subject:"\[Flashcoders\] \[AS3\] height not right"

[Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Joel Stransky

 *height not right*
--
Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.

Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
 Code:

import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
var l:Loader = new Loader();
l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));

function onComplete(e:Event):void{
addChild(l);
trace(l.content.height);
}


Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.

What gives?


-- 
--Joel Stransky
stranskydesign.com
___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Matt Gitchell

It measures the height of the actual content.
You'd have to have something onstage at (0,0) for it to start measuring
there.

If you need it, write something that retrieves the Y value of the item plus
the item's height, where item is the DisplayObject in the loaded SWF.

var functionalHeight:Number = item.y + item.height;

--Matt

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Joel Stransky j...@stranskydesign.comwrote:

  *height not right*
 --
 Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
 In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.

 Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
  Code:

 import flash.display.*;
 import flash.events.*;
 import flash.net.URLRequest;
 var l:Loader = new Loader();
 l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
 l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));

 function onComplete(e:Event):void{
addChild(l);
trace(l.content.height);
 }


 Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.

 What gives?


 --
 --Joel Stransky
 stranskydesign.com
 ___
 Flashcoders mailing list
 Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Joel Stransky

Thanks Matt,
I understand I can work out the height manually but I'm trying to write a
function into the main stage that can read the height of any child swf. The
names and locations may vary so its not that attractive of a solution.
There has to be some way of reading the bounds. Like in as2, if you create
an empty movieclip, then attach another 20x20 clip to it at a y of 10, that
new movieclips height comes back as 30. I'll be seriously pissed to find out
adobe dropped yet another useful feature with as3.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Matt Gitchell m...@moonbootmedia.comwrote:

 It measures the height of the actual content.
 You'd have to have something onstage at (0,0) for it to start measuring
 there.

 If you need it, write something that retrieves the Y value of the item plus
 the item's height, where item is the DisplayObject in the loaded SWF.

 var functionalHeight:Number = item.y + item.height;

 --Matt

 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Joel Stransky j...@stranskydesign.com
 wrote:

   *height not right*
  --
  Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
  In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.
 
  Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
   Code:
 
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  import flash.net.URLRequest;
  var l:Loader = new Loader();
  l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
  l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));
 
  function onComplete(e:Event):void{
 addChild(l);
 trace(l.content.height);
  }
 
 
  Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.
 
  What gives?
 
 
  --
  --Joel Stransky
  stranskydesign.com
  ___
  Flashcoders mailing list
  Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
  http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
 
 ___
 Flashcoders mailing list
 Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders




-- 
--Joel Stransky
stranskydesign.com
___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Matt Gitchell

I dunno, man, I don't remember what that returned in AS2 (it's been a couple
years since I used it), but I would seriously get annoyed if AS3 returned a
height based on a non-existent piece of content. Right now, it sniffs out
the bounds of the displayobject then returns the height of that rectangle.
seems like the right behavior to me, and I can think of many projects that
I've worked on, certainly, where the other implementation would be
maddening.

I do still find it fascinating that folks keep railing about AS3 vs. AS2,
esp. when we're now 2 revs of the IDE out of AS2...that's a value neutral
statement, by the way, people like what they like.

--Matt

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Joel Stransky stranskydes...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks Matt,
 I understand I can work out the height manually but I'm trying to write a
 function into the main stage that can read the height of any child swf. The
 names and locations may vary so its not that attractive of a solution.
 There has to be some way of reading the bounds. Like in as2, if you create
 an empty movieclip, then attach another 20x20 clip to it at a y of 10, that
 new movieclips height comes back as 30. I'll be seriously pissed to find
 out
 adobe dropped yet another useful feature with as3.

 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Matt Gitchell m...@moonbootmedia.com
 wrote:

  It measures the height of the actual content.
  You'd have to have something onstage at (0,0) for it to start measuring
  there.
 
  If you need it, write something that retrieves the Y value of the item
 plus
  the item's height, where item is the DisplayObject in the loaded SWF.
 
  var functionalHeight:Number = item.y + item.height;
 
  --Matt
 
  On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Joel Stransky j...@stranskydesign.com
  wrote:
 
*height not right*
   --
   Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
   In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.
  
   Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
Code:
  
   import flash.display.*;
   import flash.events.*;
   import flash.net.URLRequest;
   var l:Loader = new Loader();
   l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
   l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));
  
   function onComplete(e:Event):void{
  addChild(l);
  trace(l.content.height);
   }
  
  
   Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.
  
   What gives?
  
