User Guide
112 Chapter 4: Building a Flex User Interface Visually
Customizing a standard Flex effect
The standard effects in Flex may not provide the exact effect that you want. A Fade effect might
be too fast or too slow, or a Pause effect might not hold long enough. You can use Flex Builder to
help you customize these effects.
Note: This feature works only with standard Flex effects applied to MXML components. It does not
work with effects applied to ActionScript components or with custom effects.
To customize a standard Flex effect:
1.
In Design view, select the MXML component with the effect you want to customize.
2.
In the Attributes panel of the Tag inspector (Window > Tag Inspector), click the effect.
A Plus (+) icon appears beside the effect name.
3.
Click the Plus (+) icon beside the effect name.
The Customize Effect dialog box appears.
4.
Enter a name for the new effect and click OK.
Flex Builder performs the following tasks:
■ Switches to Code view and adds an <mx:Effect> tag containing the tag for the custom
effect.
■ Changes the name of the original effect in the component tag to match the name of the
custom effect.
■ Shows the properties of the custom effect in the Tag inspector.