Re: [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief

2008-09-03 Thread Hans Wichman 
Hi,
you're not using runtime file sharing right?
greetz
JC

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, allandt bik-elliott
(thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 sorry to necro an old thread but i still have a problem

 file structure:
 one index swf that preloads the main swf
 main swf that loads in several different section swfs and masks them in a
 frame
 the combobox is in one of the masked sections

 the issue is this:
 i have a combo box that uses an array populated by a loaded xml file as a
 dataprovider. It all works just fine apart from that when the combo box is
 first opened, the first 'page' of entries doesn't render. If the list is
 scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the entire list
 renders properly, including the entry that's selected.

 This happens when the site is viewed on a server and when the file is 'test
 movie'd on it's own but it doesn't happen when the index swf is 'test
 movie'd or when the site is viewed locally in a browser

 The cb uses fonts used throughout the site and they are embedded (i've added
 the code for the cb below). It's been suggested that maybe the cb is loaded
 before the fonts so that it doesn't get a chance to render properly but i
 can't see how that is happeneing  - i've tried added a textfield with the
 fonts embedded make sure that that wasn't it (although i haven't added the
 fonts to a frame loaded before the cb - i'm trying that now)

 the cb is placed manually onstage and has the following code added on the
 timeline:

function init():Void {
xml.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlFile = (xmldata != undefined) ? xmldata : PATH();
xml.load(xmlFile);
xml.onData = function (src:String) {
if (src == undefined) {
this.onLoad(false);
} else {
this.parseXML(src);
this.loaded = true;
this.onLoad(true);
parse(); // creates the arrays
}
}

var cBox:Object = {};
cBox.change = function(o:Object):Void
{
//Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
//o.target.onKillFocus=undefined; // didn't work
getGeoEvents(
 arrayOfUniversitiesNames[mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities.selectedIndex]
 ); // sends user to correct tab
lock();
}

  // this is the script for the cb
var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
c.setStyle(fontFamily, VAG Rounded Light);
c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
c.text = Select;
//Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
changeTab(bt_tab);
}
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Re: [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief

2008-09-03 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
i've tried amending the combo box to instantiate it on the fly and that
doesn't seem to work either

// first attempt using the component as an mc
//var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
//var c:MovieClip = mc_university.attachMovie(ComboBox,
cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
_y:133.6, _width:245});

// second attempt using createClassObject

import mx.controls.ComboBox;

var c:ComboBox = mc_university.createClassObject(ComboBox,
cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
_y:133.6, _width:245});
c.setStyle(fontFamily, Lloyds TSB VAG Rounded Light);
c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
c.text = Select;
//Selection.setFocus(c);
changeTab(bt_tab_university);
unlock();
}


On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 nope


 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Hans Wichman 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi,
 you're not using runtime file sharing right?
 greetz
 JC

 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, allandt bik-elliott
 (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  sorry to necro an old thread but i still have a problem
 
  file structure:
  one index swf that preloads the main swf
  main swf that loads in several different section swfs and masks them in
 a
  frame
  the combobox is in one of the masked sections
 
  the issue is this:
  i have a combo box that uses an array populated by a loaded xml file as
 a
  dataprovider. It all works just fine apart from that when the combo box
 is
  first opened, the first 'page' of entries doesn't render. If the list is
  scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the entire list
  renders properly, including the entry that's selected.
 
  This happens when the site is viewed on a server and when the file is
 'test
  movie'd on it's own but it doesn't happen when the index swf is 'test
  movie'd or when the site is viewed locally in a browser
 
  The cb uses fonts used throughout the site and they are embedded (i've
 added
  the code for the cb below). It's been suggested that maybe the cb is
 loaded
  before the fonts so that it doesn't get a chance to render properly but
 i
  can't see how that is happeneing  - i've tried added a textfield with
 the
  fonts embedded make sure that that wasn't it (although i haven't added
 the
  fonts to a frame loaded before the cb - i'm trying that now)
 
  the cb is placed manually onstage and has the following code added on
 the
  timeline:
 
 function init():Void {
 xml.ignoreWhite = true;
 xmlFile = (xmldata != undefined) ? xmldata : PATH();
 xml.load(xmlFile);
 xml.onData = function (src:String) {
 if (src == undefined) {
 this.onLoad(false);
 } else {
 this.parseXML(src);
 this.loaded = true;
 this.onLoad(true);
 parse(); // creates the arrays
 }
 }
 
 var cBox:Object = {};
 cBox.change = function(o:Object):Void
 {
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 //o.target.onKillFocus=undefined; // didn't work
 getGeoEvents(
 
 arrayOfUniversitiesNames[mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities.selectedIndex]
  ); // sends user to correct tab
 lock();
 }
 
   // this is the script for the cb
 var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
 c.setStyle(fontFamily, VAG Rounded Light);
 c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
 c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
 c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
 c.text = Select;
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 changeTab(bt_tab);
 }
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Re: [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief

2008-09-03 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
just tried putting the box on the stage and applying the style to it on the
first frame and putting the rest of the code on the second but no joy

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i've tried amending the combo box to instantiate it on the fly and that
 doesn't seem to work either

 // first attempt using the component as an mc
 //var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
 //var c:MovieClip = mc_university.attachMovie(ComboBox,
 cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
 _y:133.6, _width:245});

 // second attempt using createClassObject

 import mx.controls.ComboBox;

 var c:ComboBox = mc_university.createClassObject(ComboBox,
 cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
 _y:133.6, _width:245});
 c.setStyle(fontFamily, Lloyds TSB VAG Rounded Light);
 c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
 c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
 c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
 c.text = Select;
 //Selection.setFocus(c);
 changeTab(bt_tab_university);
 unlock();

 }


 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 nope


 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Hans Wichman 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi,
 you're not using runtime file sharing right?
 greetz
 JC

 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, allandt bik-elliott
 (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  sorry to necro an old thread but i still have a problem
 
  file structure:
  one index swf that preloads the main swf
  main swf that loads in several different section swfs and masks them in
 a
  frame
  the combobox is in one of the masked sections
 
  the issue is this:
  i have a combo box that uses an array populated by a loaded xml file as
 a
  dataprovider. It all works just fine apart from that when the combo box
 is
  first opened, the first 'page' of entries doesn't render. If the list
 is
  scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the entire
 list
  renders properly, including the entry that's selected.
 
  This happens when the site is viewed on a server and when the file is
 'test
  movie'd on it's own but it doesn't happen when the index swf is 'test
  movie'd or when the site is viewed locally in a browser
 
  The cb uses fonts used throughout the site and they are embedded (i've
 added
  the code for the cb below). It's been suggested that maybe the cb is
 loaded
  before the fonts so that it doesn't get a chance to render properly but
 i
  can't see how that is happeneing  - i've tried added a textfield with
 the
  fonts embedded make sure that that wasn't it (although i haven't added
 the
  fonts to a frame loaded before the cb - i'm trying that now)
 
  the cb is placed manually onstage and has the following code added on
 the
  timeline:
 
 function init():Void {
 xml.ignoreWhite = true;
 xmlFile = (xmldata != undefined) ? xmldata : PATH();
 xml.load(xmlFile);
 xml.onData = function (src:String) {
 if (src == undefined) {
 this.onLoad(false);
 } else {
 this.parseXML(src);
 this.loaded = true;
 this.onLoad(true);
 parse(); // creates the arrays
 }
 }
 
 var cBox:Object = {};
 cBox.change = function(o:Object):Void
 {
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 //o.target.onKillFocus=undefined; // didn't work
 getGeoEvents(
 
 arrayOfUniversitiesNames[mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities.selectedIndex]
  ); // sends user to correct tab
 lock();
 }
 
   // this is the script for the cb
 var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
 c.setStyle(fontFamily, VAG Rounded Light);
 c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
 c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
 c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
 c.text = Select;
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 changeTab(bt_tab);
 }
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RE: [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief

2008-09-03 Thread Cor 
Why can't you put all the code in the first frame?

