Thanks for the replies. i'm out the door for the weekend but wanted to post a request for samples that don't have that component look to them.
will reply again this weekend. Briston --- In [email protected], "JesterXL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Nope. If you are in Atlanta August 3rd, New York August 16th, or in > Vegas October 23rd, I'll be showing how you can lay the funk using Flash & > other design elements in Flex applications. You can skin a LOT of the > components via CSS; some need code, but it's easier to do than it is in > Flash 8. > > 2. Familiar workflow to developers and declaritive XML layout seperates your > GUI from your code; less coupling means your code doesn't break when the > design changes. Those are the big 2. The others are built-in layout > engine, lack of initialization issues, better components, and better coding > IDE. The new player, Flash Player 9 is a huge deal. The new ActionScript > virtual machine, ActionScript 3, DisplayList, binary sockets, organized > language, etc. etc. etc. > > 3. Flex 2 SDK w/ Charting is what I recommend. I'll let others explain FDS. > > 4. Flash takes Flex to the bank with font handling; total pain in the ass. > A lot of things were accidentally made private in the base classes, so it's > somewhat challenging to ensure you don't modify the original code. Not all > filters are implemented CSS. The bloody NavBar class utilizes the > DisplayList for order; this makes it impossible to make z-depth sorted tabs > for example. > > Everything else is pimp! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bristondavidge64086" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:31 PM > Subject: [flexcoders] considering a flex purchase > > > Greetings, > > My company is considering switching to flex for our data intensive > flash projects, however i have a few questions before i decide. > > 1. am i correct in assuming you can only apply a certain 'look'. all > the sample apps ive checked out have the same component look to them. > apparantly just changed w/ css. > > 2. Whats the main advantage of using flex over a straight flash solution? > > 3. if i was to buy flex what all do i need? currently we run on a > windows box. > > 4. flex complaints? > > thanks so much. > > Briston > luminopolis > > > > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
