Category Archives: Flash

Flash on the Beach 2010

Posted on May 18, 2010 by keith

A few people have noticed and a few people have asked me about it, so to clear the air, no, I am not speaking at Flash on the Beach this year. But yes, I will most likely be attending. No … Continue reading →

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BIT-101, coming to a FlashBelt near you!

Posted on May 18, 2010 by keith

I’m a bit behind on my conference reports, so a quick recap so far. In April I went to FiTC Toronto. This was my 5th time speaking at TO. I skipped last year to do Amsterdam instead. I have to … Continue reading →

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Debugging Flash on New Google Chrome

Posted on May 15, 2010 by keith

If you’ve installed the latest version of Google Chrome, and you are having a problem debugging your Flash in it, there’s a reason. As you may have heard, Chrome now comes pre-installed with the Flash player. For good reasons, this … Continue reading →

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My New Computer

Posted on April 23, 2010 by keith

It’s not a Mac! It’s a Sony! A Sony Vaio E-Series to be exact. Yes, I’ve gone back to the dark side. But it doesn’t feel that way anymore. I’ll make a long story short, since I’ve started out to … Continue reading →

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A few MinimalComp updates

Posted on April 16, 2010 by keith

Addressed all reported bugs and added a few graphical goodies. [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”10.0.0″ movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Updates.swf” width=”420″ height=”320″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] First is grids. The Panel now has a few new properties. Panel.showGrid turns on or off a grid drawn in the background. … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Components, Flash | 15 Comments

Custom List Items for MinimalComps List and ComboBox

Posted on March 26, 2010 by keith

I checked in some changes to List and ComboBox that allow you to create custom list items. Here’s an example: [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”10.0.0″ movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/CustomList.swf” width=”250″ height=”200″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] This is enabled through the listItemClass property on List and ComboBox. In … Continue reading →

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And finally, Minimal ComboBox

Posted on March 23, 2010 by keith

[kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”10.0.0″ movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ComboBox.swf” width=”120″ height=”200″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] Has most of the same properties / methods as List. And adds: openPosition – “top”, “bottom”, or ComboBox.TOP, ComboBox.BOTTOM. Defaults to bottom. defaultLabel – what shows if nothing is selected. Default to … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Components, Flash | 12 Comments

Font issue in MinimalComps

Posted on March 22, 2010 by keith

It was brought to my attention today that there was a possible issue in the MinimalComps regarding font embedding. If you were to compile the component source with the Flex 4 SDK, no labels on any components would show up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Components, Flash | 16 Comments

Minimal Charts!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by keith

I have an idea in mind for an app. It needs charts. Therefore, we now have minimal charts. First is the Bar Chart and Line Chart: [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”10.0.0″ movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/BarAndLineCharts.swf” width=”250″ height=”250″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] And then the Pie Chart: [kml_flashembed … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Components, Flash | 7 Comments

Check your Flash!

Posted on February 8, 2010 by keith

Do you make Flash content? Do you have Flash content on the web? If so, you owe it to yourself and your clients to check this content against the upcoming version 10.1 beta player. There’s lots of new goodies in … Continue reading →

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