Awesome! Thanks a lot... that did the trick wonderfully.
--- In [email protected], "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > package > { > import mx.controls.TextArea; > > public class JaysonTextArea extends TextArea > { > override protected function createChildren():void > { > super.createChildren(); > textField.mouseWheelEnabled = false; > } > } > } > > ----------------- > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com...."; xmlns:local="*" .... > /> > <local:JaysonTextArea ..... /> > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jayson > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Disable scrolling via mouse wheel > > > > That makes sense. However, I'm not sure how to go about that.. haha. > If you could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. > > Thanks. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > I just realized that the player takes care of mousewheel over > textfields > > and not the Flex framework which is why event blocking isn't going > to > > work. > > > > You can subclass TextArea, get to the underlying textField and set > > mouseWheelEnabled=false. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of Jayson > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:33 AM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Disable scrolling via mouse wheel > > > > > > > > Just tried those out.. still no luck.. I'm beginning to think this > > isn't going to work. > > > > I didn't know about the useCapture and priority for event > listeners.. > > thought that was going to work. > > > > I don't really want to have to cut the string so it doesn't extend > out > > of the TextArea because I use it other places, that seems like it > would > > be a pain in the ass. > > > > Do you think this might be an issue of timing? like the > eventListener > > isn't being added in time? > > > > I've tried calling it in creationComplete(for the TextArea and > app), > > scroll, and mouseWheel. > > >
