Is the size of the component a big question? If not, I'd go with Flex because then you can use Degrafa. The team is working on removing inter-dependencies and also removing the dependency upon Flex (via UIComponent), but that's not ready yet, so it does add some weight to your .swf files.
-Josh 2009/3/11 adamduro <[email protected]> > So I am trying to build out a custom SimpleMp3player component. Here is > a screen shot of what the current design for this looks like: > > http://storage.duromedia.com/mp3_player_ui.jpg > > I want to create a custom component that will contain all the functionality > that the above UI illustrates, but I want to make the component as easily > skinable for the future as possible. Preferably skinable by a designer, and > not a developer. > > I have considered a few routes. > > 1) The one I am most comfortable with is building a custom component with > the Flash IDE, and custom AS3 classes, then export out using the Flex > Component Kit. As far as I can see, the draw back to that is the skin has to > be customized using the Flash IDE from then on out. > > 2) The other route I considered was building the whole thing in Flex, and > using a style attribute to feed in a SWF based skin file. This is something > I'm starting to get more familiar with, but I'm still a long ways off from > mastering the art of pure Flex custom components. > > First off, if anyone has any opinions on which of the above two routes > would be best, please speak up. If there are other routes to take, do tell. > > Second, If anyone has any good resources (besides the Flex 3 LiveDocs) on > building out custom components that utilize Skins as outlined in option 2, > please pass those along. > > Third, if anyone feels like tackling any of these specific questions, I > would love some help: > > - When creating a skinnable ActionScript component, do I have to create a > style property for each UI element? (ie. playButtonUp, playButtonDown, > seekBarTrack, seekBar, etc.) > > - Can I use the skin file to put together the layout of the component, or > do I have to do that programatically with ActionScript? I would love if I > could do a layout in Illustrator that had all the elements of the > MusicPlayer component positioned where I want them, and then feed in a > single Symbol (containing the other symbols) so that the UI component > maintained the layout as it was set in Illustrator. > > Any help with any of the above would be met with great appreciation. > > Best, > > Adam Duro > DuroMedia: Web Developer > W: www.duromedia.com > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald - [email protected] - http://twitter.com/sophistifunk - http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/
