Applying an effect when an HBox container is resized in Flex – mx:HDividedBox resizeEffect
Applying an effect when an HBox container is resized in Flex The following example shows how you can apply a resize effect to a Flex HBox container by setting the resizeEffect style/effect.
Provide a Better Visual Feedback – Using Flex CursorManager.setBusyCursor()
Why do you need Flex CursorManager Flex is all about User Experience. A Rich Internet Application (RIA) is not just attractive skins or fancy animations. It also means interacting with users and helping them use your application better. One important part of User Experience is to provide a better visual feedback. For example, when someone […]
Embedding fonts in AS3
No more do you have to have fonts in your library you can embed them directly from the folder where they reside using the [Embed] in your ActionScript Project. You supply the path to the font in the ’source’ param and then store a name to be referenced to access the font in ‘fontFamily’. You […]
Dragging(Drag & Drop) from a Tree to a List/TileList – DragManager
In the Flex framework, we have made dragging and dropping within various List components fairly trivial. Assuming that your data is similar, you simply need to add dragEnabled=true to your source and then dropEnabled=false for your destination. However, the one exception in this case is Tree. By default, you cannot drag any items from any […]
Setting a Flex ProgressBar control’s text indent – mx:ProgressBar
The following example shows how you can control the amount of text indenting on a progress bar label.
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Sameera Thilakasiri is a front-end developer and UX Architect based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, specialist in User Interface Design, User Experience, Usability and Accessibility, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Interactive Design, Search Engine Optimization, Trainging and Public Speaking.
In his profession, follow the best practices, W3C web standards and guidelines, responsive, semantic, usable, accessible, SEO friendly to cutting edge cording using XHTML/HTML5, CSS and jQuery for Pixel-perfect cross browser compatibility.
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