Re: [flexcoders] Re: flex and oracle

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Anthony DeBonis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: flex and oracle


snip

> old Client/Server technology does not work over the "Intranet".

That'll be news to a lot of Oracle developers..

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Re: [flexcoders] Re: How Do I Programatically Make Flash Movie's Stage Expand Over its Container

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "jwebbsuccess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 12:21 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How Do I Programatically Make Flash Movie's Stage 
Expand Over its Container


>I don't think that's the case.  When I've seen those ads - like the
> UPS Brown ad for example, I've been able to select the HTML elements
> surrounding the Flash div just like normal HTML.  If the Flash movie
> overlapped the other HTML elements to begin with, you wouldn't be able
> to select the text underneath it, transparent or not.
>
> Any other ideas?

My memory is slightly wrong - I did do an advert as you describe using Flash 
and the technique was as I explained, but the flash html publishing 
properties were set so that the dimensions were 'match movie' (I remember 
that the actual move stage was larger, but the only movie on the timeline 
was using a mask for the content).


>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "jwebbsuccess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:58 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] How Do I Programatically Make Flash Movie's
> Stage
>> Expand Over its Container Div?
>>
>>
>> >
> http://www.futurewebstudios.com/clientspace/OMCC/ohpws_preview/index.p
>> > hp
>> >
>> > In the animation on the page above, notice the toy soldier
> spinning
>> > the candy cane.  The candy cane gets cut off by the bottom of the
>> > stage as it spins.  I'd like to grow the stage height to reveal
> the
>> > whole candy cane as it spins, then shink it back to it's starting
>> > height once the cane stops spinning.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know how to make the flash movie expand over the HTML
> div
>> > it is contained inside without changing the div's size?  I've seen
>> > Flash ads on websites like Yahoo.com and Huffingtonpost.com where
>> > mousing over the ad makes the ad expand to an arbitrary size
> without
>> > moving any of the page elements, as if the flash movie suddenly
>> > overlaps the rest of the page.  Once you mouseout, the movie
> returns
>> > to its original size/state inside the div.
>>
>> I think the movie is always at the full size, but has a transparent
>> background. Then you just mask the contents and change the size of
> the
>> mask..
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I've already got the code that fires an event when the toy solider
>> > starts and stops the spin.  Now I need the code to resize the
>> > animation without without moving any HTML elements.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 
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Re: [flexcoders] How Do I Programatically Make Flash Movie's Stage Expand Over its Container Div?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "jwebbsuccess" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:58 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] How Do I Programatically Make Flash Movie's Stage 
Expand Over its Container Div?


> http://www.futurewebstudios.com/clientspace/OMCC/ohpws_preview/index.p
> hp
>
> In the animation on the page above, notice the toy soldier spinning
> the candy cane.  The candy cane gets cut off by the bottom of the
> stage as it spins.  I'd like to grow the stage height to reveal the
> whole candy cane as it spins, then shink it back to it's starting
> height once the cane stops spinning.
>
> Does anyone know how to make the flash movie expand over the HTML div
> it is contained inside without changing the div's size?  I've seen
> Flash ads on websites like Yahoo.com and Huffingtonpost.com where
> mousing over the ad makes the ad expand to an arbitrary size without
> moving any of the page elements, as if the flash movie suddenly
> overlaps the rest of the page.  Once you mouseout, the movie returns
> to its original size/state inside the div.

I think the movie is always at the full size, but has a transparent 
background. Then you just mask the contents and change the size of the 
mask..


>
> I've already got the code that fires an event when the toy solider
> starts and stops the spin.  Now I need the code to resize the
> animation without without moving any HTML elements.
>
>
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] [ANN Class] 3D Interactive UI, Papervision w/ Flex for Games and more

[Paul Andrews]

Where would be the right place for something like this?
  - Original Message - 
  From: Igor Costa 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] [ANN Class] 3D Interactive UI, Papervision w/ Flex 
for Games and more


  Come on.

  Isn't the right place for spam.


  On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM, v.cekvenich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

A 10 hour bootcamp in Flex to learn 3D using Papervision. Taught by
professional trainer Vic Cekvenich. In SF on 11/20 after Max,more info
at: http://papervision.proj.com $200-400.

