Hi All, Yeah its pretty intresting to attach ur custom event to the yahoo map componenet. I will definately like to try and digg in to this. I will post it here or on my blog at
http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com Thanks Michael for inspiring me to work on this... Cheers! Anupam --- In [email protected], Michael Wills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One more tidbit, using the XPanel logger, logging "this" from the map, > getting it's path (_root.mapClip in this case) I can now call functions > from the map itself from within the marker. > > However I am not yet able to register a new event. I may just hijack one > of the current ones and pass a new fake object that will let my Flex app > know it's my custom call. > > So, any takers on registering a new event with the yahoomap component? :-) > > If that works, then it's a hack, but a usable hack. Eventually true AS3 > map components will be available so this kind of thing won't be as > necessary... keeping fingers crossed. :-) > > Thanks for the inspiration all, > > Michael > > Michael Wills wrote: > > Yeah the POI marker click event is fine and quite useful. I think it was > > after reading your post Anupam. :-) However after that, I can't trigger > > anything in the Cairngorm app. I even tried to make a function with the > > original as2map.fla that would simply trigger a new POIMarkerClick event > > with data passed from the asfunction call within the marker. That hasn't > > worked yet either. > > > > I also tried to use FlashInterface which, by itself, should work. > > However it blocks the communication of the YahooMap communication kit as is. > > > > Basically, similar to Anupam's change to the code, I'd like to add an > > htmlTextClick function which can be can be called via asfunction. > > Something like: > > > > function onHTMLLinkClick(ev:Object) { > > var rtnObj:String = new String(); > > EIBuffer.addCall({method:swfDomId + ".onHTMLLinkClick" + id, data:rtnObj}); > > } > > > > and where it sets up listeners in the mapClip object > > > > myMap.addEventListener('onHTMLLinkClick', onHTMLLinkClick); > > > > and then in the description of a POI Marker have > > > > description:"<a href=\'asfunction:onHTMLLinkClick,someString\'>Click > > me...</a>" > > > > or would this have to be: > > > > description:"<a > > href=\'asfunction:_parent.onHTMLLinkClick,someString\'>Click me...</a>" > > > > and in the Flex project > > > > mapEventDispather.addEventListener('onHTMLLinkClick', htmlLinkClickHandler); > > > > So the link would trigger the new event which would call the function in > > the loaded as2map.swf which would then trigger the new event which would > > be picked up by Flex, etc. > > > > So is this possible? Since this function isn't in the original API, is > > it possible to add it this way? It looks like the .addCall would add it > > to the methodQueue array in the ExternalInterfaceBuffer.as file. Here's > > to hoping... > > > > And Benoit, thanks for the tip about adding the setMapSize snippet in > > the MapController.as. It sized fine when first loading but that could be > > VERY useful when dynamically resizing. > > > > Thank you to you both. I'll give these a shot and see if there is any > > progress with it. > > > > Michael > > > > Benoit Hediard wrote: > > > >> Are you sure you can catch events generated by an href link in the > >> description htmlText? > >> > >> I think we've tried to play around with the POIMarkerClick event. > >> > >> But it was only dispatched when you first click on the marker to open it. > >> > >> Further click on a link in the htmlText description was not generating > >> any POIMarkerClick events, so we could not catch anything. > >> > >> But may be, we did something wrong, we have to check it out again > >> > >> Benoit Hediard > >> > >> #affinitiz.com > >> > >> *De :* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> *De la part de* anupam_111181 > >> *Envoyé :* mercredi 25 avril 2007 09:27 > >> *À :* [email protected] > >> *Objet :* [flexcoders] Re: yahoomaps POI marker click event, htmltext > >> asfunction > >> > >> Hi michael, > >> I have done this and its pretty easy, > >> You can call any flex event on the click of the marker click > >> there is one event called onPOIMarkerClick in the Yahoo map component. > >> You should have the latest code because this event handler was not > >> there in the previous versions. > >> > >> I have written a blog entry on this... > >> Check it out.. > >> http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/ > >> <http://digitallyinsane.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/yahoo-maps-as3-communication-tool-kit/> > >> > >> Cheeers! > >> Anupam > >> --- In [email protected] > >> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Michael Wills <michael@> wrote: > >> > >>> For clarification, the idea is simply to allow a marker to be > >>> > >> clicked to > >> > >>> open it, but then trigger an event/call a function in the cairngorm app > >>> when clicking on a link in the description. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Michael > >>> > >>> Michael Wills wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hello all, > >>>> > >>>> Just wondering if it's possible to use asfunction to call a function > >>>> in a cairngorm app from the htmltext in the description of a POI > >>>> marker within a Yahoomap in a Flex 2 app without making modification > >>>> to the as2map.fla file. > >>>> > >>>> It's a long shot, but I was just wondering if it's been done, and > >>>> eagerly anticipating a true AS3 map component. > >>>> > >>>> The new AS3 "event:" protocol of course isn't recognized by the Flash > >>>> 8 interpreter and so it's not available. > >>>> > >>>> So I was hoping it would be something like: > >>>> > >>>> markerDesction = "<a asfunction:doNotKnowWhatGoesHere.myFunction/>" > >>>> > >>>> Is that a possibility at all? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> Michael > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > 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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