allowing you to change most of the form. > > If you want more, then what the style sheets support, make sure you > submit an enhancement request (or two) with details about what > additional styles or skin support you need. > > Hth, > ---nimer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Cowling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 6:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Any sites using the new Flash foms? > > Does anyone know if Macromedia have plans to allow "skinning" of the > flash forms? > ie. I agree with others who say they won't mesh with existing html > forms in the UI. So why can't we skin the flash forms to look like HTML?? > > I'd be all over flash forms if this happens. As it is, I'll be heading > towards the XML forms and writing some custom XSL. > > Cheers > Steve > > Irvin Gomez wrote: > > Links appreciated. > > > > Hard to believe, but I couldn't find any samples (or demos)of the > > actual > forms at the Macromedia site. (I'm not talking about their flash demos > - I'm talking about actual forms that can be submitted). I'm mostly > interested in how quickly they load, because they seem VERY slow on my > development machine. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:196056 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
