Re: [flexcoders] mobile pushView Transition
Hi Mark, Check if there is an option to playTransition. If so you can set this to false. navigator.pushView(nextScreen, false); http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/spark/components/ViewNavigator.html#pushView() On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:12 AM, markflex2007 markflex2...@yahoo.comwrote: ** Hi, I use navigator.pushView(NextScreen) to changes to the new view. but transition seems always exist. May I use pushView change to a new view immediately without any time delay like state change? Please give me a idea Thanks for help Mark
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Adding stroke to text or bitmap at runtime
I discovered that using the DropShadowFilter with the right settings gets really close to the border stroke created by the effects filters in Photoshop. I mean it's like 95% accurate. I've posted examples (comparing bitmap from photoshop and a live BorderStrokeFilter on my site http://bit.ly/OP10l6. PS The example also has a drop shadow filter explorer, text shadow filter and skinnable container frame skin. On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Alex H aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** There are edge detection algorithms. You might need something like that. The glyph information would be better, but I don't think it is available. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: The picture I linked is not that clear. Here is a clearer picture and the article, http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/13.jpg http://internetwebsitedesign.biz/design/how-to-create-a-retro-cafe-racer-motorcycle-ad-design What he is doing at design time I want to do at runtime. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: I want to add a stroke (a border or outline) to the *edge* of the text or image itself. For example, the text and the image in this screenshot show what I'd like to do, http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/retro-cafe-racer-ad.jpg. There are filters that add drop shadow or a glow around the non-transparent pixels (content) of a display object. But no one in the world has been able to create a filter to add a stroke. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Alex Harui aharui@... wrote: ** I'm still not sure I understand. Why do you have to add Stroke components? You can just call graphics APIs on them. If you must use components, can you overlay or underlay them in a Group parenting the Label? On 4/25/12 12:59 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: I'm looking for more of something like this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:stroke /s:Label or this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:filters s:SolidColorStrokeFilter weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:filters /s:Label On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Alex Harui aharui@... wrote: In Spark controls, you can add children to the TextLine like a sprite. On 4/12/12 5:43 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... http://dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... http://dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] check if the user has block all sites from using the camera and microphone
I don't know of a property that tells you this. But there may be a way to
find out with the users help.
If the mic is muted I open an alert window and tell the user that they'll
need to enable it in the settings dialog. If they click OK to the alert
window then I open the Flash microphone settings window and listen for the
mic status change event to know when they've made a choice.
When you hear back from that event (in onMicAccessChange) you can check if
the muted property is still true. If they say yes then the user may have
the global settings selected. You can then inform them that the global
settings might be preventing your app from accessing the mic and then ask
them to check the global settings themselves or open the global settings
page for them. You may want to show another alert asking if the global mute
was enabled and if they click Yes then reload the app).
/**
* Shows dialog if microphone is not enabled or available.
*/
public function enableMicrophone():void {
microphone = Microphone.getMicrophone();
// If Microphone.getMicrophone() returns null, either the
microphone is in use by
// another application, or there are no microphones installed
on the system.
// To determine whether any microphones are installed, use
Microphones.names.length.
if (microphone == null) {
Alert.show(You will need to select a microphone and allow
this application to access it., Microphone Required, 4,
FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication as Sprite, selectMicrophoneHandler);
}
if (microphone.muted) {
Alert.show(You will need to allow access to you microphone
to continue. Select Allow., Microphone Required, 4,
FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication as Sprite, allowAccessToMicrophoneHandler);
}
}
/**
*
* @param event
*/
public function selectMicrophoneHandler(event:CloseEvent):void {
// show settings if mic is muted
if (event.detail == Alert.OK) {
Security.showSettings(SecurityPanel.MICROPHONE);
displayedMicrophoneSettings = true;
}
else if (event.detail == Alert.CANCEL) {
if (microphone == null) {
Alert.show(If you don't have a microphone or have
selected one from the menu you won't be able to record audio...);
}
}
}
/**
*
* @param event
*/
public function
allowAccessToMicrophoneHandler(event:CloseEvent):void {
// show settings if mic is muted
if (event.detail == Alert.OK) {
Security.showSettings(SecurityPanel.PRIVACY);
displayedPrivacySettings = true;
}
// user canceled selection
else if (event.detail == Alert.CANCEL) {
// user chose to not allow microphone access
// may need to reload the app to pop up the security dialog
again
if (microphone.muted) {
Alert.show(If you don't enable your microphone you
won't be able to record anything...);
}
}
// set mic name and mute status
if (microphone
!microphone.hasEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS)) {
microphone.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS,
onMicAccessChange);
}
}
/**
*
* @param event
*/
public function onMicAccessChange(event:StatusEvent):void {
statusCode = event.code;
statusMessageLevel = event.level;
// check for microphone is still muted here
}
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Chuck Preston itsmechuc...@yahoo.comwrote:
**
Is there a way to check if the user has selected block all sites from
using the camera and microphone in the global Flash settings with AS3?
I'm trying to access the microphone and if the user has block all
sites... selected, I need to put up a dialog box. Microphone.muted is true
if the user has block all sites... selected or not.
[flexcoders] Tweens animated on a pixel or subpixel level
Are tweens animated to pixel or the subpixel value? For instance, if you were to animate a Spark Button x value from 0 to 100 would the button snap to whole pixel values?
[flexcoders] Memory Leak but why?
I've created a custom Effect called EndEffect that when played will call
the end() method on the target effect sequence.
I've tested this code in both the Effect.initInstance() call of the Effect
and the EffectInstance.play() method:
/**
* @private
*/
override protected function
initInstance(instance:IEffectInstance):void
{
super.initInstance(instance);
var targetEffect:IEffect = effect || target as IEffect;
targetEffect.end();
targetEffect = null;
}
In my declarations I have this code:
c:EndEffect id=explicitEndSequence
effect={playerSequence}/
The effect that this effect targets (playerSequence) has an effect end
event listener like so:
s:Sequence id=player effectEnd=trace('effect end')
... it contains 3 child effects
/s:Sequence
With I play explicitEndSequence the console traces effect end 3 times:
effect end
effect end
effect end
Each subsequent calls it will show 3 more than the last (2nd call):
effect end
effect end
effect end
effect end
effect end
effect end
If I change the EndEffect code so that it doesn't create a local variable
it ends once correctly:
/**
* @private
*/
override protected function
initInstance(instance:IEffectInstance):void
{
super.initInstance(instance);
effect.end(); // this works! Btw effect is a property on
EndEffect
}
Why does the first code cause a memory leak and not delete the instances?
[flexcoders] Dynamic Composite Effects
I need to be able to switch between two different child effects based on a condition at runtime such as this: DynamicSequenceEffect conditionOneEffectsArray Fade / /conditionOneEffectsArray conditionTwoEffectsArray Fade / /conditionTwoEffectsArray /DynamicSequenceEffect If you had to create a custom effect that branched to play other effects would you create a Composite Effect and set the child effects dynamically at runtime or provide properties that point to an effect to play and call effect.play on them? I'm wondering if the composite effects playback and / or duration would get screwed up.
Re: [flexcoders] Adding stroke to text or bitmap at runtime
I want to add a stroke (a border or outline) to the *edge* of the text or image itself. For example, the text and the image in this screenshot show what I'd like to do, http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/retro-cafe-racer-ad.jpg. There are filters that add drop shadow or a glow around the non-transparent pixels (content) of a display object. But no one in the world has been able to create a filter to add a stroke. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** I’m still not sure I understand. Why do you have to add Stroke components? You can just call graphics APIs on them. If you must use components, can you overlay or underlay them in a Group parenting the Label? On 4/25/12 12:59 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for more of something like this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:stroke /s:Label or this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:filters s:SolidColorStrokeFilter weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:filters /s:Label On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: In Spark controls, you can add children to the TextLine like a sprite. On 4/12/12 5:43 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Adding stroke to text or bitmap at runtime
The picture I linked is not that clear. Here is a clearer picture and the article, http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/13.jpg http://internetwebsitedesign.biz/design/how-to-create-a-retro-cafe-racer-motorcycle-ad-design What he is doing at design time I want to do at runtime. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I want to add a stroke (a border or outline) to the *edge* of the text or image itself. For example, the text and the image in this screenshot show what I'd like to do, http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/cafe-racer/retro-cafe-racer-ad.jpg. There are filters that add drop shadow or a glow around the non-transparent pixels (content) of a display object. But no one in the world has been able to create a filter to add a stroke. On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** I’m still not sure I understand. Why do you have to add Stroke components? You can just call graphics APIs on them. If you must use components, can you overlay or underlay them in a Group parenting the Label? On 4/25/12 12:59 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for more of something like this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:stroke /s:Label or this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:filters s:SolidColorStrokeFilter weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:filters /s:Label On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: In Spark controls, you can add children to the TextLine like a sprite. On 4/12/12 5:43 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Adding stroke to text or bitmap at runtime
I'm looking for more of something like this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:stroke /s:Label or this: s:Label text=Hello Filters! s:filters s:SolidColorStrokeFilter weight=4 color=#ABCDEF/ /s:filters /s:Label On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** In Spark controls, you can add children to the TextLine like a sprite. On 4/12/12 5:43 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] Adding stroke to text or bitmap at runtime
How would you add a stroke to dynamic text at runtime? If that's not possible how would you add a stroke to a bitmap (snapshot of text)?
Re: [flexcoders] external debugger
Not that I know of (if you declared it MXML). You could set enabled to false in the release version but probably the best option is to use conditional compilation, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2736411/flash-flex-conditional-compilation-else On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.comwrote: ** Is there any way to exlude this code being compiled into the release version? On 26 March 2012 11:20, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.com wrote: great! thanks this is a super handy class On 23 March 2012 16:50, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: ** You can use MiniInspector to get that type of information. http://code.google.com/p/flexcapacitor/source/browse/trunk/library/src/com/flexcapacitor/utils/MiniInspector.as On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.com wrote: ** well the kind of functionality I'm looking for is really for the back end programmers, occasionally they need to dip into the flex side of things and they have a lot of difficulty figuring out which class they need to work on(for instance you have your application, then a module, then a component which contains an itemrenderer which contains another itemrenderer and on of those has some custom component inside). If they can just hover their mouse over that element and it tells them what class it is it would help them alot. On 9 February 2012 07:17, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** FDB comes with the SDK. It is command-line, but I use it 99% of the time as it is way faster than the GUI debugger in FlashBuilder for most problems I have to solve. On 2/7/12 11:06 PM, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All Can anyone recommend a debugger for flex that allows you to inspect and changed properties at runtime? Something like Flex-Spy or x-ray(for as2), but I'm looking for something that is not obsolete. Any recommendations? Thanks Wouter -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Debug Woes - Redux
It sounds like the SWF is cached. You'll need to find out if it is.
I suggest you add a build number to your project that you can check if the
swf is cached. There are ANT scripts online that increment a build number
automatically before each build. If you can't find it online I can post an
example when I get a chance.
If it's a cached SWF then there are a few things you can do for your future
development. BTW You don't need restart your browser or Flash Builder. That
wouldn't help anyway.
Use Firefox (not your normal browser) as your browser in Flash Builder for
this test and debug the project. Check if the SWF is cached (using the
build number or changing a background color or something). If it is then go
to Tools Clear Recent History and make sure the cache option is checked
and time range is set to everything. Remember, Firefox will start caching
the swf after an hour automatically and if that happens you need to clear
the cache again. If the browser's not caching it but it's still cached then
it sounds like it's something up the line IE your server etc.
BTW Personally, I don't like when if statements don't use brackets. For
kicks add brackets to your statement:
if (something 0) {
something = 0; // put the break point here
}
If you see that you are setting the value but it doesn't stick then it may
be a rare case that has to do with double bindings and temp variables. It's
something along the lines of you assign a bindable variable to a temporary
variable and then when you try to assign a value to that temporary variable
it isn't assigned the value (or something like that). The way to get passed
this is to set the actual variable not the temp variable. In my case I had
to do something like this:
this.something = 0;
or
document['something'] = 0;
instead of
something = 0;
On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote:
**
On 28/03/2012 19:20, Davidson, Jerry wrote:
I”ve got old eyes (along with the rest of me). How are they different?
My bad - sort of.
*if* (adjInc 0) *//
for negatives*
adjInc = 0;
I've pasted the above in from your earlier post and the adjInc text is
identical.
When I look at the original post in my email client the two variables look
different - the I looks like l.
Looking back and trying to edit the post I see that the *if* (adjInc
is in a different font to adjInc = 0; (just as they look now as I type
this line!), so I thought the names were different. Bizarre.
So, you're right they are the same but they look different in my mail
reader.
Paul
** **
*From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.comflexcoders@yahoogroups.com]
*On Behalf Of *Paul Andrews
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:36 AM
*To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
*Cc:* John McCormack
*Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Debug Woes - Redux
** **
adjInc and adjInc
are different variables.
On 28/03/2012 17:03, John McCormack wrote:
Just wondering...
If you copy the variable's value to the variable 'temp' and test that,
what do you see?
John
On 27/03/2012 21:34, Davidson, Jerry wrote:
It’s happening again. This never happened when I was using Flex 3.5.
Make a change in the code. Do a Project | Clean. Make sure the debugging
session is over. Do a File |Refresh.
Start a debugging session and watch it go past a line:
*if* (adjInc 0) *//
for negatives*
adjInc = 0;
Watch both lines (value at his point in this test is -43) execute. After
the assignment watch the value not change to zero, but stay at -43.
Repeat above steps 2-3 times with no difference. Shut down Flash Builder
and start it again and repeat. No change.
I’ve only got a little hair left and don’t think I can pull any more out.*
***
1) How can I force Flex to recognize code?
2) How can I force Flex (Flash Builder 4) to execute – as in making
an assignment – the code?
Jerry Davidson
** **
** **
Re: [flexcoders] external debugger
You can use MiniInspector to get that type of information. http://code.google.com/p/flexcapacitor/source/browse/trunk/library/src/com/flexcapacitor/utils/MiniInspector.as On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.comwrote: ** well the kind of functionality I'm looking for is really for the back end programmers, occasionally they need to dip into the flex side of things and they have a lot of difficulty figuring out which class they need to work on(for instance you have your application, then a module, then a component which contains an itemrenderer which contains another itemrenderer and on of those has some custom component inside). If they can just hover their mouse over that element and it tells them what class it is it would help them alot. On 9 February 2012 07:17, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** FDB comes with the SDK. It is command-line, but I use it 99% of the time as it is way faster than the GUI debugger in FlashBuilder for most problems I have to solve. On 2/7/12 11:06 PM, Wouter Schreuders wschreud...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All Can anyone recommend a debugger for flex that allows you to inspect and changed properties at runtime? Something like Flex-Spy or x-ray(for as2), but I'm looking for something that is not obsolete. Any recommendations? Thanks Wouter -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] How to create a line after each line in a TextArea
I'm trying to show a horizontal line under each row of text sort of like legal paper. I'm not sure what to do to accomplish this.
Re: [flexcoders] blackberry playbook cameraUI, cameraRoll problems
BTW If you are getting errors loading in media from Blackberry Playbook
make sure to enable the permission access_shared. Otherwise you will get
a Error 3003.
2011/7/23 Csomák Gábor csom...@gmail.com
**
i use panels instead of titlewindows. it works for popups (check desktop
version at www.sharedboard.net, and a tablet version on bberry or android)
by the way, the solution for the first letter: cameraroll is not supported
in bberry, so it goes to the else {} part, where it needs permission to
access shared media. thats it :)
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:56 AM, John Fletcher fletch...@gmail.comwrote:
Thanks for that. In my case I'm looking for something more
comprehensive, I have an existing Air desktop app with much code that in
principle was written in AS3 and Skins to be re-used but it references
things that don't exist in Mobile Projects. For example TitleWindows
(popups), Mobile projects complain that they don't have this component. So
now we have to re-architect things a bit to figure out how to do what we
want to do whilst we maximise code sharing.
John
2011/7/20 Csomák Gábor csom...@gmail.com
its a simple mobile project.. i tick all mobile os-es (bberry,
android, iphone).
there are some parts (like menu button) where i have an if
(qnx||android) removeMenuBtn() like functions. (see below for code)
(because on bberry, swipe_down is the menu, and android has a menu key)
the only trick there is a bug in the PlayBook swipe_down with the
simulator, so i have to toggle the // in the beginning of this line, when
releasing:
private function deviceIsPlaybook():void {
*//
QNXApplication.qnxApplication.addEventListener(QNXApplicationEvent.SWIPE_DOWN,
swipeDown);//errort dob :S*
hgroup.removeElement(menuBtn);
}
So this is how you check system:
if (flash.system.Capabilities.version.substr(0,3) == IOS){ //WIN, MAC,
UNIX, AND
//iOS
trace(device recognised as iOS device)
} else if (flash.system.Capabilities.version.substr(0,3) == QNX){
//Blackberry
trace(device recognised as PlayBook)
try {
deviceIsPlaybook() //this must be a separate function, otherwise it
won't catch the simulator error
} catch(error:Error) { }
} else if (flash.system.Capabilities.version.substr(0,3) == AND){
//Android
trace(device recognised as Android device)
hgroup.removeElement(menuBtn);
//listen for menu key elsewhere!
} else {
//Desktop
trace(device recognised as desktop)
}
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:25 AM, John Fletcher fletch...@gmail.comwrote:
May I ask what technique you are using for code sharing between
platforms? Currently a hot topic in my opinion, I saw an interesting video
from Adobe Max where some Adobe devs talked about it, apart from that there
are no resources or recommendations out there.
John
2011/7/18 Csomák Gábor csom...@gmail.com
Hi!
I'm developing Shared Board (sharedboard.net) for multiple platforms:
iPad, Android, Playbook, and desktop.
I have 2 problems with PlayBook, what runs flawlessly on iPad: (I've
included the working the working desktop solutions, those are the
elseparts)
*First* is when I want to add an Image to the visCompHand.toMove MC
with the cameraRoll Browse for Image function: on iPad, desktop it works
perfect, but on PlayBook, if I select a picture, it doesn't load it to the
MC.
if(CameraRoll.supportsBrowseForImage){
cameraRollom=new CameraRoll();
cameraRollom.addEventListener(MediaEvent.SELECT, onMediaSelect);
cameraRollom.browseForImage()
function onMediaSelect(e:MediaEvent):void{
var promise:MediaPromise=e.data
loader.loadFilePromise(promise)
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
imageContentLoaderComplete);
FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.homeView.addElement(visCompHand);
visCompHand.toMove.addChild(loader);
}
} else {
var imagesFilter:FileFilter = new FileFilter(Images,
*.jpg;*.gif;*.png;*.swf;);
var imageFile:File = new File();
imageFile.browseForOpen(Select an Image, [imagesFilter]);
imageFile.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, imageSelected2);
function imageSelected2(e:Event):void{
imageSelected(e.target as File);
}
}
*Second* is when I try to save the board MC as picture to cameraRoll.
On iPad it works, on Playbook it fails:
if(CameraRoll.supportsAddBitmapData){
cameraRollom=new CameraRoll();
var
imagesn:ImageSnapshot=ImageSnapshot.captureImage(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.homeView.board)
var loader : Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,
getBitmapData);
loader.loadBytes(imagesn.data);
function getBitmapData(e:Event):void{
var content:*=loader.content;
var image:Bitmap = Bitmap(content);
/** get the bitmapdata **/
var bitmap:BitmapData = image.bitmapData
cameraRollom.addBitmapData(bitmap)
}
} else {
var image:ImageSnapshot =
ImageSnapshot.captureImage(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.homeView.board,
300, new PNGEncoder());
var file:FileReference =
Re: [flexcoders] Re: HTML component with PDF disappears on rotate/scale
I think the PDF is being displayed in the Adobe Reader plugin and layered on top of your SWF. It doesn't support rotation at least not via component rotation property. You may be able to talk to the Reader plugin and specify a way to rotate it. On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:37 AM, markflex2007 markflex2...@yahoo.comwrote: ** Please help me. I need to fix it. Thanks Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, markflex2007 markflex2007@... wrote: I have same issue like: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/712793?tstart=0 I rotate 90 degree for mx:HTML , but it disappear . any way to fix the issue. Thanks Mark
Re: [flexcoders] You are the product
There is no flash application on the web that was designed with mobile devices in mind. There are people working on just those things. I'm one of them and I'll tell you why. I've created mobile apps for the Android market and there are advantages to that. But there are also advantages to putting apps on your intranet or internet site. This lets me distribute my app to any device or tablet, provide instant updates and bug fixes (the user doesn't have worry about having the latest version as they do with apps), I can use Flex in the browser and by default (but not limited to) the app can use a universal layout because the browser allows the user to zoom in or out on it's viewport. If you've created mobile apps you'll know about DPI's. Of course Flex handles this in 4.6 as well! I've looked at the mobile framework and there are about 2% of it that isn't compatible with the browser. I know because I've ported it to the browser and it's fast and it works (including the touch interaction). The 2% that doesn't convert is the AIR features and half of those have alternatives. btw I found out there are posts out there showing how to do this (they used a different method). If Adobe approves it maybe they can take out the AIR dependencies and allow the mobile components to run in the browser. People hate Flash because it doesn't have or provide the basic features that HTML and browsers have. And people blame it on Flash developers not adding those features but they shouldn't have to. Also, because in general it costs money to create flash content (Flash pro) and it's controlled by a single company that can fix it break it or take it away on a whim (ie Flash Player on mobile). Usually people don't hate something that doesn't affect them. I think they'd rather see it fixed and working. I'm rambling... On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 5:12 AM, Haykel BEN JEMIA hayke...@gmail.comwrote: ** Interesting answers but they almost all are based on the assumption that you have much time and enough money to waste. You can do almost everything with HTML/JS/CSS, but for many things you will require much (really much) more time than with Flash. I say 'almost' because there are things you can't do, an example is applications using peer-assisted networking (peer-to-peer), which is a realworld project I'm working on currently. Let's stop this war because both technologies are complementary and there are things you should do with one technology and others with other technologies. Now regarding the attitude of Adobe, it's true that the way they did the annoucement was not 'friendly', but it was actually a logical decision. There is no flash application on the web that was designed with mobile devices in mind. Users generally install apps on their devices and we have AIR for that, especially with the new native extensions there is no limitations to what you can do anymore. Developing using Flash and native languages for extensions is a new way of developing applications and it should be the same for web apps, where we develop with Flash and HTML. The reality is that every technology has its advantages and as a developer you have to know when to use each one. Haykel Ben Jemia Allmas Web RIA Development http://www.allmas-tn.com On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Rick Winscot rick.wins...@zyche.comwrote: ** Uh… the original question is pretty simple - can you do anything [ like the link provided ] in HTML / CSS? The short answer is, yes. Since you opened a can of worms… I'll bite. Specs not yet finished… blah blah blah. If you're looking for a language to get carved in stone before you write a line of code… good luck. There are plenty of apps out there that are working just fine on 'draft' technology. Innovation typically drives change – not the other way around. Newer features… bah! If you find a browser that supports the features you must have… try to standardize on that browser if you can. If you can't… then cross that bridge if you have to come to it and not before. Getting your panties in a wad over something that isn't on your plate is a waste of time. One code-base everywhere… Urk. Really? I thought that was what Flash was supposed to do! Seriously… I don't know what you're trying to say here. If you need an HTML/CSS app that runs just about anywhere… wrap it in AIR and move on. Did he even state that it needs to run on desktop, mobile, tablets, and the voyager I spacecraft? Any good programmer… barf. I do get sick of pious comments like this. I mean – the guy just asked a simple question. Architecture is a subject best served after a developer has a chance to get cozy with the technology. I mean – I appreciate your desire to go deep on this question but really… milk before meat. The question was simple – if he needs more – let the subject blossom. From: Robert VanCuren Jr robert.vancuren...@gmail.com Reply-To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[flexcoders] Re: Check if a Security Domain is accepted or not (IE for bitmap smoothing)
To sort of answer my own question I've read that you can check
parentAllowsChild and childAllowsParent on the loader of the Image.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:33 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
I have an image I am pulling in from Facebook. It is running ok but now
that we rotated the image it looks horribly pixelated with a lot of
aliasing. I tried to set bitmap smoothing to true and it resulted in the
famous error:
SecurityError: Error #2122: Security sandbox violation: Loader.content:
http:// cannot access .jpg. A policy file is required, but the
checkPolicyFile flag was not set when this media was loaded.
I found online that Facebook has a policy file and I applied it
successfully using:
protected function initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
{
// allows bitmap smoothing (which we need here)
Security.loadPolicyFile(
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/crossdomain.xml;);
var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
context.checkPolicyFile = true;
context.applicationDomain =
ApplicationDomain.currentDomain;
}
This is called before the Image source is set. In fact it is in the
initialize event of the Image container component.
But I am wary to upload it to a site where I do not know if it will break
because it is will be in a different security sandbox again.
My question is, is there a way to tell if I can set bitmap smoothing to
true on my images (bc if it is not allowed it will cause fatal errors and
the whole application will explode). In other words, is it possible to tell
if I'm in the correct security sandbox (security policy loaded and was
successful) so I know smoothing is allowed. Does that make sense?
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated
After some testing it appears to prevent red borders early as you say if I do not assign validators until the time the submit button is clicked. thank you On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Asad Zaidi asadzaid...@yahoo.com wrote: ** this occurs due to validation errors. in ur case i think while rendering it focus in ur component and on focus out it validates ur component. i havent tried it but i think u can use initialize property of the component to stop validation at initialization process. Or u can assign the validator to that component after all components have been rendered. i will try to find out more and will let u know. Asad. *From:* michael_reg...@dell.com michael_reg...@dell.com *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2011 7:41 PM *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated Can you give an example of how you’ve written your validator? I’m suspecting it is on how you defined the trigger. *Michael J. Regert*** *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Khanh *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:20 PM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated It's a focus border. Usually, it's blue. I'm not sure how it's red in your case! You can change the color following this example. Thanks to Peter Dehaan for his great tip. http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/04/12/changing-the-focus-rectangle-color-on-a-textinput-control-in-flex/ OR you can hide this by using the property: focusAlpha mx:TextInput id=txtInput focusAlpha=0/ Good luck. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: When I display my Form elements (TextInput, Combox, etc) the red error border is shown right away before the user even types into it. Why is this happening? How can I prevent it from showing a red error border when it's first displayed?
[flexcoders] Check if a Security Domain is accepted or not (IE for bitmap smoothing)
I have an image I am pulling in from Facebook. It is running ok but now
that we rotated the image it looks horribly pixelated with a lot of
aliasing. I tried to set bitmap smoothing to true and it resulted in the
famous error:
SecurityError: Error #2122: Security sandbox violation: Loader.content:
http:// cannot access .jpg. A policy file is required, but the
checkPolicyFile flag was not set when this media was loaded.
I found online that Facebook has a policy file and I applied it
successfully using:
protected function initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
{
// allows bitmap smoothing (which we need here)
Security.loadPolicyFile(
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/crossdomain.xml;);
var context:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
context.checkPolicyFile = true;
context.applicationDomain = ApplicationDomain.currentDomain;
}
This is called before the Image source is set. In fact it is in the
initialize event of the Image container component.
But I am wary to upload it to a site where I do not know if it will break
because it is will be in a different security sandbox again.
My question is, is there a way to tell if I can set bitmap smoothing to
true on my images (bc if it is not allowed it will cause fatal errors and
the whole application will explode). In other words, is it possible to tell
if I'm in the correct security sandbox (security policy loaded and was
successful) so I know smoothing is allowed. Does that make sense?
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated
It seems to be the case that it's validating on focus out. I realize I need to come up with a test case to see if this is the default behavior or something causing it in my project. On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Asad Zaidi asadzaid...@yahoo.com wrote: ** this occurs due to validation errors. in ur case i think while rendering it focus in ur component and on focus out it validates ur component. i havent tried it but i think u can use initialize property of the component to stop validation at initialization process. Or u can assign the validator to that component after all components have been rendered. i will try to find out more and will let u know. Asad. *From:* michael_reg...@dell.com michael_reg...@dell.com *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2011 7:41 PM *Subject:* RE: [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated Can you give an example of how you’ve written your validator? I’m suspecting it is on how you defined the trigger. *Michael J. Regert*** *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Khanh *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:20 PM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Red error borders on form items before form is validated It's a focus border. Usually, it's blue. I'm not sure how it's red in your case! You can change the color following this example. Thanks to Peter Dehaan for his great tip. http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/04/12/changing-the-focus-rectangle-color-on-a-textinput-control-in-flex/ OR you can hide this by using the property: focusAlpha mx:TextInput id=txtInput focusAlpha=0/ Good luck. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: When I display my Form elements (TextInput, Combox, etc) the red error border is shown right away before the user even types into it. Why is this happening? How can I prevent it from showing a red error border when it's first displayed?
[flexcoders] Red error borders on form items before form is validated
When I display my Form elements (TextInput, Combox, etc) the red error border is shown right away before the user even types into it. Why is this happening? How can I prevent it from showing a red error border when it's first displayed?
[flexcoders] Way to determine if an active debugging session is in progress
I need to find out if there is an active debugging session going on. Is it possible? I would like to have it setup to throw an error for the developer who is actively debugging but if it is at runtime I want to show a pop up message. I'm guessing there is possible since debugging goes through a socket connection (I know little about sockets)? This is not asking if the swf is a debug swf. This is not asking if the Flash Player is a content debugger build.
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Hit test fails when over Group
It works :) ...sortof. I have to set the property to true and also add an event listener to each group. From the mouseEndabledWhereTransparent docs: *This property only goes in to effect if mouse, touch, or flash player gesture events are added to this instance. In addition, it assumes that the calls to addEventListener()/removeEventListener() are not superfluous. *Let's say theoretically I don't know about the content ahead of time. And that it is out of my control whether the mouseEndabledWhereTransparent propety is set on those groups in addition they may not have event listeners on them.* *Knowing what we know what would a person do to be able to drag and drop over all those groups? If there is no better way then I'm guessing I would need to start at the Application and find all the groups in that application, add event listeners to them and set the mouseEndabledWhereTransparent property to true. I would do this at the start of a drag operation and then revert all the changes on drag drop. * * On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: ** Did you try the mouseEnabledWhereTransparent property? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] Hit test fails when over Group
Hi, I'm trying to use drag and drop into a hgroup, vgroup and group but the getObjectsUnderPoint is not detecting it! This is an example, group width=200 height=50 button width=100 /group If you move the mouse over the button you will get the button and the group in the objects under point array. But if you move the mouse pointer to the right of the button but still within the group area you won't get the group!?! I have to get the group. What am I doing wrong?
[flexcoders] Re: Hit test fails when over Group
backgroundAlpha=.5 width=100% height=24/ s:VGroup width=100% height=160 s:Rect width=100% height=100% s:fill s:SolidColor color=0x554422 alpha=.3/ /s:fill /s:Rect /s:VGroup s:Label text=HGroup backgroundColor=0 backgroundAlpha=.5 width=100% height=24/ s:HGroup width=100% height=160 s:Rect width=100% height=100% s:fill s:SolidColor color=0x554422 alpha=.3/ /s:fill /s:Rect /s:HGroup /s:BorderContainer /s:HGroup On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm trying to use drag and drop into a hgroup, vgroup and group but the getObjectsUnderPoint is not detecting it! This is an example, group width=200 height=50 button width=100 /group If you move the mouse over the button you will get the button and the group in the objects under point array. But if you move the mouse pointer to the right of the button but still within the group area you won't get the group!?! I have to get the group. What am I doing wrong?
[flexcoders] Re: HELP Embedded font looks bold in Flash but crisp in Photoshop [1 Attachment]
When I said I set it to bold in Photoshop I meant strong. The font weight is normal in both Flash and Photoshop. I've attached an image to show you the settings in Photoshop, the settings in Flash and the visual results. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 2:30 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I have embedded a font in my application and it looks bold when at runtime in Flash but in Photoshop it looks normal. I tried changing every setting in the world and what I found was that when I set the anti aliasing in Photoshop to bold it looks exactly like it does in Flash. So that tells me that in Flash the Anti Alias is set to bold and if I can set it to crisp I'll get the style I want. How do I match the font???
Re: [flexcoders] Re: HELP Embedded font looks bold in Flash but crisp in Photoshop
I found this examplehttp://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/24/setting-a-fonts-anti-alias-type-sharpness-thickness-and-grid-fit-type-in-flex/but these styles have no effect on spark label. I think this is what I need. http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/24/setting-a-fonts-anti-alias-type-sharpness-thickness-and-grid-fit-type-in-flex/ On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:18 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: ** [Attachment(s) #132baea1f9a8a2f5_TopText from dorkie dork from dorktown included below]
[flexcoders] HELP Embedded font looks bold in Flash but crisp in Photoshop
I have embedded a font in my application and it looks bold when at runtime in Flash but in Photoshop it looks normal. I tried changing every setting in the world and what I found was that when I set the anti aliasing in Photoshop to bold it looks exactly like it does in Flash. So that tells me that in Flash the Anti Alias is set to bold and if I can set it to crisp I'll get the style I want. How do I match the font???
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flash Builder, The user operation is waiting for background work to complete
That seems to fix it as far as I can tell. Thanks :) On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:52 AM, valdhor valdhorli...@embarqmail.comwrote: ** I get that On my Windows XP box. It's usually when I have changed multiple files and save them one after the other. I have build automatically turned on so it compiles after each change. Sometimes that takes a bit longer than normal and I get that message. Waiting for a little while usually clears it up. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@... wrote: Occasionally something happens to Flash Builder where everytime I save I get the dialog, The user operation is waiting for background work to complete. I've tried restarting and it doesn't seem to make a difference. Usually I end up closing all the editors and all the projects, cleaning them and restarting FB and restarting the OS and usually one of those things works and sometimes none of them work. I have 8GB of memory and a 2011 mac. Is there a way to turn this message off or determine what's causing it?
Re: [flexcoders] Preventing Spark List from scrolling to top when adding / removing items.
See if this will work,
// your code
var index:int = list.selectedIndex;
list.dataProvider.addItem(item);
list.validateNow();
moveToIndex(index);
protected function moveToIndex(index:int):void {
var point:Point =
list.layout.getScrollPositionDeltaToElement(index);
if (point) {
list.scroller.viewport.horizontalScrollPosition =
point.x;
}
}
let me know if it works for you
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM, vigilsolace sig...@orianmarx.com wrote:
**
Any time I add or remove an item from a Spark list, the list resets itself
to display the first element at the top. Is there a way to get the list to
remember its current location? For example if I'm scrolled half way down a
list and remove an item I would like the list to remain scrolled to where it
was, rather than resetting.
I'm currently listening for change events on the dataprovider and capturing
the list layout's lastIndexInView, then using ensureIndexIsVisible to
restore that index after the next display update. However, this still
results in the list jumping around quite a bit. Is there a better solution?
Shouldn't the list handle this by default?
Re: [flexcoders] Error TooTips in Spark Forms
Hi Jeff, Since I've been working on mobile I don't have much room either. I use a label for error messages with includeInLayout and visible set to false and place it inside the FormItem container. If it's a vertical form item then the error label shows up beneath the form item. If it's horizontal layout I need to put both the form item and the error label in a VGroup. This allows the form to flow when error messages are visible. On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Battershall, Jeff jeff.battersh...@djindexes.com wrote: ** What I’m discovering about Spark Forms is that error messaging is inside the form item container and unless I make the form large enough to accommodate the error message I might see some unexpected layout issues such as the error text appearing over the form element, etc. Pretty darned ugly. ** ** What I’d prefer is to have the error tips appear over the form and not be constrained by the form dimensions. It appears that the only option I have is to roll my own solution using skins and ToolTipManager, etc. I’m prepared to dig in to do this but I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t missing a more straightforward solution. ** ** * * *Jeff Battershall* Application Architect T 609 520 5637 F 609 520 5370 C 484 477 9900 *jeff.battersh...@djindexes.com* *Dow Jones Indexes* 4300 Route 1 North South Brunswick, NJ 08852 www.djindexes.com http://www.cmegroup.com/
Re: [flexcoders] Newbie Question: Library Path for Using a 3rd-party utility
Hi Tac, First setup your library project. Then go back to your original project and go into Properties Flex Build Path and click Add Project. A dialog will display available library projects for you to choose. Select your new library and click OK. The workspace will rebuild if it doesn't click Project Clean. From now on your original project will be able to access classes in your library project. Note you may need to open the library project when working in your main project. On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM, tacman1123 tac...@gmail.com wrote: ** I'm new to Flex, I've been reading the Adobe Training from the Source book, but am stuck on a simple setup question. I want to integrate SQLite, and figured I'd use probinson's sqlite utilities (https://github.com/probertson/air-sqlite) to manage the connections. My question is where do I download this set of utilities so that I can incorporate them into other projects? I'm modifying the test application FlexGrocer to store the inventory locally rather than via the web, but I don't want to copy the files into the FlexGrocer/src directory, but probably somewhere else that can be more easily used by other projects. I suspect there's a path I need to set somewhere for where to look for the libraries, and then I can just use import com.probertson.data.QueuedStatement; import com.probertson.data.SQLRunner; In the Project Properties, there's an option for adding a source path -- should I use that? Or import the swc file that's available from git? If I do this, how can I then apply these settings to my project, is that something I need to do manually each time I set up a new project? Thanks, sorry for such basic questions! Tac
Re: [flexcoders] Newbie Question: Library Path for Using a 3rd-party utility
BTW Welcome to Flex! :) On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM, tacman1123 tac...@gmail.com wrote: ** I'm new to Flex, I've been reading the Adobe Training from the Source book, but am stuck on a simple setup question. I want to integrate SQLite, and figured I'd use probinson's sqlite utilities (https://github.com/probertson/air-sqlite) to manage the connections. My question is where do I download this set of utilities so that I can incorporate them into other projects? I'm modifying the test application FlexGrocer to store the inventory locally rather than via the web, but I don't want to copy the files into the FlexGrocer/src directory, but probably somewhere else that can be more easily used by other projects. I suspect there's a path I need to set somewhere for where to look for the libraries, and then I can just use import com.probertson.data.QueuedStatement; import com.probertson.data.SQLRunner; In the Project Properties, there's an option for adding a source path -- should I use that? Or import the swc file that's available from git? If I do this, how can I then apply these settings to my project, is that something I need to do manually each time I set up a new project? Thanks, sorry for such basic questions! Tac
[flexcoders] Determine the framerate of a display object, Alex
Is there way to determine the frame rate of a specific Flex component or display object? For example, if I have a display object that is using a heavy amount of graphics drawing commands and another visual element next to it that is not would adding listeners on each for the render event produce different results or results that would reflect the fps per second?
[flexcoders] Flash Builder, The user operation is waiting for background work to complete
Occasionally something happens to Flash Builder where everytime I save I get the dialog, The user operation is waiting for background work to complete. I've tried restarting and it doesn't seem to make a difference. Usually I end up closing all the editors and all the projects, cleaning them and restarting FB and restarting the OS and usually one of those things works and sometimes none of them work. I have 8GB of memory and a 2011 mac. Is there a way to turn this message off or determine what's causing it?
[flexcoders] Proper way to ensure components in a different state are created
When I try to access components that are in a different state on the line after I set the current state I get this error, TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. // code currentState = NOTES; noteComponent.text = value; // noteComponent exists in NOTES state and is not created yet I know this is because of the Flex invalidation cycle and I'm aware I could use databinding and I know I could use callLater. But if I needed to create the components immediately for only the state I'm going to how would I do that? Custom Component: Group states State 1 State 2 State 3 /states imageComponent includeIn=State 1/ videoComponent includeIn=State 2/ noteComponent includeIn=State 3/ /Group JP
Re: [flexcoders] Proper way to ensure components in a different state are created
Yeah, I created a test project and itemCreationPolicy immediate and deferred both work. But in my application only immediate works. It seems like currentState is deferring creating the components for some odd reason. On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 5:43 AM, f...@guitar-learning.com wrote: If you use includeIn or excludeFrom, then itemCreationPolicy becomes available and you can set it to “immediate” – imageComponent includeIn=State 1 itemCreationPolicy=immediate id=”imcomp” / Then in code you could in imcomp.currentState = “myDesiredState”, even before State 1 has been used. Hope this helps, Derek *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *dorkie dork from dorktown *Sent:* Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:15 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] Proper way to ensure components in a different state are created When I try to access components that are in a different state on the line after I set the current state I get this error, TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. // code currentState = NOTES; noteComponent.text = value; // noteComponent exists in NOTES state and is not created yet I know this is because of the Flex invalidation cycle and I'm aware I could use databinding and I know I could use callLater. But if I needed to create the components immediately for only the state I'm going to how would I do that? Custom Component: Group states State 1 State 2 State 3 /states imageComponent includeIn=State 1/ videoComponent includeIn=State 2/ noteComponent includeIn=State 3/ /Group JP __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5414 (20100901) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5414 (20100901) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
Re: [flexcoders] Proper way to ensure components in a different state are created
Thanks, I'll do that. My main quest was trying to find the equivalent of
createComponentFromDescriptors in Flex 4 spark components. If I find
anything I'll post back.
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Haykel BEN JEMIA hayke...@gmail.com wrote:
You could add a bindable var, e.g. noteText, and set the text property in
the mxml tag to {noteText}. Then you only have to assign the value to the
noteText variable.
Le 2010 9 1 10:48, dorkie dork from dorktown
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com a écrit :
When I try to access components that are in a different state on the
line after I set the current state I get this error,
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null
object reference.
// code
currentState = NOTES;
noteComponent.text = value; // noteComponent exists in NOTES state and
is not created yet
I know this is because of the Flex invalidation cycle and I'm aware I
could use databinding and I know I could use callLater. But if I
needed to create the components immediately for only the state I'm
going to how would I do that?
Custom Component:
Group
states
State 1
State 2
State 3
/states
imageComponent includeIn=State 1/
videoComponent includeIn=State 2/
noteComponent includeIn=State 3/
/Group
JP
Re: [flexcoders] Proper way to ensure components in a different state are created
Arggh I forgot I have to set certain components visible,
currentState = note;
source = note.text; // databinding
note.visible = true;
border.visible = true;
border.y = note.y;
border.width = note.width;
I think this is impossible in Flex 4. I'm think my only option is to set
every component creation policy to immediate.
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:44 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, I'll do that. My main quest was trying to find the equivalent of
createComponentFromDescriptors in Flex 4 spark components. If I find
anything I'll post back.
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Haykel BEN JEMIA hayke...@gmail.comwrote:
You could add a bindable var, e.g. noteText, and set the text property in
the mxml tag to {noteText}. Then you only have to assign the value to the
noteText variable.
Le 2010 9 1 10:48, dorkie dork from dorktown
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com a écrit :
When I try to access components that are in a different state on the
line after I set the current state I get this error,
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null
object reference.
// code
currentState = NOTES;
noteComponent.text = value; // noteComponent exists in NOTES state and
is not created yet
I know this is because of the Flex invalidation cycle and I'm aware I
could use databinding and I know I could use callLater. But if I
needed to create the components immediately for only the state I'm
going to how would I do that?
Custom Component:
Group
states
State 1
State 2
State 3
/states
imageComponent includeIn=State 1/
videoComponent includeIn=State 2/
noteComponent includeIn=State 3/
/Group
JP
Re: [flexcoders] Calculating width of a child BEFORE it's added...
Example code, mx:VBox width=100% mx:Text width=100% / /mx:VBox If you need to truncateToFit the text you can use the truncateToFit property, more info... http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/01/26/truncating-text-in-the-flex-label-control-using-the-truncatetofit-property/ On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: For mx:Label, you can try using measureText() on the parent unless the label will have different styles that will affect measurement. Then you’ll have to add it and call validateNow() and call getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth(). But why not use mx:Text? Why do you have to get the width exactly? If you stretch an mx:Text to the width of the Vbox it sounds like it would suit your needs. On 8/29/10 2:06 PM, Laurence lmacne...@comcast.net wrote: Using ActionScript, I want to add a Label to a VBox. I know what text I want to put into the label (said text is read from an XML file), but of course, the program cannot know what the width of the label should be until after the text is read from that XML file. I want the label to be as wide as it needs to be, but not wider than the vBox I'm adding it to -- if that label will need to be wider than the given amount to display all the text, then I want to add a TextArea (with word-wrap turned on) so I can display all the text in that given width. My question is, how do I calculate the width of a label I'll need, when given a string of text? I do know the font-family and font-size the label will have. Is there an easy way to go from a string of text to the width that a label will need to be to display that text? Thanks, Laurence MacNeill Mableton, Georgia, USA -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] Preventing selected item in List from auto scrolling into view
When I select an partially visible item/row in a vertical Spark List the
item will scroll into view but only the bare minimum. So if there are 5 rows
on the screen and I click row 3, 4 or 5 then that row will expand but it
will usually stay at the Y position it is at leaving rows 1 and 2 visible
above it. I'd like to make sure that the row that is selected is flush
against the top edge of the List.
Is the only way to prevent the List from auto scrolling that item into view
to extend and override that method? I believe the method is that is doing
this is called ensureIndexIsVisible().
I've been able to position it flush against the top without overriding the
above method but then there are two tweens going on and it doesn't always
position correctly or look right.
Here is the code I've been using in the List changing event handler:
var newRow:DisplayObject = list.dataGroup.getChildAt(newIndex);
if (newIndex != contentCount) {
itemY = newRow.y;
itemY -= oldIndex newIndex ? oldRow.height - newRow.height : 0;
}
else {
itemY = maxVerticalScrollPosition;
}
// move item to the top of the list
TweenLite.to(list.dataGroup, 1.5, {verticalScrollPosition:itemY});
JP
[flexcoders] Constraining one components location to another component
Is there a way to constrain one component to another component? I've looked at constraint rows and constrain columns in the past but I haven't got it to work myself. IE, Group id=imageContainer width=500 height=500 Image id=mainImage width=100 height=100 verticalCenter=0 horizontalCenter=0/ /Group Image source=download.jpg toolTip=Download this image right=[Right edge of main image] top=[Top edge of main image]/ In this example the download icon would float in the upper right corner of the image component as the image component floats in the middle of the container it is in. FYI In this project there are additional components that will float relative to the location and size of the image as well. JP
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Speeding project compilation
rantBecause it's a pain in the a$$. You have to install Ant which requires you to install other crap. Then you have the learning curve associated with ANT. Then you run into random errors where something doesn't copy and you waste hours tracking it down to having spaces in your file path. In the end you waste more time than you save. It's a rabbit hole. It's an mirage. And its being slung around more than $hit in a monkey cage /rant Amy, can you embed your XML files? It's something like this, [Embed] public var myXML:Class; ps it's not personal On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM, mark.jonk...@comcast.net wrote: Why not create a simple ANT build script that simply copies your XML files into the appropriate directory for you. Then uncheck the copy non-embedded files checkbox. Then execute that script when you need to (assuming your XML doesn't change every time) or add the script as another builder on the project. Sincerely Mark R. Jonkman http://bitsbytesandsawdust.blogspot.com - Original Message - From: Amy amyblankens...@bellsouth.net To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:12:27 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Speeding project compilation --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@... wrote: There's an option in Project Properties Flex Compiler called Copy non-embedded files to the output folder. Unfortunately, we can't uncheck this, or our XML files don't get copied. You would think it would not copy the _embedded_ files, but it does. Also, you can embed your assets via your stylesheet by selecting your css file in package explorer and selecting, Compile CSS to SWF from the context menu. This will wrap up all your embedded assets into a compiled binary so the compiler won't have embed your assets each time you compile your project. That's not really an option for our project. Besides, I doubt it will stop the files that get compiled into the swf from also being copied to the debug folder. I'm really just looking for a way to get it to stop the delete embedded files/copy embedded files cycle every time it compiles. This would save a HUGE amount of time. Thanks! Amy -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Alternative FAQ location: https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/
Re: [flexcoders] Speeding project compilation
There's an option in Project Properties Flex Compiler called Copy non-embedded files to the output folder. Also, you can embed your assets via your stylesheet by selecting your css file in package explorer and selecting, Compile CSS to SWF from the context menu. This will wrap up all your embedded assets into a compiled binary so the compiler won't have embed your assets each time you compile your project. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Oleg Sivokon olegsivo...@gmail.com wrote: I believe it's somewhere in the context menu of the file in the project view. It should say something like Copy to output folder. Sorry, I don't have FB at this machine atm. Could be the assets weren't embedded originally and this setting suck to them since they were loaded at runtime?
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Encoding XML Character Entity References *properly*
var x:XML = new XML(root/root);
var b:String = a foostring/foo/ ie lkj l;
x.appendChild(b);
textarea.text = x.toXMLString();
does this work for you? it is for me. also what SDK FP version are you
using? are you using as3corelib? there is an xmlutil.isvalid method that you
can use
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:21 AM, pmorch li...@morch.com wrote:
I figured it out:
new XML(value + xmlEscape(string) + /value);
is better done as:
new XML(value{string}/value);
See also:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1856726/how-do-you-encode-xml-safely-with-actionscript-3/
[flexcoders] Key listener doesn't work in pop up
I have a Spark List where the key listener works fine in a Group component on the Application. But when I put it in a pop up no key events are firing. JP
[flexcoders] Re: Key listener doesn't work in pop up
I got it fixed. I had to set focus to the List. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 6:20 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Spark List where the key listener works fine in a Group component on the Application. But when I put it in a pop up no key events are firing. JP
[flexcoders] Why can't I change the highlight color of Spark text?
I've spent soo much time trying to find how to do this. I'm using, sparkTextArea.selectAll() to select text but I've found no way to change the highlight color. JP
Re: [flexcoders] Why can't I change the highlight color of Spark text?
Thanks. It was working all along. I was using textarea.selectRange(). Since I was pressing a button to select the text the textarea was always unfocused so I wasn't seeing the effect of that style. I added unfocusedTextSelectionColor as well. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: focusedTextSelectionColor? On 8/17/10 2:14 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I've spent soo much time trying to find how to do this. I'm using, sparkTextArea.selectAll() to select text but I've found no way to change the highlight color. JP -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] How to get the width of the Itemrenderer in a List
How would I get the width of an item renderer in a list? I'm trying to fit the width of a list so that it doesn't clip an item renderer half way thru if there's not enough space. So if the List is 105 px wide and an single itemrenderer is 10 pixels wide then I want to resize the list to 100 pixels so item 11 doesn't show.
Re: [flexcoders] HTTPService not updating...
it's prob accessing it from the cache.
instead of this,
url=reports/xml/{_reportInfo.fileName}.xml
use this:
url=reports/xml/{_reportInfo.fileName}.xml?time={getTimer()}
that snippet might not be bindable so add the time in code whenever you
access that file
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Laurence lmacne...@comcast.net wrote:
Ok. I have the following HTTP Service declared:
mx:HTTPService id=reportDataRPC
url=reports/xml/{_reportInfo.fileName}.xml
result=rdHandler(event);
fault=rpcFaultHandler(event);/
In the init() function (which is called when the 'show' event happens,
because the page it's on happens to be part of a ViewStack) I have the
following line:
reportDataRPC.send();
This loads the data from the .xml file and in the rdHandler function lets
me put that data into my various ArrayCollections and whatnot... That's
working fine... At least, the FIRST time...
Every subsequent time, the result-set is exactly the same as the first time
-- even if the .xml file it's reading has changed in the interim.
If I completely shut-down the program and re-load it, then I finally get
the new .xml file in there.
So, how do I get it to give me a complete refresh of the data? I've tried
calling 'reportDataRPC.clearResult()' and 'reportDataRPC.disconnect()' after
storing the data in my ArrayCollections, but that didn't seem to do anything
at all...
I'm at a complete loss -- it's totally unacceptable to not be able to get
the new data when the underlying .xml file changes. Can someone point me in
the right direction?
Thanks,
Laurence MacNeill
Mableton, Georgia, USA
Re: [flexcoders] How to get the width of the Itemrenderer in a List
Spark. If the item renderer item is outside of the Lists visible area then it returns width or height 0 or sometimes index out of bounds errors. It seems items aren't created if they haven't been scrolled into view yet and if they have but they aren't in view currently then I think it's returning width and height as 0. I've made sure to set useVirtualLayout false. s:HorizontalLayout useVirtualLayout=false/ I don't have the columnWidth or list height set but I have the ItemRenderer width and height set to 32. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Spark or MX List. Did you confuse width for height? On 8/17/10 2:30 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: How would I get the width of an item renderer in a list? I'm trying to fit the width of a list so that it doesn't clip an item renderer half way thru if there's not enough space. So if the List is 105 px wide and an single itemrenderer is 10 pixels wide then I want to resize the list to 100 pixels so item 11 doesn't show. -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Push verse Poll in Flash Player
good idea :) that'll work
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:42 AM, Alexander Farber
alexander.far...@gmail.com wrote:
An idea: you could open a socket connection
(because of corporate proxies best would be the port 80)
and try to read an integer:
private function handleTcpData(event:Event):void {
while(_socket.bytesAvailable) {
try{
var i:int = _socket.readInt();
fetchHttpData(i);
}catch(e:Error){
// incomplete integer, will be read by another handleTcpData call
return;
}
}
}
and whenever an integer arrives from your backend,
your client could read the whole data over HTTP.
Regards
Alex
Re: [flexcoders] Ahhh, Problems with Modules and Skins...
Can you use an ID reference?
s|Group #groupID_in_Module {
skin:ClassReference(something);
}
Also can you paste the code you're using and a example module? This will
help future readers ;)
JP
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.com wrote:
So, what works is CSS and a ClassReference. Now I am trying to figure out
how to set up the CSS to allow me to assign them to the same elements
individually.
On 8/16/2010 8:17 PM, Wally Kolcz wrote:
So after a ton on ranting on these boards and even more experimenting, I
realize that the problems I have with creating and loading modules in
Flex 4 all has to do with the Skins I create and use in modules. So, my
$100,000,000 is how to I create skins that are only for modules OR how
can I create the same graphics as Skins to use in a module.
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Push verse Poll in Flash Player
i will! thanks what about creating a php socket server? is that practical? On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:34 PM, flexcodemonkey michael_reg...@dell.comwrote: Have you looked into BlazeDS or LCDS? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@... wrote: Is there a way to get notifications on a regular interval for Flash applications? Any and all suggestions about push vs pull vs poll vs etc. We would be checking every 30 seconds to 60 seconds. JP
Re: [flexcoders] Copy/Clone UIComponent
i don't know of any method to copy a component. is the pop up modal? what i would do is create a bitmap copy of the accordion while the pop up is visible and then add it back to it's original location when the pop up is closed. or create the original accordion to use a dataProvider. then in the popup create a new instance of your accordion and supply the same dataProvider content to it. On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM, samuelfac samuel...@gmail.com wrote: Hello .. I'm having a problem sending an already existing one UIComponent screen for a popup. The problem: when I try to add an Accordion (or any other UIComponent) ja existing in a popup with win.addChild(accordion) the object is passed to the popup, but simply some of the original screen. EX: var win:Popup = new Popup(); win.addChild(accordion); PopUpManager.addPopUp(win, this); PopUpManager.bringToFront(win); PopUpManager.centerPopUp(win); with this code the accondion some of the screen that it was created, and appears in the popup. I do not like it to disappear from the screen original, but that copies are to popup ... ObjectUtil.copy() does not work with UIComponents it does not work: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcompone...@yahoogroups.com/msg02326.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/566066/cloning-object-in-flex-canvas-degrafa-help --- I'm using flex 3.5 can someone help me? *Sorry for bad english*
Re: [flexcoders] Push verse Poll in Flash Player
correct On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Akshar Kaul akshar.k...@gmail.com wrote: what kind of notifictions do you want. i guess you want to query your backend every 30 or 60 seconds.. Akshar Kaul On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 05:46, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to get notifications on a regular interval for Flash applications? Any and all suggestions about push vs pull vs poll vs etc. We would be checking every 30 seconds to 60 seconds. JP
[flexcoders] Push verse Poll in Flash Player
Is there a way to get notifications on a regular interval for Flash applications? Any and all suggestions about push vs pull vs poll vs etc. We would be checking every 30 seconds to 60 seconds. JP
[flexcoders] Rectangle border is not drawn in Item Renderer in List when moving to next page of items
I have a Spark List with an Item Renderer that contains a Rectangle with a solid color stroke. When the list first appears it works fine. I use the keyboard to go to the next item until I get to the last visible item. When I go to the next item, its in a horizontal list, all the borders disappear from all the previous item. If I mouse over those items or select them the borders appear as normal. Here is the Item Renderer code: !-- BORDER -- !-- if 10 items are showing and the user presses right arrows to the 11th item, the border disappears in all visible items except the selected item. on mouse over the border returns. -- s:Rect height=50 width=50 s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke id=borderColor color.hoveredAndShowsCaret=#FF color.normalAndShowsCaret=#00 color.selectedAndShowsCaret=#FF99FF color.hovered=#FF color.normal=#0fFFf0 color.selected=#FF00FF weight=2/ /s:stroke /s:Rect
[flexcoders] Re: Rectangle border is not drawn in Item Renderer in List when moving to next page of items
It's fixed. It was my error. I was setting the color in another place. On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:25 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Spark List with an Item Renderer that contains a Rectangle with a solid color stroke. When the list first appears it works fine. I use the keyboard to go to the next item until I get to the last visible item. When I go to the next item, its in a horizontal list, all the borders disappear from all the previous item. If I mouse over those items or select them the borders appear as normal. Here is the Item Renderer code: !-- BORDER -- !-- if 10 items are showing and the user presses right arrows to the 11th item, the border disappears in all visible items except the selected item. on mouse over the border returns. -- s:Rect height=50 width=50 s:stroke s:SolidColorStroke id=borderColor color.hoveredAndShowsCaret=#FF color.normalAndShowsCaret=#00 color.selectedAndShowsCaret=#FF99FF color.hovered=#FF color.normal=#0fFFf0 color.selected=#FF00FF weight=2/ /s:stroke /s:Rect
Re: [flexcoders] Re: ItemRenderer gets invalidated when List is scrolled
With useVirtualLayout set to true the list will create a set number of
renderers. As you scroll the list will recycle these item renderers. In this
scenario you are never guaranteed that the renderer associated with your
data will remain with that data.
If you want to guarantee that the renderer always remains connected with the
data item then set useVirtualLayout to false.
Alex can correct me, but you may also be able to check if the data is the
same data in the set data override and if so prevent setting the super.data
property. Although, I think once it is decided a renderer will be recycled
the data property is set to null before hand.
On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:26 AM, Florian florian.saliho...@gmail.com wrote:
My thoughts more specifically:
- the data property is set - an invalidation should occur.
- a renderer is reused - an invalidation should occur.
- a renderer is scrolled within the view port - no invalidation should
occur, after its size is determined.
Or am i wrong?
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com,
Florian florian.saliho...@... wrote:
Yes, i understand this aspect of the component model. But since nothing
happens after the renderer references a new data, why is there the
invalidation of renderers which have a correct state already?
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Alex
Harui aharui@ wrote:
When useVirtualLayout=true, renderers are being recycled so more
invalidation does go on. It pretty much has to. You might be able to block
some of it, depending on your scenario.
