Hi folks, I'ved also had the same issues with the MobileTheme project of the SDK.
Tiago Lopes : Desenvolvedor - Flex / Flash Fone: (85) 8896.4855 www.tiagolopes.pro.br 2013/8/28 Deepak MS <megharajdee...@gmail.com> > Hello, > > I checked background processing of the app(on iPad) with renderMode set to > ‘direct’. As Will mentioned, it does break the background processing. I had > to revert it back to ‘gpu’ and it worked fine. However, performance wise it > still remains comparatively faster even if I set the renderMode to ‘gpu’. > So I am retaining it to ‘gpu’, as background processing is very important > to retain(especially while a file downloading is in progress) > > > > However, I encountered around 16 warnings, which weren’t there in flex > 4.6|AIR3.6 : > > Cannot resolve namespace qualified type 'BorderDataNavigator' in CSS > selector 'BorderDataNavigator' – this one is repeated 12 times > > The style 'cornerRadius' is only supported by type > 'spark.components.ButtonBarButton' with the theme(s) 'spark'. – this one is > repeated 4 times. > > > > > > I have no idea what 'BorderDataNavigator' is. It isn’t there anywhere in my > project. I haven’t used 'cornerRadius' too anywhere in the project. Any > idea how can we get rid of these warnings? > > > > > > Cheers! > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Will <willvj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I believe you lose the ability to perform any background tasks by setting > > rendermode to direct, at least on IOS. This will be a dealbreaker for > many > > apps. See this bug for more details and be sure to vote: > > > > https://bugbase.adobe.com/**index.cfm?event=bug&id=3349232< > https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3349232> > > > > > > On 8/23/2013 1:47 PM, jude wrote: > > > >> When using direct mode do you lose any functionality? I think there was > a > >> GPU mode and you lost filters and other features so I could not use it > at > >> the time. Is direct mode the same? Thanks > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Deepak MS <megharajdee...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Swen, > >>> Thanks a lot. That really helped. It works fine now :) > >>> > >>> I'll surely be blogging about performance boost that we have in 4.10 > soon > >>> in my blog...I just felt like adding up NOS (Nitrous) in NFS, while > using > >>> my app ! ;) Thanks for such a cool release! > >>> > >>> Cheers! > >>> Deepak > >>> http://deepflex.blogspot.com/ > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Swen van Zanten <f...@hdsign.nl> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Deepak, > >>>> > >>>> I also had that problem, > >>>> this one is easily fixed by editing the skin. > >>>> > >>>> inside the scroller it looked like this: > >>>> <s:Grid id="grid" > >>>> > >>> itemRenderer="spark.skins.**spark.DefaultGridItemRenderer"**> > >>> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="backgroundLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="selectionLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="editorIndicatorLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="rendererLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="overlayLayer"/> > >>>> </s:Grid> > >>>> > >>>> now it looks like this: > >>>> <s:Grid id="grid" > >>>> > >>> itemRenderer="spark.skins.**spark.DefaultGridItemRenderer"**> > >>> > >>>> <s:gridView> > >>>> <fx:Component> > >>>> <s:GridView> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="backgroundLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="selectionLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer > >>>> > >>> name="editorIndicatorLayer"/> > >>> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="rendererLayer"/> > >>>> <s:GridLayer name="overlayLayer"/> > >>>> </s:GridView> > >>>> </fx:Component> > >>>> </s:gridView> > >>>> </s:Grid> > >>>> > >>>> Hope it helps you. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> SWEN VAN ZANTEN > >>>> Hoofdstraat 160 > >>>> 2171 BL, Sassenheim > >>>> > >>>> Op 23 aug. 2013, om 11:08 heeft Deepak MS <megharajdee...@gmail.com> > >>>> het > >>>> volgende geschreven: > >>>> > >>>> I had built an iPad app using Flex 4.6|AIR 3.6 sometime back. Looking > >>>>> > >>>> at > >>> > >>>> this email, I got curious to see how my app would perform on 4.10. > >>>>> > >>>>> Agreed! Overall performance in comparatively good. > >>>>> - Popups used to have a delay of 3-4 seconds, but now it just pops up > >>>>> without any > >>>>> delay. > >>>>> - Switching between tabs(for the first time) in a TabbedViewNavigator > >>>>> > >>>> had > >>> > >>>> a delay of 3 to 4s (based on number of UI elements on each of the tab > >>>>> views). But now it takes 1.5s or less. > >>>>> > >>>>> But size got increased a little: > >>>>> > >>>>> - Compiled size was 9,178,761 bytes using flex 4.6|AIR 3.6 and it is > >>>>> 9,762,490 bytes using flex 4.10|AIR 3.8, which is just fine for me, > it > >>>>> > >>>> not > >>>> > >>>>> a big issue. > >>>>> > >>>>> However, I came across one issue(which wasn't there in Flex 4.6). I > am > >>>>> using a datagrid with a skinClass. If I use a skin class, it shows > up a > >>>>> blank datagrid on the screen. But when I remove this skinclass > >>>>> > >>>> property, > >>> > >>>> it > >>>> > >>>>> displays the datagrid properly with all data in it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Though datagrid is not optimized for mobile, I am still using it for > my > >>>>> app(iPad), as I did not find any scrolling issues. It works smoothly > as > >>>>> > >>>> it > >>>> > >>>>> works for web. > >>>>> > >>>>> Screentshots for reference: > >>>>> http://snag.gy/nAcyD.jpg - with skinClass in flex 4.10 > >>>>> > >>>>> http://snag.gy/zwWnA.jpg - without skinClass in flex 4.10 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:05 PM, DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Great! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> But my friend is getting married this weekend, I've got no time to > do > >>>>>> > >>>>> a > >>> > >>>> benchmark test. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Maybe next weekend I can do it, I'll try my best, I'm too busy just > >>>>>> > >>>>> like > >>> > >>>> everybody else. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> DarkStone > >>>>>> 2013-08-23 > >>>>>> At 2013-08-23 14:13:21,"OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 10:21 PM, "DarkStone" <darkst...@163.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Can anyone help spreading the good news? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I think we need Apache's official support to publish the news, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> indicating > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> that Flex 4.10 + AIR 3.8 running very smooth on iOS and Mac devices > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> when > >>>> > >>>>> renderMode is set to direct. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> This is very important for the rise of the Flex. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Can someone from the inside verify it and take it seriously, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> please~~~ > >>> > >>>> We can probably do a blog post about it. But we need some solid > >>>>>>> benchmarks that compares prior versions to current versions. Is > that > >>>>>>> something you can help build and publish? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks for all your help! > >>>>>>> Om > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> DarkStone > >>>>>>>> 2013-08-23 > >>>>>>>> 在 2013-08-22 16:37:22，"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> 写道： > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Good to know that, I will try Adobe Scout sometime, I think your > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> data > >>> > >>>> is > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> awesome! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Ram Lee > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> 在 2013-8-22，14:58，DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> 写道： > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Hi Ram, > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> You're welcome. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> If you want precise performance benchmark, you can use Adobe > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Scout. > >>> > >>>> A friend of mine said, by using Scout, a Flex mobile application > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> which > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> has a Spark List of 500 itemRenderers on it, running on the iPod > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> touch > >>> > >>>> 5, > >>>> > >>>>> madly swiping finger across the itemRenderers, Scout reported this: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If set Flex Application' framerate to 24, the runtime testing > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> result > >>> > >>>> is 24, no dropping frames! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If set framerate to 60, the result is 48-55 frames per second, > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> which > >>> > >>>> is already a big deal! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> You can do your own test using Adobe Scout, good luck. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> DarkStone > >>>>>>>>>> 2013-08-22 > >>>>>>>>>> At 2013-08-22 14:09:48,"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot for the notes and good to know that! > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I did try the direct renderMode on my retina Macbook and feel > the > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> performance improvement! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> And I was wondering if there are some good performance test tools > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> to > >>>> > >>>>> make this improvement more qualified? because what I do now is just > >>>>>>> resizing the app window to see if it renders the diplay object > faster > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> and > >>>> > >>>>> smoother. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Again, thanks a lot for the NEWS! > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Ram Lee > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> 在 2013-8-22，13:28，DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> 写道： > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ram, > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> The major performance improvement is done by AIR 3.8 (not > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> earlier > >>> > >>>> AIR versions), and the reason why Adobe didn't mention this is > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> because > >>> > >>>> they > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> always have the lousy PR (Public Relations), which hide the good > news > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> and > >>>> > >>>>> spread the bad news, they should fire their PR managers immediately. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> At the same time, Flex 4.10 fixed a lot of bugs, which improves > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> the > >>>> > >>>>> framework perfomance as well. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> So with Flex 4.10 and AIR 3.8, you can really build mobile apps > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> with > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> it, and running smooth on iPhone & iPad & Mac & PC. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Now, we can proudly say that Flex has become the best > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> crossplatform > >>>> > >>>>> application development & deployment solution on earth! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> DarkStone > >>>>>>>>>>>> 2013-08-22 > >>>>>>>>>>>> At 2013-08-22 13:10:38,"Ram Lee" <ranbolee...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this from AIR 3.8 or earlier versions? just searched the > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> internet, wonder why Adobe didn't mention such performance > >>>>>>> boost on > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> the > >>> > >>>> Apple devices? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 李楠 > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 在 2013-8-22，12:23，Joel Tan <joel...@cype.com.my> 写道： > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I can feel the performance improvement as well on Flex > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> mobile > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> app! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 21, 2013, at 7:20 PM, DarkStone <darkst...@163.com> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> It surprised me when I try to recompile my old Flex 4 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects > >>> > >>>> with Flex 4.10 & AIR 3.8 SDKs, and deploy them to iPhone & iPad & > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> MacBook, > >>>> > >>>>> they runnning incrediblely smooth, like 2 to 3 times faster than > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> before, > >>>> > >>>>> nealy native app performance! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The trick is you need to set <renderMode>direct</**renderMode> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in > >>> > >>>> the -app.xml file, this will boost performance on iOS and Mac OS, so > >>>>>>> everybody just keep in mind of this. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Now that the performance issue of Flex has been greatly > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> improved > >>>> > >>>>> on mobile devices, I'm very excited, finding that Apache Flex has a > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> great > >>>> > >>>>> future! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Flex is an awesome framework, which has great development > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> efficiency, I think it's time to let the world know that > Flex > >>>>>>> is > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> still > >>> > >>>> kicking and it is the best solution for application (not game) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> development > >>>> > >>>>> and deployment across all platforms. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> So we should really working on the official Flex Showcase, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> more > >>> > >>>> video demos of Flex Mobile Apps on iPhone & iPad will be great! I'm > >>>>>>> planning to submit my own demo to the showcase when I got the time. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I've already wrote a decent blog post to spread the good news > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > >>>> > >>>>> the Chinese Flex Developers, here is the link: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/**blog_6f56a2bf0101dm98.html< > http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_6f56a2bf0101dm98.html> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Many thanks to the Apache Flex Community, I love Flex, and > we > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> shall attract more and more people to the Flex community! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DarkStone > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2013-08-21 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > > >
