[flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?

[Laurence]

That is exactly correct.  You can have either a 64-bit app pool or a 32-bit app 
pool running on any given site.  But not both at the same time on the same site.


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Amy"  wrote:
> I think you may be able to just set up a single application pool to 32 bit, 
> but I am not sure if CertSrv can run in one application pool while CF8 runs 
> in another.
> 
> For more details, check out 
> http://www.insideria.com/2009/09/64-bit-windows-iis-and-microso-1.html
> 
> HTH;
> 
> Amy
>

[flexcoders] FlexBuilder 3 and ColdFusion 9 Extensions...

[Laurence]

Anyone know where I can download the ColdFusion 9 Extensions for  Eclipse?  I 
can find only the CF8 Extensions...  I'd really like to install the CF9 
Extensions, assuming they exist...

Thanks,
L.

[flexcoders] Re: AdvancedDataGrid's default columns

[csmarvz]

hello! yeah you're right :)

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "tntomek"  wrote:
>
> Henry, manually setting up column fields takes probably 5 lines of code, 
> there really is no good reason other then for demos to show how easy it is to 
> bind grid to data to use the automatic feature. Since you are using custom 
> columns you must be doing something beyond that.

[flexcoders] Tooltip on disabled button

[aniketwani]

I want to show a tooltip on a disabled button. One option is adding a container 
around button and set a tooltip there but it is more like a hack.

Do anyone know cleaner solution?

I am using Flex 4 beta 2.

[flexcoders] styleFunction AdvancedDataGridColumn

[csmarvz]

Hi,

I have myCustomADGC that extends AdvancedDataGridColumn.

Where in myCustomADGC can I put something like :

if (styleFunction == null)
{
styleFunction = myStyleFunction;
}


and to be called one time? (like onCreationComplete)

(same question for headerRenderer and itemRenderer)

thanks!

[flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?

[Amy]

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
>
> Well, I figured this one out, too...  Apparently it's not possible to install 
> 32-bit *anything* on 64-bit IIS, unless you put IIS into "32-bit mode" by 
> running the following script:
> C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set 
> W3SVC/AppPools/enable32BitAppOnWin64 "true"
> 
> And it's that script that kills CertSrv on 64-bit IIS.  This flag must be set 
> to false in order for CertSrv to work on IIS.
> 
> So to solve the problem, I talked my boss into buying 64-bit ColdFusion 9 
> Standard Edition Upgrade.  Hell of a solution, eh?  LOL
> 
> Anyway -- thanks to the guy from Adobe who e-mailed me off-list (and 
> especially thanks to the group-member here who forwarded my e-mail to him!!)  
> Without your help, I'd never have figured this out.  (I'm not naming names, 
> in case they want their identities kept private -- but I know who you are, 
> and you have my gratitude.)

I think you may be able to just set up a single application pool to 32 bit, but 
I am not sure if CertSrv can run in one application pool while CF8 runs in 
another.

For more details, check out 
http://www.insideria.com/2009/09/64-bit-windows-iis-and-microso-1.html

HTH;

Amy

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?

[Matt Chotin]

We try to do the right thing occasionally :)

From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Laurence
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:48 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?



Well, I figured this one out, too... Apparently it's not possible to install 
32-bit *anything* on 64-bit IIS, unless you put IIS into "32-bit mode" by 
running the following script:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set 
W3SVC/AppPools/enable32BitAppOnWin64 "true"

And it's that script that kills CertSrv on 64-bit IIS. This flag must be set to 
false in order for CertSrv to work on IIS.

So to solve the problem, I talked my boss into buying 64-bit ColdFusion 9 
Standard Edition Upgrade. Hell of a solution, eh? LOL

Anyway -- thanks to the guy from Adobe who e-mailed me off-list (and especially 
thanks to the group-member here who forwarded my e-mail to him!!) Without your 
help, I'd never have figured this out. (I'm not naming names, in case they want 
their identities kept private -- but I know who you are, and you have my 
gratitude.)

L.

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, 
"Laurence"  wrote:
> Anyway -- now my problem is this: How do I install 32-bit CF8 on a 64-bit IIS 
> without killing CertSrv? Heck, I guess I should join a CF group, eh? LOL I 
> think I'll do that right now. But if there are any folks in the Flex group 
> here who've dealt with this problem, please feel free to e-mail me.
>
> Thanks,
> L.
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, 
> "Laurence"  wrote:
> >
> > How hard is it to understand? I purchased a copy of ColdFusion 8 about two 
> > years ago. We've been running it this entire time. I had been running the 
> > 32-bit version of CF8, and recently discovered that enabling 32-bit apps on 
> > our 64-bit version of IIS is what was causing all the security problems (or 
> > at least it appeared to be the case, because when I formatted and 
> > re-installed everything, the IIS server started doing its weird stuff again 
> > immediately after I installed the 32-bit Reporting Services for MS SQL 
> > Server 2005.)
> >
> > Anyway -- long story short -- I need to install the 64-bit version of CF8. 
> > But my license key won't work with it. It only works with the 32-bit 
> > version of CF8. I can go all the way through the install process on the 
> > 32-bit version of CF8. But on the 64-bit version, it chokes when I enter 
> > the key. The very same key that WORKS in the 32-bit version.
> >
> > So all I need is a key that will work with the 64-bit version of CF8. I've 
> > been on the phone and on the live-chat with Adobe tech-support for HOURS!!! 
> > And they just don't get it!! I just need a damn key that will work. I've 
> > given them my existing key, and they tell me that it is a valid key. So why 
> > won't it work with the 64-bit version of CF8?!!! It's a simple request -- 
> > give me a key that will work with CF8 64-bit! Damn!
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?

[Laurence]

Well, I figured this one out, too...  Apparently it's not possible to install 
32-bit *anything* on 64-bit IIS, unless you put IIS into "32-bit mode" by 
running the following script:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set 
W3SVC/AppPools/enable32BitAppOnWin64 "true"

And it's that script that kills CertSrv on 64-bit IIS.  This flag must be set 
to false in order for CertSrv to work on IIS.

