[flexcoders] Looking for examples tutorials code to learn how to draw on a canvas

Hi guys I am looking to make a Flex3 app. where I can draw on a image. Is there any good tutorials examples etc. out there - I havent really been able to find any. I found a Flash component ($199) that does the trick - but I want to go Flex :-)

[flexcoders] FlexBook - How to start with a Right page 1 + autmatic resizing image

Hi. Using FlexBook to show publications on our Intranet, there are some things that bug me a little. (enough to try to fix 'em) 1. When I want to display a publication of lets say 16 pages, soft cover - I add a blank png as page 1 to make page 2 (the original page 1) appear as the front left

[flexcoders] Re: FlexBook - a couple of questions

Hi Steve Thanks for your reply - you got me going in the right direction so I got it solved - Thanks :-D Best regards, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, valdhor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go to http://demo.quietlyscheming.com/book/app.html and download the source. The demo allows you to

[flexcoders] FlexBook - a couple of questions

Hi all! I'm currently building a intranet app - I'd like to use Ely's FlexBook component to show our employee's manual. Is it possible to jump to specific pages without having to animate a flip page by page - in the app I have a index that allows the user to see chapters in the manual - so I need

[flexcoders] Re: Flex Using PHP or ASP?

Hi. I'd recommend you have a look at www.amfphp.com - a very fast and easy to use, here's a snippet from the website : AMFPHP is a free open-source PHP implementation of the Action Message Format(AMF). AMF allows for binary serialization of Action Script (AS2, AS3) native types and objects to be

[flexcoders] Need help to recreate a Flash layout/component in Flex

Hi. I'm currently looking into converting a existing Flash app into a Flex app. In this Flash app, there is a specific layout that I would like to emulate. Have a look at http://koalit.dk/flex/flex_component.jpg The object is something like a filemanager, where the user can see what status each

[flexcoders] Need help with AMFPHP - how to work with a arraycollection

Hi I'm using AMFPHP 1.9 as a backend for a FX2 application. I'm desperately looking for help for the PHP side - how to receive and work with an ArrayCollection. Anyone with some links or code they'd be willing to share ? Thanks for listening. Mark

[flexcoders] itemRenderer - copy values

Hi. I'm using an itemRenderer in a datagrid. The renderer contains a script, which will determine specific values in the {data} and setStyle on a canvas and the text of a string. But when I scroll in the datagrid, it seems like new children is not updated when they become visible. I'm sure that

[flexcoders] Re: DataGrid ItemRenderes - How to access the {data} from the datagrid

Hi Alex Thanks for your reply. I propably missed something here... but when I use {data.} in mxml it works. But when I make a script tag that should adjust properties etc. it says null value - here's my code: ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8? mx:VBox xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml;

[flexcoders] DataGrid ItemRenderes - How to access the {data} from the datagrid

Hi. In a itemrenderer I'd like to access a {data} value in a Script in the itemrenderer. I just can't figure out how to do this. I have an ArrayCollection as the dataprovider for the DataGrid. In a Column, I sue a itemrenderer status Inside renderer.status.as I have a VBox, with a init()

[flexcoders] Re: Problem with TileLIst RowCount

Hi Alex Not sure what you mean, instead of scaling the container ?? Or ALSO scale the tilelist, setting the height of it ? Not sure how I should do that as I cant resolve how many rows the tilelist has. Hope you can clarify, this is driving me craazyyy Thanks again for all your time ! Mark

[flexcoders] Re: Problem with TileLIst RowCount

Hi Alex Somehow the ColumnCount actually is correct ?? Even though I performed a updateNow() it still return columnCount=2 no matter what. Is it because I initially draw the TileList container (Canvas) very small - height=5 - I do this to be able to expand the container(s) simultaniously if

[flexcoders] Problem with TileLIst RowCount

After adding a tilelist using addchild, I'm trying to resize it's container, a canvas, to fit the tilelist based on the rowcount * rowheight. Strangely it always return rowCount = 2 - even though there is 1 or 3 rows ? How can I force a recount ?? Or is there another way to get the actual size

[flexcoders] AMFPHP 1.9B : Using ADODB5 to get UTF-8 data from MSSQL

Hi Guys - I know that this is NOT a PHP forum, but I feel that some of you use AMFPHP extensively, so I thought I'd give it a try. I have just started to use AMFPHP as a backend for Flex2 projects. When I connect to MySQL databases it is just perfect and fast - great. Now I need to connect