We will cover hands on labs from scratch:

* Setting up the SDK
* Warm up: 2D Motion
* 3D Primitives
* 3D Math
* Materials
* Make a complex objects (Collada)
* Interactions
* Shadows/Reflection
* Flash 10
* Calling a remote (web java/data ) service
* and more.

This is an intensive all day class stressing techniques useful for
gaming and traditional 3D. You will walk out comfortable creating
simple 3D games or a Rich UI Web site.

You must provide your own laptop, over 1 GB ram recommended. Power
will be provided for each laptop. We will mail you class prep
materials on a usb stick 10 days before the class. You will also have
support after the class.

.V






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  www.igorcosta.com
  www.igorcosta.org

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help


> Thanks for the tips.  I did finally get a slightly different Contact
> Form working.  So, I still want to get this approach to work as well.
> I do see some of the obvious errors like not even giving the input
> fields on the form an id.  Similarly, I get it...  one should not have
> the custom component rely upon what is in the application.  The other
> application I found in a tutorial online used XML to package the data
> which is a little different from my use of an Object data type.  Would
> there be any benefits to doing things one way or the other?
>
> I think things are closer to working now, having followed your
> suggestions.  I am also going based on the other design I found that
> did work for me also.  So, hopefully I have this.
>
> Is name a reserved word in Flex?  It was having a problem with the
> variable name, but when I capitalized it, the error went away.
>
> Lastly, in a longer form that I want to use I will have combo boxes
> and check boxes.  I understand that php needs these to be arrays.  How
> would I setup the Object to handle this?  On the right side of the =
> sign in the Object, I am still grabbing data from a text field on the
> form, correct?  So, any tips/advice on this, please?

My suggestion would be to follow flex in a week on the adobe site, then 
you'd know most of the answers to these these questions. For the moment I 
think you're trying to run before you've got to grips with walking.

Paul.



> Bruce
>
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> A quick look.
>>
>> You have in sendMyData::
>>
>> obj.Name = Name.text;
>>obj.Email = Email.text;
>>obj.Message = Message.text;
>>
>> Yet FormComp has:
>>
>> 
>>   
>>  
>>  
>>   
>>  
>>  
>>   
>>  
>>
>> None of the form fields has an id..
>>
>> Also,
>>
>> 
>>
>> shows a click handler function "sendMyData()", yet there's no function
>> called that in FormComp. sendMydata() is part of the parent
> application. You
>> can probably get away with referring to
> Application.application.sendMyData,
>> but that's really bad practice.
>>
>> The coupling of these components is really not as it should be try
> and build
>> components that can be used standalone without having to refer
> directly to
>> what is happeining outside. The formComp shouldn't be accessing a
> handler in
>> the parent application.
>>
>> The form should dispatch a custom event saying that the form has
> been filled
>> in and that event should include a payload of the form content. The
>> application should listen for that event and despatch a message
> using the
>> event payload.
>>
>> I would suggest recapping some of your classes.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:34 AM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I have to ask something else... when you said change the
>> > reference to Name, I wasn't sure that you meant on the left of the =
>> > or right.
>> > I have taken a class on AS 3.0 and two on Flex 3 and it was very
>> > extensive... getting into OOP.  I thought I had things figured out.
>> > Could you or someone please look at my code and specifically edit it
>> > to work.  It is very small and I only need to have one field in the
>> > form for demonstration purposes.  It might be only a line or two that
>> > needs to be changed or added.  There are only two files so far.
>> >  Here's the link:
>> > http://fwweb.biz/ContactForm.zip
>> > Please email me directly or post the fixed code specifically as
>> > it would need to be for this to work.
>> > I'll reproduce the code below as well.  It's not long.  As a
>> > note, I did find a free Flex/PHP application that does this.  However,
>> > I want to figure out how to get the very basic application that I
>> > started, working right, instead of just taking something else.  I want
>> > to figure out the exact logic that would work to accomplish what I am
>> > trying.  By being real basic, I can f

Re: [flexcoders] Syntax of using a variable to make an object

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "john fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:40 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Syntax of using a variable to make an object


>I am stuck on some basic AS syntax.
>
> Here is some Adobe sample code:
>
> [Bindable]
>public var dpac:ArrayCollection =  new ArrayCollection([
>   {A:2000},{A:3000}, {A:6000} ]);
>
>public function addDataItem():void {
>var o:Object = {"A":2000};
>dpac.addItem(o);
>}
> 
>
> Inside a loop, I need to add a data item to an arraycollection, but I
> need to get the name of the data  and the result of the data from an XML
> file.
> OK I've got those two things working, but now my name and dataresult are
> variables not ints and strings.
>
> [Bindable]
>public var dpac:ArrayCollection =  new ArrayCollection;
> for each ( var something:XML in myXML.children()) {
> var dataresult:Obj = something ;  // don't know type of result ahead of 
> time...
> var name:String = something.name ;
>
> var o:Object = { name + ':' + dataresult } // WRONG! 
>dpac.addItem(o);
>
> }
>
> I am going wrong where I try to create an object out of method-results or 
> variables that can be additem'ed to an arraycollection.
> And I don't really get the curly brace syntax, as you can see...

The curly bracket syntax is for compile time declaration only where the 
compiler knows all of the values at the time of compilation. In your example 
variables are involved so the compiler gives you an error.

Generally speaking the variable equivalent of

var o:Object = { x: 1234};

would be

var o:Object = new Object();
o.x = 1234;

your code is trying to have the variable name as a vaiable itself, so the 
equivalent would be:

o["x"] = 1234;

var variableName:String = "x";
var variableValue:Number = 1234;

o[variableName] = variableValue.

I'm rather suspicious of your XML handling code, but I won't go there!

Paul





>
> Thanks for guidance here...
> John
>
> PS what is the proper name for this like 'passing by reference vs passing 
> by value' or?
>
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: sailorsea21 - RemoveChild question.

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "sailorsea21" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 8:01 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: sailorsea21 - RemoveChild question.


> Here's my updated code:
>
> private var moduleloader:ModuleLoader;
> private var unload_button:Button;
> private var vbox:VBox;
> private var _aChildren:Array=[];
>
> private function unloadclick(event:Event):void
> {
> var iIndexClicked:int = parseInt(event.target.id);
> modulestile.removeChild(_aChildren[iIndexClicked]);
> *error* modulestile.removeChild(event.target); *error*

modulestile.removeChild(DisplayObject(event.target));


> }
>
> public function AddColumnGraphPanel():void
> {
> var iNewIndex:int = _aChildren.length;
> vbox = new VBox();
> modulestile.addChild(vbox);
> moduleloader = new ModuleLoader();
> moduleloader.url = "test.swf";
> _aChildren[iNewIndex] = vbox.addChild(moduleloader);
> unload_button = new Button();
> unload_button.id = String(iNewIndex);
> unload_button.label = "unload";
> unload_button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, unloadclick);
> vbox.addChild(unload_button);
> }
>
> 
> 
>
> I have the following error in the script:
> 1118: Implicit coercion of a value with static type Object to a
> possibly unrelated type flash.display:DisplayObject.

Quite right too..

