[flexcoders] Difficulty when @embedding FP9/AS3 SWFs
I'm not having any problems accessing frame labels, etc. in FP9/AS3 swfs which are dynamically linked at runtime within a swfloader component, but if I try to @embed those same swf files, I lose all my ability to interact with them. Shouldn't I be able to do continue to reference their frame labels, etc.? Looking for suggestions or examples on embedding simple swf files (animations with frame labels, and timeline stop() actions) and maintaining control of those files programatically. TIA.
[flexcoders] Swapping components but keeping a single ID
I notice that Flex won't allow me to identify multiple components with the same ID, even if those components are in different view states. I had hoped to reference a single ID no matter which component was there (all the components implement a single interface.) So, how can I maintain a single component reference for my AS to work with, no matter which of these components are on stage? Is it possible in MXML, or do I need to come up with an AS-only solution? -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. www.rpsystems.net
[flexcoders] Flex apps with a lot of content
I'm very excited about Flex2 and am moving my previous Flash projects into it. Using skinned components, etc, has really been a joy, but I'm running into an architecture problem that I'd like to get some input on. The basic framework of my application is working well, it has control bars, some panels and such where server interactions, and data storage, etc is handled... all this stuff works well, and translates well to Flex's no timeline needed metaphor. However, one of the main panels will be used to display the actual content... imagine that this is like a custom acrobat reader (styled) application. The content will not be PDF, but instead native Flash media types. Flex components, images, swfs, flvs, text, etc. Until the release of Apollo. I need to make this work within the context of Flex. The content will probably all exist at authoring time, so it can be laid-out and preprogrammed and doesn't *have* to be dynamic, though that would be fine too. So let's say I have 8 chapters of content, and maybe a total of 100 pages of media... currently I have a subclass of the panel component wrapping it, and a subclass of viewstack set up to contain it... these have some actionscript tied in so that they communicate with each other, etc. I'm finding that in Flex, the business and UI of an application is easy and fast, while the content is more difficult to produce, populate and manage. So the real question... one viewstack? One for each chapter? And if so, is the appropriate architecture to use states in the panel which reference the addition and deletion of multiple viewstacks, or add and delete them via actionscript? If using states, is there a recommended technique for having a project which includes a number of states? My experiments so far says that Flex gets a bit funky surrounding states. Mostly looking for some thoughts on how people would create a project in Flex which includes a lot of (interactive) content. TIA. -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. www.rpsystems.net
[flexcoders] Re: Communicating with an embedded SWF from Flex App
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, ryanlevere [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. Just posted on FlashCoders... these guys have something that help you a lot. http://www.flashextensions.com/products/flashinterface.php
[flexcoders] Content layout suggestions?
For my first Flex project, I'm developing a Flex version of an AS2 project I've done. The client is looking to do an update, and this seems like a good time to move it to Flex. It has been easy to layout the interface and wire it up (of course), but I'm not clear on how best to use the Flex metaphor for the content layout, and am seeking suggestions, links, or whatever. Basically, it is training content, and takes the form of a bunch of interactive slide pages, with some ancillary functionality already provided by the rest of the interface. So, what I'm wondering is how to manage and layout the actual content. Something like a customized ViewStack for each chapter? Some of it will be linked SWF files, but not all of it, and I'd like to keep things as easy to work with as possible, since there will be a fair amount of content. I would think that a single enormous application file is not a good way to encapsulate things. In Flash, most of these same things were handled with symbols in the library, and the symbols were swapped in and out programatically. I'd like to come up with something which works similarly, or better understand how to make projects like this in a Flex workflow. TIA. -- Troy RPSystems, Ltd. www.rpsystems.net -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
