2006/7/15, bristondavidge64086 <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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