Re: [flexcoders] Flash is weak because it can't handle proper status codes in AS

2009-09-29 Thread DannyT
I actually raised this at FOTB, whilst no one had a definitive answer it's possible the cause of this stems from the Browser Plugin APIs available for the Flash Player to leverage. FP relies on the browser for it's REST implmentation (AIR offers full support apparently) and as such can only get at

Re: [flexcoders] Flex and REST

2009-09-04 Thread DannyT
Jemia Allmas Web RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:55 PM, DannyT danmo...@googlemail .comdanmo...@googlemail.com wrote: Can anyone give me the definitive answer to whether you can build REST based apps with Flex? There seems to be an incredible

[flexcoders] Flex and REST

2009-09-02 Thread DannyT
Can anyone give me the definitive answer to whether you can build REST based apps with Flex? There seems to be an incredible amount of FUD about the topic and whilst I appreciate it might not be supported in it's purest form I need to know what is involved in supporting a full REST implementation.

Re: [flexcoders] Flex and REST

2009-09-02 Thread DannyT
that only with GET and POST... not 100% rest but will work... C -- *From:* DannyT danmo...@googlemail.com *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:55:31 PM *Subject:* [flexcoders] Flex and REST Can anyone give me the definitive

[flexcoders] Namespaces/packages problem

2009-04-17 Thread DannyT
I'm trying to create a cairngorm version of my application, as such I've used the namespace: com.myproject.cairngorm.* However as far as I can tell it seems using the name 'cairngorm' in my project namespace is causing problems with the actual cairngorm swc. I've tried the below test and

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Namespaces/packages problem

2009-04-17 Thread DannyT
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, DannyT danmo...@... wrote: I'm trying to create a cairngorm version of my application, as such I've used the namespace: com.myproject.cairngorm.* However as far as I can tell it seems using the name 'cairngorm' in my project namespace is causing problems

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Namespaces/packages problem

2009-04-17 Thread DannyT
com.myproject.someframework.TestClass(); Is that really expected behaviour? I've always believed the above two implementations to be pretty much the same as far as the compiler was concerned?? Anyway I'm happy to have it figured out so thanks for responding. Dan 2009/4/18 DannyT danmo...@googlemail.com Thanks tim

Re: [flexcoders] Design Patters For Loading Data?

2008-08-12 Thread DannyT
Very neat, but does this have a variant whereby these calls can be made at the same time? Looks like this (as the name suggests) daisy chains the calls firing one after the other rather than calling them all and monitoring all of the results and notifying when all are successfully called. Like

[flexcoders] Tile Transitions

2008-07-11 Thread DannyT
Does anyone have a url which demonstrates the different transitions available for a tile list or similar? Google isn't coming up with anything, Thanks for anyone that can help :) -- http://danny-t.co.uk

[flexcoders] Allow negative x position of container child

2008-06-18 Thread DannyT
This seems like it should be alot easier than I'm making it so thought I'd put it out here: Basically what I'd like to acheive is something like the following: mx:HBox horizontalScrollPolicy=off verticalScrollPolicy=off width=300 mx:Panel title=Panel 1

Re: [flexcoders] Allow negative x position of container child

2008-06-18 Thread DannyT
ugh okay so i was being totally lazy with that one. Thanks alot 2008/6/18 Jon Bradley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jun 18, 2008, at 10:16 AM, DannyT wrote: The overall goal is to create a UI that allows the display of items 1 and 2 OR items 2 and 3 and the view will slide into the chosen formation

Re: [flexcoders] DataBinding Question

2008-03-12 Thread DannyT
-- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *DannyT *Sent:* Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:15 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] DataBinding Question I have a DataModel singleton which contains an arrayCollection to which I am

[flexcoders] Ignoring folders _svn / .svn

2008-03-06 Thread DannyT
Does anyone know how to set flexbuilder up to not display subversion folders on OSX? I'm using tortoise (in parallels) for source control and have the _svn option enabled (because of .net backend). Hence I see an _svn folder in all of my folders. It's clutering up my navigator and big problems

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Ignoring folders _svn / .svn

2008-03-06 Thread DannyT
be similar, from the Flex Builder install directory. For the eclipse plugin version the folder should be similar to the one in the article. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, DannyT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know how to set flexbuilder up

[flexcoders] ArrayList Vs ArrayCollection

2008-03-06 Thread DannyT
Can anyone point out the difference between ArrayList and ArrayCollection? ArrayList seems to be in the mx.collections package but I can't find any documentation on it. Dan -- http://danny-t.co.uk

[flexcoders] list within list within list data proviers

2008-03-06 Thread DannyT
Please bear with me while i try to explain this: I have a custom dataItem: public class MyDataItem { public var Category:String; public var MainType:String; public var SubType:String; // some other properties } I create a collection of these data items which will be grouped by

Re: [flexcoders] ArrayList Vs ArrayCollection

2008-03-06 Thread DannyT
in the mx.collections package. Where have you seen it? Paul - Original Message - *From:* DannyT [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:29 PM *Subject:* [flexcoders] ArrayList Vs ArrayCollection Can anyone point out the difference between

[flexcoders] Convert to CSS button not enabled

2008-02-27 Thread DannyT
Does anyone know what needs to be done to be able to Convert to CSS (the button in the properties panel when in design view)? I saw it demonstrated at Adobe on Monday and it looks very useful to a non-css'er like myself but can't seem to get it to enable. This is on a project I've inherited which

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Convert to CSS button not enabled

2008-02-27 Thread DannyT
%40yahoogroups.com, DannyT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what needs to be done to be able to Convert to CSS (the button in the properties panel when in design view)? I saw it demonstrated at Adobe on Monday and it looks very useful to a non-css'er like myself but can't seem to get

