Screenshot step-by-step instructions of how to use the Flex CoverFlow component
Posted by: Doug, in UncategorizedDan McAdams has posted a quick guide to help people get up and running with the CoverFlow Flex component SWC file. This component has generated a lot of interest, which is great, but it also means that there are a lot of people who are brand new to Flex (and hence don’t know how to use SWC files or how to set up Flex projects) trying to use the component. My posts about coverflow have gotten quite a few comments from people who don’t know how to get the examples I posted working, or can’t figure out how to use the coverflow library in their own applications. Thus far I haven’t spent the time to go through a detailed step-by-step tutorial on exactly how to use a SWC library in your own projects (although google really does do wonders people…).
So thanks Dan! If anyone is having trouble with getting the coverflow library to work make sure to check out Dan’s screenshots and his tips.
Here are a few links to the Flex documentation that explain SWC files and how to use them in your projects:
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May 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
hi there…
have tried getting this to work recently and am a little confused about the directory structures that make ‘best practice’ setting up of flex projects.
Questions:
1. Hard drive/directories – is it best to have resources for projects on the same hard drive as the default directory for projects (ie: for referencing?)
2. Each time I try to add a FLEX PROJECT ‘CoverFlow’ I get the error – “nothing was specified to be included in the library” – Even when following Dan’s notes, and including the ‘CoverFlow_lib.swc’ file in the ‘Libs’ directory, the error remains.
Any light you can shed would be much appreciated.
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
ok – got it…
it was a case of setting the ‘Source Path’ for the Flex Project to where I had extracted the components of the ‘dougmccune_coverflowlib.zip’ file.
Then – copying the ‘CoverFlow_lib.swc’ file into the ‘/libs’ directory of the Flex Project.
Flex updates and includes the custom components in the component library!
Viola!
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
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May 4th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Thank you for developing such a cool component!
I’m an absolute newbie to Flex and flash.
After many tests and errors, I build up my first CoverFlow.
But I don’t know how to do further more / extra advance.
I want to know how to fetch a HTTP service (XML/ RSS) and loop the Panel image URL.
And click event to other URL.
Is there any examples I can follow? Thanks.
October 11th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
i cant acces to the tutorial, please i new in flex and i need help to use this nice component
January 6th, 2009 at 7:56 am
The links to Dan McAdams’ post appear to be broken
February 19th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Please ask Dan McAdams to post his guide again! It’s missing!
March 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Still a dead link…
March 11th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Yeah, sorry guys, the link went away. I don’t know Dan personally, no idea if it’s migrated somewhere else, but we should probably assume it’s gone for good
November 1st, 2009 at 8:06 am
i m not able to add child at run time . i m adding a canvas with image in it .
here is the code.its giving error invalid bitmap data.
var can = new Canvas();
var image:Image = new Image();
can.percentHeight=100;
can.percentWidth=100;
image.autoLoad = true;
image.source = _items[i];
can.addChild(image);
coverflow.addChild(can);
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:58 am
Problems with: nothing was specified to be included in the library ?? Read http://localhost8080.blogspot.com/2010/02/nothing-was-specified-to-be-included-in.html (In Portuguese)