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| Preface | |
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| Getting Up to Speed | |
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| What Is Flex? | |
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| What about AIR? | |
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| Where Flex Fits | |
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| Why Use Flex? | |
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| How Flex Compares to Other Technologies | |
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| When Not to Use Flex | |
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| Summary | |
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| Setting Up Your Environment | |
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| Using Alternatives to Flex Builder | |
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| Introducing Flex Builder and Eclipse | |
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| Running Your First Application | |
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| Summary | |
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| Using Design Mode | |
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| A Blank Slate: Your Canvas | |
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| Adding Components to the Application | |
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| Moving Components Around | |
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| Exploring Common Components | |
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| Modifying Properties Directly | |
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| Summary | |
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| Using Source Mode | |
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| What Design Mode Does | |
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| Anatomy of a Flex Application | |
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| Components Added in Source Mode | |
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| Code Completion | |
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| MXML in Depth | |
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| Summary | |
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| Learning the Basics of Scripting | |
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| Getting Ready | |
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| Inline ActionScript | |
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| Dot Notation | |
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| Assignment | |
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| Functions | |
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| Variables | |
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| Data Types | |
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| Objects | |
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| Classes | |
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| MXML and ActionScript Work Together | |
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| ActionScript's Relationship with MXML | |
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| Comments? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Adding Interactivity with ActionScript | |
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| Understanding Events | |
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| Handling Events Inline | |
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| Using Event Constants | |
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| Making Things Happen | |
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| Debugging for Kicks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Using Data Binding | |
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| What Is Data Binding? | |
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| How to Use It | |
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| Implementing Two-Way Bindings | |
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| Storing Complex Data | |
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| Creating Bindable Variables in ActionScript | |
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| Determining When Data Binding Isn't Appropriate | |
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| Putting Data Binding to Work for You | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laying Out Your Applications | |
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| Types of Layouts | |
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| The Display List | |
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| Sizing | |
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| Layout Container Options | |
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| Advanced Containers | |
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| Layout Controls | |
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| Alignment | |
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| Constraints-Based Layout | |
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| Summary | |
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| Creating Rich Forms | |
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| Preparing the Application | |
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| Validating Data | |
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| Restricting Input | |
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| Formatting Data for Display | |
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| Summary | |
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| Gathering and Displaying Data | |
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| Using List Controls | |
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| Using XML Data | |
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| Implementing List Selection | |
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| Connecting to Search Results | |
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| Dragging and Dropping in Lists | |
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| Using Inline Item Renderers | |
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| Exploring Other Types of Service Components | |
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| Summary | |
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| Controlling Flow and Visibility | |
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| Controlling Visibility | |
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| Navigation Components | |
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| Creating a Photo Gallery Application | |
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| Summary | |
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| Working with View States | |
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| Scenarios for States | |
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| Creating New States | |
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| Modifying State Properties, Styles, and Events | |
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| Adding Components | |
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| Putting States to the Test | |
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| Summary | |
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| Applying Behaviors, Transitions, and Filters | |
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| Behaviors | |
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| Common Effects and Their Properties | |
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| Sound Effects | |
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| States Made More Interesting | |
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| Filters | |
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| Summary | |
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| Styling Applications | |
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| Using Inline Styles | |
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| Using Style Sheets | |
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| Embedding Assets | |
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| Skinning | |
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| Using Themes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Deploying Your Application | |
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| Deploying to the Web | |
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| Deploying to the Desktop | |
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| Summary | |
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| Index | |