I'd like to apply a ColorMatrixFilter to one rectangular area of a
DisplayObject, leaving the rest untouched. To solve this problem, I've seen
suggestions of cropping a bitmap snapshot of the DisplayObject and overlaying
it on the original, but that hack won't work for me.
You'd think this
I have one air application. Now I want to make custom update (no default, I
want my component) and I made it to download new application version to my app
folder now I need to install it, but I don't know how to invoke newVersion.air
from action script code???
I try with this but doesn't work:
Take a look at the flash.desktop.Update class - call the update()
method on the AIR file in question rather than using URLLoader().
There's a code snippet that does what you want here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=updating_apps_1.html
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009
*TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
Tools.dal.dataObjects::datainvestmentallocat...@2d28301 to
Tools.dal.dataObjects.dataInvestmentAllocation.*
This one has me a little stumped!
The client's project is modular, and has a 'global' array of data objects.
They access them
Looks like your objects belong to different ApplicationDomains.
By which I mean - object 1 is created from a class called
Tools.dal.dataObjects.dataInvestmentAllocation defined by module 1,
and object 2 is created from a class called
Tools.dal.dataObjects.dataInvestmentAllocation defined by
Does anyone know how to passing a data between two different modules.
As long as I tried..a module can't read an ID from another module and that
makes me stuck...
any solution ?
From: Ian Thomas i...@eirias.net
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday,
Ian, you are an absolute star! Thank you so much.
I get the feeling I could have been going round in circles over this one.
For anyone searching these threads, just to clarify, the solution was to add
the second line of code as shown below:
_mainModuleLoader = new NoviaModuleLoader();
Hello,
I have a Flex application that runs with the Saas model.
I rent the application for 1 month. They pay for a login and a password.
How to protect the application if someone put the login and password on an
internet forum ?
Thank you,
Christophe,
The better way is to protect your app from make multiple logins with the
same credentials.
If the user wanna share his credentials, no problem, but he cannot use it
while someone else is doing it.
Other alternatives(like restriction per IP) are not very good.
AFAIK, the is no 'tech' way to do
@huhgawz Thanks,i'll try it out.Are there other possibilties then flexwheel?
On 8/12/09, huhgawz huhg...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, yonghan79 yongha...@... wrote:
Hi all,i wonder does anyone ever before create combobox like the one
here bombaysapphire.com born detail
By the way,how to use it?I look on the web,using minVal and maxVal.In
the newest version,there are no minVal and maxVal option...Thanks..
On 8/12/09, Yesaya handoyo yongha...@gmail.com wrote:
@huhgawz Thanks,i'll try it out.Are there other possibilties then
flexwheel?
On 8/12/09, huhgawz
I have an embedded UIComponent, with a sprite inside, what's weird is that
every time I compile I either have to extend Sprite, or MovieClip to make my
component work. I understand that Flex automatically uses a movieclip as a
sprite if it has one frame in the timeline, like usually all my
Hello,
How to automatically send a password to a customer of my Flex Application when
I receive his paiement by a system like Paypal ?
Thank you,
Christophe,
Hi I've an application already mostly written.
*Background*:
This application uses several custom components that extend or contain
TabNavigators.
A requrirement which I've missed is that if the user doesn't have permission
to view a tab then the tab doesn't appear in the tab navigators.
I saw a mail a while ago about new Adobe forums. Those of you who use both
which do you perfer flexcoders or the Adobe forums? I've an impression that
the community is pretty strong here. ]
Please only answer If you use both. Its not a real opinion to get the
opinion of someone who only uses
Use whatever server you have available to you (i.e. php, coldfusion)
Jake Churchill
CF Webtools
11204 Davenport, Ste. 100
Omaha, NE 68154
http://www.cfwebtools.com http://www.cfwebtools.com
402-408-3733 x103
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of
Use a backend technology (CF, .NET, PHP, Ruby, etc) to generate an email with a
random or preset password). Flex cannot do it alone...kinda.
From: christophe_jacquelin christophe_jacque...@yahoo.fr
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:02 AM
To:
Maybe you could use the activate event instead of the creation complete
event?
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:23 AM, Geoffrey gtb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm getting a clearer picture of why I'm seeing state-related issue.
In my setup, state B is a custom component. This component has event
Hi,
When using mx Halo components, one can create class which extends
UIComponent and simply use addChild to add that custom class to let's say
Panel or some other Halo component. That approach doesn't work anymore with
Spark components because when you use
I have to call an AIR app from my Flash app but in headless mode.. I know the
command of FLFile.runCommandLine (but what will go here?);
P.S: I am running this code on Windows machine.
I used to use the forums but there wasn't much on them. There's a lot more
here. The value of one of these things goes up with the number of people, and
for whatever reason it seems like a lot more people use FlexCoders than the
Adobe forums.
- Mitch
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,
Hi all.
I am using FB4, and want to specify an XML file to be used as the dataProvider
for an s:List object.
However, I just can't seem to work out how to do it.
Have read manuals, done google searches, checked forums - all to no avail.
Can anyone help me please?
Format of XML file is thus:
I am getting to the conclusion that the following is not supported at all.
(Using flex 3.2 SDK):
Loading one SWF into another one using 2 different loaderContext. I tried using
the Loader and the SWFLoader (and to some extend the ModuleLoader)
1- Build a simple Flex App with a combo box or
ERRATA: Please read the problem line as:
Loading one SWF into another one using 2 different loaderContext
application domains.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Mehdi elextra...@... wrote:
I am getting to the conclusion that the following is not supported at
all. (Using flex 3.2 SDK):
Loading
I have done this on a linux machine and it works. air app can run in
headless mode, but not your flash app (on ur browser). you need to
disable GUI on linux and then have xvfb installed to get the air app
working in headless mode.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Sonia Guptasoniagup...@yahoo.com
Apparently I don't quite get how to use a matrix yet. I thought I did.
So I have on stage of my Flex project a custom object that is 10,000 px wide by
6,000 px tall. I need to be able to print this so what I have done or tried to
do is cut up the custom object into chunks of bitmapdata 1000px by
var imageXML:XML = new XML('imageListimage location=path/to/image1.jpg/'+
'image location=path/to/image2.jpg//imageList');
var s:List = new List();
s.dataProvider = imageXML.image; // this give a XMLList (e4x expression)
s.labelfield = @location; // to display location in the list. to
access
In your -app.xml file you need to have this:
systemChromenone/systemChrome
In your main WindowedApplication tag, you need this attribute:
showFlexChrome=false
Also, you'll need to minimize the native window that comes with the AIR
application or close it without exiting the app
I tried that but still didn't work :/
|Mirko wrote:
Hi,
When using mx Halo components, one can create class which extends
UIComponent and simply use addChild to add that custom class to let's say
Panel or some other Halo component. That approach doesn't work anymore
with Spark
Hi,
I'm trying to embed the Emmentaler font from lilypond (www.lilypond.org) in
order to be able to output musical notation with Flex.
If I embed the font like this:
mx:Style
@font-face
{
src: url(/usr/share/lilypond/2.12.1/fonts/otf/emmentaler-26.otf);
I have a custom ItemRender that uses an ArrayCollection dataProvider.
Everything loads up and displays nicely, but I am having a heck of a time
finding out how to get at a specifc item in the list to change its state -
something like myDataContainer.ItemArray[10].state = my_custom_state to
get at
I typically solve this problem using a TabBar and a ViewStack. The
ViewStack has all the components and dataProvider for the TabBar is built
according to the permissions, with only the allowed functions. The
dataProvider items have the index to the corresponding ViewStack child, and
the change
I saw this info in another thread, and it makes sense, especially since I'm
thinking of using virtualization:
Renderers are virtual There's only as many renderers as you can see on
screen plus one or two. If you have 1000 items and only see 8, there's only 8
to 10 renderers so
access to the components that get created from the ArrayCollection. Is
there a way? Short answer, no.
Longer answer: itemRenderers are recycled and only the visible renderers
even exist. When using item renderers, any state that depends on the
item/row must be driven by the item. You need
If so can you provide some guidance before hand? Thanks!
If there is not already a property that is suitable, then yes, add a
property.
Repeating my advice, find an example and modify it. Interactive
itemRenderers are a bit complicated.
Tracy Spratt,
Lariat Services, development services available
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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Thank you very much Tracy.
What do you suggest to show/hide specific items based on an outside event? I
am hesitant to *remove* the item from the ArrayCollection as I have to add
it back at some point, maintaining the same complicated sort order.
Currently my ArrayCollection contains a list of
I recently set up an IPN responder with PayPal so I can email people
download instructions who buy my book. I blogged about this last week:
http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/certified-adobe-flex-3-with-ai.html
It only took a day and a half to get the proof of concept working, but
another 7 days to
I can't speak to googletalk specifically, but I am working on a project to
build a front end to google analytics. If googletalk uses the standard
google api stuff I may be able to help a little, though I am learning as I
go.
One problem I have found is that while the API is available through
When does the state need to change? You probably need to be looking for
some kind of an event (ListEvent most likely)
Jake Churchill
CF Webtools
11204 Davenport, Ste. 100
Omaha, NE 68154
http://www.cfwebtools.com http://www.cfwebtools.com
402-408-3733 x103
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
To show/hide items, use a filter on the collection. It does not actually
remove any items.
Tracy Spratt,
Lariat Services, development services available
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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Baz
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:21 PM
@Jake, I am implementing search-as-you-type, so there's a separate input box
outside of the itemrender that needs to show/hide items that match or don't
match what was typed in. I am using the *change* event of the search box.
@Tracy, thanks for the suggestion, I tried that originally and it
Thanks thats good advise. I'll try to get it to work like that.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Tracy Spratt tr...@nts3rd.com wrote:
I typically solve this problem using a TabBar and a ViewStack. The
ViewStack has all the components and dataProvider for the TabBar is built
according to
Why would you not use commitProperties()? Where else would you do the work?
Do not do it in set data(). Do you understand why?
Tracy Spratt,
Lariat Services, development services available
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Behalf Of Baz
I believe GoogleTalk uses the open XMPP format. There's an AS3 library
for XMPP here:
http://code.google.com/p/as3xmpp/
HTH,
Ian
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:16 PM, dorkie dork from
dorktowndorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
If so can you provide some guidance before hand? Thanks!
If I have a FOR loop that dispatches events, is it possible that those
events will be acted on before the loop finishes? For example:
FOR LOOP BEGIN 10 ITERATIONS
DISPATCH EVENT TO CHECK A CHECKBOX
FOR LOOP END
In the previous pseudo code, lets say the logic in each iteration is very
Tracy, I always make visual changes in commitProperties and/or
updateDisplayList - me and the component life cycle are good buddies :)
In this case with the iterator, I'm still figuring out how items get
refreshed and whether there are high-level functions that take care of
making visual changes
This (older) blog
posthttp://www.phusor.com/index.cfm/2007/2/13/How-you-loop-in-AS3Flex-2-can-affect-layoutsays
that looping through an ArrayCollection using FOR-IN is faster than
using a regular FOR loop - any truth to this? Are there faster or slower
ways to loop through ArrayCollections or
Short answer no. I'm not sure If thats a good thing in your use case or not.
Basically flex is single threaded so the events only get processed after the
loop finishes.
If you need it to be otherwise you have to break out of the loop. The other
problem with doing a 10 iterations is that you
Thanks a lot Wesley, you confirmed my suspicion. I exaggerated my example to
emphasise my point, its not that crazy in my app :) Never heard of pseudo
threading before, googled some good resources, thanks for pointing me in a
direction.
