FlashCats Flash Catalyst Tips N' Tricks

Day 2: The Advent Calendar

It's time for the second custom skinnable component. It's an Advent Calendar! It even lets you cheat if you want to take a peek forward or backward in time

• Here is the whole project as an FXP, and
• Here are the skinnable components only, as an FXPL.

More on the component structure after the jump.

This custom component has 3 states,

• 12 26 to 11 31, when we're not quite ready to countdown to Christmas
• 12 1 to 12 24, which is the countdown proper
• 12 25, a special state for Christmas proper

Skin parts wise, there are

• 25 Calendar Days, a Group of Calendar Days. The skinnable components will change these from their "Off" state to their "On" state, one a day, starting from the topmost in the layers panel.
• Prev, Next, and Reset Buttons, to help you cheat time

Happy holidays!