[flexcoders] Re: Test contro height question

2008-06-23 Thread I am Peter, not Lena 
Thanks Paddy. I'm not sure it is the same problem. I removed the
runtime css but I'm still getting the same auto sizing problem (i.e.,
the height of the text is not wrapping and there is only a single line).

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Paddy Keane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 it could be 'cos of the same prob we had?
  
 https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15485
https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15485 
  
 if it is please vote for the bug! ;)  ta paddy ;)
 
 
 
 From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com on behalf of I am Peter, not Lena
 Sent: Sun 22/06/2008 05:09
 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Test contro height question
 
 
 
 Hi Paddy,
 
 Thanks for the reply. I'm not using TextArea because I don't need
 editing functionality but I suppose it's an alternative.
 
 I am choosing the option to compile my .css file into a swf in
 FlexBuilder (for compilation and efficiency reasons with embedded
 fonts). Does that affect how Flex measures items?
 
 Thanks,
 Peter
 
 --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Paddy Keane paddy.keane@
wrote:
 
  you could always try using a TextArea component instead of a Text
 component. BTW are you using runtime css? (i.e a swf you load
 containing css styles for your app) paddy;)
  
  
  
  From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com  on behalf of I am Peter, not Lena
  Sent: Sat 21/06/2008 10:23
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com 
  Subject: [flexcoders] Test contro height question
  
  
  
  Hi All,
  
  I'm still trying to learn the intricacies of Flex and the auto sizing
  of Text control's height (and the related word wrapping) is still one
  area that really confuses me. 
  
  For example, I have a text control:
  
  mx:Text id=nameText width=250 text={transaction.name}/
  
  When the transaction object is set for the first time, and
  transaction.name is longer than 250, only the first line is shown.
  There is no wrapping. I would think that the explicit width 250 would
  force word wrapping but this is not the case.
  
  If I select another transaction in the UI, and then re-select the
  original transaction, then the text control is correctly resized with
  word wrapping. Why is this happening? What causes this strange
behavior?
  
  And the only way I can get word wrapping to work is to bind the text
  control's width to it's parent's width:
  
  mx:Text id=nameText width={this.width-200}
  text={transaction.name}/
  
  This isn't really desirable though, because if the text is inside a
  form item, then it is quite difficult to figure out what correct width
  of the text should be (because the width is determined by the longest
  label of all the form items, I believe).
  
  Sometimes, though, I can get the text control to resize correctly by
  calling validateNow(). But this doesn't always work. Why is that?
  
  Anyways, any insights on these perplexing questions would be much
  appreciated.
  
  Thanks,
  Peter

[flexcoders] Re: Test contro height question

2008-06-22 Thread I am Peter, not Lena 
Hi Paddy,

Thanks for the reply. I'm not using TextArea because I don't need
editing functionality but I suppose it's an alternative.

I am choosing the option to compile my .css file into a swf in
FlexBuilder (for compilation and efficiency reasons with embedded
fonts). Does that affect how Flex measures items?

Thanks,
Peter

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Paddy Keane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 you could always try using a TextArea component instead of a Text
component. BTW are you using runtime css? (i.e a swf you load
containing css styles for your app) paddy;)
 
 
 
 From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com on behalf of I am Peter, not Lena
 Sent: Sat 21/06/2008 10:23
 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [flexcoders] Test contro height question
 
 
 
 Hi All,
 
 I'm still trying to learn the intricacies of Flex and the auto sizing
 of Text control's height (and the related word wrapping) is still one
 area that really confuses me. 
 
 For example, I have a text control:
 
 mx:Text id=nameText width=250 text={transaction.name}/
 
 When the transaction object is set for the first time, and
 transaction.name is longer than 250, only the first line is shown.
 There is no wrapping. I would think that the explicit width 250 would
 force word wrapping but this is not the case.
 
 If I select another transaction in the UI, and then re-select the
 original transaction, then the text control is correctly resized with
 word wrapping. Why is this happening? What causes this strange behavior?
 
 And the only way I can get word wrapping to work is to bind the text
 control's width to it's parent's width:
 
 mx:Text id=nameText width={this.width-200}
 text={transaction.name}/
 
 This isn't really desirable though, because if the text is inside a
 form item, then it is quite difficult to figure out what correct width
 of the text should be (because the width is determined by the longest
 label of all the form items, I believe).
 
 Sometimes, though, I can get the text control to resize correctly by
 calling validateNow(). But this doesn't always work. Why is that?
 
 Anyways, any insights on these perplexing questions would be much
 appreciated.
 
 Thanks,
 Peter

[flexcoders] Test contro height question

2008-06-21 Thread I am Peter, not Lena 
Hi All,

I'm still trying to learn the intricacies of Flex and the auto sizing
of Text control's height (and the related word wrapping) is still one
area that really confuses me. 

For example, I have a text control:

mx:Text id=nameText width=250 text={transaction.name}/

When the transaction object is set for the first time, and
transaction.name is longer than 250, only the first line is shown.
There is no wrapping. I would think that the explicit width 250 would
force word wrapping but this is not the case.

If I select another transaction in the UI, and then re-select the
original transaction, then the text control is correctly resized with
word wrapping. Why is this happening? What causes this strange behavior?

And the only way I can get word wrapping to work is to bind the text
control's width to it's parent's width:

mx:Text id=nameText width={this.width-200}
text={transaction.name}/

This isn't really desirable though, because if the text is inside a
form item, then it is quite difficult to figure out what correct width
of the text should be (because the width is determined by the longest
label of all the form items, I believe).

Sometimes, though, I can get the text control to resize correctly by
calling validateNow(). But this doesn't always work. Why is that?

Anyways, any insights on these perplexing questions would be much
appreciated.

Thanks,
Peter