Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: friends of ED January 21, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1590598776
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590598771
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Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Description
All Flex applications look the same—a blue-gray background and silver-skinned components—right? That doesn't have to be the case, though. This book shows you how to ensure that your Flex 2 and 3 projects stand out from the crowd and provide your users with an application that is both visually stunning and gorgeously functional.
Flex Builder coupled with the Adobe Creative Suite (CS3) is a powerful combination, providing all the tools you need to create compelling, vibrant interfaces. This book guides you through creating applications with Flex Builder, designing layouts in Fireworks, creating custom skins for your components in Photoshop and Illustrator, and using CSS to enhance the appearance of your rich Internet applications (RIAs).
You'll learn how to efficiently use and style states, enabling you to switch between "pages", thus adding real depth to your applications. Youll also learn how to build web forms that are intuitive to use, helping your users provide the information youre after.
Your Flex applications no longer have to be contained within a web browser window—Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) enables the creation of desktop applications. This book explores giving an AIR application a truly custom shape and style, leaving the rectangular form that defines most applications far, far behind.
Flex isn't just for programmers; its time for designers to take back RIAs and show what that "R" really stands for. The Internet is not just about collecting data—its about visual communication and giving people a rich user experience, and thats what designers do best.
In this book, you'll learn how to:
- Create fluid layouts for Flex applications
- Use CSS to change the appearance of components
- Use Photoshop and Flash to create custom skins for Flex components
- Create a custom-shaped desktop application (AIR)
- Use Fireworks to simplify layout and the production process
Reader ReviewsI was really excited about this title I have been wanting to learn Flex! As a Flash Interactive Designer I wanted to learn how to do what I can in Flash in Flex. I received the book I quickly scanned it , looked at the lessons it looks AWESOME! I am excited. I open the book follow the instructions I realize I need Flex 3 ...OK that's fine I go get the beta, removing the earlier version first I now have ninety days with Beta 3 ...cool... I open the book begin the lesson and I am met with a errata error it seems that Adobe changed the Beta from the one used in the book ..the instructions tell me to right click and select the anchor point ...there are no anchor point or a context menu?? So I did what every designer would do, I think ? I went to the books web site lookng for Errata...NONE!, Looking for a contact NONE! Filled out the eratta form an submitted but I was anxious so I went to one of the authors blog Lord Alex and sent a email titled "Can't use the Book"! He replied with in hours! Wow! He said it appeared I was right Adobe had changed the Beta versions and he would work out a solution...well he was better than his word..he posted a animated screen capture on the steps to complete, and aided me in debugging.. I completed the lesson and on to lesson 2....I will keep you informed! Just let me say thanks to Lord Alex his book is just what I need to get started and he has been great...FOE still has not posted an errata page yet though... FOE get on it ,please!
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