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Adobe Flex 2 Course

Author : Todd Perkins

6hrs (77 Lessons) 2007-04-25

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Adobe Flex 2 software is an Internet application framework based on Adobe Flash. Flex 2 enables you to productively create scalable applications that can reach virtually anyone on any platform. It includes a powerful Eclipse based development tool, an extensive visual component library, and high-performance data services. VTC author Todd Perkins introduces you to the potential of Flex 2 with this hands on tutorial. You will learn the basics and begin writing your own code, quickly and efficiently. To begin learning Flex 2 today simply click the links.

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Course: Adobe Flex 2
Author: Todd Perkins
SKU: 33758
ISBN: 1-933736-80-1
Work Files: Yes
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Subject: Internet & Web Design
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Course outline

Intro to Flex 2

Intro (01:00)

The Flex 2 Product Line (01:26)

Understanding Flex

Flex Programming Languages (01:26)

Programming Made Easy (01:28)

Flex Fundamentals

Creating a Flex Project (04:39)

MXML in Action (04:17)

Building a Simple Application (04:38)

Testing an Application (02:17)

Component & Page Layout (04:14)

Using the Flex Properties Panel (06:47)

Manipulating Components With Code (06:09)

Data Binding Made Easy (04:42)

Data Binding Made Cool (04:19)

Effective Organization (06:06)

Lay it Out

Controlling Layouts (04:58)

Creating Draggable Areas (03:41)

The Panel Container (03:46)

Creating A ViewStack Container (04:27)

Navigating A ViewStack Container (06:20)

The Accordion & Tab Navigators (02:08)

Navigating With View States (04:53)

Events in ActionScript 3.0

Creating a Simple Event (03:19)

Writing Inline ActionScript (06:02)

Organizing Your ActionScript (04:04)

Catching Mouse Events (06:49)

Using Events For Animation (04:53)

Applying Your Current Knowledge

Viewing the Application (02:12)

Setting Up the Application (03:43)

Creating Bindable Variables pt.1 (04:22)

Creating Bindable Variables pt.2 (04:41)

Controlling Font Size pt.1 (06:17)

Controlling Font Size pt.2 (04:27)

Using Conditional Statements (03:28)

Making a Basic Color Scheme (03:36)

Communicating With Other Pages (07:44)

Creating a Picture Gallery pt.1 (05:49)

Creating a Picture Gallery pt.2 (05:48)

Creating a Picture Gallery pt.3 (04:31)

Putting it in a Container (02:31)

Finishing Touches (04:29)

Working With Data

Reading & Writing XML (01:45)

Putting XML Data in a DataGrid (03:42)

Capturing Data With an Event Handler (04:59)

Changing DataGrid Column Headers (02:59)

Styling Your DataGrid (02:27)

Changing DataGrid Column Labels (06:38)

Making a DataGrid Editable pt.1 (02:32)

Making a DataGrid Editable pt.2 (03:49)

Creating a Custom Component (05:19)

Displaying Data in a TileList (03:00)

Capturing TileList Data (02:01)

Displaying Data in a List (03:05)

Displaying Data in a ComboBox (06:06)

Using Web Services

Setting Up a Testing Server (02:56)

Connecting to Web Services (03:07)

Displaying Data (05:17)

Handling Errors (03:23)

Validating Form Data

Creating a Form Container (04:20)

Using the String Validator (02:52)

Customizing the Error Message (01:53)

Setting Minimum & Maximum Lengths (02:00)

Validating With a Function (07:18)

Styling Your Application With CSS

Styling Components (04:53)

Using a Class Selector (04:22)

Applying a Universal Style (03:49)

Embedding Fonts (04:21)

Creating an External Style Sheet (04:16)

Using Everything Together

Reviewing a Finished App (03:32)

Connecting to a Data Source (05:11)

Populating Lists (02:49)

Binding Data to Display Objects (05:35)

Changing Pages (05:22)

Setting a Default Selection (06:42)

Using View States to Display a Form (06:04)

Showing a Styled Alert Component (02:27)

Closing Remarks

What You have Learned (00:40)

Credits

About the Author (00:49)