tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:01:45 +0000http://www.ifbin.com/news/index.htmlTed PatrickBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-2429398529801453398Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:55:00 +00002007-02-23T12:01:45.768-05:00Type, Type, Type, Type, Type, Sip (coffee), Type, Type, Type, Type, Sip (coffee), Type, Type, Type, Type, Type, Sip (coffee), Type, Type, Type, Type, Type, Type, Sip (coffee), Type, Type, Type, Type, Sip (coffee), Type, Type, Type, Type. com.ifbin.AmazonS3 - Complete com.ifbin.Package - Complete com.ifbin.Share - Complete com.ifbin.SlipStream - In-Process com.ifbin.Manage - In-Process http://www.ifbin.com/news/2007/02/type-type-type-sip-coffee-ahhhh-ifbin.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-115443940721519805Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:00:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.622-05:00Starting today IFBIN 'Flash by Example' and 'Flex by Example' products are open source, open to contribution, free to download, and free for commercial and non-commercial use. These changes are the foundation of IFBIN 2.0. IFBIN is one of the best projects I have ever worked on. Working with a team of 42 developers we attempted to redefine learning by example as a service. We delivered a solid http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/08/ifbin-20-begins-ifbin-is-open-and-free.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-114406959638133034Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:33:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.551-05:00We are looking for new Flex authors to join our team at IFBIN. We run a very tight ship and we only want the very best. If you believe you have what it takes, we would love to hear from you. The criteria is simple: 1. Developers must have deployed applications with Flex 1.5 or Flex 2.0. 2. Deep understanding of MXML, ActionScript, Flash Player 7,8,8.5. 3. Very clean and well documented code. Wehttp://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/04/recruiting-3-new-flex-authors-for.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-114406707046637727Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:10:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.452-05:00IFBIN authors added 56 new examples to both Flex By Example and Flash By Example in March. Great work team! Total examples and growing... 353 - Flash By Example 138 - Flex By Example We have some exciting releases coming in April as IFBIN 2.0 is released combined with a web based catalog, search, and per example sales. IFBIN 2.0 is a free upgrade for existing and new customers. April is http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/04/56-new-examples-on-ifbin.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-114252170404186715Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:08:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.345-05:00ActionScript 3 Klondike is an ActionScript 3-only implementation of the classic Klondike Solitaire game. This is a great example to use as a starting point for other card games going forward. There is a generic card engine that is completely skinnable and can easily be extended to create other games (such as FreeCell, Poker, etc). Purchase Klondike for $50 US. The game features a modular http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/03/flex-2-actionscript-3-klondike-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-114004229836844348Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:14:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.261-05:00We received this customer quote today and it made the development teams day. I really like the service. In fact it was instrumental in getting my current project off the ground. We were pretty green at Flex and now we're flying mostly due in part to IFBIN examples. You can print that if you like. Looking forward to seeing Klondike on IFBIN. Keep up the great work. I'll send you the link to our http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/02/ifbin-flex-by-example-customer-quote.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113959050342549372Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:53:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.164-05:00Ralph created an excellent example for Flex By Example that demonstrates how to retrieve the current word underneath the mouse cursor. This type of functionality is available in Flash Player 8.5 through the use of a new method from the TextField class - getCharIndexAtPoint. Ralph used this method and created a new function that return the word under the mouse cursor. Because this functionalityhttp://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/02/flex-2-mouseword-by-ralf-bokelberg.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113880679629229358Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:09:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:12.083-05:00Today marks the first day of Direct Example Sales at IFBIN. You can purchase Flash VNC now without a subscription for $50. Darron has updated this great Flex 2 application and the speed is 10x faster with 8bit and 16bit color support. Flex 2 Beta 1 is required for compilation. Purchase Flash VNC Beta 1 Source with Updates - $50.00 US Download Flex 2 Beta 1 at Labs FlashVNC provides a full VNC http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/02/ifbin-launches-direct-example-sales.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113837435236868604Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:03:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.988-05:00Free Pie Charts! Darron has been working in a large set of charting examples using Flex 1.5. This example uses dynamically loaded xml from an HTTPService as a dataprovider for a Pie Chart. Just FYI, IFBIN 2.0 is almost ready, we've been busy! Click to view the Flex 1.5 example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/free-friday-flex-15-mxchartspiechart.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113776971909910002Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:08:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.890-05:00Pixel Dissolve uses flash.display.BitmapData.pixelDisolve to dissolve from one image to another with a scrollbar to customize the effect. Nice work Guy! Click to view the Flash 8 example. Requires Flash® Player 8. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within Flash® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/free-friday-flash-8-pixel-dissolve-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113715886340335344Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:27:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.814-05:00Darron put together this Hallo Welt / Hello World example to introduce namespaces in AS3. AS3 namespaces allow you to package classes, constants, and methods under a defined name. In this example, namespaces are used for localization in german and english. Click to view the Flex 2 example. Requires Flash® Player 8.5. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/free-friday-flex-2-hallo-welt-hello.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113706894607259810Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:28:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.713-05:00Rich put together this example using mx.validators.EmailValidator in Flex 1.5. The example shows you how to validate input text within a form. Click to view the Flex 1.5 example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within Flex® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flex-15-mxvalidatorsemailvalidator-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113699633575696422Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:18:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.615-05:00Jonathan Kaye added his V2 Equipment Interface Component Set into IFBIN. The set includes 25 AS 2.0 (FP 6+) Flash components, using the Macromedia v2 component architecture, comprised of interface elements one may find on devices and equipment. The target set is shown at http://www.FlashSim.com/FMXISComponents/. Included Components: - Momentary and toggle buttons - Round dials and sector http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flash-v2-equipment-interface-component.