Comments on: The New Look of Flex http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/ The latest about ScaleNine Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:51:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tink http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-116057 Tink Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:34:44 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-116057 For those using Flex 3.0 who want to use a wireframe theme to manage client expectations, Ted put some stuff together some time ago. http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/11/managing-ui-development-expectations.php Both new theme look wireframish to me, which IMO is a good thing because it will mean people will feel more need to skin them instead of leaving their app in the default Halo theme. I'd like to see the up and down buttons on the ScrollBar square instead of rectangular, For those using Flex 3.0 who want to use a wireframe theme to manage client expectations, Ted put some stuff together some time ago.

http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/11/managing-ui-development-expectations.php

Both new theme look wireframish to me, which IMO is a good thing because it will mean people will feel more need to skin them instead of leaving their app in the default Halo theme.

I’d like to see the up and down buttons on the ScrollBar square instead of rectangular,

]]> By: PeZ http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115687 PeZ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:43:46 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115687 Looking at the source code, new theme is called "Spark" Looking at the source code, new theme is called “Spark”

]]> By: Alberto Alcaraz http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115683 Alberto Alcaraz Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:45:29 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115683 I really like the new theme, but I've heard somewhere that it'll change before the final release. For the wireframe theme, I also think that it's completely a must to show "undesigned" wireframes to a client, 'cos as Juan said, more often than not, they'd like to leave the design as is. We're looking forward to start playing with the "Gumbonents" :P Great post Juan! I really like the new theme, but I’ve heard somewhere that it’ll change before the final release. For the wireframe theme, I also think that it’s completely a must to show “undesigned” wireframes to a client, ‘cos as Juan said, more often than not, they’d like to leave the design as is.

We’re looking forward to start playing with the “Gumbonents” :P

Great post Juan!

]]> By: Tom Gonzalez http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115652 Tom Gonzalez Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:28:50 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115652 Great find Juan, starts to get me excited about working with Flex 4. Personally I like the new scrollbars ;) Great find Juan, starts to get me excited about working with Flex 4. Personally I like the new scrollbars ;)

]]> By: Brett Rampata http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115649 Brett Rampata Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:06:50 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115649 ;) ;)

]]> By: Campbell http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115645 Campbell Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:37:16 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115645 Yeah agree with Josh about the scroll bars. Possibly a little minimalistic too. At least I can see the demand for Skinning skills going up ;) Yeah agree with Josh about the scroll bars. Possibly a little minimalistic too.
At least I can see the demand for Skinning skills going up ;)

]]> By: Josh Tynjala http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115643 Josh Tynjala Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:24:43 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115643 The scroll bar buttons look a little strange, but I like the overall simplicity. Clean and professional, and not too distinct. Even if boring developers don't change it much, I think this one will blend in more than Halo's default. However, for the more aesthetically-mindled, it begs to be customized, as you mentioned. I hope they tweak those scroll bar buttons, though. Seriously. Reminds me of Java's default skin or something. The big arrows stick out like a sore thumb. The scroll bar buttons look a little strange, but I like the overall simplicity. Clean and professional, and not too distinct. Even if boring developers don’t change it much, I think this one will blend in more than Halo’s default. However, for the more aesthetically-mindled, it begs to be customized, as you mentioned. I hope they tweak those scroll bar buttons, though. Seriously. Reminds me of Java’s default skin or something. The big arrows stick out like a sore thumb.

]]> By: polyGeek http://scalenine.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-new-look-of-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-115639 polyGeek Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:56:57 +0000 http://scalenine.com/blog/?p=231#comment-115639 Nice observation about the "blueprint" theme. That will come in handy. Nice observation about the “blueprint” theme. That will come in handy.

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