Table of Contents

1. CHAPTER 1: SETTING UP & OVERVIEW
   • INTRODUCTION 00:04:09
   • Installing the Poetica Font 00:01:52
   • Preparing the Workspace 00:06:39
   • Repair Broken Links & Improve Performance 00:02:14
   • Looking at the Natural Experiences Application 00:08:56
   • Reviewing the Drag & Drop Application 00:03:39
2. CHAPTER 2: ENHANCEMENTS WITH IMAGERY & LAYERING
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:39
   • Reviewing the Main Application File 00:08:10
   • Reviewing the Gallery Custom Component File 00:02:57
   • Add Images & Animations to the Background 00:05:12
   • Reviewing the Processing Effect of Animations 00:01:27
   • Embedding an Image into the Project 00:04:34
   • Placing Content in Correct Order 00:04:26
   • Creating a Reusable Embedded Image 00:05:11
   • Randomizing the Displayed Background Image 00:04:59
   • Declaring Variables 00:05:08
   • Calculating the Variable 00:04:03
   • Creating Simple Pop Up Functionality 00:04:19
   • Closing & Opening the Pop Up 00:05:40
3. CHAPTER 3: WORKING WITH FONTS, FILTERS, & BLENDS
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:54
   • Learning the Limitations of Device Fonts 00:04:30
   • Adding an Embedded Font 00:06:55
   • Using the Embedded Font in a Class Selector 00:04:10
   • Embedding Fonts Using FlashType 00:12:20
   • Exploring FlashType Advance Anti-Aliasing Setting 00:06:27
   • Exploring Filters 00:02:23
   • Creating a Drop Shadow & Applying Glow Filters 00:08:49
   • Reviewing Available Blends 00:03:18
   • Applying Blends 00:02:42
4. CHAPTER 4: CUSTOMIZING FLEX COMPONENTS
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:51
   • Exploring 9-Slice Scaling 00:08:24
   • Adding 9-Slice Scaling to PNG Images 00:04:40
   • Modify the Natural Experiences Welcome Panel 00:06:40
   • Modify Graphical Skins Using Adobe Flash® Templates 00:02:23
   • Modify the Natural Experiences ComboBox Skin 00:07:54
5. CHAPTER 5: EXTENDING FLEX COMPONENTS USING ACTIONSCRIPT 3
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:51
   • Creating an Extended Component 00:08:33
   • Extend & Customize Pre-existing Flex Components 00:08:04
   • Add Custom Buttons to Scroll Window Extended Panel 00:06:40
   • Applying Images to Button States 00:04:38
   • Assign Event Handlers in an ActionScript Component 00:03:31
   • Adding Button Children to the Panel 00:04:22
   • Positioning the Custom Buttons in the Scroll Window 00:04:47
   • Create Variables, Change Button Size, & Calculate X & Y Positions 00:06:51
   • Optimizing the Application with Style Sheets 00:08:24
   • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:03
6. CHAPTER 6: DRAWING SHAPES & MODIFYING FLEX COMPONENTS
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:50
   • Using the Display List Objects & Graphics Class 00:06:06
   • Calling the clear() Method 00:05:42
   • Using lineStyle() to Style Star Points 00:02:15
   • Drawing a Shape in an ActionScript Class 00:03:47
   • Creating the ExpandButton 00:03:55
   • Drawing a Round Cornered Rectangle 00:05:20
   • Drawing a Line & Arrow 00:06:26
   • Applying Drawn Buttons to an Application 00:04:36
   • Reskinning Panels with a Programmatic Skin 00:04:02
   • Setting Variables for Drawing the Skin 00:05:48
   • Creating a Drawing Using the Graphics Class Method 00:04:08
   • Applying the Panel Skin 00:03:01
7. CHAPTER 7: ANIMATING COMPONENTS & STATE CHANGES
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:41
   • Creating Fly-In Pop Up Components 00:02:39
   • Creating Parallel Effects Using MXML 00:05:19
   • Creating Parallel Effects Using ActionScript 00:07:33
   • Comparing MXML & ActionScript 00:03:12
   • Expanding & Restoring the Scroll Window Panel 00:10:06
   • Triggering the State Change 00:03:29
   • Smoothing Transitions 00:06:15
   • Detecting the Scroll Window's Panel Width 00:05:48
   • Creating Bindable Variables 00:03:08
   • Using a Rollover Effect with a Thumbnail 00:10:20
8. CHAPTER 8: LOOSE DATA COUPLING WITH BINDING & EVENTS
   • INTRODUCTION 00:01:06
   • Displaying XML Data in an Array Collection 00:09:41
   • Passing Data between Components 00:04:47
   • Passing Thumbnail Sizes between Components 00:07:20
   • Using a Repeater to Generate Thumbnails 00:04:11
   • Displaying Data with the Thumbnails 00:05:50
   • Creating a Pop Up Event Class 00:06:50
   • Displaying the Correct Data in the Pop Up 00:06:13
   • Reviewing Code in the Main Application 00:05:18
   • Looking at the Filter Function 00:04:24
   • Exploring the Thumbnail Gallery Properties 00:04:42
   • Configuring the Thumbnail Gallery Layout 00:08:54
   • Calculating the Thumbnail Width & Height 00:07:01
   • Explaining Thumbnail Positioning 00:02:19
   • Exploring the Code that Defines Thumbnail Position 00:09:04
   • Positioning the Thumbnails in the Gallery 00:04:51
   • Repairing the Scroll Window Display 00:06:32
   • Refreshing the Gallery Based on Category 00:03:01
9. CHAPTER 9: CREATING MOUSE-AWARE APPLICATION FEATURES
   • INTRODUCTION 00:00:38
   • Moving the Pop Up to the Mouse Position 00:09:30
   • Constraining the Pop Up within the Content Area 00:01:38
   • Modifying Pop Up Locations 00:06:20
   • Continuing Modification of the Pop Up Location 00:02:48
   • Creating the Timer Object 00:05:49
   • Creating Auto-Scroll Functionality 00:03:51
   • Timer Instance & ReducingValue Variable 00:02:13
   • Timer Instance Basic Functionality 00:06:16
   • Calculating Scrolling Functionality 00:04:51
   • Controlling Animation Functionality 00:04:22
   • Activate & Deactivate Scrolling Functionality 00:09:43
10. CHAPTER 10: DATA-BOUND DRAG & DROP FOR ANY FLEX CONTROL
    • INTRODUCTION 00:00:48
    • Enabling the Drag Function on the Drag Source 00:04:34
    • Enabling the Drop Function on the Drop Target 00:02:53
    • Enabling the Drag Move Function on the Source 00:02:34
    • Enable Drag & Drop Functionality on Components 00:03:59
    • Limiting Data Display in the List Control 00:05:04
    • Drag Enabling the Source Image 00:09:45
    • Adding a Format to the DataSource Objects 00:05:39
    • Accepting the Data in the Drop Target 00:07:08
    • Creating a Proxy Image 00:07:01
    • Drop Enabling the Target List Control 00:08:38
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:03:03