Have you ever had that feeling that something is very wrong in your project? Maybe that some paranormal force is working against you? Well, when embedded text starts disappearing after adding a SWC to a project, that's the feeling I used to get.
Problem:
Let me start by saying SWC's are great. I've been using them more [...]
Fix Disappearing Fonts Caused by SWC’s
posted by Chris Black on January 3rd, 2010 under AIR, ActionScript, Flex
Compress Transparent PNGs with Flash
posted by Chris Black on July 24th, 2009 under AIR, ActionScript, Flash, Flex
Do you use transparent PNGs in Flash, Flex or AIR? Want to cut your application file size in half?
Problem:
Embedding transparent PNGs dramatically increases the size of your Flash, Flex and AIR applications. Photoshop and Fireworks dot not have any compression available for transparent PNGs (that I am aware of).
Solution:
Import your PNGs into Flash, [...]
Six Months on AIR
posted by Chris Black on June 5th, 2009 under AIR
Attention AIR developers: Are you interested in learning about caching images in binary format, SQLite database migration, re-using existing view components, memory fragmentation and general tips / tricks about developing your application using Adobe AIR? If you answered YES than you should attend Minh Vu and Chris Black's session at Flashbelt on June 8th [...]
Skimmer
posted by Chris Black on March 24th, 2009 under AIR, Uncategorized
"A lifestreaming thing that lets you see it all in one place"
Skimmer. The next Adobe AIR app and the hard work of many individuals over the past 6 months. It has been amazing to see this application turn from design into reality. This is a summary of the technologies used and [...]








