RE: [flexcoders] How to reload a SWFLoader swf in place

[Gregor Kiddie]

"have a scenario (or six) where a user may change data in one widget
that needs to be reflected in another widget. "

 

Why can't you use localconneciton or shared object to move the data
rather than doing a reload?

 

Gk.

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Re: [flexcoders] Loading properties files at runtime

[Haykel BEN JEMIA]

I think one solution would be to load the properites file, parse it, extract
the key-value pairs and create the resource bundle manually as described
here:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/l10n_6.html#164919

Haykel Ben Jemia

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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Mike Chang  wrote:

>   Hi,
> Is it possible to localize Flex application in a way that properties file
> can be loaded at runtime? I know they can be made into resource modules, but
> I want to avoid compiling those too.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>  
>

[flexcoders] Re: How to implement right click drill down for either PieChart or ColumnChart

[sunild999999]

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "tungchau81"  wrote:
>
> 
> I have two problems:
> Problem#1:
> I know how to create right-click menu using ContextMenu and 
> ContextMenuItem. However, I do not know how to make the right-click 
> menu to show up **if and only if** a user clicks on a wedge of a 
> PieChart or a column of a ColumnChart, not anywhere else. 

I did this with an AreaChart by adding an event listener for mouse clicks to 
each AreaSeries 
object.  I imagine you could do the same thing with PieSeries or ColumnSeries.

I'm not sure what to say about your second problem, I did the above in an AIR 
application :)

Regards,
Sunil

RE: [flexcoders] Re: A very simple code of ImageSnapshot

[Chet Haase]

You're not giving any height to your uiHolder and then you're using the height 
dimension when creating the BitmapData, so it fails because you're asking it to 
create a BitmapData with invalid dimensions. Try it with real values for both 
width and height and you'll get a better result.

Note that you're also creating an opaque BitmapData here, so you get a white 
background by default.

Chet.


From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf 
Of flexawesome
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:50 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: A very simple code of ImageSnapshot

I have also tried this code, it didn't work as well -_--

would u pls take a look? thank you

==


http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"
initialize="init();">

















--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexawesome"  wrote:
>
> I was trying to take snapshot of the uiHolder.
>
> However, I got an error msg of ==>> ArgumentError: Error #2015:
> Invalid BitmapData.
>
> the simple code is here: http://www.privatepaste.com/b7gooBq4EJ
>
>
> Do you have any suggestions?
>
> Thank you so much
>

RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

[Ryan Graham]

I believe so... the docs suggest you have to hack it since the registration 
point is always top left. Do a translation in the negative by half the 
component's width and height (this will get you centered), rotate it, then do 
the reverse translation to put it back in it's original spot.  This was working 
fairly reasonably for me in an ENTER_FRAME handler with an image:

img.transform.matrix3D.appendTranslation(-1 * img.width / 2, -1 * img.height / 
2, 0);
img.transform.matrix3D.appendRotation(1, Vector3D.Y_AXIS);
img.transform.matrix3D.appendTranslation(img.width / 2, img.height / 2, 0);

That'll just rotate infinitely -- it would be up to you to turn this into a 
reusable effect...

HTH,
Ryan


-Original Message-
From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Russ Ferguson
Sent: Thu 2/12/2009 4:46 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect
 
Thanks. Im targeting air 1.5. it seems to be working but I want to
rotate from center and not from the top left hand corner.

I think it has to do with matrix3D

 

Any thoughts?

Thanks

...russ

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ryan Graham
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:09 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

 

Yeah, it's possible with 3.2. As long as you are targeting FP10, check
out the x, y, z, rotationX, rotationY, and rotationZ on DisplayObject in
the docs...

 

If you're targeting FP9, it's a much more manual process to organize the
math and such...

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Russ Ferguson
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:55 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

 

Hi,

 Im looking to rotate a canvas in 3d space.
 I know you can do this with gumbo but I wanted to see if you can do it
with the 3.2 sdk.

 

All the examples I have found rotate on a slider. Im looking to rotate
during a transition.

Thanks.

...russ

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[flexcoders] Re: A very simple code of ImageSnapshot

[flexawesome]

I have also tried this code, it didn't work as well -_--

would u pls take a look? thank you

==

http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"
initialize="init();">

  







--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexawesome" 
wrote:
>
> I was trying to take snapshot of the uiHolder.
>
> However, I got an error msg of  ==>> ArgumentError: Error #2015:
> Invalid BitmapData.
>
> the simple code is here: http://www.privatepaste.com/b7gooBq4EJ
>
>
> Do you have any suggestions?
>
> Thank you so much
>

[flexcoders] Re: RSL and RT loading CSS

[Darrell Loverin]

The problem with modules loading the same RSLs will be fixed in 
Gumbo i10 http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-15470. The 
StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations issue sounds like the same kind 
of problem. To work around the problem I would compile my CSS swf 
and modules in a separate project where they are statically linked 
instead of using RSLs. For every SWC you link as an RSL in you main 
application project, link those SWCs as "external" in the CSS swf 
and modules project.


-Darrell

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "reflexactions" 
 wrote:
>
> I have an application that uses RSL's.
> 
> I also have a couple of CSS's files containing embeded images etc. 
> that are set to compile to swf and are loaded at run time.
> 
> When I run the application it loads all the RSL's from the same 
> folder as the application as the root gets set automatically to 
the 
> main swf.
> 
> Then the in the initialization of the application I call 
> StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations to load in the compiled css 
files.
> 
> My problems start here as the CSS swf completes loading, for some 
> reason they cause all RSL's to be loaded again but this time 
without 
> root being set so they are effectivwely relatve to root on the 
server 
> rather than relative to the application. Therefore to get it all 
to 
> work I need all the RSL's in two places! 
> 
> Secondly the second loading of the RSL's is unecessary as they are 
> already loaded and in fact just after loading for the second time 
> they all get unloaded again, it also takes a significant amount of 
> time so you sit waiting to be able to do something whilst all this 
> loading/unloading is taking place.
> 
> It also seems that loading modules causes the RSLs to get reloaded 
as 
> well.
> 
> So what am I doing wrong are are RSLs just all messed up.
> 
> tks
>

[flexcoders] Re: RSL and RT loading CSS

[Darrell Loverin]

The problem with modules loading the same RSLs will be fixed in 
Gumbo i10 http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FB-15470. The 
StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations issue sounds like the same kind 
of problem. To work around the problem I would compile my CSS swf 
and modules in a separate project where they are statically linked 
instead of using RSLs. For every SWC you link as an RSL in you main 
application project, link those SWCs as "external" in the CSS swf 
and modules project.


-Darrell

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "reflexactions" 
 wrote:
>
> I have an application that uses RSL's.
> 
> I also have a couple of CSS's files containing embeded images etc. 
> that are set to compile to swf and are loaded at run time.
> 
> When I run the application it loads all the RSL's from the same 
> folder as the application as the root gets set automatically to 
the 
> main swf.
> 
> Then the in the initialization of the application I call 
> StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations to load in the compiled css 
files.
> 
> My problems start here as the CSS swf completes loading, for some 
> reason they cause all RSL's to be loaded again but this time 
without 
> root being set so they are effectivwely relatve to root on the 
server 
> rather than relative to the application. Therefore to get it all 
to 
> work I need all the RSL's in two places! 
> 
> Secondly the second loading of the RSL's is unecessary as they are 
> already loaded and in fact just after loading for the second time 
> they all get unloaded again, it also takes a significant amount of 
> time so you sit waiting to be able to do something whilst all this 
> loading/unloading is taking place.
> 
> It also seems that loading modules causes the RSLs to get reloaded 
as 
> well.
> 
> So what am I doing wrong are are RSLs just all messed up.
> 
> tks
>

[flexcoders] The future of Flex in your hands: the case against the Fx prefix

[Jay Araujo]

Hi Evrybody,   I just want to bring to the attention of the community
that a very important decision could be taken in the next coming days
that will affect the future of Flex.   The case against the 'Fx' prefix
has been advocated by such voices as:http://manishjethani.com/blog/
  http://blog.benstucki.net/?p=53
 The "official" discussion is being
held here:  http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?14@@.59b7cdf0/0
  There's also a
survey about the subject here: 
http://www.returnundefined.com/2009/01/share-your-thoughts-on-the-fx-pre\
fixes-in-flex-4
Please voice your concerns and help keep Flex
the tool we all use, love and support.

