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July 31, 2006

Top 10 reasons to attend MAX 2006 in Las Vegas

MAX 2006 offers the Adobe community an unprecedented opportunity to learn about Adobe software, interact with industry experts, connect with peers, and have lots of fun.

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Posted by gfox at 3:32 PM

Four new Flex Quick Starts

Master building advanced Flex user interfaces by learning how to create item editors, use data providers, and add drag-and-drop support.

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Posted by gfox at 3:31 PM

Persistent data: Saving user preferences and game scores

Use Flash Lite shared objects so your games remember user information across gaming sessions.

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Posted by gfox at 3:30 PM

Creating a video player using the state design pattern and ActionScript 3.0

Learn about design patterns from this simple state machine that starts and stops a video, and then adapt it to run on Flash Media Server 2 by adding more states and player controls.

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Posted by gfox at 3:29 PM

Sample: Validating field content in a form hosted in Adobe Acrobat (ZIP, 91k)

This sample demonstrates how to use the Acrobat Scripting API within an XFA form to make invalid fields flash red when you attempt to submit the form

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Posted by gfox at 3:28 PM

July 24, 2006

Automatically generating code for Flex 2 data access

Use DAOFlex to generate, compile, and prepare the required files for data-driven Flex 2 applications.

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Posted by gfox at 2:16 PM

Creating self-voicing puzzles in Flash

Make games accessible outside the browser by relying on system-level voices instead of screen readers.

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Posted by gfox at 2:15 PM

Understanding CSS inheritance

Reduce and streamline CSS code by forcing certain CSS properties to inherit the values of their parent.

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Posted by gfox at 2:14 PM

Clearing template cache automatically through the ColdFusion gateway

Clear cache as needed while maintaining the Trusted Cache setting for high performance across your website.

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Posted by gfox at 2:13 PM

Sample: Exposing LiveCycle workflows in BEA WebLogic Portal (ZIP, 46.9M)

Learn how to integrate LiveCycle Form Manager and LiveCycle Workflow in the BEA WebLogic environment.

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Posted by gfox at 2:12 PM

July 20, 2006

Four new Flex Quick Starts

Learn Flex fundamentals such as controlling the cursor, using Repeaters, skinning components, and using item renderers.

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Posted by gfox at 2:20 PM

July 17, 2006

Flex community sample applications

Check out what developers in the Flex and Flash community are building with Flex 2, Flash Player 9, and ActionScript 3.0.

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Posted by gfox at 2:22 PM

From FITC: Colin Moock interviews Mike Downey, Flash product manager

Two Flash experts discuss the Adobe merger, Flash, Adobe Labs, and Flex in these four videos.

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Posted by gfox at 2:21 PM

Creating a Flash Lite 1.1 RSS Reader

Use a server-side PHP parser and Flash Lite 1.1 to display RSS feeds on Flash Lite–enabled devices.

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Posted by gfox at 2:19 PM

Guidelines for rich Internet application development

Learn from the pros by applying Fluid's best-practice development tactics to your own work.

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Posted by gfox at 2:18 PM

Sample: Adding subform instances at runtime (ZIP, 148k)

This sample demonstrates how to add subform instances to your form at runtime and include the new subform as well as its child objects in any form calculations.

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Posted by gfox at 2:17 PM

July 10, 2006

Flex 2: What's in it for Flash developers?

With all the buzz surrounding Adobe Flex 2, many Flash developers are wondering "What's in it for me?" Michael Koch has the scoop.

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Posted by gfox at 5:07 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 1

Using repeating and non-repeating images

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Posted by gfox at 5:06 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 2

Placing images with precision.

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Posted by gfox at 5:05 PM

Working with background images and CSS – Part 3

Altering the appearance of your pages with drop shadows.

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Posted by gfox at 5:04 PM

Working with background images and CSS –Part 4

Using images to mimic the appearance of columns.

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Posted by gfox at 5:02 PM

Implementing a dual-threshold buffering strategy in Flash Media Server

Achieve fast start times for streaming video while maintaining resilience to bandwidth fluctuations.

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Posted by gfox at 5:01 PM

NoteTag: Anatomy of a Flex mashup

Learn about the architecture, components, and classes behind NoteTag—a proof-of-concept Flex app.

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Posted by gfox at 5:00 PM

Mobile charting with Flash Lite 2

Minimize data transfer while still performing elegant data visualization on mobile devices with these components.

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Posted by gfox at 5:00 PM

Compatibility of Adobe LiveCycle Designer 6.0 form designs with Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1 (PDF, 269k)

This document describes the issues that you may encounter when working with LiveCycle Designer 6.0 form designs in LiveCycle Designer 7.1.

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Posted by gfox at 4:58 PM