>
> Thanks again :)
>
> -David
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> That is correct, you are not storing references correctly.  First I
> will
>> explain what is wrong with your code, but then, after seeing what
> you
>> are trying to do, will suggest a slightly different approach.
>>
>>
>>
>> First, you are mixing Array, which is accessed by index
> and "associative
>> array", which is an Object and accessed by property name:
>>
>> private var _oChildren:Object = new Object();
>>
>>
>>
>> Second, you are creating a new instance of that each time you click
>> addModule.  This overwrites what was in there before.  Don't do
> that.
>>
>>
>>
>> Third, you need a unique name for each reference you add to the
>> associative array.  Don't use "one" every time, that just puts a new
>> reference in the "one" property.  You can use anything you want for
> this
>> property name.  Pick something that is meaningful.  How will you
>> identify which child you want to remove?  Is it purely numerical?
> If so
>> you can use "1", "2", etc.  Usually there is some string that is
> logical
>> for this, like an id, or an image's base file name.  whatever,
> remember
>> it must uniquely identify the instance you want to later remove.
>>
>>
>>
>> Now, after looking at your code a bit more, and seeing that you do
> not
>> have a clear string or id you can use for identifying the
> references, I
>> am gong to suggest a different approach.
>>
>> private var _aChildren:Array= [];   //declare an
> initialize
>> an Array
>>
>>
>>
>> ...
>>
>> public function addModule():void {
>>   var iNewIndex:int = _aChildren.length;  //this will be the next
>> available index in the array
>>
>>   button = new Button();
>>
>>   button.id = String(iNewIndex);   //NOTE: you can NOT use this id
> as a
>> reference, but you CAN access its value
>>   button.label = "unload";
>>   button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickUnload);
>>   tiletest.addChild(button);
>>
>>   moduleloader = new ModuleLoader();
>>   moduleloader.url = "test.swf";
>>   _aChildren[iNewIndex] = tiletest.addChild(moduleloader);  //NOTE:
> the
>> associated button id property value matches the index of the array
> ref
>> }// addModule
>>
>>
>>
>> private function onClickUnload (event:Event):void {
>>   var iIndexClicked:int = parseInt(event.target.id);
>>
>>   tiletest.removeChild(_aChildren[iIndexClicked]);
>>   tiletest.removeChild(event.target);
>> }// onClickUnload
>>
>>
>>
>> Try this.  it is untested.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> Behalf Of sailorsea21
>> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:45 AM
>> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: sailorsea21 - RemoveChild question.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Tracy,
>>
>> I don't think I'm successfully storing the reference of the
> children
>> into the array.
>>
>> This is what I had tried:
>>
>> private var moduleloader:ModuleLoader;
>> private var button:Button;
>> private var _aChildren:Array;
>>
>> private function click(evt:MouseEvent):void {
>> tiletest.removeChild(_aChildren["one"]);
>> tiletest.removeChild(button);
>> }
>>
>> public function AddModule():void {
>> moduleloader = new ModuleLoader();
>> moduleloader.url = "test.swf";
>> button = new Button();
>> button.label = "unload";
>> button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, click);
>> tiletest.addChild(button);
>> _aChildren = new Array();
>> _aChildren["one"] = tiletest.addChild(moduleloader);
>> }
>>
>> But I keep getting the "ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied
>> DisplayObject must 

Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?

[Paul Andrews]

Yes, I'm just old school this time round!
  - Original Message - 
  From: Tim Hoff 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:58 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?


  Just preference, but I'd rather see:

  
  
   // my content
  
  

  -TH

  --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  >
  > - Original Message - 
  > From: "Paul Andrews" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:22 PM
  > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?
  > 
  > 
  > > - Original Message - 
  > > From: "markflex2007" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  > > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:51 PM
  > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?
  > >
  > >
  > >> Please give me a simple demo,how to do " nest the canvas inside
  > >> another container to get the margin"?
  > >
  > > Something like this perhaps..
  > >
  > > I'm assuming that the reason for the margin is to leave a gap around the
  > > edges. Lets say you want a 5 pixel gap.
  > >
  > > 
  > >  
  > Oops..  
  > > height="{outerCanvas-10}" x=5 y=5 >
  > 
  > height="{outerCanvas.height-10}" x=5 y=5 >
  > 
  > >
  > > add other stuff here
  > >
  > > 
  > > 
  > >
  > > Any good?
  > >
  > > Maybe I've got the wrong idea about why you want the margin.
  > >
  > > Paul
  > >
  > >
  > >>
  > >> Thanks for help
  > >>
  > >> Mark
  > >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" paul@ wrote:
  > >>>
  > >>> You can always nest the canvas inside another container to get the
  > >> margin..
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?


> - Original Message - 
> From: "markflex2007" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:51 PM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?
>
>
>> Please give me a simple demo,how to do " nest the canvas inside
>> another container to get the margin"?
>
> Something like this perhaps..
>
> I'm assuming that the reason for the margin is to leave a gap around the
> edges. Lets say you want a 5 pixel gap.
>
> 
>  height="{outerCanvas-10}" x=5 y=5 >

height="{outerCanvas.height-10}" x=5 y=5 >

>
> add other stuff here
>
> 
> 
>
> Any good?
>
> Maybe I've got the wrong idea about why you want the margin.
>
> Paul
>
>
>>
>> Thanks for help
>>
>> Mark
>> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> You can always nest the canvas inside another container to get the
>> margin..
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "markflex2007" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:51 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?


> Please give me a simple demo,how to do " nest the canvas inside
> another container to get the margin"?

Something like this perhaps..

