<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/11/26/creating-a-solid-color-fill-on-an-ellipse-object-in-flex-gumbo/ -->
<FxApplication name="Ellipse_fill_solidColor_test"
        xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009">
    <layout>
        <BasicLayout />
    </layout>

    <Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ColorPickerEvent;
            import mx.events.SliderEvent;

            private function colorPicker_change(evt:ColorPickerEvent):void {
                solidColor.color = evt.color;
            }

            private function slider_change(evt:SliderEvent):void {
                solidColor.alpha = evt.value;
            }
        ]]>
    </Script>

    <Form>
        <FormItem label="color:">
            <ColorPicker id="colorPicker"
                    selectedColor="black"
                    change="colorPicker_change(event);" />
        </FormItem>
        <FormItem label="alpha:">
            <HSlider id="slider"
                    minimum="0.0"
                    maximum="1.0"
                    value="1.0"
                    snapInterval="0.1"
                    tickInterval="0.1"
                    liveDragging="true"
                    change="slider_change(event);" />
        </FormItem>
    </Form>

    <Ellipse id="ellipse"
            width="300"
            height="200"
            horizontalCenter="0"
            verticalCenter="0">
        <fill>
            <SolidColor id="solidColor" />
        </fill>
    </Ellipse>

</FxApplication>