[Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Wichman
Really no takers? I love these things only I run into :)). oh btw the call was PopUpManager.createPopUp and not Window.createPopup On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list, I have a project that uses the v2 window.createPopup functionality. However now

[Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Wichman
Hmm, okay I think I've found the cause. Some time ago I posted an issue about using _lockroot. I have an application that runs some legacy content, which uses _lockroot even from non movieclip classes. When this content is loaded, unloaded and loaded again, _lockroot no longer works, and the

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Ian Thomas
Yes, unfortunately I found pretty early on that most V2 components require _lockroot _and_ that the component be included in both the loaded SWF and SWF that's loading it. So I stopped using V2 components. They're pretty rubbish. :-( Ian On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Wichman
Hi, yep same conclusions here. Add the fact that _lockroot is just plain buggy and you've got yourself a nice recipe for 'ZOMG WTF I WANT TO arhghg gurlglgl'. Which set did you switch to then, bitcomponents? thanks, JC On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Ian Thomas
In AS2, I didn't, actually. Our stuff is very simple (for very young kids) and mostly doesn't need form entry etc. Anything which _does_ need form entry and complicated stuff we're doing in AS3 with the Flex components. Ian On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Hans Wichman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Wichman
ooh how i wish i could migrate this system to as3 ;). Just found another bug, menu components can only be created on the _root On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In AS2, I didn't, actually. Our stuff is very simple (for very young kids) and mostly

Re: [Flashcoders] Re: window create popup weirdness as2

2008-07-02 Thread Hans Wichman
ps anyone else knows of a set that completely replaces the v2 components with actionscript only mtasc strict compiled components? On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In AS2, I didn't, actually. Our stuff is very simple (for very young kids) and mostly doesn't