[flexcoders] adding events to a new ClassFactory button

2006-10-14 Thread David Harris
I have a situtation where I am adding a button to a dataGridColumn using a ClassFactory. I know how to set properties to my buttons, but I want to add an event, either by and event listener or assigning a value to the click property. I've attempted a coupled of ways, but with no luck. Any one

Re: [flexcoders] adding events to a new ClassFactory button

2006-10-14 Thread Anatole Tartakovsky
David, You need custom class factory extending ClassFactory - then you can do anything - runtime styles, events, etc. You would also need to extend datagridcolumn object for declarative (MXML defintion of the extended attributes. Here is the closest example I have - instead of event it

Re: [flexcoders] Why does my custom event break regular events

2006-10-14 Thread Ralf Bokelberg
Hi Bruce, i can't reproduce the problem. How are you using the CustomEvent? This is my testcode: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:Application xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; layout=vertical creationComplete=onCreationComplete() mx:Script ![CDATA[

Re: [flexcoders] Now Shipping: ActionScript 3.0 Cookbo ok - Solutions for Flash Platform and Flex Application Dev elopers

2006-10-14 Thread Paul Andrews
Just a heads-up for anyone that has pre-ordered this book from Amazon UK. You can save yourself about eight pounds by cancelling the order then re-ordering. the price has dropped! I've decided to go for an amazon re-seller - I suspect they may get it delivered sooner than Amazon UK gets

[flexcoders] cairngorm2 model - viewstack

2006-10-14 Thread relisanhard52
Hi I have successfully set up my application to cairngorm 2 model. I need to know how to access a viewstack in my command class onResult method. Pl advise asap. Kind regards Husain -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 2.0 And .net webservices Dataset retrieving problem

2006-10-14 Thread Sajid Hussain
Hi Tim, Thanks for ur informative words, I have been working with Flash Remoting with .net but adobe still amaze me why not Remote objcts for .netcould u tell me some links about working with Flourine and Flex 2. Tim Hoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi Sajid, If you have a

[flexcoders] Re: Problems with styles of type Class (embedded assets)

2006-10-14 Thread genuinexeal
ClassReference(null) So this is the counterpart of Embed for programmatic skins. Thanks a lot, Gordon! The reference on LiveDocs: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0817.html -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ:

Re: [flexcoders] DataGrid change events

2006-10-14 Thread Adam Royle
Didn't get a reply to this, however I have solved my problem by manually dispatching an event from the datagrid after I set selectedIndices. mx:Script public function captureDatagridKey(event:KeyboardEvent):void{var a:Array, i:Number;if (event.ctrlKey event.keyCode == 65){var

[flexcoders] How to invalidate ViewStack Pages

2006-10-14 Thread jlentz2112
Hi, I've got a ViewStack that I navigate around using selectedIndex. It works fine the first time I go to a page, but when I leave and return to that same page, I need to have all the TextInput fields re-initialized. It doesn't seem to do that. Returning to a previously selected index displays

[flexcoders] Flex / CF Session Variables

2006-10-14 Thread lrlarsonny
Hello --- I have a CF application that will include some Flex pages within it. Is there any way that the flex application can have access to the current CF session variable scope? Either it is obvious and I don't see it, or it isn't possible. I appreciate any help and patience with a naive

[flexcoders] Re: Text Area question

2006-10-14 Thread brankosli
I have tried item.text = item.text.toUpperCase().and implemented on textArea component but is seems to change all previous typing to upperCase and that wasn't my need.I need to be able to change case when I type new line.Maybe the other solution will help but I hope that there is some other

[flexcoders] Re: Text Area question

2006-10-14 Thread brankosli
Thanks man I have tried that class (flash.ui.Keyboard) and there is capsLock public Property but I can't force capsLock press.Here is my code: import flash.ui.Keyboard; var test:Keyboard = new Keyboard(); test.capsLock = true; I'm getting error:Access to possibly undefined

RE: [flexcoders] Where to Download Eclipse 3.1.x?

