-Thanks Tracy It hit me on my way home.I was like "duh".
-- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You want the coordinate system methods. See localToGlobal() and the > related functions in the docs. See the heading "Using Flex coordinates" > in the Developer's guide. It has a good explanation. > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Corey Smaller > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:35 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] child X position and parent X position > > > > ok so I have a child canvas and a parent canvas that acts as a mask. > I have the navigation set up using the arrow keys between all the > elements in the child container. Lets say my child container's height > is 5000 and width is 5000 but my mask is 800 x 600 (the childs size > actually varies based on the tot width of the rows and total number of > rows returned from the DB). when I scroll up past the viewable top > and/or viewable bottom the child should move 600 pixels up or down to > stay in view. is there a way to compare the childs position to the > parents where my code knows when to move the canvas?? > I thought "well, if the highlighted item's Y position is equal to the > parent containers then it should move" but its not that easy. > > any thoughts? > > i have tried paginating, sending fresh HTTP requests for the next 5 > rows of data, and a few other methods and the best and most fluid way > i have found to set this up is to load all my data at once in the mask > since there is not alot of graphics or tons of data being loaded. >
