Thanks Ian! Helps clarify a lot! -Jason
2008/12/23 Ian Thomas <i...@eirias.net>: > Caveat: I believe there has been some progress recently on the use of > Flex components created as .swcs for use within Flash CS4. You'll > probably need to look on Adobe Labs for more info on that. > > Other than that, to the best of my knowledge the answers are: > >> 1. Can Flex libraries (mx.*) be used in Flash CS3/4? Is this as simple >> as adding source files and/or SWCs to an FLA project's classpath? And, >> where are all these libraries (Windows XP or Vista)? > > No. This is partly because the compiler included with CS3/4 is > different from the compiler used for Flex. The Flex SDK compiler (also > used by Flex builder) supports [Embed] tags, supports [Bindable], > supports compilation of CSS, resource bundles and MXML. The Flash IDE > compiler doesn't. > >> 2. If yes, any important caveats? > > See 1. :-) > >> 3. Am I correct that all the Flash libraries (that is, all those >> included in Flash CS3) are available by default (at least in compiled >> form) within Flex Builder (the Flex SDK)? > > No. All the flash.x.xx libraries are available (they are player native > libraries) but none of the fl.x.xx libraries are. > >> [Embed]ding SWFs and SWF Symbols into ActionScript class files is one >> way to cause Flash's main display classes of MovieClip and Button to >> extend UIComponent. Are there other ways? Ideally we would get art >> from the artists and have the runtime accessible objects be managed as >> Class instances within the Flex hierarchy, to take advantage of things >> like the automation framework. How are others doing this, if they are? > > We use [Embed] within classes or MXML. We also use resource bundles > (.properties files) and CSS, both of which can embed symbols from > source .swf files (and from images, mp3s, fonts etc.). Our artists > produce those .swfs, we embed the symbols appropriately. > >> Is there some way to use [Bindable] on properties within Flash CS3? I >> have a component that pulls in a class that uses this metadata tag and >> it compiles in Flash CS3, but there doesn't appear to be any way to >> bind the Bindable property, since there's no MXML and BindingUtils is >> in a Flex library not included with Flash. > > Not as far as I am aware. > >> Anyone know of simple docs on *creating* custom components, as opposed >> to skinning or modifying existing ones? I'm not afraid of coding >> around a potentially complex framework, but I'd like to understand how >> it's supposed to be done. > > There is a reference for creating custom Flex components here: > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/Part3_as_components_1.html > > Hope that helps, > Ian > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
