[flexcoders] Re: Project works then doesn't

2007-11-30 Thread Steve Hueners
Might this be behavior specific to FB3?

[flexcoders] Project works then doesn't

2007-11-30 Thread Steve Hueners
I'm working on a project that initially compiles and runs correctly. I change a mx:Label control to a mx:TextArea - no other property changes at all: mx:VBox label={data.foo} mx:Label text={data.bar}/ /mx:VBox becomes: mx:VBox

Re: [flexcoders] Event dispatching and receiving

2007-11-16 Thread Steve Hueners
Under what circumstances could something not on the displayList be clickable? On 11/16/07, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried not using Application.appication and still get nothing, what am I not understanding about receiving events from another Class. That events dispatched from an

[flexcoders] Requesting some logging testing samples

2007-11-15 Thread Steve Hueners
Generally speaking Lots of stuff going out about how to build stuff...plenty of commentary about best practices. Not so much with the logging and unit testing end of things. Lots of us have gotten used to relying on Trace and, one way or another, hack our way thru problems without learning

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Remoting Options - Any Opinions?

2007-11-15 Thread Steve Hueners
Is there anyway to judge what level of user connections a given server can handle without requiring specialized loadsharing strategies? In a non-audio or video environment what's it take to stream an AS3 based swfs to 3-5 dozen connections? On 10/16/07, Anatole Tartakovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [flexcoders] Editable data in data grid too easily edited

2007-11-13 Thread Steve Hueners
Absolutely! I'd take it a step farther and suggest it'd be better to have the first click should highlight a given row even if clicking on an editable field. Will be interested in seeing how your resolve your objective.

Re: [flexcoders] Editable data in data grid too easily edited

2007-11-13 Thread Steve Hueners
Could the editable property be reset from false to true on a 2nd click? On 11/13/07, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you handle change events mousedown/up you might know when to cancel itemEditBeginning -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com

Re: [flexcoders] Flex for database apps; compare to .net

2007-11-11 Thread Steve Hueners
On 11/10/07, Michael Pengi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have read a couple of times that Visual Studio might be considered 'ahead' of Flex Builder. VS is a far more polished IDE than FB2 - FB3 will close the gap a bit but not all the way. But some interesting things are developing in

Re: [flexcoders] scroll

2007-11-08 Thread Steve Hueners
http://blog.benstucki.net/?p=23 On 11/8/07, David Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/photographers/ Had someone done the same auto/continues scroll work in past as present at the top of the above mentioned link page? If some one did that in Flex and he can

[flexcoders] FB standalone and plugins

2007-11-04 Thread Steve Hueners
Flex AS3 development would be the only projects I'd be working on so I've installed the standalone version. I've been able to install a couple plugins so I understand at least _part of that process. I'm looking for a better understanding of what bridges are burned (extensibility-wise) by not

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Looking for horizontal sliding list/dialog component (like iPhone UI)

2007-10-26 Thread Steve Hueners
I'm looking for the same kinda thing...make any progress on this? On 10/20/07, andiboarder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Try using a ViewStack that use WipeRight and WipeLeft effects when hiding and showing a new selectedIndex. This should be a starting point. Thanks, but the problem

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Looking for horizontal sliding list/dialog component (like iPhone UI)

2007-10-26 Thread Steve Hueners
Awesome effect - thankx! On 10/26/07, sleekdigital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this what you mean?? http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/components/tutorial-displayshelf- component/

[flexcoders] constraintColumns in F3b2

2007-10-22 Thread Steve Hueners
Attempting the constraintColumns/Rows sample code from labs at:http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_3:Feature_Introductions:_Enhanced_Constraints The code offered is mx:ConstraintColumn id=col1 width=100 / Tosses: Error Parse error at 'mx:ConstraintColumn'. line 6 1193098009250

[flexcoders] Re: constraintColumns in F3b2

2007-10-22 Thread Steve Hueners
sry...never mind the full samples make the usage clear. On 10/22/07, Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attempting the constraintColumns/Rows sample code from labs at:http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flex_3:Feature_Introductions:_Enhanced_Constraints The code offered

[flexcoders] Generalizing Ben Stucki's AutoScroll Component

2007-10-07 Thread Steve Hueners
A superb autoscrolling (by mouse position) component is published at: http://blog.benstucki.net/?id=23 The sample dataprovider is pulling from the Flicker API where the main MXML component defines the DP and an itemRenderer. I need to understand how the itemRender is gaining access to the values

[flexcoders] Opening FB2 project in FB3b2

2007-10-06 Thread Steve Hueners
I've tried exporting to achieve but the import in FB3 doesn't recognize it as a valid archive file. It's only recognizing FB3 achieves? Am able to import as Other | General but not as a root project. There's no obvious way to simply open a project that existed in FB2. Are we expected to first

[flexcoders] Tracking users' actions

2007-09-21 Thread Steve Hueners
My next project is going to require that I be able to replay the user-generated events for a given session - essentially an audit trail. Have any frameworks focused on this capability appeared yet? thx --steve...

Re: [flexcoders] Can I write to a file from FLEX Application

2007-09-21 Thread Steve Hueners
How about being at to save a file to an Amazon S3 account? On 9/21/07, Daniel Freiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You could also talk to a local applet that has file system permissions. See: http://www.kellyjo.com/blog/index.cfm/2007/2/20/Accessing-the-Local-File-System-with-Flex - Dan

[flexcoders] Where are my fonts?

2007-09-21 Thread Steve Hueners
The font selector in FB2 shows only the minimum HTML fontsArial, Times, etc. Flash shows all my system's fonts why not FB2?

Re: [flexcoders] Tracking users' actions

2007-09-21 Thread Steve Hueners
. Next year you may see some things that can kind of do the first one. -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Friday, September 21, 2007 2:36 AM *To:* flexcoders *Subject:* [flexcoders] Tracking

Re: [flexcoders] Tracking users' actions

2007-09-21 Thread Steve Hueners
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you talking about the QTP test automation stuff? That's available now (for $$). I thought you wanted replay in the app itself. -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent

Re: [flexcoders] A file found in a source-path must have the same package structure

2007-09-19 Thread Steve Hueners
Greets...I've seen that caused by the name of the class not matching the name of the .as file. On 9/18/07, droponrcll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, all; I'm working through the tutorial in the Flex Builder 2 Training from the Source book, using Flex Builder 3 beta. I accidentally called

Re: [flexcoders] Adding buttons to an Accordion header

2007-09-19 Thread Steve Hueners
. Download it here: http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/downloads/list unzip that zip file, grab the flexlib.swc file out of the bin directory that gets unzipped. Add that into your project directory and set the project preferences panel to reference that SWC file. Doug On 9/18/07, Steve

Re: [flexcoders] Adding buttons to an Accordion header

2007-09-18 Thread Steve Hueners
I seem to be missing a step in configuring my project's implementation of this [to Peter Griffinize my adulation] freak'n awesome component. Am told: Could not resolve CanvasButtonAccordionHeader to a component implementation. HeaderRenderer.mxml CanvasButtonAccodionHeader I've set a

Re: [flexcoders] Re: SWFLoader Issue

2007-09-16 Thread Steve Hueners
Can't we count on the compiler to toss an error when something that should be imported isn't? On 9/15/07, grimmwerks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex had pointed out something similar I was doing - that I needed to import mx.Application in the mx:Script area.

Re: [flexcoders] Model for Menu: Dynamic instead of enum driven

2007-09-14 Thread Steve Hueners
/dateDue /row On 9/14/07, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not just dump the xml into the menu? -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:30 PM *To:* flexcoders

[flexcoders] Model for Menu: Dynamic instead of enum driven

2007-09-13 Thread Steve Hueners
In looking at various MVC samples, I frequently see an Enum pattern used for menu population. I can follow/understand how a list of static constants are assigned, added to an array and passed around as a dataprovider. I need to achieve the same result (Item/Index pair for the menu) from a runtime

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
/whateverFiles.xml -- starts at project root xml/whateverFiles.xml -- starts relative to file that uses it /xml/whateverFiles.xml should be equal to xml/whateverFiles.xml. That's how it'd work in HTML and JavaScript. nope. regards, Muzak - Original Message - From: Steve Hueners

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
. Tracy -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Tuesday, September 11, 2007 4:17 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only But in this case, the class

[flexcoders] Breakpoint jumps away

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
I've set a breakpoint at a specific line - a blue dot verifies the accuracy of my double click...then when I click debug the dot jumps all the way out of the function to a spot of zero interest to me. whatzzthat? thx --steve...

Re: [flexcoders] Breakpoint jumps away

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
that and the same thing happens to me. - Original Message From: Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:19:14 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Breakpoint jumps away I've set a breakpoint at a specific line - a blue dot verifies

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Breakpoint jumps away

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the code in question. I set it on (call it) line #5 - listOfTitles.push. It jumps down to the leftbrace of the next function. Not to the function declaration itself...to the line below. [sigh

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-11 Thread Steve Hueners
Right...loading at runtime. But understand that /xml is direct off the root - just like /com and /bin - all sibling levels. Can I expect the same behavior (understandable or not) once I deploy to a server or should I be prepending a fully qualified URL? On 9/11/07, Muzak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [flexcoders] Best Practices for XML Compression

