You're probably spot on. I don't have the event phase experience I should. My assumption though is that even the custom events are going to wrap the default ones and some how it has to be broadcast when container is rolled off. I know neither of us likely have the time to build a demo but you should happen to I'd like to see how it works.
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Merrill, Jason < jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote: > >> Good suggestion Jason, but the issue is that when he rolls over a shape, > its > >>going to broadcast mouse out for the container. The custom event idea > would > >>still work if the custom shape events conditionally broadcast a > >>container_mouse_out event based on a hit test. > > But what I am saying is that doesn't matter - he's going to instead (if he > tries my idea) completely get rid of his listeners for mouse overs of these > containers and children, and listen for custom events that bubble up > instead. The dispatching will be done inside the children's and container's > own class definition, triggered by mouse over event, but within the class - > this will trigger the custom event to bubble. At that point, who cares if > the off-the-shelf mouseover events bubble, he wouldn't be listening for > those anyway, only within the individual child classes in order to dispatch > the custom events. Make sense? That said, I could have a gaping hole in > this idea I'm not seeing at the moment... > > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America Instructional Technology & Media ยท Learning > Performance Solutions L&LD > > Interested in Flash Platform technologies? Join the Bank of America Flash > Platform Community > Interested in innovative ideas in Learning? Check out the Innovative > Learning Blog and subscribe. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- --Joel Stransky stranskydesign.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