[flexcoders] How can II make the DragProxy start at 0,0

When dragging an item from a TileList onto a Canvas, I want the DragProxy to always snap to the top left corner of the DragProxy image. Instead it Holds the image where I placed the mouse on the UIcomponent. I tried looking into offset-x and offset-y but cant make it sum up. See the thing is that

[flexcoders] First attemt at getting result back from AMFPHP - Why is it a Object

I'm using AMFPHP 1.9B and have created a service called inventory.getInventoryGroups - in the AMF service browser I see the result just perfect. : (mx.collections::ArrayCollection)#0 filterFunction = (null) length = 5 list = (mx.collections::ArrayList)#1 length = 5 source =

[flexcoders] First attemt at getting result back from AMFPHP - Why is it a Object

Sorry if this is a double posting - but my first post never showed up ? I am using AMFPHP 1.9B and have created a service inventory.getInventoryGroups - when I test it in the AMF service browser - it works fine and returns this result : (mx.collections::ArrayCollection)#0 filterFunction =

[flexcoders] Re: First attemt at getting result back from AMFPHP - Why is it a Object

Hi and thanks for your reply. Well - it showed me that Flex receives what AMF says it sends. Here's the trace: serverInfo = (Object)#1 columnNames = (Array)#2 [0] data [1] label cursor = 1 id = 7257952bcaf0cee796b5bd243450930c initialData = (Array)#3 [0]

[flexcoders] Re: First attemt at getting result back from AMFPHP - Why is it a Object

, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You need the Object to be an array collection then you need to convert: yourVar=new ArrayCollection( ArrayUtil.toArray(response));/*response being your returned object*/ I hope that helps --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, oneproofdk mark@ wrote:

[flexcoders] Re: What EVENT should I capture - Tilelist data loaded / All tiles created ?

Hi Alex Thanks for your reply. I use a function that receives the data from httpservice, this function set the dataprovider for the tilelist, which in turns gets popuplated by itemrenderers. What I need is a way to measure how many rows @ what height the data actually rendered in the tilelist.

[flexcoders] What EVENT should I capture - Tilelist data loaded / All tiles created ?

In a Flex 2.01 app I create TileLists based on dynamic data. Afterwards the data comes rolling in from JSON data. Now I want to resize the canvas that the tilelist is placed inside... Actually it's placed inside a tabnav tabnavigatorcanvastilelist/// NOW... How can I capture an event when the

[flexcoders] Re: Using HTTP Service over an Intranet? HELP Pls!

Could you tell us what the setup is? Can you access any files on the webserver ? Is it the httpservice that fails - and if so, what are the errors you see ? Please give us a better understanding of what's going on - then I'm sure that you will get some help. Regards, Mark

[flexcoders] Re: Can't figure out why this fails : creating a TabBar using AS

:-O Am I red in the face !! I was obviously looking for a TabNavigator - thanks for your help :-) Thanks, Mark

[flexcoders] How to access objects made by a script (addChild)

In a script I iterate through a collection, making new TileLists as we go along. I name these tilelist's so I can access them later. Snip #1 for (var i:int=0; idp.length;i++) { // First we make a new tabbar for the tiles

[flexcoders] Re: How to access objects made by a script (addChild)

Hi Tracy Thanks for your reply - I actually think I understod that. Thanks for your answer. Best regards, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Setting the id this way is not the same as setting an id=myId in an mxml tag. In that case the

[flexcoders] Can't figure out why this fails : creating a TabBar using AS

Hi. I'm trying to loop through a ArrayCollection and make a TabBar for each item This fails miserably - Cant convert Canvas to Button - I've been staring at this all day today (it's almost 10pm here in Denmark now). So I'd be very please if some of you guys could have a look - propably some

[flexcoders] Re: Anyone seen this effect as Flex module - Accordion Menu

Doug, that really looks great. Look forward to see your blog post with (I hope) source code and even better - learn-how-to... Thanks for your time - all that replied, I really appreciate it. Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Doug McCune [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: holla

[flexcoders] popupManager.removePopup adding effects ??

I'm using popupManager to show a thumbnail when the user hovers over a icon - added a creationCompleteEffect so it eases.elastic wobles effect - looks great. Now I'd like to use the same elastic effect when I remove the popup - just cant figure out how to do that. Tried removeEffect but it just

[flexcoders] Anyone seen this effect as Flex module - Accordion Menu

If you go to http://www.apple.com/downloads/, see the menu on the right. If you click on an item, the other items folds away - kinda like a Accordion but then again not. Did anyone see this as a module anyone offers free or $$ - I really like the effect only dont have the knowhow to build it

[flexcoders] Re: popupManager.removePopup adding effects ??