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
You can download Eclipse 3.1.2 from here: http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.1.2-200601181600/index.php I recommend the SDK version (top of page), because it has the JDT already contained within it. Once you have that installed and working, then install the FlexBuilder

RE: [flexcoders] Acceptance testing

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
Hi, There are 2 things available. Well 2 different things :) 1) FlexUnit - this allows u to write test cases a la JUnit for your AS3 classes (http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ActionScript_3:resources:apis:libraries) 2) Mercury QuickTest Pro 9+ supports automated testing of applications

RE: [flexcoders] cairngorm2 model - viewstack

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
I assume you want to change the selectedIndex property of the ViewStack? IF yes, here is how you do it: 1) Add a variable to the ModelLocator class ModelLocator { ... public var vsIndex:int; } 2) Bind it to your ViewStack mx:ViewStack selectedIndex={ModelLocator.vsIndex} 3) Update it in

[flexcoders] Re: Horizontal alignment of inline checkbox in datagrid component

2006-10-14 Thread iko_knyphausen
I finally got around to testing your suggestion. mx:DataGridColumn editable="false" width="65" headerText="Member" textAlign="center" mx:itemRenderer mx:Component mx:HBox mx:CheckBox selected="{data.member}" change="data.member=selected" / /mx:HBox /mx:Component /mx:itemRenderer ….

RE: [flexcoders] How to invalidate ViewStack Pages

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
Use the onShow() event of that component (I assume u are using a Box or Panel or Canvas, etc...) to reset its data. Dimitrios Gianninas Optimal Payments Inc. -Original Message- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com on behalf of jlentz2112 Sent: Fri 10/13/2006 11:16 PM To:

RE: [flexcoders] Re: sprites in MXML

2006-10-14 Thread flex-guitar
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks! fl, does this help you? You can always add a UIComponent in MXML mx:UIComponent id="targetArea" and then add Children to it... Derek -Original Message-From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Daniel

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Format a datatip.

2006-10-14 Thread Ely Greenfield
yes, you can. It might help if you gave some sample code...make sure to include enough context for me to know where the code is being called from. Ely. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jnewportSent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:17 AMTo:

Re: [flexcoders] WebOrb for Rails

2006-10-14 Thread John C. Bland II
Clint, as I said I don't know what is going on in the .NET world with Adobe. I'm also curious how you are so sure of yourself when you say they aren't? As for overlap, how about the Java implementation? Overlap there? Also, did Midnight tell you/the community they wouldn't do a language that

Re: [flexcoders] Re: sprites in MXML

2006-10-14 Thread newLearner learner
Thanks Dan, I understood how to use sprites; I would take some more time to perfectly understand how its been used in mxml to get more advantage, In Flash-As3 applications, there is no problem using it. But with mxml I really need to understand its tricks to use it. For now your example was a

RE: [flexcoders] WebOrb for Rails

2006-10-14 Thread Allen Riddle
One of the demo videos on Adobes site said that there are plans create a .NET implementation, now weather they pulled the plug on it is another story. But I disagree with the point that just because there arent overlapping implementations that they are not competing. I was evaluating

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Marketing

2006-10-14 Thread Carson Hager
I can tell you right now that we have 12 openings for Flex Developers. It's not a million but it's a start. ;) In all seriousness, we have that many openings today and that number only seems to increase with each passing day. We've hired some fantastic people over the last few months from

Re: [flexcoders] Code Hinting in Flex Builder 2

2006-10-14 Thread Michael Schmalle
Hi,THis is one suggestion just becasue it has happened to me, do you have any XML in your code?Well, I really mean is this a class or mxml file. If a class, I have noticed that FB2 does not parse some literal XML string correctly all the times. Which then forces FB2 to think it's internal and

RE: [flexcoders] Calculating Values on The Fly

2006-10-14 Thread Akash
Hi, Thanks a lot. Akash, . From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clint Tredway Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 12:07 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Calculating Values on The Fly a simple

RE: [flexcoders] Cairngorm commands - best practise

2006-10-14 Thread Evan Gifford
Just to clarify (mostly for myself), shouldnt the command execute a method located within ModelLocator which would updated the actual VO instead of directly update the VO from the command? If I understand it correctly, this is the way it was done in the Cairngorm store.

