No problem J Hopefully Flex 2.0 will
fix some of these problems… Time to go do some tests to see so we can
log these for Flex 2 J
Dustin Mercer
From:
flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of fowleryj
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
2:00 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] RES: (Flex
1.5 using Cairngorm Framework) MenuBars in PopUps not Working
That was it! I set modal to false and now the menu shows up. Thanks
for your help, Dustin.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Mercer,
Dustin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> When you create the window, you can specify
its' modality (I think it is
> the 3rd parameter on the createPopUp method,
it's a Boolean value). Try
> setting the modality to false. A modal
window is the topmost window in
> a flex application. I have had similar
issues with modal windows...
> This may not work, but it is worth a try.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of fowleryj
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:32 AM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: (Flex 1.5 using
Cairngorm Framework) MenuBars
> in PopUps not Working
>
>
>
> Dustin,
>
> Thanks for that suggestion - it proved that
the problem is indeed that
> the menu is showing up beneath my window.
Another strange thing is
> that none of the items are selectable when I
run my mouse cursor over
> them. How would I get the menu to stop
showing up beneath my window?
>
> ----------
>
> Renaun,
>
> PopUp.mxml's top component is an
<mx:Panel>. Main.mxml allows the user
> to open any number of different windows (I
gave them generic names for
> this example, obviously, but they are all
smaller parts of a large
> application) in which the user will execute
different tasks. Also, I
> do have my AS function inside of
<mx:Script><![CDATA[ ]></mx:Script>
> tags.
>
> ----------
>
> Thank you both. =)
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,
"Mercer, Dustin"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > This doesn't sound like a cairngorm
issue, but a flex depth issue. Try
> > this... Try making the window
height about 50 pixels, and add a bunch
> > of menu items to the menubar's
dataProvider, then try. See if the
> menu
> > is showing up under the window (you will
be able to see that because
> the
> > menu's items should extend beyond the
bottom of the window). I am not
> > sure if this is the problem, but it is a
logical first place to check.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On
> > Behalf Of kaibabsowats
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:28 PM
> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: (Flex 1.5
using Cairngorm Framework)
> MenuBars
> > in PopUps not Working
> >
> >
> >
> > More details are need?
> >
> > How is PopUp.mxml used?
> > Whats the top component in
PopUp.mxml,etc...
> >
> > You probably doing this but just to
double check, in PopUp.mxml are
> > you putting the AS function insdie
<mx:Script><![CDATA[ ]></mx:Script>
> >
> > Renaun
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,
"fowleryj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > MenuBars aren't working properly in
my pop-ups, whereas they are
> > > working just fine in my Main.mxml.
> > >
> > > In my pop-up, the File menu I've
declared won't even drop down when
> I
> > > click on it.
> > >
> > >
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > In Main.mxml:
> > >
> > > <mx:MenuBar
id="MainMenuBar" width="450"
> > >
change="menuChangeHandler(event)">
> > > <mx:dataProvider>
> > > <mx:XML>
> > > <menuitem
label="Finder">
> > > <menuitem
label="Finder A" type="Finder"
data="">
> > > <menuitem
label="Finder B" type="Finder"
data="">
> > > </menuitem>
> > > <menuitem
label="Add/Edit">
> > > <menuitem
label="Add/Edit A" type="Add/Edit"
data="">
> > > <menuitem
label="Add/Edit B" type="Add/Edit"
data="">
> > > </menuitem>
> > > </mx:XML>
> > > </mx:dataProvider>
> > > </mx:MenuBar>
> > >
> > > <mx:Script><![CDATA[
> > > private function
menuChangeHandler(event){
> > > if(event.menuItem.attributes.data
== "FinderA") {
> > >
commonViewHelper.openWindow('FinderA')
> > > } else
if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "FinderB") {
> > > commonViewHelper.openWindow('FinderB')
> > > } else
if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "AddEditA") {
>
> > >
commonViewHelper.openWindow('AddEditA')
> > > } else
if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "AddEditB") {
> > >
commonViewHelper.openWindow('AddEditB')
> > > }
> > > ]]></mx:Script>
> > >
> > > (That works fine)
> > >
> > >
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > In PopUp.mxml:
> > >
> > > <mx:MenuBar
id="PopUpMenuBar" width="450"
> > >
change="menuChangeHandler(event)">
> > > <mx:dataProvider>
> > > <mx:XML>
> > > <menuitem
label="File">
> > > <menuitem
label="Open" type="File" data="">
> > > <menuitem
label="Close" type="File" data="">
> > > <menuitem
label="Save" type="File" data="">
> > > </menuitem>
> > > </mx:XML>
> > > </mx:dataProvider>
> > > </mx:MenuBar>
> > >
> > > private function
menuChangeHandler(event){
> > > if(event.menuItem.attributes.data
== "Open") {
> > > // Nothing yet
> > > } else
if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "Close") {
> > >
PopUpViewHelper.closePopUp(); // Closes the
pop-up
>
> > > } else
if(event.menuItem.attributes.data == "Save") {
> > > // Nothing yet
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > (This is not working properly - the
menu won't even drop down to
> show
> > > the options.)
> > >
> > > Any insight would be greatly
appreciated.
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