Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming

Overview

To gain the most from these tutorials you should have already watched Total Training for Adobe Flex 2: Rich Internet Applications or have an equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in that series. With Leo paving the way, you will learn how to work with embedded images and fonts, implement transitions and easing effects, apply filters and blends, and programmatically interact with mouse position and actions like dragging and dropping. In addition, you will learn how to extend and skin Flex UI components using both images and shapes drawn with the ActionScript Drawing API.

Learning with Study 365 has many advantages. The course material is delivered straight to you and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand.

This course is comprised of professional learning material, all delivered through a system that you will have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days (12 months).

Who is it for?

Aspiring software engineers / developers
IT professionals
Aspiring games programmers / developer
Students
Job seekers
Graduates

Course Outline:

This course consists of the following modules:

Part 1

Module 01: Setting up & Overview
Module 02: Enhancements with Imagery & Layering
Module 03: Working with Fonts, Filters & Blends
Module 04: Customizing flex Components
Module 05: Extending flex components using Actionscript3

Part 2

Module 01: Drawing shapes & Modifying flex Components
Module 02: Animating Components & State changes
Module 03: Loose data coupling with binding & events
Module 04: Creating mouse-aware Application features
Module 05: Data-Bound Drag for any flex Control

Course Duration:

From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time.

Method of Assessment:

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate for Flex 2: Advanced Visual Programming.

Entry Requirement:

Learners must be age 16 or over and should have a basic understanding of the English Language, numeracy, literacy, and ICT.

Career Path:

Working with Flex 2, you can learn how to effectively embed images, fonts and as lo implement the effects which are required for this as well. Understand how to implement transitions, apply filters and also become thorough in actions like dragging and dropping with mouse positioning. It is a vital tool which can help you develop yours kills and knowledge in an immense manner, thus improving your career status. A career with bright prospects await you with the completion of this course. According to www.payscale.uk, some of the key job positions along with the average UK salary per annum you can go for after completing this course will be as follows.

Software Engineer – £35,264 per annum
Software developer – £30,782 per annum
Games engineer- £50,375 per annum
Games developer – £27,000 per annum
Games programmer – £27,469 per annum
Software programmer – £30,278 per annum

Presenter Information:

Leo is an Adobe Certified Master Instructor for the Flex, Flash, ColdFusion, and Dreamweaver product lines, and has worked as a technical trainer and courseware developer for over ten years, focusing on web development technologies since 1998. Leo is also the author of Flash 8: ActionScript – a course in the Adobe Authorized Training Curriculum – as well as multiple ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 training modules for the Flex product lines.

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Course Curriculum

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