[flexcoders] RESOLVED: VerifyError: Error #1053

2007-05-16 Thread Jim Robson
recreated the project 5. Uninstalled and reinstalled the Flash players 6. Shut down and restarted my laptop --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I'm getting the error referenced in the subject line when I plac

RE: [flexcoders] How to learn Caringorm

2007-05-09 Thread Jim Robson
First - go ahead and read all six parts of Steven Webster's article. It is written at a high enough level that there's not much version-dependent information in it, and it's a very good introduction. Next - there's a neat tutorial that walks you through the steps of designing a Cairngorm app. I

[flexcoders] VerifyError: Error #1053: Illegal override of SeriesEffect in mx.charts.effects.SeriesEffect

2007-05-07 Thread Jim Robson
Hey guys, I'm getting the error referenced in the subject line when I place any series effect anywhere in any application. I get it with SeriesInterpolate, SeriesSlide, and SeriesZoom tags. I also get it if I try to apply the effect in ActionScript using the setStyle method of a chart series (e.g.

RE: [flexcoders] Binding on a singleton

2007-05-07 Thread Jim Robson
I don’t see how your Singleton ever gets initialized. Did you try this: === public static function get instance():TestClass { if(_instance == null){ _instance = new TestClass(); } return _instance; } Jim From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [

RE: [flexcoders] Helllp... Error message in a ComboBox ?!

2007-04-24 Thread Jim Robson
Carlos, ComboBox does have an errorString parameter. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/mx/controls/ComboBox.html#propertyS ummary Make sure to click the link to show inherited properties if they are hidden, and you'll see it. HTH Jim _ From: flexcoders@yahoogrou

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Okay, I know this is possible...DataGrid to Tree

2007-04-24 Thread Jim Robson
Nate: If you don't want to extend Tree and override dragEnterHandler, then here's something else to try. In the tree instance's dragEnter handler, add some data with the format "treeItems" like so: var obj:Object = new Object(); event.dragSource.addData(obj,"treeItems"); It may seem klugey, b

[flexcoders] Re: RTE when using itemRenderers in DataGrid.

2007-01-16 Thread Jim Robson
They don't generally respond unless they need some clarification from you. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "michael_ramirez44" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > I have submitted this bug via the WishForm on Jan 10 but I have not > recieved any response back not even an auto-response. Is the

[flexcoders] Flex 2.0.1: Updated from Beta to Full Release

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
Just ran the Windows updater. Everything went smoothly; all of my projects, settings, and preferences were preserved, and my currently-open projects still compile and run without issue. Even Subclipse survived this one, so I don't need to re-install it.

[flexcoders] Re: Maximum Precision of a Slider? (Flex 2)

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
Thanks for the suggestion; that is in fact what I did... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/60688 :-)

[flexcoders] Re: RTE when using itemRenderers in DataGrid.

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
Here you go: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

[flexcoders] Re: RTE when using itemRenderers in DataGrid.

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
Michael, I see the error. I created a project using your code, and when I compiled it, I got the same error. It's being thrown in ListBase.scrollVertically() at line 5346: numCols = listItems[i].length; According to the comments, protected var listItems is: * An Array of Arrays that contains *

[flexcoders] Re: basic architecture question

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
Hi Jason, This syntax looks correct... > currentState = targetComp.dataProvider[event.index].data; ... as long as targetComp.dataProvider[event.index].data gives the name of the state that you want. I noticed that you output this to a text field, so I assume that it's correct. So it's the usual

[flexcoders] Re: basic architecture question

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/60676

[flexcoders] Re: Referring to created AS class from within MXML

2007-01-10 Thread Jim Robson
; I now have the following, but I get the same error: > > import flash.display.Sprite; > import flash.events.*; > import flash.net.XMLSocket; > public class socket extends UIComponent > { > ... > > - Original Message > From: Jim Robson <[EMAIL P

[flexcoders] Re: Maximum Precision of a Slider? (Flex 2)