[flexcoders] How to read the received ByteArray as SQLite?

[handitan]

Hi all,

I have a .Net webservice the bytearray-conversion of a SQLite file.
My client call the webservice and I received the byteArray as expected 
but I couldn't treat it as SQLite until I do the following:
- Write the byteArray to a file with .db extension.
- Then open the SQLConnection to that file.

So is there a way to treat the byteArray as SQLite without saving it 
first to the local storage and read it?

Thx!

[flexcoders] Does ASDoc process metadata tags?

[foobone9]

I have classes that are marked with [Managed] and [Bindable] tags.
Even though these objects do not extend eventDispatcher I can call
dispatchedEvent, addEventListener, and removeEventListener on them. I
assume this is because the compiler is wrapping the dispatch code
around the object when it sees the metadata tag.

This works fine in Flex Builder but when running ASDoc it serves up
these calls as errors.  Is there a flag I need to set for ASDoc to
process the tags when compiling the objects?

[flexcoders] Re: How to set the endpoint address in Coldfusion side?

[Michael VanDaniker]

The flex2gateway is defined in the services-config.xml file found in
/wwwroot/WEB_INF/flex/

Depending on how you set up your flex project, this file will be used
during compilation so your remote objects will know what
'destination="ColdFusion"' actually means.

After you edit this file, you'll need to restart ColdFusion for the
changes to taken effect.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "markflex2007" 
wrote:
>
> How do you know "flex2gateway" here.do I set it in somewhere?
> Thanks
> 
> Mark
>

[flexcoders] [Req] What do you (love|hate|wish for) about (mx.*|Cairngorm|PureMVC|Mate|Prana|BlazeDS)?

[Josh McDonald]

Hey guys, I have a small request:

I'd like to know what grinds your gears, and what makes you smile about the
Flex library, and about whatever other libraries you use on a daily basis to
get your work done. If you have time, please post here or to me off-list a
quick summary of your thoughts, some bullet points, or even a link to
somebody else's blog posting that sums up your ideas. Anything you've got to
say, even if it's no more than "PureMVC ftw!", I'd like to hear it.

I have a keen interest in frameworks, and I'm planning on building something
that takes the best ideas I can find (and cook up) from these and my
experiences maintaining a mostly-closed-source framework at my 9-5. It's for
my own apps, I'll be dog-fooding it, but it will be open source. It's going
to be a full-stack framework with an optional Java+Warp+BlazeDS component,
so if you think you've got some good ideas, or would like to help, please
drop me a line.

Cheers,

-Josh

-- 
"Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."

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  -  http://twitter.com/sophistifunk
  -  http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/

RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

[Russ Ferguson]

Thanks. Im targeting air 1.5. it seems to be working but I want to
rotate from center and not from the top left hand corner.

I think it has to do with matrix3D

 

Any thoughts?

Thanks

...russ

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ryan Graham
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:09 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

 

Yeah, it's possible with 3.2. As long as you are targeting FP10, check
out the x, y, z, rotationX, rotationY, and rotationZ on DisplayObject in
the docs...

 

If you're targeting FP9, it's a much more manual process to organize the
math and such...

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Russ Ferguson
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:55 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

 

Hi,

 Im looking to rotate a canvas in 3d space.
 I know you can do this with gumbo but I wanted to see if you can do it
with the 3.2 sdk.

 

All the examples I have found rotate on a slider. Im looking to rotate
during a transition.

Thanks.

...russ

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Re: [flexcoders] Adding space in between each of my custom Item Renderers in a TileList

[Manu Dhanda]

Just give padding to the itemrenderer's and you are done.

Cheers!!


ThinkBlue wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> How would you add spacing in between each item of a TileList...Just
> adding padding left and right is not working for me. I think it is due
> to having a custom item renderer. Is there a trick to doing this with
> a custom item renderer?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Blue
> 
> 
> 

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[flexcoders] Re: Drawing graphics on an image

[jer_ela]

The graphics object for the image or the container it is in, is below
the content so it is hidden behind the image.  Stick a display object
such as a sprite on top or it and draw on its graphics object.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "christophe_jacquelin"
 wrote:
>
> Hello, 
> 
> I want to draw graphics (graphics.lineto) on an existing image, but
> the lines does not appear. Is it possible to make graphics on an
image ? 
> 
> Thank you,
> Christophe,
>

[flexcoders] Re: How to set the endpoint address in Coldfusion side?

[jer_ela]

That's the default.  I'm not sure how or even if you can change it. 
It's worked for every CF server I've worked with.  

It looked like you were going against a specific server, in which case
see if it works and if so don't worry about cases where it won't.

If you need to be able to talk to random cf servers then it might be
worthwhile looking into special cases.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "markflex2007" 
wrote:
>
> How do you know "flex2gateway" here.do I set it in somewhere?
> Thanks
> 
> Mark
>

[flexcoders] A very simple code of ImageSnapshot

[flexawesome]

I was trying to take snapshot of the uiHolder.

However, I got an error msg of  ==>> ArgumentError: Error #2015: 
Invalid BitmapData.

the simple code is here: http://www.privatepaste.com/b7gooBq4EJ


Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you so much

[flexcoders] Adding space in between each of my custom Item Renderers in a TileList

[Blue]

Hello all,

How would you add spacing in between each item of a TileList...Just
adding padding left and right is not working for me. I think it is due
to having a custom item renderer. Is there a trick to doing this with
a custom item renderer?

Thank you,

Blue

[flexcoders] How to reload a SWFLoader swf in place

[Adrian Williams]

Hi All,

   Have our dashboard application with numerous widgets (individual 
panels with a swf loaded with via a SWFLoader. 

   We have a scenario (or six) where a user may change data in one 
widget that needs to be reflected in another widget.  Short of making 
them completely reload the app just to see the one widget get updated, 
I've added a "reload" icon to the panel controls, thinking that they can 
reload the single widget at will.


   So now the key questions are these:

   1.)  How do I get a SWFLoader object to "reload" in place?
   2.)  How do I get the document.parameters that were passed when the 
original SWFLoader was created passed again into the reloaded swf?


Thanks in advance!!
Adrian

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Loader URLRequest and reuse

[Ryan Graham]

Yep - load the image with a  loader, then dump it to a BitmapData
object. Create 100 Bitmap objects that reference the single BitmapData
object. From the docs:

 

A Bitmap object can share its BitmapData reference among several Bitmap
objects, independent of translation or rotation properties. Because you
can create multiple Bitmap objects that reference the same BitmapData
object, multiple display objects can use the same complex BitmapData
object without incurring the memory overhead of a BitmapData object for
each display object instance.

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of flexaustin
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:10 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Loader URLRequest and reuse

 

Or maybe their is a different way to achieve the same end result by
importing the image via a loader and creating a bitmapdata copy of it?

TIA

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
, "flexaustin"  wrote:
>
> Have a stumper question. Is there a way in a AS project to load an
> image (my.jpg) via a Loader/ URLRequest then store this returned
> my.jpg in a var and use it several times, say I wanted to create 100
> of my.jpg? 
> 
> And if so will it save on memory? 
> 
> Or if I create 100 Loader objects and each one load in a jpg from a
> URL will this use the same amount of memory as the above way?
> 
> Right now I am doing the second way and its killing my memory and I
> didn't know if their is a way to bring an image and use it as if it
> was an object in a Flash CS library. 
> 
> Again even if I achieved it the first way would it save me any memory?
>





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RE: [flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

[Tracy Spratt]

Yep, last time I checked, there was an arbitrary maximum of 60 seconds.

 

Tracy Spratt 
Lariat Services 

Flex development bandwidth available 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Ryan Graham
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:40 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

 

In Flex it's Application.scriptTimeLimit. If you're doing an AS3 only
project, try checking out the -default-script-limits compiler argument
to set a higher time.

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of flexaustin
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:21 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

 

So I have a project that needs to build 1000 sprites on stage that
contain some tiny bitmap's but this is happening on startup in an all
AS3 project.

When the app starts and tries creating and rendering all 1000 items
nothing is shown and I get the "application hasn't responded in 15
seconds" exception.

Is there a way to make the app build all 1000 and not get the timeout?

TIA

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RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Tracy Spratt]

"...listener in the same component that dispatches the event..." No, not
quite.   When you do Component.addEventListener(), you are telling the
current component to listen to Component for an event and run a method.

 

The declaration happens where you have the handler method, but you call
addListener using a reference to the component dispatching the event.

 

To set a listener for a non-bubbling event, you must have a reference to
the dispatching object.

 

For bubbling events, you only need to have a reference to some component
in the dispatching conponent's parent chain.  Application.application is
at the top, except for Popups.  Then SystemManager is the top.

 

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Lariat Services 

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of stldvd
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:32 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

 

Hi Tracy,

Thanks for responding.

Here is my understanding:

1) The idea behind events and event listeners is that you can dispatch
an event anywhere in the app and listen for it anywhere else in the
app, assuming that bubbling is set correctly, and/or that you've used
Application.application.addEventListener() or
SystemManager.addEventListener(). What you're saying, then, is that
the preferred way to accomplish this is by having the listener in the
same component that dispatches the event, and have it call a method
that is in the second component. But you *could* just have the
listener in the second component, right?

2) Then, to do it as you suggest, the issue becomes how to reference
the second component from the first.

I've got the main app with a popup that holds the delete button. Since
the child swf is not loaded there, I'm not sure how to refer to it.
Elsewhere in the main app we load the swf with a load function:

load(url)

Inside the load() function are:
_loader = new SWFLoader();
...
_loader.addEventListener("complete", onChildLoaded );
_loader.load( url );
addChild( _loader );

So perhaps I could add the eventlistener there. I also think (correct
me if I'm wrong) that I need to refer to the loader's content, not the
loader itself. So the syntax would be:

_loader.content.addEventListener("inDeleteMode",
_loader.content.deleteModeHandler);

Do I have this right or am I completely confused? :)

Thanks,

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
, "Tracy Spratt"  wrote:
>
> You are misunderstanding how listeners work. You add the listener to
> the component that *dispatches* the event, and have it call a method
> where you want the action to take place.
> 
> 
> 
> "parent" just goes up one component. The surest way to do this is to
> use Application.application.addEventListener().
> 
> 
> 
> A bubbling event will hot help you going in this direction (down to
the
> child) 
> 
> 
> 
> Tracy Spratt 
> Lariat Services 
> 
> Flex development bandwidth available 
> 
> 
> 
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
] On
> Behalf Of stldvd
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:02 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
> listener has to be in the child, not the parent.
> 
> David
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com


> , Steve Mathews  wrote:
> >
> > You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your
> child
> > swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
> the rest
> > of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> > this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via
> SWF
> > > loader.
> > >
> > > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
> an event:
> > >
> > > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> > >
> > > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> > >
> > > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> > >
> > > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> > >
> > > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > > {
> > > Alert.show("got it!");
> > > return true;
> > > }
> > >
> > > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
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> > > FAQ:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flex

RE: [flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

[Ryan Graham]

In Flex it's Application.scriptTimeLimit. If you're doing an AS3 only
project, try checking out the -default-script-limits compiler argument
to set a higher time.

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of flexaustin
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:21 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

 

So I have a project that needs to build 1000 sprites on stage that
contain some tiny bitmap's but this is happening on startup in an all
AS3 project.

When the app starts and tries creating and rendering all 1000 items
nothing is shown and I get the "application hasn't responded in 15
seconds" exception.

Is there a way to make the app build all 1000 and not get the timeout?

TIA





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RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Tracy Spratt]

No, you are mistaken.

 

Tracy Spratt 
Lariat Services 

Flex development bandwidth available 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Wally Kolcz
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:25 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

 

I thought the child of the parent (main application) would be up the
chain. The child has to listen and react to the event dispatched by the
main application. 

"I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF
loader. "



From: "Tracy Spratt" 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:16 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

You are misunderstanding how listeners work.  You add the listener to
the component that *dispatches* the event, and have it call a method
where you want the action to take place.

 

"parent" just goes up one component.  The surest way to do this is to
use Application.application.addEventListener().

 

A bubbling event will hot help you going in this direction (down to the
child) 

 

Tracy Spratt
Lariat Services

Flex development bandwidth available



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of stldvd
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:02 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

 

Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
, Steve Mathews  wrote:
>
> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your
child
> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
the rest
> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via
SWF
> > loader.
> >
> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
an event:
> >
> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> >
> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> >
> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> >
> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> >
> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > {
> > Alert.show("got it!");
> > return true;
> > }
> >
> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > --
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> > FAQ:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt
 
> > Alternative FAQ location:
> >
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1e62079f6847
 
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 ! Groups
> > Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

 

[flexcoders] data loss while saving from Flash CS4 to CS3..

[adobeflexdev1]

I have this one Flash CS4 question:
I'm getting this error while saving from flash CS4 to CS3 file..

"This file contains the following data that will be lost if saved in
the Flash CS3 format: - XMP File Info Dialog's metadata. Continue to
save?"

Thanks!

RE: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

[Gregor Kiddie]

One of the talks at MAX (Oli Goldmans? Maybe? That's off the top of my
head) mentioned it was something that was looked at, and there were
significant technical hurdles before it could become a reality.

>From some of the comments about the amount of resources the Player team
have at their disposal, I wouldn't hold my breath at seeing multi
threading soon.

((actually, thinking about it, one of the issues was that the Player was
hosted in a browser, that's something that isn't true of AIR))

 

Someone earlier in the thread mentioned a combination of HTML and Flash,
and I honestly believe that's the only real solution. Use
localconnection and shared objects to marshal the data between the
sub-apps, and if one of them fails, it only knackers that specific
instance of the FP.

 

The real trick is, knowing when the sub-app is knackered. With no global
exception handling, and non-debug players silently failing, a failed app
is hard to detect the deal with.

 

Gk.

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: 12 February 2009 15:58
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

 

I think you're right Gregor, but I think that the OP raises an
interesting question - how can I use an external swf and sandbox it so
that it cannot possibly bring my application down?

 

I really wonder when the player will go multi-threaded and be able to
take advantage of multi-core architectures. From that point of view the
player architecture is looking a little old.

 Paul

RE: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

[Ryan Graham]

Yeah, it's possible with 3.2. As long as you are targeting FP10, check
out the x, y, z, rotationX, rotationY, and rotationZ on DisplayObject in
the docs...

 

If you're targeting FP9, it's a much more manual process to organize the
math and such...

 

HTH,

Ryan

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Russ Ferguson
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:55 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] 3D flip effect

 

Hi,

 Im looking to rotate a canvas in 3d space.
 I know you can do this with gumbo but I wanted to see if you can do it
with the 3.2 sdk.

 

All the examples I have found rotate on a slider. Im looking to rotate
during a transition.

Thanks.

...russ





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Re: [flexcoders] AIR uninstall shortcut

[Nate Beck]

Launch the AIR file that you used to install the application.  This of
course won't work if you used a Badge install.

But usually you can just open the AIR installer file, and there is an
uninstall button.

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:55 AM, arieljake  wrote:

>   I want to file a bug with Adobe requesting that a shortcut to
> uninstall an AIR program be added to the program group along with the
> shortcut to the program, because I have users who don't immediately
> think to use the Add/Remove programs.
>
> But on the bugs.adobe.com/flex website, I can't tell which
> product/feature to associate the request with.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> Also, is there a way to, platform independently, add an install
> shortcut as a workaround?
>
>  
>



-- 

Cheers,
Nate

http://blog.natebeck.net

[flexcoders] 3D flip effect

[Russ Ferguson]

Hi,

 Im looking to rotate a canvas in 3d space.
 I know you can do this with gumbo but I wanted to see if you can do it
with the 3.2 sdk.

 

All the examples I have found rotate on a slider. Im looking to rotate
during a transition.

Thanks.

...russ

[flexcoders] Re: Newbie Help

[jim.abbott45]

(See responses below...)

