[flexcoders] Flex Flash Animation slowdown woes and Long(!) Flex Builder Build Times

Hi Group, We are building a large, complex, highly-skinned Flex site with maybe 30 modules and maybe 100 flash components built with the kit. Our performance on flash-animated graphics throughout the site is terrible right now and we're researching how to optimize to make the animations smooth

[flexcoders] How can I change ToolTip styles for each tooltip in an application?

It seems like the only way to manipulate ToolTip style is through the css ToolTip. I'd like to have different styles for different tooltips. How would that be done?

[flexcoders] Flash Container Components and Event Handling

I made a change to my Flash Container (built similarly to the examples at http://flexwiki.adobe.com/confluence/display/ADOBE/Flex+3+Details+-+Flex+Component+Kit) and have accidentally disabled my event handlers. I have a separate Flash Component that receives mouse+keyboard and sends custom

[flexcoders] Use MXML Component or Flash mc asset for tooltip

I need a custom tooltip that would be very easy to build as just an mxml component or use a flash asset. I have tried skinning the tooltip (css:backgroundImage did not show my entire flash asset) and just creating it in a state (it gets clipped to fit into the container - I need it to show on top

[flexcoders] Re: AS3 code in exported Flash component not executing

This problem is largely solved. I moved everything into Flex 3 and now I am not wrapping my MovieClip but just using UIMovieClip instead. Code is executing... ...but... ...I am still having trouble capturing mouse events beyond MOUSE_DOWN. Has anyone developed Flash Components with mouse

[flexcoders] Re: keyboard ocus within actionscript module

That is working great - thankyou! I should have rtfm.

[flexcoders] how to compile AS module in FB3?

I have an actionscript module (subclass of mx.modules.Module) that I've been working with in Flex Builder 2. I have moved to Flex Bulder 3 beta. How do I compile the module?

[flexcoders] Re: how to compile AS module in FB3?

Fantastic - what a great tool. Thankyou.

[flexcoders] AS3 code in exported Flash component not executing

I am using the Flex Component Kit for Flash and I have mouse event handlers and drawing code in the flash code that are not executing in Flex. Things work well in the published swf. Are there special considerations when executing code within Flash AS3 classes that get exported to Flex

[flexcoders] keyboard ocus within actionscript module

I am subclassing mx.modules.Module and I can listen to keyboard events if I stage.focus = this; in the Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE handler but I can't figure out how to always receive keyboard events. at the end of the constructor... addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE,