Hi Doug How would i embed that open source (FloxBox) container in my project.I could not find the source code for that container. Please let me know Thanks Anuj
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Doug McCune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you might be asking the wrong question. You asked how to know if > the area that the user dropped an item was the empty space or the space > taken up by other items in the container. But then you want all the items in > the container to resize to become smaller to accomodate more items in the > container if the user drops too many. Why not just let the user drop items > anywhere in the container and just add them to the container? Then all you > have to do is create a container that scales the children to make sure that > they always fit within the bounds. > > If you force the children to always be the same width then this should be > really easy to figure out what scaling you should apply to the children. If > not then you'll have to do more complex measurement. I'd suggest starting > with teh flowbox container in FlexLib (flexlib.net), and if that doesn't > suit your needs then either extend that or try using the Tile container. It > doesn't sound like you want to use a list control (ie TileList) because you > always want all the children visible, so you never want the list to scroll, > and therefore you don't benefit from itemrenderers, so using a list will > just complicate things unneccesarily. > > Doug > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I agree, I'd use a couple of TileLists and a simple inline >> itemrenderer. Shouldn't be too difficult really. >> >> -Josh >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> TileList? >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On >>> Behalf Of *Rick Winscot >>> *Sent:* Monday, August 25, 2008 7:47 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Need Help and Guidance desperately >>> >>> >>> >>> The seconds link was to a flow layout that would set you in the right >>> direction... The other option was the first link which uses static >>> positioning. Really, it depends on what you want the user experience to be >>> like. If you could sketch out the solution – we could throw some code >>> around. >>> >>> Rick Winscot >>> >>> >>> On 8/25/08 10:24 PM, "anuj sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Rick >>> Thanks for the reply. Are there any recommendations about which layout >>> component or container should i use or do i need to create my custom >>> component for achieving this target. I am not sure which way to handle that >>> layout. Please help me out >>> Again Thanks a lot. >>> Anuj >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:18 PM, anuj181 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi >>> I am using HBOX container to load images letting user drag image from >>> one HBOX and dropping them in another (2nd)HBOX. I need to calculate >>> the real estate of the HBOX in which the image has been dropped (i-e >>> 2nd HBOX). The reason is that because I need the dropped image to get >>> placed in an empty space within the 2nd HBOX. >>> Is there any way I can calculate which space is empty in the HBOX and >>> let my objects (images) to be placed only in the empty spaces within >>> the HBOX (not the sapce already occupied by the placed images).Once >>> the HBOX is full then I need to code in a way that images starts >>> shrinking(upto some level) to accommodate more images. >>> Please help me out in figuring out this problem. Any type of >>> help/documentation/links in this direction will be highly appreciated. >>> Thanks >>> Anuj >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." >> >> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald >> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >
