1- why we need skins for every elements if we can style our application using CSS file. for example in theme Graphite in SDK's Sample consists of both CSS+.fla and skins---.mxml files.
2- How we can create a whole theme with out coding CSS.
I'm using Themes with Flash Builder. And if I choose a Theme Flash Builder copy the SWC into a folder in my user dir(C:UserschristenlAppDataRoamingAdobeFlashuilderThemesmyGrand_theme)When I update my theme file. Flash builder does not copy the new SWC into the folder. So I have to import the theme again or copy the file to the location.Is there a way to point to the theme project instead so I dont have to manualy copy paste the file every time
View 1 RepliesNeed Detailed explanation on the difference between skinning, coloring and themes.
View 1 Replieswhat is difference between Flex Builder and Flash Builder 4?
-Flex Builder 4 is a latest version?
-Flex builder 3 is a older version?
what is a difference between in flex Builder and Flex SDK?
View 5 RepliesThe issue I am having is creating an application with nearly every component skinned using CSS. The majority of the components are skinned using:Embed(source="file.png");method. The problem I am running into, is flex trying to compile all of the embedded assets into the final swf. As it stands now, my compiled swf stands around 16mb!@@ OUCH. It is a very large application, but not that big. Any ideas on how to load the assets into the application at run time, or on request maybe?
View 2 RepliesI'm looking for a tool to create just the skins for different kinds of Flex 4 components.I'd like to be able to create the components myself and have the designer/artist do the skin, but I don't think they'd like the idea of doing them by writing MXML files.
View 2 RepliesDoes anyone know if there is a way to make the new Package Explorer window in Flash Builder emulate Flex Builders 'Flex navigator' window?
Bottom line is I don't always need to peer into SWC's, and I don't like having a 'default package' automatically created for me. Not sure why the interface wasn't made simpler, allowing access to more power and complexity only if necessary. I want to focus on the code, not on how to navigate and use the bells and whistles in the coding environment.
I just upgraded to Flash Builder 4 (beta 2) from Flex Builder 3 which I have been using since it came out. Problem: All the projects that were in my workspace from Flex Builder 3 did not carry over into Flash Builder 4 (e.g. in the "Flex Navigator" view if FB3). Flash Builder 4 now uses the .FXP format to manage projects, but Flex Builder 3 did not. Is there an easy way to get all my projects back into Flash Builder 4?
View 2 RepliesI have an AIR project that I was working on Flash Builder 4.5 which now I'm trying to import to my updated Flash Builder 4.5.1 and it is prompting me to fix some paths before the import is completed. I'm kinda clueless what I should put in those fields.
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The project access a web server to retrieve data using JSON.
I am trying to migrate a project from Flash Builder 4.0 to Flash Builder 4.5. After Flash Builder prompts me to choose my new SDK, I choose 4.5, Then I get the following error:" error "The required skin state 'disabledWithPrompt' is missing".
View 1 RepliesHow to use the skins shown on various sites e.g flex skin site into my flex project.
View 1 RepliesI have a problem in applying the styles for scroll bar skins through actionscript.[code]How can we specify scaleGrid properties in the above statement?
View 1 Replieswe try to develop a flash game engine with several abstraction layers. This flex project contains: an Application (1)-> loading a class (2)-> loading another class (3) which instanciates a Flex component (4).
The loadings uses SWFLoader. The last Flex component (4) is just a Group with AdvancedDataGrid. We do not define skins so I suppose it must take default skin.The problem is that during execution, an error is throwed because default skin for components cannot be found in the Flex component (4). In our case, for the AdvancedDataGrid:
Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor.In mx.controls::AdvancedDataGridBaseEx. The guilty command is: getStyle("headerSeparatorSkin"); which returns null
For the moment, we found two solutions :
the first solution is to add the attribute headerSeparatorSkin="spark.skins.SparkSkin" into the AdvancedDataGrid of the Flex component .
I wanna set a custom skin on my progressBar, but it's not working out the way I want it to. My skin has 3 different colors on it (green, yellow, red) and green should show until it's about 50%, then I want the yellow to appear after green and the red at 90% after green and yellow. So at 100% they should all show.The problem is that the ProgressBar only sets the width of my skin so all colors are showing at all times. But if I use the indeterminateSkin but dont set indeterminate to true that doesn't happend.How can I make a skin that doesn't just change width? Atm I'm just using a MovieClip for a skin.
