Here’s a new version of the distortion effects. Thanks for all your tremendous feedback on the previously released distortion effects. Some of that feedback is now included in this updated version. This version adds various features and updates. Here’s an excerpt: Exceed Bounds Much of the feedback I’ve received was about making the flip effect more realistic. The hint was to let its bounds overlap while the flip effect is coming towards the user. (flipping in).

Often I see this question coming up: "How should I best create a popup in my Cairngorm application?" I think of creating a popup control as something only views should be concerned about. It’s like creating other view components, managing states of view components or effects. Therefore this question isn't just about creating popups, instead it's about how to invoke methods that belong to the view.

Often I see the question coming up on whether to use MXML Script blocks, Code Behind or Helper classes. I think the question behind the question we're addressing here is not whether to use Code Behind, MXML Script blocks or View Helpers, but is actually where is it best to place functionality in a Flex application.