Baz
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Wesley Acheson
Hi there,
I've been unable to get a simple test sub-application to load into a main
application by using a Loader, being the sub-application in a sibling
ApplicationDomain and also in a different SecurityDomain (portal like
structure).
What I wanted to accomplish was to take advantage of the
When creating a module is there any way to exclude the Flex framework code. For
example,
I have an application called MyApplication.mxml that loads a module component
called company.mxml . In order to reduce the size of the module I use the
recommended approach from Adobe. First, I perform a
Thanks Gautam.
I think we're almost there... except: I want the XML to reside in an external
file, not as a string in the AS3 code.
Is that easy to do?
cheers,
Matt
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Gautam P p.gau...@... wrote:
var imageXML:XML = new XML('imageListimage
That's almost it - but I want the XML to reside in an external file, not in a
string in the AS3.
Is that easy?
Matt
PS - this may be a duplicate post... I replied already, but haven't seen it
appear on the Y!group yet.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Gautam P p.gau...@... wrote:
var
Maybe the font only has bold. You need a seperate embedding for bold fonts.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Tim Sawyer l...@calidris.co.uk wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to embed the Emmentaler font from lilypond (www.lilypond.org)
in order to be able to output musical notation with Flex.
If I
If you want to load it from the server its easiest to make a http request.
If you don't need to change it at runtime. You can embed an xml easy enough.
anyway to load one see
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=13_Working_with_XML_11.html
regards
wes
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at
Consider this code snippet:
var xml:XML = outerinnernull/inner/outer;
var xmlList:XMLList = xml.inner;
trace(xmlList == null);
What does the trace statement output, true or false, and why?
Please provide an answer without running the code (of course) and, better yet,
without consulting any
Anyone, Wwas wondering if I could ask a couple of questions - aside from this
one. 1. Is it possible to 'solely' in actionscript make a datagrid from an
arraycollection? I am trying and it keeps dying. 2. Is it possible to have
the cells in a datagrid show one of three png images all
Dave Glasser wrote:
Consider this code snippet:
var xml:XML = outerinnernull/inner/outer;
var xmlList:XMLList = xml.inner;
trace(xmlList == null);
What does the trace statement output, true or false, and why?
Please provide an answer without running the code (of course) and, better
yet,
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Paul Andrews p...@... wrote:
Dave Glasser wrote:
Consider this code snippet:
var xml:XML = outerinnernull/inner/outer;
var xmlList:XMLList = xml.inner;
trace(xmlList == null);
What does the trace statement output, true or false, and why?
Hi,
I am developing a flex application with PHP backend.
I have created a Report in PHP in the form of Text file
and I would like to print it on client side either on
printer attached to client or network printer on Client LAN.
How could I do this without disturbing Pagination in text file.
The
An easy way might be to use different viewstates (e.g., a base state without
the restricted tab, and a derived state that includes the restricted tab), then
simply set the appropriate viewstate based on user permissions. Similar to your
init() code, it might look something like:
if
Just so there's no confusion, the XML literal in the code snippet below should
contain no whitespace at all. It seems that when I posted originally in HTML,
there was a space added on either side of the string null by the mail client,
but they shouldn't be there.
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Dave
That depends on what your item render is supposed to do when the value of
the isVisible property changes.
Tracy Spratt,
Lariat Services, development services available
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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Baz
Sent: Wednesday, August 12,
You have two choices. You can embed the xml from an external file using
mx:XML source=myFolder/Myfile.xml /, which is a compile-time process,
or you can load it at run-time using httprequest as Matt says.
Tracy Spratt,
Lariat Services, development services available
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From:
Specifically I need to take the logged in user info from the UserControl web
part and get it into the Flex app which is sitting in a PageViewer webpart.
Generally I want to learn as much as I can about SP to Flex communication
because I think there is a tremendous opportunity for Flex
_
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Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:33 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] *** So you think you know ActionScript? (Read
original post first) ***
Dave Glasser
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