Another Custom Preloader

I've been playing around with preloaders a bit recently, and thought I'd share my custom preloader. I originally found this very useful article:
http://www.pathf.com/blogs/2008/08/custom-flex-3-lightweight-preloader-with-source-code/

My CustomPreloader class is copied from the example above, and modified to be more easily customizable (I hope!). The colors and sizes are mostly defined at the top of the class.

The important functions inside CustomPreloader are as follows (they are all near the top of the class):

clear() - draws the background color/gradient

createAssets() - creates the assets (logo, progress bar, loading textfield) and positions them on the stage

draw() - draws the progress bar as the application is loading

Here is a screenshot of the preloader, click on the image to view the flex application in a new window:




** I've subsequently written a test application which is very useful when designing your custom preloader, check it out here: Showing the preloader again after loading.

Quick links:

CustomPreloader (View Source HTML)

CustomPreloader.as (direct download)

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