[flexcoders] Re: Caching problem

2007-03-26 Thread michael.ritchie
We solved the problem by tacking a random number on the SWF name in the embed page (myswf.swf?38787383), this way the browser thinks the file has changed and it needs to refresh it. In this manner, the SWF will not be sticky. This option is also good for your end users as they may not have IE

[flexcoders] Re: Storing / retrieving rich text

2007-03-01 Thread michael.ritchie
What I have done in the past is store my HTML text as valid XHTML (which is really XML) and send that via remoting. When I retrieve this from the server, I place the text in an TextArea and set condenseWhite=true, this takes care of the white spaces. I then have buttons to spawn the RTE control

[flexcoders] HTTP Request Error and long strings

2007-01-26 Thread michael.ritchie
There seems to be a size limit the value you set on the url propery for a Flex HTTPService call, around 12000 characters (12KB?). Could there be maxrequestlength setting in a config file for Flex 2 some place that we can adjust the limit? When we send a JSON string on with the HTTP service

[flexcoders] Re: HTTP Request Error and long strings

2007-01-26 Thread michael.ritchie
Of michael.ritchie Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 3:39 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] HTTP Request Error and long strings There seems to be a size limit the value you set on the url propery for a Flex HTTPService call, around 12000 characters (12KB?). Could

[flexcoders] Re: Using Flash For Authoring Flex 2 Content -- A Definitive Guide?

2007-01-21 Thread michael.ritchie
I keep asking Jesse why the hell he don't write a book about this stuff, something about attention span I used Jesse's blogs to make skins for work at my oufit, the dude rocks. We need to have more information out there on how to make better Flex applications with Flash. Jesse is on the

[flexcoders] Re: Right-click menu while dragging

2007-01-16 Thread michael.ritchie
Solved! I finally found a solution to the context menu appearing on drag items and menus in Flex. The information came from Adobe's new Flex Cookbook: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=showdetailsproductId=2postId=2201 --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Michael

[flexcoders] Re: Cairngorm FMS

2007-01-05 Thread michael.ritchie
Ah, man, totally gave you the wrong information, sorry about that. I posted another project that does use Flex/FMS/Cairngorm. The project won't run out of the box, you need to have FMS and CF running locally, but you can walk through the structure. Thanks man! http://thanksmister.com/?p=39