I'm assuming that the reason for the margin is to leave a gap around the 
edges. Lets say you want a 5 pixel gap.




add other stuff here




Any good?

Maybe I've got the wrong idea about why you want the margin.

Paul


>
> Thanks for help
>
> Mark
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> You can always nest the canvas inside another container to get the
> margin..
>
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] web compiler

[Paul Andrews]

If there isn't a mechanism for caching the compilation result (user requests 
mxml, but actually gets html/swf), performance in a production environment 
would be appaling. That wouldn't matter for development.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Michael Schmalle 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] web compiler


  Matt,


  > They're only meant for dev-time, not production, 


  What do you mean by that? I thought you could use them to compile are you 
saying they are buggy or not completely implemented?


  Mike


  On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

We have a web compiler available for Apache, IIS, and J2EE. They're only 
meant for dev-time, not production, but I'd imagine that's what's being used. 
You need to make sure that they're set up with the same config as Flex Builder.

Matt



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On Friday 17 Oct 2008, jitendra jain wrote:
> I want to do some load testing and that's why iam using .mxml files.

But you'll only do the compile once for each release, not once for each
request... it can't be as important as the calls that application actually
makes.

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Re: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?

[Paul Andrews]

You can always nest the canvas inside another container to get the margin..
  - Original Message - 
  From: Tracy Spratt 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 6:36 PM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?


  Hold on a minute.  Canvas uses absolute positioning.  So "padding" would only 
affect percentage resizing?  And 0,0 would still be top left corner, regardless 
of the padding?

   

  This seems kind of confusing.  I'm with Tim, and think this would be better 
solved with constraints.  I suppose you could declare Spacers of height="100%" 
and whatever width you wanted, and position them with constraints.

   

  Tracy 

   


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  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 12:01 PM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [flexcoders] Re: how to add internal padding in canvas?

   


  Another alternative, if you have to use a Canvas and don't want to
  subclass, is to use constraints (top, bottom, left, right) on the
  children.

  -TH

  --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "markflex2007" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  wrote:
  >
  > Hi,Mike
  >
  > Please let me know this in detail.
  >
  > I can extends Canvas and create a new class (like samrtcavas).
  >
  > I confuse how to use the class in mxml and how to set left/right
  paddings
  >
  > Thanks for your help
  >
  > Mark
  >
  >
  >
  > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Schmalle"
  > teoti.graphix@ wrote:
  > >
  > > A hack that can be done if you really want Canvas is;
  > > Create a subclass of Canvas and override the usePadding property.
  > >
  > > override mx_internal get usePadding():Boolean
  > > {
  > > return true;
  > > }
  > >
  > > This will turn the padding back on when the
  > > layout calculates viewMetricsAndPadding.
  > >
  > > Mike
  > >
  >

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Rippling through state changes

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Amy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Rippling through state changes


> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I have some custom components (nothing special) that are displaying
> product
>> information. essentially I can use the same component for seprate
> purposes:
>>
>> Product info (each product can be added to the shopping cart),
> shopping cart
>> (each product can be removed from the cart). Within the main
> component, I
>> have TileLists or datagrdids with item renderers. When the custom
> component
>> flips between states, I need the individual items contained therein
> to
>> switch state too.
>>
>> I'm trying to think of the most elegant way to do this. Any thoughs
> 9apart
>> from the fact I'll go Doh! real soon now).
>>
>> I've tended to avoid states, but seem to be embracing them big time
> now..
>
> I'd look at the Button code and see how it uses stateful skins.  And
> I've found that using styles for this kind of thing works pretty
> well.  You can either extend TileList to pass through the appropriate
> style into the component or you can look at my TileList_withStyle
> component, available at http://flexdiary.blogspot.com.  Or you can
> just change the style declaration for your custom component on the
> fly to change the applicable style/state at runtime.

Thanks Amy.

> HTH;
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Rippling through state changes

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: claudiu ursica 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:41 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Rippling through state changes


  How about write a custom item renderer and expose a public property "state" 
name it however you want. Bind that property 
  to the current state of your custom component. When the parent state changes, 
the item renderer wil update also.

Very neat idea. Thanks for that.

Sometimes you just know there's a dead simple solution out there..

