Hi Gordon The components I'm using are: - Button - Combobox - Accordion - Label
The Flex project contains the exact same code as the AS3 project, with an additional custom component that uses the above-mentioned controls. The AS3 project is 162KB The Flex project size is 485KB I think the bloat is due to the Flex project itself requiring the Flex framework. Unfortunately I didnt get the external project referencing working for an AS3 to refrence a Flex project so that I could extract only the neccessary controls outside of the framework. Cheers Tracy --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a surprising amount of bloat. Do you have a list of the > framework components that you're using? > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of polestar11 > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 1:07 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Importing mx packages into AS3 project > > > > Thanks Gordon > > I eventually ended up converting to an mx project, which bloated my > app from 162K to 480K. At the moment size isnt an issue and I have > gone for the ease of development over size. Customizing the flex > component code is an option I havent considered yet, thinking that my > only hopes were either to re-invent the wheel or wait for the flash 9 > compontents to come out. > > So I'll enjoy the simplicity of Flex while I can :) > > Cheers > Tracy > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Gordon Smith" <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > It sounds like you want components which are both very rich and very > > lightweight. If we knew how to do that, we'd write the Flex components > > that way. : ) > > > > > > > > Seriously, athough we've tried to balance these concerns in the Flex > > framework components, we realize that they don't meet everyone's > needs. > > Iff you're extending Button, then you're bringing in significant > chunks > > of the Flex framework, because even a lowly Button supports > measurement, > > layout, CSS, skinnability, focus management, tooltips, etc. > > > > > > > > The source code for our components is freely available. You might want > > to consider starting with ours and trimming out the functionaliry you > > don't need rather than starting from scratch. > > > > > > > > - Gordon >
