[flexcoders] Re: How to access properties of symbols in loaded SWF?

2008-07-03 Thread scalenine
Actually, you could translate the artwork you created in Illustrator to Degrafa Path data and make a full Illustrator-like authoring tool. Here's some simple examples: http://samples.degrafa.com/BindingSample/BindingSample.html

[flexcoders] Re: best way to manage a toolbar

2008-01-22 Thread scalenine
Maybe one of these custom flow container's would work: http://www.munkiihouse.com/?p=60 http://flexlib.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/flexlib/containers/FlowBox.html http://blog.3r1c.net/?p=88 Juan scalenine.com : degrafa.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Pan Troglodytes [EMAIL

[flexcoders] Re: Delaying effect start

2008-01-21 Thread scalenine
You could use a Pause effect in a Sequence: mx:Sequence mx:Pause duration=5000/ mx:Fade alphaFrom=1 alphaTo=0/ /mx:Sequence Or use effectEnd: mx:Pause duration=5000 effectEnd=myEffect.play();/ mx:Fade id=myEffect alphaFrom=1 alphaTo=0/ Those are just a couple options that may, or may

[flexcoders] Re: mx:Grid and drawing grid lines?

2008-01-14 Thread scalenine
Check this out: http://samples.degrafa.com/DynamicGridLines/GridSample.html It uses Degrafa, an open-source declarative graphics framework for Flex. You can learn more about it here: http://www.degrafa.com or check it out on Google Code http:// code.degrafa.com . Hope that helps. Juan

[flexcoders] Re: SVG and CSS Styles

2008-01-09 Thread scalenine
Check out degrafa.com . You can use SVG path data via MXML or API and manipulate the artwork at runtime as needed. Hope that helps. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, mthomas1969 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've embedded some SVG files and loaded them into mx:Image tags, but I can't seem to

[flexcoders] Re: flex meter

2008-01-04 Thread scalenine
You could make one using Degrafa : http://www.degrafa.com or http://code.degrafa.com . There's samples here: http://samples.degrafa.com . Check out the clock. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, coder3 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, i need to implement a real time meter for my web app.

[flexcoders] Re: Tab Navigator : how to set corner Radius to only the left-right bottom?

2008-01-02 Thread scalenine
You may need to fake it by using the child container to overlap the top rounded corners by adjusting paddingTop of the TabNavigator, like this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:TabNavigator x=401 y=361 width=200

[flexcoders] Degrafa Beta Released

2008-01-02 Thread scalenine
In case anyone is interested, the beta of Degrafa was released yesterday. If you're not familiar wit Degrafa, it's a declarative graphics framework for Flex that allows you to use MXML markup to draw shapes, make complex graphics, create skins and also includes advanced CSS support. Learn more

[flexcoders] Re: How to restrict TileList to display items only in single row?

2007-12-26 Thread scalenine
I may have missed something, but is there a reason why a HorizontalList wouldn't work? Juan scalenine.com : degrafa.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, ad9798 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Kevin lists@ wrote: Do you need to use a TileList for this? Would

[flexcoders] Re: Animated overSkin (how to use more than one frame of a symbol)

2007-11-16 Thread scalenine
Hi Mark, Using the Flex Component Kit and Flash CS3 you can do what you're looking for. I just wrote a tutorial about using the FCK to create a stateful skin with transitions. You can read it here : http://tinyurl.com/yoxqcq . The tutorial describes how to make a basic transition, but you could

[flexcoders] Re: List Component: Working with Collapsed and Expanded ItemRenderer

2007-10-18 Thread scalenine
I had the same issue with the player on Shilliber.com. Exact same use case. I think the guy who programmed it up ended up using a VBox. Juan scalenine.com | degarafa.com | ocflex.org --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jurgen Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Makes sense, Alex. Thanks! I also

[flexcoders] Re: scale nine

2007-09-27 Thread scalenine
Here's another article that might help: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/embedding_assets/ When using Flash assets you can either set the scale9 grids in Flash or you can do it in the Embed in your CSS. I usually use Flash and set the grids in Flash as well. You can edit the scaleGrid

[flexcoders] Re: Typical Designer/Developer Workflow

2007-09-25 Thread scalenine
I've realized that every dev team is different, so I can only speak from my experience. Typically I'll do the UI design, layout the app in MXML and then apply the appropriate skins. If there's some custom component work, or something that goes beyond what you can do with Flex's out of box stuff I

[flexcoders] Re: ColorPicker colorField

2007-09-24 Thread scalenine
This may not be what you're looking for, but I did this quick example a while back (view source enabled): http://share.scalenine.com/source/Colors/Colors.html Also, there's this article:

[flexcoders] Re: Are you going to MAX?

2007-09-21 Thread scalenine
I'll be there. Juan scalenine.com degrafa.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, ben.clinkinbeard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious how many people from the list will be in Chicago. Ben

[flexcoders] Re: Can't style a cursor with CSS, can you?

2007-09-19 Thread scalenine
You mean like this in a CSS file?: CursorManager { busyCursor: Embed(source=busy.png); busyCursorBackground: Embed(source=busyBg.png); } DragManager { copyCursor: Embed(source=copy.png); defaultDragImageSkin: Embed(source=dragImage.png); linkCursor: Embed(source=link.png);

[flexcoders] Re: Buttons in Flex !

