ok cool. so, if all my assets are on frame one, i probably don't need the bounding box mc too then, right?
On 3/7/06, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some background just to give reasoning behind the insanity. > > Regarding First Frame, the point of bounding box on the first frame is to > give the component initial widht and height values. If there is nothing on > the first frame, you're width and height properties (a.k.a. you're __width > and __height private properties of UIComponent) will be 0, thus when you go > to position in your size function, you won't have any room. > > Therefore, the bounding box gives your coponent a default value for width > and heigth. That's why a List component is 100x100 when you drag it to the > stage. > > The 2nd reason is because LivePreview needs a default width and height to > draw. If there is nothing on frame 1, it doesn't know how big to be, thus > the defautl size will be 0x0, and thus you're LivePreview will show nothing > except for tiny blue outlines. You have to have SOMETHING on frame 1. > mx.core.View hides boundingBox_mc for you, so the user will never see it. > > Regarding assets, that is only to ensure that your components assets (images > & graphics) as well as the classes are exported into the SWF. If you are > not creating them dynamically, and actually using them on frame 1, there is > no reason for an assets layer & frame then. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rich Rodecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:15 PM > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] components within custom components > > > yeah it just seemd really wierd to do that. > > if I have my components on the stage in the first frame, and all i'm > doing is hiding or showing the components, do i still need to put all > of the components on an asset layer? > > > > On 3/7/06, JesterXL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not sure what the heck the docs are talking about. I use the SWC's on > > asset > > layers all the time and it works great. > > > > To get a LivePreview to work, there are a number of factors, but the big > > one > > is ensuring a boundingBox is on frame 1 with a size bigger than 0x0, so > > you > > can actually see it. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rich Rodecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:53 PM > > Subject: [Flashcoders] components within custom components > > > > > > i posted this q on my blog, but wnated to ask here too: > > > > So, I'm taking my frist foray into building a legit flash component, > > and it uses some standard v2 components. I read in the documentation > > that you should use the component mc's instead of the compiled clips > > for the v2 components, but I didn't see any reasoning as to why. I > > made the switch, and I lost out on the live preview for components > > withing my component. Can anyone shed some light for me? > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