So to solve the problem, I talked my boss into buying 64-bit ColdFusion 9 
Standard Edition Upgrade.  Hell of a solution, eh?  LOL

Anyway -- thanks to the guy from Adobe who e-mailed me off-list (and especially 
thanks to the group-member here who forwarded my e-mail to him!!)  Without your 
help, I'd never have figured this out.  (I'm not naming names, in case they 
want their identities kept private -- but I know who you are, and you have my 
gratitude.)

L.


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
> Anyway -- now my problem is this:  How do I install 32-bit CF8 on a 64-bit 
> IIS without killing CertSrv?  Heck, I guess I should join a CF group, eh?  
> LOL  I think I'll do that right now.  But if there are any folks in the Flex 
> group here who've dealt with this problem, please feel free to e-mail me.
> 
> Thanks,
> L.
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
> >
> > How hard is it to understand?  I purchased a copy of ColdFusion 8 about two 
> > years ago.  We've been running it this entire time.  I had been running the 
> > 32-bit version of CF8, and recently discovered that enabling 32-bit apps on 
> > our 64-bit version of IIS is what was causing all the security problems (or 
> > at least it appeared to be the case, because when I formatted and 
> > re-installed everything, the IIS server started doing its weird stuff again 
> > immediately after I installed the 32-bit Reporting Services for MS SQL 
> > Server 2005.)
> > 
> > Anyway -- long story short -- I need to install the 64-bit version of CF8.  
> > But my license key won't work with it.  It only works with the 32-bit 
> > version of CF8.  I can go all the way through the install process on the 
> > 32-bit version of CF8.  But on the 64-bit version, it chokes when I enter 
> > the key.  The very same key that WORKS in the 32-bit version.
> > 
> > So all I need is a key that will work with the 64-bit version of CF8.  I've 
> > been on the phone and on the live-chat with Adobe tech-support for HOURS!!! 
> >  And they just don't get it!!  I just need a damn key that will work.  I've 
> > given them my existing key, and they tell me that it is a valid key.  So 
> > why won't it work with the 64-bit version of CF8?!!!  It's a simple request 
> > -- give me a key that will work with CF8 64-bit!  Damn!
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: Will Flash 10.1 do much for Flex or is it mostly for video?

[Laurence]

Well, when they get 10.1 working on Mobile Phones, it'll mean all our Flex apps 
can go mobile.  And I believe AIR 2.0 is scheduled for a release at the same 
time as Flash 10.1, yes?  AIR 2.0 is also supposed to run on mobile platforms, 
if I'm not mistaken.

But other than the new mobile abilities, I'm not real sure there's going to be 
much that affects us Flex developers.

Laurence MacNeill
Mableton, Georgia, USA

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "tntomek"  wrote:
>
> bump
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "tntomek"  wrote:
> >
> > Seems like the recent Adobe vs Jobs fiasco brought up some good performance 
> > debates. So will 10.1 really improve core non-video line of business Flex 
> > apps? or is is mostly to help CPU of youtube down and enable better mobile 
> > flash
> >
>

[flexcoders] Re: Will Flash 10.1 do much for Flex or is it mostly for video?

[tntomek]

bump

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "tntomek"  wrote:
>
> Seems like the recent Adobe vs Jobs fiasco brought up some good performance 
> debates. So will 10.1 really improve core non-video line of business Flex 
> apps? or is is mostly to help CPU of youtube down and enable better mobile 
> flash
>

[flexcoders] Re: Any Adobe folks on here?

[Laurence]

With the help of an Adobe person who e-mailed me privately, we have figured out 
what is wrong...  Apparently 64-bit ColdFusion 8 is only available for the 
Enterprise Edition.  My key only covers the Standard Edition.  So at least we 
know why the key wasn't working.  Why the customer-service and/or tech-support 
people couldn't tell me that is just beyond me...  Would've save a LOT of time 
if they'd just known that fact from the beginning.

Anyway -- now my problem is this:  How do I install 32-bit CF8 on a 64-bit IIS 
without killing CertSrv?  Heck, I guess I should join a CF group, eh?  LOL  I 
think I'll do that right now.  But if there are any folks in the Flex group 
here who've dealt with this problem, please feel free to e-mail me.

Thanks,
L.


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
>
> How hard is it to understand?  I purchased a copy of ColdFusion 8 about two 
> years ago.  We've been running it this entire time.  I had been running the 
> 32-bit version of CF8, and recently discovered that enabling 32-bit apps on 
> our 64-bit version of IIS is what was causing all the security problems (or 
> at least it appeared to be the case, because when I formatted and 
> re-installed everything, the IIS server started doing its weird stuff again 
> immediately after I installed the 32-bit Reporting Services for MS SQL Server 
> 2005.)
> 
> Anyway -- long story short -- I need to install the 64-bit version of CF8.  
> But my license key won't work with it.  It only works with the 32-bit version 
> of CF8.  I can go all the way through the install process on the 32-bit 
> version of CF8.  But on the 64-bit version, it chokes when I enter the key.  
> The very same key that WORKS in the 32-bit version.
> 
> So all I need is a key that will work with the 64-bit version of CF8.  I've 
> been on the phone and on the live-chat with Adobe tech-support for HOURS!!!  
> And they just don't get it!!  I just need a damn key that will work.  I've 
> given them my existing key, and they tell me that it is a valid key.  So why 
> won't it work with the 64-bit version of CF8?!!!  It's a simple request -- 
> give me a key that will work with CF8 64-bit!  Damn!
>

Re: [flexcoders] TileList Change using File Reference

[Alex Harui]

Try arrColl.itemUpdated()


On 2/18/10 11:01 AM, "s_hernandez01"  wrote:






Hey would anyone know how I can change and image inside my tilelist using the 
File Reference class.  I've gotten this far and got stuck on the complete 
method:


http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="horizontal">
 
   
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






Thanks






--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

Re: [flexcoders] Re: DataGrid: Adjusting rowHeight as User is typing in ItemEditor

[Alex Harui]

I’m surprised there aren’t more issues.  The DG wasn’t designed for this 
capability.


On 2/18/10 10:48 AM, "Shailesh M"  wrote:






Not sure if I completely follow your example. Goal is to re-adjust the height 
of row as user type data in itemEditor (TextArea). calling 
dataGrid.invalidateList() does trick but introduces following issue 
(https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-25540).

I looked at your example and tried to implement the contains method, no luck. 
We really cant have popup editor. Is there any way (other then 
dataGrid.invalidateLIst()) which can force dataGrid to resize the current 
(focused) row?

-Shailesh

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  , Alex 
Harui  wrote:
>
> Maybe try the DG with popup editor example on my blog
>
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>
>
> On 2/17/10 3:59 PM, "Shailesh M"  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> This seems very similar to 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/116052
> http://www.flex888.com/712/datagrid-with-flexible-row-height.html
>
> and calling dataGrid.invalidateList(); from within itemEditor works fine. 
> There seems to be a bug in DataGrid whereby, if editing in itemEditor causes 
> itemEditor scrollBars to disappear, itemEditor position changes to one line 
> above and both rows start getting edited. Here is the code sample to 
> reproduce it.
>
> Steps:
> 1. Click on row 2, last column
> 2. Select all the text, and hit delete
> 3. Notice that cursor in on row 1
> 4. Start typing, notice both rows are getting the data
> 5. Click outside, editor closes, both rows have same data.
>
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="vertical" 
> creationComplete="creationComplete()">
> 
> 
> 
>  variableRowHeight="true">
> 
>  width="20" editable="false"/>
>  textAlign="center" />
>  dataTipField="description"
>  width="300" editorUsesEnterKey="true">
> 
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 
> keyUp="keyPressed(event)">
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>






--
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

Re: [flexcoders] Tutorials or pointing me in the right direction

[Everson Alves]

I think this one can be a good start.
http://www.jamesward.com/2009/04/16/flex-paint-2/

2010/2/18 Wally Kolcz 

> I need to create a coloring tool, for a sick children's portal, where I
> can lay a vector outline on the screen and the kids can color it. It
> doesnt have to always be 'in the lines' so a background image would be
> fine. That part is no problem...
>
> However I don't even know where to start on how to make a took that when
> the mouse button is depressed it starts to draw (or color) a line. Any
> ideas where I can get a tutorial or a source code block for that?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> 
>
> --
> 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
>
>
>
>


-- 
Jhonny Everson

RE: [flexcoders] Tutorials or pointing me in the right direction

[Chet Haase]

Hi,

I posted a simple drawing app tutorial a couple of years ago that you might 
check out. It has the basics in it like listening for mouse down/move/up events 
and causing drawing operations based on them. It's based on Flex 3, when 
drawing was a bit more involved than it is in Flex 4 - you have to create Flash 
DisplayObjects and issue graphics calls to them. In Flex 4 you could just use 
the Flex graphics primitives. But it's not too bad, and hopefully it'll help 
you get started:

These are the videos, but they reference earlier articles, and all the 
code/demos are in the various blog entries.
http://graphics-geek.blogspot.com/2008/06/video-top-drawer-part-i.html
http://graphics-geek.blogspot.com/2008/06/video-top-drawer-parts-ii-iii.html

Good luck...

Chet.


From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Wally Kolcz
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 12:21 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Tutorials or pointing me in the right direction



I need to create a coloring tool, for a sick children's portal, where I
can lay a vector outline on the screen and the kids can color it. It
doesnt have to always be 'in the lines' so a background image would be
fine. That part is no problem...

However I don't even know where to start on how to make a took that when
the mouse button is depressed it starts to draw (or color) a line. Any
ideas where I can get a tutorial or a source code block for that?

Thanks!

<><>

[flexcoders] Any Adobe folks on here?

[Laurence]

How hard is it to understand?  I purchased a copy of ColdFusion 8 about two 
years ago.  We've been running it this entire time.  I had been running the 
32-bit version of CF8, and recently discovered that enabling 32-bit apps on our 
64-bit version of IIS is what was causing all the security problems (or at 
least it appeared to be the case, because when I formatted and re-installed 
everything, the IIS server started doing its weird stuff again immediately 
after I installed the 32-bit Reporting Services for MS SQL Server 2005.)

Anyway -- long story short -- I need to install the 64-bit version of CF8.  But 
my license key won't work with it.  It only works with the 32-bit version of 
CF8.  I can go all the way through the install process on the 32-bit version of 
CF8.  But on the 64-bit version, it chokes when I enter the key.  The very same 
key that WORKS in the 32-bit version.

So all I need is a key that will work with the 64-bit version of CF8.  I've 
been on the phone and on the live-chat with Adobe tech-support for HOURS!!!  
And they just don't get it!!  I just need a damn key that will work.  I've 
given them my existing key, and they tell me that it is a valid key.  So why 
won't it work with the 64-bit version of CF8?!!!  It's a simple request -- give 
me a key that will work with CF8 64-bit!  Damn!

[flexcoders] Tutorials or pointing me in the right direction

[Wally Kolcz]

I need to create a coloring tool, for a sick children's portal, where I 
can lay a vector outline on the screen and the kids can color it. It 
doesnt have to always be 'in the lines' so a background image would be 
fine. That part is no problem...

However I don't even know where to start on how to make a took that when 
the mouse button is depressed it starts to draw (or color) a line. Any 
ideas where I can get a tutorial or a source code block for that?

Thanks!

[flexcoders] TileList Change using File Reference

[s_hernandez01]

Hey would anyone know how I can change and image inside my tilelist using the 
File Reference class.  I've gotten this far and got stuck on the complete 
method:


http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="horizontal">
   
   


















Thanks

[flexcoders] Re: DataGrid: Adjusting rowHeight as User is typing in ItemEditor

[Shailesh M]

Not sure if I completely follow your example. Goal is to re-adjust the height 
of row as user type data in itemEditor (TextArea). calling 
dataGrid.invalidateList() does trick but introduces following issue 
(https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-25540). 

I looked at your example and tried to implement the contains method, no luck. 
We really cant have popup editor. Is there any way (other then 
dataGrid.invalidateLIst()) which can force dataGrid to resize the current 
(focused) row?

-Shailesh

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui  wrote:
>
> Maybe try the DG with popup editor example on my blog
> 
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> 
> 
> On 2/17/10 3:59 PM, "Shailesh M"  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This seems very similar to 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/116052
> http://www.flex888.com/712/datagrid-with-flexible-row-height.html
> 
> and calling dataGrid.invalidateList(); from within itemEditor works fine. 
> There seems to be a bug in DataGrid whereby, if editing in itemEditor causes 
> itemEditor scrollBars to disappear, itemEditor position changes to one line 
> above and both rows start getting edited. Here is the code sample to 
> reproduce it.
> 
> Steps:
> 1. Click on row 2, last column
> 2. Select all the text, and hit delete
> 3. Notice that cursor in on row 1
> 4. Start typing, notice both rows are getting the data
> 5. Click outside, editor closes, both rows have same data.
> 
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="vertical" 
> creationComplete="creationComplete()">
> 
> 
> 
>  variableRowHeight="true">
> 
>  width="20" editable="false"/>
>  textAlign="center" />
>  dataTipField="description"
>  width="300" editorUsesEnterKey="true">
> 
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 
> keyUp="keyPressed(event)">
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>

[flexcoders] Re: DataGrid: Adjusting rowHeight as User is typing in ItemEditor

[Shailesh M]

Not sure if I completely follow your example. Goal is to re-adjust the height 
of row as user type data in itemEditor (TextArea). calling 
dataGrid.invalidateList() does trick but introduces following issue 
(https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-25540). 

I looked at your example and tried to implement the contains method, no luck. 
We really cant have popup editor. Is there any way (other then 
dataGrid.invalidateLIst()) which can force dataGrid to resize the current 
(focused) row?

-Shailesh

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui  wrote:
>
> Maybe try the DG with popup editor example on my blog
> 
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
> 
> 
> On 2/17/10 3:59 PM, "Shailesh M"  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This seems very similar to 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/116052
> http://www.flex888.com/712/datagrid-with-flexible-row-height.html
> 
> and calling dataGrid.invalidateList(); from within itemEditor works fine. 
> There seems to be a bug in DataGrid whereby, if editing in itemEditor causes 
> itemEditor scrollBars to disappear, itemEditor position changes to one line 
> above and both rows start getting edited. Here is the code sample to 
> reproduce it.
> 
> Steps:
> 1. Click on row 2, last column
> 2. Select all the text, and hit delete
> 3. Notice that cursor in on row 1
> 4. Start typing, notice both rows are getting the data
> 5. Click outside, editor closes, both rows have same data.
> 
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="vertical" 
> creationComplete="creationComplete()">
> 
> 
> 
>  variableRowHeight="true">
> 
>  width="20" editable="false"/>
>  textAlign="center" />
>  dataTipField="description"
>  width="300" editorUsesEnterKey="true">
> 
> 
> http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 
> keyUp="keyPressed(event)">
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Alex Harui
> Flex SDK Team
> Adobe System, Inc.
> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Scroll to bottom on a Spark List when data changes

[Andriy Panas]

Hi joaoak,

Right, now I see what your problem is.

'commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.maximum' does not return a
new changed correct value within "onCollectionChange" event handler.

You have plenty of options what to do, all of them can lead to cul-de-sac.

For example, you can calculate a new value of "maximum" by youself by
substracting:

"commentsList.scroller.viewport.contentHeight -
commentsList.scroller.viewport.height"

  Have a look at event listeners for
PropertyChangeEvent.PROPERTY_CHANGE and ResizeEvent.RESIZE events
dispatched from viewport set inside source code of ScrollBarBase.as
and VScrollBar.as classes for better understanding when "maximum"
value is calculated in Scroller component,


--
Best regards,
Andriy Panas



On 18 February 2010 18:57, joaoak  wrote:
>
>
>
> Andriy:
>
> commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.value = 
> commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.maximum
>
> This works properly when called by the user (since, at the time of the button 
> click, the List has finished updating itself).
>
> 




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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Deep Object Copy?

[Alex Harui]

The 4.0 SDK is frozen.  A major bug would have to be found to un-freeze it.  
All new work will be shipped in 4.1 (right on the heels of 4.0) or 4.5 
(probably next year).

Flash Builder 4 is almost frozen.  They are only fixing known major problems.

Then it will be considered final and shipped and new work will start on a new 
release of Flash Builder.


On 2/18/10 12:06 AM, "Nick Middleweek"  wrote:






Hey Alex,

What does that mean? Frozen? Is development frozen on it?

Also, I'm confused, is that Flash Builder 4 or the SDk 4?


Cheers,
Nick



On 18 February 2010 01:48, Alex Harui  wrote:





Yeah, I didn’t even know about it.  We took a look at it today and we’re going 
to pull it after Flex 4 since Flex 4 is pretty much frozen.  We should’ve put 
that patch through more scrutiny before accepting it.







--
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Flex SDK Team
Adobe System, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Question/Problems extending RichTextEditor, Learning

[Alex Harui]

Don’t extend RichTextEditor.  It is an mxml file.  Just copy it and edit the 
mxml.


On 2/18/10 10:12 AM, "valdhor"  wrote:






The problem is that the toolbar is not created until the RichTextEditor has 
been added to the screen. Use CallLater to wait for that:

private var a:DRTE = new DRTE();

private function oncreationComplete():void
{
this.callLater(doSetItems);
addChild(a);
}

private function doSetItems():void
{
a.SetItems();
}

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  , 
"timgerr"  wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I want to extend the RichTextEitor and I have a problem(s) with doing so.  So 
> I wrote A action script class trying to extend the Rich Text Editor.  I 
> wanted to just add a text box to the toolbar but am getting errors, here is 
> my code:
> ackage com.DaNaTiRTE
> {
> import mx.controls.RichTextEditor;
> import mx.controls.TextInput;
>
> public class DRTE extends RichTextEditor
> {
> public function DRTE()
> {
> //TODO: implement function
> super();
> }
>
> private var _width:int;
> private var _height:int;
> public function SetItems():void
> {
> var t:TextInput = new TextInput();
> t.width = 40;
> this.toolbar.addChild(t);
> }
> }
> }
>
> I wanted to do somthing like this when I call the code
> var a:DRTE = new DRTE();
> a.SetItems();
> addChild(a);
>
> When I do the (a.SetItems) I get an error "Error #1009: Cannot access a 
> property or method of a null object reference.".
>
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong, and if so what I need to be doing 
> correctly?  I want to not just build this code but understand how to extend 
> components.
>
> Thanks for the help and read.
> timgerr
>






