Archive for the ‘Adobe Flex’ Category

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Using the Flash FLVPlayback Control in Flex

Have you ever wanted to use the Flash FLVPlayback Control in Flex?  The following example shows how you can use the Flash FLVPlayback component that ships with Flash CS3 and Flash CS4 by copying the FLVPlaybackAS3.swc file into your Flex project’s /libs/ folder.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Implementing Undo/Redo in ActionScript 3.0

Implementing a undo/redo in your interactive applications is key as your users are not always sure of the decision that they are about to make with have a forever imprint on their experience. 

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Unemployed?..Grab a Copy of Flex Builder 3!

Many of us have felt the hit of this recession and for that Adobe has put themselves in a position to provide a small helping hand.  For those who are unemployed, Adobe is providing a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional for free.  This is great news as software does not come cheap these days

Tour de Flex 1.2 gets an update that provides a new look and performance enhancement.  If  your are not familiar with Tour de Flex, Tour de Flex is a desktop application for exploring Flex capabilities and resources, including the core Flex components, Adobe AIR, data integration, and a variety of third-party components, effects, skins, and more.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

A Flex Preloader for St. Patrick’s Day

Everybody loves a free preloader and in a Flex application the preloader is the first thing the user’s see.  To celebrate St. Patrick’s day, Zee Zang has contributed a tutorial that will run down on creating a seasonal preloader.

Bustin Lib is a collection of helpful library applications created by Alex Bustin that can be merged into your new or existing Flash based projects.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

FlexBox: A Directory of Adobe Flex Components

FlexBox is directory of Adobe Flex components available for developers. It has been developed and is managed by Mrinal Wadhwa.

With the acquisition of Digimix, the guys over at Aviary look to integrate the technology into its own audio editor, called ‘Myna’.  You could only expect great things to come from Aviary. I am very excited to see what comes from this acquisition of Digimix.

Are you looking for a way to get started on learning Adobe Flex? Greg is looking to give away a huge stack of DVDs containing loads of Flex goodness. Get yours!