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Build a Dynamic Accordion Menu in Flash CS4 with ActionScript 3.0 and XML
In this tutorial you will learn how to build an accordion style menu from scratch that can be configured by using an external file. The menu items can bet totally configured in XML with label and can load text, image or swf on it's open "state". Just follow the tutorial, it's quite simple. At the end you will see a secon example achieved by this procedure.
Continue reading...Exploring runtime styling with the Native Window Explorer in Adobe AIR
8. June 2009
In this Adobe AIR tutorial you will use runtime styling to create a dynamic native window in AIR. We will show you how to load and unload styles, performance concerns and best practice while also showing you the value of knowing your environment.
Continue reading...Build a contact manager in Flex with ZendAMF; Part One - Layout; From Photoshop to Flex
20. May 2009
The complete result of this 2 part tutorial is a contact manager built in flex that uses ZendAMF to store data in mysql. In this first part we will learn how to build our own layout in photoshop and implement it on Adobe Flex. We will use a simple layout and you will learn some few tips to keep in mind when designing a layout in photoshop and using it in Adobe Flex.
Continue reading...Create and Skin a Photo Gallery with Flickr, Flex and Actionscript 3.0
4. May 2009
This flex tutorial shows you how to create a simple Flex photo gallery that uses the Flickr Feeds to obtain the photos. It shows you how to use custom skins, HTTPRequest's and custom components.
Continue reading...Learn How-to Create Flash Components using Actionscript 3.0, XML and Flickr API
22. April 2009
This tutorial will allow you to learn to create custom Flash Components using Actionscript 3.0. I have opted an image gallery component where we would show thumbnails of various images and user could see respective enlarged image by clicking any of the thumbnail. I have used FlickR image search to show various images using this component.
Continue reading...Creating an AIR RSS Reader Application from Scratch with Flex and PureMVC
13. April 2009
Adobe AIR counts already with over 100 million deployments which represents the importance of this development tool nowadays. Nevertheless still some to get introduced to it and start creating their own applications. In this tutorial you will learn how to create an AIR application a bit different on what we have shown before. I mean, we will be showing how to create a RSS Reader with AIR and PureMVC.
Continue reading...Working with XML, E4X and ActionScript 3
12. March 2009
On more than one occasion I have asked developers if they had experience with E4X. I am often surprised to find that some aren’t sure what this amazing ”thing” is and others have been using E4X without even realizing it! In this article we will try to demystify the E4X.
Continue reading...Simulating PicLens with Flex and Away3D – Part 3
23. October 2008
Step by step guide for creating a PicLens type 3D photo viewer with Flex and Away3d. This is step 3, of a 3 part tutorial that will sweep many useful techniques used in web application design, Flex, and Flash 3D design.
Continue reading...Extending the Actionscript 3.0 / Flash CS3 Slideshow with XML
10. September 2008
In this second part flash tutorial we're going to add some more features to the slideshow application. Those would be forwarding and rewinding slides, play and pause the slideshow and linkable slides. If you haven't read the first part tutorial yet, you should do it before continue. You can read it here.
Continue reading...Creating a AIR Web Service Package with Flash and Actionscript 3.0 - Base Service Class And Simple Twitter API
3. September 2008
In this series of tutorials, you will learn the basics of architecting a simple but powerful Web Services Package. We'll start off by creating a class which will be the base of all our services and then continue to create a very simple Twitter API.
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Patrik Hübner 
17. June 2009
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