nevermind.. got it. (this)!
var b:Object = _root.mask_mc.getRect(this);
// never code 7am in the morning w/out coffee.
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sorry for the newbie post..but..
this is killing me!!
the coordinates i get from getBounds() - dont update after i change the
size of my mclip. why!?
function getBOUNDS(){
trace(MASK WIDTH=+mask_mc._width)
var b:Object = _root.mask_mc.getRect(_root.mask_mc);
for
Hmm... pretty strange. I did see one post about someone having Flash
installed somewhere other than C: or something... can you try adding the
location of the air classes to your document classpath and see if they still
come up as unfound. It's possible that the Publish Settings template for
AIR
I guess this is somewhat off topic, but I'm new to the whole Flex thing.
What are some of the reasons one would build something in Flex instead
of Flash? Is it just a preference thing, or are there real technical
reasons one should build a particular app in Flex?
Thanks
I'm struggling with this a bit myself. For web based applications that
include lots of UI like checkboxes, tabs, dropdowns etc. Flex is the clear
choice. That's what it was built for.For small flash elements like banners,
animations and video, Flash is probably the best option.
But what seems hard
If you are building an application-like user interface with buttons, forms,
dialog boxes, etc, I would really recommend Flex. MXML lets you write such
things very concisely. It has a powerful layout engine and a nice set of
containers which automate a lot of stuff you'd have to write by hand
Hi,
Flex is more geared towards applications than Flash - not to say
you have to build applications with Flex and websites with Flash though.
Flex's interface is based around coding, but as a bonus, if you have
Adobe's Flex Builder rather than just the Flex SDK + Eclipse, you can
also
Its a matter of development speed. Being a flash guy for the past 9ish
years, after using flex, I prefer to code in flex. Much faster dev time.
Fully customizable graphics, just got to get your head around the how.
http://flex.org/showcase/
B.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Joel Stransky
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from bmw.
Joel Stransky schrieb:
I'm struggling with this a bit myself. For web based applications that
include lots of UI like checkboxes, tabs, dropdowns etc. Flex is the clear
choice. That's what it was built for.For
I found an Integration Kit on the Adobe website, and that did the
trick. I'm assuming everything I've found up to now was outdated. For
some reason when I attempt to publish from the stage I still get the
error, but when I publish from the Command menu it works. At this point
I'll take it.
Thanks
And it's not just the advantages Flex has with comboboxes and dropdown menus
and the like. There are a ton of other advantages, like for example,
databinding, easy to code layout, including liquid layout, easy component
creation, easy skinning, TONS of components Flash doesn't have,which are
MXML is a piece of crap, mixture of XML and AS code. Very bad overview and
readability.
Better to roll with an AS3 project in Flex, or FDT plugin for Eclipse. In
regards to flex being better for UI, then you have to take into account the
open source ASwing UI library for AS projects. It also
Elia,
I would respond if anything you said made any logical sense or even had a
remote tinge of truth, but it doesn't sorry. I'd love to see you post what
you just said on [EMAIL PROTECTED] just to see the kind of responses you would
get from professional Flex developers and the Adobe Flex
However, Flex DOES have animation and effects built into it too, and you can
animate with Actionscript in Flex, so it's really more a question of what
kind of project you are working on.
I must say first that I haven't used Flex a lot. But, even though you can
animate stuff with code (either in
I'm with Jason. And in particular, at the moment, I'm loving the CSS
skinning - even if it's still not particularly well implemented in
terms of selectors etc., the skinnability of Flex components (and how
easy it is to add CSS support to your own components) is excellent.
We've been
Oh yes, and I would totally agree with you Juan - some stuff just needs to be
done with the timeline, no doubt about that.
Cool thing though, you can also hybrid projects, where some stuff is done in
Flash, some stuff in Flex. Some stuff in Actionscript, some stuff in MXML.
Whatever makes
I doubt most would agree that being able to mark up the entire presentation
layer of an application in an xml based language is 'crap'.
MXML is succinct and convenient in separating presentation and control.
You are welcome to your opinion but enjoy the solitude of your perspective.
MXML should be used for layout as described here:
http://www.boostworthy.com/blog/?p=216
However, it's often used for spagetti coding.
If you want to burst your solitude bubble you can go here, or use google. :)
http://www.ultrashock.com/forums/flex/mxml-do-we-need-it-87269.html
Elia
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Now we are on this topic:
Are the components fast reskinnable ?
I can guess not: That default flex preloader pops out everywhere ..
Not to mention that blue-greyish backgroundcolor: If they had made the
default pink that lazy man would think :)
Latcho
Juan Pablo Califano wrote:
However, Flex
Is the reason this can't be answered easily because it's a really good
question?
So far I understand the strengths of Flex to be:
liquid layouts
great component selection
data binding
And the reasons to choose mxml over flash are:
need for lots of UI
need for quick prototypes
I can do liquid
Doing liquid layouts with Actionscript will take 10 times longer than doing
them with MXML.
And it really depends on the type of project. There is no definitive Flex is
better in this area and this, but not this and this and this - that's kind of
an overly simplistic way to view it. You
Yes the components are reskinnable - super easy with CSS. MUCH easier than
re-skinning components in Flash. For example, you can re-skin a Button
component (or all buttons if you choose) in about 30 seconds in Flex. I don't
know what you mean by the default preloader for components - that is
- Original Message -
From: Juan Pablo Califano [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I must say first that I haven't used Flex a lot. But, even though you can
animate stuff with code (either in Flex or in Flash), one of the advantages
of Flash is that you can create and edit animations on a timeline,
With Coldfusion you can compile mxml on the server (and have it cached).
Think that's been in there since Flex 1.0.
Actually if I remember correctly, Flex 1.0 was only compilable on the server.
MXNA was one of those early CF/Flex apps. May in the meantime have changed/been
upgraded.
- Original Message -
From: Elia Morling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MXML should be used for layout as described here:
http://www.boostworthy.com/blog/?p=216
However, it's often used for spagetti coding.
And who's fault is that?
Anyone can write spaghetti code in any language whatever the
Ever since I started using Flex 2 (I had been playing with Flex 1 a bit) I gave
up on Flash.
I haven't done a single AS3 project in Flash and hardly touched on Flash CS3,
only to make changes to older (AS2) projects.
And every time I open one of those older projects I wanna close them ASAP.
I
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