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113690693399627474Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:24:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.535-05:00Tink provided this example using the flash.net.FileReference.download method. The example provides usage for all events in an AS2 Class. FileReference.download allows a user to download a file and save it to their local machine directly. In the example it downloads a ZIP file containing HTML documentation and the SWF file for the example. Note: This feature is currently broken in the Alpha Flashhttp://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flash-8-filereferencedownload-by-tink.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113654131976635881Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:54:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.455-05:00This is a Flash SWF or an Image Loader spiced with the ability to load a SWF's and Images via an external XML file. Coded in ActionScript 2.0 and adorned with Model View Presenter pattern it is a really great example. Great work Brajeshwar! Click to view the Flash example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window The SWF/Image Unique, Random, Serial Loader will try to load an http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/free-friday-flash-unique-random-serial.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113648216301114913Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:26:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.363-05:00Edwin put this great sound example together. Depending on the location of a MovieClip, the sound will dynamically adjust the pan and volume of the sound. Click to view the Flash example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within Flash® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flash-dynamic-sound-example-by-edwin.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113638636637171856Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:51:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.282-05:00Jesse has completed Version 5 of D&D Tools, a large Flex multi-user application for playing Dungeon's and Dragons online. D&D Tools is a very well designed, large, and well architected Flex 1.5 application. It contains many reusable components and concepts for Flex development. Dice Roller Form The application is designed to be run both within a custom projector and online using a Multiple http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flex-15-dd-tools-version-5-by-jesse.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113627683607632114Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:27:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.172-05:00This examples defines a method activateContainer to manage container properties in a generic way. Simply pass a target container to activate or deactivate it. The method consolidates management of many container properties and enabled state-like behavior in any container in Flex 1.5. This method is very handy for dynamic layouts where you need to collapse and expand containers in place. Ideally http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flex-15-container-activation-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113620975672339819Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:48:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:11.069-05:00Rich put together this example using Flex 1.5 and mx.validators.CurrencyValidator. The example accepts text into a TextInput control and validates the data as currency. Validators are essential for managing end user input and they are easy in Flex once you get the hang of them. Click to view the Flex 1.5 example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is http://www.ifbin.com/news/2006/01/flex-15-mxvalidatorscurrencyvalidator.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113596120712413139Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:46:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.985-05:00Included in this Hello World example is a Picture Scroller component. The component allows you to scroll an image on stage using just the mouse. Simply size the component on stage and designate an image to scroll. Great work Jonathan! Click to view the Flash example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/free-friday-flash-hello-world-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113570215538501863Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:49:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.885-05:00Simon Barber put together this example using mx.charts.PieChart using externally loaded XML as a data source with Flex 2. Click to view the Flex 2 example. Requires Flash® Player 8.5. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within Flex® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/flex-2-mxchartspiechart-by-simon.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113558539950902564Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:19:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.801-05:00IFBIN authors have completed 100 high quality, well documented examples into Flex By Example. From the team at IFBIN, we wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! I am extremely proud of the effort poured into Flex By Example by our team. Reaching 100 examples at this quality level was not easy and our authors deserve allot of credit. I look forward to our next milestone of 200. 100 great http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/flex-by-example-turns-100-and-happy.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113533420603453953Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:34:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.694-05:00This Hello World example by Edwin rocks. The example is Flash Panel and JSFL script that walks the Flash Authoring DOM. It is a great example for creating Flash Authoring Extensions using JSFL. Please welcome Edwin van Rijkom as a new IFBIN Author/Partner. This example is available with full source and documentation within Flash® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/flash-free-friday-hello-world-via-jsfl.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113522828668907158Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:11:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.569-05:00Those of you who have used Flash 8 or Flex 2 Alpha have seen the cool new effects that are possible. However, since Flex 1.5 was built for flash player 7 they are not natively available. This example show how to use these new effect classes by creating a wrapper class for the Glow effect. Click to view the Flex example. Requires Flash® Player 8.0. Open Example SWF in a New Window This http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/flex-15-glow-flash-8-effect-wrapper-by.htmlTed Patricktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14700153.post-113518465008135048Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:01:00 +00002006-11-15T18:58:10.441-05:00Josh made this example using Swfmill. It allows you to generate a SWF Library using XML and then compile an example using MTASC. Great work Josh! Click to view the Flash example. Requires Flash® Player 7. Open Example SWF in a New Window This example is available with full source and documentation within Flex® by Example. More to come. Ted :)http://www.ifbin.com/news/2005/12/flash-using-swfmill-to-create-library.htmlTed Patrick