On 8/9/10 12:12 AM, Florian florian.salihovic@ wrote:
When scrolling my custom item renderer, which inherits from
ItemRenderer, i notice significant performance problems, when scrolling the
list. It seems like the list's layout is invalidating the component when the
list is scrolled.
I configured the list's layout with the following parameters:
s:VerticalLayout gap=0 horizontalAlign=contentJustify
paddingBottom=0 paddingLeft=0 paddingRight=0 paddingTop=0
rowHeight=82 useVirtualLayout=true, variableRowHeight=false /
I also overwrote the renderer's measuredWidth and measuredHeight
properties:
override public function set measuredHeight(value:Number):void
{
height = super.measuredHeight = value;
}
override public function set measuredWidth(value:Number):void
{
width = super.measuredWidth = value;
}
The question for me now popping up is, how to avoid those unnecessary
invalidation cycles? I'd expect the layout to be at least as smart as
handling size changes only when the item renderer's owner changes it's
width, since the rowHeight is set.
Best regards
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] Making the background of a spark list transparent
I can't seem to find it anywhere. Is there a property that I can set to set the white background of the transparent? JP
Re: [flexcoders] Why does Flex 4 hate modules?
Is it possibly some of your components are still using references to StyleManager (mx) and have not been updated to styleManager (spark). http://www.jonathanrowny.com/journal/migrating-flex-4-stylemanager 2010/8/5 Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com Because I see _AdminPortal_FlexInit and _AdminPortal_mx_core_FlexModuleFactory, I'm guessing this is the link-report for the _AdminPortal module, not the main app. If you just add -link-report to the compiler options, both the main app and module will output the link-report to the same file, and since modules compile after apps, the module's link-report overwrites the apps. You have to find a way to only tickle an app rebuild or do what I do and just use ANT or command line. On 8/5/10 8:33 AM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.comwkolcz%40isavepets.com wrote: After looking at the report I see things like (which makes no sense to me): script name=_AdminPortal_Styles.as mod=1281021647964 size=16395 optimizedsize=15325 def id=_AdminPortal_Styles / pre id=Object / dep id=mx.skins.spark:TabSkin / dep id=mx.core:UIComponent / dep id=spark.skins.spark:FocusSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ScrollBarTrackSkin / dep id=mx.core:mx_internal / dep id=mx.skins.spark:PanelBorderSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:BorderSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ButtonBarFirstButtonSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ButtonBarLastButtonSkin / dep id=mx.styles:CSSCondition / dep id=mx.utils:ObjectUtil / dep id=AS3 / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ScrollBarDownButtonSkin / dep id=mx.skins.halo:HaloFocusRect / dep id=_AdminPortal_Styles__embed_css_Assets_swf_mx_containers_FormItem_Required_ 1342721164 / dep id=mx.styles:CSSSelector / dep id=mx.styles:CSSStyleDeclaration / dep id=mx.skins.spark:DefaultButtonSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ContainerBorderSkin / dep id=spark.skins.spark:ErrorSkin / dep id=mx.skins.halo:BusyCursor / dep id=mx.core:UITextField / dep id=_AdminPortal_Styles__embed_css_Assets_swf_mx_skins_cursor_BusyCursor_89976 7333 / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ButtonSkin / dep id=mx.core:IFlexModuleFactory / dep id=spark.skins.spark:SkinnableContainerSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ScrollBarUpButtonSkin / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ButtonBarMiddleButtonSkin / dep id=mx.skins.halo:ToolTipBorder / dep id=mx.skins.spark:ScrollBarThumbSkin / dep id=mx.styles:IStyleManager2 / /script script name=_AdminPortal_FlexInit-generated.as mod=1281021648317 size=7494 optimizedsize=6782 def id=_AdminPortal_FlexInit / pre id=Object / dep id=spark.accessibility:TextBaseAccImpl / dep id=mx.collections:ArrayList / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:MessagePerformanceInfo / dep id=mx.managers.systemClasses:ChildManager / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:CommandMessage / dep id=en_US$containers_properties / dep id=mx.messaging.channels:HTTPChannel / dep id=mx.core:TextFieldFactory / dep id=mx.core:mx_internal / dep id=en_US$components_properties / dep id=en_US$logging_properties / dep id=mx.accessibility:UIComponentAccProps / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:AsyncMessageExt / dep id=mx.utils:ObjectProxy / dep id=en_US$layout_properties / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:AcknowledgeMessageExt / dep id=AS3 / dep id=mx.accessibility:AlertAccImpl / dep id=en_US$messaging_properties / dep id=en_US$collections_properties / dep id=mx.styles:StyleManagerImpl / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:HTTPRequestMessage / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:AcknowledgeMessage / dep id=en_US$skins_properties / dep id=mx.messaging.channels:SecureAMFChannel / dep id=mx.messaging.config:ServerConfig / dep id=en_US$core_properties / dep id=Error / dep id=en_US$styles_properties / dep id=mx.core:IFlexModuleFactory / dep id=mx.collections:ArrayCollection / dep id=flash.net:registerClassAlias / dep id=mx.effects:EffectManager / dep id=flash.net:getClassByAlias / dep id=en_US$controls_properties / dep id=en_US$effects_properties / dep id=mx.accessibility:LabelAccImpl / dep id=mx.accessibility:TabBarAccImpl / dep id=mx.messaging.channels:AMFChannel / dep id=flash.system:Capabilities / dep id=mx.messaging.config:ConfigMap / dep id=mx.messaging.channels:SecureHTTPChannel / dep id=mx.styles:IStyleManager2 / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:ErrorMessage / dep id=mx.accessibility:ButtonAccImpl / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:AsyncMessage / dep id=mx.accessibility:PanelAccImpl / dep id=mx.messaging.messages:CommandMessageExt / /script script name=_AdminPortal_Styles__embed_css_Assets_swf_mx_containers_FormItem_Require d_1342721164.as mod=1265215554000 size=1096 optimizedsize=385 def id=_AdminPortal_Styles__embed_css_Assets_swf_mx_containers_FormItem_Required_ 1342721164 / pre id=mx.core:SpriteAsset / dep id=AS3 / /script script name=_AdminPortal_mx_core_FlexModuleFactory.as mod=1281021648317 size=2781 optimizedsize=2042 def id=_AdminPortal_mx_core_FlexModuleFactory / pre
Re: [flexcoders] How to compile single project as both Desktop and WEB
I think you can set a property that will allow it to incremental build. Also, how are you deploying the same project to desktop and web? Desktop requires WindowApplication and web Application. On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Oleg Sivokon olegsivo...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe someone will correct me... but I think that the antTask from the SDK doesn't cache do the iterative compilation, so that's why it may be slower. This may not be the best technique, but I build with Ant in a way, I set it as an alternative builder... so, it's the same as running the Ant script from the command line basically. However, I don't think this will have any effect on speed... Generally, I don't think there is a way to make the compiler think that it should cache data from one compilation to reuse it in another compilation, if that's not the same project... But, again, I'm not really sure about it. Well, if the compilation speed matters, I can only think of some general advises, like, putting more code into SWCs, removing all [Embed] and @Embed() tags from the code, avoiding MXML in general... Compiling separate classes for testing rather than rebuilding the entire project (in fact, I build the entire project only few times a day, the rest of the time I'd work on a single class, or a small set of classes)...
Re: [flexcoders] Whats Next in Flex ?
hmm i develop with the beta builds on labs so for me its sooner than that :) *Once the current in-development Flash Player and AIR runtimes are showcased in a public release, Hero nightly builds will resume. **In the interim, we will release semi-regular builds that showcase Hero features not dependent on features under development in the latest Flash Player and AIR runtimes. We will be posting the first of such builds over the next coming days.* On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 1:08 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: 4.5 release date is in 2011. On 8/1/10 1:35 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: it sounds like with sdk 4.5 they can't release any new builds because it's based on features in flash player 11 or whatever is the next version of fp. once that's released you'll see builds out that you can develop with. from what i've read 4.5 is planned to be released second half of this year. Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.com wrote: Ok, I've read all about Hero, when is it going to be available for development? On 7/31/2010 12:25 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown wrote: http://iamdeepa.com/blog/?p=62 On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Sajid Hussain enchanter_...@yahoo.com wrote: Whats more exciting in Flex ? for future -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Whats Next in Flex ?
it sounds like with sdk 4.5 they can't release any new builds because it's based on features in flash player 11 or whatever is the next version of fp. once that's released you'll see builds out that you can develop with. from what i've read 4.5 is planned to be released second half of this year. Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.com wrote: Ok, I've read all about Hero, when is it going to be available for development? On 7/31/2010 12:25 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown wrote: http://iamdeepa.com/blog/?p=62 On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Sajid Hussain enchanter_...@yahoo.comwrote: Whats more exciting in Flex ? for future
Re: [flexcoders] Whats Next in Flex ?
http://iamdeepa.com/blog/?p=62 On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Sajid Hussain enchanter_...@yahoo.comwrote: Whats more exciting in Flex ? for future
Re: [flexcoders] Argghhh!
What are you talking about? I like the behavior if you copy a folder in Finder and then paste that into a project it pastes the folder and the folders contents go with it. Why would you only want 1 file to be copied with it? If you want that just copy the one file. On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Patrick djhatr...@yahoo.com wrote: Please fix the bug where if you copy a folder into a project on OSX, it copies more than the first file only. WTF? How did that pass QA? Do you test this stuff?
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
right. its for lazy loading. when the scroll thumb goes into the hot area
then it sends requests to the server for new content. when new content is
received i create a new container and add it to the accordion with
addChildAt(newContainer, 0); to make sure it is before existing content. to
keep a natural feel the view should stay where it is, where the user has the
mouse down on the scroll thumb.
code example. this isn't showing lazy loading. it is only showing that when
adding a container before exiting content that new container is selected
?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
s:Application xmlns:code=http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/2010/;
xmlns:fx=http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009;
xmlns:mx=library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx
xmlns:s=library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark
fx:Script
![CDATA[
private var item:int;
private var itemAfter:int;
protected function addBefore_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var prevIndex:int = accordion.selectedIndex;
var canvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
var label:Label = new Label();
label.text = item + --item;
canvas.addChild(label);
// when we add to the beginning of the current content it
becomes selected
accordion.addChildAt(canvas, 0);
// to keep the selected item the same you must set the index
// or the new item will be selected
//accordion.selectedIndex = ++prevIndex;
}
protected function addAfter_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
var prevIndex:int = accordion.selectedIndex;
var canvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
var label:Label = new Label();
label.text = item + accordion.numChildren;
canvas.addChild(label);
// add to the end of the current content
accordion.addChild(canvas);
}
]]
/fx:Script
fx:Declarations
!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here
--
/fx:Declarations
s:Scroller height=100% width=100%
s:Group
code:HAccordion id=accordion
height=200 width=100%
mx:Canvas
s:Label text=item 0/
/mx:Canvas
mx:Canvas
s:Label text=item 1/
/mx:Canvas
mx:Canvas
s:Label text=item 2/
/mx:Canvas
mx:Canvas
s:Label text=item 3/
/mx:Canvas
/code:HAccordion
/s:Group
/s:Scroller
s:Button label=add before y=200
click=addBefore_clickHandler(event)/
s:Button label=add after y=230
click=addAfter_clickHandler(event)/
/s:Application
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote:
I’m having trouble picturing an accordion with scrollbars. But if it did,
why wouldn’t the scrollbar be tuned for the total number of children? Why
are children being added as you scroll?
On 7/12/10 6:59 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
In that case, I'll elaborate on the situation...
I am using a horizontal Accordion component with newest items to the right.
When you scroll left you get to a location where more items are added. As
you add each item the scrollbar thumb track jumps to the right and then
jumps back to where the mouse is. This happens every time a new item is
added to the accordion.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote:
Flash renders what is visible and on the display list. UIComponent is
invisible until creationComplete and theoretically, it and all of its
children shouldn’t be changing after then. Or make it visible=false until
you know it is ready.
