Hey... now that's cool, I didn't realize scale also affects text size. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ private function goBigOrGoHome():void { superSizeButton.scaleX = superSizeButton.scaleY += .2; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Button id="superSizeButton" label="SuperSize Me" x="10" y="10" click="goBigOrGoHome()"/> </mx:Application> Thanks Alex. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: > xscale = yscale = someScaleFactorGreaterThanOne? > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Nate Beck > *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 2:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding size of panel, and its contained > objects. > > > > What Wesley is saying seems like a good starting point. > > > > I haven't heard of this type of behavior before. But a uniform scaling of > all components and all of their text at the same time will be a challenge... > > > > sidenote: > > I'm on a mac, so if I can't read something, I just use the Command+Option+8 > shortcut to enable accessibility, and then Command+Option+= to zoom in. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Wesley Acheson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > For all the children try using percentage widths and heights, I don't > really know about the font of things. Maybe you could increase the font > size by giving everything a font size attached to a variable. Or try using > CSS to benefit from Cascading rules? > > Regards, > > Wesley Acheson > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:07 PM, aceoohay <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tim: > > I am not sure I understand? > > What I need is the ability to expand a panel, and all of its > contained objects such as textinputs, labels, comboboxes and the > like. > > Paul > > --- In [email protected], Tim Rowe <tim.r...@...> wrote: > > > > It won't run in 40 column mode? > > > > I feel evil suggesting this when 1280x1024 is the norm these days. > > > > --Tim > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of aceoohay > > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 8:59 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding size of panel, and its > contained objects. > > > > > > Actually, I have. > > > > Unfortunately the system they are coming from is a unix character > > based system where an 80 character by 24 line screen takes up their > > entire monitor. A number of the users are complaining that they > > can't read the default font sizes, and while I told them that's all > > I can do, I was hoping to find an easy solution. > > > > Paul > > > > --- In [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders% <flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate Beck" <nate@> wrote: > > > > > > After thinking about it for a minute... now I'm understanding > what > > you're > > > saying. You want to actually ZOOM in, make them larger. > > > Have you tried taking the easy way out and telling the people to > > change > > > their monitor resolution? :D > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Nate Beck <nate@> wrote: > > > > > > > ... If you're using constraint based layout... how is there a > > problem? A > > > > component taking 100% of the width of it's container will > always > > scale to > > > > fit that container. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:27 PM, aceoohay <pauls@> wrote: > > > > > > > >> While that example does allow you to maximize a panel, it > > does not > > > >> expand the contained objects. > > > >> > > > >> If it did what I need the buttons <set video visible> and <set > > video > > > >> enable> would become much larger than they were originally > when > > the > > > >> maximize button was clicked. > > > >> > > > >> I should have mentioned that I have done searching, and can > > find the > > > >> expanding panel in many places, but nowhere can I find code > that > > > >> will force the objects in a container to increse in size by > n%. > > > >> > > > >> Paul > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> --- In [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%<flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Nate > > > >> Beck" <nate@> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > Doing a quick google search for, "flex maximize, minimize > > panel" > > > >> > Returns loads of examples of what you're trying to do I > > think... > > > >> > > > > >> > > http://www.comtaste.com/DashboardExample/DashboardExample.html > > > >> > > > > >> > and > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > http://blog.comtaste.com/2008/12/how_to_use_the_flex_dashboard_1.html > > > >> > > > > >> > Right? > > > >> > > > > >> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM, aceoohay <pauls@> wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > > Hello? > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Is anyone out there? > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Any ideas? > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Paul > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > --- In [email protected]<mailto:flexcoders%<flexcoders%25> > 40yahoogroups.com> <flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders% > > > >> 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > >> > > "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote: > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > The systems that I write are traditional data entry > types > > of > > > >> > > systems. > > > >> > > > I do everything within panels within modules. I have had > > users > > > >> ask > > > >> > > if > > > >> > > > they could expand the size of the panel in order to read > > them > > > >> better > > > >> > > > due to poor eyesight, high res monitors and the like. > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Are there any existing panel like components that allow > > > >> expanding, > > > >> > > > while making the contained objects larger? > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Contained objects generally include label, textinput, > > textarea, > > > >> > > > combobox, etc... Font sizes would need to be increased, > > etc. > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Paul > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > > > > >> > Cheers, > > > >> > Nate > > > >> > ---------------------------------------- > > > >> > http://blog.natebeck.net > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Nate > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > http://blog.natebeck.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Nate > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > http://blog.natebeck.net > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Alternative FAQ location: > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > Nate > ---------------------------------------- > http://blog.natebeck.net > > > -- Cheers, Nate ---------------------------------------- http://blog.natebeck.net
