[flexcoders] Problem with code in Flex 2: Training from the Source book. Help!
Hi there, I've recently purchased the book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I've hit on a problem with the code in one of the lessons. Basically, given the following code (which I've triple checked is correct--per the book, anyway), I end up with Sales Chart superimposed (it appears) over both Category Chart and Comparison Chart (which share a VBox). This is in contrast to the image in the book which depicts the Sales Chart on the left, and Category Chart above Comparison Chart to the Right. I can somewhat fix the problem by wrapping Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart into an HBox, but it still doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing as the image on page 58 of the book. Has anyone else had the same problem with this book, and how is it resolved? The code: I've recently purchased your excellent book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I'm plowing through Lesson 3 and run into a case where my results don't match what the book suggests I should have. Opening the code provided on the CD indicates that whatever error I have exists in the code on CD too (so it's not just me--user/learner operator). The problem is that the code for Dashboard.mxml as instructed ends up with views laying on top of one another. My VBox rightCharts laying under (I believe) my Panel sales. I'm very new to Flex, so I thought I'd seek your assistance while I continue to try and figure out what's wrong. I did find one partial solution to the layout problem--a solution that at least puts the VBox for Category Chart and Comparison Chart on the right side of the screen and out of the way of the Panel Sales Chart. That solution involves wrapping both the Panel Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart in an HBox. The problem with this solution is that it doesn't nicely offset the Sales Chart/Category Chart/Comparison Chart as depicted on page 58 of the book. Instead it has them all laid out correctly, but the borders of each run from the very bottom of the screen to the very top of the screen, underneath the ApplicationControlBar. And from one side of the screen to the other. Layed out correctly, but not aesthetically pleasing as the book depicts. I'll keep playing with it, but in the meantime, this code doesn't render the desired results that the book indicates it should: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true mx:LinkButton label=All/ mx:LinkButton label=Sales/ mx:LinkButton label=Categories/ mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/ /mx:ApplicationControlBar mx:Panel id=sales width=100% height=100% title=Sales Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:VBox id=rightCharts width=100% height=100% mx:Panel id=type width=100% height=100% title=Category Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:Panel id=comp width=100% height=100% title=Comparison Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel /mx:VBox /mx:Application
Re: [flexcoders] Problem with code in Flex 2: Training from the Source book. Help!
Starting before the first panel, wrap the rest (down to the last /mx:VBox) in an HBox (see below). Keep in mind they wrote a lot of this book during alpha/beta days of Flex 2. There may be some code inconsistencies here/there. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true mx:LinkButton label=All/ mx:LinkButton label=Sales/ mx:LinkButton label=Categories/ mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/ /mx:ApplicationControlBar mx:HBox mx:Panel id=sales width=100% height=100% title=Sales Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:VBox id=rightCharts width=100% height=100% mx:Panel id=type width=100% height=100% title=Category Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:Panel id=comp width=100% height=100% title=Comparison Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel /mx:VBox /mx:HBox /mx:Application On 12/1/06, Abe Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I've recently purchased the book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I've hit on a problem with the code in one of the lessons. Basically, given the following code (which I've triple checked is correct--per the book, anyway), I end up with Sales Chart superimposed (it appears) over both Category Chart and Comparison Chart (which share a VBox). This is in contrast to the image in the book which depicts the Sales Chart on the left, and Category Chart above Comparison Chart to the Right. I can somewhat fix the problem by wrapping Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart into an HBox, but it still doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing as the image on page 58 of the book. Has anyone else had the same problem with this book, and how is it resolved? The code: I've recently purchased your excellent book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I'm plowing through Lesson 3 and run into a case where my results don't match what the book suggests I should have. Opening the code provided on the CD indicates that whatever error I have exists in the code on CD too (so it's not just me--user/learner operator). The problem is that the code for Dashboard.mxml as instructed ends up with views laying on top of one another. My VBox rightCharts laying under (I believe) my Panel sales. I'm very new to Flex, so I thought I'd seek your assistance while I continue to try and figure out what's wrong. I did find one partial solution to the layout problem--a solution that at least puts the VBox for Category Chart and Comparison Chart on the right side of the screen and out of the way of the Panel Sales Chart. That solution involves wrapping both the Panel Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart in an HBox. The problem with this solution is that it doesn't nicely offset the Sales Chart/Category Chart/Comparison Chart as depicted on page 58 of the book. Instead it has them all laid out correctly, but the borders of each run from the very bottom of the screen to the very top of the screen, underneath the ApplicationControlBar. And from one side of the screen to the other. Layed out correctly, but not aesthetically pleasing as the book depicts. I'll keep playing with it, but in the meantime, this code doesn't render the desired results that the book indicates it should: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=absolute mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true mx:LinkButton label=All/ mx:LinkButton label=Sales/ mx:LinkButton label=Categories/ mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/ /mx:ApplicationControlBar mx:Panel id=sales width=100% height=100% title=Sales Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:VBox id=rightCharts width=100% height=100% mx:Panel id=type width=100% height=100% title=Category Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:Panel id=comp width=100% height=100% title=Comparison Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel /mx:VBox /mx:Application -- John C. Bland II Chief Geek Katapult Media, Inc. - www.katapultmedia.com --- Biz Blog - http://blogs.katapultmedia.com/jb2 Personal Blog - http://blog.blandfamilyonline.com http://www.lifthimhigh.com - Christian Products for Those Bold Enough to Wear Them Home of FMUG.az - http://www.gotoandstop.org Home of AZCFUG - http://www.azcfug.org
Re: [flexcoders] Problem with code in Flex 2: Training from the Source book. Help!