Paul

  HTH,
  Claudiu




  - Original Message ----
  From: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 4:33:45 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Rippling through state changes


  I have some custom components (nothing special) that are displaying product 
  information. essentially I can use the same component for seprate purposes:

  Product info (each product can be added to the shopping cart), shopping cart 
  (each product can be removed from the cart). Within the main component, I 
  have TileLists or datagrdids with item renderers. When the custom component 
  flips between states, I need the individual items contained therein to 
  switch state too.

  I'm trying to think of the most elegant way to do this. Any thoughs 9apart 
  from the fact I'll go Doh! real soon now).

  I've tended to avoid states, but seem to be embracing them big time now..

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[flexcoders] Rippling through state changes

[Paul Andrews]

I have some custom components (nothing special) that are displaying product 
information. essentially I can use the same component for seprate purposes:

Product info (each product can be added to the shopping cart), shopping cart 
(each product can be removed from the cart). Within the main component, I 
have TileLists or datagrdids with item renderers. When the custom component 
flips between states, I need the individual items contained therein to 
switch state too.

I'm trying to think of the most elegant way to do this. Any thoughs 9apart 
from the fact I'll go Doh! real soon now).

I've tended to avoid states, but seem to be embracing them big time now..

Paul 

Re: [flexcoders] web compiler

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: jitendra jain 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] web compiler


  I want to do some load testing and that's why iam using .mxml files. Its Flex 
3.1

Flex compiles .mxml files into classes and ultimately a .swf file. Out of the 
box Flex 3 doesn't support dynamic compilation from a web browser, so how is 
that set up?

I don't really understand what trying to run mxml files through a browser has 
to do with load testing.

Paul
  Thanks,

  with Regards,
  Jitendra Jain






  - Original Message ----
  From: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, 17 October, 2008 1:21:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] web compiler


   

  Jitendra, what version of Flex is this? Flex 2  or 3 doesn't compile .mxml 
files 'on the fly' from a browser.

  If you are using Flex 2 or 3, why are ou trying to 'run' .mxml files in a 
browser?

  Paul
- Original Message - 
From: jitendra jain 
To: flex group flex 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 8:23 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] web compiler


Hi coders,

My application compiles well and run if i use the generated main.swf or 
main.html.
But when i run the application with main.mxml in the browser, it throws
Type was not found or a comile-time error... 

Thanks,

with Regards,
Jitendra Jain





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Re: [flexcoders] web compiler

[Paul Andrews]

So the question remains - why are you trying to open .mxml files in a browser?

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: jitendra jain 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:42 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] web compiler


  Paul, its Flex 3.


  Thanks,

  with Regards,
  Jitendra Jain




  - Original Message 
  From: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, 17 October, 2008 1:21:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] web compiler


   

  Jitendra, what version of Flex is this? Flex 2  or 3 doesn't compile .mxml 
files 'on the fly' from a browser.

  If you are using Flex 2 or 3, why are ou trying to 'run' .mxml files in a 
browser?

  Paul
- Original Message - 
From: jitendra jain 
To: flex group flex 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 8:23 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] web compiler


Hi coders,

My application compiles well and run if i use the generated main.swf or 
main.html.
But when i run the application with main.mxml in the browser, it throws
Type was not found or a comile-time error 

Thanks,

with Regards,
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Re: [flexcoders] web compiler

[Paul Andrews]

Jitendra, what version of Flex is this? Flex 2  or 3 doesn't compile .mxml 
files 'on the fly' from a browser.

If you are using Flex 2 or 3, why are ou trying to 'run' .mxml files in a 
browser?

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: jitendra jain 
  To: flex group flex 
  Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 8:23 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] web compiler


  Hi coders,

  My application compiles well and run if i use the generated main.swf or 
main.html.
  But when i run the application with main.mxml in the browser, it throws
  Type was not found or a comile-time error... 

  Thanks,

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Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help

[Paul Andrews]

I completely missed out the fact that the sendMyData() function in the main 
application refers to fields ( currently with no id) in FormComp, so there 
are two reasons why, for example, Name.text, cannot be found:

The TextInput field has no id and should have an id 'Name' - I already 
mentioned that.
If the field had an id it would be in the FormComp component, not part of 
the main application. FormComp is in the main application but again has no 
id. Even with an id you are trying to access fields inside the class that 
are not public.

