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Quick Tip: Using the Datagrid With XML

Quick Tip: Using the Datagrid With XML

I’m going to demonstrate how to use the datagrid component with an xml file. When you need to display tabular data there is no quicker and easier way than to use a datagrid, and when paired up with an xml file it makes things all the better.

Build a Handy AS3 Weather App with the Yahoo API

Build a Handy AS3 Weather App with the Yahoo API

With help from this tutorial you will learn how to use the Yahoo Weather API to obtain and display weather forecasts with AS3.

Using Google Map's New Features for Flash

Using Google Maps’ New Features for Flash

After such a positive response to my first tutorial Implement a Map Using the Google Map API for Flash I decided to write a second. Since that first tut the Google Map API has been updated, allowing developers to (amongst other things) add 3D viewing to maps. This is a great feature and during this tutorial I’ll explain how to use it.

Also, lots of people requested an explanation for adding custom markers; that’s the second thing we’ll discuss here today.

Create a Dynamic Bar Graph Generator Using XML + AS3

A bar chart or bar graph is a chart with rectangular bars whose lengths are proportional to the values they represent. They’re commonly used for comparing two or more values that were taken over time or under different conditions, usually on small data sets.

In this tutorial, we’ll create a bar graph generator using XML and AS3.

Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

Sometimes you just want to be very modern about your website. And how better to show people how cool you are as a flash programmer than to make them experience it themselves? In this tutorial I will show you how to create a modern menu with spring-like buttons. We’ll even make it customizable from xml!

Build an OOP Tag Cloud in ActionScript 3.0

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to build a flexible, animatable tagcloud using an Object Oriented Programming approach. I don’t believe in a right or wrong method, but rather several degrees of efficiency. If you have any constructive criticism on my code feel free to comment.

That said, lets start!

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Create a Dynamic Slideshow with Actionscript 3.0 and XML – Part 3

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Create a Dynamic Slideshow with AS3 and XML

Time to implement labels and navigation to our Slideshow Application. We’ll go over a lot in this third and final part of the series. This screencast is almost one and a half hours in total, so sit back, open up your files from Part 2 and let’s dig in!

Build a Smooth Hot Products List with the Caurina Tweener Class

In this, his first tut at Flashtuts+, Yanko takes you through building a dynamic ‘Hot Products’ list using old favourites ActionScript 3.0 and XML. He also smoothes things out by utilizing the Caurina Tweener class. Enjoy..

Create a Responsive Image Scroller in ActionScript 3.0

This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a horizontally scrolling image viewer. It will cover xml parsing, loading and resizing external images, and creating intuitive and responsive scrolling!

Plotting Points Using Yahoo! Maps and RSS

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to get started with the Yahoo! Maps API in Flash. We’ll load a couple of RSS feeds and plot some natural disaster warnings using their longitudes and latitudes.

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