Hi All I'm working on a large Flex project. The scenario..
I have a search screen that returns results to a tileList. I've got an alternative view using an Advanced Data Grid. So - you fill out search criteria, hit the search button and it brings back results to the tileList - clicking on button flips the screen around and displays the data using Grid. A user can select 1 or more items from either the TL or the ADG and drag them to another grid. This all works a treat. But... (isn't there always) The powers that be want a user to be able to highlight items and click an add button in addition to the drag. This isn't a problem - I've got this working. But... They now want user feedback. When a user clicks the add button they want to see the same dragImage appear and move to the second datagrid. This in itself is not a big issue, the issue I'm having is how to create the dragImage. I know I could create one myself but I'm already stretched to the limit on time and I don't like re-inventing the wheel. Adobe have done a good job and I'd like to tap into their codebase. What I'm looking for is a way to say Here's a listComponent (either tileList/DataGrid/ADG etc) create me an dragImage based on the selectedItem(s). In a perfect world I would say - here's the source component, here's the target and it would create a dragImage popup it up on the screen and animate it. Leaving me a few lines of code to manage the data transfer. I've searched everywhere on the web - it's actually quite unusual to find a Flex problem that hasn't been answered by someone before. If this has - apologies. I can see that I would get a lot of use out of this. Drag and Drop is just too quick and easy but I also take the point that it isn't common on the web and a more traditional approach is also needed. If anyone can help me magic a dragImage it would be great. Many Thanks Rich
