[flexcoders] Re: Populating a combobox with XML
Thanks for the kind words Collin. Sorry that I missed the @ sign.
But as Tracy says, the advice comes with a money back guarantee.
I'm glad that you got the answer that you were looking for. btw,
e4x is covered in the help docs.
-TH
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Collin Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The point is the when I use a label sub-node it DOES work. From
what I
read on the internet I shouldn't have to have a sub-node, hence
the point of
my email. Oh, and I also do have 'labelField=label' even though
that is
the Flex default and not required unless you want to change the
name of the
label field.
Collin
On 12/26/06, Tim Hoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Collin,
Your problem may be that you have an attribute and a node both
named label. Not sure if this will help, but I don't see the
labelField property set for your comboBox.
mx:ComboBox id=types width=200
dataProvider={config_xml.types.type}
labelField=label/
If that doesn't work, maybe try using a different name for the
extra
node.
-TH
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%
40yahoogroups.com, Collin
Peters cpeters@
wrote:
I have a problem populating a combobox from XML using data
binding.
The XML is as follows:
types
type event_type_id=1 label=General /
type event_type_id=2 label=Tanning /
type event_type_id=3 label=Tennis
labelbar/label
/type
/types
The third type is different cause it is a point in my
problem.
My
combobox is:
mx:ComboBox id=types width=200
dataProvider={config_xml.types.type} /
Every sample I have found tell me that this should work with
the
attributes from XML. However, the entries in the combobox are
showing
up blank, though there are three entries. If I put in a label
child
then it does show up. I'm wondering what piece I am missing in
order
to properly use the attributes from the XML to populate the
combobox
--
Collin Peters
Lead Software Developer
--
Collin Peters
Lead Software Developer
[flexcoders] Re: Is there any service that format ActionScript code as HTML?
http://www.tohtml.com/ - very good service. I use JS.NET option for ActionScript code and XML for MXML respectively. The samples could be found here: http://skovalyov.blogspot.com/ On 12/13/06, Sergey Kovalyov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All! I have created blog and plan to post code samples sometimes. Is there any service that format ActionScript code as HTML? Sergey.
Re: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source
I should think that everyone who has bought the book has it.. - Original Message - From: Shailesh Mangal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:30 AM Subject: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source Does any one have the source code of Adobe Flex2 - Training from the Source. sxm -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links
[flexcoders] [Flex2, Cairngorm 2.1] Trouble with ServiceLocator
Hello flexcoders, I'm sort of stuck at the moment; I think, I'm missing something here... In my Services.mxml I configure a RemoteObject with the id 'testService': cairngorm:ServiceLocator xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; xmlns:cairngorm=com.adobe.cairngorm.business.* mx:RemoteObject id=testService destination=ColdFusion source=some.path.to.cfc.StuffManagement showBusyCursor=true / /cairngorm:ServiceLocator I implemented a BusinessDelegate for testing, that should make use of the above: ServiceLocator.getInstance().getRemoteObject(testService); However, for some reason I don't see, this throws a reference error (property not found): ReferenceError: Error #1069: Eigenschaft testService für com.adobe.cairngorm.business.ServiceLocator nicht gefunden und es ist kein Standardwert vorhanden. at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::ServiceLocator/::getServiceForId() at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::ServiceLocator/getRemoteObject() at customer.business::TestDelegate$iinit() at customer.commands::ApplicationStartupCommand/execute() at com.adobe.cairngorm.control::FrontController/com.adobe.cairngorm.control:FrontController::executeCommand() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/flash.events:EventDispatcher::dispatchEventFunction() at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() at com.adobe.cairngorm.control::CairngormEventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() at customer.control::CustomerManagementController$iinit() at akibaseInternal_customerManagement$iinit() at mx.managers::SystemManager/create() at mx.managers::SystemManager/::initializeTopLevelWindow() at mx.managers::SystemManager/::frameEndHandler() Any help please...? Cheers, Thomas Thomas Rühl Design, Programming Concepts akitogo OHG Hanauer Landstrasse 188 60314 Frankfurt Telefon +49 (0) 69 800 69 445 Fax +49 (0) 69 800 69 449 Mobil +49 (0) 179 750 75 87 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web http://www.akitogo.com
RE: [flexcoders] Re: Load swc instead of swf
Also, when you use the work standalone, what do you mean? Unless you are using Zinc, or apollo, or some other non-browser host, your swf will not be able to access any file on the client. However, I seem to recall reading that you can access a local file via its url if you know the fully qualified file url. I haven't tested this though, and it may be some Flexbuilder magic that permits it. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Andrews Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:31 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Load swc instead of swf Your original post said you were happy to load an external file, why couldn't it be an xml or html file? Paul - Original Message - From: ssundke [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ssundke%40yahoo.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Load swc instead of swf Hey Lach, Loading XML files from where? I need to write an help html and im looking at the best way to write it without creating external dependancies. - Saba --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com , Lachlan Cotter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Saba, What's wrong with just loading ordinary XML files? Cheers, Lach On 20/12/2006, at 10:12 PM, ssundke wrote: Ok.. so what do I do for this problem. I need to write some help files for my project and I need my swf to be standalone since it can be used. I didnt want to hardcode the html in one as file or mxml file, so I thought I would make a separate file for it and let it be loaded when it was needed. Since I need my swf to be standalone, I didnt want any dependancy on some other web resource. What are my alternatives? - Saba -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change
