Hi, I've created a component that adds additional styles to a Panel, TitleWindow or Alert and I'm making the component, source code and documentation available for free under the MIT License.
The additional styles include an inner shadow for the content area, a gradient background for the content area, a tiled image background for the content area, a tiled image border, and the ability to independently adjust the transparency of a background image and the transparency of the content area. An interactive design application is included so that you can experiment with different styles and copy the resulting CSS class selector to your application. For more information, or to download the component, documentation and source code visit: http://blog.mediablur.com/2008/03/21/enhanced-panel-skin-for-flex/ Enjoy! Paul --- Paul Whitelock Denver, Colorado