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		<title>London Flash Platform User Group January 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LFPUG rolls on into 2012. For our first meeting of the year we welcome Stuart Mitchell with &#8216;Agile from the Trenches&#8217; and following him will be Steve Buckley with a session on &#8216;Profiling&#8217;. London Flash Platform User Group 26th January 2012 (26/01/2012) Hosted by iris &#038; sponsored by FITC.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LFPUG rolls on into 2012.</p>
<p>For our first meeting of the year we welcome <a href="http://www.lfpug.com/stuart-mitchell/">Stuart Mitchell</a> with &#8216;Agile from the Trenches&#8217; and following him will be <a href="http://original-media-concepts.com/">Steve Buckley</a> with a session on &#8216;Profiling&#8217;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lfpug.com/26th-january-2012-26012012/">London Flash Platform User Group 26th January 2012 (26/01/2012)</a></p>
<p>Hosted by <a href="http://www.irisnation.com/london/">iris</a> &#038; sponsored by <a href="http://www.fitc.ca//">FITC</a>.</p>
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		<title>London Flash Platform User Group December 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to both Shaun Pearce and Liam Flynn for their presentations last month. As usual you can find the videos, presentations etc can be found in the presentations section. This month, no presentations, we&#8217;ll be meeting for our LFPUG xmas piss-up. Come and join us for some xmas drinks and smokes in the ditch. We&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to both <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/shaunpearce">Shaun Pearce</a> and <a href="http://www.liamflynn.co.uk/blog/">Liam Flynn</a> for their presentations last month. As usual you can find the videos, presentations etc can be found in the <a href="http://www.lfpug.com/category/presentations/">presentations section</a>. </p>
<p>This month, no presentations, we&#8217;ll be meeting for our LFPUG xmas piss-up. Come and join us for some xmas drinks and smokes in the ditch.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve had some great sessions this year, and LFPUG will continue into the new year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lfpug.com/15th-december-2011-15122011/">London Flash Platform User Group 15th December 2011 (15/12/2011)</a></p>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.apress.com/">Apress</a>.</p>
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		<title>RatingsBar</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/ratingsbar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent project I was working on, another team required a ratings bar so I thought I put something together. It works very much like a Flex 4 List, but all item renderers at an index below the selectedIndex are selected. It also enables you to drag on the bar once you have click [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a recent project I was working on, another team required a ratings bar so I thought I put something together. It works very much like a Flex 4 <code>List</code>, but all item renderers at an index below the <code>selectedIndex</code> are selected. It also enables you to drag on the bar once you have click on it to change the rating given (mainly implemented for touch devices).</p>
<p>As with <strong>most (<a href="https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-28735">vote</a> &#038; <a href="https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-31926">vote</a> please)</strong> spark components you can change the layout, renderer, skin etc.</p>
<p>For ease of use there is also a <code>numRatings</code> property that internally creates an <code>ArrayList</code> with the correct length to be used as a <code>dataProvider</code> for the component, although if required (i.e. you want custom labels etc to be shown) you can set you own <code>dataProvider</code>.</p>
<iframe class="" src="http://www.tink.ws/examples/spark/RatingsBar/" style="width: 455px; height: 150px; " frameborder="0" scrolling="" onload="scro11me(this)"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); }</script><br />
(right click for source).</p>
<p>The source can be downloaded only from our  <a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex">GitHub repository</a> (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the moment). I&#8217;ll get it into the 4 lib and up on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/tink/">Google Code repository</a> soon.</p>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/controls/RatingsBar.as">ws.tink.spark.controls.RatingsBar (4.5)</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/itemRenderers/RatingsBarItemRenderer.as">ws.tink.spark.itemRenderers.RatingsBarItemRenderer (4.5)</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/skins/controls/RatingsBarSkin.mxml">ws.tink.spark.skins,controls.RatingsBarSkin (4.5)</a></code></li>
