So true. A very quick and dirty starting point: StrikeLabel.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Label xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " creationComplete="drawStrike()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import flash.display.Graphics;
private function drawStrike() : void {
var g: Graphics = graphics;
g.clear();
g.lineStyle(0, 0, 1);
g.moveTo(0, height / 2);
g.lineTo(width, height / 2);
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:Label>
In the app, use <StrikeLabel text="Strikethrough text" /> along with
xmlns="*" in the Application tag. Like I said, it's a starting point so
you'll probably want to set the line color, alpha, width, height, etc.
as appropriate.
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
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> 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
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