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This is the second message in the Flex Builder 3 Trial series. This e-mail highlights how Salesforce.com developers can use the Adobe Flex toolkit in their applications, and it explains how to lay out your Flex application and handle events in your application.

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Designing a UI layout

Adobe Flex contains a number of built-in UI components that help you lay out your application. The Adobe Flex 3 Getting Started Guide Wiki has information on the Application container, the Box model, using the Canvas component in absolute or relative layout mode, building forms with Flex, and more.

For more details about laying out your Flex application, check out the Flex 3 Getting Started Guide Wiki — Designing a UI — Layout section.

Displaying lists of items

If you have a lot of data to display, you should consider using a list-based component such as a DataGrid, a List, or a TileList. Learn more about List based components on the Flex 3 Getting Started Guide Wiki — Displaying lists of items.

Handling events

Events can come from three places: the user (e.g. mouse click), the server (e.g. data received), or the Flex application itself (e.g. page loaded). When an event happens, you want to tell the Flex app to do something. This is done via an event listener to handle asynchronous network and UI events.

Handling events — sample code

For more details about handling events in your Flex applications, including sample code, check out the Flex 3 Getting Started Guide Wiki — Handling Events.

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The next e-mail contains helpful information about exchanging data with a backend server and extending your application to the desktop using Adobe AIR™. Get a head start by browsing the Flex 3 Getting Started Wiki.

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The Adobe Flex Team

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