[flexcoders] What could keep debug mode from working

2008-06-23 Thread justSteve
Last week working in FB3 the debug mode worked as it always had...F11 would switch perspective to Flex Debugging (if not already there) and would stop at breakpoints. Opening it up today I find that none of my projects are hitting any breakpoints. I can manually switch between Dev and Debug

[flexcoders] Re: What could keep debug mode from working

2008-06-23 Thread justSteve
Sorry...just found the FF3 thread. - working on removing Greasemonkey now.

[flexcoders] Understanding Custom Event Creation

2008-06-12 Thread justSteve
The LiveDocs page that is supposed to explain how to create a custom event is: http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/ascomponents_7.html#170959 I get it that what I choose for the name parameter is what listeners will have to register against. I don't get the 'type' param. Am I needing to make

Re: [flexcoders] Understanding Custom Event Creation

2008-06-12 Thread justSteve
e:MyEvent = new MyEvent(MyEvent.IS_GREATER_CHANGED, true); dispatchEvent(e); ... event handler private function isGreaterHandler(event:MyEvent):void { trace(event.isGreater); } Mike -- Forwarded message -- From: justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9

[flexcoders] Problems accessing a class method from an mxml file

2008-05-30 Thread justSteve
I have a public class that defines a method as: public function getData( ):String { return mData; } In an mxml file, I've imported that package and attempt to call ( _nav = getData(); ) but get '1061: Call to a

Re: [flexcoders] Problems accessing a class method from an mxml file

2008-05-30 Thread justSteve
(); obj.getData(); On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM, justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a public class that defines a method as: public function getData( ):String { return mData; } In an mxml file, I've imported that package and attempt to call ( _nav = getData(); ) but get '1061: Call

[flexcoders] Adding clips to Parent clip

2008-04-21 Thread justSteve
I'm working on a preloader where I'll want to end up with a master clip that contains all children handled by the loader. public function completeHandler(event:Event):void { manager.add2ClipHolder(event.target as MovieClip); } If I don't use the 'as

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Feedback on my Image-caching code

2008-04-19 Thread justSteve
Wondering if 'Image-Caching' is any different than 'pre-loading'. If I know my app will use (at some future point) a given SWF, I preload it, make it invisible, and wait for the right moment. I'd consider that 'cached'. thx --steve...

[flexcoders] Naming objects dynamically

2008-04-18 Thread justSteve
I think this is a fairly common operation - a loop instantiates an object passing the iterator variable to the constructor. The object being instantiated needs to take it's name from the current iterator. for(var i:Number=0; imData.length; i++){ var

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Click Lite: The right click now. But not now?

2008-04-18 Thread justSteve
Speaking as a fellow AS1/2 migrant I think there's some validity in the observation that AS3 is decidedly Java-like - and thankx be to ASGawds. As we get more comfortable with AS3 we will find ourselves conversant with EMCA, CSS, and Java. That's worth no small bit of pain. Suggest you re-read

[flexcoders] Sample works as 'Application' - fails when converted to a component

2008-04-03 Thread justSteve
I'm trying to adapt a very fine menu component (found at http://www.useflashmore.com/flex-as3-scrollable-accordion-menu/scrollable-accordion-menu-custom-component/srcview/index.html). I'm having problems figuring out how to wrap this up so I don't have to have the menu sitting at the root

Re: [flexcoders] Menu System

2008-04-03 Thread justSteve
I have similar needs - my menu items' skin depend on each user's completion status. I've been generating the menu at the back-end after the login validation - but mine isn't a large, multi-user app. Looking forward to how other approach it. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM, David C. Moody [EMAIL

Re: [flexcoders] Error message is unclear: 1020: Method marked override must override another method.

2008-03-24 Thread justSteve
McCune [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $10 says either 1, 2, or 3 aren't quite true ;) paste some code of the method and tell us which class you're extending. Doug On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 5:57 PM, justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im attempting to override a function where

[flexcoders] Error message is unclear: 1020: Method marked override must override another method.

