hi Jason How can I keep this effect if i modify your example to become
<mx:HBox width="100%" height="100" backgroundColor="yellow"> <mx:Button label="number1" width="75%"/> <mx:Canvas width="25%" horizontalScrollPolicy="off"> <mx:Button width="100" label="number2"/> </mx:Canvas> </mx:HBox> thanks bod --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Y. Kwong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have a nested container do the clipping for you. eg: > > <mx:HBox width="300" height="100" backgroundColor="yellow"> > <mx:Button label="number1" width="75%"/> > <mx:Canvas width="25%" horizontalScrollPolicy="off"> > <mx:Button width="100" label="number2"/> > </mx:Canvas> > </mx:HBox> > > > On 6/16/06, bhaq1972 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Mike and Tom thanks for the input. > > > > firstly, I tried using clipContent before but doesn't work. > > > > if i was dealing with fixed widths and set the > > horizonatalScrollPolicy 'off', i can achieve the effect i was > > looking for eg > > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" xmlns="*" > > > <mx:HBox width="300" height="100" backgroundColor="yellow" > > horizontalScrollPolicy="off"> > > <mx:Button label="number1" width="225"/> > > <mx:Button label="number2" width="85"/> > > </mx:HBox> > > </mx:Application> > > > > But as i'm not dealing with fixed button widths, i had to think of > > another way to get this effect....hence paddingRight=-15 and some > > kind of contentClip. > > > > As i'm only dealing with layout, i would have thought something > > would work out of the box. Adobe??? > > > > I'm willing to try your suggestion of a mask, if you can gives us a > > few ideas on how to do that thanks. > > > > > > regrds > > bod > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Schmalle" > > <teoti.graphix@> wrote: > > > > > > > I don't think the layout algorithm takes negetives into account. > > > > > > I didn't mean it doesn't use the negetive padding, just it doesn't > > calculate > > > the 'measured width' right when laying out the mask for the > > container using > > > a negetive padding with a percentage. > > > > > > Ah, to hard to explain right. > > > > > > Peace, Mike > > > > > > On 6/15/06, Michael Schmalle <teoti.graphix@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > For you to understand the problem you need to understand how the > > HBox lays > > > > it's children out and uses viewMetrics. > > > > > > > > The reason this is not working is because since you specified > > 75% width, > > > > the container will calc the .75 of the width minus anything that > > is static > > > > IE your button 2. > > > > > > > > When you say paddingRight = -15, this kind defines the logic of > > the > > > > layout. > > > > > > > > For some reason, when you specify -15 for paddingLeft, the > > content on both > > > > sides then get clipped. > > > > > > > > I am not Adobe, but I would venture to guess this cannot be done > > right > > > > now. Not saying this is a bug but, I don't think the layout > > algorithm takes > > > > negetives into account. > > > > > > > > You could always subclass HBox and create a mask over it and use > > > > borderMetrics to size the mask. > > > > > > > > Peace, Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/15/06, Tom Chiverton <tom.chiverton@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 15 June 2006 12:09, bhaq1972 wrote: > > > > > > how do i achieve this ? > > > > > > > > > > clipContent ? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Tom Chiverton > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > > > > > > > > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered > > in England > > > > > and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered > > office address > > > > > is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. 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