so how does it work internally for displayObjects? Can a developer emulate this behaviours somehow?(cant imagine it since target and currentTarget are readonly)
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Merrill, Jason < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, you still haven't convinced me it isn't kludy, but no bother.... > your perspective - my perspective - both different, doesn't matter in > the end. :) > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > GT&O and Risk L&LD Solutions Design & Development > eTools & Multimedia > > Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community > > > Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning > ideas and technologies? > Check out our internal GT&O Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >>Of Steven Sacks > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:05 PM > >>To: Flash Coders List > >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] AS3 MouseEvent target? > >> > >>Extending DisplayObject to access some of its native > >>functionality (e.g. > >>event bubbling) seems fine to me, especially if you look at > >>it from the perspective of EventDispatcher has events and > >>DisplayObject extends EventDispatcher and adds bubbling > >>functionality. If you need bubbling, extend the class that > >>provides that. > >> > >>The whole non-visual argument is a bit of a red herring > >>considering we're using Flash and, until recently, all > >>Actionscript was inside of or attached to a display object > >>(MovieClip). Technically, it still is. ;) > >> > >>Flash is a visual tool, and I maximize my productivity by > >>leveraging it fully. Flash has all kinds of great > >>Flash-centric features and you can definitely use them to > >>your advantage. It's not "hacking" to use the API given to you. :) > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Flashcoders mailing list > >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- M.A. van't Kruis http://www.malatze.nl/ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