2007-01-09 Thread Jim Robson
on the slider -- you could set to be .89 - .000100 > > Hope this helps, > > David > > > - Original Message > From: Jim Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 8:41:51 AM > Subject: [flexcoders] Maxim

[flexcoders] Re: Referring to created AS class from within MXML

2007-01-09 Thread Jim Robson
David, DisplayObjects (Sprite, Shape, Bitmap) can't generally be used directly in MXML. To be able to add a child using an MXML tag, you need to extend UIComponent. -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, David Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I apologize for what must be an obvious questio

[flexcoders] Re: basic flex architecture questions

2007-01-09 Thread Jim Robson
Jason, I think you're on the right track with your custom component idea. I think the best way to handle the dynamic data is with data binding. Let's take the image as an example. In the ActionScript of your custom component, you declare a bindable public variable to hold the source of your imag

[flexcoders] Re: Svn & Flex

2007-01-09 Thread Jim Robson
Lieven: In Flex Builder, go to Project Properties -> Flex Compiler and deselect "Copy non-embedded files to output directory" Also - and more importantly - install the SVN Eclipse plugin (Subclipse). When you do that, Flex Builder becomes svn-aware, and stops doing stupid things with your working

[flexcoders] Maximum Precision of a Slider? (Flex 2)

2007-01-09 Thread Jim Robson
Anyone know what the maximum precision of a Slider component is? I'm building an app where the users need to manipulate values that are very small. For example, the range of possible values for one variable is 0.89 - 0.000100. When I set the Slider.minimum = 0.89 and the Slider.maximum = 0.

[flexcoders] Re: Resize children of a Tile container: Solved (sort of) but questions remain..

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Tracy, Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think that it addresses the question. I'm not calling set data() when the objects are resized; the Flex framework calls it internally. My app is working correctly now, so I'm not looking for suggestions on how to make it work. Rather, I'm trying to

[flexcoders] Re: expandable itemRenderer with state inside a list

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Tracy: I think that your comments here address the question I was trying to ask in my post. This would seem to explain why the set data() function is called on resize: When the item renderer's contents are resized, the DataGrid needs to re-draw itself (just as it does on scrolling); your comments

[flexcoders] Re: Graphs: Can you remove all x & y axis information from a lineChart?

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Hi Jason, You can do this using AxisRenderers, as follows: HTH Jim

[flexcoders] Re: Drag and drop between multiple nested TileLists - how to detect drag and dro

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Rachel: If I understand your dilemma correctly, the following ideas may help. 1) Declare a variable to represent the container that you'll need to reference during the drag & drop action, e.g.: private var _myParentContainer:TileList; 2) In your item renderer's creationComplete event handler, ass

[flexcoders] Re: Server Clock

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Kumar, You could write a function to invoke whatever server-side technology you're using (ColdFusion, PHP, JSP, ASP) in order to access the server's system clock. -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "KP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Can we some how get the time of the s

[flexcoders] Re: image flickers when not found

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
Hey, Do the images exist in your file system? In other words, is Flex failing to find images that actually exist? If so, could the problem be that LoadImage() is sometimes invoked before the data is loaded? -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "amigo_fd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello

[flexcoders] Resize children of a Tile container: Solved (sort of) but questions remain...

2007-01-02 Thread Jim Robson
causes the children to be reset to their default size because of #2 above. If you're interested, you can access sample code at the URI referenced in the original message below. If anyone can shed some light on this, I would really appreciate it! -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,

[flexcoders] Resize children of a Tile container

2006-12-01 Thread Jim Robson
How do you dynamically resize the children in a Tile container? I don't have any problem setting the size when the children are initially added to the Tile. After that, however, they won't resize. I've posted a simple app that illustrates this issue (right-click to view source): http://robsondes

[flexcoders] Exposing Flex & FDS to Flash; LocalConnection Performance Issues

2006-10-20 Thread Jim Robson
We have a Flex 2 app that uses FDS, and it's working pretty well. What we want to do is make our engine available to business partners, so that they can develop their own UIs for our it. Ideally, they should be able to develop their UIs using Flash (we don't want to require them to use Flex). As

[flexcoders] Re: Pass Data or call function in another MXML file?

