Add FlexComponents to your mailing lists!

The new FlexComponents mailing list is now live. Whether you’re having an issue subclassing one of the base Flex Framework components, or you’re starting from scratch on top of the UIComponent class and want to know more about all those functions you can override, this is the place to go. Unlike the famous FlexCoders list, which covers all aspects of Flex (check it out, if you haven’t yet), the components list will only focus on custom components.

Adobe wants the community to go hog-wild with components. That’s why Ted started the list. I don’t doubt that Flex.org will be expanding soon to include all sorts of useful component information. If you’re interested in some of what the community is building already, check out the Flex Exchange. It just opened, so more and more components should be added in time.

I recently posted a very simple component there. It’s a specialized TextInput box that will grow or shrink to fit its text. This component is beyond simple to implement, but it worked well in my Regular Expression explorer and I’m sure that others can find uses for it too.

About Josh Tynjala

Josh Tynjala is a frontend developer, open source contributor, bowler hat enthusiast, and karaoke addict. You might be familiar with his project, Feathers UI, an open source user interface library for Starling Framework that is included in the Adobe Gaming SDK.