I think you'll get more predictable timing. doLater() [sorry - I really meant callLater()] doesn't guarantee anything about how much later it might be. - Gordon
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of simonjpalmer Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:33 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Whatever happened to Peter Ent's scrolling text ticker? any particular reason why? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recommend using a Timer rather than calling doLater(). > > - Gordon > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of simonjpalmer > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 12:39 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Whatever happened to Peter Ent's scrolling > text ticker? > > > > Thanks! Simple when you see it, but I didn't know about the magic > doLater() function... sometimes the simplest things are the best. > > As a matter of interest has anyone used this approach for handling > lazy loading of data? > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , Steve Hagenlock <shagenlo@> wrote: > > > > http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/flex/ticker/tickerText.zip <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/flex/ticker/tickerText.zip> > <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/flex/ticker/tickerText.zip <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/flex/ticker/tickerText.zip> > > > > > > simonjpalmer wrote: > > > Anyone know what became of it? The markme.com code link on his blog > > > leads nowhere. Anyone have the code they could share with me? > > > > > > http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/2004/12/ticker.cfm <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/2004/12/ticker.cfm> > <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/2004/12/ticker.cfm <http://weblogs.macromedia.com/pent/archives/2004/12/ticker.cfm> > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: > 3/23/2007 3:27 PM > > > > > >
