His layout is really difficult. Basically he wants images to be smart enough to size any which way to fit around each other. If you take a look at the word doc he attached the second mockup shows the problem. Basically he doesn't want to restrict to rows or columns, and wants items to be able to span both, which is hard to do.
I honestly don't have an answer for how to do that layout. If you can change the requirement to let you use either columns or rows then you're fine. Doug On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, FlexMDI, probably won't do it for you. You want some organization > of the images. Why didn't FlowBox work for you? > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *anuj sharma > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:31 PM > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Need Help and Guidance desperately > > > > Hi Alex > I am not sure i understand that. Basically I am dragging images from one > container which is HBOX( because i need scroller facility too) and dropping > them in another container which is Tile. > The user should be able to resize the dropped images as shown in the layout > and the rest of the images have to adjust in terms of size as well as > location to let resized image to get accommodated. I have seen some examples > of FlowBox and one as shown in the following link: > http://demo.quietlyscheming.com/DragTile/DragDrop.html > but my problem coems becasue user should be able to resize the images in > the container. As I have mentioned this is the first project of this kind > for me I am not sure which way to go. Anyway coming to your question > (mini-window > using FlexMDI) it can be the any way as long as it is solving the purpose > of my requirement. Any detail and suggestions, please let me know > Thanks > Anuj > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can everything be a mini-window using FlexMDI? > > > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *anuj sharma > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2008 1:46 PM > > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Need Help and Guidance desperately > > > > Hi Guys > > > So is there anyone in the list that can help me in achieving this? This > problem is burning me out now and I need a good head start to achieve this. > This is my first project of this kind. Earlier i developed simple prototypes > using basic event programming. I need you genius guys's guidance to get me > started and need that layout for my images. If there is any custom > componenet available in the market then i am ready to buy that too. It is > taking me little long to figure out this layout. I have reached at the last > level of this project. > Sorry for being pain but please help me out in generating this layout. Any > guidance and any kind of help in this direction will be highyl appreciated. > Thanks in advance guys > Anuj > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM, anuj sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dough > I forgot to mention that i am not sure if i can force the components into > either rows or columns because I am allowing free flow of the image within > the container too which means that the user should be able to resize the > image and should be able to drag and drop the image too whereever he wants > within the container. i used drag manager for that. i thought should made it > clear. > Thanks for your time > Anuj > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Doug McCune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh wow, that's actually a really flexible layout requirement that I > don't think you can achieve with any of the components out there right now > (ie TileList, Tile, combination of HBox and VBox, or even FlowBox). I think > you may have to lose of of the desired functionality and allow the content > to be binned into distinct rows or columns more tightly. The first image in > your attachement is doable in the FlowBox I believe, but the second > screenshot is much harder. Notice how box C extends down into a second row, > and also how box E extends across multiple columns. That use of dual column > and row spanning makes it difficult. If you allow the components to be > forced into either rows or columns then it will be much easier. > > Doug > > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:05 AM, anuj sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All Attached is the rough sketch i am about the UI i have to implement. > Right now they are just empty pictures, but the user can drag them on the > stage and can resize the images placed on the main screen. My requirement if > user drops a new image on the screen all the other images adjust themselves > to accommodate the new image. Also if user enlarge or shrink one image (like > in the sketch user is trying to shrink image B), all the other images adjust > themselves on the main stage . Please let em know if you have any questions. > Thanks a lot for your help > Anuj > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 4:38 PM, anuj sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Rick > I will try to sketch my requirement and send it to you soon. That might > help to find what i am looking for. > Thanks for your suggestion. > Anuj > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Rick Winscot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The seconds link was to a flow layout that would set you in the right > direction... The other option was the first link which uses static > positioning. Really, it depends on what you want the user experience to be > like. If you could sketch out the solution – we could throw some code > around. > > Rick Winscot > > > > > On 8/25/08 10:24 PM, "anuj sharma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Rick > Thanks for the reply. Are there any recommendations about which layout > component or container should i use or do i need to create my custom > component for achieving this target. I am not sure which way to handle that > layout. Please help me out > Again Thanks a lot. > Anuj > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:18 PM, anuj181 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi > I am using HBOX container to load images letting user drag image from > one HBOX and dropping them in another (2nd)HBOX. I need to calculate > the real estate of the HBOX in which the image has been dropped (i-e > 2nd HBOX). The reason is that because I need the dropped image to get > placed in an empty space within the 2nd HBOX. > Is there any way I can calculate which space is empty in the HBOX and > let my objects (images) to be placed only in the empty spaces within > the HBOX (not the sapce already occupied by the placed images).Once > the HBOX is full then I need to code in a way that images starts > shrinking(upto some level) to accommodate more images. > Please help me out in figuring out this problem. Any type of > help/documentation/links in this direction will be highly appreciated. > Thanks > Anuj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