2007-09-18 Thread scalenine
Like Alex mentioned, this will be something you'll be able to do in Flex 3. I've done it using the Flex Component Kit, Flash CS3 and Flex 3 to replicate what George Comninos demoed at 360Flex: http://www.colettas.org/?p=150 http://cruxy.com/stores/pubstoreDetailVideo.jsp?id=11450 It was pretty

[flexcoders] Re: Changing styleName at run-time

2007-09-17 Thread scalenine
For that type of scenario I sometimes set the button to toggle and then skin the selected state. Like this: .playButton { upSkin: Embed...(playButtonSkin) overSkin: Embed...(playButtonSkin) downSkin: Embed...(playButtonSkin) disabledSkin: Embed...(playButtonSkin)

[flexcoders] Re: Rounded corners

2007-09-14 Thread scalenine
There's always the EnhancedButton Skin on FlexLib: http://www.wabysabi.com/blog/2007/04/13/flex-enhancedbuttonskin-component-released/ http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/wiki/ComponentList With a nice explorer:

[flexcoders] Re: Skin sources?

2007-08-31 Thread scalenine
Also check out: http://fleksray.org/Flex_skin.html http://www.fillcolors.com http://bkflex.blogspot.com/ - Bhavin has some skins on there. Also, you can do a search on Adobe Exchange in the Flex section: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/ Hope that helps. Juan scalenine.com degrafa.com

[flexcoders] Re: textfield vertical spacing

2007-06-05 Thread scalenine
I believe setting a value for leading will do what you're looking for. mx:Text text=This text is vertically spaced out leading=30 width=54/ I think the term leading comes from the olden days of printing presses when lead was used to create space between lines of text. Hope that helps. Juan

[flexcoders] Re: ComboBox icon

2007-05-25 Thread scalenine
Something like this? http://flexibleexperiments.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/flex-201-combobox-with-icon-support/ Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, lincmitch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the same requirement. Did you resolve it yet? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [flexcoders]How do States and Transitions relate?

2007-05-25 Thread scalenine
Transitions essentially tell a State the sequence of how and when things change from state to state and what effects should be applied using Parallel or Sequence. You can kind of look at a Transition like a time line. For example (in non-technical terms), move and fade this button, then, when

[flexcoders] Re: textAlign not working for TabBar

2007-05-24 Thread scalenine
of this. Unfortunately, though, this didn't work. I applied in a couple of different ways and still no luck. But, again, thanks for the suggestion! It was worth a try. PHall --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, scalenine juan@ wrote: I know you can set that via styling: mx:Style

[flexcoders] Re: textAlign not working for TabBar

2007-05-23 Thread scalenine
I know you can set that via styling: mx:Style Tab { textAlign:left; } /mx:Style --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, phall121 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not to get textAlign=left working on the TabBar control. I've searched the

[flexcoders] Re: How to protect a checkbox in a grid from being clicked

2007-05-21 Thread scalenine
mouseEnabled=false ? Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, boy_trike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using a drop in checkbox in a datagrid. I do NOT want the user to be able to change it. When I set enabled=false it is greyed out. How do I have it displayed without being

[flexcoders] Re: How to set message bar in browser

2007-05-21 Thread scalenine
I'm not sure, but from a usability stand point you might just want to add your own to your app. The reason being that not all browsers have the Status Bar at the bottom and it's something that can be turned on and off by a user. Also, saving something is a pretty big deal and having an indicator

[flexcoders] Re: How to set message bar in browser

2007-05-21 Thread scalenine
to consider. The users weren't liking the popup box that needed clicking to continue. John --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, scalenine juan@ wrote: I'm not sure, but from a usability stand point you might just want to add your own to your app. The reason being that not all browsers have

[flexcoders] Re: smiley in textarea

2007-05-14 Thread scalenine
Check this out: http://labs.flexcoders.nl/?p=52 Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Vinay Pillay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi friends I am trying to insert smiley icon in a textarea I tried using html text,but it always appear in a new line Is there anyother way to do

[flexcoders] Re: Skinning dataTip - Slider

2007-05-07 Thread scalenine
You can call them out separately in CSS styling: VSlider { [insert styling attributes here] } HSlider { [insert styling attributes here] } or if you want to create more variations: .anotherSlider { [insert styling attributes here] } Another way is to just style the sliders inline in the

[flexcoders] Re: Tree/Accordion Type Component?

2007-05-07 Thread scalenine
I've seen this, but it's $119 I think. http://www.teotigraphix.com/product#taskpanefx Here's a sample of it in action: http://www.teotigraphix.com/flexAssets/taskpanefx/DualPaneExample.html Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jon Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all,

[flexcoders] Re: Tree/Accordion Type Component?

2007-05-07 Thread scalenine
Jon, I went through the same thing. Check out the Lightroom theme I made (I called it Darkroom so people wouldn't expect all the functionality to be there). http://scalenine.com/blog/2007/05/05/darkroom-theme-available/ I got the functionality you're looking for to work, but I had to abuse some

[flexcoders] Re: HTML Monitor for Mac?

