I posted a more detailed example with comments (plz see). BTW, I'm using Flex 3 SDK. I googled a solution for Flex 2 but it doesn't work with Flex 3.
Hey I don't want to be anonymous =). My name is Irving. Thanks. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Andriy Panas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi stranger bc24fl, > > Mike Schmalle had proposed you the exact solution, that we are currently > using within our project based on Flex 2 SDK to enable/ disable menu items > in MenuBar component. > > I do not understand without looking at your code, what is going on wrong > with your MenuBar. Can you post a dummy sample of the code online to > illustrate your problem? > > SWF with View source option enabled would be nice. > > ps > Why do you post anonymously to this list, BTW? I would like to reference > you by your name ;) > -- > -- > Med venlig hilsen / Best regards > Andriy Panas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 03/06/2008, bc24fl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm really struggling for help. We have done everything to try and > > get a solution to this problem including: > > > > 1. Posting on public forums / mailing lists > > 2. Purchased books on AS3 and Flex > > 3. Signed up for a year subscription to Lynda.com > > 4. Purchased support from experts-exchange.com > > 5. Purchased support directly from Adobe where supposedly it's 3 day > > response (no resolution) and we have received no response for a week > > (business days). > > > > What in the world am I doing wrong? This question doesn't appear to > > be rocket science as I've done this (enable/disable menu items) in > > many other programming languages. > > > > As you can see I have exhausted every (that I know of) resource. What > > else am I to do? My employer is upset and now considering dropping > > the language altogether and I don't want that. > > > > Any advice would BE MUCH APPRECIATED. > > > > End rant. > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "bc24fl" > > <bc24fl@> wrote: > > > > > > I have the following XML data defined in my app: > > > > > > ========= > > > <!-- Define the menu data. --> > > > <mx:XML format="e4x" id="myMenuData"> > > > <root> > > > <menuitem id="menuDrill" label="Drill =>" > > > > <menuitem id="menuDown" label="Down" toggled="false" > > > enabled="true"/> > > > <menuitem id="menuUp" label="Up" toggled="false" > > > enabled="true"/> > > > </menuitem> > > > <menuitem type="separator"/> > > > <menuitem label="Lock / Unlock" type="check" > > toggled="false"/> > > > <menuitem type="separator"/> > > > <menuitem label="Reset Graph" toggled="false"/> > > > </root> > > > </mx:XML> > > > =========== > > > > > > I can statically disable one of the items by setting enabled="false", > > > however I need to disable the item by using Action Script 3.0. > > > > > > I've tried using dataDescriptor like so but it does not work: > > > > > > =========== > > > myMenu.dataDescriptor.setEnabled(myMenuData.menuDrill.menuDown,false); > > > =========== > > > > > > I've posted this on a few forums and haven't received a solution. I > > > hope I can find one here. > > > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > >
