undrgable flex alert

Here is the source for undgragable alert ….set  “isPopUp” property “true” to make it dgragable.

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<mx:Application
xmlns:mx=”http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml“
layout=”
vertical”
verticalAlign=”middle”
backgroundColor=”white”>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.Alert;
private var myAlert:Alert;
private function showAlert():void
{
title =
"Undraggable Alert"
;

myAlert = Alert.show("My undgragable alert!!",title);
myAlert.isPopUp = false;
myAlert.status = Capabilities.version;
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Button id=”btn”
label=”Show Alert”
click=”showAlert()”
/>
</mx:Application>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flex4 animation: try it out

see this demo…some of the animation features thatguys are working on for the next version of Flex

http://graphics-geek.blogspot.com/2008/09/flexy-flexible-as3-animation-library.html

Update system time dynamically..

Here is the sample code were you can display the system time..its like a digital clock..usually the timer we can use to update the time ,running a an application similar to stop watch ,alarm and lot more ..

<mx:Application xmlns:mx=”http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml” layout=”absolute” creationComplete=”init()”>
<mx:Script>
 <![CDATA[
 [Bindable]
 private var sec:String;
 
  private function init():void {
   var ti:Timer = new Timer(1000);
   ti.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER,timerFun);
   ti.start();
  }
  private function timerFun(e:TimerEvent):void{
     var dt:Date = new Date();
   sec = dt.getHours() +’:'+dt.getMinutes()+’:'+dt.getSeconds();
   
  }
 ]]>
</mx:Script>
 <mx:HBox>
  <mx:Label id=”lbl” text=”{sec}”/>
 </mx:HBox>
</mx:Application>

Tips for Usability in a website

By Jessica Hupp

So you’ve got a website, but do you know whether it’s usable or not? The answer to this question can make the difference between a successful site and one that’s just ignored. Go through this checklist to make sure your site is up to snuff.

1. Do you answer your user’s questions?: Users visit a site because they want answers, so it’s vitally important that your site gives them what they are looking for.
2. Is your navigation clear and simple?: Make sure that your navigation lets the user know where they have been and where they can go in a clear, consistent manner.
3. Do you provide anchor text?:   ReadMore

Flex custom tooltip speech bubble

Here is a sample that should help demonstrate the approach.

click here

Flex 3 Wins Best of Open Source Award

Flex 3 has won Best Open Source developer tool for RIAs as part of InfoWorld’s Best of Open Source Software Awards.

How to turn off horizontalScrollPolicy and verticalScrollPolicy for all conatiners

 Application.application.scrollPolicy = “no” that can be overrided by individual containers..

What makes a flex app big in size ??

Generally what makes a flex app big in size
1.Try to load your assets (images/animations) at runtime.
2. Try not to embed fonts. If you don’t really need a special font, or advanced anti-aliasing and you are not applying any effects and transformations (alpha, rotation etc.) to your text, you don’t need to embed fonts.
3.Another important concept is that of modular applications. Here are the docs:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=modular_1.html
4.make sure you are looking at a “production” compile and not a debug compile.  There is significant difference in swf size.
5.not forget the Runtime Shared Libraries.  If you can offload the Flex Framework into and RSL that will significantly decrease your swf’s size.  The initial load will be the full 1mb, unless the user has been to another site that loaded the RSLs already into the flash player cache.  Every subsequent load will be reduced by about 500kb if you’re using the full flex framework.

Sorry!!! not updated my blog for 2 months

I was not able to update my blog for the last 2 months after june 5 th…i was busy in a project..”Audio chat using Flex and FMS(flash media server)”…(   finallyy it released… It is my first time working with FMS..a nice expirence….i could feel how an application fully built in flex  reduces headachee!!….(browser and OS)….