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MadComponents Update last year

I’ve just completed the 0.1 update of MadComponents, and I’ve put it up onto Google code: http://code.google.com/p/mad-components/downloads/list MadComponents are free UI components for Adobe AIR on iPhone, Android, etc.  It renders an XML description of your UI, so it is device screen size and …
keywords adobe, adobe air, google, iphone, orientation, pure actionscript, ui components

MadComponents. Wow! last year

MadComponents are my contribution to free UI components for Adobe AIR for Mobile. For iPhone, or Android, etc. Buttons, Labels, Image, Lists, List Navigation, View Flipper, Pages, Tab Pages etc. The layout is described using XML. The framework handles different screen sizes and resolutions. When …
keywords adobe, adobe air, android, iphone, labels, orientation, resolutions, screen sizes, ui components, user interface

Online publishing last year

It’s been a while since I’ve had free time to make any progress with my pet project.  e2publish is an AIR application for creating online magazines.  I’ve written it for amateur enthusiasts.  Not professional writers or publishing houses.  Although I think that old-school …
keywords adobe air, e2publish, free time, old school, pet project, text layout framework

Thoughts about Open, Closed, and Hypocrisy 2 years ago

The following thoughts are my response to John Mason’s recent post “Is Mike Chambers a hypocrite?” Well, It’s not really a direct response to John’s arguments.  I enjoyed reading what he wrote, as it is nice to see unbiassed and fresh opinions out there.  There are …
keywords axe, direct response, e2publish, john mason, mike chambers

e2publish video tutorials 2 years ago

e2publish is an AIR application that utilises the Text Layout Framework (TLF) and Squiggly spell checking.  It has two powerful text wrapping modes, and plenty of features to customise the look of document pages. The following video tutorials provide an overview of the most important features. …
keywords adobe air, e2publish, e2spreadsheet, e2vector, modes, pure actionscript, text layout, text layout framework, video tutorials

e2vector inspired by harmony. 2 years ago

A few weeks ago, Ricardo Cabello (Mr Doob) published an inspirational “procedural drawing tool” called Harmony.  I was impressed by the code simplicity of Ricardo’s brush effects, their natural look, and the responsiveness and speed of an application made with HTML5 and Canvas. …
keywords adobe air, canvas, drawing, e2vector, harmony, pure actionscript, responsiveness, simplicity

e2publish now with tables, advanced text wrapping, and … 2 years ago

The latest update to e2publish is available from my website here. It has several enhancements over the previous version.  A new user interface.  I’ve incorporated my advanced text wrapping feature.  You can choose either fast or advanced text wrapping by clicking the new icons at the …
keywords adobe air, e2publish, enhancements, page template, previous version, text layout framework, user interface

Adult web site uses my name 2 years ago

I used to own the domain name e2easy.com.  But I lost it years ago, and it got snapped up by one of those parasitic companies that stockpiles promising domain names to sell on at a premium. Well, It appears now that someone else is using it.  An “Adult” dating site.  Don’t …
keywords dating site, domain name, domain names, uncategorized

Wrapping text around a giraffe 2 years ago

It’s 2:00am Monday morning.  I’ve just spent all weekend obsessively wrapping text around giraffes. If you’ve been following my blog, you may remember that a few weeks ago I was blown away by Apple’s presentation of the new iPad.  Particularly iWork and …
keywords adobe air, apple, blog, blown away, demonstration, e2publish, ipad, monday morning, text layout framework

Adobe Refresh Roadshow tomorrow in Brisbane 2 years ago

I’m attending Adobe’s refresh roadshow tomorrow in Brisbane.  I’m looking forward to it.  I get so busy and engrossed in my own little microcosm of  Flex, ActionScript, and AIR development – that it’s going to be good to see demonstrations of other Adobe technologies …
keywords actionscript, adobe, adobe air, brisbane, demonstrations, flex