RE: [flexcoders] cairngorm .99 to cairngorm 2

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
Hi, Cairngorm 0.99 and 2.0 are very similar so I dont think there is anything to watch out for in particuliar. Perhaps you might want to read an article by Alex just in case: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/auhlmann/archives/2006/07/cairngorm_2_for.cfm Dimitrios Gianninas Optimal Payments Inc.

Re: [flexcoders] Flex / CF Session Variables

2006-10-14 Thread Clint Tredway
the quick answer is to use remoting to pass the session variables to the flex apps. On 10/13/06, lrlarsonny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello --- I have a CF application that will include some Flex pages within it. Is there any way that the flex application can

Re: [flexcoders] Flex / CF Session Variables

2006-10-14 Thread Muzak
depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you want to pass session variables to your flex app, use FlashVars If you want to change session variables you can call a cfm page, call a webservice or use remoting. Here's an example of using flashvars to pass a cf variable to flex. cfset

Re: [flexcoders] WebOrb for Rails

2006-10-14 Thread hank williams
As for overlap, how about the Java implementation? Overlap there? Also, did Midnight tell you/the community they wouldn't do a language that Adobe has already done? In other words, did they say they would stifle WebORB for the sake of not competing with Adobe? They have said on this forum that

Re: [flexcoders] DataGrid HeaderRenderer and DataProvider

2006-10-14 Thread Aaron West
jelentz, Based on my limited experience I would suggest creating a custom AS3 class that extends DataGrid. You can then dynamically set the dataProvider, loop through whatever part of the data provider you need, and based on the values therein create the number of data grid columns you need. |

[flexcoders] Text Input color

2006-10-14 Thread baserath_2001
Can anyone point me to the property that controls the color of selected text when a user clicks and drags over text entered in a text input color? Thanks Shawn -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives:

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Horizontal alignment of inline checkbox in datagrid component

2006-10-14 Thread Aaron West
Over the last several days I've done tons of work with custom Checkboxes in DataGrid's. I have not tried the below recommendation from iko_knyphausen but I can offer my own experience. For me, I wanted to center the Checkbox in the DataGrid column. Using the DataGridColumn itself yield no

[flexcoders] Re: Now Shipping: ActionScript 3.0 Cookbook – Solutions for Flash Platform and F

2006-10-14 Thread ben.clinkinbeard
Update: I emailed Amazon and got a reply assuring me that they were processing my order and the December date shown was due to a technical glitch. They even upgraded me to 2 day shipping to make up for it. Its on its way! Can't wait to dig into that thing... Ben --- In

RE: [flexcoders] cairngorm .99 to cairngorm 2

2006-10-14 Thread Alex Uhlmann
Just to add to Dimitios here, keep in mind that most of the migration effort described in my blog entry at point 3 was only related to the type of event dispatching we've used in previous Cairngorm beta versions during the Flex 2 beta. They don't apply when you're migrating from Flex 1. In fact,

RE: [flexcoders] Hiding backMonthButton and fwdMonthButton on DateChooser

2006-10-14 Thread Gordon Smith
It would be a little more elegant , and a little faster, to do if (disp is Button) instead of if (disp.toString().indexOf(Button) -1 - Gordon From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Crowe Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 6:52

RE: [flexcoders] How to invalidate ViewStack Pages

2006-10-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Databinding is one way to accomplish this: mx:TextInput id=name text={someDataObject.name}/ Another would be to write a change handler on the ViewStack. Switch on the selectedIndex and re-initialize the pane you're changing to. - Gordon From:

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Disappearing list items

2006-10-14 Thread Rick Root
lyon.james wrote: I saw very similar things happen with list and datagrid controls, and we found out that our database fields had hidden ASCII markup (/r,/n,etc.) We cleared out that data and haven't seen problems again. This might be it, I'll have to check on Monday the problem didn't

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Text Area question

2006-10-14 Thread Gordon Smith
Below is an example of forcing text input to uppercase as the user types it. The trick is to handle the 'textInput' event, which is dispatched after the user presses a key but before the new text appears in the TextArea (or TextInput, or TextField). This is a cancelable event, which

