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Skinning the V2 ProgressBar Component, Part 2

Skinning SimpleButton instead of Button
By Colin Moock
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June 15, 2005 11:00 AM EDT
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In the preceding property names, "false" means that the button is not in a "toggled on" state, while "true" means that the button is in a "toggled on" state. Non-toggle buttons (i.e., normal buttons) use the "false" skins only. The letter "L" means left cap, "M" means middle, stretching section, and "R" means right cap.

Note, however, that rather than relying on the above list of CustomButton skin properties you should always consult the actual source code for the CustomButton class to verify which skin properties it supports. Different versions of the class may support different properties. The source code also contains a brief description for each skin element. The source file for CustomButton is located here:

  • Windows: \Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\[LANGUAGE_CODE]\First Run\Classes\mx\controls\CustomButton.as
  • Macintosh: HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash MX 2004/First Run/Classes/mx/controls/CustomButton.as
Normally you would be able to find more information in the Macromedia Flash documentation, but neither the CustomButton class nor the SimpleButton class are included in the current Macromedia Flash MX 2004 documentation. See also Nigel Pegg's blog post (www.markme.com/nigel/archives/004644.cfm) on the subject of skinning buttons. Nigel is one of the original creators of the V2 component set.

Further Study
For more information on skinning and customizing the V2 components, see the following resources:

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