"One might ask, however, why, " Hmmm, welll let's see. Could it be $$$?
----- Original Message ----- From: "ryanm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Why Flex? > > One of the downsides of Flash (7 and 8) regarding components is that its > > not easy to change the look and feel, not to mention skinning, which is a > > pain. > > With Flex 2 this has become soooooo easy. > > Everything (or almost) can be done through CSS (internal and external), > > including embedding assets (jpg, gif, png, swf, swf library symbols). > > Embedded assets can be used as skins for components, like Buttons for > > instance. > > > One might ask, however, why, instead of creating a whole new development > platform, they didn't just release better components that are easier to > skin, better CSS support, better html support, and just make Flash a whole > lot more capable and eay to develop for. Sure, skinning is easy in Flex, but > why not make skinning components easy in Flash, rather than making "skinning > is easier in Flex" a marketing campaign for Flex? > > ryanm > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