[flexcoders] Re: Flex 2.0 And .net webservices Dataset retrieving problem

2006-10-14 Thread Tim Hoff
Here's the links to WebOrb and Fluorine: WebOrbFluorine -TH__ Tim Hoff Cynergy Systems, Inc. http://www.cynergysystems.com Office: 866-CYNERGY--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Sajid Hussain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tim, Thanks for ur informative words, I have

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 2.0 And .net webservices Dataset retrieving problem

2006-10-14 Thread Kirk Marple
don't mean to push this discussion off-track, but for the simplest case where i have a .NET-basedREST web service returning XML results, what is the easiest way to implement this mapping on the Flex side? i've been reviewing the YouTube and Flickr classes that use URLLoader to pull from

RE: [flexcoders] Trash/bugs in Flashplayer 9 filters

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
I didn't hear back but will try again. Masks I suppose could have an affect. If you have code that we can use to reproduce we'll see what we can figure out. Matt -Original Message- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dj Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006

RE: [flexcoders] strange list error

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Sorry for not responding earlier. If the data is all there then I would expect letting the app sit would not have much of an effect. As I mentioned to Dustin, if the data is coming remotely though and the app times out, it would make sense that things might get messed up. In your case

RE: [flexcoders] modular apps trouble making swc's small and usable

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Do you have the TextInput and its dependencies linked in to the application somehow? If everything is external you still need something to bring it in. So make sure your shell has the TextInput available. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com]

RE: [flexcoders] auto update of flash

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
There is an HTML wrapper that should have all of this in there, included in our resources if you're using the SDK I think (I forget the directory name). Express Install is what allows the Player to update quickly without having to navigate to adobe.com or anything. Matt -Original

RE: [flexcoders] Data binding issue

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Are you relying on knowing when the 0th element of image changes? If not you can ignore the warning. If you do care you may need to write your own collectionChange event handler on the XMLListCollection to update correctly. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com

RE: [flexcoders] DataGrid change events

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
The valueCommit event will fire in this case, change is only when it was user-interaction that caused the selection, not programmatic changes. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Adam Royle Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:31 PM

RE: [flexcoders] Re: getDefinitionByName(): Variable ... is not defined.

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
You could also look into the includes compiler directive. Matt From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gustavo.saume Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:11 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re:

RE: [flexcoders] Unable to pull up API in FlexBuilder with Ctrl + Spacebar

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Ill ask the FB team. What happens if you backspace over readyTimer, then re-type? I think Ive found that often it needs to be typing as opposed to go to something that already exists. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of e_baggg

RE: [flexcoders] Am I expecting too much from data binding?

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
There should be a collectionChange event coming from the XMLListCollection that you could use to re-trigger whats necessary in just the Repeater? From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marlon Moyer Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006

RE: [flexcoders] binding to an element of an array (Flex 1.5)

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Nope, with Arrays what you did is exactly the right thing. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:02 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] binding to an element

RE: [flexcoders] my event isn't sufficiently loaded to provide this information.

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
I see it. It may be that the deep recursive printing in the MouseEvent is hitting something it shouldnt be. Maybe try excluding some of the properties like target so it doesnt go too deep? From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: [flexcoders] Reusing Custom ItemRenderer in a DataGrid

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
You might want to look at the listData which will give you more info as to which column the checkbox represents. The data is shared across columns, so I think cbSelected will be true as soon as any of your properties is not null. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com

RE: [flexcoders] Cannot get Accept-Language from HTTP header with httpService

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
Maybe you can just use ExternalInterface to read the browsers language? I think theres navigator.language or navigator.userLanguage? From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jfournet Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 12:46 PM To:

[flexcoders] Re: Where to Download Eclipse 3.1.x?

