Flash and Flex

Hi,
i wanted to know about the following details of Flex and
Flash
1. Performance
2.Loading time
3.Quality
4.Look and feel
5.time consumeing

I have long thought that if the purpose of the RIA movement
is to create
desktop like apps that run in your browser...then the
platform used to build
those apps would certainly be powerful enough to create
e-learning.
If Flash can be used for e-learning (as we do), what would
make it so
incredible to believe that Flex could also? I find e-learning
to be
well-suited to forms-style development, particularly if you
throw in
some script-driven animation. Seems to me Flex is probably
better
suited to this kind of work than Flash is.

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Posing a question for those well versed in flash and flex

I would like to start an off-line communication chat with those of you who are well versed in Flash and Flex.
I've worked with Cold Fusion but I am not up to date on all the technologies available. This seems like the perfect forum for this question.
I simply want to build an application (web or desktop is unknown) in which a person can learn a foreign language, in this case English.
I need some technical advice as to whether Flash, Flex, or a combination of technologies (Cold Fusion for server side functionality) is the best choice for this application. I do not understand the technical aspects of Flash or Flex in building applications so I need the advice of you experts.
As with most foreign language textbooks, audio, or foreign language video training, the material is not interesting, not pertinent to daily life, and is great for late night insomnia. I've never seen any type of foreign language training that is interesting, fun, or uses current events as part of the curriculum.
I would like to illustrate my idea with an example. I want to use an existing English beginners textbook (for kids), scan the images in the textbook, store the content (rules of grammar) in a database and store example sentences in a database.
I would like to record basic audio sentences from the textbook (Do you know tomorrow's weather), incorporate some animation (baseball player hitting a home run), incorporate some basic video (purchasing an item at the grocery store), add a quiz, test question or puzzles, etc..
In addition, since this is a classroom setting and the kids are split into groups, I would like to store a seating chart with the kids names and pictures in a database. After the first segment is finished (e.g. purchasing a toy at the store) the kids next perform an activty. I want to use a combination of audio, video, and animation to explain the activity, give instructions, split the class into groups,and perform the activity.
As I mentioned before, I would like to start an off-line discusion for those of you who are willing to share some of you knowledge and experience with both Flash and Flex. Since you are extremely busy, maybe you might be able to point me in the right direction.
Hopefully, some of you can provide some sound technical advice.
Thanks in advance
Michael Poplawski

This is an abitious project even for some-one well versed in flex/flash, i have to give you points for outstanding courage on this .
You need to cover quite a few areas in a project like this both for the client and the back end, you need a strong understanding of animation(either through code or the flash timeline), data parsing, logic trees for the quiz/test elements and a lot more before the first line of code would be written.
In Australia there are already a few companies using flex for online educational applications and at least 1 state educational Authority. A search on the internet will find several sites pertaining to flash/flex based online education software and this would be a starting point to give you an idea of the strength flex has in this area.
Beyond this it is not the sort of project that 'help' would be readily available for unless it was relating to very specific issues you could readily define. Also this is not the best forum to request this type of help as the forum is more about testing a beta product. I am sure that if you start learning about flex and have trouble understanding different aspects of how things work there will be plenty of support from the flex community.
Message was edited by: David_F57
by forum I don't mean the whole forum just this branch.

Same fonts used in Flash and FLEX are different

Fonts used in Flash and Flex differs in appearance even though they are same. It lacks the anti alias property and shows pixelated in flex even if it appears normal in flash. Please see attachment.

There can be several reasons for that. First make sure the font is embedded properly. Rotate the object and see how it looks. It is also possible that in Flex the fonts are being captured as a bitmap which can turn off AA at times.
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Flex SDK Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

AS Library for both Flash and Flex

Hi all,
I want to create an action script library that i can use with
both flash and flex. i understand how to do it if i want to just
use it in flex, but i also want it to compile down in to an swf or
whatever so i can use the functions in flash. i tried creating an
action script library, but it requires me to specify a 'runnable
application file.' which doesn't make much sense, since i just want
a class library.