2007-05-07 Thread scalenine
Like Little Snitch? http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kellogg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, When developing on a Windows machine, I find MS's Fiddler utility to be a lifesaver (It let's me see html

[flexcoders] Re: Round corners with Tab Navigator

2007-04-26 Thread scalenine
Try this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:TabNavigator horizontalCenter=0 verticalCenter=0 resizeToContent=true cornerRadius=10 paddingTop=0 paddingRight=10 paddingBottom=10 mx:Canvas label=Tab 1

[flexcoders] Re: Round corners with Tab Navigator

2007-04-26 Thread scalenine
perfect. Thanks again - Iko --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, scalenine juan@ wrote: Try this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:TabNavigator horizontalCenter=0 verticalCenter=0 resizeToContent=true

[flexcoders] Re: Click through a Container

2007-04-26 Thread scalenine
Try this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:Button x=48 y=31 label=Press Me click=input.text='Im under a canvas';/ mx:TextInput x=170 y=31 id=input/ mx:Canvas x=10 y=10 width=152 height=69

[flexcoders] Re: TabNavigator and Text

2007-04-23 Thread scalenine
Try setting creationPolicy=all. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/mx/core/Container.html#creationPolicy Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm dynamically creating content with ActionScript and I create a TabNavigator (set

[flexcoders] Re: Using TabNavigator to switch view states

2007-04-23 Thread scalenine
Try this: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:TabNavigator horizontalCenter=0 verticalCenter=0 resizeToContent=true mx:Canvas label=Tab 1 width=300 height=300/ mx:Canvas label=Tab 2

[flexcoders] Re: TabNavigator and Text

2007-04-23 Thread scalenine
Looks like you already did that. Nevermind. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, scalenine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try setting creationPolicy=all. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/mx/core/Container.html#creationPolicy Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt

[flexcoders] Re: Blog sites done in Flex

2007-04-23 Thread scalenine
Here's a post about it with some close attempts: http://thanksmister.com/?p=55 Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: scrapblog.com ? Other than that, no I haven't. I'm not convined that Blogging is a medium that will benefit

[flexcoders] Re: Embeding an SWF

2007-04-20 Thread scalenine
I think you'd need to embed both and call either SWF when it's needed. It's similar to what I had to do to swap SWF assets to get themes to switch in an app. Like this: http://www.scalenine.com/samples/themeSwapper/themeSwap.html Click on the buttons next to Choose a theme. Juan --- In

[flexcoders] Re: Flex CS3 style Icon

2007-04-17 Thread scalenine
You mean like what's posted here: http://www.joshbuhler.com/2007/04/04/flex-cs3-icon/ Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Bjorn Schultheiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a patch to 201 to update the icon to the cs3 style icon? Regards, Bjorn Schultheiss Senior

[flexcoders] Re: Tiling a Background Image

2007-04-05 Thread scalenine
I use the solution presented here: http://renaun.com/blog/2006/12/08/165/ Works like a charm for any component including Application, Canvas, VBox, HBox, etc. Hope that helps. Juan scalenine.com --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Paul Whitelock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just started

[flexcoders] Re: ComboBox padding

2007-04-03 Thread scalenine
You can set the paddingLeft and paddingRight attributes inline to adjust to your liking. mx:ComboBox x=443 y=230 paddingLeft=-3 paddingRight=0 mx:dataProvider mx:Array mx:Object label=Item 1/

[flexcoders] Re: Compiling themes / modules / CSS using Flex Builder?

2007-03-23 Thread scalenine
I know for CSS you just right-click on the file and select compile css to swf. Is that what you mean? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Bryan Clover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I have been able to use the command-line compilers to compile themes, modules, etc. But, I was wondering

[flexcoders] Apollo TShirt

2007-03-23 Thread scalenine
In case anyone is interested I made some Apollo TShirts based on community input and they are now for sale. They were home made on a screen printer I have and they are made on a per order basis. Check 'em out: http://scalenine.com/blog/2007/03/22/apollo-tshirts-now-available/ This may be the

[flexcoders] Re: UI Design

2007-03-22 Thread scalenine
Kenny, I've got a list of UI design books on the resources page of ScaleNine: http://www.scalenine.com/resources.html They've helped me. Also, check out the showcase section for samples of other Flex/Apollo projects. There's some great stuff there to get inspired. Juan scalenine.com

[flexcoders] Re: Icons on TabBar or ToggleButton Bar

2007-03-21 Thread scalenine
Phil, I made a Flex/Apollo theme that has a part that does what I think you're looking for. Check it out: http://www.scalenine.com/themes/messenger/messenger.html As a side note I'm thinking about starting a mailing list dedicated to UI customization stuff. The group I started can be seen here:

[flexcoders] Re: Combo Skin problem

2007-03-15 Thread scalenine
Maybe the SWF has scale9 grids set on it and the PNG does not. If the SWF scale9 grids are set a little off they can stretch the graphic. Also, you may want to take a look at the SWF graphics in Flash and break them apart if you brought them in from Illustrator. I was having similar issues with