Hi Borek Thanks for your reply. So what you did (please correct me), was to have the popup as an invisible Canvas on top of the application, position it and then use effects to display it ?? Can you post some code examples ?? Thanks again Mark

[flexcoders] Re: Anyone seen this effect as Flex module - Accordion Menu

Hi Mike Sounds good - if you dont mind the trouble - I'd love to see an example on how to make the Apple version Thanks for your reply though. Mark

[flexcoders] Need ideas on how to load and save room descriptions in xml

I'm looking for help on how to describe a physical room in a xml file - so I can draw it in a flex container later. The task is to be able to describe any room for, where there can be x walls and x angles. One room can be very simple, has 4 walls, no funny angles etc. Se illustration here :

[flexcoders] Re: Need ideas on how to load and save room descriptions in xml

I like the idea on describing where a wall anchors! The task is to make some preconfigured templates, where the user will be able to see a drawing of the template with each wall identified by A B C... and then a corresponding text input box, where they can input the length of that wall. Obviously

[flexcoders] DataGrid ItemRenderes - How to use AS to select the state

I'ce created a MXML ItemRenderer used in a dg - the cell contains a Button that spawns a new window - works fine. In my dataset I have an item called pagecount containing a integer. What I'd like to do, is to have the buttons enabled=false when that value == 0 !! I just cant make it work - can

[flexcoders] How to add click to a Image when using AS / AddChild

Hi I'm adding images to a vbox using as and addchild. Only thing is, that I cant figure out how to make the image accept a click - see below: private function updatePageList(data:ArrayCollection):void { for (var i:int=0; idata.length; i++) {

[flexcoders] Getting label text from a external XML file - eg for menu

I trying to use text from a external xml file as labels in buttons. I am doing this, so the user may switch language. My xml looks like this : xml version=1.0/ lbl dk node id=btnProjects label=Projekter/ node id=btnSettings label=Indstillinger/ node id=btnLog label=Log/

[flexcoders] Remote controlling multiple Flex2 apps - Push, sockets anything ?

I'm looking for a way to control several Flex2 apps, running on their own client. This is my scenario: We need to build a videowall using 6-8 30 monitors, where our monthly magazine is displayed spread by spread. This is to be able to see the flow of the magazine in real time (it changes by the

[flexcoders] Re: How to submit a bug to Adobe ? - 60 inch display is to wide

OK so I went on to see what the limits are. Tracking mouseX I can see that the Panel background stop at 4079, also that's where Flash stop tracking the mouseX !!?? The weird thing is that the Tile DOES extend beyond this point as per my screencap. Wonder what the max height is - we are currently

[flexcoders] How to submit a bug to Adobe ? - 60 inch display is to wide

For a internal application built in FB, we are deploying it on a PowerMac Pro with 2 30 display's attached. This enables a resolution of 5120 px by 1600 px. A funny thing happens when I open the app strecthing the browser (FF) to use both displays. The panel which holds a tile, displaying images

[flexcoders] Re: How can I loop through a Tile ?

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Ciarán [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mark, Hi Ciarán Thanks for your answer. I can see your point, so I'll try to illustrate what I'm doing and trying to achieve: In the application, I have a mx:tile id=tile1/ In a HTTPService Result Handler, I loop through

[flexcoders] Re: How can I loop through a Tile ?

Just to visualize the problem : http://flex2.dk/mark/screencaps/tileproblems.jpg

[flexcoders] Re: How can I loop through a Tile ?

Hi Ciarán Just put up a small example for you (and others) to see. Rightclick to view source: http://flex2.dk/mark/addchild/childTest.html Very simple app - 2 buttons. Add Children - will add 12 vboxes, each containing 2 images Loop Through Children - Will loop through tile1.numChildren -

[flexcoders] Re: How can I loop through a Tile ?

No one ?? Really need help with this one :-| bump Thanks, Mark

[flexcoders] How can I loop through a Tile ?