Found the answer (sort of). it's only partially possible. The
best way would just to edit the as files in flex builder and not
create an actual library (though this approach doesn't work if you
need to distribute the library).
In order to do create a library, you need to create a Flex
Library Project in flex builder, not an Action Script Library. the
action script library is a misnomer.
then, when you build you have to jump through some hoops to
get it to actually work, but creating a manifest file and setting
"compute-digest=false" as a compiler option. for more info, check
out the following blog post:
http://timwalling.com/2007/10/22/compiling-flash-cs3-compatible-swcs-with-flex/

How to display html content with image in Adobe Flash and Flex mobile project?

Hi,
I have a html content with image in it. How to display it in Adobe Flash Builder and Flex mobile project? Which control needs to be used for this?

Hello,
The only current way is to use an iFrame, or if you only need some html tags you could use the Text Layout Framework.
Here this is the iFrame approach:
http://code.google.com/p/flex-iframe/
If the swc do not work in Flex4 just use its ource code which works...
...it is basically based on this:
http://www.deitte.com/archives/2008/07/dont_use_iframe.htm
see also and vote, please:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-12291
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-13740
Regards
Marc

Flash and Flex Help

I have a flash movie I created in Flash that has a couple
buttons in the clip. Is there a way to make the flash buttons
change the currentstate in Flex?
I know in Flex state changes are as easy as
currentState='STATENAME';
Flex uses actionscript and so does flash, that is why I am
hoping this is possible.
PLEASE HELP, I appreciate your anticipated response.
Thanks
Todd

Is Flash movie created using ActionScript 3? If so, you
button click can dispatch an event and Flex application can
register a listener to this event and whenever the event is
dispatched, change the state.

What is the "Language Reference" difference between AS, Flash, and FLEX?

I'm fairly new to the world of Flash9 / Flex2 / ActionScript3
development environment.
As I was reading through tutorial for FLEX/AS, I was
introduced to Language Reference for FLEX 2.0.
At the same time, I noticed in FLASH9 / AS3 there is also
Language Reference page. For a moment, I thought these 2 Language
Reference shared the same API / Language components.
As I have found out, when I was looking up Language Reference
for "Button" class for FLE2.0, it provided
- mx.controls.Button
But for Language Reference for "Button" class for FLASH9 /
AS3, it provided different package
- fl.controls.Butoon
Why are there 2 sets of packages for the class Button?
Shouldn't there just be one package for class Button?
thanks,
Ming

Hello,
The names can be confusing, especially since IE identifies Flash Player as Shockwave Flash Object in 'Manage Add-ons'. They are, in fact, two different programs, as noted in your Programs and Features screenshot. Flash Player plays web content created using Flash Professional, Flex, or Flash Builder (ActionScript programming language). Adobe Shockwave Player plays web content that has been created using Adobe Director. They are not interchageable. Web content created using ActionScript requires Flash Player and web content created with Adobe Director requires Shockwave Player.
More info:
Adobe Director
Adobe Shockwave Player
Flash Player | Adobe Flash Player | Overview
HTH.
Maria

Integrating Flash and Flex

Hello,
I am new to Flex but an experienced programmer. I have a Flash movie that has been saved as an .swc file. This movie shows doors open and close in response to real time events obtained through a messaging service. I would like to be able to place this movie into a flex applicaiton so that I can respond to these events. My question is, is it even possible to interact with a Flash movie clip in Flex? I was assuming that this was the whole point of Flex (Flash Builder). Am I wrong about that? Are Flex and Flash two completely different and incompatible products?

https://iamjosh.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/embedding-flash-in-flex/
Yep. You have the right idea. Flex is a framework (targeted at developers) for developing Flash applications.