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[flexcoders] Re: Question/Problems extending RichTextEditor, Learning

[valdhor]

The problem is that the toolbar is not created until the RichTextEditor has 
been added to the screen. Use CallLater to wait for that:

private var a:DRTE = new DRTE();

private function oncreationComplete():void
{
this.callLater(doSetItems);
addChild(a);
}

private function doSetItems():void
{
a.SetItems();
}


--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "timgerr"  wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I want to extend the RichTextEitor and I have a problem(s) with doing so.  So 
> I wrote A action script class trying to extend the Rich Text Editor.  I 
> wanted to just add a text box to the toolbar but am getting errors, here is 
> my code:
> ackage com.DaNaTiRTE
> {
>   import mx.controls.RichTextEditor;
>   import mx.controls.TextInput;
> 
>   public class DRTE extends RichTextEditor
>   {
>   public function DRTE()
>   {
>   //TODO: implement function
>   super();
>   }
>   
>   private var _width:int;
>   private var _height:int;
>   public function SetItems():void
>   {
>   var t:TextInput = new TextInput();
>   t.width = 40;
>   this.toolbar.addChild(t);
>   }   
>   }
> }
> 
> I wanted to do somthing like this when I call the code
> var a:DRTE = new DRTE();
> a.SetItems();
> addChild(a);
> 
> When I do the (a.SetItems) I get an error "Error #1009: Cannot access a 
> property or method of a null object reference.".
> 
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong, and if so what I need to be doing 
> correctly?  I want to not just build this code but understand how to extend 
> components.
> 
> Thanks for the help and read.
> timgerr
>

[flexcoders] Question/Problems extending RichTextEditor, Learning

[timgerr]

Hello all,
I want to extend the RichTextEitor and I have a problem(s) with doing so.  So I 
wrote A action script class trying to extend the Rich Text Editor.  I wanted to 
just add a text box to the toolbar but am getting errors, here is my code:
ackage com.DaNaTiRTE
{
import mx.controls.RichTextEditor;
import mx.controls.TextInput;

public class DRTE extends RichTextEditor
{
public function DRTE()
{
//TODO: implement function
super();
}

private var _width:int;
private var _height:int;
public function SetItems():void
{
var t:TextInput = new TextInput();
t.width = 40;
this.toolbar.addChild(t);
}   
}
}

I wanted to do somthing like this when I call the code
var a:DRTE = new DRTE();
a.SetItems();
addChild(a);

When I do the (a.SetItems) I get an error "Error #1009: Cannot access a 
property or method of a null object reference.".

Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong, and if so what I need to be doing 
correctly?  I want to not just build this code but understand how to extend 
components.

Thanks for the help and read.
timgerr

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Scroll to bottom on a Spark List when data changes

[Fotis Chatzinikos]

Hi, have not tried this, but maybe it works via callLater?

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM, joaoak  wrote:

>
>
> Andriy:
>
> commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.value =
> commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.maximum
>
> This works properly when called by the user (since, at the time of the
> button click, the List has finished updating itself).
>
>  
>



-- 
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Founder,
LivinData Technologies
www.styledropper.com
fotis.chatzini...@gmail.com,

[flexcoders] Re: Scroll to bottom on a Spark List when data changes

[joaoak]

Andriy:

commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.value = 
commentsList.scroller.verticalScrollBar.maximum


This works properly when called by the user (since, at the time of the button 
click, the List has finished updating itself).

Re: [flexcoders] Scroll to bottom on a Spark List when data changes

[Andriy Panas]

Hi joaoak,

I wonder how do you scroll Flex 4 Spark List to the bottom, may be the
error sits here.

Place a control button  next to List and scroll the List by pressing
this control button to validate your programmatic scrolling approach.

--
Best regards,
Andriy Panas



On 18 February 2010 15:15, joaoak  wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> does the Spark list dispatch any event to indicate whether it's data has 
> changed and it has finished it's redrawing ? I need to scroll to the bottom 
> of a Spark List everytime a new item is added to it's dataprovider (and when 
> the dataprovider is set). I started, of course, by listening to the 
> collection change of the dataprovider, but at this moment, the  updated it's UI so it won't scroll to it's end.
> Shouldn't the Spark list have an event for this situations?
> Any advices?
>
> Thank you
>
> 




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[flexcoders] Re: TextArea text "change" event doesn't work in all cases

[seanmcmonahan]

Maybe Event.CUT or Event.CLEAR?

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "s_grollins"  wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've recently come across a problem wherein we have a textarea with a 
> listener listening for Event.CHANGE events - the problem with this is that an 
> event isn't dispatched when a user selects text in the textarea using their 
> mouse, and then right-clicks and deletes text using the menu. I've tried 
> attaching MouseEvent listeners but have had no luck - does anyone have any 
> suggestions? Am I overlooking something?
>

[flexcoders] Unable to compile flex application using ant with sdk 3.5

[vikash kumar]

There is a strange issue come while porting my application from flex 3.2 to 
flex 3.5. I have a ant script to compile my application which perfectly 
compiles the application but when I port application to 3.5 Sdk it reports some 
strange error while compiling with Ant task though it is successfully compiling 
with flex builder using the same 3.5 sdk.Here is my Ant Task snippestCompiling 
AppAppLnkReport.xmlfalsethis ant script is compiling with flex sdk 3.2 but 
giving me error :command line: Error: configuration variable 
'runtimesharedlibrarypath' requires a value for 'rslurl' with flex sdk 
3.5Please help me out Thank in advanceVikash KumarDear flexcoders ! Get 
Yourself a cool, short @in.com Email ID now!

[flexcoders] Re: Debug DataVisualization code?

