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Ignoring files in Flex Builder Navigator

I don't like seeing .svn or CVS files in my Flex Builder/Eclipse workspace. I'll never need to edit those files directly, and if I do, I won't use Flex Builder to do it. But if they're in your project, they'll show up in the Navigator panel. Everywhere.
Fortunately, Eclipse provides a way to filter files in [...]

Master bathroom progress

I got a lot done this weekend: the shower was grouted, and I got the vanity, medicine cabinet, and lighting installed! Next up, counter top.
More pics on Flickr.

Master bathroom progress

Finally finished tiling the shower last weekend. I don't know why it took so long, but it did. I should be able to grout and call the shower area officially done hopefully this weekened.

Are your event handlers bad?

Event handlers can be bad. They're not intrinsically bad - that's how shit gets done in AS3. It's the way they often get written that can be bad. Consider the following example:
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Actionscript:

package

{

    import fl.motion.Color;

   

    import flash.display.DisplayObject;

    import flash.display.Sprite;

    import flash.events.Event;

    import flash.events.MouseEvent;

 

    public class Nothing [...]