View 1 Repliesbasically I want a list component but without the skin. So it looks like it's just floating over the stage area... Or is there a better way of doing this?
View 1 RepliesI am going to use a HSlider to set a range of values. I would like the left thumb to look like ( and the right thumb to lok like ) so they appear to encompass the range like (range) instead of |range|. I only know how to set the skin for SliderThumb which will set the skin for both. Does anyone know of a way to set a different skin for each thumb?
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I'd like to create an HSlider so that the skin of the track is different on either side of the thumb. So, for example, the track on the left side of the thumb is green, but red on the other.Is this possible or will it take a custom component?
View 1 RepliesI want to be able to style or set properties dynamically.[code]I want to be able to set these properties in the skin so the skin can be styled differently for each component that uses it.
View 1 RepliesI am having 2 problems creating programmatic skin for Canvas.
First problem: I would like to have background with rounded corners and I am using GraphicsUtil.drawRoundRectComplex in order to have round corners for only the upper two corners. The problem is that drawRoundRectComplex takes for each corner one single parameter - the corner radius. However my scaleX and scaleY factors are different and in fact the corners are not properly rounded because I either can set the radius using scaleX or scaleY. Graphics.drawRoundRect is better because it takes two parameters for the corners - elipse width and height and then you could apply both scale factors but it doesn't allow me to specify different radius for different corners. How to use GraphicsUtil.drawRoundRectComplex when scaleX and scaleY are different.
Second problem: Even though I set my programmatic skin through style - <> the skin's updateDisplayList gets executed only once and after that somehow "backgroundImage" style gets "undefined" and my programmatic skin is not associated anymore to the Canvas instance. As a workaround I am setting on each resize event "backgroundImage" style again but this is ugly. What could cause such "silent" resetting of the "backgroundImage" style to undefined?
locate the default skin files for Flex 4.5. I want to see how the inner shadow effect has been drawn so I can use the same technique in my own custom skins but I can't find them in the SDK.
View 1 RepliesWe are building an application which is using skin classes in mxml. We plan to build different variants of this application for different user segments, where most of the functionality remains same but only skins vary based on the user segment.We are adding skins to the application by the following syntax:
<s:BorderContainer id="Banner" height="15%" width="100%" skinClass="mySkins.backgroundSkin"/>
Is there a way we can have a skin based on some conditioni.e if usersegment = "A" then use myskins.backgroundSkin1, else use myskins.backgroundSkin2?
When you have a flex project, is it better to use different skins for different components or to use just one big css that has all the styles together?
View 1 RepliesI have a problem which involves skinned buttons returning to their default skins after certain actions occur in my application. Below I have included a partial screenshot where you can observe the problem.The left button is returned to its default skin after it was clicked (the click triggers a state transition). The right button is the default skinned button. Note that my mouse is neither over nor pressing the left button.The code for the Button Skin is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<fx:Metadata>
<![CDATA[ [code]......
I am trying to load an swf file which has button skins as images (In the library of the swf file i have given export properties which is 'TickMark') and set the skin of a flex button using StyleManager.setStyleDeclaration.I am getting errors like 'Argument count mismatch on TickMark(). Expected 2, got 0.'This is what i am trying to do:
private function init():void
{
loader = new Loader();[code].....
If I use the class GraphicClass in setStyleDeclaration, it works... but basically I want it dynamically.Or there are other easy methods to skin (image) a flex button dynamically?
I am trying to set the gradient background color for my panel via skins. I try to change my code but nothing seems to change. Not sure what to do.
My skin file
/<!-- layer 2: background fill --/>
<!--- Defines the appearance of the PanelSkin class's background. -->
<s:Rect id="background" left="1" top="1" right="1" bottom="1">
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I need to create a lot of custom Flex 4 skins, in most of the examples I found on the web people use FXG in order to create the skins but if a lot of the icons I use are not resizeable should I still use FXG or better use just plain old bitmap images (jpg. png)?
View 1 RepliesWhat differences are there betwee Flash CS4 and Flex, besides the GUI of Flash?
View 3 RepliesI have an swf and I want to change the theme/back ground for this swf.
View 3 RepliesI'm currently experimenting flex 4 skinning. I successfully skinned most of the components i need for my application, but i can't find a way to avoid this damn blue drop shadow which is displayed when u'r focused on a textfield or a combobox.
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