Flash and Flex swc... and a little bit of Blazeds

i have created a flex library project that connects to a BlazeDS endpoint for consumer/producer communication... i have used action script rather than configure the config.xml file on the server... heres a snip of the code...
channelSet = new ChannelSet();
var channel:AMFChannel = new AMFChannel("my-amf", "http://localhost:8400/test/messagebroker/amf");
channelSet.addChannel(channel);
consumer = new Consumer();
consumer.channelSet = channelSet;
consumer.destination = "myEndPoint";
consumer.subscribe();
consumer.addEventListener(MessageEvent.MESSAGE, test);
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producer.channelSet = channelSet;
producer.destination = "myEndPoint";
producer.addEventListener(MessageAckEvent.ACKNOWLEDGE, acknowledgeHandler);
producer.addEventListener(MessageFaultEvent.FAULT, faultHandler);
public function SendMessage(sendMe:String):void {
try{
     trace("sending message" + sendMe);
     var message:AsyncMessage = new AsyncMessage();
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so i create my swc library... import it to a test flex app... and every thing works as it should.... which is great
when i import this swc to flash cs4 i get an interesting error... i get a   MessageFaultEvent from the producer who cant seem to send a message to the endpoint....
(mx.messaging.messages::ErrorMessage)#0
body = (Object)#1
clientId = (null)
correlationId = "5F943F73-B844-333C-4765-F9A0A38B471B"
destination = ""
extendedData = (null)
faultCode = "Client.Error.MessageSend"
faultDetail = "Channel.Connect.Failed error null url: 'null'"
faultString = (null)
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messageId = "B1821A77-2470-011A-1C73-F9A207DE3764"
rootCause = (mx.messaging.events::ChannelFaultEvent)#3
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        connected = true
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        farID = ""
        farNonce = ""
        maxPeerConnections = 8
        nearID = "8d7005992325e80ac48f45e4dff2ce1d06751cfdd56a4e68bacec5796d8ef371"
        nearNonce = ""
        objectEncoding = 3
        protocol = "rtmp"
        proxyType = "none"
        unconnectedPeerStreams = (Array)#8
        uri = "null"
        usingTLS = false
      piggybackingEnabled = false
      polling = false
      pollingEnabled = true
      pollingInterval = 3000
      protocol = "http"
      reconnecting = false
      recordMessageSizes = false
      recordMessageTimes = false
      requestTimeout = -1
      uri = "http://localhost:8400/test/messagebroker/amf"
      url = "http://localhost:8400/test/messagebroker/amf"
      useSmallMessages = false
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    currentTarget = (mx.messaging.channels::AMFChannel)#4
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    faultCode = "Channel.Connect.Failed"
    faultDetail = "null url: 'null'"
    faultString = "error"
    reconnecting = false
    rejected = false
    rootCause = (null)
    target = (mx.messaging.channels::AMFChannel)#4
    type = "channelFault"
timestamp = 0
timeToLive = 0
seems like a url error?
anybody?
thanks

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Conflict between flash and flex

Detail Description Steps:
1). Created an flex web application with the sdk 3.2 and the application woks fine individually.
2). Loaded that output swf file created by the flex application in to an adobe air 1.0 application it works fine. The air application was created used adobe flash professional cs3
3). When we try to build the air package with adobe flash cs4 professional environment in air 1.5 sdk the swf created using flex application is not loading and displaces an error message .
VerifyError: Error #1053: Illegal override of FocusManager in mx.managers.FocusManager.
at global$init()
at mx.core::Application/initManagers()
at mx.core::Application/initialize()
at registrationForm/initialize()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::childAdded()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/initializeTopLevelWindow()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::docFrameHandler()
at mx.managers::SystemManager/docFrameListener()
We tried out various methods and samples given in internet but nothing works out . kindly help us how to go about.
This problem is occurring when we are trying to migrate our application from air 1.0 to air 1.5. Basically we are doing this for better performance.

I have long thought that if the purpose of the RIA movement
is to create
desktop like apps that run in your browser...then the
platform used to build
those apps would certainly be powerful enough to create
e-learning.
If Flash can be used for e-learning (as we do), what would
make it so
incredible to believe that Flex could also? I find e-learning
to be
well-suited to forms-style development, particularly if you
throw in
some script-driven animation. Seems to me Flex is probably
better
suited to this kind of work than Flash is.

Why change from flash to flex?

hi everyone
I'd like to know why is flex a better alternative to build
RIA applications then flash itself, because i can't find anywhere
the reasons to change, since flash can do almost anything that flex
can to, so please explain it to me. thanks

Let me try a short answer: I think Adobe targets two
different audiences with Flash and Flex: Flash is the authoring
tool for the design-oriented web artist. Flex on the other hand is
a powerful IDE for the application-oriented software developer.
Since both products share ActionScript and the SWF file format I'm
sure both sides will benefit from each other in the future.

