Introduction to Flex Resource Bundles
By Roger Braunstein | on May 9, 2008
In Flex, Programming, Tutorial | 2 Comments
Hark, Flex developers. Lend me your ears! I must take this post to implore you: use Resource Bundles! Trust me, I know, there’s a lot to keep up with these days, but if you aren’t already privy to the awesome secrets of the humble bundle, hopefully I can help convince you to use them. I’ll show you how, without breaking one bead of sweat from your brow! First, let me tell you why they’re cool. Then, I’ll show you how to get rolling with your first bundle. Then, I’ll set you loose, and hopefully you can all write in with excellent questions and help me make this a great resource for the next readers! Read on, fair Flexer.
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KitchenSync News: Patch released v1.0.1, source files for Flash CS3, more docs
By Mims Wright | on February 8, 2008
In AS3, Flash, Flex, KitchenSync, News, Programming, Tutorial | No Comments
Hey KS Fans,
KitchenSync version 1.0.1 was released last week. This version is just a patch that fixes a few minor issues. Here’s the change log for this version.
===== v1.0.1 (2008.02.04) ======
Fixed Cubic.easeOut bug.
Made getters for Tween's toValue and fromValue.
Added source code to main download.
Added metadata for events.
Updated docs and added summaries to all wiki pages.
I received some feedback from people who were having trouble setting up KitchenSync for use with Flash CS3. I didn’t know this before but you cannot use .swc files compiled with the Flex SDK in a .fla file (WTF, Adobe!) Also, some people were confused by having to use SVN to get the source. To help solve these problems, I’ve added the latest source code as its own download.
I’ve also written EVEN MORE documentation including help for downloading and setting up the source code.
Finally, if you’re using KS, drop me a line or post to the mailing list. I’d love to hear any feedback you may have!
The State pattern in Flex - combining view states with logical states
By Mims Wright | on January 23, 2008
In AS3, Flex, Hacks, Programming, Software Design, Tutorial, User Interface Design | 2 Comments
If you’ve used Flex, you’ve no doubt (er, hopefully) been using View States (AKA <mx:State>) to change the look of your RIA as it progresses through different situations of use. While this is immeasurably useful, it does not necessarily qualify as an implementation of the State Design Pattern which allows you to change not only how a component looks but how it functions as well.
(for more on design patterns, read my favorite book Head first design patterns).
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