Ah, of course, you are correct about using the e4x expressions instead of the recursive function. I temporarily blanked on that, probably because I wrote recursive functions for this in 1.5. e4x is awesome. However, I believe he will still need to climb the ancestor path for each node to be opened. I don't think opening a descendant node will automatically open the ancestor chain. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hank williams Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:26 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change Actually, Tracy, I dont think you need to do all of this work. The openItems field of the tree does it for you. So you just need to go through the openItems array of nodes and gather all the item IDs that I described in the prior email. To reopen them later, you just use the an e4x function (I forget the syntax but I can look if necessary) to find all the items in the dataprovider that have the given ID. You then open each one of these nodes. Hank On 12/26/06, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Hank's solutionsis what I would do. Further, when you say ...Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes..., you make me suspect you are making a conceptual mistake. With data-driven controls, you never directly access the controls themselves. Rather, you work with the dataProvider, to which you have full access. So in your case, you would have the unique id on each element(XML object/node) in your XMLListCollection, and you would store the open nodes in some list. I think an associative array(hash table) would be the most efficient. The function to open those nodes would need to be recursive. When your recursive function matches a node in the associative array, you would need to climb back up the tree, parent by parent, opening each node as you go, till you reach an alrady open node. Might be a bit more compilcated than that, since you want to reach the end of a recursion branch before you stop searching. If you post an example of two sample matching xml docs, with the above mentioned ids, I might try to implement this functionality as an example. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of hank williams Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:51 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change I think you are on track with the idea of needing an open indices property. But indicices are a bit messy in a tree. what would be best is a set of common unique identifiers. A field in each node that is unique. This will allow you to build a function that creates a list of the ids that are open, and another function that opens those nodes. The nodes will have the same id no matter what language the actual text of the tree item is. gathering the ids from the open items, and opening the items that have a given list of ids should be relatively straight forward. Regards, Hank On 12/23/06, Oliver Merk [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been wrestling with this for over a week and haven't found a solution to this problem. Hoping someone can help. I have a tree control that, at runtime, changes its dataProvider. In this case, I'm switching languages and the dataProvider format is XMLListCollection. I'd like to restore the open items of the tree after the dataProvider has changed. I tried using the openItems property, but openItems stores a list of XML objects from the original dataProvider. When the provider changes, the XML objects are of course different, and trying to reset the openItems property fails. What I really need is an openIndices property that is not tied to the XML data in the provider. The example Adobe gives (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/ ) is not helpful since they switch between two dataProviders with the same content and they're using an ArrayCollection (I'm using an XMLListCollection). I've tried walking the tree but since the new Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes, I could not find a way to detect the open indexes of the tree directly. Any ideas? Thanks, Oliver -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change
Hank, you are absolutely correct, the amazing e4x selection expressions will replace the recursive function. I guess I did so many recursive functions for this in 1.5 that I was temporarily stupid. And the ID values can be stored in a simple Array, and looped over. I believe he will still need to climb the ancestor chain to open the parents of the found nodes though. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hank williams Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:26 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change Actually, Tracy, I dont think you need to do all of this work. The openItems field of the tree does it for you. So you just need to go through the openItems array of nodes and gather all the item IDs that I described in the prior email. To reopen them later, you just use the an e4x function (I forget the syntax but I can look if necessary) to find all the items in the dataprovider that have the given ID. You then open each one of these nodes. Hank On 12/26/06, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Hank's solutionsis what I would do. Further, when you say ...Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes..., you make me suspect you are making a conceptual mistake. With data-driven controls, you never directly access the controls themselves. Rather, you work with the dataProvider, to which you have full access. So in your case, you would have the unique id on each element(XML object/node) in your XMLListCollection, and you would store the open nodes in some list. I think an associative array(hash table) would be the most efficient. The function to open those nodes would need to be recursive. When your recursive function matches a node in the associative array, you would need to climb back up the tree, parent by parent, opening each node as you go, till you reach an alrady open node. Might be a bit more compilcated than that, since you want to reach the end of a recursion branch before you stop searching. If you post an example of two sample matching xml docs, with the above mentioned ids, I might try to implement this functionality as an example. Tracy From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of hank williams Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:51 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change I think you are on track with the idea of needing an open indices property. But indicices are a bit messy in a tree. what would be best is a set of common unique identifiers. A field in each node that is unique. This will allow you to build a function that creates a list of the ids that are open, and another function that opens those nodes. The nodes will have the same id no matter what language the actual text of the tree item is. gathering the ids from the open items, and opening the items that have a given list of ids should be relatively straight forward. Regards, Hank On 12/23/06, Oliver Merk [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been wrestling with this for over a week and haven't found a solution to this problem. Hoping someone can help. I have a tree control that, at runtime, changes its dataProvider. In this case, I'm switching languages and the dataProvider format is XMLListCollection. I'd like to restore the open items of the tree after the dataProvider has changed. I tried using the openItems property, but openItems stores a list of XML objects from the original dataProvider. When the provider changes, the XML objects are of course different, and trying to reset the openItems property fails. What I really need is an openIndices property that is not tied to the XML data in the provider. The example Adobe gives (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/ ) is not helpful since they switch between two dataProviders with the same content and they're using an ArrayCollection (I'm using an XMLListCollection). I've tried walking the tree but since the new Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes, I could not find a way to detect the open indexes of the tree directly. Any ideas? Thanks, Oliver -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source
