Desktop Regexr

And here’s the info on the desktop version:
gskinner.com: gBlog: RegExr Desktop Released: Regular Expression Tool in AIR
I just uploaded the desktop version of RegExr. It’s just an AIR version of the online application for now, but I’ll add some desktop specific features, and put up a nicer looking page when I have a chance.
With this [...]

Should I check it or not! Uncheck it, and leave a note

Since this is being developed for others, the final concensus is to uncheck it and leave a README.txt that explicitly says so.
Accessing named MovieClips placed on the stage in Flash CS3 while staying true to OOP best-practices « dispatchEvent()™
I happen to agree with Sarah that the best way to work is to uncheck [...]

More on strongly typed references to timeline instances

And this states the issue well in a short sentence. Developing for Flash outside of the Flash IDE breaks into two camps if the “Automatically Declare Stage Instances” is checked or not. The solution mentioned below is another way (closer to the way I do) to get a reference not only as a movie clip [...]

Getting strongly typed objects from flash cs3

I have done this for AS2 using Flash Develop, and something similar to it using PureMVC for a Flash CS3 project developed within FlexBuilder, but it’s nice to see it “approved” of sorts. The issue? How do you access objects on the timeline in a strongly-typed manner. The blog post itself describes the situation well [...]

Another note on debugging Flash with Flex

Neato. Just making notes but it’s good to see.
BUT REMEMBER TO SET “Permit debugging”. Drove me crazy for a while until I saw I hadn’t…
Big Bad Code » Blog Archive » Using Flexbuilder to edit and debug Flash Applications
Now you have the full power of Flexbuilder to code and debug and [...]

Flash Builder 4 debugger is going to be even nicer?!

But we do have to wait until Flash Builder 4 is released. It’s in beta now but… well when I get some time…
mikemo » New Flex Builder debugger features: Conditional breakpoints, function calls from expressions, watchpoints, and more
I wanted to tell you all about some of the exciting debugger features we’ve been working on, which [...]

Debug Flash CS3 with Flex Builder

Lots of info on using Flex Builder to edit, but not so much on debugging. Just taking some notes.
Using FlexBuilder 3 to debug & edit Flash CS3 projects « The Morphic Group
Recently I was working on a project that due to a requirement had to be compiled in Flash CS3. Having spent the last few [...]

Flex setter not executing when using binding

Good to know. And it does make sense as described in the comments. This is for my future reference and for others who may experience it.
In a nutshell, if you have a getter/setter pair and make them [Bindable], the setter will not execute again if the new incoming value is the same as the current [...]

Generated getters and setters in Flex

So for this particular Flash AS3 project I am doing that uses Flex as the code editor, I was just about to write a getter/setter pair and thought “perhaps someone has made a way to automate this…”
Quick Google later…
No More Writing Getters and Setters in Flex
eokyere blog has one of the best Flex productivity tips [...]

Flex, SWFObject, history and deeplinking

A nice template for Flex for incorporating SWFObject, history, and deep linking.
Just Flex: Swfobject 2.1 Flex template. HistoryManager and DeepLinking supported as well
I have been using Geoff Stearns’ SWFObject for a long time. I think it will be useful to share my index.template.html that tuned for using with SWFObject 2 2.1. I was inspired with [...]

I simple have to check this out

openflux – Google Code
OpenFlux is an open-source component framework for Flex which makes radically custom component development fast and easy.

Custom Flex Calendar controls

I have worked with customizing the Flex calendar components and will probably need to do so again in the future, but this is pretty neat. I’ll have to look into this more soon.
Refreshingly new Flex Calendar controls « My journey in the world of RIA
Flex is a very flexible language and I’m here to prove [...]

Animated Skins in Flex

Very neat. Very cool. You have to check it out if only to see dancing Gingerbread men in Flex…
Tink » Blog Archive » Seamless Animated Skins in Flex

In Joey Lotts session on styling Flex at FOTB (where he did a great job), one of the attendees asked about animated skins.
There’s
obviously many ways to [...]

