Setting the Y-axis transform position on a Spark BitmapImage control in Flex 4

By On November 20, 2009 · 3 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the Y-axis transform position on a Spark BitmapImage control in Flex 4 by seting the rotationY, transformX, and transformY properties.

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Adding a Sprite to the display list in Flex 4

By On November 20, 2009 · 16 Comments

The following example shows how you can add a Sprite to the display object by using the Spark SpriteVisualElement object in Flex 4 and calling the addChild() method.

 

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Using a CFF embedded font with a Halo List control in Flex 4

By On November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can use a CFF/DefineFont4 embedded font with a Halo/MX List control in Flex 4 by setting the textFieldClass style to the new mx.core.UIFTETextField class.

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Setting a dynamically loaded background image fill on a Spark Border container in Flex 4

By On November 16, 2009 · 4 Comments

In a previous example, “Setting a background image fill on a Spark Border container in Flex 4″, we saw how you could set a background image fill on a Spark Border container in Flex 4 by setting the backgroundImage style to an embedded image.

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Setting a background image fill on a Spark Border container in Flex 4

By On November 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can set a background image fill on a Spark Border container in Flex 4 by setting the backgroundImage style.

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Clipping the content in a Spark Panel container in Flex 4

By On November 14, 2009 · 5 Comments

The following examples show how you can clip the overflowing content in a Spark Panel container in Flex 4 by setting the Boolean clipAndEnableScrolling property or using a Spark Scroller container.

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Styling the selected tab on a Spark TabBar control in Flex 4

By On November 13, 2009 · 2 Comments

In a previous example, “Styling the selected button on a Spark ButtonBar control in Flex 4″, we saw how you could style the currently selected button on a Flex 4 Spark ButtonBar control by styling the various states on the Spark ButtonBarButton selector.

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Setting the accent color on the MX Alert control default button in Flex 4

By On November 12, 2009 · 3 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the accent color on the MX Alert control’s default button in Flex 4 by setting the new accentColor style.

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Creating an animated transition when scrolling through items in a Spark HGroup container in Flex 4

By On November 11, 2009 · 8 Comments

The following example shows how you can create a simple horizontal list using a HGroup container and do an animated scroll using the Animate and SimpleMotionPath classes and the getHorizontalScrollPositionDelta() method

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Setting the selection highlight color on a Spark RichEditableText control in Flex 4

By On November 7, 2009 · 2 Comments

The following example shows how you can set the text selection highlight color on a Spark RichEditableText control in Flex 4 by setting the focusedTextSelectionColor style.

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Creating a custom component using the Definition tag in Flex 4

By On November 6, 2009 · 1 Comment

In a previous example, “Creating a custom component using the Component tag in Flex 4″, we saw how you could create a simple, inline custom component in Flex 4 using the Component tag and className property and then instantiating new instances using ActionScript and MXML.

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Applying styles to specific Spark List controls in Flex 4

By On November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can selectively style Spark List controls in Flex 4 using Advanced CSS and the styleName property or the id property.

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