2006-10-20 Thread Jim Robson
OK, so I can't count. I think Math is overrated, anyway. :-) Thanks, Tom -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tom Sammons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > just one little thing in Jim's setMasterDate function; AS date is the > numeric value of the month, but it starts at offset 0, so you'll h

[flexcoders] Re: FDS and componentized development: Bug?

2006-10-19 Thread Jim Robson
Cool - thank you very much for all the help. Making good forward progress now. -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Farland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Canvas is the way to go... > > Note that I meant that you could get the info from the > Sprite.loaderInfo.loaderURL and s

[flexcoders] Re: FDS and componentized development: Bug?

2006-10-19 Thread Jim Robson
It seems like initializing mx.messaging.config.LoaderConfig.url would have essentially the same drawback as setting the endpoint in ActionScript - it would create a situation where I would need to maintain the URL in ActionScript. Or am I misunderstanding you? In any case, I think it's OK to use C

[flexcoders] Re: Pass Data or call function in another MXML file?

2006-10-19 Thread Jim Robson
Mike, You can use data binding to accomplish what you want to do (if I understand your question correctly). Take a look at the code below. You can see a working example with source code at http://robsondesign.com/flexcoders/globalDateDisplay/globalDateDisplay.html HTH Jim 1. Here's a slightly mo

[flexcoders] Re: FDS and componentized development: Bug?

2006-10-19 Thread Jim Robson
Hi Pete, I appreciate your patience. I compile the app using Flex Builder. I have the services path parameter set in the Project Properties dialog, along with the context root parameter. I started with a clean build - in fact,it was an entirely new Flex Project. I re-start the app server (Tomc

[flexcoders] Re: FDS and componentized development: Bug?

2006-10-19 Thread Jim Robson
Hi Pete, The channel endpoint defined in services-config.xml already had a fully-qualified URI. So, following your advice, I dug through the documentation to find out how to create a ChannelSet in ActionScript and assign it to my RemoteObject. This worked (thank you!), but it's very disturbing, fo

[flexcoders] Re: Making the datagrid header background alpha 0

2006-10-18 Thread Jim Robson
Hank, Did you try using headerStyleName? Something like this: DataGrid { headerStyleName: myHeaderStyle; } .myHeaderStyle{ backgroundAlpha: 0.0; } -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "hank williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to make my datagrid header transparent the way the b

[flexcoders] Re: FDS and componentized development: Bug?

2006-10-18 Thread Jim Robson
Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply. No, there is only one SWF. I have a main application MXML file that imports an ActionScript class. The ActionScript class has the FDS code. -Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Farland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do you mean you have a parent SWF th

[flexcoders] Flex 2.0: Zoom effect with PopUpManager

2006-06-30 Thread Jim Robson
I can't seem to get a pop-up window to zoom in consistently. Using the code below, the window zooms in nicely but its children never grow to full-size. The argument passed to the function below an MXML component that uses a TitleWindow as its base. The TitleWindow has a VBox containing a T

RE: [flexcoders] High Level: Actionscript Components vs. Importing Actionscript Classes

2006-06-20 Thread Jim Robson
Evan:   Good question! I think that the primary difference between a component and a class is how you use it. You import a class using the ActionScript import statement and then access the properties and methods of that class in your ActionScript code, whereas a component is declared using

RE: [flexcoders] titleBar in TitleWindow (Panel) class

2006-06-16 Thread Jim Robson
><http://jeff.mxdj.com/flex_2_maxrestorepanel_class.htm>http://jeff.mxdj.com/flex_2_maxrestorepanel_class.htm>>At 10:21 AM 6/16/2006, Jim Robson wrote:>> >When subclassing the TitleWindow class, shouldn't it be possible to add a> >child to the titleBar UICompone