[valdhor]

So, you need to set it up as if you were going to monkey patch the code. This 
thread should give you a leg up...

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/message/152565

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "dfalling"  wrote:
>
> I'm trying to write my own AxisRenderer and am having issues understanding 
> how the current one works.  I've extracted the data visualization source, 
> placed it frameworks/projects and am trying to debug against it, but the 
> breakpoints aren't hit.  How can I make this work?
> 
> Thanks
>

[flexcoders] Re: I hate dealing with security issues...

[valdhor]

These may help:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/960313/removing-flash-meta-policy-communication-warning
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/fplayer9_security_05.html#_Configuring_URL_Meta-Policies

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
>
> Ok - I've already posted a reply to this once, but that was an hour ago and 
> it still hasn't showed up in the messages list.  So my apologies in advance 
> if this winds up being a double-post.
> 
> Anyway -- I followed the intstructions for importing my cert into IE.  I can 
> now browse to https://{myDomain} with no cert-errors.  But Flex still isn't 
> dealing with it correctly.  (Obviously, I've replaced my real domain with 
> {myDomain} in this example.)
> 
> I get the following error:
> Warning: Domain {myDomain} does not specify a meta-policy.  Applying default 
> meta-policy 'master-only'.  This configuration is deprecated.  See 
> http://www.adobe.com/go/strict_policy_files to fix this problem.
> 
> Error: Request for resource at https://{myDomain}/flex2gateway/cfamfsecure by 
> requestor from http://{myDomain}/QMS/QMS.swf is denied due to lack of policy 
> file permissions.
> 
> *** Security Sandbox Violation ***
> Connection to https://{myDomain}/flex2gateway/cfamfsecure halted - not 
> permitted from http://{myDomain}/QMS/QMS.swf
> 
> 
> So I'm no longer getting the "error loading crossdomain.xml" problem that I 
> had before...  But now this new error about a meta-policy?  I went to the 
> web-site it told me to go to, but I didn't understand a damn thing.  Is my 
> lack of a meta-policy the problem here?
> 
> So someone please give me a clearer understanding of what a meta-policy is, 
> and how to create one?  (If that is, indeed, my problem...  It's still 
> telling me there's a "lack of policy file permissions" which is completely 
> wrong -- {myDomain} is in there...)
> 
> Thanks for the help.  I truly despise security issues...  Ugh...
> L.
> 
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor"  wrote:
> >
> > This may help out:
> > 
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/195275/connect-to-self-signed-https-web-services-from-flex
> > 
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Laurence"  wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok.  I finally figured out how to create my own security certificate on 
> > > my Windows 2003 server, using Certificate Services.  I can access my 
> > > server using https:// right now -- the browser gives me an error because 
> > > it's not a trusted cert, of course, but https:// does work if I ignore 
> > > the "not trusted" message...
> > > 
> > > So, I'm trying to secure a ColdFusion 8 data-channel on my intranet.  
> > > I've edited the services-config.xml file to give me a cf-amf-secure 
> > > channel, and I'm directing one of my remote objects to my new 
> > > "SecureColdFusion" destination...
> > > 
> > > Obviously the CF part appears to be working -- because it IS attempting 
> > > to access https://localhost/flex2gateway/cfamfsecure.  But every time it 
> > > does, I get a cross-domain policy error.  If I run the program in Debug 
> > > mode, I actually get a "failed to load https://localhost/crossdomain.xml"; 
> > > error message immediately before I get the general "security sandbox" 
> > > error.
> > > 
> > > What I think is happening is that Flex is trying to load the 
> > > crossdomain.xml file through https:// not http:// and the untrusted 
> > > security certificate is preventing the crossdomain.xml file from being 
> > > loaded.  I did add a 
> > > 'Security.loadPolicyFile("http://localhost/crossdomain.xml";);' command to 
> > > my program, and that didn't change anything.  It still gives me the 
> > > "failed to load" error.  Did I mention I hate security issues?
> > > 
> > > Anyway -- I think the trick is to somehow make Flex trust my self-created 
> > > cert.  If I can do that, then it should be able to load crossdomain.xml 
> > > from the https.  Can anyone help me get Flex to trust my self-created 
> > > certificate?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Laurence MacNeill
> > > Mableton, Georgia, USA
> > >
> >
>

[flexcoders] Displaying formatted HTML in a flex component?

[flexnewbie999]

I'm redoing an existing site and the client wants the same HTML that already 
exists to be displayed in the Flex front end. I'm relatively new to this and 
haven't run across a control or method to display formatted HTML as it would 
appear in a vanilla site. Any suggestions?

[flexcoders] Re: Why most Flex Developer job ads ask now for Knowledge in Java??

[flexnewbie999]

We are working in a buyer's market right now and many companies want one person 
to do the work of 2 people, thus a required skillset with 20 disparate items 
that no mortal human can possible obtain. I've been using Flex for 6 months and 
it's not enough experience to get a 'Flex' job but I have years of Java/JSP/SQL 
etc. experience but I get discounted one way or the other so I've been out of 
work for the last 3 months after being laid off. It's a bad market for us, at 
least here in Austin. The few jobs that I'm qualified for are listed for weeks 
and months until the PERFECT candidate is found. It sucks. I see quite a few 
positions open where the client wants to tack a Flex front end onto an existing 
Java back end, usually because JSP creation is such a quagmire. I'm sure we'll 
be seeing a lot more of this. I think having BlazeDS and Cairngorm as well as 
front-end skills will become equally import when FlashBuilder is finally 
released. Hold tight!

