In covering just how the RMX was built, this book contains all the knowledge you need to build similar large-scale Rich Internet Applications with Adobe Flex. This book shows how to connect a Flex application to PHP back-end systems such as Drupal and OpenAds. You will learn how various parts of the RMX was built, including blogs, event calendars, job boards, and advertising system? Elements that come together to really show the power of Flex. In this book you will learn how to plan effective, wireframe, specify, develop, and release large-scale Flex applications, and discover what other development tools you will want to immediately start using your Creating Flex application look less like Flex with advanced styling and skinning techniques Harness the advanced features of Flex, including coding validators and building components of your custom form strong Doing advertising system for Flex applications using OpenAds Build powerful, custom multimedia players in Flex, including video player with original VideoDisplay class and from the beginning, and music player with sound sophisticated visualization Summary Contents 1 PLANNING THE RMX PART Chapter 1 Introduction to Flex 2 Applications Chapter 2 Determining Application: Introducing the RMX Chapter 3 Planning Applications: Building RMX PART 2 BUILDING THE RMX CORE FUNCTIONS Chapter 4 Preparing to Get the Job Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Collecting and Working Styling Flex with aggregate Chapter 7 Secondary Content Navigation Chapter 8 Forms and Validation Chapter 9 User Communications Chapter 10: Working with Video Chapter 11 Advertising and Flex PART 3 BUILDING OUT NEW FEATURES Chapter 12 Building a Blog Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Building Works Building Council Chapter 15 Ideas for Event Calendar Future: Extending the RMX PART 4 SPECIAL TOPICS Chapter 16 RSLs and Persistent Caching Framework Chapter 17 Search Engine Optimization for Flex Chapter 18 in the Annex Building Visualizer Audio Flex Flex Developing The Scene