I take it 'AppLoader' is a custom component you created by extending the Loader component? How did you endup handeling the 'unloading' of an app before loading a second one?
How did you handel a notification from the inner app that it was complete and that the shell app could talk to it. Thanks Ross --- In [email protected], "Bruno Martins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Inawire, > > Excellent discover about the SystemManager. Now I did a first AppLoader > component(use AppLoader instead of Loader), until now its works fine for > me if you find some bugs please let me know. > > Thanks... > > > > On 3/24/06, inawire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Bruno > > > > I was finaly able to talk to the inner app. > > I added this code to a button in the shell app. > > Note: applet is the id of my mx:Loader component in the shell app > > > > var subApp:SystemManager = SystemManager(applet.content); > > trace(subApp.document.appName); > > > > content is of type SystemManager which has a document property. This > > document is the inner app root application. appName is a property I > > created in the root of the inner app. > > > > I had to stick this on a button to make sure the inner app was > > completely loaded before I tried to talk to it. The complete event of > > the mx:Loader component is before the document is ready. I tried the > > INIT event of the LoaderInfo but no sucess yet with that. > > > > That's all I have so far. > > > > > > Ross > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bruno Martins" <bheman@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I know about this listener problem but I'll try other solution as > > soon as > > > possible... > > > > > > Tks.... > > > > > > > > > On 3/23/06, inawire <ross@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Bruno and Doug, > > > > > > > > This is on the right track (though I still do not know why this > > > > worked in beta 1 with out all this extra code). > > > > > > > > Bruno, your code worked for me fine (flex 2 version of Doug's > > idea). > > > > When I load my inner app, the content resizes perfectly (see inner > > > > app below). > > > > > > > > The only trouble I am having now it a basic problem that anyone > > could > > > > probably help me with. The event listener for the 'resize' is > > still > > > > being called from the shell when I try to load a second inner > > app. I > > > > have been trying to use removeListener but do not seam to find an > > > > event that lets me know when the first inner app is being removed > > (or > > > > unloaded). I have tried to call unload() on the instance of the > > > > Loader app in the shell app and keep getting the error > > > > 'Call to a possibly undefined method 'unLoad' through a reference > > > > with static type 'mx.controls:Loader' > > > > > > > > Is there an event I can make the inner app listen for that tells > > me > > > > that it is being removed when I load a new inner app (or is it > > being > > > > removed)? > > > > > > > > Thanks Ross > > > > > > > > P.S. > > > > Bruno, as for your question, using your code and the fact that my > > > > inner apps scale using the layout anchors, I did not have to talk > > to > > > > the inner app from the shell app. I have tried using the > > > > LoaderInstanceName.content.propertyInInnerApp and I can not get > > > > around the same compliler error as stated above. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Code for sample inner app the resizes to fit > > > > ========================================== > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; mlns="*" > > > > layout="absolute" width="100%" height="100%" > > > > creationComplete="initApp();" > > > > paddingBottom="0" paddingLeft="0" paddingRight="0" paddingTop="0" > > > > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > import flash.util.trace; > > > > > > > > > > > > private function resizeLoader(event:Event = null):void > > > > { > > > > width = parent.parent.parent.width; > > > > height = parent.parent.parent.height; > > > > } > > > > > > > > public function unLoader():void > > > > { > > > > trace('unLoader called') > > > > parent.parent.parent.removeEventListener("resize", > > resizeLoader); > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > private function initApp():void > > > > { > > > > resizeLoader(); > > > > parent.parent.parent.addEventListener("resize", resizeLoader); > > > > } > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > > > <mx:Canvas left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" id="main"> > > > > <mx:DataGrid id="dg" left="0" top="0" bottom="0" right="0"> > > > > <mx:columns> > > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Column 1" dataField="col1"/> > > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Column 2" dataField="col2"/> > > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Column 3" dataField="col3"/> > > > > </mx:columns> > > > > </mx:DataGrid> > > > > </mx:Canvas> > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > ============================================================ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bruno Martins" <bheman@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I did a poor solution to this problem but I believe that is a > > start > > > > to solve > > > > > the problem: > > > > > > > > > > I put the following code in the application that will be loaded: > > > > > > > > > > private function resizeLoader(event:Event = null):void > > > > > { > > > > > width = parent.parent.parent.width; > > > > > height = parent.parent.parent.height; > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > private function initApp():void{ > > > > > resizeLoader(); > > > > > parent.parent.parent.addEventListener("resize", > > > > resizeLoader); > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > onCreationComplete execute the initApp()... > > > > > > > > > > I try to create a AppLoader component extend the loader and > > adjust > > > > the > > > > > content after the complete event but I don't know how to access > > the > > > > content > > > > > proprieties, if some one know how to change the content > > properties > > > > please > > > > > let me know... > > > > > > > > > > Tks... > > > > > > > > > > On 3/22/06, Doug Lowder <douglowder@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I know in 1.5 the trick was to provide the loaded (inner) app > > with > > > > > > getPreferredHeight() and getPreferredWidth() functions; may be > > > > worth a > > > > > > try in your case if you are able to modify the code for the > > loaded > > > > > > apps. In AS2, it was: > > > > > > > > > > > > function getPreferredHeight() { > > > > > > return _parent? _parent.layoutHeight : > > > > super.getPreferredHeight(); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > function getPreferredWidth() { > > > > > > return _parent? _parent.layoutWidth : > > super.getPreferredWidth > > > > (); > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "inawire" <ross@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > With further testing, the loaded (inner) app > > > > (application.width) is > > > > > > > scailing to the correct size on initial load. When the outer > > > > shell > > > > > > > resizes, the inner app resize does not get called (it does > > when > > > > it > > > > > > > runs on its own). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also when the inner app first loads, thought the inner app > > is > > > > showing > > > > > > > the correct width available, the inner content does not > > scale to > > > > > > > fit available size of the inner app. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ross > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Bruno Martins" <bheman@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had the same problem, but I don't fix yet. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/21/06, inawire <ross@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just converted my app to Beta 2. Ran the conversion > > > > scripts, > > > > > > > switch > > > > > > > > > layout constraintes, changed LinkBar click to itemClick > > > > (that got > > > > > > > > > me),worked through some new warnings that were not > > present > > > > before. > > > > > > > > > Everything works fine now ... but (always a but) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm loading other Flex apps into a shell Flex app. I > > had the > > > > > > > loaded > > > > > > > > > apps expanding to fill 100% of the available space. The > > > > shell app > > > > > > > has > > > > > > > > > a top control panel, a bottom status bar and the rest is > > > > left to > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > following code (below) to fill out the middle. In Beta > > 1, > > > > the apps > > > > > > > > > would load into the shell and expand to fit the > > available > > > > > > > > > width/height. Now when I load the apps they come in as > > > > 500x375. > > > > > > > The > > > > > > > > > apps on their own fill the browser window. Also, if I > > set > > > > the > > > > > > > apps to > > > > > > > > > be say 600 wide, they will come in 600 wide (loader will > > > > expand to > > > > > > > > > fit). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something has changed, does anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > Is this related to the issue: > > > > > > > > > "Resize effect problems The Resize effect doesn't work > > with > > > > layout > > > > > > > > > constraints." (from known issues) > > > > > > > > > If so is there a workaround? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ross > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > Code from shell app that loads sub apps. > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > <mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%" borderStyle="solid" > > > > > > > > > cornerRadius="5" styleName="colorPanel" > > > > dropShadowEnabled="true" > > > > > > > > > horizontalGap="0"> > > > > > > > > > <mx:VBox width="100%" height="100%"> > > > > > > > > > <mx:Loader > > > > > > > > > height="100%" > > > > > > > > > width="100%" > > > > > > > > > id="applet" > > > > > > > > > minHeight="400" > > > > > > > > > minWidth="354" > > > > > > > > > source="{app}" > > > > > > > > > scaleContent="true" > > > > > > > > > complete="doneLoading()" > > > > > > > > > showBusyCursor="true" > > > > > > > > > /> > > > > > > > > > </mx:VBox> > > > > > > > > > </mx:HBox> > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > YAHOO! 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