Flex
Ok. Last post on Pixel Bender for today (I promise). This one is simple, but ties together my previous posts.
Now, that we know how to load and use Pixel Bender filters in Flex, and know how encapsulte Pixel Bender filters in an ActionScript class, …
Following up on my earlier post on how to embed Pixel Bender filters within a SWF, here is a super simple example that show how to use a Pixel Bender filter within a Flex application.
Compiled using the Flex 3.1.0.2710 SDK, and requires Flash Player …
One of the cool things about FXG is that it works with Flex data-binding just as your would expect it to.
Below is a simple example (which requires Flash Player 10 RC), followed the code, that shows data-binding with FXG and Flex 4
As you can see, …
If you have done Flash development using the Flash Authoring tool, or have done any low level work with the SWF format, then you should be familiar with the concept of symbols. Basically a symbol is a reusable object (graphics, buttons, MovieClip) …
As I mentioned the other day, the Flex team has released a ton of information on Flex 4. One of the new features which I am most excited about is the FXG graphic format being developed.
What is FXG? From the spec:
FXG 1.0 describes an XML-based …
About a month ago, the Flex team announced that nightly builds of the next version of Flex (code named Gumbo) were now available on the opensource Flex site. Along with early versions of the SDK, the team also posted a ton of other information, …
Just a quick tip, but if you need to clear the content of a Flex 2 Image component, just set the source to null:
Here is a simple example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application …
I was working on some new mini chart apps over the weekend for the MXNA reports section, and had a DataGrid that contained dates. I wanted to allow the user to sort the datagrid by the DateField, but by default the DataGrid sorts dates with a string …
Now that there is a Free non-commercial license for Flex, I thought I would spend a little time playing around with it.
I went through this great tutorial by Robert Crooks, and was pretty impressed by how quick it was to put together the simple …
We have just released the initial version of Macromedia Flex and have updated the website with tons of information, including a new Flex Developer Center and an updated Flex product page.
I have also put together a Breeze presentation that talks …
