Didn't event think to look at Gumbo. Looks like the new skinning stuff eliminates my dilemma. Thanks for the heads up.
In the meantime I will check out openflux. Thanks Bill --- In [email protected], "Josh McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sure go nuts, DisplayObject exposes all visual children, you can create any > kind of decorator you want really, although it'll have to understand the > internals of anything you want to decorate. Obviously the component and > skinning model could have been better, that's why it's different in Gumbo. > Not much point complaining that it's not perfect, we know ;-) > > -Josh > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:02 PM, wnoone01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > Thanks for the responses. I just want to clarify my question a little > > bit. I am not particularly interested in the actual solution to the > > example. Although, it is the actual problem that prompted me to ask > > the question in the first place. And: > > > > Alex: My solution will most likely group both multiline and html in one > > Doug: I haved looked into using CanvasButton for this (and may still > > use it) > > > > Its just that my issue here is more general. > > > > Let's say I go with CanvasButton as the solution. I still need to > > support CanvasButton functionality in RadioButton and CheckBox. That > > requires suclasses: > > > > CanvasRadioButton > > CanvasCheckBox > > > > Maybe this is the only way to go, but I was hoping there was a > > strategy that was more elegant. For example, writing a CanvasRenderer > > class and then "snapping on" to button or subclasses as needed. > > Something very similar to item renderers. > > > > Or maybe something else (decorator pattern, composition)? > > > > --- > > > > Maybe I am just frustrated with the implementation of Button. It just > > seems the visual UI is too tightly coupled with the behavior. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Doug McCune" <doug@> wrote: > > > > > > heh, that's almost the exact description of what I called the > > > "CanvasButton": > > > > > > > http://dougmccune.com/blog/2007/06/01/new-component-canvasbutton-added-to-flexlib/ > > > > > > Doug > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Josh McDonald <dznuts@> wrote: > > > > > > > Yeah, I'd make one subclass of Button that lets you put whatever you > > > > please as the label, and have "function set labelControl(cntrl:*)" > > as the > > > > [DefaultProperty]. If it finds a string, go with a UITextField, if > > it's a > > > > DisplayObject, use it, if not throw an error. Then you have: > > > > > > > > <pkg:FreeFormButton click="doStuff" width="150"> > > > > <mx:text>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah</mx:text> > > > > </pkg:FreeFormButton> > > > > > > > > -Josh > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > >> Make one subclass that handles both HTML and multiline? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> *From:* [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > > > >> Behalf Of *wnoone01 > > > >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:17 AM > > > >> *To:* [email protected] > > > >> *Subject:* [flexcoders] Subclassing Components: Theoretical Question > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Hey all, > > > >> I've got a theoretical question about subclassing a component. > > Here is > > > >> the use case: > > > >> > > > >> A programmer requires buttons that support multiline labels. This > > is a > > > >> requiement for Button, RadioButton, and CheckBox. Now to start, the > > > >> programmer can subclass mx.controls.Button to implement the > > > >> functionality. But now he needs to implement the functionality in > > > >> RadioButton and CheckBox. > > > >> > > > >> One way is to subclass RadioButton and CheckBox and then > > duplicate the > > > >> functionality there. However, not only will he be duplicating > > > >> functionality, he is headed down a slippery slope. Let's say that for > > > >> his next project, he suddenly requires a button label that supports > > > >> HTML formatting. Now he must subclass again. So now the classes grow > > > >> from: > > > >> > > > >> MultilineButton > > > >> MultilineRadioButton > > > >> MultilineCheckBox > > > >> > > > >> To > > > >> > > > >> MultilineButton > > > >> HTMLButton > > > >> MultilineRadioButton > > > >> HTMLRadioButton > > > >> MultilineCheckBox > > > >> HTMLCheckBox > > > >> > > > >> The next project requires a multiline html button. So now its: > > > >> > > > >> MultilineButton > > > >> HTMLButton > > > >> MultilineHTMLButton > > > >> MultilineRadioButton > > > >> HTMLRadioButton > > > >> MultilineHTMLRadioButton > > > >> MultilineCheckBox > > > >> HTMLCheckBox > > > >> MultilineHTMLCheckBox > > > >> > > > >> And now its officially out of hand and the programmer is mired in a > > > >> subclassing nightmare. > > > >> > > > >> --- > > > >> > > > >> So basically my question is what is the best way to handle this > > > >> problem in Flex. Is subclassing the only way or is there a more > > > >> efficient solution (decorators, item renderers, etc.)? > > > >> > > > >> Thanks in advance for any guidance > > > >> Bill > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for > > thee." > > > > > > > > http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > > > > > > > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > > > :: 0437 221 380 :: josh@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
