http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm Easy to Use Interface Components for Flex Developers en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:09:44 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rss@dot-com-it.com rss@dot-com-it.com Copyright 2008, DotComIt LLC Flex,AIR,Adobe,Rich,Internet,Applications,RIA Technology/Software How-To Technology/Tech News Get Answers to Your Flex Questions Now! Live Question and Answer About Flex Flex,AIR,Adobe,Rich,Internet,Applications,RIA Jeffry Houser rss@dot-com-it.com Jeffry Houser http://www.flextras.com/assets/iTunesImage/FlextrasStickerHighResITunes.jpg http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm no http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/8/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-48--252009--mxinternal <p>In this episode I talk about the mx_internal namespace. We talk about e4x, Book publishing, context menus, and FlexPMD. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p17009772/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=03_Language_and_Syntax_06.html">Namespaces</a> (livedocs)</li> <li><a href="http://raghuonflex.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/mx_internal-a-life-saver/">Blog Post on using mx_internal</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.manning.com/about/meap.html">Manning Early Access Program</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm/2008/12/2/Accessing-the-Right-Click-Menu-in-Flex">Accessing the Right Click Menu in Flex</a> (Jeffry's Blog Post)</li> <li><a href="http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexpmd/FlexPMD">Flex PMD</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.asktheflexpert.com/">Get Personal Help from Jeffry right now</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Flex Component Development Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/8/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-48--252009--mxinternal rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no mx_internal, Flex Namespaces, Flex Components, Adobe Flex In this episode I talk about the mx_internal namespace. e4x, Book publishing, context menus, and FlexPMD. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/1/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-46--1222009--Sorting-an-XMLListCollection <p>In this episode I demonstrate how to sort an XMLListcollection. The audience asks about component sizing and progress on the Flextras Calendar Component. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p45913871/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/SortXMLListCollection/">XMLListCollection Sort Demo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/SortXMLListCollection/srcview/index.html">Demo Source</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/SortArrayCollection/">ArrayCollection Sort Demo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/related/">Flextras listed on Adobe Flex Related Technologies</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/1/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-46--1222009--Sorting-an-XMLListCollection rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex, XMLListCollection This episode demos sorting an XMLListcollection. We cover component sizing and progress on the Flextras Calendar Component. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/25/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-46--1222009--The-Strategy-Pattern <p>In this episode I talk about the strategy design pattern. I take questions about framework performance and framework use of design patterns, book publishing, and ActionScript Tiff encoders. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p45913871/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/listClasses/IDropInListItemRenderer.html">IDropInListItemRenderer</a></li> <li><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Flex/4.0/langref/mx/core/IDataRenderer.html">IDataRenderer</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/AutoCompleteComboBox/Samples/CustomRenderer/">AutoComplete Custom Renderer Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/AutoCompleteComboBox/Samples/CustomRenderer/srcview/index.html">AutoComplete Custom Renderer Source</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm/2008/3/27/Learning-Cairngorm-Part-6-Dealing-with-the-Singleton">Jeffry's Blog Post on Singletons</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/17/Flex-Components-for-the-Real-World-Recording">Jeffry's Flex Component Introductory Presentation</a></li> <li><a href="http://roundup.flepstudio.org/adobe-flash/actionscript-3-tiff-encoder/">Tiff Encoder Project</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/25/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-46--1222009--The-Strategy-Pattern rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/18/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-45--1152009--updateDisplayList <p>In this episode I talk about the updateDisplayList() method. Participants ask about component resizing, and we go into details on the Flex component lifecycle. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p66618142/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=ascomponents_advanced_2.html">Flex Component LifeCycle LiveDocs</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Flex Component Development Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/18/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-45--1152009--updateDisplayList rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no updateDisplayList(), Flex, Adobe, Flex Component LifeCycle I talk about the updateDisplayList() method, and we cover component resizing, and other issues surrounding the Flex component lifecycle. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/11/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-44--1082009--The-measure-method <p>In this episode I talk about the stack data structure and using Arrays as a stack. I field questions about the Vector class, Flex Builder Problems, and BlazeDS. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p94446922/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/Stack/">Today's Demo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/Stack/srcview/index.html">Demo's Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/Vector.html?filter_flex=4">Vector Class ASDocs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/5/Flextras--A-Look-Back-and-a-Look-Forward">Flextras 2009 Retrospective Post</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theflexshow.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/6/The-Flex-Show-Episode-93-Happy-New-Year">The Flex Show 2009 Retrospective Post</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm/2010/1/5/2009-Holiday-Letter">Jeffry Houser's Personal Retrospective Post</a></li> <li><a href="http://360flex-JeffryH.eventbrite.com">Jeffry's Personal URL For Registering at 360|Flex</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/1/11/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-44--1082009--The-measure-method rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/21/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-43--12182009--The-measure-method <p>In this episode I talk about the Flex Component LifeCycle's measure() method. We talk about 360|Flex San Jose in 2010, build tools such as ANT and Maven, and constraints based layouts. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p32674434/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/26/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-37--10232009--commitProperties">Flextras Friday Lunch on commitProperties()</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.elementriver.com/sourcemate/">SourceMate Flash Builder Plugin</a></li> <li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/developmentarc-core/">Development Arc Core SWC Library</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.developmentarc.com/site/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/understanding_the_flex_3_lifecycle_v1.0.pdf">Development Arc Core PDF on Flex Component LifeCycle</a></li> <li><a href="http://360flex-JeffryH.eventbrite.com">Register at 360|Flex</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Flex Component Development Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/21/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-43--12182009--The-measure-method rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex Components, Flex Component LifeCycle, measure() method, build tools, ANT, Maven In this episode I talk about Flex's measure() method. Conversating turns to 360|Flex San Jose in 2010, build tools and constraints based layouts. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/14/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-42--12112009--Using-DataChange-event-in-itemRenderers <p>In this episode I demonstrate using the dataChange event to control your itemRenderer. We talk about performance, xQuery. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p72284392/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/ItemRendererDataChange/">Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/ItemRendererDataChange/srcview/index.html">Sample Source</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_Recursion">Tail Recursion</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html">Flash Player Downloads</a></li> <li><a href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/360flex-conference/using-item-renderers-in-flex-by-mary-mcdonald/">360|Flex itemRenderer presentation</a></li> <li><a href="http://gskinner.com/blog/archives/2004/06/conference_sess.html">Grant Skinner's Performance Presentation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2009/12/indispensable_p.html">Grant Skinner's Post on Flex Code Formatter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.w3schools.com/xquery/default.asp">XQuery Information</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/14/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-42--12112009--Using-DataChange-event-in-itemRenderers rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex, itemRenderers, dataChange event In this episode I demonstrate using the dataChange event to control your itemRenderer. We talk about performance and xQuery. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/7/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-41--1242009--Filtering-an-ArrayCollection <p>In this episode I demonstrate filtering an ArrayCollection. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p18257714/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/FilterArrayCollection/">Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/FilterArrayCollection/srcview/index.html">Sample Source</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/1/Understanding-the-Flex-Component-LifeCycle-Methods">Blog post on Flex Component LifeCycle</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kanzaki.com/docs/ical/">iCal Docs</a></li> <li><a href="http://360flex-JeffryH.eventbrite.com">Register at 360|Flex</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theflexshow.com/cwfrtb/">Flex Show Pledge Drive</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/7/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-41--1242009--Filtering-an-ArrayCollection rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex ArrayCollection, Flex, Flextras, Flex Component Development In this episode I demonstrate filtering an ArrayCollection. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/23/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-39--11202009--Tooltips-on-a-DataGrid <p>In this episode I demonstrate adding tooltips to a DataGrid. The conversation touches on code generation, Flex Collection classes, and updating itemRenderers Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p33495746/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://360flex-JeffryH.eventbrite.com">Register for 360|Flex</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/datagridtooltips/">DataGrid Tooltips Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/datagridtooltips/srcview/index.html">Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/cairngen/">Cairngem</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/">Enterprise Architect</a></li> <li><a href="http://cfcgenerator.riaforge.org/">Brian Rinaldi's Code Generator</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/collections/XMLListCollection.html">XMLListCollection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/2/Unlimited-Goods-vs-Scarce-Goods-in-the-Flex-Compoment-Economy">Jeffry's Blog post about The Digital Economy</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/1/How-can-Adobe-Facilitate-a-Commercial-Ecosystem-around-the-Adobe-Flash-Platform">Jeffry's Blog Post about how Adobe can help a component ecosystem</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theflexshow.com/cwfrtb/">Flex Show Pledge Drive</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/23/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-39--11202009--Tooltips-on-a-DataGrid rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Adobe Flex, DataGrid, Tooltips, Flex ItemRenderers, Flex Components In this episode I demonstrate adding Tooltips to a DataGrid. We talk about code generation, Flex Collection classes, and updating itemRenderers http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/9/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-39--11062009--My-Customized-Flex-Debugging-Perspective <p>I show you my customized Flex Builder Debugging Perspective. The conversation touches on the best way to display a PDF in Flex, ColdFusion alternatives, and how to customize the Flex Preloader. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p80562913/">Watch the Original Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lowagie.com/iText/">iText PDF Generation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.donotyet.com/2009/08/15/an-example-of-how-to-load-flashpaper-in-flex/">Flashpaper and Flex</a></li> <li><a href="">Thunderbolt</a></li> <li><a href="http://demonsterdebugger.com/">DeMonster Debugger</a></li> <li><a href="http://rockonflash.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/xray-yes-it-does-as3/">XRay</a>(Not XMLSpy)</li> <li><a href="http://gotoandlearn.com/play?id=108">Demo on replacing the Flex Preloader</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Flex Component Development Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/9/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-39--11062009--My-Customized-Flex-Debugging-Perspective rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/2/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-38--10302009--Creating-Flex-States-in-ActionScript <p>In this episode I talk about creating states in ActionScript 3. The conversation talks about building forms dynamically on the fly, and the never ending "which framework is best" debate. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><A href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p39204633/">Watch Original Connect Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/statesamples/mxml/">MXML State Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/statesamples/mxml/srcview/index.html">MXML State Sample Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/statesamples/as3/"AS3 State Sample></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/statesamples/as3/srcview/index.html">AS3 State Sample Code</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/states/State.html">State class</a> (Livedocs)</li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=using_states_3.html">Create and Apply View States</a> (Livedocs)</li> <li><a href="http://www.insideria.com/2008/12/frameworkquest-2008-introducti.html">InsideRIA's FrameworkQuestion 2008 ARticles</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/11/2/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-38--10302009--Creating-Flex-States-in-ActionScript rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex States, ActionScript States This time I demonstrate creating states in ActionScript 3. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/26/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-37--10232009--commitProperties <p>In this episode I talk about the Flex Component LifeCycle's commitProperties method. In the chat, we talk about the proper use of component lifecycle methods, and touch on AlivePDF. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><A href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p26395946/">Watch Original Connect Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=ascomponents_advanced_2.html">Flex Component LiveCycle Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theflexshow.com/cwfrtb/">Flex Show Connect w/ Fans Experiment</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/MenuBar.html">MenuBar Livedocs</a></li> <li><a href="http://snipt.org/">Code Share sight</a></li> <li><a href="http://alivepdf.bytearray.org">Alive PDF</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/collections/HierarchicalCollectionView.html">HierarchicalCollectionView</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Flex Component Development Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/26/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-37--10232009--commitProperties rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex Component LifeCycle, commitProperties, Adobe Flex In this episode I explain the Flex Component LifeCycle's commitProperties method. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/19/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-36--10172009--ArrayCollections-itemUpdated-vs-setItemAt <p>Today I spoke about the differences between an Array Collection's itemUpdated() method and setItemAt() method. We also spoke about licensing solutions for your AIR application, and mentoring. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><A href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p78468009/">Watch Original Connect Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/ChangingArrayCollectionData/">Today's Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/labs/ChangingArrayCollectionData/srcview/index.html">Code from Sample</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/collections/ListCollectionView.html#itemUpdated()">ArrayCollection itemUpdateD()</a></li> <li><a href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/collections/ListCollectionView.html#setItemAt()">ArrayCollection setItemAt()</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nitrolm.com/">NitroLM</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sharify.it/">Sharify</a></li> <li><a href="http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/shibuya/">Adobe Shibuya ( Try and Buy service for AIR)</a></li></ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast Labs Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/19/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-36--10172009--ArrayCollections-itemUpdated-vs-setItemAt rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Flex Mentoring, ArrayCollection, Adobe Flex, Software Licensing Today I spoke about the differences between an ArrayCollection's itemUpdated() method and setItemAt() method, software licensing solutions, and mentoring http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-35--10092009--Adobe-Max-2009-Review <p>In this episode, I discuss my experiences at the Aodbe Max conference and muse over a few of the announcements. I also field questions on get set methods, the Flextras Calendar Preview Release, and Adobe Support problems. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><A href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p56831770/">Watch Original Connect Recording</a></li> <li><A href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2009-develop/preview-flex-for-mobile-devices/"></a>Flex Mobile Session</li> <li><A href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2009-develop/flash-player-internals/">Flash Player Internals Max Session</a></li> <li><A href="http://unitedmindset.com/jonbcampos/2009/10/09/sneaks-adobe-rome/">Jonathon's post on Rome</a>< </li> <li><A href="http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200910/100509AFPforMobileDevicesandPCs.html">Flash on Mobile Devices</a></li> <li><A href="http://mobile.photoshop.com/iphone/">Photoshop on the iPhone</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091008/0015106456.shtml">Techdirt Article on App Store Sales</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/13/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-19--06122009--Flash-Builder-4-Getter--Setter-Generation">Flextras Friday Lunch - Getters and Setters</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.jeffryhouser.com/index.cfm/2008/10/23/Creating-Flex-Components">Flex Components in the Real World Presentation</a></li> <li><A href="http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/collections/ListCollectionView.html#itemUpdated%28%29">ArrayCollection itemUpdate()</a></li> <li><A href="http://ria.meetup.com/10/">RIA Meetup Group</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast CalendarDisplay Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/12/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-35--10092009--Adobe-Max-2009-Review rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no Adobe Flex, Flex Calendar Component, Adobe Max, Get Set Methods In this episode, I discuss my experiences at the Aodbe Max Conference. http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/10/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-34--10022009--CalendarDisplay-Preview-Release <p>In this episode, I demonstrate the preview release of our CalendarDisplay component. The conversation covers ways to protect your content in an AIR application. Flextras Friday Lunch is a short demo followed by open Q&A that occur every Friday at 1pm EST. The presentations take place <a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/flextras/">over Connect</a>. You can find out what time this occurs in your own time zone at <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=98">TimeAndDate.com</a>. I hope I can help answer some of your questions at the next one. </p> <p><b>Notes</b><br> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/p79355611/">Watch Original Connect Recording</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/CalendarDisplay/Samples/APIExplorer/">CalendarDisplay API Explorer</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/CalendarDisplay/docs/asdocs/">CalendarDisplay ASDocs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/2/Unlimited-Goods-vs-Scarce-Goods-in-the-Flex-Compoment-Economy">Unlimited Goods vs Scarce Goods</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/1/How-can-Adobe-Facilitate-a-Commercial-Ecosystem-around-the-Adobe-Flash-Platform">How can Adobe Facilitate a Component Economy</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nitrolm.com/">Nitro-LM</a></li> </ul> <b>Subscribe</b> <ul> <li><A href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=319762109">Subscribe via iTunes</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flextras/112476472305">Join us on Facebook</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.meetup.com/flextras/">Join us on Meetup</a></li> </ul> <b>Contact</b><ul> <li><A href="http://www.flextras.com/?event=ContactForm">Contact Us</a></li> <li><A href="http://www.twitter.com/flextras">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </p> Flextras Friday Lunch Podcast CalendarDisplay Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.flextras.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/10/10/Flextras-Friday-Lunch--Episode-34--10022009--CalendarDisplay-Preview-Release rss@dot-com-it.com (Jeffry Houser) Jeffry Houser no