[Flashcoders] Using onRollOver and onRollOut inside a Class File??

2006-03-28 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I am getting very confused here, on how to get the onRollOver and onRollOut events to be broadcasted whenever the mouse moves over a Flash Component, contained within a MovieClip using a Class File. The component in this particular instance, is the Push Button. When reading the

RE: [Flashcoders] Using onRollOver and onRollOut inside a Class File??

2006-03-28 Thread Mike Anderson
with this? myButton.onPress=function(){ // } Alternatively, use delegate to call a function from the correct scope. myButton.onPress=Delegate.create(this, myButton_Click) On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: Hello All, I am getting very confused here, on how to get

RE: [Flashcoders] Using onRollOver and onRollOut inside a Class File??

2006-03-28 Thread Mike Anderson
? There is no standard UI reason for it. The only real action that a standard button is good for is clicking. Charles P. On 3/28/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Michael - thanks for the reply - I guess my real question is, why isn't onRollOver and onRollOut natively part of the Events

[Flashcoders] Controlling Accordion using ActionScript

2006-03-29 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I literally read ALL the posts in the Archives regarding the Accordion component, and there was no mention of what I need. It seems as if the Accordion is only setup to broadcast certain events, when the Accordion itself is actually clicked on. My goal is to remotely control my

RE: [Flashcoders] Controlling Accordion using ActionScript

2006-03-29 Thread Mike Anderson
To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Controlling Accordion using ActionScript var mc = accordionInstance.getChildAt( index ) ? On 3/29/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, I am an idiot :) selectedIndex - duh! For some reason, I was looking for something specific

[Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Hey Everybody, Is it safe to say that, because Flex requires a server in the middle (to process the .mxml files), that Flex is simply an unrealistic solution if your end goal is to deliver portable applications that can be self contained? In addition to that statement: Is this why Flash (versus

[Flashcoders] Resizing Stage w/Components not scaling Examples

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I have an application with a MenuBar on top, status bar on bottom, and Accordion Control on the right side. Sitting within all the Controls, I have a stage area where Maps that the user can load, take up the entire remaining portion of the apps viewable space. The Maps can be panned,

RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
, an alpha will be out soon, but people generally do not deliver applications to clients using alpha software. - Original Message - From: Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 12:54 PM Subject

RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
. I can shed a lot of light, but the whole thing is a large topic. Anything in particular? - Original Message - From: Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:16 PM Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps

RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Thanks Dave - With that said, if I plan on doing Remoting (which could be construed as a broad term I guess), what would I require in order to do that? Of course in Flash, you just use the Remoting Classes, etc. and you are all set. You just have to make your choice between ColdFusion or .NET

RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Wow that is great! So basically, the method in which clients retrieve their SWF files are the same as getting a plain old SWF file created using Flash? So the Flex SWF (which gets compiled on the developers machine) simply gets copied to the Web Server hosting the application. That is great! I

RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Hey guys, Thanks SO much for this excellent information - you are all painting a nice picture for me, as to where Flex stands at present, and where it's going to be down the road. If possible, I'd like to keep this thread pumping for as long as possible - as it could benefit a great many

[Flashcoders] Split Pane component??

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I am trying like crazy, to find a Split Pane Component that works as well as Flex's version. I found one (and only ONE) somewhere on the Flash Exchange, but the docs are mostly in another language, and it's really buggy. The one I found is actually free, and has a high rating level -

RE: [Flashcoders] Flex Apps versus Flash Projector apps

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
This is all in the player and the framework, and is available (and free) to everyone. mike chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Anderson wrote: Wow that is great! If I hear you correctly then, there is NO Data functionality built into the BASIC Flex 2.0 Architecture? For a SWF file to have the ability

RE: [Flashcoders] Split Pane component??

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Split Pane component?? here is a good one: http://www.joangarnet.com/blog/archives/2005/07/release_v2_fram_1.php On 4/5/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I am trying like crazy, to find a Split Pane Component that works

RE: [Flashcoders] Split Pane component??

2006-04-05 Thread Mike Anderson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: April 5, 2006 10:17 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Split Pane component?? Yes, this is the one I was talking about in my initial post. It looks as if it's really

[Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I have a Flash App, that uses a Non-Scaling type setup - in which upon browser resize, the controls simply reposition themselves around, creating more usable area for content. It's works beautifully, but with a catch. The problem is, my application insists on starting out at it's

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
manually call your onResize method in your main Mc's onLoad. On 4/12/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I have a Flash App, that uses a Non-Scaling type setup - in which upon browser resize, the controls simply reposition themselves around, creating more usable area

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
these issues in IE? Try waiting an extra frame or 2.. On 4/12/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried in that in the meantime. 2 very undesired things happen: 1) The movie components are still in the exact same spots. 2) The bottom

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
with all the controls positioned properly. THANK YOU - and I will make sure that I listen with more open ears next time I get some good advice ;-) Thanks and take care, Mike -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Wednesday

[Flashcoders] Accordion Sizing Weirdness

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I am confused about the Accordion Control, and how it's reacting to Resize Events. For example, a MenuBar Component - also a V2 Control, when I issue a Resize Event and give it new _width parameters, the control widens appropriately without any Menu Items distorting. Controls

RE: [Flashcoders] Accordion Sizing Weirdness

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
- have you tried setSize( w, h ) yet? also - I am using an accordion right now - some children contain listboxes, datagrids, etc. One cool thing I am doing is when the accordion is resizing, i am resizing the contents inside the children too - nice and tight. On 4/12/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Flashcoders] Clarification if Remoting is included with Flex 2.0

