Thanks for that, I eventually found what I needed:

http://flexnaut.blogspot.com/2007/11/adding-mxcontrolstext-component-to.html

-J

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>    Scour the archives.  Folks ask about using Text in a renderer often.
>  You always have to supply a custom measure() method that uses the
> explicitWidth of the renderer to measure the Text properly.
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On
> Behalf Of *Josh McDonald
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:45 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [flexcoders] Weird list item height problem.
>
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> I googled this and can't seem to find where I'm going wrong. I've got a
> list with an inline itemRenderer, with variableHeight turned on, but all
> non-visible items are losing their height. What I mean is that when you
> scroll down, all revealed items having standard list-item height, and when
> you scroll back up, the ones that used to be alright are now also too short.
> Any ideas where I'm going wrong?
>
> Code below:
>
> <mx:List dataProvider="{ tempNotes }" id="existingNotes" width="100%"
> maxHeight="400" variableRowHeight="true">
>                 <mx:itemRenderer>
>                     <mx:Component>
>                         <mx:VBox horizontalAlign="left"
> horizontalScrollPolicy="off"  width="100%" verticalScrollPolicy="off"
> backgroundColor="#eeeeee" verticalGap="2">
>                             <mx:Text width="100%" text="{data.text}"
> fontSize="9" fontStyle="italic"/>
>                             <mx:HBox horizontalGap="10">
>                                 <mx:Text text="From " fontSize="9"/>
>                                 <mx:Text fontWeight="bold"
> text="{data.userId}" fontSize="9"/>
>                                 <mx:Text text="11-11-08" fontSize="9"
> width="60"/>
>                             </mx:HBox>
>                         </mx:VBox>
>                     </mx:Component>
>                 </mx:itemRenderer>
>             </mx:List>
>
> Cheers,
> -J
>
> --
> "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."
>
> :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald
> :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   
>



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