Sorry, just a clarification.
I forgot that 'parent' is an actual public property. I just meant the parent
of 'topControl', which would most likely be 'this' when called inside the
updateDisplayList function (unless of course it's inside a nested
component).
Best Regards,
...aaron
On 11/18/07, Aaron Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Whenever I want something to always be on top (or any specific position)
> that may not always be, I override the updateDisplayList function to add a
> check for:
>
> if( parent.getChildInex( topControl ) < parent.numChildren - 1 ) {
> parent.setChildIndex( topControl, parent.numChildren-1 )
> }
>
>
> This will always keep it on top whenever the display list is updated (such
> as on resize). You can call the invalidateDisplayList() function to force
> this check if you need to.
>
> Best Regards,
> ...aaron
>
> On 11/18/07, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks...
> > I tried that and it worked but it also swapped position as well. Now it
> > didn't swap position
> > until you resize the window, but it did it. So it went from Label,
> > Flash, Label to Label,
> > Label, Flash. Any thoughts as to why that would happen?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tim
> > Hoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Mark,
> > >
> > > To change the depth, you can use the swapChildren() method:
> > >
> > > public function swapChildren(child1:DisplayObject
> > > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/fl\
> >
> > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/fl>>
> > ash/display/DisplayObject.html> , child2:DisplayObject
> > > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/fl\
> >
> > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/fl>>
> > ash/display/DisplayObject.html> ):void
> > > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/sp\
> >
> > <http://127.0.0.1:60064/help/topic/com.adobe.flexbuilder.help/langref/sp>>
> > ecialTypes.html#void>
> > >
> > > -TH
> > > __________________________________
> > >
> > > Tim Hoff
> > > Cynergy Systems | Technical Lead
> > > 3603 5th Ave. Suite A, San Diego, CA 92103
> > > http://www.cynergysystems.com < http://www.cynergysystems.com>
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "Mark" <pusateri02@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have a Flash CS3 component that pops up a small text box on roll-
> > > > overs. Those Flash text pop-ups come up behind Flex Labels. Is there
> > > > a way to control the depth of each component? The layout of these
> > > > components are:
> > > >
> > > > HBox
> > > > Label Left -- Flash Comp. -- Label Right
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas? Can I control this in Flash or Flex?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Aaron Miller
> Chief Technology Officer
> Splash Labs, LLC.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 206-328-5485
> http://www.splashlabs.com
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Aaron Miller
Chief Technology Officer
Splash Labs, LLC.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | 206-328-5485
http://www.splashlabs.com
