Archive for February, 2010
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Setting a TextArea’s height to its contentHeight
Posted on February 28, 2010 | 6 CommentsYou would think it would be easy to set a TextArea’s height to its contentHeight. Well, it is easy once you dig, and dig and dig for properties. Why there... -
Keyframes are back! Using Keyframe animations in Flex 4
Posted on February 27, 2010 | No CommentsThe one thing that traditional Flash applications have that Flex doesn’t is keyframes. Well no more. Flex 4 introduces Keyframe class that we can use to create animations from one... -
Steps for setting up Flash Builder to create multi-touch applications
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsSetting up Flash Builder to create multi-touch apps is simple for those who are familiar with Eclipse. But if you are new to this platform there can be a few... -
Forcing your Flex 4 app to scroll to the bottom of the page
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 4 CommentsI’m working on a project – AroundTheseWords.com – that has user submitted comments. When a user submits a comment I want to scroll the app to the bottom automatically. Sounds... -
Put a border around your scrollable Flex 4 app
Posted on February 23, 2010 | 10 CommentsRemember back in the Flex 3 days where we had to set verticalScrollPolicy/horizontalScrollPolicy to off all the time? Well, no more of that. About the only thing that gets scrollBars... -
Make that Flex Button look like an HTML link
Posted on February 21, 2010 | 9 CommentsSometimes it’s the simple things that make us happy. And for me one of those simple things is just how easy it is to make a <s:Button> look like an... -
New book : Flash with Drupal
Posted on February 20, 2010 | 2 CommentsThere’s a new book out on combining Flash with Drupal. I did a search through Amazon and amazingly couldn’t find any other book on that specific subject. I was contacted... -
Add commas to a number for readability
Posted on February 18, 2010 | 4 CommentsDo you need to display a large number and want to add commas to it for readability. The following code should work. Actually, it works for numbers that aren’t too... -
Reasons I’m going to 360|Flex – besides to give my presentation
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 2 CommentsI’d still be excited to attend 360|Flex – San Jose, March 8-10 – even if I weren’t presenting. That’s because there are some knockout sessions lined up that I can’t... -
Help save TV from Twitter spoilers
Posted on February 14, 2010 | 4 CommentsMolly Wood, CNET Editor and host of the Buzz Report video series, has an excellent rant on how Twitter is ruining delay broadcasting because people keep posting spoilers. I know...
