Not sure how out of sync the examples are (I'm guessing they're quite old since I don't see any Application control bar logic in the skins), but these may help.
Short answer: You need to create a custom skin. http://blog.flexexamples.com/2009/03/22/setting-a-background-image-on-an-fxapplication-in-flex-gumbo/ http://blog.flexexamples.com/2009/03/23/setting-a-repeating-background-image-on-an-fxapplication-in-flex-gumbo/ Peter From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dorkie dork from dorktown Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] How do I set the background image in Flex 4? How do I set the background-image and background-size styles on the Application in Flex 4?