Flex SDK coding conventions and best practices

Coding Conventions – Flex SDK – Confluence
This document lays out the coding standards for writing open-source Flex framework components in ActionScript 3. Adhering to these standards makes the source code look consistent, well-organized, and professional.
Some of these standards are completely arbitrary, since there is not always a “best way” to code. Nevertheless, in the interest [...]

Actionscript 3 Excel library

Adobe – Flex Extension
An Actionscript 3 library for reading and writing Excel files. Currently reading numbers, text, and formulas from Excel version 2.0-2003 and writing numbers, text, and dates to Excel 2.0 is supported. No server-side help is needed.

How to add duration info to a FLV file with the flvtool2 command

Very useful. Sometimes some flv conversion tools don’t include info that is vital for playback. In this case, the seekbar wouldn’t show up in the player until after playback finished. I’ll be testing to see if this resolves it but either way, this is good to know. The first hint was this post stating that [...]

Enums, Objects and the joys of being typesafe

I like autocomplete. I also like it when the compiler (or IDE) tells me I am doing something wrong BEFORE I compile. Flexbuilder is my AS3 compiler of choice. Although FlashDevelop 3 has come a really long way. It’s PC only though.
Anyway, just did some reading about Enums in AS2. This bit of [...]

Enums, Objects and the joys of being typesafe

I like autocomplete. I also like it when the compiler (or IDE) tells me I am doing something wrong BEFORE I compile. Flexbuilder is my AS3 compiler of choice. Although FlashDevelop 3 has come a really long way. It’s PC only though.
Anyway, just did some reading about Enums in AS2. This bit of [...]

Pure AS3 preloader

Well I wasn’t making a game but I just went through what the author describes: finishing up the app, gotta set up the preloader. I did a manual version of this but I like this idea. However I am not using FlashDevelop. I am in the Flash IDE for compiling. I have thought [...]

List all symbols and their linkages in a Flash file

I am just wondering out loud… is this possible? Is there a way to list all the symbols in a Flash file and the classes linkages defined for them? Ah, perhaps better still, if the symbols are the same name as the class they are to link to, scan all the symbols and scan all [...]

Google, Search, Flex

Oooooh sweet. According to this article, Yahoo’s search API is still more “developer friendly”. Either way, having them available is quite cool.
Google Search REST API
More than one year after Google discontinued the SOAP Search API, it finally got a proper replacement. The AJAX Search API can now be used from any Web application, [...]

Good list of Eclipse plugins specific to Flex

This list has many of the plugins I already use, and there are more that I haven’t looked at yet. I’ll give them a shot in due time, but it’s a good reference.
dispatchEvent » Pimp my ‘clipse – a list of must-have Eclipse plug-ins for Flex/Flash Development
FlexBuilder may have its ups and downs [...]

Flex, MVC, Cairngorm and Universal Mind Extensions

This podcast with Thomas Burleson probably has the best description of MVC with Flex, why to use Cairngorm, challenges of using Cairngorm, why to use the universal mind extensions, the problem of view locators and how to work with those, etc. Good stuff. I wish there was a transcript of this.
UMEvent, UMCommand, Callbacks, and other [...]

More on MVC

Going to have to do some more reading here later… Joes’ article “An architectural blueprint for Flex applications” was probably the first thing I tried to chew through to understand MVC, Cairngorm, and “separating concerns” while building an app in Flex. Model adapters and view mediators look like something I have been wrapping my head [...]

SWFObject 2.0, SWFAddress 2.1, Flex 3 and getting the starting path

I have a test project running with Flex 3 and SWFAddress 2.1 and SWFObject 1.5. It worked but I noticed that SWFObject was updated to 2.0 and SWFAddress is supposed to work with it. So I upgraded. And getting the first initial URL stopped working. Couldn’t figure it out. Then I saw this:
joeberkovitz.com » UrlKit [...]