It's on a CD that came with the book. --Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shailesh Mangal Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:31 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source Does any one have the source code of Adobe Flex2 - Training from the Source. sxm
Re: [flexcoders] Re: SEO Compatibility
On 12/28/06, Kevin Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you have described is basic deep linking, but does not solve the problem I have been attempting to articulate. Regardless of what goes on on the server, if you enter some path info after the .com part of the url, the server thinks it is getting its data from that location (foo.com/bar/ for example). Not quite true. You can use mod_rewrite (on Apache) to chop up the URL - everything after the foo.com/ can be altered internally to be a request to something else entirely, without affecting the browser. e.g. the client enters foo.com/bar/monkey internally, mod_rewrite alters it to foo.com/index.php?page=bar/monkey, but the user still sees foo.com/bar/monkey in his browser. I've done it lots, I know it works. :-) You can then enter your application at any point you like based on a complete URL - e.g. passing it through to Flash as flashvars via PHP. But as you say, unless we then update the browser's location bar when we move through the app, it doesn't help much. :-) Cheers, Ian
[flexcoders] HtmlText on custom component that extends the Button class
Hi all, I've created a custom button component that displays dynamic text. The button text are answers to a quiz. Up until now, I've been assigning the data to the custom component's label property, but now some of the data is quiet large so I was hoping to use the htmlText property. I've been looking through the documentation and it doesn't look like the Button class supports htmlText property. Does anyone know a workaround this? or if there is any way I can force the button to read htmlText? Hoping someone can shed some light.. Cheers JM
[flexcoders] Datagrid header spanning 2 columns
Hi, I want to have a header spanning 2 columns in a datagrid. Header1| Header2 Col| Col2 | col3 | | | | | | How can I do that? Regards, Sanjucta This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Capgemini Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.
Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change
On 12/27/06, Tracy Spratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hank, you are absolutely correct, the amazing e4x selection expressions will replace the recursive function. I guess I did so many recursive functions for this in 1.5 that I was temporarily stupid. And the ID values can be stored in a simple Array, and looped over. I believe he will still need to climb the ancestor chain to open the parents of the found nodes though. Tracy -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *hank williams *Sent:* Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:26 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change Actually, Tracy, I dont think you need to do all of this work. The openItems field of the tree does it for you. So you just need to go through the openItems array of nodes and gather all the item IDs that I described in the prior email. To reopen them later, you just use the an e4x function (I forget the syntax but I can look if necessary) to find all the items in the dataprovider that have the given ID. You then open each one of these nodes. Hank On 12/26/06, *Tracy Spratt* [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, Hank's solutionsis what I would do. Further, when you say …Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes…, you make me suspect you are making a conceptual mistake. With data-driven controls, you never directly access the controls themselves. Rather, you work with the dataProvider, to which you have full access. So in your case, you would have the unique id on each element(XML object/node) in your XMLListCollection, and you would store the open nodes in some list. I think an associative array(hash table) would be the most efficient. The function to open those nodes would need to be recursive. When your recursive function matches a node in the associative array, you would need to climb back up the tree, parent by parent, opening each node as you go, till you reach an alrady open node. Might be a bit more compilcated than that, since you want to reach the end of a recursion branch before you stop searching. If you post an example of two sample matching xml docs, with the above mentioned ids, I might try to implement this functionality as an example. Tracy -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *hank williams *Sent:* Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:51 AM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change I think you are on track with the idea of needing an open indices property. But indicices are a bit messy in a tree. what would be best is a set of common unique identifiers. A field in each node that is unique. This will allow you to build a function that creates a list of the ids that are open, and another function that opens those nodes. The nodes will have the same id no matter what language the actual text of the tree item is. gathering the ids from the open items, and opening the items that have a given list of ids should be relatively straight forward. Regards, Hank On 12/23/06, *Oliver Merk* [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been wrestling with this for over a week and haven't found a solution to this problem. Hoping someone can help. I have a tree control that, at runtime, changes its dataProvider. In this case, I'm switching languages and the dataProvider format is XMLListCollection. I'd like to restore the open items of the tree after the dataProvider has changed. I tried using the openItems property, but openItems stores a list of XML objects from the original dataProvider. When the provider changes, the XML objects are of course different, and trying to reset the openItems property fails. What I really need is an openIndices property that is not tied to the XML data in the provider. The example Adobe gives (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/working_with_tree/) is not helpful since they switch between two dataProviders with the same content and they're using an ArrayCollection (I'm using an XMLListCollection). I've tried walking the tree but since the new Flex 2 tree control limits direct access to nodes, I could not find a way to detect the open indexes of the tree directly. Any ideas? Thanks, Oliver -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [flexcoders] Tree: Resetting openItems after dataProvider change
