[flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread hank williams
One of the key things to defining an apps look and feel is fonts. But I find that truetype fonts just dont come out looking as good as flex's built in bitmap font. But I really dont want to look like every other application. In flash I know there are companies that sell great fonts, but I am

[flexcoders] open new window using ExternalInterface

2006-07-18 Thread wi1df1ower
Can anyone tell me why the following is not working? --in the actionscript: public function openWindow():void { var strFunction:String = openWindow; var strURL:String = http://www.yahoo.com;; var strCall:String =

[flexcoders] Undeploying Data Services Project

2006-07-18 Thread Allen Riddle
Whenever I WAR up my Data Services project, everything is fine. Whenever I undeploy it, whether through ANT or the Tomcat Manager, my log file has numerous entries for RedeployManater, and the entries never end. When I came in today, the log file was at 53 gig. Is there anything specific

[flexcoders] Re: Flex and Server-Side Technology Recommendations

2006-07-18 Thread Tom Jordahl
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Nick Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So Tom, when are you going to include newer MySQL drivers by default, instead of requiring users to manually update the drivers and specify them when creating a DSN? I'm using MySQL 4.1 and even that old of a version of

[flexcoders] Actionscript Help

2006-07-18 Thread s_hernandez01
Hey could anyone tell me why this actionscript function does not work? I want to try and total the prices of all the items that get put into my shopping cart. mx:Script ![CDATA[ import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; import mx.events.IndexChangedEvent; import

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread hank williams
I have experimented extensively with fonts in flash 8 and in flex and while they look better than flash 7, there is nothing like pixel fonts for interface. Of course also probably a lot is dependent on the specific true type font. I would imagine that some work better than others, but I am not

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Scaling up.

2006-07-18 Thread Carson Hager
Not at all. Drop either Dave or me an email offline and we can discuss it in more detail. Thanks, Carson Carson HagerCynergy Systems, Inc.http://www.cynergysystems.comEmail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Office: 866-CYNERGYMobile: 1.703.489.6466 From:

[flexcoders] Not acept drag on Tree nodes

2006-07-18 Thread Jesús Iglesias
Hi, I have a tree in which I want to enable drag and drop between main nodes, i.e. the tree have online nodes and subnodes, what I want is to enable subnode's drag and drop, from one node to another. The problem is I don't know how to reject the dragwhen your are on a subnode (showing

Re: [flexcoders] SWF Loader

2006-07-18 Thread JesterXL
Here's a technote on it: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=749eaa47pss=rss_flex_749eaa47 - Original Message - From: Derek Vadneau To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] SWF Loader Awesome explanation,

[flexcoders] Re: open new window using ExternalInterface

2006-07-18 Thread Doug Lowder
See if your browser's popup blocker is interfering. { WindowObjectReference = window.open(strUrl,null, resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes); if (WindowObjectReference == null) alert(Popup blocked!); } else { --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, wi1df1ower [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[flexcoders] Flex Builder flakiness

2006-07-18 Thread ben.clinkinbeard
FB seems to behave very unpredictably for me. On my machine at work it will not find or resolve any errors upon saving a file. To do either of those things I must actually build/launch the app. On my home machine, FB doesn't use the 'smart home' approach where pressing the Home key takes you to

RE: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread Dirk Eismann
You may want to take a look at FlashType fonts. These can be used in Flex 2 and display much better than normal fonts. The Flex 2 documentation has a chapter on how to use FlashType. Dirk. Von: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com im Auftrag von hank williams

[flexcoders] Re: Drag Selection of Multiple Objects in TileList HUGE BUG!

2006-07-18 Thread rabbihamster
ok the unfortunate verdict: although it is possible to select and drag mulitple items in the tile viewer ( via Cntrl+Shift ) the visual feedback is very buggy. if i select 5 various items.. and drag them - the dragger feedback is completely off and irregular - it only shows 2 items being dragged

[flexcoders] Flex2: Bizarre binding problem

2006-07-18 Thread Tobias Patton
Hello Flexcoders; Im hoping someone can help me understand whats going on here. I have a custom component that subclasses Canvas. It works much list a List in that it uses a dataProvider to pass a data object to child object (item renderer). The child objects render the data object

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread JesterXL
I believe you are correct; advanced anti-alias only works on embedded fonts. If you don't embed the fonts, however, there is no guarentee the user has them, thus they can't be seen unless you embed them. If you are looking for small fonts, yeah man, I'd stick with bitmap fonts, like

[flexcoders] Re: How do I reset itemRenderer inside DataGrid when dataProvider is updated?