RE: [flexcoders] Re: titleBar in TitleWindow (Panel) class

2006-06-16 Thread Jim Robson
ders@yahoogroups.comSubject: [flexcoders] Re: titleBar in TitleWindow (Panel) class In the layoutChrome function add this line:imgButton.setActualSize( imgButton.getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth(),imgButton.getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight() );Renaun--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Jim Robson" ...&

RE: [flexcoders] titleBar in TitleWindow (Panel) class

2006-06-16 Thread Jim Robson
:http://jeff.mxdj.com/flex_2_maxrestorepanel_class.htmAt 10:21 AM 6/16/2006, Jim Robson wrote:>When subclassing the TitleWindow class, shouldn't it be possible to add a>child to the titleBar UIComponent? Within the Panel class definition,>children are added to the titleBar using the addCh

[flexcoders] titleBar in TitleWindow (Panel) class

2006-06-16 Thread Jim Robson
When subclassing the TitleWindow class, shouldn't it be possible to add a child to the titleBar UIComponent? Within the Panel class definition, children are added to the titleBar using the addChild method. However, when I attempt to do so in a subclass, the child does not display. Does anyone know

[flexcoders] F2B3: Add Image to panel border?

2006-06-15 Thread Jim Robson
I’m trying extend the TitleWindow class: the goal is to add a small graphic to the lower right corner to be used as a “resize” button. This is something that should display outside of the window’s contents. But no matter what I’ve tried, the button gets obscured by whatever code the Conta

RE: [flexcoders] Excel Export

2006-06-14 Thread Jim Robson
with Excel. Here is a link to Busy Develepors Guide to HSSF Features Gus On 6/13/06, Jim Robson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Steve,   Not sure what you mean by "true" Excel files, but CF does natively provide the ability to generate .xls files using the cfcontent t

[flexcoders] FB2B3: FlexUnit not showing stack trace

2006-06-14 Thread Jim Robson
I’m trying FlexUnit, and everything appears to be working correctly except that nothing appears in the stack trace field. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, how did you resolve it?     __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/fil

RE: [flexcoders] dragging problem

2006-06-14 Thread Jim Robson
Search the documents for “drag and drop” and you’ll find lots of information to get you going.   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rajesh Deshmukh Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:18 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flex

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Flex2B3 - LinkBar advice please

2006-06-14 Thread Jim Robson
Did you try horizontalScrollPolicy ?     From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bhaq1972 Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:05 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex2B3 - LinkBar advice please   i'm do

RE: [flexcoders] Excel Export

2006-06-13 Thread Jim Robson
Steve,   Not sure what you mean by “true” Excel files, but CF does natively provide the ability to generate .xls files using the cfcontent tag:   http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=part_cfm.h

RE: [flexcoders] Excel Export

2006-06-13 Thread Jim Robson
It’s a Flex / ColdFusion app; the Excel exporting is probably done in ColdFusion. But you can check with the developer directly via his blog: http://www.drisgill.com/       From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vestcomprogrammer Sent: Monday,

RE: [flexcoders] show/hide panel borders (F2b3)

2006-06-13 Thread Jim Robson
dress in a separate posting. - Tom Jim Robson wrote: > > Hey Tom, > > I can't reproduce your issue. Using the code below, the > border toggles off and on, and the panel retains its > rounded corners. Perhaps I misunderstood the nature of > your question? >

Re: [flexcoders] show/hide panel borders (F2b3)

2006-06-12 Thread Jim Robson
r, for example. > > It seems that what I need is to redraw or refresh the >panel after the > border is removed to restore the original look. I just >don't know how to > do that. > > - Tom > > Jim Robson wrote: >> >> Tom, >> >> I

Re: [flexcoders] show/hide panel borders (F2b3)

2006-06-12 Thread Jim Robson
Tom, Instead of removing the border, which seems to confuse the player, could you just toggle the border's color? When you want the border to disappear, change its color to the same color as the panel's background. Then change the color back when you want the border to be visible. Will that w

