Thanks Gordon I eventually ended up converting to an mx project, which bloated my app from 162K to 480K. At the moment size isnt an issue and I have gone for the ease of development over size. Customizing the flex component code is an option I havent considered yet, thinking that my only hopes were either to re-invent the wheel or wait for the flash 9 compontents to come out.
So I'll enjoy the simplicity of Flex while I can :) Cheers Tracy --- In [email protected], "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It sounds like you want components which are both very rich and very > lightweight. If we knew how to do that, we'd write the Flex components > that way. : ) > > > > Seriously, athough we've tried to balance these concerns in the Flex > framework components, we realize that they don't meet everyone's needs. > Iff you're extending Button, then you're bringing in significant chunks > of the Flex framework, because even a lowly Button supports measurement, > layout, CSS, skinnability, focus management, tooltips, etc. > > > > The source code for our components is freely available. You might want > to consider starting with ours and trimming out the functionaliry you > don't need rather than starting from scratch. > > > > - Gordon