HI all. I'm populating a Tile using AS - addChild(), where I add a component. The component is a VBox, where I addChild 2 image's. I set the name for each image (leftImage.name = ). So the structure of the Tilelist is something like this : tile vbox hbox canvas image_left /canvas image_right

[flexcoders] Poor man's PUSH technology (aka reload data using timer)

I am building a internal app for my company, where we would eventually pursue FDS for it's push capabilities - updating the users view when backend data changes. Until then, I'm thinking about making a function that will get triggered by a timer, e.g. every 60 seconds, it should retrieve data

[flexcoders] Re: Poor man's PUSH technology (aka reload data using timer)

Hi Adam. Thanks for your reply - I like your idea about keeping the pushed data to a minimum. My original idea was to get the entire dataset and then loop through it and compare - your idea is way better. I'm really in need of some examples of a timer function, and perhaps some code to make the

[flexcoders] Why does it fail when only 1 item in the result xml (HTTPservice)

Hi All. I am using a HTTPservice to retrieve data, it works fine when there's multiple items in the xml. But if there's only one (1) item in the data, it fails with this error: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert mx.utils::[EMAIL PROTECTED] to mx.collections.ArrayCollection. Can anyone please

[flexcoders] Re: Why does it fail when only 1 item in the result xml (HTTPservice)

Thanks for your reply! How can I test what datatype Flex has decided ?, I cant always tell if there will be more than one item in the result. Thanks, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, jer_ela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When Flex converts xml into flex data types, it makes its best guess

[flexcoders] Dynamic creation of mx:text from xml - placed over an image

I am looking into how to make a dynamic form, where I load some values into an array uisng a httpservice, then a ActionScript function would dynamic add mx:text fields to the app. Can anyone help me out with some code (pseudo) or links to docs ? Donøt know where to look. Also : Is it possible

[flexcoders] How to make a universal httpservice

I am fairly new to Flex2 and AS3, 4 weeks of programming/experimenting under the hood. In a application I am using several (6-7) httpservice calls, to retrieve data for the various elements. Works great! One thing that _really_ annoys me, is that I have several mx:HTTPservice instances, one for

[flexcoders] Got it : Amazon book spider example

Thanks for all your help - got it and are trying to trplicate. :-) Thanks, Mark

[flexcoders] Tutorial / Help on making nice looking popup's / tooltips

Hi all. For a datagrid (among others) I'd like to make a extended tooltip, that would get live data from the server. I have a datagrid http://flex2.dk/mark/screencaps/mainapp.jpg where I'd like to make a nice tooltip when the user click on a dg item. I've really fallen in love with the way it

[flexcoders] Help me find the Amazon book spider example

A few weeks ago (as far as I remember) I saw a cool Flex2 app, that would take a search string for a book title, retrieve data from Amazon and display books in a web-like setup, where the books are connected by wires, if I click on a book, it would retrieve data from Amazon on that book. All

[flexcoders] Help me find the cool Flex2 - Amazon dataminer

A few weeks ago I saw a cool Flex2 app, that would take a search string, then pull data from Amazon and make a web of images, linked together and draggable. WHen you click on a book, it would get new data from Amazon etc. Any one who has a link ? Thanks, Mark

[flexcoders] Re: Getting the length of ArrayCollection

; } xmlInsertion.send(); xmlArticles.send(); xmlPages.send(); } Funny like things clear up once I post on FlexCoders !! Hope this helps someone else. BTW - is there a better solution to this ? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, oneproofdk [EMAIL

[flexcoders] Getting the length of ArrayCollection

In a application using HTTPservice result=e4x, I'm putting the result into ArrayCollections. These are [Bindable] and used populate comboboxes etc. How can I check the number of results in the ArrayCollection ? Here's some of my code : private function regionHandler(event:ResultEvent):void {

[flexcoders] Getting the values from a HTTPservice xml result

I'm trying to put together a small login app - mainly to see how I can post data and capture the result. So far I've only been using Bindable ArrayCollection's. The thing is, that I can't figure out how to access the values, when the data is in e4x format. I've had a go with the Vipercreations

[flexcoders] Re: Getting the values from a HTTPservice xml result

Tracy - I almost feel like I should send you flowers or something ;-) Thanks for your help. Have a great weekend all you Flex'ers out there. Cheers, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The date you want is in an attribute, so try: [EMAIL

[flexcoders] Re: Getting the values from a HTTPservice xml result

. am my face red!! (sitting in my livingroom at 4am laughing) Thanks again!! Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy to help. But I'm more of a beer guy than a flowers guy. Tracy

[flexcoders] a [SIMPLE] resize demo ? anyone ?

