Did a little comparison today of the AS2 components versus the AS3 components. Here’s what I found:
| Component | AS3 | AS2 |
|---|---|---|
| Button | 14Kb | 26Kb |
| Checkbox | 15Kb | 27Kb |
| ColorPicker | 19Kb | NA |
| ComboBox | 35Kb | 55Kb |
| DataGrid | 41Kb | 59Kb |
| Label | 14Kb | 22Kb |
| List | 29Kb | 47Kb |
| NumericStepper | 18Kb | 28Kb |
| ProgressBar | 16Kb | 26Kb |
| RadioButton | 16Kb | 29Kb |
| ScrollPane | 21Kb | 38Kb |
| Slider | 17Kb | NA |
| TextArea | 21Kb | 39Kb |
| TextInput | 15Kb | 25Kb |
| TileList | 33Kb | NA |
| UILoader | 15Kb | 26Kb (mx.controls.Loader) |
| UIScrollBar | 18Kb | 34Kb |
I also note that there is no AS3 component equivalents for the AS2 Accordian, Alert, DateChooser, DateField, Menu, MenuBar, Tree and Window components. What is the plan for these rather useful missing components? Or are they seen as being Flex related so are no longer released with the Flash IDE? Can someone shed some light on how we can get access to these missing components?
