Yay, Thanks Gordon the b.localToGlobal did it. Thanks again for the help. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is a sample app which does what you describe. > > - Gordon > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> > > <mx:Script><![CDATA[ > > import mx.containers.Canvas; > import mx.containers.TitleWindow; > import mx.controls.Button; > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > > private var popUp:TitleWindow; > > private function b_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void > { > var b:Button = Button(event.target); > var pt:Point = b.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0)); // global > coords of b's top-left corner > // var pt:Point = vb.localToGlobal(new Point(b.x, b.y)); // > another way to compute the global coords of b's top-left corner > createPopUp(pt.x, pt.y + b.height + 2); > } > > private function createPopUp(x:Number, y:Number):void > { > popUp = new TitleWindow(); > > popUp.x = x; > popUp.y = y; > popUp.width = 100; > popUp.height = 100; > popUp.title = "Panel"; > popUp.setStyle("styleName", "opaquePanel"); > popUp.showCloseButton = true; > popUp.addEventListener(Event.CLOSE, popupCloseHandler); > > PopUpManager.addPopUp(popUp, this); > } > > private function popupCloseHandler(event:Event):void > { > PopUpManager.removePopUp(popUp); > popUp = null; > } > > ]]></mx:Script> > > <mx:VBox> > <mx:TabNavigator width="300" height="200"> > <mx:VBox id="vb" label="Tab 1"> > <mx:Repeater id="r" dataProvider="{[ 1, 2, 3 ]}"> > <mx:Button id="b" label="Button {r.currentItem}" > click="b_clickHandler(event)"/> > </mx:Repeater> > </mx:VBox> > </mx:TabNavigator> > </mx:VBox> > > </mx:Application> > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of zipo13 > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 1:18 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How to get the real X & Y of a repeater item > > > > Hi, > Thank you for the help but non of these methods seem to help. > The repeater I use is in a canvas that sits in a tab navigator that > sits in a vbox in an application. > All in different components. > > I have tried to open the dialog: > var pt:Point = new Point(event.stageX, event.stageY); > pt = event.target.contentToGlobal(pt); > this.renameTagDlg.x = pt.x;// > this.renameTagDlg.y = pt.y;// > > I've changed the contentToLocal to all 6 possibilities but none of > them work. > contentToGlobal,contentToLocal,globalToContent,globalToLocal,localToCont > ent,localToGlobal > > I have even tried to get the X,Y of the mouse globalyy and just open > the dialog there but that didn't work too. > > I think that jer_ela was on the right track but I just can subtract > all the containers X & Y. > > THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING..... > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Robert Chyko" <rchyko@> wrote: > > > > or if your container uses absolute positioning you would need to use > > contentToGlobal > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Keun Lee > > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 2:09 PM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: How to get the real X & Y of a > > repeater item > > > > > > > > Hey you might want to also look into "localToGlobal" > > > > I.e > > > > var comp : UIComponent = UIComponent( > > event.target ); var point : Point = comp.localToGlobal( > > new Point( comp.x, comp.y ) ); trace( point.x + ":" + > > point.y ); > > > > -Keun > > > > > > On 2/22/07 9:24 AM, "jer_ela" <gela@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The following code gets the x and y positions of an > > image that has > > been clicked on that was generated by a repeater. > > Getting the coords > > for a button should be pretty much the same. > > > > stageX and Y are the x and y coords of the mouse > > position relative to > > the application stage. mainCanvas is a direct child of > > the application > > and is the container that I want the coords relative to. > > If you have > > additional containers between the stage and the one you > > need coords > > relative to, you have to subtract the x and y at each > > level to get > > from stage coords to that container's coords. > > Subtracting the mouseX > > and Y moves the coords from the point or the click to > > the upper left > > corner of the image. > > > > selectedImage.x = event["stageX"] - mainCanvas.x > > - event.currentTarget.mouseX; > > selectedImage.y = event["stageY"] - mainCanvas.y > > - event.currentTarget.mouseY; > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "zipo13" <zipo13@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > In my app I create a repeater the generats VBoxes each > > with button > > in it. > > > When the user clicks on the button I want to generate > > a small dialog > > > that will open up under the button. > > > I know how to get the repeater current item and target > > and current > > > target but I can't find the real X & Y of the button. > > > Am I going in the wrong direction? > > > > > >