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
natively, yes? On 9/9/07, Mark Carolin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you seen this library? http://code.google.com/p/vanrijkom-flashlibs/ It may be a great way to save some bandwidth... Mark On 9/9/07, Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With e4x it's much more tempting to use

Re: [flexcoders] making optional itemRenderers

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
Not entirely sure but this sounds much like what .NET coders started doing after working with .net's DataGrid. Just build the table from the specifically required elements. On 9/10/07, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I advise starting with one of the existing item renderers. They are

[flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
All the samples i've come across so far show the mxml route - I'm able to instantiating and fireing the send correctly with: public var myRequest:HTTPService = new HTTPService; public var modules:XMLListCollection; public function MenuItemEnum ( value:String, ordinal:int ) {

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
- FastLane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve - I believe you intend to be adding the listener for the Event.RESULT event instead of the Event.COMPLETE. hth Scott Steve Hueners wrote: All the samples i've come across so far show the mxml route - I'm able to instantiating and fireing

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
); this.url = url; } hth Scott Steve Hueners wrote: Gives: 1119: Access of possibly undefined property RESULT through a reference with static type Class. am importing: import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; import mx.rpc.http.HTTPService; import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent

Re: [flexcoders] Getting xml in code only

2007-09-10 Thread Steve Hueners
/whateverFiles.xml should be equal to xml/whateverFiles.xml. That's how it'd work in HTML and JavaScript. On 9/10/07, Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thankx...that helps...but alas, only gets me to the next error. The FaultEvent shows: e = mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent (@10c90d81) bubbles = false

[flexcoders] Best Practices for XML Compression

2007-09-09 Thread Steve Hueners
With e4x it's much more tempting to use XML for lots of my client/server traffic but the overhead is still going to be a problem. I've see a couple compression strategies outlined but most for AS2 and/or i'm not clear on server-side requirements. Is there a) any good overview of the topic; b)

[flexcoders] Adding a button to an accordion header

2007-09-04 Thread Steve Hueners
I'd like an accordion to function as a menu button with 2 different possible actions onClick: 1) The conventional expand to display more info; 2) Expansion not needed...just nav me to the target So the header would have the conventional label controlling the conventional expand action. And to

Re: [flexcoders] Adding a button to an accordion header

2007-09-04 Thread Steve Hueners
-- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Tuesday, September 04, 2007 2:55 PM *To:* flexcoders *Subject:* [flexcoders] Adding a button to an accordion header I'd like an accordion to function as a menu button with 2 different possible

Re: [flexcoders] Variable instances behavior in Actionscript

2007-09-04 Thread Steve Hueners
Beauty. looking 2 know too. On 9/4/07, williamkusumo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very stupid question which has been bugging me for a while and just might be the most basic question in this group. How does a object instance behave in Actionscript? Say if I have this: var a:Book = new

Re: [flexcoders] Binding data to a text inside CDATA

2007-09-04 Thread Steve Hueners
a) why not call a function. b) for sake of argument, what's your function call look like? On the specifics of how to AS3 (classize) some otherwise mxml samples [make dynamic rather than demo] I'd look at a previous thread that dropped 1 step short of what i think probably answers your question

Re: [flexcoders] [OT]: What's best way to import AS3 code to FB2?

2007-08-30 Thread Steve Hueners
is not doing what you expect. If you have done that, I don't know what else to suggest. Tracy -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:33 PM *To:* flexcoders *Subject

Re: [flexcoders] [OT]: What's best way to import AS3 code to FB2?

2007-08-30 Thread Steve Hueners
Sorry for the mangled posting last time On 8/30/07, Steve Hueners [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Project Clean did nothing. (that solved anything anyway). Just downloaded and install beta 3 - on New ActionScript Project the bin folder has the various .html et al files included. In FB2 that folder

[flexcoders] Scroll Accordion Headers

2007-08-30 Thread Steve Hueners
I'd like a component that allows a scrollable view on a stack of accordion panels allowing me to add way more panels than i'd otherwise have space for. Looking to the docs: The mx:Accordion tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, with the exception of scrolling-related

Re: [flexcoders] Scroll Accordion Headers

2007-08-30 Thread Steve Hueners
... On 8/30/07, Alex Harui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd put the accordion in a VBox and use the VBox scrollbars -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Hueners *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:28 AM

[flexcoders] [OT]: What's best way to import AS3 code to FB2?

2007-08-29 Thread Steve Hueners
Getting up and running with sample code seems umm...less straight forward than i'd expect given how well other parts of FB are wizarded. There seems to be a tug between 'creating a new project' vs. being able to 'import existing files'. Using File | New ActionScript Project results in 'Internal