RE: [flexcoders] specifying measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hmm, so everything else I've sent recently has been posted,
so I'll try to resend this. I know that flexcoders can have a slow posting
time for some people (which now seems to include me), but it's been a day.
If that's now normal, someone just let me know. Thanks,
Brian
From: Brian Deitte Sent: Friday,
November 03, 2006 4:25 PMTo:
'flexcoders@yahoogroups.com'Subject: RE: [flexcoders] specifying
measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hi Mike, thanks for the response. I do have a
solution now, based on Dirk's example (http://www.richinternet.de/blog/index.cfm?mode=entryentry=ADD4FDD1-9B48-BFBC-2A70F3C57EBC6892),
but I would be interested in knowing what I was doing wrong. I was doing
something I saw in the framework for Application, and subclassing
ProgrammaticSkin and using it in CSS as a background-image. The skin would
have to have the measuredWidth/measuredHeight, as previously mentioned, and
here's the a simplified version of the updateDisplayList()
method:
override protected function
updateDisplayList(w:Number, h:Number):void
{ super.updateDisplayList(w,
h);
// FIXME: override Application to add
styles for all values below, then getStyle() for each //
one and set in CSS
var g:Graphics = graphics;
g.clear();
// set width and height to dimensions we want for this
gradient
w = 916; h =
16; var fillColors:Array = [0xF7F7F7,
0xD5D5D5]; var fillAlphas:Array = [1,
1];
drawRoundRect(x, y, w, h, null, fillColors, fillAlphas,
verticalGradientMatrix(x, y, w, h));
}
And
this works fine, but again only if the measuredWidth/measuredHeight is
set. So after seeing Dirk's code, I tried changingone skin over to
extend HaloBorder, not set the measuredWidth/measuredHeight, and then use the
skin in CSS as a border-skin. This works, I'm happy to say. It does
feel a little strange to me, that I'm using something called "border-skin" but
I'm doing things in the middle of a canvas. Is this part normal or should
I be using a background-image?
This
turned into a longer message than I thought! I'm starting to get into this
whole building-a-Flex-app thing. :) -Brian
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael
SchmalleSent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:07 PMTo:
flexcoders@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [flexcoders] specifying
measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hi Brian,This dosn't make sense...What are you subclassing
for the skin class?I use ProgrammaticSkin and RectangularBorder all the
time and have never specified measuredWidth or measuredHeight in a skin. I get
none of the things you are talking about. Are you using an image or
drawing API in the skin?If it is a borderSkin style are you subclassing
RectangularBorder? For the borderMetrics. Can you give an example, I am sure I
could nail this one.Peace, Mike
On 11/2/06, Brian
Deitte [EMAIL PROTECTED]com
wrote:
Ah, my first flexcoders post as a Flex developer. I feel like I
shouldbe getting my cloak and learning a secret handshake right
now.Is there a way to not specify the measuredWidth and measuredHeight
in askin? I don't like having to hardcode a width and height there, as
Icurrently have to do.For more details, this is an application
that is using absolutepositioning, and the skins are on Canvases. If I
don't specify themeasured width and height in the skin, then the
drawRoundRect() doesn'tdraw from the correct position, and the
passed-in width and height fromupdateDisplayList() doesn't seem to
help with this fact. Am I missingsomething here?Thanks for any
pointers, Brian--
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RE: [flexcoders] specifying measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hi Mike, thanks for the response. I do have a
solution now, based on Dirk's example (http://www.richinternet.de/blog/index.cfm?mode=entryentry=ADD4FDD1-9B48-BFBC-2A70F3C57EBC6892),
but I would be interested in knowing what I was doing wrong. I was doing
something I saw in the framework for Application, and subclassing
ProgrammaticSkin and using it in CSS as a background-image. The skin would
have to have the measuredWidth/measuredHeight, as previously mentioned, and
here's the a simplified version of the updateDisplayList()
method:
override protected function
updateDisplayList(w:Number, h:Number):void
{ super.updateDisplayList(w,
h);
// FIXME: override Application to add
styles for all values below, then getStyle() for each //
one and set in CSS
var g:Graphics = graphics;
g.clear();
// set width and height to dimensions we want for this
gradient
w = 916; h =
16; var fillColors:Array = [0xF7F7F7,
0xD5D5D5]; var fillAlphas:Array = [1,
1];
drawRoundRect(x, y, w, h, null, fillColors, fillAlphas,
verticalGradientMatrix(x, y, w, h));
}
And
this works fine, but again only if the measuredWidth/measuredHeight is
set. So after seeing Dirk's code, I tried changingone skin over to
extend HaloBorder, not set the measuredWidth/measuredHeight, and then use the
skin in CSS as a border-skin. This works, I'm happy to say. It does
feel a little strange to me, that I'm using something called "border-skin" but
I'm doing things in the middle of a canvas. Is this part normal or should
I be using a background-image?
This
turned into a longer message than I thought! I'm starting to get into this
whole building-a-Flex-app thing. :) -Brian
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael
SchmalleSent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:07 PMTo:
flexcoders@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [flexcoders] specifying
measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hi Brian,This dosn't make sense...What are you subclassing
for the skin class?I use ProgrammaticSkin and RectangularBorder all the
time and have never specified measuredWidth or measuredHeight in a skin. I get
none of the things you are talking about. Are you using an image or
drawing API in the skin?If it is a borderSkin style are you subclassing
RectangularBorder? For the borderMetrics. Can you give an example, I am sure I
could nail this one.Peace, Mike
On 11/2/06, Brian
Deitte [EMAIL PROTECTED]com
wrote:
Ah, my first flexcoders post as a Flex developer. I feel like I
shouldbe getting my cloak and learning a secret handshake right
now.Is there a way to not specify the measuredWidth and measuredHeight
in askin? I don't like having to hardcode a width and height there, as
Icurrently have to do.For more details, this is an application
that is using absolutepositioning, and the skins are on Canvases. If I
don't specify themeasured width and height in the skin, then the
drawRoundRect() doesn'tdraw from the correct position, and the
passed-in width and height fromupdateDisplayList() doesn't seem to
help with this fact. Am I missingsomething here?Thanks for any
pointers, Brian--
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Re: [flexcoders] specifying measuredWidth/measuredHeight in a skin
Hi Brian,This dosn't make sense...What are you subclassing for the skin class?I use ProgrammaticSkin and RectangularBorder all the time and have never specified measuredWidth or measuredHeight in a skin. I get none of the things you are talking about. Are you using an image or drawing API in the skin?If it is a borderSkin style are you subclassing RectangularBorder? For the borderMetrics. Can you give an example, I am sure I could nail this one. Peace, MikeOn 11/2/06, Brian Deitte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, my first flexcoders post as a Flex developer. I feel like I should be getting my cloak and learning a secret handshake right now. Is there a way to not specify the measuredWidth and measuredHeight in a skin? I don't like having to hardcode a width and height there, as I currently have to do. For more details, this is an application that is using absolute positioning, and the skins are on Canvases. If I don't specify the measured width and height in the skin, then the drawRoundRect() doesn't draw from the correct position, and the passed-in width and height from updateDisplayList() doesn't seem to help with this fact. Am I missing something here? Thanks for any pointers, Brian -- What goes up, does come down. __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com SPONSORED LINKS Software development tool Software development Software development services Home design software Software development company Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___
