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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/12/21/customizing-the-flex-datechooser-control/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        @font-face {
            src: local("Base 02");
            fontFamily: Base02Embedded;
            unicode-range:
                U+0030-U+0039, /* 0-9 */
                U+0041-U+0051, /* Uppercase A-Z */
                U+0052-U+007A, /* Lowercase a-z */
                U+002F-U+002F; /* slash (/) */
        }

        DateChooser {
            cornerRadius: 0; /* pixels */
            headerColors: black, black;
            borderColor: black;
            themeColor: black;
            fontFamily: Base02Embedded;
            todayColor: red;
            todayStyleName: myTodayStyleName;
            headerStyleName: myHeaderStyleName;
            weekDayStyleName: myWeekDayStyleName;
            dropShadowEnabled: true;
        }

        .myTodayStyleName {
            color: white;
        }

        .myWeekDayStyleName {
            fontWeight: normal;
        }

        .myHeaderStyleName {
            color: red;
            fontSize: 16;
            fontWeight: normal;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.formatters.DateBase;

            private function dateChooser_init():void {
                dateChooser.dayNames = DateBase.dayNamesShort;
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:DateChooser id="dateChooser"
            initialize="dateChooser_init();" />

</mx:Application>

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Base 02 font by www.stereo-type.net.

For an example of using embedded fonts with the Flex DateField control, see “Embedding fonts for the Flex DateField control”.

 

Full code after the jump.

View MXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/12/19/customizing-the-current-date-in-the-flex-datefield-control/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        DateField {
            todayColor: haloOrange;
            dateChooserStyleName: myCustomDateChooser;
        }

        .myCustomDateChooser {
            todayStyleName: myCustomTodayStyleName;
        }

        .myCustomTodayStyleName {
            color: black;
            fontStyle: italic;
            fontWeight: bold;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Form styleName="plain">
            <mx:FormItem label="showToday:">
                <mx:CheckBox id="checkBox"
                        selected="true"
                        change="dateField.open();" />
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

    <mx:DateField id="dateField"
            showToday="{checkBox.selected}"
            creationComplete="dateField.open();" />

</mx:Application>

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