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Wally Kolcz"  wrote:
>
> 1.) Flex is just an SWF file. You can set the application to any
size and embed it as a SWF.
> 3.) Flex has a really good printing solution allowing you to add
elements to a print job and control the order of printing. 
> 
> I believe that AlivePDF can convert and export Flex information as a
PDF document.
> 
> 
> From: "ksunair" 
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:36 AM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Newbie Help 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am very new to Flex as a matter of fact I just wrote hello world :)
> 
> Anyway, I am evaluating Flex against SilverLight for our new
development. Our current web 
> 
> app is legacy ASP (not ASP.Net) and I have completed a prototype for
SilverLight and as a 
> 
> C# developer I was able to get it done pretty fast. I was reading
about Flex and it seems to 
> 
> be also straight forward. I have few questions if someone can help
me with.
> 
> 1. Is it possible to add a flex object to an existing ASP page. If
not, how can I call and pass 
> 
> information between classic ASP and Flex, is it possible? 
> 


As mentioned by the other respondent, ultimately a Flex application
compiles down to a Flash byte code (.SWF) file. Your ASP page needs
have a reference to that file, but via  &  tags.
However, Adobe has already done a lot of the tedious work for you.
When you build a Flex application, the IDE will spit out an HTML page
with the proper tags and file reference already in it. All you have to
do is serve that page up via ASP.
As for data access, your Flex application can send data to your ASP
server using the HTTP GET and POST verbs. When the server replies, it
can send POX (plain old XML) in response. If you want to get fancy,
you can also use SOAP, instead (but there may be some wrinkles doing
that with a .NET/Windows stack).


> 2. I would like to know how to create a hierarchal data grid in
Flex? I saw some examples 
> 
> of the new Hierarchical collection, if it is the solution, is there
a simple example 
> 
> somewhere I can use?
> 


Try Adobe's documentation: 
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_07.html


> 3. I would like to print reports from web and currently silverlight
has buggy 
> 
> implementation of print, is it possible to print from Flex web page?
Also is it possible to 
> 
> export the data to PDF or HTML format?
> 


More documentation:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_07.html


> I am doing reading right now, as the Flex expert you could help me
speed up to make my decision.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
>

Oh, as a former ASP and .NET developer, I'm happy to say: Flex rocks!
--Jim

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Adrian Williams]

Hi Wally,

   Looking at your question in blue, the simple solution is from your 
parent app, reference a function  in your swf that will set the 
flag...remember it has to be public for the app to be able to reference it.



(parent document)
var childSWF:SWFLoader = new SWFLoader();
parentDoc.addChild(childSWF);

private function onDelete(event:MouseClick):void
{
   childSWF.setDeleteFlag();
}

(child swf)
private var deleteFlag:Boolean = false;

public function setDeleteFlag():void
{
   deleteFlag = true;
}

HTH,
Adrian


Wally Kolcz wrote:


I thought the child of the parent (main application) would be *up* the 
chain. The child has to listen and react to the event dispatched by 
the main application.


"I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's 
clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF 
loader. "



*From*: "Tracy Spratt" 
*Sent*: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:16 AM
*To*: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
*Subject*: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

You are misunderstanding how listeners work.  You add the listener to 
the component that **dispatches** the event, and have it call a method 
where you want the action to take place.


 

"parent" just goes up one component.  The surest way to do this is to 
use Application.application.addEventListener().


 

A bubbling event will hot help you going in this direction (down to 
the child)


 


Tracy Spratt
Lariat Services

Flex development bandwidth available



*From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] 
*On Behalf Of *stldvd

*Sent:* Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:02 PM
*To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
*Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

 


Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
, Steve Mathews  wrote:

>
> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your child
> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
the rest
> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
>
> Steve
>
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF
> > loader.
> >
> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
an event:
> >
> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> >
> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> >
> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> >
> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> >
> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > {
> > Alert.show("got it!");
> > return true;
> > }
> >
> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > --
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> > FAQ: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt 


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> >
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[flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[stldvd]

Hi Tracy,

Thanks for responding.

Here is my understanding:

1) The idea behind events and event listeners is that you can dispatch
an event anywhere in the app and listen for it anywhere else in the
app, assuming that bubbling is set correctly, and/or that you've used
Application.application.addEventListener() or
SystemManager.addEventListener(). What you're saying, then, is that
the preferred way to accomplish this is by having the listener in the
same component that dispatches the event, and have it call a method
that is in the second component. But you *could* just have the
listener in the second component, right?

2) Then, to do it as you suggest, the issue becomes how to reference
the second component from the first.

I've got the main app with a popup that holds the delete button. Since
the child swf is not loaded there, I'm not sure how to refer to it.
Elsewhere in the main app we load the swf with a load function:

load(url)

Inside the load() function are:
_loader = new SWFLoader();
...
 _loader.addEventListener("complete", onChildLoaded  );
 _loader.load( url );
  addChild( _loader );

So perhaps I could add the eventlistener there. I also think (correct
me if I'm wrong) that I need to refer to the loader's content, not the
loader itself. So the syntax would be:


_loader.content.addEventListener("inDeleteMode",
_loader.content.deleteModeHandler);


Do I have this right or am I completely confused? :)

Thanks,

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt"  wrote:
>
> You are misunderstanding how listeners work.  You add the listener to
> the component that *dispatches* the event, and have it call a method
> where you want the action to take place.
> 
>  
> 
> "parent" just goes up one component.  The surest way to do this is to
> use Application.application.addEventListener().
> 
>  
> 
> A bubbling event will hot help you going in this direction (down to the
> child) 
> 
>  
> 
> Tracy Spratt 
> Lariat Services 
> 
> Flex development bandwidth available 
> 
> 
> 
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of stldvd
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:02 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs
> 
>  
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
> listener has to be in the child, not the parent.
> 
> David
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
> , Steve Mathews  wrote:
> >
> > You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your
> child
> > swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
> the rest
> > of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> > this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via
> SWF
> > > loader.
> > >
> > > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
> an event:
> > >
> > > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> > >
> > > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> > >
> > > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> > >
> > > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> > >
> > > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > > {
> > > Alert.show("got it!");
> > > return true;
> > > }
> > >
> > > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > --
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>  
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[flexcoders] Re: Flex End-User Documentation Tools

[jim.abbott45]

This topic has come up more than once on FlexCoders. Please do a
search for this. 

That said, the last time it came up, I don't believe that anyone had
any brilliant solutions for this challenge. Some people were using
various forms of HTML-based documentation; *** but displaying it in a
separate (stand-alone) browser window. Arguably, the lack of a
more-integrated solution is a hole in the current Flex offering.

--Jim

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "limscoder"  wrote:
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "dthomp325"  wrote:
> >
> > Are there any tools available for creating in-application end-user
> > documentation?
> >
> 
> So this question either has a really obvious answer, or I'm not being
> specific enough
> 
> I'm looking for tools to put together end-user help documentation for
> a Flex 3.2 application. The documentation needs to be some type of
> structured text with headings, chapters, etc., and I need to be able
> to link to specific sections of the documentation when a user clicks a
> help icon located next to a component in the GUI. Support for embedded
> flash videos for showing tutorials would also be nice. I could do this
> with an HTML documentation system, but I would prefer more integration
> with flash/flex, so I that when components get moved around in the
> GUI, I won't have to worry about making sure all the URLs are pointing
> to the right documentation. Any suggestions?
>

[flexcoders] 15 seconds timeout will a progress bar help?

[flexaustin]

So I have a project that needs to build 1000 sprites on stage that
contain some tiny bitmap's but this is happening on startup in an all
AS3 project.

When the app starts and tries creating and rendering all 1000 items
nothing is shown and I get the "application hasn't responded in 15
seconds" exception.

Is there a way to make the app build all 1000 and not get the timeout?

TIA

[flexcoders] Custom Binding Question

[pliechty]

I am using custom binding in one of my classes.  I have one problem.  
I fire an event when a property is set, but the bound object is an 
mxml component that has not been created yet.  Normal binding will 
wait until it is created and then set the bound value.  How do I mimic  
this behavior in a custom bound object?

[flexcoders] AIR uninstall shortcut

[arieljake]

I want to file a bug with Adobe requesting that a shortcut to
uninstall an AIR program be added to the program group along with the
shortcut to the program, because I have users who don't immediately
think to use the Add/Remove programs.

But on the bugs.adobe.com/flex website, I can't tell which
product/feature to associate the request with.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Also, is there a way to, platform independently, add an install
shortcut as a workaround?

[flexcoders] Re: Manually Dispatching Creationcomplete event

[valdhor]

The other two canvas's have not been instantiated yet so they will be
null. The way I would do it is create a public boolean (Say
isMaximized); Each canvas can check this flag on instantiation and, if
true, add the column.


