Thanks for the feedback. I'm aware that Flex components can be skinned; what was mentioned was "The Flex 2 components, by contrast, must be "styled" with CSS as opposed to skinned" -- I should have been more specific in my language and said that Flex components are "more easily styled than skinned."
Though there have been great strides made in the Flex3/Flash CS3 workflow, Flex components are still "styling-oriented," and for that reason "Flash Developers" will choose the CS3 components over the Flex ones if they can. Thanks for pointing that out though. _______________________________________________________________ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Writing partner, Community MX | http://www.communitymx.com Abobe Certified Developer & Trainer Narciso Jaramillo wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > Interesting article! It's true that the Flash platform developer > landscape has changed quite a bit in the last couple of years, and it's > great to see people starting to explain the nuances. > > I just wanted to point out one factual error in your article. Page 2 > says that the Flex 2 components must be styled through CSS and can't be > skinned. In fact, you can create purely graphical skins for Flex > components using either bitmap or vector artwork created in the CS3 > tools. In Flex 2, it was a somewhat manual process, described in this > article: > > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_skins.html > > In Flex 3, which is coming out soon, we've automated the process, so you > have a fully automated workflow for Flex skinning from the CS3 design > tools into Flex Builder: > > http://www.adobe.com/go/flex3_cs3_skinning_extensions > > Thanks, > > nj > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Joseph Balderson > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:21 AM > To: undisclosed-recipients > Subject: [flexcoders] So You Want To Hire a SWF Developer? > > FYI, there's a free article on Community MX > <http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=284FA> I penned to help > recruiters, HR personnel, managers and developers wrestling with the > question "what do we call the person who builds SWF files for a living, > and what exactly do they do?" > > By no means the final word on job descriptions (so please don't take > offence if you feel you don't fit into any of the categories), this > should offer some clarity on the evolution of the Flash ecosystem of > technologies and proposed skillset descriptions in the current > marketplace. > > A further description of the document can be found here > <http://www.joeflash.ca/blog/2008/01/so-you-want-to-hire-a-swf-developer > .html>, > and a PDF version of the document can be downloaded on the article page > link above. > > Pass this along to any managers, recruiters or HR people who may have a > use for it. Apologies for the plug, but a lot of people I know could use > > this information, just wanted to share. > > > Cheers, >
