Monthly Archives: August 2008

Skinning a Flex button with one MXML file (and Degrafa)

Skinning a flex button can often take multiple graphics and/or MXML files for each state. Here’s how to skin a button using MXML and Degrafa to handle three button states with just one file (plus a bonus ‘glow’ filter as an alternate way to get a drop shadow).
The secret is to override the updateDisplayList method [...]

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