I believe he will still need to climb the ancestor chain to open the parents of the found nodes though. The only reason I dont think you need to do this is that I *believe* that the openItems field captures all of the ancestors that are open, so that if you take a snapshot of the open items gathering a list of ids of open items you can later just open those because the openItems field captures everything open in the hierarchy. Hank Tracy
[flexcoders] Re: source code of Training from the Source
Me thinks the CD that came with the book is MIA - like the receipt. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Hindman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's on a CD that came with the book. --Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shailesh Mangal Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:31 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source Does any one have the source code of Adobe Flex2 - Training from the Source. sxm
[flexcoders] Multiple Model Locators
I am migrating a fairly complex RIA from Flash to Flex and am trying to redesign the entire framework using Cairngorm. I have read numerous examples and tutorials explaining the Model Locator, and am sold on the idea of using business logic to manage views (per Alex's blog) however, I am wondering if there are certain cases where it would make sense to use multiple Model Locators and segregate them based on the types of data they are locating them. For example, I have grouped some of my data objects in the following way: Application Data - objects which allow me to customize the interface and user experience for different clients. User Data - objects with hold information about the user, including preferences access levels Group Data - objects which hold user defined groups that hold contacts schedules Contact Data - objects which hold lists of contacts and their specific infor such as addresses, emails, phones Sched Data - objects which hold info about event schedules for each contact what I am wondering is if in this case, it would make things more manageable if I set up a couple different Model Locators such as: AppModelLocator - to access Application Data UserModelLocator - to access User Data GroupsModelLocator - to access Group, Contact Sched data Is this a smart way to approach this OR am I creating potential problems for myself by doing it this way. What am I missing? Is there anything on the web that talks abotu multiple Model Locators in a single app. Thanks for the help! - Kevin
Re: [flexcoders] Multiple Model Locators
I can't see any problems with that. Another way is to let your one and only ModelLocator reference your models. It looks like you are trying to make the ModelLocators a model, which is ok in small projects, but in bigger ones, it is more a locator than a model. Cheers, Ralf. On 12/28/06, Kevin Merritt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am migrating a fairly complex RIA from Flash to Flex and am trying to redesign the entire framework using Cairngorm. I have read numerous examples and tutorials explaining the Model Locator, and am sold on the idea of using business logic to manage views (per Alex's blog) however, I am wondering if there are certain cases where it would make sense to use multiple Model Locators and segregate them based on the types of data they are locating them. For example, I have grouped some of my data objects in the following way: Application Data - objects which allow me to customize the interface and user experience for different clients. User Data - objects with hold information about the user, including preferences access levels Group Data - objects which hold user defined groups that hold contacts schedules Contact Data - objects which hold lists of contacts and their specific infor such as addresses, emails, phones Sched Data - objects which hold info about event schedules for each contact what I am wondering is if in this case, it would make things more manageable if I set up a couple different Model Locators such as: AppModelLocator - to access Application Data UserModelLocator - to access User Data GroupsModelLocator - to access Group, Contact Sched data Is this a smart way to approach this OR am I creating potential problems for myself by doing it this way. What am I missing? Is there anything on the web that talks abotu multiple Model Locators in a single app. Thanks for the help! - Kevin -- Ralf Bokelberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Flex Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany
[flexcoders] Re: Help needed! change PopUpButton/ComboBox arrow position
how do i change the look of the popupbutton? can i change the position of the arrow button? anyone have any suggestions? thanks, Vigen --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, vigen2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there! I'm trying to create a PopUpButton like the one in the new windows media player 11. there is a small arrow on the bottom of the button that opens a list/menu. a click on the main button area causes another action. it seems to have the exact same behavior as the popupbutton except for the arrow button placement and height. i tried to extend the popupbutton but with no success. any ideas? suggestions? help... vigen
[flexcoders] Re: source code of Training from the Source
I know, but my copy is no more usable. Wondering if any one can share theirs. You can send to me the zipped version on my mailID. -sxm --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Hindman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's on a CD that came with the book. --Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shailesh Mangal Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:31 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source Does any one have the source code of Adobe Flex2 - Training from the Source. sxm
Re: [flexcoders] Re: source code of Training from the Source
that doesn't make sense if you bought the book, it should be on the cd what do you mean by my copy is no more usable ??? On 12/28/06, Shailesh Mangal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know, but my copy is no more usable. Wondering if any one can share theirs. You can send to me the zipped version on my mailID. -sxm --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, Jeff Hindman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's on a CD that came with the book. --Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com [mailto: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shailesh Mangal Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:31 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] source code of Training from the Source Does any one have the source code of Adobe Flex2 - Training from the Source. sxm
[flexcoders] Re: Vertical label on a Button
Hi, You need to use an embedded font. Device fonts disappear when rotating a text field.
[flexcoders] change the caret
Hi, can we change the caret from vertical line to solid block in flex? Thanks for your help.
[flexcoders] Percentage based width in ActionScript
Yikes, I am creating a component in ActionScript and adding an HBOX to it as a child. I want that hbox to fill 90% of the width of this. I see on this page http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0518.html a comment about percentHeight, percentWidth In MXML tags only... Come on, really? This seems a very troubling shortcoming. I just know one of you gurus has figured out a simple fix for this, right?
