Is the reason this can't be answered easily because it's a really good question? So far I understand the strengths of Flex to be: liquid layouts great component selection data binding
And the reasons to choose mxml over flash are: need for lots of UI need for quick prototypes I can do liquid layouts in flash and without the extra file size I really wanted to be convinced to just ditch the flash authoring tool for anything but content creation but unless my project at hand meets the needs I listed above I'm going to stick with Flash. I just don't see the point of using MXML solely for layout if that's all you're choosing flex for. Someone should build a form for determining weather or not you should use flex. It could even be built in flex! :) On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Latcho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now we are on this topic: > Are the components fast reskinnable ? > I can guess not: That default flex preloader pops out everywhere .. > Not to mention that blue-greyish backgroundcolor: If they had made the > default pink that lazy man would think :) > Latcho > > > Juan Pablo Califano wrote: > >> However, Flex DOES have animation and effects built into it too, and you >> can >> animate with Actionscript in Flex, so it's really more a question of what >> kind of project you are working on. >> >> I must say first that I haven't used Flex a lot. But, even though you can >> animate stuff with code (either in Flex or in Flash), one of the >> advantages >> of Flash is that you can create and edit animations on a timeline, which >> is >> a more natural setup for the kind of people that could generally make >> great >> animations (designers, "artists", animators, etc); most animations done in >> code, generally by coders, could be almost decent depending on your goal >> and, yes, simple stuff is usually a one line no-brainer with a tweening >> engine; but for complex, more interesting and "pro" animations, a good >> animator with a timeline could do much better job and in less time, in my >> opinion. >> >> Cheers >> Juan Pablo Califano >> >> >> 2008/11/19, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>> And it's not just the advantages Flex has with comboboxes and dropdown >>> menus and the like. There are a ton of other advantages, like for >>> example, >>> databinding, easy to code layout, including liquid layout, easy component >>> creation, easy skinning, TONS of components Flash doesn't have,which are >>> not >>> necessarily just for "applications", they could be for games and other >>> interactions, like color pickers, charts, tree, and things like >>> webservice >>> components for data connections (no longer available with >>> Flash). Flexbuilder also has bandwidth profiling and better coding tools >>> that Flash doesn't. >>> >>> For fancy animation stuff, Flash is the clear choice - but anymore, I >>> tend >>> to look at both equally for projects. For large complex stuff, I would >>> go >>> with Flex, - for less complex or animation driven, I would go with >>> Flash. However, Flex DOES have animation and effects built into it too, >>> and >>> you can animate with Actionscript in Flex, so it's really more a question >>> of >>> what kind of project you are working on. >>> >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America Instructional Technology & Media ยท GCIB & Staff >>> Support L&LD >>> >>> Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America >>> Flash >>> Platform Developer Community >>> Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative >>> Learning Blog and subscribe. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dr.ache >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:22 PM >>> To: Flash Coders List >>> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flex vs. Flash >>> >>> unbelievable bad quality this site. would have expected something better >>> from bmw. >>> >>> Joel Stransky schrieb: >>> >>> >>>> I'm struggling with this a bit myself. For web based applications that >>>> include lots of UI like checkboxes, tabs, dropdowns etc. Flex is the >>>> >>>> >>> clear >>> >>> >>>> choice. That's what it was built for.For small flash elements like >>>> >>>> >>> banners, >>> >>> >>>> animations and video, Flash is probably the best option. >>>> But what seems hard to answer is weather or not mxml is a good option >>>> for >>>> full (FWA quality) flash sites. >>>> >>>> Look at bmwusfactory.com. All Flex, but did it need to be? >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Lehr, Ross (N-SGIS) < >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I guess this is somewhat off topic, but I'm new to the whole Flex >>>>> thing. >>>>> What are some of the reasons one would build something in Flex instead >>>>> of Flash? Is it just a preference thing, or are there real technical >>>>> reasons one should build a particular app in Flex? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- --Joel Stransky stranskydesign.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
