I’m in the process of developing a new hybrid component–a component which utilizes the Flash Player but via a JavaScript API–for YUI. This new component will take advantage of Flash’s native SharedObject functionality to store...
Topics: General

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In Flash Player 10, Adobe developers added a great new feature: the ability to rotate dynamic text generated using device fonts already present on the user’s machine, not the fonts embedded in the SWF. However, using this feature is a bit tricky,...
Topics: device fonts, dynamic text, Flash, Flash 10

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We’re filing late this year but we were determined to get this thing in before midnight. We thought about asking for an extension, but decided the paperwork was too complicated. So here we go, crossing our fingers…Astra 1.4 is now ready for...
Topics: accessibility, Flash, Flex

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The Flash Platform team is representing at South by Southwest in Austin. No, we’re not playing in a band this year, though I do hear Tripp is a hell of a guitar player. We’re focused on SXSWi, where all the cool kids congregate to showcase...
Topics: General

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In this article, I’ll go over the steps needed to enable accessibility for a custom component. While it takes a bit of getting used to, I think you’ll find that enabling accessibility for your components is not only beneficial to the many...
Topics: accessibility, Articles, Flash, Flex, General, screen reader, usability

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