Re: [flexcoders] Flex server Subversion

2007-12-13 Thread DannyT
easily switch between versions to fix enhance or what ever you need to do. This has got be the most important feature we use, the ability to switch between a branch and trunk version at will, and have the ability merge / sync code between them in needed. On 12/13/07, DannyT [EMAIL

[flexcoders] Flex server Subversion

2007-12-12 Thread DannyT
I've seen a couple of threads on this but not enough for a definitive conclusion. I'm trying to define a standard practice for source controlling a flex and back-end project (namely flex - remoting - .net ( - sql?) Do people tend to treat their server-side projects as a separate project in a

Re: [flexcoders] Flex server Subversion

2007-12-12 Thread DannyT
on the project that have nothing to do with Flex can just check out the /trunk/WebSite/ folder. Someone else I know has their's set up like this: /trunk/ui/ (flex code) /trunk/services/ (java web services that supply flex) -Mike Chabot On Dec 12, 2007 8:21 PM, DannyT [EMAIL PROTECTED]danmoov2

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Apollo (Should Adobe Keep the Name)

2007-03-19 Thread DannyT
So they can't use the name Apollo but there has already been some time, effort, design, marketing and publishing gone into that name. Might that mean it'll be a double barrelled name that includes Apollo, e.g. ApolloWeaver or some such... On 18 Mar 2007 11:25:08 -0700, Mike Chambers [EMAIL

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Apollo (Should Adobe Keep the Name)

2007-03-19 Thread DannyT
haha thanks Rich! That wasn't a serious suggestion, but the only example i could think of. I'm sure they've got something in mind that is better than that. On 19/03/07, Rich Tretola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ApolloWeaver is just painful to say. I hope they do better than that. :-)

Re: [flexcoders] Apollo features

2007-02-03 Thread DannyT
I don't think (i'm no authority on this so please take with a pinch of salt) that Apollo is geared towards businesses scrapping their existing systems and starting from the ground up with Apollo. Apollo really takes off where RIAs are already taking off only stripping out the confines of the

Re: [flexcoders] MDI, Cairngorm TitleWindow

2007-01-13 Thread DannyT
I think that singleton models won't work for some forms that user can load n times... I'm not sure that in that instance you need a Singleton, if you want each form to have it's own instance of that object? On 12/01/07, Juan Carlos M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Context: I am trying to

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Docs included in 2.0.1 are broken

2007-01-08 Thread DannyT
http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/ seems to do the job :) On 08/01/07, DannyT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Randy, although the link is currently not found. Dan On 08/01/07, jrunrandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are not using Flex Builder, which has all Flex docs

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Docs included in 2.0.1 are broken

2007-01-08 Thread DannyT
Thanks Randy, although the link is currently not found. Dan On 08/01/07, jrunrandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are not using Flex Builder, which has all Flex docs in the Help system, you can get a local copy of the Flex docs by downloading the ZIP file (~45 MB) at

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex2 - Where to start

2007-01-08 Thread DannyT
Hi Mark, One of my first languages was VB/VBA with which I did windows applications and classic ASP development (some of which I still have to delve into thesedays). I first started learning OOP with ActionScript2.0 and .net at the same time. Whilst the learning curve is pretty daunting and

Re: [flexcoders] Where are all the 3rd party components

2007-01-08 Thread DannyT
Try the Flex cookbookhttp://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=homepageproductId=2for starters, there's not masses of entries yet but I'd hardly say Flex2 has been out for a while, what is it six months publicly? Give it time and I'm sure there'll be plenty more on offer in

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flashmaps and Flex 2

2007-01-07 Thread DannyT
Have you tried contacting them? They seem very Adobe friendly so maybe they have something in the works? On 06/01/07, VERBAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Rick Root [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone tried integrationg Flashmaps

Re: [flexcoders] What will Apollo do for me.

2007-01-07 Thread DannyT
It will also allow for local caching which might help with performance increases as well as file I/O (which I believe you already have with zinc?). I've written a fair bit about Apollo on my blog (some factual, some opinoin) and there's the mxna smart category. Mike

Re: [flexcoders] Flex2 - Where to start

2007-01-05 Thread DannyT
Not sure what other programming experience you have but what everyone is eluding to is you'll need to get your head around Object Oriented Programming (OOP) to get the most out of ActionScript 2 or 3. Sascha's recommendation of Colin Moock's Essential ActionScript 2.0 is a great place to start.

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 2 Updater Available for Download

2007-01-05 Thread DannyT
Can't seem to find a link to the SDK only download :( the link in the docs on the page posted above seems dead? On 05/01/07, Paul Whitelock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used the updater to upgrade to 2.0.1 on Windows XP SP2. The update completed normally and everything seems to work (haven't

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 2 for Mac Release Coming Within 7 Days

2007-01-04 Thread DannyT
More info here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=213 and here: http://www.onflex.org/ted Flex 2.0.1 is actually quite an important release, the small release number is somewhat deceptive. Either that or Adobe are planning lots more which would be great. Dan On 04/01/07, Robert Chyko [EMAIL

[flexcoders] OT:Non web apps with Apollo

2006-12-20 Thread DannyT
Apologies for being slightly OT with this, I'm not too sure if there are any public disucussions about Apollo http://www.adobe.com/go/apollo outside of blogs and figure Flexcoders is a good close match for an audience. I've just blogged about the potential use of Apollo to create non-web

Re: [flexcoders] Flex 2 Remoting and ASP.net (flourine?) examples?

2006-08-31 Thread DannyT
That tutorial is currenlty for Flash and AS2.0. I intend on duplicating that tutorial for Fluorine with Flex, webOrb and flex, also for amfphp and flex. Unfortunately I don't have the hardware to cope at the moment so as soon as I fork out and upgrade i'll get on it. :) Dan--