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ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference

ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference. You will need this when developing AIR applications using Actionscript 3 or the Flex API's.

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Flex 2 style explorer

Adobe consulting tool that gives you access to the styles that are available with the standard Flex 2 components. You can even download the generated CSS file for use in your own applications.

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Tweener - creating tweens in ActionScript

Tweener (caurina.transitions.Tweener) is a Class used to create tweenings and other transitions via ActionScript code for projects built on the Flash platform. In layman's terms, Tweener helps you move things around on the screen using only code, instead of the timeline.

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MooTools Javascript framework

MooTools is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer. It allows you to write powerful, flexible, and cross-browser code with its elegant, well documented, and coherent API.

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PrototypeJS Javascript framework

Prototype is a JavaScript Framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications.

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Scriptaculous - UI framework

script.aculo.us provides you with easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries to make your web sites and web applications fly.

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BluePrint CSS framework

Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your CSS development time. It gives you a solid CSS foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, and even a stylesheet for printing.

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FITC Amsterdam - RIA meets Desktop

Peter Elst's presentation from FITC 2008 on Adobe AIR, taking an RIA to the desktop.

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XHTML Reference

A full online reference for XHTML. Ideal for when you have forgotten that tag syntax!

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CSS reference

Online CSS reference for CSS 2.01 with box model article too. Invaulable.

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AMF PHP

AMFPHP allows thin client applications built in languages such as Flash, Flex, and AIR to communicate directly with PHP class objects on the server.

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Sitepoint References - XHTML, CSS and JavaScript

New reference site from Sitepoint. Currently only CSS and a beta version of HTML is available. Worth keeping an eye out for though.

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Scale nine - Skins and Themes

ScaleNine is a collection of skins and themes created for Flex and Adobe AIR.

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FlexDeveloper.eu - Forums for Flex and AS3

Active forums for all things related to Adobe Flex, AIR and ActionScript 3.

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FamFamFam Icons

Excellent resource for over 200+ icons, ideal for any application's UI. They are totally free (always check the licensing) for personal and commercial works.

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Pinvoke Icons

400 (200 + 200) PNG icons available under Creative Commons license.

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Flex in Motion - Google Analytics for monitoring Flex apps

Flex Google Analytics Magic component will now allow you to track all of your Flex Application activities through Google Analytics.

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Inside RIA - AIR features

Inside RIA has some interesting articles surronding Adobe AIR.

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Circular Icons

Circular is a themed collection of 100+ 16×16 icons designed by Ben Gillbanks. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

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Vaga Icon set

Set of 60, semi-transparent .png icons (16 x 16) ready to use and available for free download. Check license for details.

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ProjectSprouts

Project Sprouts is an open-source, cross-platform project generation and configuration tool for ActionScript 2, ActionScript 3, Adobe AIR and Flex projects.

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Iconspedia

Your source of free icons.

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50 + CSS examples

An interesting list of 50+ CSS examples and tutorials by noupe.com

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Designers Toolbox Resources

Includes HTML character codes, PSD's of browser UI components and more.

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AIR for Ruby on Rails Developers

Resources list for Ruby on Rails developers who are looking into AIR and Flex.

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Flash CS3 SWC for Flex

use this SWC if you want to use the Flash CS3 components in a Flex Actionscript project, from the AboutNico.

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EXE installer for AIR

Package your AIR app and the AIR runtime together using this script for Windows only. You will also have to get permission from Adobe to distribute the AIR runtime.

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Smashingapps

A collection of online stuff for designers and developers alike.

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Ganto free PSD icons

24 free icons sets in Photoshop PSD format. Restrictions are you can't offer them for sale or provide them for download.

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ActionScript Collections and Functional Programming

Bruce Eckel gives a great detailed insight into ActionScript 3 collections that you need to read in your a Flex or ActionScript developer.

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Powercursor

Powercursor is a Flash toolkit for making interfaces that you can 'touch'. Interesting concept and something that could be useful for developers.

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Flex Client Architecture slides

On Acrobat.com this presentation from Scotch on the Rocks is a good read on best practices when using or considering Cairngorm and design patterns.

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AS3 design patterns

The website of the ActionScript 3 design patterns book.

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GoSquared

70 vector buttons in Illustrator format, SVG or JPEG. Great for use in your AIR apps

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Sweetie

A lovely set of 182 icons released under creative commons and commercial use if encouraged. Fantastic.

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Circular Icons

Great set of around 100+ mini circular icons under Creative Commons usage.

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Scalenine Adobe Max presentation

Juan Sanchez Adobe Max presentation on prototyping AIR applications in Fireworks CS4.

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Adobe Max Europe Keynote

Notes from the Adobe keynote session held at Max 08.

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Anatomy of a seriously sophisticated AIR application

The AKQA session slides from Adobe Max 08 about how they built the Fiat Eco:Drive AIR application.

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FastIcons

Some really nice freeware icons here for non commercial use, plus some really cool icon sets for purchase

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Semlabs

Some really nice free icons sets here for your AIR apps by UK designer David Hopkins.

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PureMVC best practices

Some interesting best practices for PureMVC.

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FlashCamp San Francisco May 29th

FlashCamp comes to San Fran on May 29th. So get booked in now for a great line up of sessions and speakers covering many topics.

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FITC Toronto

Toronto Canada April 24-27, 2009 The original Flash In The Can location again for 2009 the design and technology festival. Book your tickets now.

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Flash on the Beach 09

Back again this legendary UK Flash conference hits its fourth year. 20th - 23rd September 2009 are the dates so get this in your planner now. Tickets on sale from the 18th May so get your early!

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