Paul and I have discussed off line. He's got a bunch of module panels that we wants to overlap and drag around the screen and have tabbing stay within which ever panel was clicked in and moved on top of the others. Flex has all of this built-in. Once he gets his modules popped up, he should be all set.
Alex Harui Flex SDK Developer Adobe Systems Inc.<http://www.adobe.com/> Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jim.abbott45 Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 3:21 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: FocusManager fun... Tab Loops redux Feeling less than ecstatic? Then please VOTE for fixing of bug #16897. See: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-16897 --Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "aceoohay" <pa...@...> wrote: > > Alex: > > Neither of these options are practical in the real world (at least my world) > since we have over 135 modules currently, and up to 10 can be loaded at any > one time. We cannot have the cursor willy nilly hopping from module to module > going to panels that are partially obscured by other panels, etc. > > Does the mx.managers.FocusManager allow the ability to establish multiple tab > loops within a single application? > > If so, how can this be used to define a tab loop for a single container? > > If not, is there anything that will allow defining a tab loop for a > container?! With multiple tab loops available on the stage at one time. The > user can use the mouse to jump from module to module. > > Paul > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui aharui@ wrote: > > > > Setting tabEnabled on anything you don't want to have focus is one answer. > > So is non-modal popups. > > > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Developer > > Adobe Systems Inc.<http://www.adobe.com/> > > Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of aceoohay > > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:00 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: FocusManager fun... Tab Loops redux > > > > > > Alex: > > > > Let me restate my primary question; > > > &! gt; "...has anyone else tried to create a flex component with ! a separa > te tab loop, if so how did you make it work?" > > > > Since the documentation seems to indicate that FocusManager will allow > > multiple tab loops that was the approach I was investigating. > > > > My primary goal, irrespective of how I do it is to create what I call a > > "tab domain." Whatever it is called, what I need is the ability to define a > > captive group of objects from which focus will never leave by pressing the > > tab key. > > > > Paul > > >
