Tracy: I myself ran a Google search, but did not include the search keywords as you did.
I did see the one I think you are referring to which uses a separator. I even looked at the code. Problem was I did not understand why certain things were done the way they were. And as you said, this question has more than one complicated answer. Obviously many people find the need to "extend" the existing Flex components and many are more knowledgeable than others. It helps me to look at other people's code, analyze it to try and understand first how they did it and then why they chose to do it that way. While there are some "general" docs, articles, blogs, etc. on extending various components, I have not found any that are indepth or true step-by-step. Can you or anyone recommend any sources. Thanks, J --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Probably two reasons. > > 1) No one who has done it already read the post. There are > sometimes 100 posts per day. I don't think anyone reads them all, so > the subject has to strike a chord with someone. This one just didn't. > Chance is a factor, and it is fair to "bump" a question with no > responses. > > 2) It is a general question with more than one fairly complicated > answer. The simple, short, and undeniable answer is: "custom item > renderer". But that is so general it is probably of little use to > anyone. > > > > Plus, a google search: Flex combobox unselectable header > > Returns many hits, the 5th of which looks very much like the place to > start. > > > > Tracy > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jdixon428 > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:52 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Group Header Combox Dropdown List > > > > I have a question for the group. > > So far, no one has responded to the original post. The > only reason I am posting this is because I would like to > know how to do this as well. > > So that I will not make the same mistake in the future > can you please enlighten me as to why there has been no > responses? > > A. Dumb question > B. Not an interesting topic > C. No one knows how to do it. > D. No one has the time. > E. Too complicated. > F. Other > > I have seen many posts where someone asks how to do this > or that and there are several to many posts in reply. > > I have also seen where others have "chastized" the person > asking the question for a code example. However, if one > does not know how to write the code, then how do they supply > sample code? > > There are many experts on this forum, who I am grateful for > their time and effort, who understand how to create a custom > component, understand how to extend, etc. > > For some of us the light bulb has not gone off yet. > > Just asking to be better informed. > > J > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "jdixon428" <jdixon@> wrote: > > > > I have wondered the same thing. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > J > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jack @ Zingit" <jwcaldwell@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I need to be able to have a Group Header Label for items in a > > dropdown > > > list of a ComboBox. > > > > > > These Group labels will not be selectable. I would like to make > > them > > > bold so they will stand out. > > > > > > See example(s) below. > > > > > > Group I Project 1 > > > Item 1 Task 1 > > > Item 2 Task 2 > > > Item 3 Task 3 > > > Group 2 Project 2 > > > Item 1 Task 1 > > > Item 2 Task 2 > > > Group 3 Project 3 > > > Item 1 Task 1 > > > Item 2 Task 2 > > > > > > The Group Name label will not be the same for every ComboBox. > > > > > > I could have sworn that in the past month there was a post on > > flexcoders > > > regarding something like this, but I can not find it. > > > > > > Maybe I was dreaming. > > > > > > Can anyone direct me to that post or any code example that does > > this. > > > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jack > > > > > >
