title: ActionScript3 User Interface Components?
body: <p>After using AS2 for several years, I'm getting started with writing applications in AS3 (Flash9/Flash10). I've come to the point where I need some full sets of GUI components, and I need to decide which set I'm going to use. Back in the AS2 days, the built in components included with flash were pretty crappy - bloated filesize, slow, buggy, etc. However, I heard good things about the new ones (included with CS3). So I'm looking for advice from people who have used a few different sets.</p>
  
  <p>Component sets I've heard of:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><strong>CS3 Components</strong> - downside, I need to fiddle with the CS3 IDE, I'd prefer to work all from FlashDevelop only.</li>
  <li><strong>Flex Components</strong> - downside, I need the Flex Framework, meaning I have to start with a MXML file, plus the bloat of the framework</li>
  <li><strong>bit101's <a href="http://code.google.com/p/minimalcomps/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MinimalComps</a></strong> - These look like they might be a good starting point, though a bit limited</li>
  <li><strong><a href="http://www.aswing.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ASwing A3</a></strong> - These look interesting, but they seem a bit overengineered.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Ideally, they would be lightweight, have a decent API, and not be overly complex.</p>