Video: Transitions and Easing in Flex

Transitions and Easing in Flex, the next episode in the gripping and suspenseful series CodeDependent, is now available from Adobe TV.

This show examines a sample drawing application that lets the user change the location of the drawing tool palette, and how transitions can help provide a better user experience when changing the layout of the GUI. We also see how various easing approaches change the feel of the transition; no single easing approach fits all situations, so it's good to know what alternatives exist and to experiment with them to see what works best.

Here's the video:

Here is the demo application (nice SF picture courtesy Romain Guy):

And here is the source code.

Finally, here's where you can find the CodeDependent videos on iTunes.

Enjoy.

Video: Interactive GUI Components

Interactive GUI Components, the next episode in the gripping and suspenseful series CodeDependent, is now available from Adobe TV.

This show looks at techniques from gaming consoles and cartoon animation for making a more interactive and fun user experience with your UI components.

Here's the video:

Here is the demo application:

And here is the source code.

Finally, here's where you can find the CodeDependent videos on iTunes.

Enjoy.

Drunken MAX Interviews

The Drunk on Software film crew hit the streets and bars late on the last night of MAX 2009, asking a select group of people (read: anyone that would let us film them), "What was your favorite thing at MAX?"

It's like a "Man on the Street" interview, but with women, too. And it's not so much "in the street" as "on the sidewalk and in the bar." And after the drinking that night, maybe kind of a "facedown in the street" nuance as well. So maybe I'd call it a "Men and women on the sidewalk, in the bars, and lying in the gutter" interview format.

Anyway, here's the result (or check it out on the Drunk on Software site instead). Enjoy...

Video: Animated Scrollbar and Slider in Flex 4

Animated Scrollbar and Slider in Flex 4, the next episode in the gripping and suspenseful series CodeDependent, is now available from Adobe TV.

This show deviates a tad from the usual CodeDependent shtick; I don't actually walk through any code (shock! horror!). Instead, we show a couple of the new Flex 4 components in action and see the animated behavior that they have to help create a smoother, better user experience.

Here's the video:

Here is the demo application:

And here is the source code.

Finally, here's where you can find the CodeDependent videos on iTunes.

Enjoy.

Just for Show

Is there anything with graphics or effects in Flex that you would like to see explained? Any problem that's been bugging you, or some transition that you can't quite figure out? Or just some Flex/graphics/animation topic you're interested in knowing more about?

Let me know and maybe it'll become a show...

I've been good at doing a bunch of shows and some articles on topics that interest me, or problems that have come up that seemed like they might interest an audience larger than Chet, or just explanations of some of the stuff that we've been doing in the current Flex release under development. But that doesn't mean I don't run out of ideas. When the Adobe TV folks call and say that it's time to shoot another several episodes, I have to come up with a lot of content, quick, and sometimes that's easier to do than other times.

In the meantime, suggestions from people actually trying to use our stuff to build real world applications (that's you) would really help drive some of the content. I'm happy doing tutorials on things that I run across, but my situation is different from yours, and yours, and yours too, so I may not have hit the problems that you have, and may not ever know to go near some topic that you're pining to hear more about. For example, a recent question on my blog resulted in 2 shows about custom interpolation and resizing AIR applications. And another suggestion (coincidentally from the same person) will probably result in another 2-3 shows that I'm shooting next week.

So, if you have any suggested topics for me, please go ahead and suggest them. I think I'm okay at animation framework development, but I admit I'm not so good at reading minds.

Add a comment below, or contact me directly via the email listed in my blogger profile. I'm not saying I will do tutorials on all ideas or questions; it depends on how many suggestions there are, what the topics are, and what I think might have broad appeal. And I will certainly keep coming up with my own topics. But it would be great to have a larger set of potential topics to mull over.

And while we're in housekeeping mode:

• Ratings: My CodeDependent videos on Adobe TV have ratings (what web content doesn't these days?). The embedded player doesn't expose that feature on my blog, but it would still be useful to me and others to know what people think about the topics I cover. So if you have any particular feeling about a show you saw here (note: the ratings don't include the choice "loathing" or "nausea"), go ahead and click through to the show's page on Adobe TV or the CodeDependent show page and rate the sucker.
• Twitter: I'm still not sure what I'm doing on Twitter, but I do have an account there. I use it for feeding out the headlines whenever I post a blog (either here or on my humor blog). I figure you are what you write. I promise to not post status updates on what kind of sandwich I'm having for lunch. Even if it's a really awesome one, like an Italian sub with hot peppers. If you are interested in following me, my twitter account is @chethaase.

That's all. Back to work. Look for another video soon, probably tomorrow.