
Spark AdvancedDataGrid
I have used the logic from Spark Tree to build AdvancedDataGrid
based on Spark DataGrid
and it seem to work nice:
Since AdvancedDataGrid
contains a few code and uses a lot of Spark Tree logic I’ve decided to …
FTheme.com launch
FTheme.com is my new library that hopefully will make a small revolution in Flex 4 styling and skinning. New application look can be created in Notepad, loaded at runtime and change everything from application background bitmap fill to the CheckBox
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Spark Tree on GitHub
I’ve just uploaded Spark Tree component to the GitHub so if you’ve got some updates or bug fixes – please send pull requests :) Also the package is changed – now it’s com.sparkTree
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Easy solution for one annoying HGroup/VGroup layout issue
Text elements in horizontal and vertical layouts are sometimes coward. When text is small, layout looks nice:
If the text is controlled by user and layout is not smart enough, it can look this way:
“Logout” button is invisible, search …
Storing icons in external ZIP and seamless work with composite icons
There are a lot of ways to work with icons in Flex, e.g.:
- Use
@Embed(...)
directive inline - Use
[Embed(...)]
metatag and store all icons in class likeAssets.as
All this is good until you have too much assets because:
- Each
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Cloud Layout
Here is the CloudLayout.as [plain] that does nice Web 2.0 tag cloud:
Fit buttons in the toolbar
Sometimes buttons does not fit in the toolbar:
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Spark Tree
Unfortunately Flex 4 does not have Spark Tree and MX Tree has 99 bugs at this moment.
In our project we were in need of Spark-based Tree for some time so inspired by Alex Harui I wrote it:
Download …