I'm pretty sure 1 and 3 can both be accomplished by setting the theme property on the application to "halo" which used to be the default. Now the default is spark which is the visual change and I believe the backgroundGradient is no longer applicable there but still is on halo.
-Jake On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Angelo Anolin <angelo_ano...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > I am in the process of re-compiling some of the MXML files I have done > using Flex 4 from Flex 3. So far, some of my source codes have compiled > properly, and most of them simply trigger an error when it comes to the > backgroundGradientColors of the application container. Other than that, I > am amazed at the size of the compiled SWF (using flex 3.X, my SWF size was > around 400KB) while using Flex 4.0, the SWF got to around 50KB which is a > remarkable improvement. > > > > BTW, I am simply using the command line compiler in order to generate the > SWF file. > > Anyway, I have some few questions as I further perform the re-compilation. > > > > > 1. Since I (and my users) are already quite happy with the unstyled visual > look of the SWF when compiled using Flex 3.X, using Flex 4, the look comes a > little different. Is there a certain way that I could possibly insert in > the command line to retain the old look for my compiled SWF applications? > Or would I need to apply some CSS and styling so as to retain the previous > look of the application? > > > > 2. Previously, the datagrid did not wrap the text in the column width. In > Flex 4, it seems to automatically wrap with regards to the width of the > column. Is there a way to prevent this? > > > > 3. I'd like to retain the backgroundGradient property but at a loss on how > to work around this using the latest Flex compiler. Any suggestions? > > > > I am sure I would have further questions, knowing that I have basically > started porting some source to be compiled with the latest Flex version. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Regards, > > Angelo > > >
