Flex 4 SDK – the Halo namespace and embedded fonts
I have been using the Flex 4 SDK for a while now, since the Beta 2 release, and had a few projects containing mxml code with spark components. Since then Adobe has made some changes,... Read more
Efficient Gradient Box
The standard containers like Canvas, HBox, VBox offer only a solid color background. Occasionally you’d want to place a gradient as a background – now you can, using this custom component GradientCanvas. Read more
A Simpler Button Scroll
For one of my projects, a client asked for vertical list with up/down buttons in place of scrollbars with smooth scrolling. I found a few classes that gave a partial solution, but some gave choppy... Read more
Why is Flex builder so slow?
The more I use Flex Builder, the more I want to get rid of it. I have been using Flex Builder from versions 2 to 4. From early on it wasn’t exactly a complete tool... Read more