When using direct mode do you lose any functionality? I think there was a GPU mode and you lost filters and other features so I could not use it at the time. Is direct mode the same? Thanks
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Deepak MS <megharajdee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Swen, > Thanks a lot. That really helped. It works fine now :) > > I'll surely be blogging about performance boost that we have in 4.10 soon > in my blog...I just felt like adding up NOS (Nitrous) in NFS, while using > my app ! ;) Thanks for such a cool release! > > Cheers! > Deepak > http://deepflex.blogspot.com/ > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Swen van Zanten <f...@hdsign.nl> wrote: > > > Hi Deepak, > > > > I also had that problem, > > this one is easily fixed by editing the skin. > > > > inside the scroller it looked like this: > > <s:Grid id="grid" > itemRenderer="spark.skins.spark.DefaultGridItemRenderer"> > > <s:GridLayer name="backgroundLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="selectionLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="editorIndicatorLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="rendererLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="overlayLayer"/> > > </s:Grid> > > > > now it looks like this: > > <s:Grid id="grid" > itemRenderer="spark.skins.spark.DefaultGridItemRenderer"> > > <s:gridView> > > <fx:Component> > > <s:GridView> > > <s:GridLayer name="backgroundLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="selectionLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer > name="editorIndicatorLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="rendererLayer"/> > > <s:GridLayer name="overlayLayer"/> > > </s:GridView> > > </fx:Component> > > </s:gridView> > > </s:Grid> > > > > Hope it helps you. > > > > Regards, > > > > SWEN VAN ZANTEN > > Hoofdstraat 160 > > 2171 BL, Sassenheim > > > > Op 23 aug. 2013, om 11:08 heeft Deepak MS <megharajdee...@gmail.com> het > > volgende geschreven: > > > > > I had built an iPad app using Flex 4.6|AIR 3.6 sometime back. Looking > at > > > this email, I got curious to see how my app would perform on 4.10. > > > > > > Agreed! Overall performance in comparatively good. > > > - Popups used to have a delay of 3-4 seconds, but now it just pops up > > > without any > > > delay. > > > - Switching between tabs(for the first time) in a TabbedViewNavigator > had > > > a delay of 3 to 4s (based on number of UI elements on each of the tab > > > views). But now it takes 1.5s or less. > > > > > > But size got increased a little: > > > > > > - Compiled size was 9,178,761 bytes using flex 4.6|AIR 3.6 and it is > > > 9,762,490 bytes using flex 4.10|AIR 3.8, which is just fine for me, it > > not > > > a big issue. > > > > > > However, I came across one issue(which wasn't there in Flex 4.6). I am > > > using a datagrid with a skinClass. If I use a skin class, it shows up a > > > blank datagrid on the screen. But when I remove this skinclass > property, > > it > > > displays the datagrid properly with all data in it. > > > > > > Though datagrid is not optimized for mobile, I am still using it for my > > > app(iPad), as I did not find any scrolling issues. It works smoothly as > > it > > > works for web. > > > > > > Screentshots for reference: > > > http://snag.gy/nAcyD.jpg - with skinClass in flex 4.10 > > > > > > http://snag.gy/zwWnA.jpg - without skinClass in flex 4.10 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM, DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Great! > > >> > > >> But my friend is getting married this weekend, I've got no time to do > a > > >> benchmark test. > > >> > > >> Maybe next weekend I can do it, I'll try my best, I'm too busy just > like > > >> everybody else. > > >> > > >> DarkStone > > >> 2013-08-23 > > >> At 2013-08-23 14:13:21,"OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>> On Aug 22, 2013 10:21 PM, "DarkStone" <darkst...@163.com> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Can anyone help spreading the good news? > > >>>> > > >>>> I think we need Apache's official support to publish the news, > > >> indicating > > >>> that Flex 4.10 + AIR 3.8 running very smooth on iOS and Mac devices > > when > > >>> renderMode is set to direct. > > >>>> > > >>>> This is very important for the rise of the Flex. > > >>>> > > >>>> Can someone from the inside verify it and take it seriously, > please~~~ > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> We can probably do a blog post about it. But we need some solid > > >>> benchmarks that compares prior versions to current versions. Is that > > >>> something you can help build and publish? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks for all your help! > > >>> Om > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> DarkStone > > >>>> 2013-08-23 > > >>>> 在 2013-08-22 16:37:22，"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> 写道： > > >>>>> Good to know that, I will try Adobe Scout sometime, I think your > data > > >> is > > >>> awesome! > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Ram Lee > > >>>>> > > >>>>> 在 2013-8-22，14:58，DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> 写道： > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Hi Ram, > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> You're welcome. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> If you want precise performance benchmark, you can use Adobe > Scout. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> A friend of mine said, by using Scout, a Flex mobile application > > >> which > > >>> has a Spark List of 500 itemRenderers on it, running on the iPod > touch > > 5, > > >>> madly swiping finger across the itemRenderers, Scout reported this: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> If set Flex Application' framerate to 24, the runtime testing > result > > >>> is 24, no dropping frames! > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> If set framerate to 60, the result is 48-55 frames per second, > which > > >>> is already a big deal! > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> You can do your own test using Adobe Scout, good luck. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> DarkStone > > >>>>>> 2013-08-22 > > >>>>>> At 2013-08-22 14:09:48,"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>>>> Thanks a lot for the notes and good to know that! > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> I did try the direct renderMode on my retina Macbook and feel the > > >>> performance improvement! > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> And I was wondering if there are some good performance test tools > > to > > >>> make this improvement more qualified? because what I do now is just > > >>> resizing the app window to see if it renders the diplay object faster > > and > > >>> smoother. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Again, thanks a lot for the NEWS! > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Ram Lee > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> 在 2013-8-22，13:28，DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> 写道： > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Hi Ram, > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> The major performance improvement is done by AIR 3.8 (not > earlier > > >>> AIR versions), and the reason why Adobe didn't mention this is > because > > >> they > > >>> always have the lousy PR (Public Relations), which hide the good news > > and > > >>> spread the bad news, they should fire their PR managers immediately. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> At the same time, Flex 4.10 fixed a lot of bugs, which improves > > the > > >>> framework perfomance as well. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> So with Flex 4.10 and AIR 3.8, you can really build mobile apps > > >> with > > >>> it, and running smooth on iPhone & iPad & Mac & PC. > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Now, we can proudly say that Flex has become the best > > crossplatform > > >>> application development & deployment solution on earth! > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> DarkStone > > >>>>>>>> 2013-08-22 > > >>>>>>>> At 2013-08-22 13:10:38,"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> Is this from AIR 3.8 or earlier versions? just searched the > > >>> internet, wonder why Adobe didn't mention such performance boost on > the > > >>> Apple devices? > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> 李楠 > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>> 在 2013-8-22，12:23，Joel Tan <joel...@cype.com.my> 写道： > > >>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> Yes, I can feel the performance improvement as well on Flex > > >> mobile > > >>> app! > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2013, at 7:20 PM, DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> > > >> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> It surprised me when I try to recompile my old Flex 4 > projects > > >>> with Flex 4.10 & AIR 3.8 SDKs, and deploy them to iPhone & iPad & > > MacBook, > > >>> they runnning incrediblely smooth, like 2 to 3 times faster than > > before, > > >>> nealy native app performance! > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> The trick is you need to set <renderMode>direct</renderMode> > in > > >>> the -app.xml file, this will boost performance on iOS and Mac OS, so > > >>> everybody just keep in mind of this. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Now that the performance issue of Flex has been greatly > > improved > > >>> on mobile devices, I'm very excited, finding that Apache Flex has a > > great > > >>> future! > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Flex is an awesome framework, which has great development > > >>> efficiency, I think it's time to let the world know that Flex is > still > > >>> kicking and it is the best solution for application (not game) > > development > > >>> and deployment across all platforms. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> So we should really working on the official Flex Showcase, > more > > >>> video demos of Flex Mobile Apps on iPhone & iPad will be great! I'm > > >>> planning to submit my own demo to the showcase when I got the time. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I've already wrote a decent blog post to spread the good news > > to > > >>> the Chinese Flex Developers, here is the link: > > >>>>>>>>>>> http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6f56a2bf0101dm98.html > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Many thanks to the Apache Flex Community, I love Flex, and we > > >>> shall attract more and more people to the Flex community! > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> DarkStone > > >>>>>>>>>>> 2013-08-21 > > >>>>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > >> > > > > >
