Seems like I’ve neglected to do this the past few weeks, so here’s an uber-update on all the entries from my “other blog”, blog.flexexamples.com. Quickly looking at the list, it seems we have several on charting, the ImageSnapshot class, the Tree control, the RichTextEditor control, as well as a few others.
Head on over and check some of them out:
- Controlling whether a LineChart should set its base value at zero
- Styling individual FormItem labels using the labelStyleName style
- Changing default line colors in a Flex LineChart control
- Removing the default drop shadow from a LineChart chart in Flex
- Customizing folder and leaf icons in the Flex Tree control using the folderOpenIcon, folderClosedIcon, and defaultLeafIcon styles
- Changing the horizontal grid line frequency in a Flex LineChart control using the horizontalChangeCount style
- Displaying grid lines in a Flex LineChart control
- Alternating background row colors in a Flex LineSeries chart
- Customizing the horizontal grid lines in a Flex LineChart control
- Displaying a PieSeries item’s data when a user clicks an item in a Flex PieChart control
- Setting a custom icon field in a Flex Tree control
- Creating a custom icon function on a Flex Tree control
- Creating a custom label function on a Flex LineChart control’s linear axis
- Taking screenshots in Flex 3 using the ImageSnapshot.captureImage() method
- Creating a custom label function on a Flex LineChart control’s category axis
- Taking screenshots in Flex 3 using the ImageSnapshot.captureBitmapData() method
- Changing a chart legend’s direction
- Displaying a hand cursor when mousing over a Flex control
- Setting specific minimum and maximum ranges for a Flex LineChart control LinearAxis
- Styling individual tabs in a TabBar control
- Aligning data in a Flex LineChart control to horizontal and vertical tick marks
- Alternating background column colors in a Flex LineSeries chart
- Creating a linear gradient fill on a ColumnChart control’s column series in Flex
- Creating a custom scroll tip function on a Flex TextArea control
- Displaying scroll tips on a Flex TextArea control
- Toggling the control bar in a Flex RichTextEditor control
- Setting a status message in a Flex RichTextEditor control
- Customizing the Flex RichTextEditor control’s title style
- Adding a title icon to a Flex RichTextEditor control
- Creating tool tips on the Flex RichTextEditor control
- Selecting multiple items in Flex List and DataGrid controls
- Adding a stroke around a ColumnSeries item in a Flex ColumnChart control
- Creating a radial gradient fill on a ColumnChart control’s column series in Flex
- Animating a Flex PieChart control’s rotation when a user clicks on an item
- Hiding nested controls in a Flex RichTextEditor control
- Populating the nested font family ComboBox control in a Flex RichTextEditor control
- Changing the default column width ratio of a ColumnChart control in Flex
- Setting a ColumnChart control’s item roll over color and item selection color in Flex
- Adding custom labels to a Flex ColumnChart control’s column series
- Changing the selection duration and easing function on a Flex Tree control
- Displaying the default icons from a Flex Tree control
- Controlling a Tree control’s item indentation in Flex
- Alternating row colors in a Flex Tree control using the depthColors style
- Alternating row colors in a Flex Tree control using the alternatingItemColors style
- Changing the open duration and easing function on a Flex Tree control
- Detecting when a user opens or closes a Tree control in Flex
- Dragging and dropping items in a Flex Tree control
- Creating a Flex Tree control with variable row heights
- Toggling a Tree control’s root node in Flex
- Opening nodes in a Flex Tree control using the expandItem() method
- Using the itemDoubleClick event to open nodes in a Flex Tree control
- Setting icons for specific nodes in a Flex Tree control
- Using the isBranch() method to determine if a Tree item is a branch or leaf
- Determining the first visible item in a Flex Tree control
- Determining which Tree branches are open using the openItems property
- Expanding and collapsing Flex Tree nodes using the expandItem() and expandChildrenOf() methods
- Using an Array as a data provider in a Flex Tree control
- Sorting XML documents using an XMLListCollection
- Hiding nested controls in a Flex RichTextEditor control (remix)
- Changing the appearance of the locked column separator skin for a DataGrid control in Flex 3
- Installing the Flex Skin Design Extensions for CS3 from Adobe Labs
- Using the ImageSnapshot class to capture images as JPEGs or PNGs in Flex 3
- Converting an ImageSnapshot object into a Base-64 encoded string in Flex 3
- Setting a default encoder for the ImageSnapshot class in Flex 3
That is a grand total of 64 new entries since November 12th. According to my WordPress dashboard, this brings us up to 340 posts (and 643 comments), in a little less than 6 months. According to Google Reader, that’s roughly 13.3 posts per week. Rock on! A big thanks to all my readers, subscribers, commenters (especially those to help me answer comments/questions), banner clickers, Adobe (for making such a great product), and the rest of the Flex Community.
