Learn how a PhoneGap application can deliver near-native performance if you avoid a few common pitfalls, implement a few performance techniques, and leverage the latest capabilities of the HTML rendering engine available on your device. In this session, we'll cover techniques including:• Avoiding pitfalls such as inline scripting• Using the correct events for the device• Using hardware accelerated transitions• Scrollable list performance

This tutorial narrated by Tom Green provides an introduction to adding smooth transitions in Catalyst. See how to use Fade In and Fade Out functionality to transition from one image to another, using a mouse rollover as a trigger.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn how to define additional states in the component skin and implement animated transitions between three states.