which route do you think is currently the best (or least cumbersome) to
take?
My advice is include your defaults css file and assets with your library SWC. Then tell your users they can either; 1. Copy your default css sheet into there folder and edit as will. 2. Throw the -theme compiler arg into there build or compiler settings. 3. Create the default config for them and just have them include it. - remember with configs, you don't have to touch the compiler if you name it 'MyApp-config.xml' Any one else out there listening, trust me, these are your only options. :) Oh, yeah, for NON link dependent styles there is also initialization default setting. I don't like this because it hides defaults. Although in some components I am about to release I had to do this in areas because of design view.
the config file, is that as a replacement for the compiler argument,
Yes, it is a replacement.
can the config file somehow be "connected" to the component swc.
I wish, :) As I said, the closest you can connect this config to your users app is include it in you distribution zip file and tell them where to put it and how to name it. Really, it's not that hard. But, yeah we are talking about users or application devs here... ;-) Peace, Mike On 3/6/07, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Mike, Thanx for confirming that.. the more I thought about it (and went through the docs back and forth) the more I got convinced it's not really (currently) possible or at least no easy way of doing it. So, which route do you think is currently the best (or least cumbersome) to take? Or in other words, when dealing with graphical skins, what's (or would be) your approach? Also, the config file, is that as a replacement for the compiler argument, or can the config file somehow be "connected" to the component swc. regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Schmalle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<teoti.graphix%40gmail.com> > To: <[email protected] <flexcomponents%40yahoogroups.com>> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [flexcomponents] graphical skinning - css - swc (part 2) > Hey, > > ... unfortunatly this is the case. Trust me this is a pain in the ass to > accept. :) > > The theme is the only way to do it with out the graphic getting compiled > into the application. > > This part of Flex still has a ways to go unfortunately. > > You could also include a simple config file; > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <flex-config xmlns="http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex-config";> > <compiler> > <theme> > <filename>/swc/FSCollectionFX1A.swc</filename> > </theme> > </compiler> > </flex-config> > > You could also just include a template css file that comes with your > component that the user would just copy into there directory and use. Just > depends how packaged you want it. > > Bottom line is don't waste your time with this. I have already wasted > days/weeks thinking about this and here is the simple facts. I come from a > Flash component dev background, yes the ExtensionManager was nice but, guess > what, there isn't one. > > Some of the things in Flex dealing with 3rd party components have hurdles > associated with them. We have to deal with it and explain to users why this > is and it will change in future releases. :) > > I sell components, my customers don't seem to mind that much. > > Peace, Mike > > On 3/6/07, Muzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <p.ginneberge%40telenet.be>> wrote: >> >> Original thread (with no replies) >> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcomponents/message/1565 >> >> Basically, I'm interested in the following: >> >> - custom component (AS3) that extends HBox (or any Container) and by >> default has a backgroundImage defined. >> - custom Button component (AS3), extends Button, that by default has >> graphical skins defined for each button state (up, over, down, >> disabled). >> - important: don't include graphics if user defines his own. >> >> The graphical assets are in an swf. >> Styles are defined through css, e.g. >> >> VideoControl { >> /*background image*/ >> backgroundImage: Embed(source="videocontrol_Assets.swf", >> symbol="VideoControlBackground"); >> } >> >> Getting the above to work in an mxml file is not a problem. >> You just include the css file and it automatically picks up the >> VideoControl style and applies it to the VideoControl instance. >> >> <mx:Style source="video_control.css" /> >> <media:VideoControl /> >> >> Problem starts when packing it all up to swc. >> How does one tie the css to the VideoControl.. >> >> Closest think I found so far is described in the "Compiling a theme SWC >> file" section of the docs: >> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/docs/00000782.html >> and "Using run-time style sheets in custom components" >> http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/201/html/styles_069_26.html >> and at the bottom of that page: Using theme SWC files as run-time style >> sheets >> >> The theme swc seems out of the question, since then one would always have >> to add a compile parameter: >> -theme path_to_theme.swc >> >> The runtime swc option seems overly complicated: >> <quote> >> If you have an existing theme SWC file, you can use it as a run-time style >> sheet. >> To do this, you must extract the CSS file from the theme SWC file. >> You then compile the style SWF file by passing the remaining SWC file as a >> library. >> </quote> >> >> And one would have to use StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations >> ("your_theme_with_css.swf"); >> >> Think my biggest hurdle is I want to avoid using (compiling) the default >> graphical skins if the user defines his own. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> regards, >> Muzak
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