RE: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity

[Evan Gifford]

Thanks again for your response Jester :^)   Sweet! Yeah, that article is perfect :^)   I was under the assumption that the PopUpManager put the windows under Application and Modality was an effect applied on a per-component basis. You’re totally right, it’s not possible the way I was doing it.   Now, about re-parenting … I’m not familiar with this, so I’ll do some research and try it, but sounds promising.   Thanks again Jester, you’ve been a big help to me bro.   -Evan   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JesterXL Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:10 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity   I didn't think the PopUpManager solution would work for you; most icons & buttons are part of integrated views, and thus can't be removed, but I take the shotgun approach to answers.   You didn't respond to the 2nd one, however.  Have you tried re-parenting the help button?  If you're view doesn't move, that might help.   You cannot have non-popups be immune to modality since their parents are application.  Here is a better explanation of why:   http://www.darronschall.com/weblog/archives/000224.cfm   ----- Original Message ----- From: Evan Gifford To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:34 AM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity   Thanks JXL, that does sound feasible, but I’ve constructed the document in such a way so that the help window which is popped up is a separate component from the button which makes it appear. This way, the animation and positioning of the help TitleWindow are controlled by the button in context in which it is called, making the help window and associated logic (Loading XML help file and formatting) are reusable in other contexts.   I do use the PopUpManager.bringToFront(), and I see what you suggest by popping another copy of the help icon, but I’d rather not do this unless there is no way to make an icon “immune” to the modal properties of the TitleWindow.   Does anyone know a way to make something immune to the modal effects?   Thanks guys.     From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JesterXL Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 2:28 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity   Throw the help button in a popup as well. Then, everytime you open a popup, go: PopUpManager.bringToFront ( helpButton ) PopUps are put in a different display area, thus their parent is not the app, and thus they are not blurred. or reparent the Help button to the TitleWindow, and then back again to it's original parent when you close the TitleWindow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Gifford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ams.com> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 3:17 PM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity Sorry for the confusion. I'll explain this better here I've got a titlewindow with a few modal properties: <mx:TitleWindow modalTransparency=".5" modalTransparencyDuration="400" modalTransparencyColor="#CCCCCC" modalTransparencyBlur="5" .......> I'm using the PopUpManager to show this guy to create an in-context help window when someone clicks on a help icon. <mx:Button click="toggleHelpWindow()" id="helpButton" icon="@Embed('/assets/help/graphics/help.gif')" .....> As you would expect, when I PopUp the modal TitleWindow with the above properties, it blurs, darkens and fades the whole Application except the TitleWindow. I love the ModalTransparencyBlur, (although I've noticed a slight buffering time associated with this effect, understandably) .. I'd like to make this helpButton "immune" to the ModalTransparencyBlur, so when the in context help TitleWindow pops up, both the TitleWindow and the helpButton are sharp and in focus, with the rest of the interface blurred and faded, in order to strengthen the association between the button and the help content. As it is, the modalTransparencyBlur property blurs everything in the Application except the TitleWindow on top. Does anyone know a way I can make the helpButton "immune" to the modal effect? If you'd like the code, I've created a custom component called "ContextHelpButton" which accepts an xmlFile property and displays this relative to the help button. It's pretty useful, although still in development as you can see. :^) Man, I am so thankful to be a part of a group like this. -Evan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Chiverton Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 6:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Modal Immunity On Thursday 06 July 2006 18:10, Evan Gifford wrote: > That is ... so that the modal blur/transparency does not affect it? Models dont't blur on have transparency, do you have some code to explain ? -- Tom Chiverton **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. 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