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Okay, I've heard 2 different stories now - and I need to find out which one is true. In the core version of Flex 2.0 - is Remoting included with the basic package? OR is it not?? I need to find out now, if I am forced to lay out a bunch more cash, in order to simply talk to our ColdFusion

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
. -Steven -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:09 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event I am really sorry Ryan - I

RE: [Flashcoders] Manually triggering the Screens onResize event

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
; this.onEnterFrame = function() { if (c = 5) { // you pick a number that works... delete this.onEnterFrame; stageSizeListener.onResize(); } c++; } } On 4/12/06, Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh yes, I absolutely understand that. I only use

[Flashcoders] Quick setSize() question

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello all, If I am interested in only sizing a component using the setSize method - but if I only wanted to set a single parameter (width or height), how do I properly pass the variables? Can I simply do this, if I only wanted to set a single parameter? componentInstance.setSize( null, 20 );

RE: [Flashcoders] Quick setSize() question

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
] On Behalf Of JesterXL Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 6:18 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Quick setSize() question yourDataGrid.setSize ( yourDataGrid.width, 400); - Original Message - From: Mike Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders mailing list

RE: [Flashcoders] Clarification if Remoting is included with Flex 2.0

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Clarification if Remoting is included with Flex 2.0 Mike Anderson wrote: In the core version of Flex 2.0 - is Remoting included with the basic package? OR is it not?? Thanks in advance, for any 100% accurate information you can throw my way. I don't know if I can

RE: [Flashcoders] Need help understanding EventDispatcher

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
If you are extending a MovieClip - doesn't the MovieClip already have all those things you are trying to recreate at your disposal? That is the whole point of extending a MovieClip - so you DON'T have to go through all the stuff you are going through right now. I am no guru at this stuff, but I

RE: [Flashcoders] Need help understanding EventDispatcher

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Yes, sorry I should have mentioned that too - (about getting rid of extending the MovieClip). I assumed you were purposely extending the MovieClip, but I should have helped more and told you to get rid of that portion, and just make a plain vanilla class file. It would have made all the other

RE: [Flashcoders] Need help understanding EventDispatcher

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 917-750-6398 AIM: dcardena --- On Apr 12, 2006, at 9:45 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: Yes, sorry I should have mentioned that too - (about getting rid of extending the MovieClip). I assumed you were purposely

RE: [Flashcoders] Reusing MovieClipLoader Listeners

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Are you sure it just doesn't appear that way, but in reality, it's just happening so fast - that it looks like it's not working at all? I just ask, because I have a Map Application that I wrote - and it downloads quite large SWF files - in which a progress bar gets updated based on the loader

[Flashcoders] Using EventDispatcher to update Controls and other Variables?

2006-04-12 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello There! As long as we are on the topic of EventDispatcher, I have another question that could really help me out. If I have multiple Controls (and variables) throughout my application, that were all tied to a SINGLE variable (that changes several times per second), could I use an

[Flashcoders] Duplicating a MovieClip that contains Sub-Clips

2006-04-13 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, If you duplicate a MovieClip that happens to contain children sub-clips, does the newly created MovieClip also contain all the identical sub-clips? If this is not the case, how would one go about doing that? Duplicate the MovieClip, but then loop through all the sub-clips that the

[Flashcoders] How to hide SWF Assets from Internet users

2006-06-07 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I have an intense situation right now, and I must come up with an answer ASAP. I wrote a map viewer application for my client, in which my viewer can load .swf Vector Maps from a predetermined directory on the server. From within my viewer, the users can perform drill-down queries, by

RE: [Flashcoders] How to hide SWF Assets from Internet users

2006-06-07 Thread Mike Anderson
Of Mike Anderson Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:51 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] How to hide SWF Assets from Internet users Hello All, I have an intense situation right now, and I must come up with an answer ASAP. I wrote a map viewer application for my client, in which

[Flashcoders] How do URL-Encoded Vars get perceived by the Flash Movie??

2006-06-07 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I am a huge advocate of declaring all my Vars, and 99% of all my Applications, are comprised of ClassFiles extending MovieClips - this way, I can use the AS 2.0 methods of programming, and keep my Apps as clean as possible. Now in my Root Timeline, I initialize all my MovieClips

[Flashcoders] Flash SWF Loading fine, but Remoting hangs...

2006-06-09 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I have a very intense problem, that must be addressed ASAP - our users are getting really angry :( We have a typical AS 2.0 Flash Application to view maps - and we are using Remoting w/ColdFusion in order to send our data back and forth. For only like 5% of the users, the application

RE: [Flashcoders] Validating Zip Code for Tax Purposes

2006-06-09 Thread Mike Anderson
And better yet, find 2-3 unique Web Service providers - That way, in case one website is down, you can write code that will retrieve data from the 2nd provider, in case the 1st provider times out. I like doing things myself too, and having total control over everything - but in cases like this,

RE: [Flashcoders] Flash SWF Loading fine, but Remoting hangs...

2006-06-09 Thread Mike Anderson
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:57 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Flash SWF Loading fine, but Remoting hangs... Hello All, I have a very intense problem

[Flashcoders] Help with ClassFile, referencing functions within an imported ClassFile

2006-06-29 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, I am using Robert Penners updated AS 2.0 ClassFile, which is being brought in via an import statement, into my own Extended MovieClip ClassFile. I have a list of Icons that are dynamically being brought in (through a SQL Remoting Call), and each Icon has it's own Shape and Size.

[Flashcoders] Need help with Keyboard events

2007-02-02 Thread Mike Anderson
Hello All, Could any of you help me with the logic, required to capture a ctrlkey combination? I am coming back from writing Flex Apps, to writing some Flash Apps. In Flex, this is a total piece of cake - but with Flash, it's not as easy to capture Control-Key combinations. Does anybody have