GK, That's exactly what I'm looking for - thank you. I'm relatively new to the field, so sometimes structural questions like this evade me.
Cheers, Baz --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gregor Kiddie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sure, we do something similar with our applications. > > Create a piece of MXML to act as your desktop which defines all the > content areas you want to use (your header, menu bar, etc). > > Define constants for each of these locations, and then write code which > will add the passed content to each of your content areas. > > i.e. > > desktop.addContent( DefaultContent.HEADER, new myHeader() ); > > This equates to the developer creating an instance of the mxml they want > to add to the header section of the layout. > > > > You can then do more and varied things with your layouts passed this > stage, for example, hiding or showing content areas depending on the > application need. > > > > It's quite simple once the idea is grasped initially. > > > > Gk. > > Gregor Kiddie > Senior Developer > INPS > > Tel: 01382 564343 > > Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 > 3QJ > > Registered Number: 1788577 > > Registered in the UK > > Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk > <blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/> > > The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended > solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it > by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of > INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient > please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of thinkloop > Sent: 21 March 2008 20:58 > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Share layout, not just skins > > > > Hi, > > Is there a smart way to share layout and not just skins with other > applications. What I am trying to do is build an application template > for our applications, that looks and acts IDENTICALLY for all of them. > So there would be a carefully positioned header, menu bar, 2 column > layout and footer and the application developers would only be > responsible for populating the contents of each of these containers. > > Can I somehow package all this up, along with the skin, in such a way > that the developers cannot modify individual pieces? > > Cheers, > Baz >