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)
Sent: woensdag 3 september 2008 13:22
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief

just tried putting the box on the stage and applying the style to it on the
first frame and putting the rest of the code on the second but no joy

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i've tried amending the combo box to instantiate it on the fly and that
 doesn't seem to work either

 // first attempt using the component as an mc
 //var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
 //var c:MovieClip = mc_university.attachMovie(ComboBox,
 cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
 _y:133.6, _width:245});

 // second attempt using createClassObject

 import mx.controls.ComboBox;

 var c:ComboBox = mc_university.createClassObject(ComboBox,
 cb_listOfUniversities, mc_university.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:74,
 _y:133.6, _width:245});
 c.setStyle(fontFamily, Lloyds TSB VAG Rounded Light);
 c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
 c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
 c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
 c.text = Select;
 //Selection.setFocus(c);
 changeTab(bt_tab_university);
 unlock();

 }


 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 nope


 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Hans Wichman 
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hi,
 you're not using runtime file sharing right?
 greetz
 JC

 On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, allandt bik-elliott
 (thefieldcomic.com) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  sorry to necro an old thread but i still have a problem
 
  file structure:
  one index swf that preloads the main swf
  main swf that loads in several different section swfs and masks them
in
 a
  frame
  the combobox is in one of the masked sections
 
  the issue is this:
  i have a combo box that uses an array populated by a loaded xml file
as
 a
  dataprovider. It all works just fine apart from that when the combo
box
 is
  first opened, the first 'page' of entries doesn't render. If the list
 is
  scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the entire
 list
  renders properly, including the entry that's selected.
 
  This happens when the site is viewed on a server and when the file is
 'test
  movie'd on it's own but it doesn't happen when the index swf is 'test
  movie'd or when the site is viewed locally in a browser
 
  The cb uses fonts used throughout the site and they are embedded (i've
 added
  the code for the cb below). It's been suggested that maybe the cb is
 loaded
  before the fonts so that it doesn't get a chance to render properly
but
 i
  can't see how that is happeneing  - i've tried added a textfield with
 the
  fonts embedded make sure that that wasn't it (although i haven't added
 the
  fonts to a frame loaded before the cb - i'm trying that now)
 
  the cb is placed manually onstage and has the following code added on
 the
  timeline:
 
 function init():Void {
 xml.ignoreWhite = true;
 xmlFile = (xmldata != undefined) ? xmldata : PATH();
 xml.load(xmlFile);
 xml.onData = function (src:String) {
 if (src == undefined) {
 this.onLoad(false);
 } else {
 this.parseXML(src);
 this.loaded = true;
 this.onLoad(true);
 parse(); // creates the arrays
 }
 }
 
 var cBox:Object = {};
 cBox.change = function(o:Object):Void
 {
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 //o.target.onKillFocus=undefined; // didn't work
 getGeoEvents(
 

arrayOfUniversitiesNames[mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities.selectedIndex]
  ); // sends user to correct tab
 lock();
 }
 
   // this is the script for the cb
 var c:MovieClip = mc_university.cb_listOfUniversities;
 c.setStyle(fontFamily, VAG Rounded Light);
 c.setStyle(embedFonts, true);
 c.addEventListener(change, cBox);
 c.dataProvider = arrayOfUniversitiesNames;
 c.text = Select;
 //Selection.setFocus(c); // didn't work
 changeTab(bt_tab);
 }
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RE : [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief ...

2008-09-03 Thread S0 F1 
In regards to this part of your question:

---
If the list is scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the
entire list renders properly, including the entry that's selected.
---

Can you force or simulate whatever event or function is fired when any of
the above occurs?, before the user actually does anything?
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Re: RE : [Flashcoders] combobox still giving grief ...

2008-09-03 Thread allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) 
ah - i solved the problem - the dataprovider wasn't populated properly

thanks for the response

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:46 PM, S0 F1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 In regards to this part of your question:

 ---
 If the list is scrolled or an entry is selected (it's fully populated), the
 entire list renders properly, including the entry that's selected.
 ---

 Can you force or simulate whatever event or function is fired when any of
 the above occurs?, before the user actually does anything?
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