2006-10-14 Thread MichaelS
I have some related questions. I will probably want eclipse for use besides flex. But flex uses a slightly older version of eclipse. Should I install flex with customized eclipse alongside the lastest eclipse, or standalone eclipse 3.1.2, and not worry about the slight version lag? Or can flex

RE: [flexcoders] Acceptance testing

2006-10-14 Thread Matt Chotin
If you're interested in functional testing with Mercury QTP I can get you on our beta, let me know off-list. Note that you need to be a QTP user (or talk to their sales about becoming one) for this to be of value. Matt -Original Message- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL

[flexcoders] NEEDED: Flex/flash developer for quick job

2006-10-14 Thread tajmaya
Hello, I have a small flex/flash job that I would like some help with. At its simplest, I need a flash web site that draws from a database for pics and text. It is 100% designed already. What I need from you is a simple Flex/Flash framework so I can drop stuff into the database and BOOM, we have

[flexcoders] Re: Where to Download Eclipse 3.1.x?

2006-10-14 Thread MichaelS
I have some related questions (not sure what happened to my orig posting about an hour ago, hopfully doens't end up as a double post). I will probably want eclipse for use besides flex builder. But flex builder uses a slightly older version of eclipse. Should I install flex with customized

[flexcoders] Re: DataGrid HeaderRenderer and DataProvider

2006-10-14 Thread jlentz2112
Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I don't follow all of it. I'm new to Flex, so could you please explain more? I get the AS3 extending DataGrid. How can you dynamically set the dataProvider to pass in info to the headerRenderer? A small snippet of code would be greatly appreciated.

[flexcoders] Re: setting an external f9 swf's library symbols width

2006-10-14 Thread Bart Wttewaall
* bump *Could anyone help me please?2006/10/11, Bart Wttewaall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi folks,This might be a basic question that might already have passed this list, but for the life of me I couldn't find any good keywords to search on. Help me out please!I'm using an external Flash9 swf as an

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Where to Download Eclipse 3.1.x?

2006-10-14 Thread Dimitrios Gianninas
The FlexBuilder 2.0 plug-in only works with Eclipse 3.1.x. If you don't need the Java dev portion of Eclipse then just download the base called Platform Runtime Binary from this page: http://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.1.2-200601181600/index.php (scroll down a bit) I don't

[flexcoders] Re: How to invalidate ViewStack Pages

2006-10-14 Thread jlentz2112
How do you reinitialize a pane? Is there some function that is called everytime you switch to a new child? I'm wanting to pass an object into a child each time I call it, so I need someway to have a function called automatically when a child is switched to, so I can reinitialize and use the data

[flexcoders] Re: Flex 2.0 And .net webservices Dataset retrieving problem

2006-10-14 Thread Tim Hoff
Hey Kirk, I can't speak for everyone, but typically the result from a service call is cast to Value Objects in the model (ModelLocator, if you're using Cairngorm). Yes, the VO's would be hand-coded andwould be populated in the onResult handler function. Unless you're useng FDS or WebOrb, I

[flexcoders] Re: Flex 2.0 And .net webservices Dataset retrieving problem

2006-10-14 Thread Tim Hoff
Hey Kirk, I can't speak for everyone, but typically the result from a service call is cast to Value Objects that reside in the model (ModelLocator, if you're using Cairngorm). Yes, the VO's would be hand-coded andwould be populated in the onResult handler function. Unless you're useng FDS or

[flexcoders] Sr. Flex Technical Writer Position - Adobe San Fransicso

2006-10-14 Thread Kim Hoffman
If you are interested, please send your resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Technical Writer - Flex The Flex documentation team has an opening for an experienced senior technical writer. The ideal candidate has a keen interest in web-based application development, online documentation

RE: [flexcoders] Re: How to invalidate ViewStack Pages

2006-10-14 Thread Gordon Smith
There is no function on the child pane that is called when the ViewStack switches to it. All the ViewStack does is bring that child to the front. But if you write a handler for the ViewStack's change event, it will get called every time selectedIndex or selectedChild changes. So you

[flexcoders] Re: Text Area question

2006-10-14 Thread ben.clinkinbeard
Hey Gordon, you seem to have a knack for explaining things very clearly and concisely. Any chance we'll see tutorials or a book from you at some point? I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Thanks, Ben --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Gordon Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Below is an example of forcing