One thing this discussion proves is how difficult it is to create a button flex that provides enough flexibility for the average developer. I don't think the border is the only limitation.
Here are a few other limitations with the default button skin: - Selected states only support a single fill color. - Corner radii cannot be specified individually (although the FocusSkin somehow supports this) There are probably others. Perhaps it would be worth aggregating these requirements, and then create a community supported Flex skin repository? I would definitely be willing to help with this. Thoughts? Michael Schmalle wrote: > > > something that I feel needs to be addressed in order to improve the > Flex framework. > > I think that is all you had to say in your original post. > > As far as me, along with the line above... what do we do? We know this > isn't going to be changed in the near future. > > So, we as 'advanced and complicated developers' create a solution from > a problem and blog about it. > > Peace, Mike > > > On 11/30/06, *ben.clinkinbeard * <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I must say, I really don't understand how I am being offensive. If you > took issue with my hypothetical new developer conversation, well, you > shouldn't. I was merely trying to point out that your solution is a > complex one, and requiring these types of workarounds does not > encourage the very important drive towards Flex adoption by new > developers. I was also very clear to state that I have immense respect > for Adobe, and did not call them 'teh suck' or anything similar. I am > trying to draw attention to something that I feel needs to be > addressed in order to improve the Flex framework. > > I think EECOLOR summed up my thoughts pretty well by pointing out that > lots of other things are done with getStyle() and it sure would have > been nice to make border one of those things. > > Roger, thanks for the XP theme link, I had not seen that before. > > Ben > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Michael Schmalle" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > EDIT :: > > > > > In a way, the Button does have a borderStyle, it's the button's > name > > property. > > > > supposed to be > > > > In a way, the ButtonSkin class does have a borderStyle, it's the > button > > skin's name property assigned in the Button class. > > > > Peace, Mike > > > > On 11/30/06, Michael Schmalle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > the border style > > > > > > In a way, the Button does have a borderStyle, it's the button's > name > > > property. > > > > > > Back in Flash, they used borderStyle in the Button but, in Flex2 > to they > > > changed it to switch on the buttons name. > > > > > > Anyway, I will write a skin class and put it on my blog. That will > be my > > > contribution to the 'new' devs that I 'wasn't' talking to. :) > > > > > > PS, I have heard plenty of people bitch about the HaloBorders > class to > > > but, hey unfortunately beginners in ALL of life do not have access > to those > > > things experience gives. > > > > > > Peace, Mike > > > > > > > On 11/30/06, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have to agree with the dude, that its tough to say something > like > > > > that to a new person at flex. However, i was thinking the other > comments > > > > were correct, and that if you wanted the the button to look > something else, > > > > you'd have to use another skin. However, is you want to change > the border > > > > from color, you change the 'borderColor' style, if you want to > change the > > > > fill colors, you change 'fillColors'. At the top of > updateDisplayList within > > > > the ButtonSkin class you see this code: > > > > > > > > // User-defined styles. > > > > var borderColor:uint = getStyle("borderColor"); > > > > var cornerRadius:Number = getStyle("cornerRadius"); > > > > var fillAlphas:Array = getStyle("fillAlphas"); > > > > var fillColors:Array = getStyle("fillColors"); > > > > StyleManager.getColorNames(fillColors); > > > > var highlightAlphas:Array = getStyle("highlightAlphas"); > > > > var themeColor:uint = getStyle("themeColor"); > > > > > > > > It would have been nice indeed to have the border style thingy > in it. > > > > Instead of bitching about the fact that Adobe did not put it in > (we all > > > > forget something eventually) i'd recommend you to write a class > that has > > > > that border style thingy in it and then share it with us so we > can all use > > > > that skin. > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetz Erik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Teoti Graphix > > > http://www.teotigraphix.com <http://www.teotigraphix.com> > > > > > > Blog - Flex2Components > > > http://www.flex2components.com <http://www.flex2components.com> > > > > > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the > question'. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Teoti Graphix > > http://www.teotigraphix.com <http://www.teotigraphix.com> > > > > Blog - Flex2Components > > http://www.flex2components.com <http://www.flex2components.com> > > > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the > question'. > > > > > > > -- > Teoti Graphix > http://www.teotigraphix.com <http://www.teotigraphix.com> > > Blog - Flex2Components > http://www.flex2components.com <http://www.flex2components.com> > > You can find more by solving the problem then by 'asking the question'. >
