Timing issue. The buttons Y and Z are actually only moved when the VBox is revalidated not the instant you change the height of button X.
--- In [email protected], "mrgesutton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am hoping another set of eyes will catch my error, explain the > behavior, or confirm this just isn't right. Coordinates do not seem to > update when objects in a VBox are moved due to the resizing of one of > the contents: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > backgroundColor="white" > layout="absolute" updateComplete="initializeLayout()"> > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > private var uninitialized:Boolean = true; > > private function initializeLayout():void > { > if (uninitialized) > { > trace("Button X = " + btnX.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //x=0, y=0 > trace("Button Y = " + btnY.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //x=0, y=25 > trace("Button Z = " + btnZ.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //x=0, y=50 > > btnX.height = 200; //Shifts Buttons Y and Z down. > > trace("Button X = " + btnX.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //x=0, y=0; no change > trace("Button Y = " + btnY.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //Should be x=0, y=200; I get x=0, y=25 > trace("Button Z = " + btnZ.localToGlobal(new Point(0, 0))); > //Should be x=0, y=225; I get x=0, y=50 > > uninitialized = false; > } > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:VBox id="box" verticalGap="0"> > <mx:Button id="btnX" label="Button X" height="25"/> > <mx:Button id="btnY" label="Button Y" height="25"/> > <mx:Button id="btnZ" label="Button Z" height="25"/> > </mx:VBox> > </mx:WindowedApplication> >
