ActionScript 3.0 :: Gettting Graphics Class Library?
Feb 10, 2010
have some good graphics libraries they can recommend for AS3? Need glass, textures, effects. The more the better.Using Astral but it is limited to 6 skinnable components. Looking more for something for "Advanced Primitives".CodeCanyon has some available, but remember I program for charity. No funds available.
Example: Tooltips that allow you to add a dashed-underline effect to the text. This would be an object that I can add to the project from the library, or reference an .AS file. It would automatically give the button an assortment of special appearance options (like a dashed-underline), and the hovering tooltip.
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