[flexcoders] Actionscript-based Applications with Flex 2

[Mark Wales]

I am interested in writing an “all Actionscript” application (i.e. using the Actionscript project option within the Eclipse-based Flex Builder) that combines both Flex-based and traditional Flash-based components.   For example, I want to define a Canvas on one side of the screen and populate it with the traditional Flex-based components then create things like DisplayObjects, Sprites, whatever on the other side – while having events from both “sides” intermingled (for lack of a better word) using events and listeners. I am fine going with a strictly “Flash 8.5” diet (that is the future after all, right?).   Everything I read seems to imply that these must be in different SWFs and that there is a fair bit of gymnastics involved in achieving even nominal interoperation between the two paradigms.   Am I missing something? Are there any “simple” examples out there to illustrate how this might work? (Preferably ones that don’t require CF like the FileUpload example on the Macromedia site, don’t try to get fancy with MovieClips and animation, etc.)   The ideal scenario would be an application where, on the Flex “side” I could pick “square” from a pull-down list of a few standard shapes, press a button, and something vaguely resembling that description would appear using flash components. Then, when that component was clicked/moved, perhaps it could make the name of the event that fired show up in a Flex label. Effectively the “Hello World” of the new and improved Actionscript. Does anyone have anything like that?   -Mark -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Web site design development Computer software development Software design and development Macromedia flex Software development best practice YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.