December Meeting: How to use the Flex component kit for Flash CS3

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Topic:

Using the Flex component kit for Flash CS3

Evan will be covering a number of different ways Flex developers can use the Flex component kit for Flash CS3:
 
Case study: Mazda Model Selector

  • Reasons why you might use Flash with Flex on your project.
  • Skin and style existing components.
  • Create reveal-type transitions for containers in Flash.
  • Animate a Flex layout using the Flash timeline.
  • Demonstrate workflow from Flash to Flex.
  • Tips and Tricks for using Flash and Flex together
  • Use FlexBuilder to edit Actionscript for Flash project.
  • Debug Flash using FlexBuilder
  • Enable continuous build for Flash
  • Gotchas and workarounds

 

About Evan:

Evan Gifford is a senior Flex developer who's been whipping up RIAs since the days of Flash 4 and Macromedia Generator. He is the guy who started  the “community supported cairngorm goodness“ found at cairngormdocs.org, wrote the first true “TreeGrid” component for Flex and received an honorable mention at Adobe MAX 2007 for a Flex/AIR/LiveCycle project at Verizon Wireless.

 

Summary

Topic: Using the Flex component kit for Flash CS3
Speaker: Evan Gifford
Date: December 4th
Time: 7pm
Location: FarHeap Solutions offices at
2601 Main St Suite 1200
Irvine, CA 92614

Pizza and refreshments provided by FarHeap Solutions.

Flex 3D class on Nov 20 in San Francisco

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I would like to inform you of an opportunity to learn Papervision3D:

  • All day training class on Papervision 3D
  • Nov 20th in San Francisco (one day after Adobe MAX, near Adobe MAX)
  • 3D gaming and Rich UI included
  • The earlier you sign up, the lower the cost of the class so make the plans ASAP!

Learn more at http://papervision.proj.com/

 

November meeting: Member showcase

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Join us for a special evening where you will get to see what other members are working on:

  • Jeremy Saenz: Programatic skins
  • Evan Gifford: How Flash and Flex can work together
  • Gary Temme: Item renderers and item editors
  • Speed Talton: Video in Flex
  • Laura Arguello: Universal Mind's website case study

Topic: Member showcase
Date: Thursday November 6th
Time: 7pm
Location: FarHeap Solutions offices at
2601 Main St Suite 1200
Irvine, CA 92614

Pizza and refreshments provided by FarHeap Solutions.

We will have a big raffle this time, so come for a chance to win one piece of Adobe software of up to $2100 in value!

We'll also raffle a ticket for a Flex 3D class on Nov 20 in San Francisco.