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		<title>London Flash Platform User Group November 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/london-flash-platform-user-group-november-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massive thanks to both Tom Underhill and Shaun Smith for their sessions last month. The videos and presentations from both sessions can be found in the presentations section. First up at our last meeting of 2011 is Shaun Pearce with &#8216;Cloud Computing – An Introduction to Amazon Web Services&#8216; and following him we welcome back [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Massive thanks to both <a href="http://www.eatingworms.co.uk">Tom Underhill</a> and <a href="http://shaun.boyblack.co.za/blog/">Shaun Smith</a> for their sessions last month. The videos and presentations from both sessions can be found in the <a href="http://www.lfpug.com/category/presentations/">presentations section</a>.</p>
<p>First up at our last meeting of 2011 is <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/shaunpearce">Shaun Pearce</a> with &#8216;<strong>Cloud Computing – An Introduction to Amazon Web Services</strong>&#8216; and following him we welcome back <a href="http://www.liamflynn.co.uk/blog/">Liam Flynn</a> with a session on &#8216;<strong>Animating HTML5</strong>&#8216;. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.lfpug.com/24th-november-2011-24112011/">London Flash Platform User Group 24th November 2011 (24/11/2011)</a>.</p>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.apress.com/">Apress</a> &#038; hosted by <a href="http://www.tagworldwide.com/en/">Tag</a>.</p>
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		<title>IsoscelesTriangle Primitive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ IsoscelesTriangle primitive. If you require an equilateral triangle you can just set width or height (not both) and the primitive will calculate the other size. function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); } (right click for source). The source can be downloaded only from our GitHub repository (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ IsoscelesTriangle primitive. If you require an equilateral triangle you can just set width or height (not both) and the primitive will calculate the other size.</p>
<iframe class="" src="http://www.tink.ws/examples/spark/IsoscelesTriangle/" style="width: 500px; height: 270px; " frameborder="0" scrolling="" onload="scro11me(this)"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); }</script><br />
(right click for source).</p>
<p>The source can be downloaded only from our  <a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex">GitHub repository</a> (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the moment). I&#8217;ll get it into the 4 lib and up on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/tink/">Google Code repository</a> soon.</p>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/as3_fp10/src/ws/tink/graphics/utils/IsoscelesTriangleUtil.as">ws.tink.graphics.utils.IsoscelesTriangleUtil</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/primitives/IsoscelesTriangle.as">ws.tink.spark.primitives.IsoscelesTriangle (4.5)</a></code></li>
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		<title>Annulus Primitive</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/annulus-primitive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ Annulus primitive. You can specify the width and height (width, height), the hole width and hole height (holeWidth, holeHeight) and the amount the position of the hole should be offset from the center (holeOffsetX, holeOffsetY). function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); } (right click for source). The source can be downloaded only from our GitHub [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ Annulus primitive. You can specify the width and height (<code>width</code>, <code>height</code>), the hole width and hole height  (<code>holeWidth</code>, <code>holeHeight</code>) and the amount the position of the hole should be offset from the center (<code>holeOffsetX</code>, <code>holeOffsetY</code>).</p>
<iframe class="" src="http://www.tink.ws/examples/spark/Annulus/" style="width: 500px; height: 270px; " frameborder="0" scrolling="" onload="scro11me(this)"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); }</script><br />
(right click for source).</p>
<p>The source can be downloaded only from our  <a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex">GitHub repository</a> (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the moment). I&#8217;ll get it into the 4 lib and up on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/tink/">Google Code repository</a> soon.</p>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/primitives/Annulus.as">ws.tink.spark.primitives.Annulus (4.5)</a></code></li>
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		<title>EllipticalPolygon Primitive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ EllipticalPolygon primitive. You can specify the width and height of the ellipse that the polygon will be drawn around (width, height) and number of sides (numSides). function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); } (right click for source). The source can be downloaded only from our GitHub repository (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a Flex 4+ EllipticalPolygon primitive. You can specify the width and height of the ellipse that the polygon will be drawn around (<code>width</code>, <code>height</code>) and number of sides (<code>numSides</code>).</p>
<iframe class="" src="http://www.tink.ws/examples/spark/EllipticalPolygon/" style="width: 500px; height: 270px; " frameborder="0" scrolling="" onload="scro11me(this)"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); }</script><br />
(right click for source).</p>
