Thx Doug. P
On 4/30/07, Douglas Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok, so, in the midst of projects and those pesky managerial duties, I've had no time to devote to this. but just got a response from flexcomponents list: http://labs.flexcoders.nl/?p=47 consume and enjoy! DK On 4/24/07, Douglas Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I posted the question on making a Text control do this on the > flexcomponets list. I got > " Yes, you can override truncateToFit in a subclass of UITextField to > make it work with multiline text. I did it once a while back, and it wasn't > very difficult. If I can find the code, I'll post it on my blog and link to > it here. > > Josh Tynjala > www.zeuslabs.us" > > as a response, hope he posts something, eh? > > on exploring the framework....as nice as those posters are on the wall, > so far my experience has been just delving in and hacking it up, yeehaw! I > use the docs heavily then open the source to try and see. At which point I > notice that I'm sapping up the time, a few minutes later have to jump ship > or drop anchor as they say. > > Maybe a good topic for upcoming meeting? > > > DK > > > On 4/24/07, Clarke Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Thanks Doug! > > > > The other part of my question is about exploring the Flex Framework. > > What's the best way to get started? Suppose I want to see what's contained > > inside the Text Class. I know how to use the docs to see the Text Class > > properties, methods, events, etc. But, what about other objects in the > > class? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Clarke > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Douglas > > Knudsen > > *Sent:* Monday, April 23, 2007 8:46 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFFUG Discuss] Truncating Text Length > > > > > > oops, Label.as <http://label.as/> has a UITextField, my bad. > > protected var textField:UITextField; > > hey, its protected, so, if I recall my accessors correctly, this means > > you can access it in classes that extend Label. > > > > extending UITextField and overriding truncateToFit() might be the way > > to go. > > > > Yeah, the API is quite daunting to say the least. But hey, its > > smaller than Java! ;) > > > > DK > > > > On 4/23/07, Clarke Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > In Flex 2, if the text is too long for a Label control, Flex > > > truncates the text and adds a "..." to the end. The Text and TextArea > > > controls just truncate the text. > > > > > > I would like to add the Label-style "..." behavior to *multi-line*Text and TextArea controls. > > > > > > I talked to Doug at the last CFLunch, and he said: > > > > > > " You over-ride the data setter/getter for custom renderers, not > > > what you were trying to do. Have a look at truncateToFit() inside > > > UITextField.as. You might be able to model your component after > > > Text.as <http://text.as/> or Label.as <http://label.as/> which > > > extends Label which extends UITextField. truncateToFit() is where the > > > truncation routine is, its public so over-rideable. " > > > > > > This makes sense and it looks like truncateToFit() may do what I > > > want. > > > > > > Now, here are my questions: > > > > > > 1. truncateToFit() is a method of the UITextField object. Now, I > > > know that TextArea.as has a UITextField. But, in general, what's the > > > best way to see what other objects are inside of a control? > > > > > > 2. I know it's in there somewhere, but how do I access the > > > UITextField. How do I get a handle to the internal object. > > > > > > 3. Both of the above questions may be the two ways to ask the same > > > question -- I'm not sure. The other thing I want to know is what's the best > > > practice way to reference an internal, contained object? > > > > > > 4. From looking at the Text Class, I think one thing Doug said was > > > wrong. Text does not extend UITextField, it extends UIComponent. I think > > > Text uses composition to "have a" UITextField. This is what I'm trying to > > > understand. > > > > > > I think I have a good understanding of what I'm trying to do. It's > > > just that the complexity of Flex can be overwhelming as I try to wade > > > through all the ActionScript. I'm looking for ideas on how to best structure > > > my search. > > > > > > Thanks for any advice! > > > > > > Clarke > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with > > > unsubscribe in the subject line > > > > > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > > > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Douglas Knudsen > > http://www.cubicleman.com > > this is my signature, like it? > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe > > in the subject line > > > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe > > in the subject line > > > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > Douglas Knudsen > http://www.cubicleman.com > this is my signature, like it? > -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> -------------------------------------------------------------
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