2008-03-23 Thread justSteve
Im attempting to override a function where I've verified that: 1) I'm importing the correct package 2) The method I'm trying to override is public 3) The signatures match. Some other condition is causing the error message: 1020: Method marked override must override another method. Where should

Re: [flexcoders] again tool tips

2008-03-21 Thread justSteve
Could you post a URL holding the original source for the tooltip example? tx On 5/20/08, Gustavo Duenas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry if I bother you, but tell me this more in detail. Regards, Gustavo On Mar 20, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Tracy Spratt wrote: When you declare a variable

Re: [flexcoders] Stylizing menu items on a per item basis

2008-03-14 Thread justSteve
I found the correct syntax for the overrides to be: public function get measuredBranchIconWidth():Number { return 10;} On 3/14/08, justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've found a sample of using a MenuItemRenderer at: http://blog.flexmonkeypatches.com/2007/10/08/flex-rounded

[flexcoders] Details on subclassing MenuItemRenderer

2008-03-14 Thread justSteve
Following LiveDocs overview on ItemRenderer usage is fairly clear. I'm able to reproduce the Inline itemrender that shows State/Capitals/link to popup. But i'm trying to implement something with the complexity (outlined at http://www.colettas.org/?p=85) of adding a decorator to existing labels

[flexcoders] Stylizing menu items on a per item basis

2008-03-13 Thread justSteve
My menu items have to show 'state' in the sense that overdue items are highlighted. - any tutorials/samples showing something like that? thx much --steve...

Re: [flexcoders] Where did the value go?

2008-02-25 Thread justSteve
was probably affecting the change. It's perfectly possible to have a loose binding. Have you tried your code since removing the offending line? Paul - Original Message - *From:* justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:54 PM

Re: [flexcoders] Where did the value go?

2008-02-24 Thread justSteve
the binding there, not as above. Paul - Original Message - *From:* justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Saturday, February 23, 2008 3:20 PM *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Where did the value go? BummerI was _sure the problem would be the fact

Re: [flexcoders] Where did the value go?

2008-02-23 Thread justSteve
property of one of the DG's columns, that column comes up blank but others render as expected and, again, no error reported. On 2/22/08, justSteve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: @ Alex...i'm unclear about your questions... I have a datagrid that displays a table of all rows of the given collection

[flexcoders] Where did the value go?

2008-02-22 Thread justSteve
I have a datagrid that should send it's selectItem value to a detail form. mx:DataGrid selectedItem={selectedSlide} change=selectSlide(event.target.selectedItem as Slide) dataProvider={slides} Placing a breakpoint on the change property

Re: [flexcoders] Where did the value go?

2008-02-22 Thread justSteve
@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *justSteve *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2008 2:06 PM *To:* flexcoders *Subject:* [flexcoders] Where did the value go? I have a datagrid that should send it's selectItem value to a detail form. mx:DataGrid selectedItem={selectedSlide} change

Re: [flexcoders] Re: new to FLEX

2007-12-09 Thread justSteve
Is you using 'server' in the sense of 'web server' or the more generic sense. Given security concerns we can directly access DLLs but does this offer an alternative route to the same functionality? On 12/7/07, markcavins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do they store the data? Is it stored server

Re: [flexcoders] How much can AIR and the OS interact?

2007-12-09 Thread justSteve
Ok...so Flex can't interact with DLLs but another thread (new to Flex) suggests that a possible alternative. lternatively, you can write a server application in C++, Java or C#/.NET that interact with those devices. Whenever the server gets input from the scanner, it forwards that to the Flex

[flexcoders] How much can AIR and the OS interact?

2007-12-08 Thread justSteve
I'm looking for an overview: Can AIR apps interact with services running locally? For example, could I create a .net DLL that permitted interaction with the clipboard at the native OS level? thx --steve...

[flexcoders] Can VBoxes in an Accordion be of variable height?

2007-12-04 Thread justSteve
I'm creating an Accordion from run-time XML using a repeater. I'm able to populate the accordion with the code below but, as is, the body is sized to the height of the largest element resulting in lots of blank space in those elements that don't have much text. Ideally, each accordion body would

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Can VBoxes in an Accordion be of variable height?

2007-12-04 Thread justSteve
Yepthat did it. Many thx! --steve... On 12/4/07, johantrax [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Setting resizeToContent=true on the accordiontag might get you there. I do believe this means you have to set the width for each direct child of the accorion explicitly, otherwise the accordion will