Well this is working now. I've put the FlexPrintJob on the object that was larger than the display, rather than on it's container. I did further testing and using the module had no effect. The problem was with the layers or nesting of component/containers.
--- In [email protected], "shelleybrowning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After working on this problem for another day, it really seems that > it isn't possible to print UI Components within a module that exceed > the screen display. > > The container I want to print is three levels from the application: > Start.mxml - is application file > ReportModule.mxml - is a module > mainContainer is a canvas within ReportModule > > I'm using clipContent to remove scroll bars and print the entire > mainConatiner. However, the content is always clipped. > - this code is in ReportModule.mxml and is called before the print > job start > > mainContainer.clipContent = false; > this.clipContent = false; > this.parentApplication.clipContent = false; > > I'm setting a timer to wait 3 seconds to allow for clipping before > starting the flex print job. > > Using clipConent on a UI component within the root/application file > works great. > > > As an alternative, I'm thinking of creating a bit map object to send > to the root and then print from there. But this is a lot of extra > work. > > Does anyone have a better suggestion? > > PS - second issue below has been resolved > > Shelley Browning > > > --- In [email protected], "shelleybrowning" > <shelleybrowning@> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I've created an application that contains a custom hierarchy > > chart/drawing (think org chart). The code for this "chart" is > > contained in a module. The size of the container changes based on > > the # of items in the hierarchy. I'm having two problems. > > > > Printing > > I've seen posts that suggest using clipContent on surrounding > > containers and the root application, so that items in the > container > > that are masked can be printed. Does this work with modules? I'm > > able to get the clipContent concept to work on code within the > > application, but not if the code is within a module. > > > > Redrawing > > The other issue is that flash seems to "refresh" or "redraw" > > the container after a while. When this happens the existing > objects > > are not removed first. So the display results in duplicate, > > triplicate, etc objects in the display. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Shelley > > >
