This small example works for me (Using FlexLib 2.4):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
layout="vertical"
creationComplete="onCreationComplete()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flexlib.mdi.containers.MDIWindow;
import flexlib.mdi.managers.MDIManager;
import flexlib.mdi.effects.effectsLib.MDIVistaEffects;
private var newWindow:MDIWindow;
private function onCreationComplete():void
{
MDIManager.global.effects = new MDIVistaEffects();
}
private function openWindow():void
{
newWindow = new MDIWindow();
MDIManager.global.add(newWindow);
}
private function minimizeWindow():void
{
newWindow.minimize();
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Button label="openWindow" id="openWindowButton"
click="openWindow()"/>
<mx:Button label="minimizeWindow" id="minimizeWindowButton"
click="minimizeWindow()"/>
</mx:Application>
--- In [email protected], Adrian Williams <adri...@...> wrote:
>
> Ok,
>
> So once my morning caffeine jolt hit me, I realized that I already
> know how to force a mouseclick in the event:
>
> newPanel.minimize(new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.CLICK, true, false));
>
> So, I fire the event and even walked the code thru the debugger to
> watch it go into the function and "act" normally...but my window still
> defiantly sits un-minimized....sigh...
>
> Adrian
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: how to forcibly minimize a window via flexmdi window
> Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:12:40 -0600
> From: Adrian Williams adri...@...
> To: [email protected]
>
>
>
> Hi gang,
>
> I've been toying with the outstanding flexmdi component from
flexlib
> and have found something challenging...
>
> One of the pieces of the MDIWindow is the minimize() function.
I'm
> creating the windows on the canvas dynamically based on the users last
> know settings...including whether they have minimized any of the
windows
> on their dashboard. I have a variable in their record for each window
> called isCollapsed (bit/bool). What I'm trying to do is when the
> records are read and the windows are dynamically created, I check to
see
> if the isCollapsed == true and if so, I'm trying to fire the
> MDIWindow.minimize() function. However, it's expecting a mouseEvent
and
> I'm not sure how to force a non-existent event into the function???
>
> Basically, I need to programmatically emulate a mouseclick on the
> minimize button of the window.
>
> I've tried a number of alternative methods without success,
> including these:
>
> newWindow.minimize();
> newWindow.minimize(null);
>
> newWindow.dispatchEvent(MDIWindowEvent.MINIMIZE);
> dispatchEvent(new
> MDIWindowEvent(MDIWindowEvent.MINIMIZE, newWindow));
>
> Here is the minimize function:
>
> public function minimize(event:MouseEvent = null):void
> {
> // if the panel is floating, save its state
> if(windowState == MDIWindowState.NORMAL)
> {
> savePanel();
> }
> dispatchEvent(new MDIWindowEvent(MDIWindowEvent.MINIMIZE,
> this));
> windowState = MDIWindowState.MINIMIZED;
> showControls = false;
> }
>
> Has anyone tried to do this or have any ideas on what to try next?
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
>