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Flex"  wrote:
>
> I think that is because flex is now making inroads into the enterprise and 
> Java is one of the big languages for big enterprises.
> 
> SAP Business objects product XCelsius is based on Flex and has come with an 
> SDK that lets you integrate Flex components as BOBJ components for 
> dashboarding. SAP Visual Composer is based on flex too. Oracle has some 
> products that use it as well.
> 
> Now for enterprise's using Java, UI has laways been the weakest link. JSP is 
> decent but nowhere close to Flex. JSF never got that popular ans struts is 
> age-old but still used. The real problems is multitude of technologies there 
> that are complex and still do not do that good a job.
> 
> Enter Flex with its good integration capabilities, remoting capabilities, 
> browser independent development etc and the really cool nice interface at a 
> quarter of the time...
> 
> So the strongest contender on UI is trying to replace the weakest performer 
> here. Don't get me wrong...I am a java guy and I love it (a bit of love is 
> lost after the oracle acquisition) but having used Servlets, JSP, Struts and 
> MyFaces I really like Flex.
> 
> You do not have to know that much Java...just a bit on how servlets work, 
> security and web services. There are online tutorials on Sun that are pretty 
> good...Java Trails on the core SDK (not Java EE)
> 
> Web Manager
> FlexDownloads.com
> 
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "fred44455"  wrote:
> >
> > Since this year you don't seems to be able to find a Job Offer in Flex 
> > without the requirement: Knowledge in Java, JEE2 etc.. required( Most job 
> > ads in Dice.com) Is that mean that now not only I need to learn Flex but 
> > also Java to be able to find a Flex Developer job??
> >
>

Re: [flexcoders] Writing images to the src folder in flex/air

[Johannes Nel]

first off, you don't want to save them in your src folder since this is only
available at compile time and not in the deployed application. Also, if you
are deploying to a Mac, you can't save things in your application directory,
this will give you a security error, you should rather save to the documents
directory or the application storage directory.

Since you are working with an air application, there really is no need to
embed them in the application, these resources will be available immediately
from the local file system, (also embeding them will mean they are part of
your swf and thus unchangeable).

So take a step back and think about it again.
What I propose is the following, check if the image exists in your storage
directory (if that is where you save it) if not, load the image from the
application directory, which is the image which you packaged into the
installer.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 3:24 PM, James wrote:

>
>
> In my app I have a jpegencoder which saves bitmap snapshots of components
> as jpgs in my images folder (assets/images). The problem is it saves them in
> the bin-debug folder rather than the src folder.
>
> The reason I want them in the src folder is so that I can embed them within
> the app and it seems you can't embed images that are in the bin-debug
> folder. The reason I want to be able to save them directly into the
> src/assets/images folder is so that they will replace current images I have
> stored there which are embedded within the app so hopefully as they are
> saved these will replace the images live within the app if that makes sense.
>
> The current line of code I have which saves the images in the bin-debug
> folder is this:-
>
> var file:File =
> File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath("assets/images/testpicture.jpg");
>
> Can anyone tell me how to modify this so that they save in the source/src
> folder rather than the bin-debug folder? Thanks.
>
>  
>



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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Why most Flex Developer job ads ask now for Knowledge in Java??

[Dan Pride]

Thanks for the tip but one quesiton
>SDK (not Java EE)
Not EE? I would have assumed it should be EE we should be looking at
Dan

--- On Wed, 2/17/10, Flex  wrote:

From: Flex 
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Why most Flex Developer job ads ask now  for 
Knowledge in Java??
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 6:57 PM







 



  



  
  
  I think that is because flex is now making inroads into the enterprise 
and Java is one of the big languages for big enterprises.



SAP Business objects product XCelsius is based on Flex and has come with an SDK 
that lets you integrate Flex components as BOBJ components for dashboarding. 
SAP Visual Composer is based on flex too. Oracle has some products that use it 
as well.



Now for enterprise's using Java, UI has laways been the weakest link. JSP is 
decent but nowhere close to Flex. JSF never got that popular ans struts is 
age-old but still used. The real problems is multitude of technologies there 
that are complex and still do not do that good a job.



Enter Flex with its good integration capabilities, remoting capabilities, 
browser independent development etc and the really cool nice interface at a 
quarter of the time...



So the strongest contender on UI is trying to replace the weakest performer 
here. Don't get me wrong...I am a java guy and I love it (a bit of love is lost 
after the oracle acquisition) but having used Servlets, JSP, Struts and MyFaces 
I really like Flex.



You do not have to know that much Java...just a bit on how servlets work, 
security and web services. There are online tutorials on Sun that are pretty 
good...Java Trails on the core SDK (not Java EE)



Web Manager

FlexDownloads. com



--- In flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com, "fred44455"  wrote:

>

> Since this year you don't seems to be able to find a Job Offer in Flex 
> without the requirement: Knowledge in Java, JEE2 etc.. required( Most job ads 
> in Dice.com) Is that mean that now not only I need to learn Flex but also 
> Java to be able to find a Flex Developer job??

>






 





 



  






  

[flexcoders] Writing images to the src folder in flex/air

[James]

In my app I have a jpegencoder which saves bitmap snapshots of components as 
jpgs in my images folder (assets/images). The problem is it saves them in the 
bin-debug folder rather than the src folder. 

The reason I want them in the src folder is so that I can embed them within the 
app and it seems you can't embed images that are in the bin-debug folder. The 
reason I want to be able to save them directly into the src/assets/images 
folder is so that they will replace current images I have stored there which 
are embedded within the app so hopefully as they are saved these will replace 
the images live within the app if that makes sense.

The current line of code I have which saves the images in the bin-debug folder 
is this:-

var file:File = 
File.applicationDirectory.resolvePath("assets/images/testpicture.jpg");

Can anyone tell me how to modify this so that they save in the source/src 
folder rather than the bin-debug folder? Thanks.

[flexcoders] Scroll to bottom on a Spark List when data changes

[joaoak]

Hi,

does the Spark list dispatch any event to indicate whether it's data has 
changed and it has finished it's redrawing ? I need to scroll to the bottom of 
a Spark List everytime a new item is added to it's dataprovider (and when the 
dataprovider is set). I started, of course, by listening to the collection 
change of the dataprovider, but at this moment, the 

Re: [flexcoders] How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be hired as a Flex Developer

[Dan Pride]

I see the same jobs I interviewed for Months ago go back up on the boards again 
and again. Its getting to the point where a recuriter letter starts sounding 
like a Nigerian scam letter,... just something to waste my time with.
I am not sure if its the language or the depression, but Breaking into this 
langugage is absurdly difficult.

