Sweet - Thanks!
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "rueter007" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> includeInLayout=false
> visible=false
>
> - venkat
> http://www.venkatj.com
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "byte.sensei" <byte.sensei@>
wrote:
> >
> > What's the easiest way to make components visible/invisible in a
> > VBox/HBox so that they "collapse" their real estate. When you
just set
> > visible=false, the space for the component is still reserved in
the
> > associated VBox/HBox. In addition, setting width=0 or height=0
> > collapses the space for the component but doesn't collapse the
gap
> > space between components.
> >
> > Is there an easy way to keep components in a VBox/HBox so they
are
> > still available via Actionscript but make them invisible *AND*
also
> > collapse their real estate (including gap space)?
> >
> > A common example: I have a form that shows either a combo box
*or* a
> > text box depending on selections made by the user. When the form
> > changes from one to the other, I want to keep both controls but
make
> > one invisible (and collapse the associated space). I can do this
with
> > a Canvas using absolute layout (I just make the controls overlap
and
> > then set one visible and the other invisible), but I'm tyring to
get it
> > to work in a VBox/HBox form if possible.
> >
>
