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ASTRA Badge Kit

The Badge Kit is an an XML-based framework for rapid development of small interactive Flash applications. You can learn how to use the Badge Kit very quickly, and most of the usage scenarios require no knowledge of Flash.

Badge Kit UI Elements

Elements are the heart of the Badge Kit. They are the UI controls that are visible to the end user and are responsible for the look and feel of your badge.

Luckily, you've got a fair amount of controls available, as the Badge Kit can use all of the common UI controls that come with Flash CS3, like buttons, lists, and text components. Just create an <elements> tag and drop them in. Set the properties you'd like and you're good to go.

Check out the examples that come with the Badge Kit to copy-and-paste code for the most common elements. And refer to the Flash CS3 API documentation on the individual UI controls for details on the attributes that are available for you to modify.

Create your own Elements

If the standard controls aren't cutting it for your badge, it's easy to create your own if you have some ActionScript experience.