I think I get the idea, relax about MVC... but not too much ;). Starting out with MVC is kind of like having ten different maps that all get to the same place by different paths. Because of my own specific application needs, certain implementations (or maps) will be much better than others and figuring out which one to use is mind-boggling. Even worse, doing it with Flash is like having an extra mountain range (or something) smack dab in the middle.
Taking Mikes suggestion I'm looking into ARP more. It looks pretty good but its kind-of a learning curve. I think the framework will help filter out some of the options. Anywhoo, thanks for your guys' help! I'm sure I'll feel better about this whole thing once I start actually making some progress ;). Best, Brent Message: 21 Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 19:58:14 +0000 From: Johan Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Questions Using MVC Pattern with Flash To: Flashcoders mailing list <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > I've tried building the view completely by the > controller with AS createEmptyMovieClip and such but was wasting too > much time not being able to see anything at design time. I've stayed away from that too. This approach is advantageous when you're working with designers who wants to have full access to your views during design time. >I chose not to pass event objects but rather fire a generic onUpdate() >event on each listener. Inside oController.onUpdate() I request the >info I need from the composited oModel and pass that info along to the >composited view_mc. This allowed me to have different views listening >to the model and each requesting only the info they needed instead of >getting all-or-nothing. When my model's data changed, it all changed >but all of it's listening views didn't need all of the data. I like that idea too. It's close to Moock's MVC with Observer Pattern passing only the needed data is really cool. /Johan _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
