Thoughts on Flex: ExtendedSound

New article on Thoughts on Flex: Easy sound volume and fading in Flex with ExtendedSound

Flex RPC Fault #2032 (ioError)

[RPC Fault faultString="HTTP request error" faultCode="Server.Error.Request" faultDetail="Error: [IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2032: Stream Error. URL:xxx"]. URL:xxx”]
Yesterday this error raised the first time. Today I figured out what it could be.
It seems this error raises when Flex tries to access two files at the same time through a HttpService. Looks like a SandBox restriction.
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Adobe Flex common controls for Photoshop

Today I’ve created some common used Flex controls. Why? Since I create my mockups for websites/ria’s in Photoshop and don’t want to make them directly in Flex.
The controls can be used in a broad range of colors, designs and templates. You can download them (.zip file) from my DeviantART page: http://mysticearth.deviantart.com/art/Adobe-Flex-Controls-72703772
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Adobe Flex Builder 3 beta 3 released

This week Adobe released their final beta of Flex Builder 3. It’s available for download and can be used as trial for 90 days. This is probably due to the upcoming release.
The features are introduced with a couple of videos at the Flex 3 Wiki (Adobe Labs): http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_3:Feature_Introductions
Go ahead and download Flex Builder 3 public [...]

Weekly Tutorial: Part 8 (Adobe Flex tutorials)

While learning Flex to the bone I’ve encountered a lot of questions and don’t-know-how’s, so I found a lot of resources spread on the web. Since I love sharing, here you’ve got some of the websites used:

gotswf (a google custom search engine, searching some major flex sites)
Flex Developer Center (resources from Adobe and the Flex [...]