  
   --
   --Joel Stransky
   stranskydesign.com
   ___
   Flashcoders mailing list
   Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
   http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
  
  ___
  Flashcoders mailing list
  Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
  http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
 



 --
 --Joel Stransky
 stranskydesign.com
 ___
 Flashcoders mailing list
 Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Joel Stransky

Well I think I have something to work with. I found that I can just
getBounds() on the element in question and add the returned Rectangles .y to
its .height. I'd like a simple height prop somewhere but this will work. Now
to go post in the other two places I asked this question :)

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Joel Stransky stranskydes...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks Matt,
 I understand I can work out the height manually but I'm trying to write a
 function into the main stage that can read the height of any child swf. The
 names and locations may vary so its not that attractive of a solution.
 There has to be some way of reading the bounds. Like in as2, if you create
 an empty movieclip, then attach another 20x20 clip to it at a y of 10, that
 new movieclips height comes back as 30. I'll be seriously pissed to find out
 adobe dropped yet another useful feature with as3.


 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Matt Gitchell m...@moonbootmedia.comwrote:

 It measures the height of the actual content.
 You'd have to have something onstage at (0,0) for it to start measuring
 there.

 If you need it, write something that retrieves the Y value of the item
 plus
 the item's height, where item is the DisplayObject in the loaded SWF.

 var functionalHeight:Number = item.y + item.height;

 --Matt

 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Joel Stransky j...@stranskydesign.com
 wrote:

   *height not right*
  --
  Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
  In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.
 
  Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
   Code:
 
  import flash.display.*;
  import flash.events.*;
  import flash.net.URLRequest;
  var l:Loader = new Loader();
  l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
  l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));
 
  function onComplete(e:Event):void{
 addChild(l);
 trace(l.content.height);
  }
 
 
  Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.
 
  What gives?
 
 
  --
  --Joel Stransky
  stranskydesign.com
  ___
  Flashcoders mailing list
  Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
  http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
 
 ___
 Flashcoders mailing list
 Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders




 --
 --Joel Stransky
 stranskydesign.com




-- 
--Joel Stransky
stranskydesign.com
___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

2009-01-25 Thread Joel Stransky

It's not a I don't like change argument. It's a why remove logically
intuitive features without a replacement? one. AS3 is great, but it's not
fool proof.

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Matt Gitchell m...@moonbootmedia.comwrote:

 I dunno, man, I don't remember what that returned in AS2 (it's been a
 couple
 years since I used it), but I would seriously get annoyed if AS3 returned a
 height based on a non-existent piece of content. Right now, it sniffs out
 the bounds of the displayobject then returns the height of that rectangle.
 seems like the right behavior to me, and I can think of many projects that
 I've worked on, certainly, where the other implementation would be
 maddening.

 I do still find it fascinating that folks keep railing about AS3 vs. AS2,
 esp. when we're now 2 revs of the IDE out of AS2...that's a value neutral
 statement, by the way, people like what they like.

 --Matt

 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Joel Stransky stranskydes...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  Thanks Matt,
  I understand I can work out the height manually but I'm trying to write a
  function into the main stage that can read the height of any child swf.
 The
  names and locations may vary so its not that attractive of a solution.
  There has to be some way of reading the bounds. Like in as2, if you
 create
  an empty movieclip, then attach another 20x20 clip to it at a y of 10,
 that
  new movieclips height comes back as 30. I'll be seriously pissed to find
  out
  adobe dropped yet another useful feature with as3.
 
  On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Matt Gitchell m...@moonbootmedia.com
  wrote:
 
   It measures the height of the actual content.
   You'd have to have something onstage at (0,0) for it to start measuring
   there.
  
   If you need it, write something that retrieves the Y value of the item
  plus
   the item's height, where item is the DisplayObject in the loaded SWF.
  
   var functionalHeight:Number = item.y + item.height;
  
   --Matt
  
   On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Joel Stransky 
 j...@stranskydesign.com
   wrote:
  
 *height not right*
--
Create two .fla's called SizeParent.fla and SizeChild.fla.
In SizeChild draw a square of 20x20 and set it's y to 10.
   
Publish SizeChild.swf and place this code on frame 1 in SizeParent
 Code:
   
import flash.display.*;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
var l:Loader = new Loader();
l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
l.load(new URLRequest(SizeChild.swf));
   
function onComplete(e:Event):void{
   addChild(l);
   trace(l.content.height);
}
   
   
Shouldn't height be 30? I keep getting 20.
   
What gives?
   
   
--
--Joel Stransky
stranskydesign.com
___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
   
   ___
   Flashcoders mailing list
   Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
   http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
  
 
 
 
  --
  --Joel Stransky
  stranskydesign.com
  ___
  Flashcoders mailing list
  Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
  http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
 
 ___
 Flashcoders mailing list
 Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
 http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders




-- 
--Joel Stransky
stranskydesign.com
___
Flashcoders mailing list
Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

[Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

Re: [Flashcoders] [AS3] height not right

6 matches

Site Navigation

Mail list logo

Footer information