>>For >>instance the people of the ActionStep project worked on such >>an XML representation that could instanciate the UI.
Funny, that's essentially the same thing I was doing on this project - the Panel was defined in XML, and a Panel class I wrote rendered it in the player. It just took a whole lot longer than it would have if I could have done it in Flex. In Flex, you skip the class writing and go straight to the XML. You just miss out on some of the added customization you get with Flash/Actionscript rendering. Christian, if you think I'm somehow bashing traditional Flash development, you're completely missing my point. :) Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Nicolas Cannasse >>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:03 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flex vs. Flash IDE >> >>>>>Obviously this may sound harsh, but because the app you wrote was >>>>>buggier or harder to build isn't a reflection of the >>technology in my >>>>>opinion. >>> >>> >>> It is to me. There are a lot of things you can do with >>Flex in a day >>> that would take weeks to do in straight Flash/Actionscript. >> This is a >>> fact. For an example, one of the features of the >>application I worked >>> on required a Flex-like panel (if you know what I mean by a Flex >>> panel) to contain content that could be built on the fly, >>to any size, >>> look, feel, etc. Flex has a built in Panel renderer to >>host content. >>> You create a panel with a single XML statement - takes >>literally 5 seconds. >>> To do this in Flash, it required me to build and test a large Panel >>> class that would scale and render the panel correctly - I >>won't tell >>> you how long it took, but it was a lot longer than 45 seconds. The >>> result was the same, but the time spent was drastically different. >>> Now, the Actionscript class I built was far more >>customizable than the >>> Flex one because I had access to everything that rendered >>the panel, >>> but I didn't need all that for the project. That to me is a >>> representation of the different strengths each app has. >> >>I would say it's far from being an advantage of Flex itself, >>but more of the component library with MXML representation. >>The same thing can be done in Flash/ActionScript2. For >>instance the people of the ActionStep project worked on such >>an XML representation that could instanciate the UI. >> >>Nicolas >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >> _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
