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For those of you who are interested in skinning beyond the graphical approach, Adobe TV has a nice video covering the topic of Programmatic Skinning. Kevin Hoyt does a nice job covering some of the basics of getting started with creating Programmatic Skins. He explains some of the differences between both methods of skinning and some of the impacts of going all graphical.

Check out the video on Adobe TV.

If you’re interested in expanding your knowledge on the topic, the book I co-authored with Andy McIntosh goes into detail on creating Programmatic Skins and provides some great tips and tricks. Apparently the book is slated to start shipping early next month (fingers crossed).

This method of creating skins is very powerful, however it can take a bit more time than creating graphical skins unless you’re doing it on a consistent basis. I’ve always been a fan of what you get from programmatic skinning, like the dynamic nature of them, the ability to customize through CSS styles,  and the optimization improvements. However, the necessity of working with the Drawing API and time it takes to create the skins eventually pushed me into getting involved with Degrafa. You’ll also see these benefits in Flex 4 and the introduction of FXG.

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