Sure, we do something similar with our applications. Create a piece of MXML to act as your desktop which defines all the content areas you want to use (your header, menu bar, etc).
Define constants for each of these locations, and then write code which will add the passed content to each of your content areas. i.e. desktop.addContent( DefaultContent.HEADER, new myHeader() ); This equates to the developer creating an instance of the mxml they want to add to the header section of the layout. You can then do more and varied things with your layouts passed this stage, for example, hiding or showing content areas depending on the application need. It's quite simple once the idea is grasped initially. Gk. Gregor Kiddie Senior Developer INPS Tel: 01382 564343 Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 3QJ Registered Number: 1788577 Registered in the UK Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk <blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/> The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of thinkloop Sent: 21 March 2008 20:58 To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Share layout, not just skins Hi, Is there a smart way to share layout and not just skins with other applications. What I am trying to do is build an application template for our applications, that looks and acts IDENTICALLY for all of them. So there would be a carefully positioned header, menu bar, 2 column layout and footer and the application developers would only be responsible for populating the contents of each of these containers. Can I somehow package all this up, along with the skin, in such a way that the developers cannot modify individual pieces? Cheers, Baz