RE: [flexcoders] Multiple Model Locators
No that is very smart... I do it that way as well for my projects. It is neccesary the bigger the application. Many people do this as well. So keep going! Dimitrios Gianninas RIA Developer Optimal Payments Inc. From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Merritt Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Multiple Model Locators I am migrating a fairly complex RIA from Flash to Flex and am trying to redesign the entire framework using Cairngorm. I have read numerous examples and tutorials explaining the Model Locator, and am sold on the idea of using business logic to manage views (per Alex's blog) however, I am wondering if there are certain cases where it would make sense to use multiple Model Locators and segregate them based on the types of data they are locating them. For example, I have grouped some of my data objects in the following way: Application Data - objects which allow me to customize the interface and user experience for different clients. User Data - objects with hold information about the user, including preferences access levels Group Data - objects which hold user defined groups that hold contacts schedules Contact Data - objects which hold lists of contacts and their specific infor such as addresses, emails, phones Sched Data - objects which hold info about event schedules for each contact what I am wondering is if in this case, it would make things more manageable if I set up a couple different Model Locators such as: AppModelLocator - to access Application Data UserModelLocator - to access User Data GroupsModelLocator - to access Group, Contact Sched data Is this a smart way to approach this OR am I creating potential problems for myself by doing it this way. What am I missing? Is there anything on the web that talks abotu multiple Model Locators in a single app. Thanks for the help! - Kevin -- WARNING --- This electronic message and its attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information, which is solely for the use of the intended recipient. No privilege or other rights are waived by any unintended transmission or unauthorized retransmission of this message. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if you have received it in error, you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it and all attachments from your system. The reading, distribution, copying or other use of this message or its attachments by unintended recipients is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. AVIS IMPORTANT -- Ce message électronique et ses pièces jointes peuvent contenir des renseignements confidentiels, exclusifs ou légalement privilégiés destinés au seul usage du destinataire visé. L'expéditeur original ne renonce à aucun privilège ou à aucun autre droit si le présent message a été transmis involontairement ou s'il est retransmis sans son autorisation. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire visé du présent message ou si vous l'avez reçu par erreur, veuillez cesser immédiatement de le lire et le supprimer, ainsi que toutes ses pièces jointes, de votre système. La lecture, la distribution, la copie ou tout autre usage du présent message ou de ses pièces jointes par des personnes autres que le destinataire visé ne sont pas autorisés et pourraient être illégaux. Si vous avez reçu ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur.
RE: [flexcoders] Percentage based width in ActionScript
There's a simple fix... width = this.width * .9 Shan _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Maher Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:25 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Percentage based width in ActionScript Yikes, I am creating a component in ActionScript and adding an HBOX to it as a child. I want that hbox to fill 90% of the width of this. I see on this page http://livedocs. http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhel p.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0518.html macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Liv eDocs_Partsfile=0518.html a comment about percentHeight, percentWidth In MXML tags only... Come on, really? This seems a very troubling shortcoming. I just know one of you gurus has figured out a simple fix for this, right?
[flexcoders] Re: Percentage based width in ActionScript
Hi Matt, I am afraid you misread the livedocs. You should be able to use those properties in actioScript.
Re: [flexcoders] Percentage based width in ActionScript
percentHeight and percentWidth work in actionscript code... the document you reference says: In ActionScript, you use the height and width properties to specify the dimensions in pixels, and use the percentHeight and percentWidth properties to specify the dimensions as a percentage of the parent container. Brendan On 12/28/06, Matt Maher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yikes, I am creating a component in ActionScript and adding an HBOX to it as a child. I want that hbox to fill 90% of the width of this. I see on this page http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0518.html a comment about percentHeight, percentWidth In MXML tags only... Come on, really? This seems a very troubling shortcoming. I just know one of you gurus has figured out a simple fix for this, right?
Re: [flexcoders] Percentage based width in ActionScript
Actually percentHeight and percentWidth are for actionscript only. IE: this.perrcentWidth = 90; within mxml it would be width=90% Rich On 12/28/06, Matt Maher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yikes, I am creating a component in ActionScript and adding an HBOX to it as a child. I want that hbox to fill 90% of the width of this. I see on this page http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0518.html a comment about percentHeight, percentWidth In MXML tags only... Come on, really? This seems a very troubling shortcoming. I just know one of you gurus has figured out a simple fix for this, right? -- Rich Tretola mx:EverythingFlex/ http://www.EverythingFlex.com
[flexcoders] Re: Cairngorm 2 with FMS and SharedObjects
Hi Owen, I´m also about to use Cairngorm with FMS / SharedObjects - did U find useful resources on the issue in the end? Have U been succesful with your approach? Thx for any hint! Carsten --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Owen van Dijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I'm implementing a project now using Cairngorm's framework and uses FMS to provide multi-user capabilities through SharedObjects. It uses the SharedObject onResult handlers to update the model ( concurrent users, number of users connected etc ). Where in the architecture would this functionality fit best? I'd assume i would create a NetConnection 'service' and create a Delegate for the SharedObject and handle the Result and Fault handlers in a Command but this feels a bit weird because the SharedObject is 'persistent', not in the context of persistent SharedObjects but persistent that they are never deleted. I'd believe that Commands can be created and execution ends when the execute method returns ( or it's onResult/onFault handlers ). What do you think, should i implemented as suggested above or is there something i'm missing? -- Owen van Dijk
Re: [flexcoders] Multiple Model Locators
I'll just chime in an say I do exactly the same thing. In fact I actually create separate projects for different pieces of my application to maintain modularity and allow the different pieces to be worked on independently. Regards, Hank On 12/28/06, Kevin Merritt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am migrating a fairly complex RIA from Flash to Flex and am trying to redesign the entire framework using Cairngorm. I have read numerous examples and tutorials explaining the Model Locator, and am sold on the idea of using business logic to manage views (per Alex's blog) however, I am wondering if there are certain cases where it would make sense to use multiple Model Locators and segregate them based on the types of data they are locating them. For example, I have grouped some of my data objects in the following way: Application Data - objects which allow me to customize the interface and user experience for different clients. User Data - objects with hold information about the user, including preferences access levels Group Data - objects which hold user defined groups that hold contacts schedules Contact Data - objects which hold lists of contacts and their specific infor such as addresses, emails, phones Sched Data - objects which hold info about event schedules for each contact what I am wondering is if in this case, it would make things more manageable if I set up a couple different Model Locators such as: AppModelLocator - to access Application Data UserModelLocator - to access User Data GroupsModelLocator - to access Group, Contact Sched data Is this a smart way to approach this OR am I creating potential problems for myself by doing it this way. What am I missing? Is there anything on the web that talks abotu multiple Model Locators in a single app. Thanks for the help! - Kevin -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links
[flexcoders] Re: Percentage based width in ActionScript
You should be able to assign percentHeight and percentWidth properties in AS... I do this fairly often. PW --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Maher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yikes, I am creating a component in ActionScript and adding an HBOX to it as a child. I want that hbox to fill 90% of the width of this. I see on this page http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Partsfile=0518.html a comment about percentHeight, percentWidth In MXML tags only... Come on, really? This seems a very troubling shortcoming. I just know one of you gurus has figured out a simple fix for this, right?