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Hoff
Hi Ben, As Stacey suggests, put this function in your itemRenderer: override public function set data(value:Object):void { super.data = value; cb_planNumber.selected = false; } Everytime the data changes in the itemRenderer, the function will execute. -TH --- In

[flexcoders] VideoDisplay Problems

2006-07-18 Thread alpharythms
I've discovered that if you load an invalid source into the VideoDisplay it will no longer work even if you change the source to a valid one later and will get the Error:1000 if you try to issue a Play() command. Might be a clue on how to work around your video problems. And of course if anyone

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread JesterXL
Dirk, why do you need to use Flash 8 to do this? Why can't you just embed Verdana, and set it to use advanced anti-aliasing via CSS? - Original Message - From: Dirk Eismann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: RE: [flexcoders]

Re: [flexcoders] VideoDisplay Problems

2006-07-18 Thread JesterXL
Kill it. It's possible to get corrupted MovieClips, so I'm sure if you pass garbage data into something and it can't filter it out, your best bet is to make a new one. Try using a catch for the 1k error, and if so, remove it from the display list, remove it's listeners, and delete the mofo.

[flexcoders] Flex Based Point of Sale System for NYC thrift store

2006-07-18 Thread housingworksauctions
Hi all.. I work for a Non-Profit run Thrift Store in New York City called Housing Works. We are looking to computerize our cash register and inventory systems and I am think of using flex to develop this system. We already use coldfusion to power our basic sales reporting system, store managers

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Drag Selection of Multiple Objects in TileList HUGE BUG!

2006-07-18 Thread Dekayd
I don't know about dragging and dropping but in Flex 1.5 you had to enable multiple selection in the tree. It was not on by default. I am guessing this is also the case with Flex 2. multipleSelection=true --Kelly rabbihamster wrote: ok the unfortunate verdict: although it is possible to

[flexcoders] Re: open new window using ExternalInterface

2006-07-18 Thread sufibaba
I had a problem with Firefox with this example. As it turns out, opening a window with the ExternalInterface for firefox doesn't work. The work around is to use var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(strURL); try { navigateToURL(request);

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread hank williams
You can use flash 9 or flash 8, but you must create a swf that has the font from which you embed the font. Who knows why adobe requires the user of flash to do this but thems are the rules. When you do this you get the benefit of flashType as opposed to regular truetype rendering. I would

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread hank williams
Thanks Dirk,Unfortunately I am already using flashType. And it is better than just plain old direct truetype, but it still, I dont think, looks great for fonts used in the UI. But perhaps some fonts would look really good and I am just using fonts that dont work as well with flashtype. I am

RE: [flexcoders] Actionscript Help

2006-07-18 Thread Tracy Spratt
It looks ok, what exactly is not working? Do the myDP[i].price and myDP[i].quantity expressions trace out values in the loop? Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of s_hernandez01 Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:04 PM To:

RE: [flexcoders] Repeater problem

2006-07-18 Thread Tracy Spratt
Try: dataProvider={ rpCustomFields.currentItem.CustomFieldItems } Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Cox Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 5:03 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Repeater problem

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread hank williams
Sorry Jesse, but I didnt quite understand what you were saying.is mini-7 a font? Where can I find it? Same for uni 05_53?And I assume saffron is a truetype font and you are saying even though it is a truetype font that it works really well in small type. Is that right? Hank.On 7/18/06, JesterXL

RE: [flexcoders] Flex Builder flakiness

2006-07-18 Thread Sho Kuwamoto
The issue about not resolving errors upon saving a file is troubling. If you can isolate the bug any further, it would help us solve it. The "smart home" approach is not something we had time to implement for FB 2.0. Sorry! -Sho From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

[flexcoders] unsubscribe.

2006-07-18 Thread Doug Hughes
Why the heck do I seem completely unable to unsubscribe from this list? Ive followed the instructions at the bottom of the message (and replied to their reply) to no effect. Arg! Doug __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ:

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWFLoader how to access host application

2006-07-18 Thread milan kosir
Thanks, man,I've seen LocalConnection examples, but I assume that it is faster/more secure/etc. to talk directly, if swf is loaded inside some other swf and they are both AS3. From host to loaded swf (when this is loaded/initialized) it is quite simple, like it is described in help (

RE: [flexcoders] Undeploying Data Services Project

2006-07-18 Thread Cathy Reilly
I'm not sure what type of log file entries you're seeing for the RedeployManager so I'm not sure what errors you're encountering. However,RedeployManager isn't a critical piece of FDS and can be disabled through services-config.xml. If you disable this functionality, you'll need to

[flexcoders] Re: Flex 2 .0 and .NET

2006-07-18 Thread mvbaffa
Thanks everybody FDS is not a must. If I had a reliable remoting solution I would be very happy. I have already downloaded fluorine, I will try with some internal projects, maybe this is the solution. Thanks again. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Lance Linder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

RE: [flexcoders] Undeploying Data Services Project

2006-07-18 Thread Allen Riddle
I upgraded my Tomcat to the newest version (5.5.17), and it fixed it. Very bizarre. It was even doing this with the samples that came with FDS. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Riddle Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:03 PM To:

[flexcoders] Run as Flex App - No complaints - No compile

2006-07-18 Thread Cameron Childress
Using FlexBuilder 2.0 and just testing out some basic code and think I must be missing something pretty simple here. I have a really basic app that I can use flexbuilder to compile just fine. FlexBuilder builds it and sends me to a URL where it shows up in the web browser just fine. Then I

[flexcoders] Flex 2.0 components and (vision impared) accessability

2006-07-18 Thread Barry Beattie
1) is there any support for Screen readers (eg: Jaws, et al) in the Flex 2.0 components? any (code) examples of use? any gotchas? 2) can someone suggest links to reading up on Accessability and Flash? general design considerations, how-to's, etc? I'm especially interested in what happens when an

Re: [flexcoders] Do not reloaded images in TileList

2006-07-18 Thread Samuel Reuben
You could embed the images into the app. so that it is seen faster. -sam On 7/18/06, franto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,i hope that there is some switch to not preloaded Images from web when I have TileList with some data Providerimages are downloaded based on this data providerbut

Re: [flexcoders] Are there any good flash fonts that will work well in flex

2006-07-18 Thread JesterXL
I think mini-7 is bitmap, you can find on Google or link below. uni 05_53 is a ttf, though, so ingore him. He'sa cool looking pixel font. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/minifonts/mini7/ Saffron is the font rendering engine Flash Player 8+uses. I don't know when the hell they started

RE: [flexcoders] unsubscribe.

2006-07-18 Thread Shannon Hicks
You can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and unsubscribe that way. Shan From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug HughesSent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:57 PMTo: flexcoders@yahoogroups.comSubject: [flexcoders] unsubscribe. Why the heck do I seem

Re: [flexcoders] Re: printing/zooming bugs

2006-07-18 Thread Samuel Reuben
The zoom in, zoom out problem was noticed and was fixed. I'll look into it. As far as I can see it works fine on the release player. -sam On 7/18/06, Daniel Tuppeny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cool, thanks! From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf

[flexcoders] Re: Actionscript Help

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Hoff
It code looks like it should work. The only thing that I see as a possible problem is that AS is asyncronous. myDP.addItem(item) might not be complete before calculateTotal() is called. You might have to create a setter for the ArrayCollection that triggers calculateTotal(). -TH --- In

[flexcoders] disabling selectionColor on DataGrid

2006-07-18 Thread Pan Troglodytes
Okay, I'm looking for the equivalent of useRollover=false for selectionColor. I know I can set the selectionColor to a specific color. But I don't want the selection to have ANY color applied to it. I want it to stay the same color it was, which will be different because of the alternating row

[flexcoders] disabling selectionColor on DataGrid

2006-07-18 Thread Pan Troglodytes
Okay, I'm looking for the equivalent of useRollover=false for selectionColor. I know I can set the selectionColor to a specific color. But I don't want the selection to have ANY color applied to it. I want it to stay the same color it was, which will be different because of the alternating row

RE: [Junk E-Mail - LOW] [flexcoders] Run as Flex App - No complaints - No compile

2006-07-18 Thread Shannon Hicks
Yes, you set it so that it doesn't warn you not to compile when there are errors... To re-enable: Project Properties Flex Compiler Enable warnings I think that's the setting you want. Shan From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cameron

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