RE: [flexcoders] ItemRenderer and Events

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
Can you just use the buttonMode and click attributes?     From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jpwarmer Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:01 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] ItemRenderer and Events   H

RE: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
, and I believe is the recommended approach:  useHandCursor="true"  buttonMode="true"  mouseChildren="false"   /> Per Manish's explanation (as best I remember), the component needs to know that it has no "mouseChildren" to

RE: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
mouseChildren="false"   /> Per Manish’s explanation (as best I remember), the component needs to know that it has no “mouseChildren” to listen for. -Peter   On 6/9/06 10:26 AM, "Jim Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:     Hi Mike,   Thanks for looking i

RE: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
st, JL   - Original Message - From: Jim Robson To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control   Per the docs, the useHandCursor property is inherited fro

RE: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
re you text resides, it does not work either.   Best, JL   - Original Message - From: Jim Robson To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: [flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

[flexcoders] F2B3: useHandCursor property of Text control

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
Per the docs, the useHandCursor property is inherited from the Sprite class. However, it doesn’t seem to work on the Text control. When set to “true”, the mouse cursor remains an arrow instead of changing to a button when over the text field:     What am I missing? __._,_.___

RE: [flexcoders] Event when Data is Loaded ?

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
Jean-Luc,   How about if you initialize the DataGrid’s visible property to false until the data is loaded, and write a handler for the complete event of the URLLoader class that sets the DataGrid’s visible property to true when all the data is loaded? Would that work? Docs on the comple

RE: [SPAM] [flexcoders] Event when Data is Loaded ?

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
Jean-Luc,   How about if you initialize the DataGrid’s visible property to false until the data is loaded, and write a handler for the complete event of the URLLoader class that sets the DataGrid’s visible property to true when all the data is loaded? Would that work? Docs on the comple

RE: [flexcoders] Is Adobe a reasonable business partner?

2006-06-09 Thread Jim Robson
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Robson Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:00 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Is Adobe a reasonable business partner?   I’ve been developing in Flash and CF for years, so I have some experience dealing with

RE: [flexcoders] selectedIndices are Strings???

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
numbers.sort(Array.NUMERIC); trace(numbers); // 3,5,10,34,100     Francis     From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Robson Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:11 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] selectedIndices are

RE: [flexcoders] selectedIndices are Strings???

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
t;All elements, whatever the data type, are sorted as if they were strings, so 100 precedes 99, because "1" is a lower string value than "9". " But you can easily change the default sort behavior by doing this: arr.sort(Array.NUMERIC); -Tom On 6/8/06, Jim Ro

RE: [flexcoders] selectedIndices are Strings???

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
ove is new to AS3 and is the simplest way to do what you want. HTH, Tom On 6/8/06, Jim Robson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't understand why DataGrid.selectedIndices returns an array of Strings. I thought that indices were generally integers. (For example, Arra

RE: [flexcoders] beta3 -- Binding XML data to List Controls -- data binding experts?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
This is what I’ve done; it’s simple and it works…         From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sufibaba Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:06 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] beta3 -- Binding XML data t

SOLVED - [flexcoders] Remove selected items from an ArrayCollection / DataGrid?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
{ var arr:Array = dgTest.selectedIndices; arr.sort(sortOnInt); for(var i:int = 0; i < arr.length; i++){ acTest.removeItemAt(arr[i]); } }   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Robson Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:21 AM To: flexcoders@yahoog

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Remove selected items from an ArrayCollection / DataGrid?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
< dgTest.selectedIndices.length; j++) { var num1:int = dgTest.selectedIndices[j]; array1.push(num1); } for(var i:int = 0; i < array1.length; i++) { acTest.removeItemAt(array1[i]); } } --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Jim Robson" ...> wrote: > > Correction: the app is actually removing ½ of

[flexcoders] selectedIndices are Strings???

