Yes. Even if, like me, you are not a Flash/graphics guy, do not be afraid of the graphics class. It is amazingly simple to add lines to controls and to otherwise extend them visually. I just created some components that can conditionally be put in an "editable" state which shows a border using the graphics class, and adds several buttons and a drag handle header (a Canvas, if you can believe that!), all tacked onto the control using addChild. Just amazing.
I started using some code posted by Alex Harui here on flexcoders for a component named "CloseResizeImage". I also posted some of my own modifications to thaqt code on flexcomponents, under the subject, "Extend Image, add button, resize handle". A graphics line through your display text sounds like the simplest approach. Tracy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Knudsen Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 1:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] I need a display suggestion. I'm going to answer in a popular way around here, write a custom component. Assuming its possible in Flash 9, It would not be too hard to write say IanLabel.as that extends Label.as adding a publicly accessible boolean flag strikethrough. Over ride one of the methods, which is not so clear to me at the moment sorry got deadlines, adding a check if( strikethrough) { ///use graphics api to draw a line } There's not huge amount of literature on custom component yet, but the Adobe one 'Creating and Extending Flex Components' is available and free. I'm far from a master on this topic, but squeezing in what I can between deadlines. HTH! DK On 5/9/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: You will soon learn not to listen to carefully to UI advice from me, but how about an alpha'd "Cancelled" diagonally across the text? Well, using the word "Cancelled" may be a bit of a sell. But I presume if I could get the word to be "alph'd" across the text, I could also do that with a diagonal line graphic or other options. What I need is a basic suggestion on how to do this? How do I conditionally add something on top | under | through a given event box based on the status property of the event element in the array collection. Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >, <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:35:17 -0700 Subject: RE: [flexcoders] I need a display suggestion. You will soon learn not to listen to carefully to UI advice from me, but how about an alpha'd "Cancelled" diagonally across the text? ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] <http://yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Ian Skinner Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] I need a display suggestion. I have been working on a calendar of events flex application as most anybody who monitors these flex lists probably has noticed. This is a reworking of an existing [D]HTML/CFML application. Part of the current display is that canceled events are displayed with a strike-through text decoration. I am trying to convey this same information in the flex version. I have tried using a strike-through decoration, but my attempts to use htmlText functionality in flex did not produce any results. I then tried to use the alpha property to fade the canceled events. After embedding a font so that the alpha effect would take effect, the results where less then desirable, it was just not clear enough. Any suggestions on a simple but effective way to display the canceled events? It should be noted that the events are color coded to indicate which of four areas to which they belong. This color coded information needs to be maintained for canceled events and I am reluctant to try and create four "canceled" colors. This is a quite a colorful, busy, information packed screen as it is. Is there an easy way I could apply an image/graphic/effect to create some kind of diagonal lines mask/background of the box containing the canceled drive information? -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com <http://www.cubicleman.com> this is my signature, like it?