I just picked up these books, i guess since there is an open-market on flex 2 books they are cranking 'em out and with the new nature of flex it's unavoidable. Like i've noticed in the AS 3.0 cookbook, the flash.utils is flash.util Errata sure Sucka! Patrick John C. Bland II wrote: Starting before the first panel, wrap the rest (down to the last /mx:VBox) in an HBox (see below). Keep in mind they wrote a lot of this book during alpha/beta days of Flex 2. There may be some code inconsistencies here/there. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml layout=absolute mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true mx:LinkButton label=All/ mx:LinkButton label=Sales/ mx:LinkButton label=Categories/ mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/ /mx:ApplicationControlBar mx:HBox mx:Panel id=sales width=100% height=100% title=Sales Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:VBox id=rightCharts width=100% height=100% mx:Panel id=type width=100% height=100% title=Category Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:Panel id=comp width=100% height=100% title=Comparison Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel /mx:VBox /mx:HBox /mx:Application On 12/1/06, *Abe Burnett* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I've recently purchased the book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I've hit on a problem with the code in one of the lessons. Basically, given the following code (which I've triple checked is correct--per the book, anyway), I end up with Sales Chart superimposed (it appears) over both Category Chart and Comparison Chart (which share a VBox). This is in contrast to the image in the book which depicts the Sales Chart on the left, and Category Chart above Comparison Chart to the Right. I can somewhat fix the problem by wrapping Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart into an HBox, but it still doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing as the image on page 58 of the book. Has anyone else had the same problem with this book, and how is it resolved? The code: I've recently purchased your excellent book, Flex 2: Training from the Source. I'm plowing through Lesson 3 and run into a case where my results don't match what the book suggests I should have. Opening the code provided on the CD indicates that whatever error I have exists in the code on CD too (so it's not just me--user/learner operator). The problem is that the code for Dashboard.mxml as instructed ends up with views laying on top of one another. My VBox rightCharts laying under (I believe) my Panel sales. I'm very new to Flex, so I thought I'd seek your assistance while I continue to try and figure out what's wrong. I did find one partial solution to the layout problem--a solution that at least puts the VBox for Category Chart and Comparison Chart on the right side of the screen and out of the way of the Panel Sales Chart. That solution involves wrapping both the Panel Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart in an HBox. The problem with this solution is that it doesn't nicely offset the Sales Chart/Category Chart/Comparison Chart as depicted on page 58 of the book. Instead it has them all laid out correctly, but the borders of each run from the very bottom of the screen to the very top of the screen, underneath the ApplicationControlBar. And from one side of the screen to the other. Layed out correctly, but not aesthetically pleasing as the book depicts. I'll keep playing with it, but in the meantime, this code doesn't render the desired results that the book indicates it should: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml layout=absolute mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true mx:LinkButton label=All/ mx:LinkButton label=Sales/ mx:LinkButton label=Categories/ mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/ /mx:ApplicationControlBar mx:Panel id=sales width=100% height=100% title=Sales Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:VBox id=rightCharts width=100% height=100% mx:Panel id=type width=100% height=100% title=Category Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel mx:Panel id=comp width=100% height=100% title=Comparison Chart mx:ControlBar /mx:ControlBar /mx:Panel /mx:VBox /mx:Application -- John C. Bland II Chief Geek Katapult Media, Inc. - www.katapultmedia.com http://www.katapultmedia.com --- Biz Blog - http://blogs.katapultmedia.com/jb2 http://blogs.katapultmedia.com/jb2 Personal Blog -
Re: [flexcoders] Problem with code in Flex 2: Training from the Source book. Help!
