This is a subcomponent of a larger application I am working on but is a pretty neat widget on its own. The code loads any xml file on the www thats accessible to Flash and renders it as is. All attributes are rendered in a node named __attributes and have a different icon than node [...]
Its been a fun two and a half years at Comcast. Well, crazy at times but when you lean back and look at the big picture, it does feel amazing to have created applications that, well, are so much fun!. So I decided to write a post on it and since we are looking for [...]
This is definitely work in progress. I ported my treemap classes to the Flex framework and created this quick app that reads data from Digg. It doesnt automatically load data so click on one of the links above to get started. Rollover the rectangles to preview the story and click on them to launch the [...]
Treemaps (sometimes called heatmaps) are one of my favorite data visualization techniques, and it has taken me a while to finally figure out how to do them. The idea is simple: Each component is represented by a rectangle whose area is proportional to the ‘weight’ or relative importance of the item. I finally did find [...]
I had posted yesterday how I had managed to use the listData property to add numbers to the list item renderer. However this technique broke when the List actually extended beyond viewable area and became scrollable. I have the updated the example to reflect the fix but here is what I learned during the entire [...]
Software Engineer at Comcast Innovation Labs, Creative Technologist, Open Source enthusiast, amateur illustrator, manager Philly Android Alliance User Group. The content on this blog do not reflect the views of my employer.
© 2012 code zen. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress. Designed by 