VC 7.2 flash or flex compiler ?

I am developing VC models in NWDS 7.2, but I can see only Webdynpro UIs , how can I generate UIs in Flex and Flash kind
in VC 7.0 there are flash and flex ui compilers, but does vc 7.2 have them?

Hi,
In Visual Composer CE version (7.1 and above) there is only WebDynpro runtime, and no flex runtime. However the WebDynpro runtime also has a flex renderer. When you deploy a model, in the links you will find both WebDynpro HTML and Flex links. The WebDynpro Flex links are rendered in flash (although it's still WebDynpro runtime).
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Tal.

ELIPS Studio from Open Plug to develop with Flash or Flex

ELIPS Studio is a development application which converts Flash/Flex into a usable Apple Store iPad app, as stated by Open Plug, the owners of ELIPS, who can be found at www.openplug.com They state you can develop apps using Flash/Flex and their software will convert the Adobe Flash/Flex code into a product usable on Apple iPhone, iTouch, and iPad products. I want to confirm this statement from Apple that this software is accepted as a development platform for your products and that I can sell apps created with ELIPS Studio on the Apple Store with no complications or rejection from Apple. The recent controversy with Adobe Flash and Flex platform has made me skeptical and wanted an "OFFICIAL" verdict on ELIPS from Apple.
Thanks
Alex Dove

Sorry, but you will not get any sort of official responses from Apple here. These forums are for user-to-user technical assistance and are not an official method for communicating with Apple.
I've not seen Apple make any statement of official support on any third-party application development platform, but if you're a member of the Apple Developer Program for iOS, you can try contacting Developer Support and see if they can give you an official statement on the matter.
Regards.

How to display rich content with URL in adobe flash builder and flex for mobile apps?

Hi,
In Apple IOS SDK, I used the WebView control to display the rich text with Bullets, different font style, images within the text and the URLs also within the text as HTML content.
Clicking on the URLs automatically opens the respective webpage in Safari.
In Adobe Flash Builder, I don't see any control straight away equivalent to Apple WebView control.
How to implement the same using adobe and flex?

Thanks for your reply, its nice to know its not just me.
the error i got when submitting to the App store where due to native support for IPHONE 5 which is now mandatory (from May 1st), looking around the internet the common soloution seemed to be upgrading to Air 3.7.
The strange erorrs on 3.7 revolve around compiling a standard / production build (fast build works fine)
the error is always the same (snippet shown below):
Error occurred while packaging the application:
Undefined symbols for architecture armv7:
"__ZN7avmplus8Debugger9debugLineEi", referenced from:
__ZN7avmplus9MethodEnv9debugExitEPNS_13CallStackNodeE in AOTBuildOutput-4.o
__ZN7avmplus11BaseExecMgr22debugEnterExitWrapperNEPNS_9MethodEnvEiPj in AOTBuildOutput-4.o
I have completly failed to work out why, but my gut feeling is its something to do with how the mac is compiling the code in standard build and unable to find a library it needs.
cheers
Toby

Running Flash Player and Flex on HPUX and AIX

Hi
Issue: HPUX 11iv2 PARISC and Itanium and AIX 5.1 and 5.2
(PPC) are not listed in the systemj requirements of Flash Player.
And So affects the Flex SDK Applications?
Does this mean these OS are NOT Supported currently and FLEX
applications cannot run ont these OS browsers?
If no, if and when would Flex Applications be able to run on
HPUX and AIX systems?
This is major concern for choosing the Adoe's Flash
Player-Flex technologies for our big solutions, in Web RIA.
Thanks in advance, NG

Hi
Got answer for HPUX but seems like its half-baked, as there
are plugins for Macromedia Flash Player version 6 in Mozill and
Firefox 1.5 browsers on PA and itanium.
See links:
http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/firefox/firefox_plug-ins.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/mozilla/mozilla_plugins.html
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