Yeah, a lot of these books were written during beta days so things may be
off. Flex 2.0: Traing... used ICursorView but it is now IViewCursor (or vice
versa; one of the two is right). Then again, utils vs util COULD be a
mistype. :-)
On 12/2/06, {reduxdj} [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just picked up these books, i guess since there is an open-market on
flex 2 books they are cranking 'em out and with the new nature of flex
it's unavoidable.
Like i've noticed in the AS 3.0 cookbook, the flash.utils is flash.util
Errata sure Sucka!
Patrick
John C. Bland II wrote:
Starting before the first panel, wrap the rest (down to the last
/mx:VBox) in an HBox (see below). Keep in mind they wrote a lot of
this book during alpha/beta days of Flex 2. There may be some code
inconsistencies here/there.
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout=absolute
mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true
mx:LinkButton label=All/
mx:LinkButton label=Sales/
mx:LinkButton label=Categories/
mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/
/mx:ApplicationControlBar
mx:HBox
mx:Panel id=sales
width=100% height=100%
title=Sales Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
mx:VBox id=rightCharts
width=100% height=100%
mx:Panel id=type
width=100% height=100%
title=Category Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
mx:Panel id=comp
width=100% height=100%
title=Comparison Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
/mx:VBox
/mx:HBox
/mx:Application
On 12/1/06, *Abe Burnett* [EMAIL PROTECTED]abe.burnett%40gmail.com
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] abe.burnett%40gmail.com wrote:
Hi there,
I've recently purchased the book, Flex 2: Training from the Source.
I've hit on a problem with the code in one of the lessons.
Basically, given the following code (which I've triple checked is
correct--per the book, anyway), I end up with Sales Chart superimposed
(it appears) over both Category Chart and Comparison Chart (which
share a VBox). This is in contrast to the image in the book which
depicts the Sales Chart on the left, and Category Chart above
Comparison Chart to the Right. I can somewhat fix the problem by
wrapping Sales Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and
Comparison Chart into an HBox, but it still doesn't look as
aesthetically pleasing as the image on page 58 of the book.
Has anyone else had the same problem with this book, and how is it
resolved?
The code:
I've recently purchased your excellent book, Flex 2: Training from the
Source. I'm plowing through Lesson 3 and run into a case where my
results don't match what the book suggests I should have. Opening the
code provided on the CD indicates that whatever error I have exists in
the code on CD too (so it's not just me--user/learner operator). The
problem is that the code for Dashboard.mxml as instructed ends up with
views laying on top of one another. My VBox rightCharts laying under
(I believe) my Panel sales. I'm very new to Flex, so I thought I'd
seek your assistance while I continue to try and figure out what's
wrong. I did find one partial solution to the layout problem--a
solution that at least puts the VBox for Category Chart and Comparison
Chart on the right side of the screen and out of the way of the Panel
Sales Chart. That solution involves wrapping both the Panel Sales
Chart and the VBox enclosing Category Chart and Comparison Chart in an
HBox. The problem with this solution is that it doesn't nicely offset
the Sales Chart/Category Chart/Comparison Chart as depicted on
page 58
of the book. Instead it has them all laid out correctly, but the
borders of each run from the very bottom of the screen to the very top
of the screen, underneath the ApplicationControlBar. And from one side
of the screen to the other. Layed out correctly, but not
aesthetically
pleasing as the book depicts. I'll keep playing with it, but in the
meantime, this code doesn't render the desired results that the book
indicates it should:
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
layout=absolute
mx:ApplicationControlBar dock=true
mx:LinkButton label=All/
mx:LinkButton label=Sales/
mx:LinkButton label=Categories/
mx:LinkButton label=Comparison/
/mx:ApplicationControlBar
mx:Panel id=sales
width=100% height=100%
title=Sales Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
mx:VBox id=rightCharts
width=100% height=100%
mx:Panel id=type
width=100% height=100%
title=Category Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
mx:Panel id=comp
width=100% height=100%
title=Comparison Chart
mx:ControlBar
/mx:ControlBar
/mx:Panel
/mx:VBox
/mx:Application
--
John C. Bland II
Chief Geek
Katapult Media, Inc. - www.katapultmedia.com
http://www.katapultmedia.com
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