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
I don’t understand why DataGrid.selectedIndices returns an array of Strings. I thought that indices were generally integers. (For example, Array.indexOf returns an int.) Can anyone explain why the selected index of a DataGrid is a String? When “dgTest” is a DataGrid instance, the follo

[flexcoders] RE: Remove selected items from an ArrayCollection / DataGrid?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
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[flexcoders] Remove selected items from an ArrayCollection / DataGrid?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
I am trying to give users the ability to remove selected items from a DataGrid. The idea is that the user selects the items to remove, then clicks the “Remove Selected” button. The problem is that if the user selects more than one item, then not all of the selected items will be removed.

RE: [flexcoders] Flex2B3 - set the combobox selectedItem within an inline script

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
Set the editorDataField attribute:   editorDataField="Text" itemEditor="{myCombo}"/>   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bhaq1972 Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:07 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Flex2B3 - set the

[flexcoders] Is Adobe a reasonable business partner?

2006-06-08 Thread Jim Robson
I’ve been developing in Flash and CF for years, so I have some experience dealing with Macromedia, but I’ve never had to deal with Adobe until now.   So far, my impression is that the Adobe developers are great (although most of the ones I’m aware of probably worked for Macromedia). How

RE: [flexcoders] Re: two tabnavigators with different tab colors?

2006-06-07 Thread Jim Robson
.MyTabNavigator { background-color:#FF; tabStyleName: myTabStyle; } .MyTab { background-color:#0033FF; } .myTabStyle { fill-colors: #ff, #ff; } > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Jim Robson" ...> wrote: > > I think you have an extra dot in your CSS sty

RE: [flexcoders] Re: two tabnavigators with different tab colors?

2006-06-07 Thread Jim Robson
003/mxml" width="100%" height="100%"> ..MyTabNavigator { background-color:#FF; tabStyleName: myTabStyle; } ..MyTab { background-color:#0033FF; } ..myTabStyle { fill-colors: #ff, #ff; } > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Jim Robson&quo

RE: [flexcoders] two tabnavigators with different tab colors?

2006-06-07 Thread Jim Robson
I think you may be looking for tabStyleName:   TabNavigator {     fillColors: #FF, #CC;     tabStyleName: myTabStyle; } .myTabStyle {     fillColors: #FF, #CC; }   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behal

RE: [flexcoders] Re: FusionCharts under Flex

2006-06-06 Thread Jim Robson
“I wish Adobe would put some more people on Flex…”   That would be great!!!   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:53 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: FusionCharts un

SOLVED - RE: [flexcoders] Re: Accordian from XML: Repeater Woes

2006-06-06 Thread Jim Robson
I finally figured out what was wrong. With MenuBar components, the external XML file has a root node “” and it is ignored in the MXML code. However, for Repeater components, this does not work: on the contrary, it is necessary to specify the root node in the MXML code. So, the following s

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Accordian from XML: Repeater Woes

2006-06-06 Thread Jim Robson
Thanks Doug –   I found & posted a solution, but our posts crossed in cyberspace.   Thanks again   -Jim   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lowder Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:23 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sub

[flexcoders] Bug in Runtime Style Declarations

2006-06-06 Thread Jim Robson
When setting the fill colors for a component class at runtime, Flex breaks. It's possible to set the fill colors for an instance, but not for a class.   Take a look at the code below. The first function, setInstanceStyle, works fine. The second function, setClassStyle, causes the Menu

RE: [flexcoders] Local Flash (8) Player Installer

2006-06-02 Thread Jim Robson
I think you need to obtain a redistribution license first (see below from Muzak of Flashcoders list)   -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muzak Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 3:39 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [FlashCo

[flexcoders] Finding coordinates from pop-up window

2006-05-31 Thread Jim Robson
Hello all,   I have a feeling that I’m missing something obvious, but how do you determine the x and y coordinates - relative to the root application - of an object that resides within a component that is used as a pop-up window?   The code below works perfectly if it resides in the r

