I'll try it. So how would I do it? On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Gordon Smith <gosm...@adobe.com> wrote:
> > > You can try dispatching MouseEvents, but I'm not sure that they'll work > exactly the same as a Player-generated one. > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *veena pandit > *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2009 4:17 PM > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component > > > > > > It is really complex code. I don't understand it yet. > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Gordon Smith <gosm...@adobe.com> wrote: > > > > Normally only the Player dispatches MouseEvents, in response to the user > using the mouse. Why would you want to dispatch a MouseEvent in your code? > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *veena_kris2003 > *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2009 3:44 PM > > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component > > > > > > I fixed it so that I called the change="horizontalScrollListChange(event)". > Then I pass in a ListEvent to the horizontalScrollListChange method. Can I > dispatch a MouseEvent > from the horizontalScrollListChange method? > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Gordon > Smith <gosm...@...> wrote: > > > > That's not how list-based components work. You don't add event listeners > to data items. You listen to events dispatched by the list itself. > > > > What are you trying to accomplish with your event handlers? > > > > Gordon Smith > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > veena_kris2003 > > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 3:52 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component > > > > > > > > My message from earlier today never got posted. How do you add event > listeners to objects in the horizontalList. I added the event listeners to > the objects before I added the objects to the list. The event listener is > not getting called. > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>, Gordon > Smith <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > > > You add child components which are UIComponents to a container like > HBox. > > > > > > But you add data items to a list-based control like HorizontalList. > These data items then get displayed by item renderers, which are children > which get automatically created to display data items. The children are > managed by the list, not by you... you manage the data, not the renderers. > > > > > > By default, data items are expected to have a 'label' property to > display, unless you set the labelField or labelFunction of the list > component. They can be plain Objects, or instances of data classes, or > anything else, but typically they aren't visual components. > > > > > > Here's an example of adding two data items to a list using > ActionScript. > > > > > > myList.dataProvider = new ArrayCollection(); > > > var item:Object; > > > item = { label: "One", data: 1 }; > > > myList.dataProvider.addItem(item); > > > item = { label: "Two", data: 2 }; > > > myList.dataProvider.addItem(item); > > > > > > Gordon Smith > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>] On Behalf > Of veena_kris2003 > > > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 3:19 PM > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component > > > > > > > > > > > > Please help. The items are being added dynamically to the > <mx:HorizontalList id="test" bottom="0" width="100%" > > > backgroundColor="0x000000" horizontalScrollPolicy="on" > > > verticalScrollPolicy="off"/> I debugged the code and the > > > items are being added, but I can't see them in the UI. > > > If I change mx:HorizontalList to mx:HBox I can see the items > > > in the UI. What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>, > Gordon Smith <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > > > > > No, I don't have an example and don't have time to create one for you > since I'm a development engineer, not a support engineer. But here is what > you should try, learning as you go: > > > > > > > > 1. Create an app with an <mx:HorizontalList>. > > > > 2. Make it show data items by assigning its dataProvider. Put in more > data items that will fit. > > > > 3. Turn off its scrollbar by setting horizontalScrollPolicy="off". > > > > 4. Create <mx:Button>s for "Previous" and "Next", positioned to the > left and right of the HorizontalList. > > > > 5. In their 'click' handlers, put code like > horizontalList.horizontalScrollPosition += 1. Use -= for the Previous > button. > > > > > > > > Gordon Smith > > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>] On Behalf > Of veena_kris2003 > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:42 PM > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about a flex component > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you mind posting an example. It sounds like this is what I was > looking for. I need a horizontal list component with an icon at the right > end of the component that I can click and scroll to more items. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Veena > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>, > Gordon Smith <gosmith@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Why not just allow scrolling instead of paging? Scrolling > components can scroll through thousands of items quickly. > > > > > > > > > > Suppose there are 100 items and you can only see 10 at a time. So > first you see 0-9. When you click the icon you see 10-19. When you click it > again you'd see 20-29. So you'd need another icon ("previous page" instead > of "next page") to go back to 10-19 and then 0-9. > > > > > > > > > > Gordon Smith > > > > > Adobe Flex SDK Team > > > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>><mailto: > flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>>] On Behalf > Of veena pandit > > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:22 AM > > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com> > ><mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%2540yahoogroups.com>> > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Question about a flex component > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I am new to Flex. I am looking for help on designing a custom > component that will > > > > > hold a lot of items. When the items exceed the number that are > visible in the ui > > > > > of this horizontal component on the webpage an icon appears, which > if you click > > > > > will show a list of the other components you can click again and > restore the ui with > > > > > that item. Hope you understand what I am talking about. If not > please post for clarification. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > > > Veena > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