[flexcoders] Who's your ISP?
Just a quick survey asking who's your favorite ISP that supports Flex 2.0 with all the bells and whistles (not FDS ... yet). We're considering CrystalTech to host our start-up, but are interested in exploring other options as well. Thanks -- -- Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions
[flexcoders] Re: Flex help on IRC
You can get a list of EFNet servers (and find the nearest one to you) at http:// www.efnet.org/?module=servers For those unfamiliar with IRC, there are numerous clients available for Windows (mIRC is the most popular). For MacOS X there are a few: Adium (also includes MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, etc), Colloquy, IrcII (terminal based). Should be fairly straight-forward once you get the clients and pick a server, just join the #flex channel. I've been lurking on there, and there are many others who frequent the channel. Great place to ask a quick question or to offer help to others. Cheers, Brian --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Arleston Lueders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the server? See ya. 2006/12/23, pk_wasp [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hey cool idea Has anyone brough up the idea of having a permanent adobe connect/breeze session for flex developers to go to to chat, exchange stuff etc? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com, dorkie dork from dorktown dorkiedorkfromdorktown@ wrote: bump. On 11/28/06, Andrew D. Goodfellow agoodfellow@ wrote: Great idea Louie! I've been using this channel for about a day now and I'm finding it very useful. I'd definitely encourage everyone on the list to come and participate, or at least lurk. :o) -Andy On 11/27/06, Louie Penaflor lpenaflor@ wrote: Hey everyone, For those of you who would like to attempt a different way of getting help, we have started a flex channel on IRC Chat called #flex. It's on efnet. Hope to see you there. Louie
[flexcoders] loading a external variable into a flex app
Guys, I got to externally set a variable on a swf. I have very limited knowledge but I do know that in a regular flash movie I can set a variable through a declaration within the object ember tag in the html: myMovie.swf?variable=something or through the param tag: param name=variable value=something / Does this apply for an embedded flex movie? In that case, how should I read the variable from within flex? Thanks! -g
Re: [flexcoders] Re: SEO Compatibility
i see what you are saying in your words. when we go to a new state, say foo.com/bar/ you want the url to change to foo.com/bar/monkey not foo.com/bar/#monkey correct? have a look at www.neave.tv. as you move the app the browser's location bar is updated. are we changing topics again or are we moving to another piece of the puzzle? ie, jd summarized the current topic issue as this: I'd like Adobe to provide examples on how to expose user-entered text, stored within my database and displayed and entered through a Flex SWF's UI, so that any search engine could search for that user text and return the address of the interface. and then we discussed some solutions to this. On 12/28/06, Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/28/06, Kevin Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What you have described is basic deep linking, but does not solve the problem I have been attempting to articulate. Regardless of what goes on on the server, if you enter some path info after the .com part of the url, the server thinks it is getting its data from that location (foo.com/bar/ for example). Not quite true. You can use mod_rewrite (on Apache) to chop up the URL - everything after the foo.com/ can be altered internally to be a request to something else entirely, without affecting the browser. e.g. the client enters foo.com/bar/monkey internally, mod_rewrite alters it to foo.com/index.php?page=bar/monkey, but the user still sees foo.com/bar/monkey in his browser. I've done it lots, I know it works. :-) You can then enter your application at any point you like based on a complete URL - e.g. passing it through to Flash as flashvars via PHP. But as you say, unless we then update the browser's location bar when we move through the app, it doesn't help much. :-) Cheers, Ian
RE: [flexcoders] loading a external variable into a flex app
G, myMovie.swf?foo=whatever Can be accessed from within flex as: Application.application.parameters.foo HTH, Jeff -Original Message- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of g_vaccarezza Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 2:51 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] loading a external variable into a flex app Guys, I got to externally set a variable on a swf. I have very limited knowledge but I do know that in a regular flash movie I can set a variable through a declaration within the object ember tag in the html: myMovie.swf?variable=something or through the param tag: param name=variable value=something / Does this apply for an embedded flex movie? In that case, how should I read the variable from within flex? Thanks! -g -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [flexcoders] loading a external variable into a flex app
Hi g, This page in the Flex 2 Language Reference covers ... Using query string parameters (under NOTE halfway down the page) http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1006.html Personally, I use FlashVars to pass values into the SWF at runtime through the HTML objectembed tags. You can check these two links in the Flex 2 Language Reference for details: Using flashVars http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1005.html Using the Application.application.parameters object http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/docs/1004.html Please post back whether this helped or not. g On 12/28/06, g_vaccarezza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, I got to externally set a variable on a swf. I have very limited knowledge but I do know that in a regular flash movie I can set a variable through a declaration within the object ember tag in the html: myMovie.swf?variable=something or through the param tag: param name=variable value=something / Does this apply for an embedded flex movie? In that case, how should I read the variable from within flex? Thanks! -g
RE: [flexcoders] Who's your ISP?
CFDynamics was, last I checked, the only shared-hosting company that supports the flex gateway. Anyone who does dedicated hosting will work, but you have to bring your own CF license. Shan _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Hindman Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:52 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Who's your ISP? Just a quick survey asking who's your favorite ISP that supports Flex 2.0 with all the bells and whistles (not FDS ... yet). We're considering CrystalTech to host our start-up, but are interested in exploring other options as well. Thanks -- -- Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions
Re: [flexcoders] [Flex2, Cairngorm 2.1] Trouble with ServiceLocator
Thomas, In my delegates, I am using this syntax: this.service = ServiceLocator.getInstance().getService( testService ); I note that you use getRemoteObject? Just a thought - mike Thomas Rühl -akitogo- To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]cc: Sent by: Subject: [flexcoders] [Flex2, Cairngorm 2.1] Trouble flexcoders@yahoogroups.com with ServiceLocator 12/28/2006 06:40 AM Please respond to flexcoders Hello flexcoders, I'm sort of stuck at the moment; I think, I'm missing something here... In my Services.mxml I configure a RemoteObject with the id 'testService': cairngorm:ServiceLocator xmlns:mx=http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml; xmlns:cairngorm=com.adobe.cairngorm.business.* mx:RemoteObject id=testService destination=ColdFusion source=some.path.to.cfc.StuffManagement showBusyCursor=true / /cairngorm:ServiceLocator I implemented a BusinessDelegate for testing, that should make use of the above: ServiceLocator.getInstance().getRemoteObject(testService); However, for some reason I don't see, this throws a reference error (property not found): ReferenceError: Error #1069: Eigenschaft testService für com.adobe.cairngorm.business.ServiceLocator nicht gefunden und es ist kein Standardwert vorhanden. at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::ServiceLocator/::getServiceForId() at com.adobe.cairngorm.business::ServiceLocator/getRemoteObject() at customer.business::TestDelegate$iinit() at customer.commands::ApplicationStartupCommand/execute() at com.adobe.cairngorm.control::FrontController/com.adobe.cairngorm.control:FrontController::executeCommand() at
Re: [flexcoders] Who's your ISP?
Hi Jeff, I replied to this just before, but I think I sent the response only to Shannon! My understanding is that all ISPs would support Flex2, as Flex compiles to a .SWF movie, which is downloaded and run on the client machine... So if a ISP supports Flash, they would support Flex2... What server-side technology are you intending to use? EG: ColdFusion,Java, PHP etc? and, How are you intending to contect to that Technology? EG: Webservices, XML, FlexGateway etc? the answers to those questions will effect the ISP you select :-) Cheers, David On 12/29/06, Shannon Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CFDynamics was, last I checked, the only shared-hosting company that supports the flex gateway. Anyone who does dedicated hosting will work, but you have to bring your own CF license. Shan -- *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Hindman *Sent:* Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:52 PM *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com *Subject:* [flexcoders] Who's your ISP? Just a quick survey asking who's your favorite ISP that supports Flex 2.0 with all the bells and whistles (not FDS ... yet). We're considering CrystalTech to host our start-up, but are interested in exploring other options as well. Thanks -- -- Jeff Hindman Simon Software Solutions
[flexcoders] my List is playing up
Hi Guys, Here is an odd one... I have a situation where I have a custom MXML component (in it's own name space) called List.mxml When I use it, the backgroud is solid white. EG: mynamespace:List width=500 height=500 / but if I rename it to SomeList.mxml, the background is inherited as expected. EG: mynamespave:SomeList width=500 height=500 / I can only guess that there is some conflict happening with the mx:List component, but since my List is in a different namespace etc, this shouldn't happen! Has anyone else seen this, and is it a bug? Cheers, David
[flexcoders] Any word on The RIA book??
Hello All, I pre-purchased this book, as many others I am sure - and I am curious when it will be shipped. FYI, if you visit http://www.theriabook.com you will see what I am referring to. It was supposed to be shipped the last quarter of 2006 - and this deadline is coming up the end of this week. Has anybody heard anything regarding if/when the book will be available??? The contents of this book have me extremely excited, and is integral to my project that I must finish up in the next couple months. Thanks to anybody that can offer any information. Mike
Re: [flexcoders] AMF Error using Cisco WebVPN
If it is a sand boxing issue, you might be able to get around it by placing an crossdomain.xml file on your sever and naming the domain from which your external people access the app. Cheers, Lach On 23/12/2006, at 5:47 AM, Rich Tretola wrote: We have an internal application that needs to be accessed by our external people though webVPN client. The application loads by my AMF connection to the local java class files fails with an error of: faultCode: Client.Error.MessageSend faultString:'Send Failed' faultDetail:'Channel.Connect.Failed error NetConnection.Call.Failed: HTTP: Failed' The application works perfectly when accessing through its direct URL but failed when using the webVPN where the URL is different and the app loads though a proxy. Anyone else have any experience with this? Rich
Re: [flexcoders] Any word on The RIA book??
According to faratasystems' blog they just recently completed writing the book. Check it out flexblog.faratasystems.com On 29/12/2006, at 12:04 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: Hello All, I pre-purchased this book, as many others I am sure - and I am curious when it will be shipped. FYI, if you visit http://www.theriabook.com you will see what I am referring to. It was supposed to be shipped the last quarter of 2006 - and this deadline is coming up the end of this week. Has anybody heard anything regarding if/when the book will be available??? The contents of this book have me extremely excited, and is integral to my project that I must finish up in the next couple months. Thanks to anybody that can offer any information. Mike
Re: [flexcoders] Any word on The RIA book??
Yes, I believe it noted the book would be in print Feb 2007 On 12/28/06, Bjorn Schultheiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to faratasystems' blog they just recently completed writing the book. Check it out flexblog.faratasystems.com On 29/12/2006, at 12:04 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: Hello All, I pre-purchased this book, as many others I am sure - and I am curious when it will be shipped. FYI, if you visit http://www.theriabook.com you will see what I am referring to. It was supposed to be shipped the last quarter of 2006 - and this deadline is coming up the end of this week. Has anybody heard anything regarding if/when the book will be available??? The contents of this book have me extremely excited, and is integral to my project that I must finish up in the next couple months. Thanks to anybody that can offer any information. Mike -- Collin Peters Lead Software Developer
RE: [flexcoders] Any word on The RIA book??
Great! thanks both of you Mike From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Collin Peters Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:12 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Any word on The RIA book?? Yes, I believe it noted the book would be in print Feb 2007 On 12/28/06, Bjorn Schultheiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to faratasystems' blog they just recently completed writing the book. Check it out flexblog.faratasyst ems.com http://ems.com On 29/12/2006, at 12:04 PM, Mike Anderson wrote: Hello All, I pre-purchased this book, as many others I am sure - and I am curious when it will be shipped. FYI, if you visit http://www.theriabook.com http://www.theriabook.com you will see what I am referring to. It was supposed to be shipped the last quarter of 2006 - and this deadline is coming up the end of this week. Has anybody heard anything regarding if/when the book will be available??? The contents of this book have me extremely excited, and is integral to my project that I must finish up in the next couple months. Thanks to anybody that can offer any information. Mike -- Collin Peters Lead Software Developer
Re: [flexcoders] Re: SEO Compatibility
Perhaps the easiest way to think about this is stuff before the hash, is server side stuff, and after the hash is client side stuff. The client portion can be changed on the client without reloading the client app, but the stuff before the hash will cause the app to be reloaded if altered by javascript (mod_rewrite only affects the server side - it doesn't update the user's location info). More within: dorkie dork from dorktown wrote: i see what you are saying in your words. when we go to a new state, say foo.com/bar/ http://foo.com/bar/ you want the url to change to foo.com/bar/monkey http://foo.com/bar/monkey not foo.com/bar/#monkey http://foo.com/bar/#monkey It's not that I want the url to change to that, it's that the search bots only (to my knowledge) use the stuff before the hash (#). So it's more of a necessity to have those standard urls in some kind of link structure for the bots to follow. In other words, if you want SEO compatibility in your client side app, you are required to maintain and integrate the two different URL types - one for the user, and one for the search bots (and that one is a server side app). correct? have a look at www.neave.tv http://www.neave.tv. as you move the app the browser's location bar is updated. This site demonstrates what I've been saying - only the stuff after the hash changes (and it's using unFocus.History, which was written by yours truly :-D - *shameless*). are we changing topics again or are we moving to another piece of the puzzle? ie, jd summarized the current topic issue as this: I'd like Adobe to provide examples on how to expose user-entered text, stored within my database and displayed and entered through a Flex SWF's UI, so that any search engine could search for that user text and return the address of the interface. and then we discussed some solutions to this. I guess this is a different discussion - we are discussing why this is so hard to do, and the specific road blocks, and then some possible solutions. I'd be happy to start another thread, but I don't watch the list as closely as I'd like, which is why I keep coming back to this old huge one. The more I think about this particular problem, the more I am starting to see which tools may be right for which jobs. If you have a lot of content in your site, then each piece of content should probably be contained in some kind of document container (like html). It's these documents that would be indexed by search engines. So maybe then the problem is that we need a standard way to get from the indexed document into the Rich app more fluidly, if not automatically? This whole problem is also difficult, because it is not solely a technical problem, nor is it entirely an architectural problem - there are also possible user experience considerations, as well as work flow issues. Kevin N.