On 7/12/10 2:37 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com
http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com
wrote:
There's a component that I'm adding child components too it. When I do this
there's a flash as the component is added and resized and then put into the
right position. Is there a way to prevent a square area from being rendered
for a second or two? I can fix the issue but I'd have to go into UIComponent
and mess with the base classes. Since I've run into this before (elastic
race track) and will in the future its seems a reasonable request.
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
i tried both adding it before and after data is available. the data isn't necessary. its as soon as i add a new container to the beginning of the accordion 2010/7/13 Tom Chiverton tom.chiver...@halliwells.com On Tuesday 13 Jul 2010 08:48:43 you wrote: right. its for lazy loading. when the scroll thumb goes into the hot area then it sends requests to the server for new content. when new content is received i create a new container Why not create an empty 'dummy' container before firing the request, then populate it when it comes back ? -- Tom Chiverton Helping to completely utilize interactive transparent customers as part of the IT team of the year 2010, '09 and '08 This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office together with a list of those non members who are referred to as partners. We use the word ?partner? to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.Halliwells.com.
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
I think what I'm looking for is a way to have it not apply any updates for a few frames. In the same way includeInLayout set to false causes it to be skipped in the layout, something similar to prevent any updates to scroll position. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:54 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: i tried both adding it before and after data is available. the data isn't necessary. its as soon as i add a new container to the beginning of the accordion 2010/7/13 Tom Chiverton tom.chiver...@halliwells.com On Tuesday 13 Jul 2010 08:48:43 you wrote: right. its for lazy loading. when the scroll thumb goes into the hot area then it sends requests to the server for new content. when new content is received i create a new container Why not create an empty 'dummy' container before firing the request, then populate it when it comes back ? -- Tom Chiverton Helping to completely utilize interactive transparent customers as part of the IT team of the year 2010, '09 and '08 This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office together with a list of those non members who are referred to as partners. We use the word ?partner? to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.Halliwells.com.
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
that makes sense. i wanted to make sure there wasn't any other options before working on that. ps the scroller scrollerbar. the mxml example doesn't show that. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: I’m still lost. Are you trying to control the wrapping Scroller’s scrollbar or is there a scrollbar in your Haccordion? I think I would build one into the Haccordion that knows how many children exist. That’s how List and others handle virtualized renderers. On 7/13/10 2:52 AM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I think what I'm looking for is a way to have it not apply any updates for a few frames. In the same way includeInLayout set to false causes it to be skipped in the layout, something similar to prevent any updates to scroll position. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 3:54 AM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: i tried both adding it before and after data is available. the data isn't necessary. its as soon as i add a new container to the beginning of the accordion 2010/7/13 Tom Chiverton tom.chiver...@halliwells.com On Tuesday 13 Jul 2010 08:48:43 you wrote: right. its for lazy loading. when the scroll thumb goes into the hot area then it sends requests to the server for new content. when new content is received i create a new container Why not create an empty 'dummy' container before firing the request, then populate it when it comes back ? -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Re: stopping accodion animation
i *haven't* been able to get this to work but you may, accordion.endEffectsStarted(); you can also set the openDuration to 0 when you remove the children. then set it back after. its a style so use: accordion.setStyle(openDuration, 0); On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:03 AM, valdhor valdhorli...@embarqmail.comwrote: Have a look at the TweenEvent.TWEEN_END, EffectEvent.EFFECT_END and TweenEvent.TWEEN_UPDATE events. They may send you in the right direction. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, flexwdw flex...@... wrote: Hey all, I have to be able to dynamically remove children from an accordion container. Problem is, this causes a crash when the animation that runs on the selected child is running when I need to remove the panel. I see no way to force this animation to end or register for notification of it ending. Am I missing something? Turning animation off is not an option. I have worked around this to try to ensure it is impossible for a selected child change to occur anywhere near the remove child, but I would rather code this more defensively if possible. thanks! (ps, I am using 3.5 targeting FP 10.0.0)
[flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
There's a component that I'm adding child components too it. When I do this there's a flash as the component is added and resized and then put into the right position. Is there a way to prevent a square area from being rendered for a second or two? I can fix the issue but I'd have to go into UIComponent and mess with the base classes. Since I've run into this before (elastic race track) and will in the future its seems a reasonable request.
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to tell flash NOT to render a certain area?
In that case, I'll elaborate on the situation... I am using a horizontal Accordion component with newest items to the right. When you scroll left you get to a location where more items are added. As you add each item the scrollbar thumb track jumps to the right and then jumps back to where the mouse is. This happens every time a new item is added to the accordion. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Flash renders what is visible and on the display list. UIComponent is invisible until creationComplete and theoretically, it and all of its children shouldn’t be changing after then. Or make it visible=false until you know it is ready. On 7/12/10 2:37 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: There's a component that I'm adding child components too it. When I do this there's a flash as the component is added and resized and then put into the right position. Is there a way to prevent a square area from being rendered for a second or two? I can fix the issue but I'd have to go into UIComponent and mess with the base classes. Since I've run into this before (elastic race track) and will in the future its seems a reasonable request. -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Dispatch an event from a non visual non IEventDispatcher class
thank u! On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 4:16 AM, Andriy Panas a.pa...@gmail.com wrote: You can use composition to acquire the functionality of EventDispather, in other words add the instance of EventDispatcher class as a property of your VO class More on this: http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/07/building_a_stat_1.html http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2007/07/building_a_stat_1.html -- Best regards, JabbyPanda On 11 July 2010 08:13, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to dispatch an event from a class that doesn't extend EventDispatcher? For example, lets say you have 30 different value object classes. You want to have one method called invalidateData() that dispatches an event to get the latest content from the server. Since I want to keep the data separate from the view I may need to call this in several different places. Any help would be appreciated.
[flexcoders] Re: Adding an new child to an accordion changes selected panes
Actually I'm using addChildAt(0, new Canvas()). It may only be an issue with the HAccordion but still I need a way to stop it animating to the next pane. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 2:32 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: When I add a new child to an accordion it is moving the selection item or selected index one position over. Is there something I'm doing wrong or a way to prevent this?
Re: [flexcoders] Capturing ENTER key in a Numeric Stepper
the canvas tag has a defaultButton property that will dispatch a click event on your submitSearch button. i'm not sure what the eq would be in flex 4. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Nick Middleweek n...@middleweek.co.ukwrote: Hello, I've got a form with a few fields on, one being a numeric stepper. On the TextInput, I can test the enter key being pressed using the enter event but there doesn't appear to be an equivalent for the numericstepper... Has anyone managed to acheive this and how did you do it please? On enter, I want to dispatch a submitSearch event but can't seem to detect this for the NS control.. Any ideas will be great.. Cheers, Nick
[flexcoders] Dispatch an event from a non visual non IEventDispatcher class
Is there a way to dispatch an event from a class that doesn't extend EventDispatcher? For example, lets say you have 30 different value object classes. You want to have one method called invalidateData() that dispatches an event to get the latest content from the server. Since I want to keep the data separate from the view I may need to call this in several different places. Any help would be appreciated.
Re: [flexcoders] Re: reuse paths shapes in skins
hi, wanted to get to this but was busy, that's exactly what you want to use. do u have flash catalyst? get the trial. then add some path or rectangle content to the stage and select all of them. right click and choose group. look at code. then right click again and select optimize graphics. then look at code again. walla. presto chango. u have code for reuse. library i think is inline while fxg can be inline or an external document. you can put components in ur skins. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:35 PM, arocheking rochek...@gmail.com wrote: Would using the library and definition tags be the way to go? Anyone? http://sherifabdou.com/2008/09/creating-symbols-in-flex-4/
[flexcoders] any word on smooth mouse wheel scrolling?
does anyone have a fix for a smooth mouse wheel scroll in datagroups or lists? right now it's jumping by 40px per scroll. it looks awful.
Re: [flexcoders] User Interface Design Groups
nick, i know the perfect group, its called flexcoders. ...or flashcoders. most flash platform developers come from a design background and have a passion for the best UI experience. so post it here!! :) design and UI xp IS part of the flash platform... On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Nick Middleweek n...@middleweek.co.ukwrote: Hi, I've been working on a little composite search UI component but it needs polishing off and I wondered if there were any groups out there that could help with this sort of thing? Does anyone know of any? Cheers, Nick
Re: [flexcoders] line break?
// it used to be an issue which line break you used \n vs \r or the famous \n\r // each would work or not work depending on operating system // or \n or \n\r or br/ if html email var lineBreak:String = \r; private var emailString:String = emailMsg1 + lineBreak + emailMsg1 + lineBreak + emailMsg3; On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Oleg Sivokon olegsivo...@gmail.com wrote: [foo, bar, foobar].join(\r);
[flexcoders] how do u know if a component has a scroller attached?
how do u know if a component has a scroller attached? will it alwats be a direct parent of the component? also how can you check or add a scroller to the application?
[flexcoders] Is there a way to get the memory footprint of the display list
I know getSize() will return the size of the object you pass into it. jp
Re: [flexcoders] Is there a way to get the memory footprint of the display list
thx On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 12:08 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: You might be able to compute that from profiler output, but it won’t really tell you about backing Flash Player objects and OS graphics overhead. On 7/3/10 7:00 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I know getSize() will return the size of the object you pass into it. jp -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] Is there a way to reach into a skinClass of a component and update a property?
I have a RadioButton component that uses a custom skin. This skin has a text field on it that contains the number of items that can change over time. Is there a way to access this property and update the value? JP
[flexcoders] Re: Is there a way to reach into a skinClass of a component and update a property?
I think I found the answer in myComponent.skin. i wish there was a
skin properties object on UIComponents. if i want to set a property in
a skin there's no way to do that without extending the component and
adding the property to the subclass. it's not a far fetched idea. in
HTML there is a style attribute that accepts an object literal, for
example:
div style={color:blue;height:100px;} /
normally you would want to separate the view from the model etc but
with skins it's a new type of view. some properties pass from the host
component to the skin. if you're making your own skins you're probably
having to add custom properties.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 7:34 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a RadioButton component that uses a custom skin. This skin has
a text field on it that contains the number of items that can change
over time. Is there a way to access this property and update the
value?
JP
Re: [flexcoders] Flex version of excel spreadsheet?
all your questions will be answered with google spreadsheets and google domain key... On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com wrote: I have a potential client who has an excel spreadsheet they'd like to make into a proper application, delivered via a web page. Problem is that they are protective of the formulas used in the spreadsheet and don't want them running on the client (I may talk to them about that again). As far as I know the only way to make use of what they have is to build a Java calculation engine that runs on the server and takes inputs from the Flex front end and returns the outputs. I'm no Excel specialist so as far as I know there's no alternative to taking excel out of the equation for a web delivered solution. Any other ideas? Paul
[flexcoders] How to check if display object is visible to the user?
Let's say I have 10 images in a list. Only one is visible to the user. If I have a fade in effect I want to add to that image on load complete is there a way to see if the component is visible to the user so then on those instances i'm not running the fade in effect? JP
Re: [flexcoders] How much does FXG affect performance?
i had seen this before but in the context of this thread it makes much more sense this time around: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/mobile/index.html http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/mobile/WS4bebcd66a74275c36c11f3d612431904db9-7ffc.html On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 4:29 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: so if you were in my position working on a large project how would you determine when to use FXG vector art and when to use a bitmap of that art? On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Many FXG files are compiled down to Flash symbols (unless there is text involved). There is no “code” for them, but moving them or otherwise invalidating that area of the screen makes the renderer re-consider all those paths in the symbol. On 6/22/10 11:28 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: so if i had an fxg file with 1 paths but those paths didn't change they wouldn't be redrawn every frame correct? how should i determine when to rasterize vector FXG art vs leaving it as is? On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Maybe, yes, none, n/a, no, yes (17), no, depends, bribery, no thank you. Not necessarily in that order. On 6/17/10 7:15 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I saw a comment recently that large FXG usage can affect performance. For example, FXG in skins. But I also read it affects file size??? If it's vector shouldn't it in most cases be smaller in size than a rasterized representation of the vector? What about If the vector skin art is relatively static how much of it is getting redrawn every frame? If it is redrawn every frame what is the use of Show redrawn regions in the Flash Player context menu? To quote Ted P, Internally the player sweeps the DisplayList and processes all graphics, then processes all frame bytecode, then processed events. If there are things to do in each phase, the phase will expand potentially slowing down the frame speed. http://tinyurl.com/2erm72a Has this behavior changed in Flash Player 10.1? BTW Is there a limit to the number of questions I can ask in a single post? Have I past that limit? If so will any of my questions get answered or is the whole post disqualified? If so how do I get it re-qualified? Separate posts for each question? JP -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Get all styles at runtime of specific component [2 Attachments]
So there are two parts to this. I'm reiterating your replies:
1. Get a reference to a component at runtime via code and providing a list
of all applicable styles just like design time displays in the property
inspector.
