There's been a lot of discussion at the happy hours about the need for some good solid ActionScript 3 education here in Columbus. Not just introductory...
Off the top of my head: - A walkthrough of creating a secure user sign-in tool would be neat. Deal with all of the related techs, plus everyone walks away with...
Mike, I think your list so far is spot on, especially OOP techniques, that's one of those things that you can always improve on, even after using it for years....
I also would like to "second the vote" for adding unit testing. Also, some Flex/version control tactics/strategies would be good, possibly dealing with using...
While covering the Singleton pattern is an unfortunate necessity due to it's use in so many frameworks, etc. (including Flex), I'd also recommend covering Why...
I'm getting some weird (and very frustrating) errors in my flex app. The reason they're weird and frustrating is because they make no sense. The error I'm...
Hmm. I would double-check the import statement and also the package of the class itself to make sure that its location is properly reflected in the package...
Well it's more than just a single error, that's just the last in a long list of errors that keep popping up for no reason, and clearly lead to nowhere. (Like...
Have you tried cleaning the project? Not at my computer now but It is in the Project menu and it is the Clean option toward the bottom. I know that has...
... That sounds like what I'm looking for. Found it, used it, seams better... for now. So here's hoping I can actually get some work done rather than chase my...
So I'm working on transitioning some old Flash based AS2 projects into Flex and I'm working on bringing the graphics from Flash into Flex. I'm using the Flex...
The bottom half of my first message was cut off for some reason... I'm getting the error with symbols that where originally created in an AS2 document then...
Looks like you're trying to export a button library object, yes? Buttons in flex are actually split by skin, meaning that to successful pull them out for usage...
Well yes in fact I am creating button art, but I'm doing it via the Flash Integration Kit, where you have a movieclip with frame labels for up, over, down,...
So I've recently discovered Flex Builders Dynamic Help option and love it! Far better than popping open a browser every time I want to double check some...
Hello, In the next installment of the ongoing program "Chip's Simple Flex Questions" we explore the mysteries of scroll bars. I'm trying to figure out how to...
Hi everybody. I'm really stuck here. Your help is greatly appreciated. What I'm trying to do is enlarge the hitArea for a selected movieclip on my stage, but...
Hello, First off, I'm assuming that you're using AS2 correct? (Since you mentioned onRollOver, which is the AS2 event name.) If not let me know and I can whip...
I found the answer to my own question. In Flex Builder if you go to Flex Builder > Preferences under the General tab there is an option for Keys which shows...
Hey everybody.. i can not get an index.htm to autoplay on a usb stick on windows xp.. i have googled it and have tried every thing, including including ...
Chip, Sorry it has taken so long to respond to this....maybe you have already figured out something. However, here is a suggestion. Every component has a...
Welcome to our weekly happy hour, the time when we creatives get together to have a few beers, talk shop, ask for advice, show off our work, or just chat about...
So the old school approach, that's pretty much the way I used to do things in Flash and AS2. Although it's not actually going 100% of the screen size, it's...
You should not have to extend any classes to get this to work. I have done this many times without a problem. I think that you probably have some setting...