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, kotha poornima 
wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Can anyone help me how to dispatch creation_complete event manually. 
> 
> In my project i am using a viewstack with three canvas under it.And
for each canvas one datagrid is there. A vbox is holding this
viewStack and vbox also has maximize functionality. When the user
click on maximize button vbox will expand till the browser. And at the
same time when the vbox is maximizing iam dynamically adding one
column to all the datagrids. This is the actual functionality.
> 
> But here iam getting an error. With out clicking on the other two
canvas's if i maximize the vbox iam getting an error like this:canvas2
and canvas3 are null. So cannot add a column to the respective datagrids.
> 
> So here what iam thinking to do is to manually call creationcomplete
event for canvas 2 and 3 so that when user directly click on maximize
with out clicking on canvas2 and 3 it should add a column to the
datagrid 2 and 3.
> 
> For now my  program is adding a column to only datagrid1. ITs not
adding to the other two datagrids.
> 
> Am I going in the right way or any one suggest me how can i solve
this issue.
> 
> Thanks in Advance,
> Poornima
>

[flexcoders] Re: HttpService headers - age old problem

[valdhor]

Sorry, misread the bit about it being a GET request. It seems this bug
is still around according to this blog post:

http://blog.flexmonkeypatches.com/2008/10/22/sending-flash-player-http-headers-for-urlrequest-httpservice-and-webservice-in-flex/

It worked successfully for me using a POST request.

Perhaps you can fool it by sending a POST request and appending the
GET variables to the actual URL itself.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "stevepruitt97" 
wrote:
>
> It might for Air applications, but not for browser Flex 
> applications.  My app is not an Air app.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -S
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor"  wrote:
> >
> > I found this:
> > 
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/490806/http-basic-authentication-
> with-httpservice-objects-in-adobe-flex-air
> > 
> > Does it not work?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "stevepruitt97" 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > This seems to be an age-old issue.  I need to set the 
> Authorization 
> > > header for GET requests.  I read it cannot be done and I have 
> read 
> > > articles that hint it is doable.  Which is it?
> > > 
> > > I have no cross-domain issues.  Everything is sent to the same 
> server.
> > > 
> > > I found the following adobe TechNote: 
> > > http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?
> > > externalId=kb403184&sliceId=1
> > > appears to state that post Flash player 9.0.115.0 the 
> Authorization 
> > > header can be sent with either GET or POST.  I have player 
> 9.0.224.0.  
> > > However, I cannot the Authorization header or a custom header to 
> go 
> > > across.
> > > 
> > > Has anyone successfully set the Authorization header for any 
> customer 
> > > header for that matter with the HttpService?
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -S
> > >
> >
>

[flexcoders] Loading properties files at runtime

[Mike Chang]

Hi,
Is it possible to localize Flex application in a way that properties file
can be loaded at runtime? I know they can be made into resource modules, but
I want to avoid compiling those too.

Thanks,
Mike

[flexcoders] Re: Flex End-User Documentation Tools

[limscoder]

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "dthomp325"  wrote:
>
> Are there any tools available for creating in-application end-user
> documentation?
>

So this question either has a really obvious answer, or I'm not being
specific enough

I'm looking for tools to put together end-user help documentation for
a Flex 3.2 application. The documentation needs to be some type of
structured text with headings, chapters, etc., and I need to be able
to link to specific sections of the documentation when a user clicks a
help icon located next to a component in the GUI. Support for embedded
flash videos for showing tutorials would also be nice. I could do this
with an HTML documentation system, but I would prefer more integration
with flash/flex, so I that when components get moved around in the
GUI, I won't have to worry about making sure all the URLs are pointing
to the right documentation. Any suggestions? 

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Wally Kolcz]

I thought the child of the parent (main application) would be 
up the chain. The child has to listen and react to the event dispatched by the 
main application. 

 "I've got a parent application with a 'delete' 
button. When it's clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded 
via SWF loader.
 "


From: "Tracy Spratt" 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:16 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs 

You are misunderstanding how listeners work. 
You add the listener to the component that *dispatches*
the event, and have it call a method where you want the action to take place.   
"parent" just goes up one
component.  The surest way to do this is to use
Application.application.addEventListener().   A bubbling event will hot help 
you going
in this direction (down to the child)

Tracy Spratt 
 Lariat Services  

Flex development bandwidth available  

 From: 
flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of 
stldvd
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009
1:02 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events
and Child SWFs   

Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the

listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com,
Steve Mathews  wrote:

>

> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is
your child

> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on

the rest

> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:

> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode",
deleteModeHandler);

> 

> Steve

> 

> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:

> 

> > Hi guys,

> >

> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's

> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF

> > loader.

> >

> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching

an event:

> >

> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));

> >

> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:

> >

> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);

> >

> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):

> >

> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean

> > {

> > Alert.show("got it!");

> > return true;

> > }

> >

> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > David

> >

> >

> >

> > 

> >

> > --

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> > Alternative FAQ location:

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> > Links

> >

> >

> >

> >

> 

[flexcoders] Idiots guide to crossdomain.xml

[Wally Kolcz]

I am pulling my hair out with the new requirements for the Flash Player 10 and 
crossdomain.xml... There is not one good place for a simple explaination.

I have a web site: http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/af/
It is also being pushed by this domain: http://www.victorsvaliant.org/af/

When I go to the www2 version it works fine. From 
http://www.victorsvaliant.org/af/ I get a security error. How can I write a 
cross domain that will allow connection from the following 3 web addresses (and 
anything from those)?

www.med.umich.edu
www2.med.umich.edu
http://www.victorsvaliant.org

Is this close?


http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd";>

  
  
  
 


Please and thank you. :-)

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Tracy Spratt]

You are misunderstanding how listeners work.  You add the listener to
the component that *dispatches* the event, and have it call a method
where you want the action to take place.

 

"parent" just goes up one component.  The surest way to do this is to
use Application.application.addEventListener().

 

A bubbling event will hot help you going in this direction (down to the
child) 

 

Tracy Spratt 
Lariat Services 

Flex development bandwidth available 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of stldvd
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:02 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

 

Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
, Steve Mathews  wrote:
>
> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your
child
> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
the rest
> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via
SWF
> > loader.
> >
> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
an event:
> >
> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> >
> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> >
> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> >
> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> >
> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > {
> > Alert.show("got it!");
> > return true;
> > }
> >
> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > --
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> > FAQ:
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> >
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1e62079f6847
 
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> > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo
 ! Groups
> > Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: ctrl + mousewheel

[valdhor]

So, could it be a preference or a "Feature" on the Mac rather than
Flex/Flash specific?


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexaustin"  wrote:
>
> Yes, its on a MAC.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor"  wrote:
> >
> > Cool Trick.
> > 
> > Is this on the Mac because it doesn't do it for me on a PC.
> > 
> > Could this be a Mac Preference setting?
> > 
> > 
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexaustin"  wrote:
> > >
> > > So something I never noticed in Flex if you do a ctrl + mousewheel
> the 
> > > entire canvas shrinks in size or grows if scrolling up.  
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to prevent this?  I tried calling a function that
> stops 
> > > propigation immediately if ctrl is pressed, but that doesn't work.
>  Its 
> > > like it is being fired and recieved before the stage (aka 
> > > mx:Application).
> > >
> >
>

re: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[Wally Kolcz]

What happens if you set you dispatchEvent to bubble?


From: "stldvd" 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:02 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs 

Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the

listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Steve Mathews  wrote:

>

> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your child

> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on

the rest

> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:

> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);

> 

> Steve

> 

> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:

> 

> > Hi guys,

> >

> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's

> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF

> > loader.

> >

> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching

an event:

> >

> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));

> >

> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:

> >

> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);

> >

> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):

> >

> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean

> > {

> >  Alert.show("got it!");

> >  return true;

> > }

> >

> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > David

> >

> >

> >

> > 

> >

> > --

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> > Alternative FAQ location:

> >
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> > Links

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[flexcoders] Re: Events and Child SWFs

[stldvd]

Hi Steve,

But I need the child swf to react, not the parent. So I think the
listener has to be in the child, not the parent.

David

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Steve Mathews  wrote:
>
> You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your child
> swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on
the rest
> of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
> this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> > clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF
> > loader.
> >
> > So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching
an event:
> >
> > dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
> >
> > In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
> >
> > this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
> >
> > And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
> >
> > private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> > {
> >  Alert.show("got it!");
> >  return true;
> > }
> >
> > It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > --
> > Flexcoders Mailing List
> > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt
> > Alternative FAQ location:
> >
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> > Search Archives:
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups
> > Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: [flexcoders] Events and Child SWFs

[Steve Mathews]

You are assigning the listener to the wrong object. "this" is your child
swf, but it is the parent that dispatches the event. Depending on the rest
of the app "this.parent" might work. So:
this.parent.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);

Steve

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM, stldvd  wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
> clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF
> loader.
>
> So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching an event:
>
> dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));
>
> In the child SWF's init function I've got this:
>
> this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);
>
> And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):
>
> private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
> {
>  Alert.show("got it!");
>  return true;
> }
>
> It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>
>
> 
>
> --
> Flexcoders Mailing List
> FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt
> Alternative FAQ location:
> https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847
> Search Archives:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups
> Links
>
>
>
>

[flexcoders] Events and Child SWFs

[stldvd]

Hi guys,

I've got a parent application with a 'delete' button. When it's
clicked, I want to set a flag in a child swf, which is loaded via SWF
loader.

So in the parent app on the button's click event I'm dispatching an event:

dispatchEvent(new Event("inDeleteMode"));  

In the child SWF's init function I've got this:

this.addEventListener("inDeleteMode", deleteModeHandler);

And then the deleteModeHandler function (stubbed in for testing):

private function deleteModeHandler():Boolean
{
  Alert.show("got it!");
  return true;
}

It ain't working. Can someone see what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,

David

[flexcoders] Re: HttpService headers - age old problem

[stevepruitt97]

It might for Air applications, but not for browser Flex 
applications.  My app is not an Air app.

Thanks,

-S

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor"  wrote:
>
> I found this:
> 
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/490806/http-basic-authentication-
with-httpservice-objects-in-adobe-flex-air
> 
> Does it not work?
> 
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "stevepruitt97" 
> wrote:
> >
> > This seems to be an age-old issue.  I need to set the 
Authorization 
> > header for GET requests.  I read it cannot be done and I have 
read 
> > articles that hint it is doable.  Which is it?
> > 
> > I have no cross-domain issues.  Everything is sent to the same 
server.
> > 
> > I found the following adobe TechNote: 
> > http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?
> > externalId=kb403184&sliceId=1
> > appears to state that post Flash player 9.0.115.0 the 
Authorization 
> > header can be sent with either GET or POST.  I have player 
9.0.224.0.  
> > However, I cannot the Authorization header or a custom header to 
go 
> > across.
> > 
> > Has anyone successfully set the Authorization header for any 
customer 
> > header for that matter with the HttpService?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > -S
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: HttpService headers - age old problem

[valdhor]

I found this:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/490806/http-basic-authentication-with-httpservice-objects-in-adobe-flex-air

Does it not work?



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "stevepruitt97" 
wrote:
>
> This seems to be an age-old issue.  I need to set the Authorization 
> header for GET requests.  I read it cannot be done and I have read 
> articles that hint it is doable.  Which is it?
> 
> I have no cross-domain issues.  Everything is sent to the same server.
> 
> I found the following adobe TechNote: 
> http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?
> externalId=kb403184&sliceId=1
> appears to state that post Flash player 9.0.115.0 the Authorization 
> header can be sent with either GET or POST.  I have player 9.0.224.0.  
> However, I cannot the Authorization header or a custom header to go 
> across.
> 
> Has anyone successfully set the Authorization header for any customer 
> header for that matter with the HttpService?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> -S
>

[flexcoders] Drawing graphics on an image

[christophe_jacquelin]

Hello, 

I want to draw graphics (graphics.lineto) on an existing image, but
the lines does not appear. Is it possible to make graphics on an image ? 

Thank you,
Christophe, 

[flexcoders] Access to image bits

[christophe_jacquelin]

Hello,

I want to make an image processing application. I have to access
directly to the image bits of the image (DataBits). How to access
bitmaps ? 

Where can I fin examples of an image class ? 

Thank you,
Christophe,

Re: [flexcoders] AIR Application optimizing...

[Tom Chiverton]

On Wednesday 11 Feb 2009, nathanpdaniel wrote:
> would bring to cut out 200-300kb from an AIR application.
> Anyone else have any thoughts on it?

It's being distributed on really cheap USB keys ?

-- 
Tom Chiverton
Helping to autoschediastically monetize compelling meta-services



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re: [flexcoders] Newbie Help

[Wally Kolcz]

1.) Flex is just an SWF file. You can set the application to any size and embed 
it as a SWF.
3.) Flex has a really good printing solution allowing you to add elements to a 
print job and control the order of printing. 

I believe that AlivePDF can convert and export Flex information as a PDF 
document.


From: "ksunair" 
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:36 AM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Newbie Help 

Hi All,

I am very new to Flex as a matter of fact I just wrote hello world :)

Anyway, I am evaluating Flex against SilverLight for our new development. Our 
current web 

app is legacy ASP (not ASP.Net) and I have completed a prototype for 
SilverLight and as a 

C# developer I was able to get it done pretty fast. I was reading about Flex 
and it seems to 

be also straight forward. I have few questions if someone can help me with.

1. Is it possible to add a flex object to an existing ASP page. If not, how can 
I call and pass 

information between classic ASP and Flex, is it possible? 

2. I would like to know how to create a hierarchal data grid in Flex? I saw 
some examples 

of the new Hierarchical collection, if it is the solution, is there a simple 
example 

somewhere I can use?

3. I would like to print reports from web and currently silverlight has buggy 

implementation of print, is it possible to print from Flex web page? Also is it 
possible to 

export the data to PDF or HTML format?

I am doing reading right now, as the Flex expert you could help me speed up to 
make my decision.

Thanks a lot.

[flexcoders] Re: How to print content from UIComponent?

[flexawesome]

If I changed it to "this", the button can be printed.


printJob.addObject( this, FlexPrintJobScaleType.NONE);


hhuumm... how can I print the entire UIComponent which contains a shape 
object only?





--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexawesome"  
wrote:
>
> Hey there,
> 
> I was trying to print my content from UIComponent and it didn't work. 
> Is there any thing I need to take care about it?
> 
> You may check the code by clicking below...
> 
> http://privatepaste.com/e5NGNtrsny
> 
> Thank you
>

[flexcoders] Re: How to set the endpoint address in Coldfusion side?

[valdhor]

I would recommend looking through the tutorials at http://flexcf.com/
especially the one "Simple RemoteObject Tutorial".


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "markflex2007" 
wrote:
>
> Hi
> 
> I am doing an AIR application and the coldfusion server in a network
> pc(192.168.0.181).the application need use CFML functions
> 
> I need use mx:RemoteObject in the Air code and I have to pass endpoint
> attribute to mx:RemoteObject.
> 
> My question is how to set the endpoint in coldfusion 8 server,which
> files I need to change.how to change that.
> 
> I just use the endpoint url in Air application. 
> 
> 
> Thanks for help.
> 
> 
> Mark
>

[flexcoders] Re: Loader URLRequest and reuse

[flexaustin]

Or maybe their is a different way to achieve the same end result by
importing the image via a loader and creating a bitmapdata copy of it?

TIA



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexaustin"  wrote:
>
> Have a stumper question. Is there a way in a AS project to load an
> image (my.jpg) via a Loader/ URLRequest then store this returned
> my.jpg in a var and use it several times, say I wanted to create 100
> of my.jpg?  
> 
> And if so will it save on memory? 
> 
> Or if I create 100 Loader objects and each one load in a jpg from a
> URL will this use the same amount of memory as the above way?
> 
> Right now I am doing the second way and its killing my memory and I
> didn't know if their is a way to bring an image and use it as if it
> was an object in a Flash CS library.  
> 
> Again even if I achieved it the first way would it save me any memory?
>

[flexcoders] Fix DataGridColumn width at runtime?

[znthmgreen]

Specifically, I need to resize a column to fit tight around the text that is 
extracted from 
the dataProvider using the labelFunction:



And the function inside a 

[flexcoders] Loader URLRequest and reuse

[flexaustin]

Have a stumper question. Is there a way in a AS project to load an
image (my.jpg) via a Loader/ URLRequest then store this returned
my.jpg in a var and use it several times, say I wanted to create 100
of my.jpg?  

And if so will it save on memory? 

Or if I create 100 Loader objects and each one load in a jpg from a
URL will this use the same amount of memory as the above way?

Right now I am doing the second way and its killing my memory and I
didn't know if their is a way to bring an image and use it as if it
was an object in a Flash CS library.  

Again even if I achieved it the first way would it save me any memory?

 

[flexcoders] Re: ctrl + mousewheel

[flexaustin]

Yes, its on a MAC.



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor"  wrote:
>
> Cool Trick.
> 
> Is this on the Mac because it doesn't do it for me on a PC.
> 
> Could this be a Mac Preference setting?
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "flexaustin"  wrote:
> >
> > So something I never noticed in Flex if you do a ctrl + mousewheel
the 
> > entire canvas shrinks in size or grows if scrolling up.  
> > 
> > Is there a way to prevent this?  I tried calling a function that
stops 
> > propigation immediately if ctrl is pressed, but that doesn't work.
 Its 
> > like it is being fired and recieved before the stage (aka 
> > mx:Application).
> >
>

Re: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

[Paul Andrews]

I think you're right Gregor, but I think that the OP raises an interesting 
question - how can I use an external swf and sandbox it so that it cannot 
possibly bring my application down?

I really wonder when the player will go multi-threaded and be able to take 
advantage of multi-core architectures. From that point of view the player 
architecture is looking a little old.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Gregor Kiddie 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:31 PM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex


  Ok sorry, mis-read your question!

   

  Someone will correct me here, but the Flash Player is single threaded. If 
that thread screws up (exception of some description), it cannot be trusted to 
be stable anymore, so I doubt what you are actually looking for is possible.

  In java, I'd spawn threads for other processes to maintain integrity, but 
that's not possible in the FP.

   

  Gk.

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  From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf Of greggcaines
  Sent: 12 February 2009 14:43
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

   

  Thanks for the reply... As far as I can tell though, the support for
  'untrusted' apps in the Marshall Plan primarily covers security
  concerns, ie "Can this swf I loaded from from untrustedDomain.com
  access all the same services that my app can? Can it still access its
  own services from untrustedDomain.com"...

  Actual exception-sandboxing doesn't seem to be covered.






  

[flexcoders] How to print content from UIComponent?

[flexawesome]

Hey there,

I was trying to print my content from UIComponent and it didn't work. 
Is there any thing I need to take care about it?

You may check the code by clicking below...

http://privatepaste.com/e5NGNtrsny

Thank you

RE: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

[Gregor Kiddie]

Ok sorry, mis-read your question!

 

Someone will correct me here, but the Flash Player is single threaded.
If that thread screws up (exception of some description), it cannot be
trusted to be stable anymore, so I doubt what you are actually looking
for is possible.

In java, I'd spawn threads for other processes to maintain integrity,
but that's not possible in the FP.

 

Gk.

Gregor Kiddie
Senior Developer
INPS

Tel:   01382 564343

Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8
3QJ

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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of greggcaines
Sent: 12 February 2009 14:43
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

 

Thanks for the reply... As far as I can tell though, the support for
'untrusted' apps in the Marshall Plan primarily covers security
concerns, ie "Can this swf I loaded from from untrustedDomain.com
access all the same services that my app can? Can it still access its
own services from untrustedDomain.com"...

Actual exception-sandboxing doesn't seem to be covered.

[flexcoders] Re: "portlets" in Flex

[greggcaines]

Thanks for the reply... As far as I can tell though, the support for
'untrusted' apps in the Marshall Plan primarily covers security
concerns, ie "Can this swf I loaded from from untrustedDomain.com
access all the same services that my app can?  Can it still access its
own services from untrustedDomain.com"...

Actual exception-sandboxing doesn't seem to be covered.



--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gregor Kiddie"  wrote:
>
> Take a look at the untrusted applications part of the marshall plan,
> that might help somewhat.
> 
>  
> 
> Gk.
> 
> Gregor Kiddie
> Senior Developer
> INPS
> 

[flexcoders] Manually Dispatching Creationcomplete event

[kotha poornima]

Hi all,
Can anyone help me how to dispatch creation_complete event manually. 

In my project i am using a viewstack with three canvas under it.And for each 
canvas one datagrid is there. A vbox is holding this viewStack and vbox also 
has maximize functionality. When the user click on maximize button vbox will 
expand till the browser. And at the same time when the vbox is maximizing iam 
dynamically adding one column to all the datagrids. This is the actual 
functionality.

But here iam getting an error. With out clicking on the other two canvas's if i 
maximize the vbox iam getting an error like this:canvas2 and canvas3 are null. 
So cannot add a column to the respective datagrids.

So here what iam thinking to do is to manually call creationcomplete event for 
canvas 2 and 3 so that when user directly click on maximize with out clicking 
on canvas2 and 3 it should add a column to the datagrid 2 and 3.

For now my  program is adding a column to only datagrid1. ITs not adding to the 
other two datagrids.

Am I going in the right way or any one suggest me how can i solve this issue.

Thanks in Advance,
Poornima



  

[flexcoders] Question for LCDS Development?

[markflex2007]

Hi,

I want to know how to deploy my java code to LCDS server.

Do I have to copy *.class files to WEB-INF\classes fold or I have to
copy jar files to WEB-INF\bin folder.

Please give me a idea.Thanks


Mark

RE: [flexcoders] Custom Flex Components in AI come out warped...

[Kenneth Sutherland]

Visit http://www.scalenine.com/ this contains loads of themes which you
can look at the source to see how they've done it.

 

Also this is a article using CS3
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/skins_styles.html 

 

Kenneth.

 

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Kevin M
Sent: 11 February 2009 22:48
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Custom Flex Components in AI come out warped...

 

Hello,

 

I am new to the group, but not new to flex and I am an absolutely
horrible designer, so please be gentle if I have made a stupid error...

 

Well, my question is regarding the Flex Component Graphics that can be
customized in Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop and maybe other Adobe design
tools.

 

I want to play around with customizing (graphically) some Flex
components, so I loaded the appropriate files to my Illustrator CS4 and
started editing away. Just small stuff to see how it all works. Things
like making the scroll bar thinner, making the thumb shorteretc... I
made sure to make the same changes to all states.

 

Well, when I finished, on more than one occasion, I end up with freakish
looking component that is barely recognizable. I used scale 9, so I
don't think it's that.

 

Anyway, surely some of my fellow developers can direct me to some
helpful reading or tutorials on making those graphical changes to Flex
Components. I hope..???

 

Kevin

 



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Re: [flexcoders] as3 .swf loaded through as2 swf - will it work?

[Kevin M]

Can you wrap the AS2 .swf in an AS3 class and the call from the parent (the AS3 
container)?





From: grimmwerks 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:11:07 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] as3 .swf loaded through as2 swf - will it work?


Well... was doing a gig working on an FMS app -- and find out now that 
it needs to load in through a parent .swf --- but the parent .swf is 
AS2 -- so now sure now if this is going to work...?




  

[flexcoders] Binding Array to Effect Questions

[flexlingie]

I have an array that I'm dynamically updating while my application
runs. I've declared the array bindable:
[Bindable]
public var myArray : Array = new Array();

Then I have a Glow effect:


I "play" the Glow (myGlow.play()), but I'm not getting glowing. Do I
need to pause and restart after the array changes? If I clear the
array entirely can I just call myGlow.stop() ?

Thanks! 

[flexcoders] Re: SWFLoader and LocalConnection

[ronaldk999]

Hi Alex,

thanks for the hint. I thought new instanciating the local connection object in 
my client 
swf should do the job but I had to close the connection too.

Now, that code works for me: (Really strange that I create a new 
localconnection object 
and then close it ... But maybe the connection ID exists anywhere?)

//Connection
var receivingLC:LocalConnection;
receivingLC = new LocalConnection();
closeConnection();
receivingLC.client = this;
receivingLC.connect('AVM1controlConn');

function closeConnection(){
  try
  {
receivingLC.close();
  }
  catch (err:Error)
  {
trace("error at closeConnection: " + err.message)
  }  
}

Many thanks.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui  wrote:
>
> Did the child SWF close the connection?  If so, how did you wire that up to 
> make sure it 
actually got a chance to do that?
> 
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Developer
> Adobe Systems Inc.
> Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> 
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of 
ronaldk999
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:32 PM
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] SWFLoader and LocalConnection
> 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm struggeling with a strange issue:
> 
> I need to load multiple SWFs and call a function inside them. All SWFs 
> contain a
> localconnection. I know a local connection ID can only exist once. Is it 
> possible to load 
and
> unload these SWFs with the same connection ID?
> 
> The first call of
> swfLoader.source = "clip1.swf";
> 
> works. But if I try to load the next one with
> swfLoader.source = "clip2.swf";
> 
> doesnt work. I've already tried to close the connection and recreate the 
> localconnection
> object. But nothing works for me.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Werner
>

[flexcoders] Newbie Help

[ksunair]

Hi All,

I am very new to Flex as a matter of fact I just wrote hello world :)

Anyway, I am evaluating Flex against SilverLight for our new development. Our 
current web 
app is legacy ASP (not ASP.Net) and I have completed a prototype for 
SilverLight and as a 
C# developer I was able to get it done pretty fast. I was reading about Flex 
and it seems to 
be also straight forward. I have few questions if someone can help me with.
1. Is it possible to add a flex object to an existing ASP page. If not, how can 
I call and pass 
information between classic ASP and Flex, is it possible? 
2. I would like to know how to create a hierarchal data grid in Flex? I saw 
some examples 
of the new Hierarchical collection, if it is the solution, is there a simple 
example 
somewhere I can use?
3. I would like to print reports from web and currently silverlight has buggy 
implementation of print, is it possible to print from Flex web page? Also is it 
possible to 
export the data to PDF or HTML format?

I am doing reading right now, as the Flex expert you could help me speed up to 
make my decision.

Thanks a lot.

[flexcoders] Custom Flex Components in AI come out warped...

[Kevin M]

Hello,

I am new to the group, but not new to flex and I am an absolutely horrible 
designer, so please be gentle if I have made a stupid error...

Well, my question is regarding the Flex Component Graphics that can be 
customized in Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop and maybe other Adobe design tools.

I want to play around with customizing (graphically) some Flex components, so I 
loaded the appropriate files to my Illustrator CS4 and started editing away. 
Just small stuff to see how it all works. Things like making the scroll bar 
thinner, making the thumb shorteretc... I made sure to make the same 
changes to all states.

Well, when I finished, on more than one occasion, I end up with freakish 
looking component that is barely recognizable. I used scale 9, so I don't think 
it's that.

Anyway, surely some of my fellow developers can direct me to some helpful 
reading or tutorials on making those graphical changes to Flex Components. I 
hope..???

Kevin


  

[flexcoders] HttpService headers

[Pruitt, Byron S]

This seems to be an age-old issue.  I need to set the Authorization header for 
GET requests.  I have no cross-domain issues.  Everything is sent to the same 
server.

I found the following adobe TechNote: 
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb403184&sliceId=1
appears to state that post Flash player 9.0.115.0 the Authorization header can 
be sent with either GET or POST.  I have player 9.0.224.0.  However, it appears 
to work only for POST.

Has anyone successfully set the Authorization header for any customer header 
for that matter with the HttpService?

Thanks.


-S

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Video Frame Problem

[vinod kumar]

Hi,

In this application i have used videodisplay component.Instead of videodisplay 
component , if i use the netstream classs can i solve the frame problem.. 
CurrentFPS method is there in netstream class. Using this method we can get the 
current frame. But we can only seek time not frames. Please give tips to me.

I want to know using netstream class i can solve the Video frame problem

Please help me. I am in deep trouble

--- On Sat, 24/1/09, Chuck Preston Jr.  wrote:
From: Chuck Preston Jr. 
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Video Frame Problem
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, 24 January, 2009, 5:43 PM











For the seeking problem, it may be a problem with the video's 
keyframes. If you're not 

using Flash Media Server, you can only seek to the nearest keyframe, not every 
frame. If 

you really need seeking to be frame accurate, then you would have to re-encode 
the video 

and make each frame a keyframe. But that will have an effect on file size and 
quality.



--- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, vinod kumar  wrote:

>

> I want an urgent help. I will explain my problem. 

>                     I have a videoplayer with a play button and add 
> button. The 

video will play automatically. When i click the add button at any time say 5 
Seconds the 

video will be paused and a title window will appear. There i will enter the 

description. When i click the save button the description will be saved and a 
marker will be 

displayed under the seekbar.  Then click the play button and we can add more 

descriptions like that and that number of markers will be formed. Also  when i 
click the 

marker , for example when i clicked the  5 second marker  , the video have to 
display 

the correct frame(ie 5 second movie frame) .But its not happening.There is a 
Slight 

variation in the frame. But i want the correct movie frame. How to solve this

> 

> I am in deep trouble.Please help me.Its urgent.  I have attached the source 
> file. Please 

go through it.. 

> 

> 

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[flexcoders] legend and legenditems

[Kenneth Sutherland]

I have a pie chart with a legend and I've created code that when you
itemMouseOver the legend it finds out what item it was over and
highlights the appropriate segment in the pie chart.

 

My issue is that between the square marker item and the text in the
legend the hit area can't include this area as it fires of the
itemMouseOut as soon as it goes between the marker and the text.

 

Any ideas, I've not seen any examples with source of custom legends out
there. 

 

Cheers.

 



realise

.


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Technical Developer

Realise Ltd
Quay House, 142 Commercial Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LB
Tel 0131 476 7432
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Check out some of our recent flex work:
* Focus on funds UK  
* Focus on funds Europe
 
* Fund selector
 

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[flexcoders] Extended DataGridColumn does not display in design mode

[fourctv]

I have subclassed DataGridColumn but for some reason it does not render in 
design mode.
Compiles and runs fine, no problem there.

All myDataGridColumn has is a couple extra properties. No code, no overrides, 
except for a 
call to super() in the constructor.

I checked DataGridColumn's source and found no special metadata.

Is there anything special that needs to be added/set in design.xml? btw, I 
checked the SDK's 
design.xml and did not see any reference to DataGridColumn.

Any help greatly appreciated
TIA
julio

btw: using sdk 3.2, FB 3.0.2

[flexcoders] RSL and RT loading CSS

[reflexactions]

I have an application that uses RSL's.

I also have a couple of CSS's files containing embeded images etc. 
that are set to compile to swf and are loaded at run time.

When I run the application it loads all the RSL's from the same 
folder as the application as the root gets set automatically to the 
main swf.

Then the in the initialization of the application I call 
StyleManager.loadStyleDeclarations to load in the compiled css files.

My problems start here as the CSS swf completes loading, for some 
reason they cause all RSL's to be loaded again but this time without 
root being set so they are effectivwely relatve to root on the server 
rather than relative to the application. Therefore to get it all to 
work I need all the RSL's in two places! 

Secondly the second loading of the RSL's is unecessary as they are 
already loaded and in fact just after loading for the second time 
they all get unloaded again, it also takes a significant amount of 
time so you sit waiting to be able to do something whilst all this 
loading/unloading is taking place.

It also seems that loading modules causes the RSLs to get reloaded as 
well.

So what am I doing wrong are are RSLs just all messed up.

tks

Re: [flexcoders]Architect an image gallery transition effect - design suggestions

[dorkie dork from dorktown]

I got it. I'm using a few images and manually playing the transitions when I
need them. Thanks guys :)

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:49 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown <
dorkiedorkfromdorkt...@gmail.com> wrote:

> @Michael - I was thinking about that but I'm wondering how to structure it
> where I can handle any transition.
>
> @Chet - Let's say that I'm creating an Image Gallery component for Flash
> Catalyst (not that I am - eh hem cough cough) and I want to let the user
> create the transitions in and out effects in Flash Catalyst how do I need to
> structure that?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Chet Haase  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Seems like you're trying to do too much with triggers. Why not just handle
>> whatever arbitrary event you're after (like clicking on the next/prev
>> buttons) and then manually launch your custom effect with the appropriate
>> target(s)? If necessary, the even handler could set up information on the
>> effect (like the x/y positions for a move or whatever) prior to launching.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chet.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *dorkie dork from dorktown
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:58 PM
>> *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> *Subject:* [flexcoders]Architect an image gallery transition effect -
>> design suggestions
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to create an image gallery component and I need some help. I
>> have an Image component working. It has next and previous buttons that
>> change the source of the Image component when they are clicked. This works
>> fine so far. The problem is it looks like crap when it changes. How would
>> you architect a source change effect so there would be a nice transition
>> between the current image and the next or previous image?
>>
>> For example, I want it to handle a crossfade where one image fades out and
>> the next fades in or a move in effect where one image moves off the screen
>> (and fades out) and another image fades in and moves in to the current image
>> location. I know there is a showEffect and hideEffect but I need something
>> like a sourceChangeNextEffect and a sourceChangePreviousEffect.
>>
>>
>>
>
>