--- In [email protected], Josh McDonald <j...@...> wrote:
>
> UIComponent doesn't have any code for drawing background images. If
you want
> a background image without the overhead of using a Container such as
Box,
> you'll have to build a subclass of UIComponent that does. Or simply
add an
> Image as the first child of your UIComponent. Are you extending
UIComponent,
> or just instantiating them because you want someplace to put an image?
>
> -Josh
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 5:13 PM, superbokbok <superbok...@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/skinstyle_3.html
> > >
> > > There's no reason you can't call your style "backgroundImage."
> > >
> > Nice link :) I tried to implement code as per the examples in the link
> > page, but the problem is I can never get an image to show as the
> > background of a UIComponent! This would let me alter the image based
> > on different stylesheets which are loaded at runtime.
> >
> > The way I do it now, I add an HBox to a UIComponent and set that as
> > the bkg and add the styleName to that. I must be missing something
> > somewhere to enable a background image on a UIComponent. Again the
> > reason for using a UIComponent is that it's lighter.
> >
> > sorry for the rant :(
> > cheers
> > erick
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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thee."
>
> Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
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>
I actually extend the UIComponent in my apps for specific purposes.
I'll try applying some code that'll let me change the bkg Image
through a css sheet at runtime. I guess I could also try adding an
image and applying a styleName to that component directly which would
be modified through CSS.
Thx for the suggestion!
cheers
erick