HI all. I am trying to make a resize function for a Flex2 app. On a canvas, I load 2 (large) images from a HTTP source. I have a slider and I want the images to resize to fit canvas, and the use the slider to resize the images. Does anyone have a demo of how to do this - it's making my head spin

[flexcoders] Re: a [SIMPLE] resize demo ? anyone ?

Hi Tracy. Thanks for your reply. I'm not able to find anyResize components on Flex Exchange - is it me ? Maybe you we're thinking of the DualSLider component ? What I'm looking for, is a working demo of a small app, that will load 2 external images into a canvas at runtime (HTTP). Somewhere on

[flexcoders] Re: Setting the backgroundcolor of a canvas with a function - Newbie alert

Hi Cato! Thanks for your reply, but I still can't make it work. The value {myRepeater.currentItem.left.page.swift} is a string (or is it?) it contains a number, either 0 or 1. leftpage pageno=22 swift=0//left leftpage pageno=22 swift=1//left I've tryed to do it like you suggest,

[flexcoders] Getting an image's original size - needed to resize

I'm trying to resize images to fit in a canvas. Works great. Now I also want the user to be able to zoom/resize the images using a slider, allowing them to resize to (at least) 100%, but I can't figure out how to set the image(s) to their original 100% size. Here's my functions, which get called

[flexcoders] Re: Newbie alert - Trying to populate combobox w. httpservice

Hi Ben Thanks for your answer, got it working :-) Looking into making it request data using POST now (whoa - advanced stuff) Best regards, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Ben Marchbanks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you have to define the labelField when binding to dataProvider that has

[flexcoders] Re: Newbie alert - Trying to populate combobox w. httpservice

So now I'm trying to make several httpservice requests, populating comboboxes and other items, the thing is that they all depend on what data is selected in the other comboboxes. Example: We have 3 comboboxes A B C First to get data is A from a httpservice, when that is populated, combobox B

[flexcoders] How to change the source for a mx:Image in another viewstate

In a small Flex app, I have two viewstates, start and spreadView. In start I have a Tile with VBoxes and HBoxes, when the user click on a thumbnail mx:image, I'd like it to set the source of the image on spreadView and then swithc to that view. Here's my code, propably very messy, but this i my

[flexcoders] One more for the road - How can I make a Tile stop at the right edge

Hi all. Is it possible to make a mx:Tile only grow to the right, until it reaches the visible limit, the grow downwards ? I'd like to be able to display items in a container (Tile or whatever) that will grow when the user resizes, but not display a horizontal scrollbar, only vertical scrollbar.

[flexcoders] Re: One more for the road - How can I make a Tile stop at the right edge

Hi Tracy. I've been trying to set it to 100% and to a fixed width, but for me it seems like I get the horizontal scrollbars no matter what, and that it will try to make the tiles the same, x and y (e.g. 4 by 4 - 10 by 10, never 4 by 10) Thanks for your reply. :-) Mark --- In

[flexcoders] Re: One more for the road - How can I make a Tile stop at the right edge

Hi Tracy Hmm, after revisiting this issue in FB on my computer this morning, it DOES actually work when I set it to 100% ?! Must have been tired last night. Sorry and thanks for your help. Best wishes, Mark --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, oneproofdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tracy

[flexcoders] Setting the backgroundcolor of a canvas with a function - Newbie alert

In my first Flex2 app, I'm trying to set the background color of a canvas inside a repeater, to a specific color depending on a value in the datasource. In my mx:Script I made this function: private function getColor(swift:String):String { if (swift=='1') { return '#00' }else{

[flexcoders] Re: Flex2 - Where to start

://www.amazon.com/Head-First-Object-Oriented-Analysis-Design/\ dp/0596008678. Learn OOP it will make you a better programmer and earn you more money than traditional VB and ASP ;). Dan On 08/01/07, oneproofdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[flexcoders] Re: Flex2 - Where to start

I find Flex 2 to be very broad. Also, very the posts by the other On 1/4/07, oneproofdk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a complete newbie to Flash, AS (any kind) and especially Flex - my mind is a bit blown away after reading Flex2 documentation for the last week or so. Just

[flexcoders] Flex2 - Where to start

As a complete newbie to Flash, AS (any kind) and especially Flex - my mind is a bit blown away after reading Flex2 documentation for the last week or so. Just got hold of Training from the Sorce - Adobe Flex 2 and it's way out of my league. The problem is getting hold of the basic things like AS