Hi, >>>> if I want to migrate my app to that NativeWindow based solution - then NativeWindow is not an mx class and I cannot find how I will use Flex Builder Design mode to arrange my GUI elements. Is it somehow possible to wrap my mx:Application inside NativeWindow and do not have to migrate the design from mxml files to pure ActionScript <<<
Not sure if it's the same functionality necessary in this case, but below is example how it's possible to integrate Flex component into native AIR window, also it would be good idea if standard Adobe AIR runtime supported similar functionality in final release: http://www.partlyhuman.com/blog/roger/apollo-native-windows-part-2 http://partlyhuman.com/articles/apollo-windows/WindowManagerSimple.zip -- Thanks, Vadim Melnik, http://www.docsultant.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: maritakous To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:55 PM Subject: [flexcoders] widget creation on Flex builder and related problems - need some help Hi all. I am trying to create a desktop widget application and it seems I have made a mistake. As you know, desktop widgets are like small stickers, they do not appear on taskbar and can be hidden or docked. The problem is that I created an AIR application using Flex Builder 3 Beta and now I cannot find how to make that application behave like custom-shaped window. My app appears on Windows taskbar and I don't want it. When I drag the window (which is a custom shape) it shows that nasty dragging rectangle around it. As far as I found out (and tried it) I need to use cod like: var initOptions:NativeWindowInitOptions = new NativeWindowInitOptions(); initOptions.systemChrome = NativeWindowSystemChrome.NONE; initOptions.type = NativeWindowType.UTILITY; to hide my window from the taskbar. But it seems I cannot use such a code for class mx:Application. Or can I (would be grateful for some idea)? The main question is: if I want to migrate my app to that NativeWindow based solution - then NativeWindow is not an mx class and I cannot find how I will use Flex Builder Design mode to arrange my GUI elements. Is it somehow possible to wrap my mx:Application inside NativeWindow and do not have to migrate the design from mxml files to pure ActionScript? The second issue - if I want to use some kind of subforms - like widget settings window - when I move that window with the mouse, it is being clipped to the region of my Application. Does that again mean that I need to use NativeWindow for creating such a "Widget settings" dialog window? Thanks for any ideas (and especially for useful links and examples :-) )
