AS3 TextEditor

AS3 TextEditor Lite is a SWC based component for rich text editor which can be used in Flash applications to be developed using Action Script 3 and Adobe Flash CS3 IDE. This component provides features like:

Dynamically attach it to any text field of your application Complete WYSIWYG Editor Formatting of characters as Bold, Italic, Underline Hyperlink with color, underline options Search and replace texts Indent, Margin (left and right) Paragraph alignment left, right,center,justified Making unordered lists Line spacing, Character spacing Adding Image (No Edit) Rich Text View and HTML View (two-color coded) Clipboard features: Select All, Copy, Paste, Remove Formatting Inserting special characters.

It’s only for CS3/CS4 and not for Flex. But hey, you cant have it all I guess.
AS3 TextEditor Lite: Free rich text editor component for Adobe Flash CS3

TextFlowLite

Grant Skinner has posted a nice utility class for flowing textfields, making it easy to redefine text flow size on the fly. Read More »

Inspirational Bookshelfs

I just had to post this awesome showcase of bookshelfs, everything from
trees to magnets and polar bears (!?).
My personal favorite must be the “The Amazing Staircase”.
››Modern and Creative Bookshelf Designs

Licences…

Everytime I start a new project, I find myself contemplating which source code license I should use. Just take a look at this list from OSI, 72 in all to choose from. Read More »

11 Flash Resources & 11 Must-Have-Utilities for 2009

Hydrotik has posted quite a comprehensive list of resources and must-have-utilities for 2009. I’ve picked a few of my own favorites that I’ll definitely will use or play with during 2009. Read More »

25 lines of code

The 25-Line Actionscript Contest for decemeber has ended, and I must say i’m extremely impressed with what you can do with just 25 lines of code.
Read More »

Trying on a new suit

I spent the better part of yesterday and today, trying on new themes for this blog, only knowing that I wanted something very structured with a minimalistic feel. Read More »

MVC Design patterns

The last few days I’ve been researching MVC Design patterns for AS3, thinking that it could be something I could apply to a project I’ve been working on (Integrating WordPress and Flash), and also a chance to study while working.

Anyways, Sam Rivello has written an excellent introduction about PureMVC over at Adobe Edge.

I also found a smaller implementation called SimpleMVC, that could be useful aswell.

ExportImage

Hasan Otuome over at Flex.Rocks! has written a nice JSFL for exporting library bitmap assets, which is really nice when you dont have the original assets ( say when a designer done the asset layout and you need to re-edit them).

Read more and download here.