RE: [flexcoders] Re: flex2 Beta3 - slow to non existent document delivery

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
PB,   That is not correct. If you download FB2 Beta3 and install FlexBuilder, then click “Help->Help Contents” you get a full set of docs. I should know: I use them all day, every day. J   Good luck,   Jim   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.c

RE: [flexcoders] Re: View states problem in beta3

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Robson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In Beta 3, target is changed to relativeTo: > >  > > > >  > >   _  > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of

RE: [flexcoders] Re: View states problem in beta3

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: View states problem in beta3   can u explain me the difference between the two target and relativeto.i have installed beta3 but in the flex builder it shows both the options. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Robson" <[EMAIL PROT

RE: [flexcoders] View states problem in beta3

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
In Beta 3, target is changed to relativeTo:       relativeTo ="{v1}">   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rama satoskar Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:44 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] View states p

RE: [flexcoders] flex2 Beta3 - slow to non existent document delivery

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
If you download the FlexBuilder beta, it comes with all the documentation in HTML format. It’s a lot more pleasant than dealing with the PDFs.   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of p b Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:25 AM To: flexcoder

RE: [flexcoders] Re: AJAX versus Flex

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Robson
>Also I think for the Flash Platform to be a true platform, it really >needs a platform XML dialect for UIs –   Isn’t that what MXML is? -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.co

RE: [flexcoders] AJAX versus Flex

2006-05-25 Thread Jim Robson
Uncle Sam   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelly @ Dekayd Media Inc. Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:58 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [flexcoders] AJAX versus Flex     As a final note, my employer builds app

RE: [flexcoders] AJAX versus Flex

2006-05-25 Thread Jim Robson
OK, here’s 2 more cents.   My employer has a staff of very good Java developers who have been building leading-edge Web apps for years.   Why did they hire yours truly – a humble Flash developer? Because they could not get the UI results they wanted with any other tool.   Don’t get

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Strange thing happening with Flex 2 Beta 3 (eclipse plugin) - possible bug?

2006-05-24 Thread Jim Robson
I missed your original post, but this does look like a bug. The player doesn’t seem to know what to do with the empty String tag. When I place anything in that first String tag (in addition to or instead of the empty space) the problem goes away.   This works:      

RE: [flexcoders] Meaning of xmlns="*"?

2006-05-19 Thread Jim Robson
Heidi,   Someone who is more knowledgeable may be able to correct me, but I think that is just a placeholder – sort of a reminder to define your own namespaces.   Perhaps someone will clarify this for both of us.   Jim   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [flexcoders] Force a List to resize ? How ?

2006-05-19 Thread Jim Robson
From: Jim Robson To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Force a List to resize ? How ?   Jean-Luc:   What happens when you set the height of the List component to a multiple of the number of items in the

RE: [flexcoders] Force a List to resize ? How ?

2006-05-19 Thread Jim Robson
Jean-Luc:   What happens when you set the height of the List component to a multiple of the number of items in the list?   myList.height = numberOfItems * 17;   Does the component resize correctly?   Jim   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh

[flexcoders] RE: Image or mouse event changes from Beta 2 - Beta 3?

2006-05-16 Thread Jim Robson
a shame if we can’t use interactive Flash assets in our Flex applications! (In fact, one of the reasons that my company shied away from OpenLaszlo is that imported / embedded SWFs are not interactive.)   From: Jim Robson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:24 AM To

[flexcoders] Image or mouse event changes from Beta 2 - Beta 3?

2006-05-16 Thread Jim Robson
Hello all,   The following code worked in Beta 2:     The function “dragMe()” was taken from a drag-and-drop example in the documentation. It worked perfectly in Beta 2, and life was good. Now that I’ve upgraded to Beta 3, however, I can’t get any mouse event to work with these mx:

RE: [flexcoders] Random number or string utils?

2006-05-10 Thread Jim Robson
UIDUtil.createUID(); Math.random();     From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dimitrios Gianninas Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:07 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Random number or string utils?   I need to gener