--- On Thu, 2/18/10, claudiu ursica  wrote:

From: claudiu ursica 
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be 
hired as a Flex Developer
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 5:02 AM







 



  



  
  
  It depends on the company. At Betfair we have dedicated java teams so the 
UI teams only do UI. Doesn;t matter if it is Flex/Flash/HTML/ Ajax, we rarely 
touch the java code. You are not screwed you just need to find the right 
employer :).
C


From: fred44455 
To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 12:06:09 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be 
hired as a Flex Developer









 




  
  
  How much knowledge in Java do they required?? I mean that's ridiculous , 
last year there were just a few companies who were requiring some Java 
Knowledge now 80% of the job ads for Flex Developers (on dice.com) require some 
Knowledge in java. I understand that it is probably to connect to back end 
servers. My question is : How much knowledge are we talking about here?? I know 
nothing about Java. so I guess I am screwed?

You end up finishing learning Flex to find out that they require another core 
technology!! That;'s stupid.



Thank you.






 








  


 





 



  






  

Re: [flexcoders] How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be hired as a Flex Developer

[claudiu ursica]

It depends on the company. At Betfair we have dedicated java teams so the UI 
teams only do UI. Doesn;t matter if it is Flex/Flash/HTML/Ajax, we rarely touch 
the java code. You are not screwed you just need to find the right employer :).
C






From: fred44455 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 12:06:09 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be 
hired as a Flex Developer

   
How much knowledge in Java do they required?? I mean that's ridiculous , last 
year there were just a few companies who were requiring some Java Knowledge now 
80% of the job ads for Flex Developers (on dice.com) require some Knowledge in 
java. I understand that it is probably to connect to back end servers. My 
question is : How much knowledge are we talking about here?? I know nothing 
about Java. so I guess I am screwed?
You end up finishing learning Flex to find out that they require another core 
technology!! That;'s stupid.

Thank you.


 


  

[flexcoders] Re: How much knowledge in Java do you actually need to be hired as a Flex Developer

[GeorgeB]

Hi all,

Very interesting thread/question (along with a similar one developing nearby)

But in case you didn't notice, the question soon will be pure academic, as 
Adobe has dropped the name Flex in favor of Flash for the new release 
FlashBuilder version 4!!! (A rather long thread there on that subject also)
So if recruiters now ask for Flex developers with a knowledge of Java, soon 
(after the new release will have to ask for Flash developers speaking Java! And 
this is what they will get - Flash developers. Just consider the mess created. 
LOL

I am very interested to read more opinions on this developing issue, wondering 
if the marketeers at Adobe ever thought of the "collateral damages" of their 
decision to rename an established product/market?

Thanks
George 

 

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tibor Ballai  wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
> 
> As the reasons they ask for Java vary, so does the required level of 
> knowledge...
> 
> If they are looking for an end-to-end developer they require a pretty 
> solid knowledge of Java.
> If they are looking for a Flex UI developer with Java knowledge (so 
> you'll have a basic idea on how to integrate with an existing backend), 
> that knowledge can be minimal.
> 
> There is a 3rd case though, which is pretty common.
> Since experienced flex developers are in high demand, allot of companies 
> are willing to hire Java developers with minimal flex skills (or 
> beginner Flex developers with Java skills) to train them as Flex 
> developers. In this case, knowing Java tells them that you were able 
> master a structured language and it should be fairly easy for you to 
> learn Flex.
> 
> I wouldn't go as far as to say that you are screwed. While learning Java 
> would give you an advantage, if you have a solid knowledge of Flex, in 
> most cases, the requirement for Java wouldn't be a deal breaker.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Tibor.
> 
> www.tiborballai.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> fred44455 wrote:
> >
> > How much knowledge in Java do they required?? I mean that's ridiculous 
> > , last year there were just a few companies who were requiring some 
> > Java Knowledge now 80% of the job ads for Flex Developers (on 
> > dice.com) require some Knowledge in java. I understand that it is 
> > probably to connect to back end servers. My question is : How much 
> > knowledge are we talking about here?? I know nothing about Java. so I 
> > guess I am screwed?
> > You end up finishing learning Flex to find out that they require 
> > another core technology!! That;'s stupid.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
>

[flexcoders] Cleaning up source code

[Nick Middleweek]

Hello...

Are there any utilities to help clean up project source code? Over the
months, various VO's and Event Classes, etc have been added and things have
changed making some redundant and I'd like to clean up my project.

Rather than go through it all manually, are there any utilities to help?
I've once read that it's possible to compile with a special switch to output
some Verbose compiler messages, would this do the trick?


Thanks!
Nick

Re: [flexcoders] executeNextCommand() Cairngorm - Why?

[claudiu ursica]

Eventually it dispatches the event for you. The fact that you are new to 
Cairngorm is actually good. You should move towards dependency injection and 
other framework (e.g. PureMVC w/Spring Actionscript, Parsley). The Cairngorm as 
we all use to know it will not be around that much.

C





From: Nick Middleweek 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, February 17, 2010 8:52:46 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] executeNextCommand() Cairngorm - Why?

  
Hi,

Hopefully this is a quick... I'm looking at some code that is using the 
executeNextCommand( ) in Cairngorm but I'm wondering why don't we just 
dispatch() the event that is created instead of calling executeNextCommand( )...

I'm quite new to Cairngorm and frameworks but to it seems executeNextCommand( ) 
will achieve the same results as .dispatch().

Perhaps executeNextCommand( ) is just a tad more efficient because an Event 
isn't actually fired and maybeexecuteNextCom mand() just invokes the 
frontController directly?


This is all a guess so if someone knows, please help :)


Cheers,
Nick


 


  

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Deep Object Copy?

[Nick Middleweek]

Hey Alex,

What does that mean? Frozen? Is development frozen on it?

Also, I'm confused, is that Flash Builder 4 or the SDk 4?


Cheers,
Nick



On 18 February 2010 01:48, Alex Harui  wrote:

>
>
> Yeah, I didn’t even know about it.  We took a look at it today and we’re
> going to pull it after Flex 4 since Flex 4 is pretty much frozen.  We
> should’ve put that patch through more scrutiny before accepting it.
>
>
>