ASTRA Flex Components 
Yahoo! offers the ASTRA Flex components for use in your Adobe Flex 3 applications. These Flex components are designed to work like any other components in Flex with familiar properties, styles, and events. They're fully documented, and each component comes with multiple examples that demonstrate its various uses. This library is available under the open source BSD license.
Installation Instructions
To use the Yahoo! Astra components for Adobe Flex in Flex Builder, you need to add the component SWC to your Library path.
- Find your project in the Flex Navigator.
- Right-click on the project and choose Properties or open the Project menu and choose Properties.
- In the project properties dialog, choose Flex Build Path.
- Select the Library path tab, and press the Add SWC... button.
- Enter the location of the component SWC. It should be at
[download location]/Build/astra-flex.swc. - Press OK in the Add SWC dialog.
- Press OK to close the project properties.
- The Astra Flex components are now available in your project.
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Flex Components Overview
AutoCompleteManager manages a set of input controls, popping up suggestions when a user types into one of the fields. Instead of replacing TextInput fields with a specific AutoComplete control, you can simply point the manager to one or more TextInputs, and you'll get a slick pop-up or auto-fill interaction.
ColorPlaneAndSliderPicker is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to pick a color value. It combines a one-dimensional color slider with a two-dimensional color plane.
ColorSliderPicker is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to pick a color value. It combines a set of sliders where each slider represents a component of a colorspace. For example, a ColorSliderPicker displaying an RGB color includes a red slider, a green slider, and a blue slider.
DropDownColorPicker is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to pick a color value. Similar to the standard Flex ColorPicker control, the DropDownColorPicker also gives the developer the ability to completely change the dropdown control to give the user a variety of color views.
IPv4AddressInput is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to input an Internet Protocol version 4 address. This control includes a field for each separate byte and full keyboard navigation.
TimeInput is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to input a time value. This control include fields for hours, minutes, seconds, and AM/PM. Styling options allow the time to be presented in 12- or 24-hour formats.
TimeStepper is a user interface component for Flex that allows the user to input a time value. This control include fields for hours, minutes, seconds, and AM/PM. Styling options allow the time to be presented in 12- or 24-hour formats. Up and down buttons allow the user to increase or decrease the currently selected field.