Thanks :) Yep, my application _requires_ TLF (left to right, right to left, top down (korean), ligatures, …. and so on, that's is a big circus). The worst part is that I managed implementing everything else. I think I may be off for a quick exit if I understand how I can get a 'fake' ListElementGroup (if any, or a 'real' one if needed) based on a Selection. I bet I could 'moveChildren' out of this ListElement hierarchy.
Thanks anyways. I feel my pain now … as I realize I could down with the ship (and I am not that kind of captain!) > I think you are quite right that this is a problematic api. While I can't > address your specific question, I had tons of problems with TLF in the past. > It caused strange bugs that would break my movies(this was in CS5) At the > time, there were a lot of complaints on the forums with TLF with the solution > simply to not use it. You can google "problems with TLF text" to see a lot of > the issues and some of the clunky, heavy workaround solutions. > I noticed that Flash CC no longer supports TLF, which I found gratifying - as > I had lost tons of hours dealing with it, while on deadline no less. > So, good luck, as it sounds as if your application requires TLF!!! But if you > weren't too far committed, I thought this bit of history might help you in > your decision making to use the api at all. > > >> From: flashco...@benga.li >> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:53:41 +0200 >> To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> Subject: [Flashcoders] TLFTextField drowning me ... >> >> So I have this complex TLFTextField vortex where I try to let user format >> text with … Bullet Lists for example. >> So … so so …. I have got this overly complex and deep question to whether >> some did write this API or was it thrown together by some spaghetti monster >> ? (ok, this is some intentional pun towards bad Adobe documenters not doing >> their work) >> >> Here goes my question/remark/complaint/doom: >> Why is it /so/ hard to remove a ListElement ? >> >> If you wish to answer, don't bother reading, just get that: >> How can I remove a bullet list I added with EditManager.createList ? >> >> I see EditManager.createList (which works perfectly) but why on earth no one >> did a 'EditManager.removeList' ??? >> How can I remove a bulleted list I added with code ? Why is it not available >> per se in the EditManager public methods ? Since when do we use a Class to >> createSomething, and totally fail to provide the removeSomething part ? >> The only almost feasible way I found was using ListElement.moveChildren … >> but maaaan: this only happens to be a success if you don't add button that >> let the user decide when he/she wants to format some part of some text … >> >> This TLFTextField is quite a debacle. I wonder if Adobe people know that no >> one can handle such bad APIs and documentation :'( >> >> Cedric, all in flames. >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
