Thanks to all. It's good to know I'm on the right track. Obviously there is a lot to get a handle on for a Flex newbie. The link for the book is particularly appreciated (208 pages that should keep me out of trouble for a while).
Bill Lane --- In [email protected], "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please be aware that some of it is changing for Beta 2. For example, the > 'initialize' event is going to be dispatched AFTER the children have > been created. A new 'preinitialize' event will be dispatched before. > Also, 'initialize' and 'creationComplete' are going to be deferred for > panes of navigator components until you navigate to them and they create > their children. > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jeremy lu > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 7:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Understanding UIComponent > > > > > that chapter is particularly well written, should read it over and over > again. > > > > > On 3/3/06, Stephen Gilson < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > There is indeed a book - It is called "Creating and Extending Flex > Components" and you can find it at: > http://labs.macromedia.com/wiki/index.php/Flex:Release_Notes#Beta_1_docu > mentation > > > > This page lists the order of events when you create a component: > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/20beta1/docs/00001877.html > > > > Stephen > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Gordon Smith > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 11:55 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Cc: Stephen Gilson > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Understanding UIComponent > > He wants to create custom components, so he needs to understand methods > like > > createChildren(), commitProperties(), measure(), and > updateDisplayList(). > > > > There should be a whole book in the documentation set about creating > your own components, and it should cover basic methods like these. > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of JesterXL > > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:26 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Understanding UIComponent > > > > You look like you're on the right track. For now (as of Beta 1), I > think the only ones that actually matter event wise are: > > > > initialize > > creationComplete > > > > The only difference is initialize runs before all of the layout stuff, > so if you need to do your own positioning/sizing, this is a good place > to do it; creationComplete is after all the children have been created > AND sized + positioned. > > > > We've all asked for the goto flow diagram of the main component that is > UIComponent, so hopefully this'll get clearer doc wise soon. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bill Lane > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:51 PM > > Subject: [flexcoders] Understanding UIComponent > > > > I'm just getting started with Flex Beta. We are particularly > > interested in being able to create custom components using AS3. So I > > am keen to get my head around the structure of UIComponent. In AS2 I > > saw an excellent diagram that explained the sequence that methods were > > executed and what should be done with each. I have been looking for a > > similar diagram for AS3 with no luck. Consequently I've had a go > myself. > > > > Firstly, does anyone know of a good resource (other than the AS3 > > language reference which has become my constant companion) with this > > information. 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