That was it! I set modal to false and now the menu shows up. Thanks for your help, Dustin.
--- In [email protected], "Mercer, Dustin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When you create the window, you can specify its' modality (I think it is > the 3rd parameter on the createPopUp method, it's a Boolean value). Try > setting the modality to false. A modal window is the topmost window in > a flex application. I have had similar issues with modal windows... > This may not work, but it is worth a try. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of fowleryj > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: (Flex 1.5 using Cairngorm Framework) MenuBars > in PopUps not Working > > > > Dustin, > > Thanks for that suggestion - it proved that the problem is indeed that > the menu is showing up beneath my window. Another strange thing is > that none of the items are selectable when I run my mouse cursor over > them. How would I get the menu to stop showing up beneath my window? > > ---------- > > Renaun, > > PopUp.mxml's top component is an <mx:Panel>. Main.mxml allows the user > to open any number of different windows (I gave them generic names for > this example, obviously, but they are all smaller parts of a large > application) in which the user will execute different tasks. Also, I > do have my AS function inside of <mx:Script><![CDATA[ ]></mx:Script> > tags. > > ---------- > > Thank you both. =) > > --- In [email protected], "Mercer, Dustin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This doesn't sound like a cairngorm issue, but a flex depth issue. Try > > this... Try making the window height about 50 pixels, and add a bunch > > of menu items to the menubar's dataProvider, then try. See if the > menu > > is showing up under the window (you will be able to see that because > the > > menu's items should extend beyond the bottom of the window). I am not > > sure if this is the problem, but it is a logical first place to check. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of kaibabsowats > > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:28 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: (Flex 1.5 using Cairngorm Framework) > MenuBars > > in PopUps not Working > > > > > > > > More details are need? > > > > How is PopUp.mxml used? > > Whats the top component in PopUp.mxml,etc... > > > > You probably doing this but just to double check, in PopUp.mxml are > > you putting the AS function insdie <mx:Script><![CDATA[ ]></mx:Script> > > > > Renaun > > > > --- In [email protected], "fowleryj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > MenuBars aren't working properly in my pop-ups, whereas they are > > > working just fine in my Main.mxml. > > > > > > In my pop-up, the File menu I've declared won't even drop down when > I > > > click on it. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > In Main.mxml: > > > > > > <mx:MenuBar id="MainMenuBar" width="450" > > > change="menuChangeHandler(event)"> > > > <mx:dataProvider> > > > <mx:XML> > > > <menuitem label="Finder"> > > > <menuitem label="Finder A" type="Finder" data="FinderA"/> > > > <menuitem label="Finder B" type="Finder" data="FinderB"/> > > > </menuitem> > > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit"> > > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit A" type="Add/Edit" data="AddEditA"/> > > > <menuitem label="Add/Edit B" type="Add/Edit" data="AddEditB"/> > > > </menuitem> > > > </mx:XML> > > > </mx:dataProvider> > > > </mx:MenuBar> > > > > > > <mx:Script><![CDATA[ > > > private function menuChangeHandler(event){ > > > if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "FinderA") { > > > commonViewHelper.openWindow('FinderA') > > > } else if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "FinderB") { > > > commonViewHelper.openWindow('FinderB') > > > } else if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "AddEditA") { > > > > commonViewHelper.openWindow('AddEditA') > > > } else if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "AddEditB") { > > > commonViewHelper.openWindow('AddEditB') > > > } > > > ]]></mx:Script> > > > > > > (That works fine) > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > In PopUp.mxml: > > > > > > <mx:MenuBar id="PopUpMenuBar" width="450" > > > change="menuChangeHandler(event)"> > > > <mx:dataProvider> > > > <mx:XML> > > > <menuitem label="File"> > > > <menuitem label="Open" type="File" data="Open"/> > > > <menuitem label="Close" type="File" data="Close"/> > > > <menuitem label="Save" type="File" data="Save"/> > > > </menuitem> > > > </mx:XML> > > > </mx:dataProvider> > > > </mx:MenuBar> > > > > > > private function menuChangeHandler(event){ > > > if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "Open") { > > > // Nothing yet > > > } else if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "Close") { > > > PopUpViewHelper.closePopUp(); // Closes the pop-up > > > > } else if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "Save") { > > > // Nothing yet > > > } > > > } > > > > > > (This is not working properly - the menu won't even drop down to > show > > > the options.) > > > > > > Any insight would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------ Yahoo! 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