<p>The source can be downloaded only from our  <a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex">GitHub repository</a> (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the moment). I&#8217;ll get it into the 4 lib and up on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/tink/">Google Code repository</a> soon.</p>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/as3_fp10/src/ws/tink/graphics/utils/EllipticalPolygonUtil.as">ws.tink.graphics.utils.EllipticalPolygonUtil</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/primitives/EllipticalPolygon.as">ws.tink.spark.primitives.EllipticalPolygon (4.5)</a></code></li>
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		<title>Star Primitive</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/star-primitive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a Flex 4 Star primitive that is drawn based on outer and inner ellipses. You can specify the width and height of the outer ellipse (width, height), the width and height of the inner ellipse (innerWidth, innerHeight) and the number of points (numPoints). function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); } (right click for source). The source can be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a Flex 4 Star primitive that is drawn based on outer and inner ellipses. You can specify the width and height of the outer ellipse (<code>width</code>, <code>height</code>), the width and height of the inner ellipse (<code>innerWidth</code>, <code>innerHeight</code>) and the number of points (<code>numPoints</code>).</p>
<iframe class="" src="http://www.tink.ws/examples/spark/Star/" style="width: 500px; height: 260px; " frameborder="0" scrolling="" onload="scro11me(this)"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">function scro11me(f){f.contentWindow.scrollTo(0,0); }</script><br />
(right click for source).</p>
<p>The source can be downloaded only from our  <a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex">GitHub repository</a> (only added to the Flex 4.5 lib at the moment). I&#8217;ll get it into the 4 lib and up on our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/tink/">Google Code repository</a> soon.</p>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/as3_fp10/src/ws/tink/graphics/utils/StarUtil.as">ws.tink.graphics.utils.StarUtil</a></code></li>
<li><code><a href="https://github.com/tinklondon/tink_flex/blob/master/flex4.5/spark/src/ws/tink/spark/primitives/Star.as">ws.tink.spark.primitives.Star (4.5)</a></code></li>
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		<title>London Flash Platform User Group October 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/london-flash-platform-user-group-october-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge thanks to Rob McMichael for his Flex Mobile session last month. The videos and presentations from both sessions can be found in the presentations section. First up this month Tom Underhill with &#8216;Wired Up&#8217; and following him will be Shaun Smith with a session on &#8216;Git – Fast Version Control&#8217;. London Flash Platform User [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huge thanks to <a href="http://www.pixelbox.net/">Rob McMichael</a> for his Flex Mobile session last month. The videos and presentations from both sessions can be found in the <a href="http://www.lfpug.com/category/presentations/">presentations section</a>.</p>
<p>First up this month <a href="http://www.eatingworms.co.uk">Tom Underhill</a> with &#8216;Wired Up&#8217; and following him will be <a href="http://shaun.boyblack.co.za/blog/">Shaun Smith</a> with a session on &#8216;Git – Fast Version Control&#8217;. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.lfpug.com/27th-october-2011-27102011/">London Flash Platform User Group 27th October 2011 (27/10/2011)</a>.</p>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.apress.com/">Apress</a> &#038; hosted by <a href="http://www.mcsaatchi.com/">M&#038;C Saatchi</a>.</p>
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		<title>London Flash Platform User Group September 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.tink.ws/blog/london-flash-platform-user-group-september-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge thanks to last months presenters Conrad Winchester and Steven Goodwin for their fantastic session at the last meeting. Both videos and presentations can be found in the presentations section. First up this month Rob McMichael with the hot topic of &#8216;Flex for Mobile&#8217; and following him will be myself with a session on &#8216;Flex [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huge thanks to last months presenters <a href="http://www.dz015.com/">Conrad Winchester</a> and Steven Goodwin for their fantastic session at the last meeting. Both videos and presentations can be found in the <a href="http://www.lfpug.com/category/presentations/">presentations section</a>.</p>
<p>First up this month <a href="http://www.pixelbox.net/">Rob McMichael</a> with the hot topic of &#8216;Flex for Mobile&#8217; and following him will be myself with a session on &#8216;Flex Navigators&#8217;. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.lfpug.com/29th-september-2011-29092011/">London Flash Platform User Group 29th September 2011 (29/09/2011)</a>.</p>
<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://oreilly.com/">O’Reilly</a> &#038; hosted by <a href="http://mindcandy.com/">Mind Candy</a>.</p>
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