A: this is not possible to get all the styles of a component unless the
metadata styles are compiled into the swf. plus there may be additional
styles defined by themes and skins (skins can define styles???) that there
is no way to get access to.
me: Is there then a file that FB uses that contains all the styles in
existence?
2. Getting all the styles that have been applied to a component to create a
style / inheritance tree like in Firebug. See attached image...
A: you can use getStyle to get the computed style but only if you know the
name of the style. ie getStyle(style)
me: is there a getStyle() method that returns all computed styles?
me: is there an api (online even) that exists that i can pass a qualified
class name to get this information? for example,
myService.url = http://alexh.adobe.com/sdkapi.php;
myService.send({className:UIComponent, styles:true, properties:true})
// returns an xml list of all properties and styles for the given class?
UIComponent
styles
style name=border defaultValue=1px /
style name=color defaultValue=1px /
style name=padding defaultValue=1px /
...
/styles
properties
property name=text defaultValue= type=String/
property name=etc /
...
/properties
/UIComponent
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote:
Styles are defined by metadata and further controlled by the theme and
skin. You’d probably have to retain metadata to introspect at runtime.
I’m not sure I understand the last question. getStyle() would return the
computed style.
On 6/25/10 5:38 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote:
How do you get a list of all styles that a component supports?
var buttonStyles:Array = getStyles(buttonComponent);
var containerStyles:Array = getStyles(borderContainer);
The follow up question to this is there a recommended api to get the
computed style for that component instance?
JP
--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Debug button launching wrong file.
You can go into your project properties and remove all the applications except the main one. You can add them back later. Also go into the menu Run Debug Other. Remove or modify those as well. You may want to restart and clean as well. If it still persists post back. If you do post back I'd say go into the Flex project properties and check for rogue application references in the XML. I'd then say clean and restart. These files are in the project root and hidden. If it still persists post back. If you do post back I'd then say you're wasting too much time tracking down a project properties related problem. In that case create a NEW blank project and copy the original files (not folders) into it. Recreate any folders. If it's in SVN copy the files out and try reverting back to an earlier version. Then recheck out the project again. Then of course paste in your local files. DO NOT COPY or PASTE directories from your original project if it is using SVN. Doing so will copy the hidden svn folders. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Clark Stevenson a.scots...@gmail.comwrote: Hey all, I have a habit of hitting the debug tool button in FB4, lastnight i right clicked on a MXML component and hit set as default application. However, i didnt mean to do that. I have set the default app back to Main.mxml but when i click the debug button, Main.mxml never runs. I need to select the arrow, select Main.mxml and click that. This morning i have debugged 10 times and 6 of those times i used the debug button by habit So incredibly frustrating. Where i can stop this from happening? So i can set debug button back to Main.mxml Cheers, Clark.
Re: [flexcoders] Wheel Scroll on Mac Buggy
I've seen it as well. Are you manually adding mouse wheel support through one of the numerous javascript patches? Try disabling it and see if it works. Note: There is no support for mouse wheel natively in Firefox browsers on Mac. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Brendan Meutzner bmeutz...@gmail.comwrote: Hi All, I was very happy to see wheel scrolling implemented on Mac in Player 10.1... however, I've found it's kind of buggy. Essentially, if I use it to scroll a list based component, it works great. If I use it to scroll a container based component it jumps around a lot. For example, a roll/swipe down will move it down, but it will partially jump back up after the event is completed. I see this activity on Safari and Chrome on Mac, while Firefox on mac doesn't even work at all (yes i'm sure I've got the latest player version). It occurs with both magic mouse swiping, and trackbar swiping. Firing up VMWare on Mac in Win7, it works just fine with both of these methods, so I know it's not my hardware. Has anybody else seen this odd behavior before I post a bug? Brendan
[flexcoders] Get all styles at runtime of specific component
How do you get a list of all styles that a component supports? var buttonStyles:Array = getStyles(buttonComponent); var containerStyles:Array = getStyles(borderContainer); The follow up question to this is there a recommended api to get the computed style for that component instance? JP
Re: [flexcoders] How much does FXG affect performance?
so if i had an fxg file with 1 paths but those paths didn't change they wouldn't be redrawn every frame correct? how should i determine when to rasterize vector FXG art vs leaving it as is? On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Maybe, yes, none, n/a, no, yes (17), no, depends, bribery, no thank you. Not necessarily in that order. On 6/17/10 7:15 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I saw a comment recently that large FXG usage can affect performance. For example, FXG in skins. But I also read it affects file size??? If it's vector shouldn't it in most cases be smaller in size than a rasterized representation of the vector? What about If the vector skin art is relatively static how much of it is getting redrawn every frame? If it is redrawn every frame what is the use of Show redrawn regions in the Flash Player context menu? To quote Ted P, Internally the player sweeps the DisplayList and processes all graphics, then processes all frame bytecode, then processed events. If there are things to do in each phase, the phase will expand potentially slowing down the frame speed. http://tinyurl.com/2erm72a Has this behavior changed in Flash Player 10.1? BTW Is there a limit to the number of questions I can ask in a single post? Have I past that limit? If so will any of my questions get answered or is the whole post disqualified? If so how do I get it re-qualified? Separate posts for each question? JP -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Time for a facelift - Flex 2 to Flash 4....:)
Though the changes seem small, alpha, asthetics, etc they can amass to
something huge. Our project has experienced many upgrade pains and took much
longer than anticipated. There are benefits of course but you shouldn't
underestimate the time to upgrade.
Hmm one point. You can build your project with Flash Builder 4 using the SDK
of your choice, be it 3.5 or 4.0, etc. You don't have to use the latest SDK.
The issues mentioned above are from going from SDK 3 to SDK 4. Best wishes,
JP
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:56 PM, flexnewbie06 flexnewbi...@yahoo.ca wrote:
Thanks! I have resolved all my initial errors and compiled and re-deployed
my App. Wow that was really painless! so surprised. Although, i had to set
the compiler to use
-theme=${flexlib}/themes/Halo/halo.swc
so it would resolve half the issues, however it doesn't look anything like
the Flex 2 version does. Alpha's are missing and other random aesthetics
aren't supported. So I have some clean up to do.
My main reason for the upgrade - DataGrid...works like CRAP in Flex 2.
Random re-drawing of fonts, item rendered cell with checkboxes or images get
placed anywhere in the grid when you scroll around. Lots of weird things
(that my boss wants fixed and I can't fix them)...so I'm hoping this upgrade
fixes some of those issues.
I only have 9 days left on my trial though!! eek.
:)
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Brendan
Meutzner bmeutz...@... wrote:
Yeah, you don't want to have LiveCycle or BlazeDS checked... those both
rely
on services which would be present on your backend server, and dictated
in
the services-config.xml file. LiveCycle and BlazeDS would have nothing to
do with your web service calls.
You should use the RemoteObject checkbox, and honestly, if you're using
web
services, it shouldn't really affect it at all. Correct me if I'm wrong,
but your web services would have url endpoints defined within each call
(ie.
the mxml tag) from Flex 2.0 right?
The remaining errors you face if you choose RemoteObjects checkbox should
be
fixable as Jeffry points out.
Brendan
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM, flexnewbie06 flexnewbi...@... wrote:
Yes Apologies...I think I typed before I thought about this some more.
Flex 2.0.1 SDK To Flex 4 SDK(I guess I was stuck on the name change
from
flex builder 2 to Flash builder 4)...I dunno.
Yes I downloaded Flash Builder 4 Trial. Tried to open my project in and
I
tried to update some build path properties. One option is to Use
remote
object access services, in the Flex Server tab of project properties.
Maybe
I'm not supposed to be using that check box at all?
So If I select Live Cycle - because my only other options BlazeDS
(which
I'm certain I'm not using)...Only LiveCycle Data Services 2.6 and
higher
are supported is the error I get. I suppose this wasn't introduced
until a
later SDK for web Services?
So I just left it unchecked (not knowing if this will make my
web-services
unusable or not) and it let me proceed and compile...I have a few
errors to
sort out...
However, as mixed up as I am, relatively few problems sounds like a
good
start.
Thanks.
Jenn
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comflexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com, Jeffry
Houser jeffry@ wrote:
Do you mean that you're moving from Flex 2 to Flex 4? Or from Flex 2
to Flash 4? They mean radically different things. I'm going to assume
you mean the former.
Did you download a trial of Flash Builder 4? You said you hit a wall;
what wall did you hit?
When you say that Web Services Not Using Live cycle; I'm not sure
what that means. But to me that sounds like it might be a problem
with
your server side code.
It would be my expectation that compiling a Flex 2 application
against
the Flex 4 SDK would present relatively few problems.
On 6/23/2010 2:19 PM, flexnewbie06 wrote:
Hi all,
I would like to see our current code base updated from Flex 2.0.1
to
Flash 4. We have many bugs inherent to the components in the SDK I
would like to see resolved. The project is quite large...using web
services and many many components(and States..I think these guys
changed).
I downloaded the trial for Flash 4 and tried to port some of our
code
over, but immediately hit a wall with the web services not using
live
cycle. So I am looking for some thoughts from you guys...aside from
some of the web services being broken, am I looking at a whole of
change? How much backwards compatibility does this migration
support.
Thanks so much for any suggestions.
Jenn
--
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Adobe Community Expert: http://tinyurl.com/684b5h
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Re: [flexcoders] How much does FXG affect performance?
so if you were in my position working on a large project how would you determine when to use FXG vector art and when to use a bitmap of that art? On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Many FXG files are compiled down to Flash symbols (unless there is text involved). There is no “code” for them, but moving them or otherwise invalidating that area of the screen makes the renderer re-consider all those paths in the symbol. On 6/22/10 11:28 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: so if i had an fxg file with 1 paths but those paths didn't change they wouldn't be redrawn every frame correct? how should i determine when to rasterize vector FXG art vs leaving it as is? On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Alex Harui aha...@adobe.com wrote: Maybe, yes, none, n/a, no, yes (17), no, depends, bribery, no thank you. Not necessarily in that order. On 6/17/10 7:15 PM, dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com http://dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com wrote: I saw a comment recently that large FXG usage can affect performance. For example, FXG in skins. But I also read it affects file size??? If it's vector shouldn't it in most cases be smaller in size than a rasterized representation of the vector? What about If the vector skin art is relatively static how much of it is getting redrawn every frame? If it is redrawn every frame what is the use of Show redrawn regions in the Flash Player context menu? To quote Ted P, Internally the player sweeps the DisplayList and processes all graphics, then processes all frame bytecode, then processed events. If there are things to do in each phase, the phase will expand potentially slowing down the frame speed. http://tinyurl.com/2erm72a Has this behavior changed in Flash Player 10.1? BTW Is there a limit to the number of questions I can ask in a single post? Have I past that limit? If so will any of my questions get answered or is the whole post disqualified? If so how do I get it re-qualified? Separate posts for each question? JP -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe System, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
[flexcoders] How to check if a control is positioned by styles like Top and Left vs X and Y
How do you check at runtime if a control is positioned by styles like Top and Left vs X and Y? these always return 0 targetTop = target.getStyle(top); targetBottom = target.getStyle(bottom); targetLeft = target.getStyle(left); targetRight = target.getStyle(right); targetVertical = target.getStyle(verticalCenter); targetHorizontal = target.getStyle(horizontalCenter); jp
