Monthly Archives: December 2008

Testing Flex apps (or anything else) using virtual machines

Posted on December 19, 2008 by admin

Despite the belief that Flash/Flex applications run the same in all browsers, this is not always the case. I’ve recently run into some issues with Internet Explorer 7 (surprise, surprise). Most experienced developers probably already use virtual machines, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bootcamp, IE7 problems, Parallels Desktop, virtual machines, VM, VMware | Leave a comment

How to UnFlex Your Flex – Making Flex applications look and feel unique

Posted on December 19, 2008 by admin

An important part of your job as a flex developer (whether designing yourself or interfacing with designers) is skinning/styling the application in such a way as to disguise it’s default flex roots and breath a unique life and identity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flex | Tagged adobe flex, css, custom preloader, embedding, Flash, Flex, flex theme, fonts, skinning, skins, styles, themes | 1 Comment

Using Google Maps API in Flex

Posted on December 10, 2008 by admin

This example uses geocoding, getRoute, step by step directions, and printing to create a useful google map in flex.

Posted in Flex | Tagged Actionscript, Flash, Flash Google API, Flex, flex map, google, google API flex, google maps, Google Maps Flex, Map, maps | 3 Comments