The real problems are coming from a lack of understanding of scope and the 
relationship between classes/components.

Paul


- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help


>A quick look.
>
> You have in sendMyData::
>
> obj.Name = Name.text;
>   obj.Email = Email.text;
>   obj.Message = Message.text;
>
> Yet FormComp has:
>
> 
>  
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
>  
> 
>
> None of the form fields has an id..
>
> Also,
>
> 
>
> shows a click handler function "sendMyData()", yet there's no function
> called that in FormComp. sendMydata() is part of the parent application. 
> You
> can probably get away with referring to 
> Application.application.sendMyData,
> but that's really bad practice.
>
> The coupling of these components is really not as it should be try and 
> build
> components that can be used standalone without having to refer directly to
> what is happeining outside. The formComp shouldn't be accessing a handler 
> in
> the parent application.
>
> The form should dispatch a custom event saying that the form has been 
> filled
> in and that event should include a payload of the form content. The
> application should listen for that event and despatch a message using the
> event payload.
>
> I would suggest recapping some of your classes.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:34 AM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help
>
>
>> Hi,
>> I have to ask something else... when you said change the
>> reference to Name, I wasn't sure that you meant on the left of the =
>> or right.
>> I have taken a class on AS 3.0 and two on Flex 3 and it was very
>> extensive... getting into OOP.  I thought I had things figured out.
>> Could you or someone please look at my code and specifically edit it
>> to work.  It is very small and I only need to have one field in the
>> form for demonstration purposes.  It might be only a line or two that
>> needs to be changed or added.  There are only two files so far.
>>  Here's the link:
>> http://fwweb.biz/ContactForm.zip
>> Please email me directly or post the fixed code specifically as
>> it would need to be for this to work.
>> I'll reproduce the code below as well.  It's not long.  As a
>> note, I did find a free Flex/PHP application that does this.  However,
>> I want to figure out how to get the very basic application that I
>> started, working right, instead of just taking something else.  I want
>> to figure out the exact logic that would work to accomplish what I am
>> trying.  By being real basic, I can focus mainly on the details and
>> concepts that I am getting wrong.
>>  The instructor in the two classes I took on Flex Builder 3,
>> stated that I needed an HTTPService tag which calls the php form
>> processing script that emails form results to a specified email
>> address - setting the method to POST.  In the form component, I would
>> call an AS 3.0 function that creates the object, obj:Object = new
>> Object(); -> then in the function sendMyData, I call the HTTPService
>> send method.
>>
>>  It sounds like you are saying that I shouldn't use obj but
>> should use something like this:
>>   
>>Then, in the function sendMyData(, I just do it like this:
>> form.Name = Name.text;
>> No, that doesn't work.  It still gives me an error saying:
>> Access to undefined property Name.
>>   I really didn't follow that either.  I thought I would need an
>> object that would have properties sent to the HTTPService request
>> which calls the php form processor which will email me the results.
>>
>> Please, check out the code I include and if you or someone else would,
>> please replace what I did wrong with the right code.  That way I can
>> see exa

Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help


>A quick look.
>
> You have in sendMyData::
>
> obj.Name = Name.text;
>   obj.Email = Email.text;
>   obj.Message = Message.text;
>
> Yet FormComp has:
>
> 
>  
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
>  
> 
>
> None of the form fields has an id..
>
> Also,
>
> 
>
> shows a click handler function "sendMyData()", yet there's no function
> called that in FormComp. sendMydata() is part of the parent application. 
> You
> can probably get away with referring to 
> Application.application.sendMyData,
> but that's really bad practice.
>
> The coupling of these components is really not as it should be try and 
> build
> components that can be used standalone without having to refer directly to
> what is happeining outside. The formComp shouldn't be accessing a handler 
> in
> the parent application.
>
> The form should dispatch a custom event saying that the form has been 
> filled
> in and that event should include a payload of the form content. The
> application should listen for that event and despatch a message using the
> event payload.
>
> I would suggest recapping some of your classes.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:34 AM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help
>
>
>> Hi,
>> I have to ask something else... when you said change the
>> reference to Name, I wasn't sure that you meant on the left of the =
>> or right.
>> I have taken a class on AS 3.0 and two on Flex 3 and it was very
>> extensive... getting into OOP.  I thought I had things figured out.
>> Could you or someone please look at my code and specifically edit it
>> to work.  It is very small and I only need to have one field in the
>> form for demonstration purposes.  It might be only a line or two that
>> needs to be changed or added.  There are only two files so far.
>>  Here's the link:
>> http://fwweb.biz/ContactForm.zip
>> Please email me directly or post the fixed code specifically as
>> it would need to be for this to work.
>> I'll reproduce the code below as well.  It's not long.  As a
>> note, I did find a free Flex/PHP application that does this.  However,
>> I want to figure out how to get the very basic application that I
>> started, working right, instead of just taking something else.  I want
>> to figure out the exact logic that would work to accomplish what I am
>> trying.  By being real basic, I can focus mainly on the details and
>> concepts that I am getting wrong.
>>  The instructor in the two classes I took on Flex Builder 3,
>> stated that I needed an HTTPService tag which calls the php form
>> processing script that emails form results to a specified email
>> address - setting the method to POST.  In the form component, I would
>> call an AS 3.0 function that creates the object, obj:Object = new
>> Object(); -> then in the function sendMyData, I call the HTTPService
>> send method.
>>
>>  It sounds like you are saying that I shouldn't use obj but
>> should use something like this:
>>   
>>Then, in the function sendMyData(, I just do it like this:
>> form.Name = Name.text;
>> No, that doesn't work.  It still gives me an error saying:
>> Access to undefined property Name.
>>   I really didn't follow that either.  I thought I would need an
>> object that would have properties sent to the HTTPService request
>> which calls the php form processor which will email me the results.
>>
>> Please, check out the code I include and if you or someone else would,
>> please replace what I did wrong with the right code.  That way I can
>> see exactly how to make this work.  I just got a little confused when
>> you were saying that I need to use form.Name as I didn't know if you
>> meant just replace that in the function that I have and that we are
>> talking about this on the left or right of the equals sign and if not,
>> then what are we setting equal to form.Name.
>>
>>   Lastly, I have two large books for learning AS 3.0 and OOP,
>> ActionScript 3.0 Bible and Flex 3.0 Bible.  They are rather extensive
>> and long and AS 3.0 Bible does get into OOP.  If you would recommend a
>> different or additional text, please let me know.  I'll definitely

Re: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help

[Paul Andrews]

A quick look.

You have in sendMyData::

obj.Name = Name.text;
   obj.Email = Email.text;
   obj.Message = Message.text;

Yet FormComp has:


  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 

None of the form fields has an id..

Also,



shows a click handler function "sendMyData()", yet there's no function 
called that in FormComp. sendMydata() is part of the parent application. You 
can probably get away with referring to Application.application.sendMyData, 
but that's really bad practice.

The coupling of these components is really not as it should be try and build 
components that can be used standalone without having to refer directly to 
what is happeining outside. The formComp shouldn't be accessing a handler in 
the parent application.

The form should dispatch a custom event saying that the form has been filled 
in and that event should include a payload of the form content. The 
application should listen for that event and despatch a message using the 
event payload.

I would suggest recapping some of your classes.

Paul





- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:34 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: My Flex Form - please help


> Hi,
> I have to ask something else... when you said change the
> reference to Name, I wasn't sure that you meant on the left of the =
> or right.
> I have taken a class on AS 3.0 and two on Flex 3 and it was very
> extensive... getting into OOP.  I thought I had things figured out.
> Could you or someone please look at my code and specifically edit it
> to work.  It is very small and I only need to have one field in the
> form for demonstration purposes.  It might be only a line or two that
> needs to be changed or added.  There are only two files so far.
>  Here's the link:
> http://fwweb.biz/ContactForm.zip
> Please email me directly or post the fixed code specifically as
> it would need to be for this to work.
> I'll reproduce the code below as well.  It's not long.  As a
> note, I did find a free Flex/PHP application that does this.  However,
> I want to figure out how to get the very basic application that I
> started, working right, instead of just taking something else.  I want
> to figure out the exact logic that would work to accomplish what I am
> trying.  By being real basic, I can focus mainly on the details and
> concepts that I am getting wrong.
>  The instructor in the two classes I took on Flex Builder 3,
> stated that I needed an HTTPService tag which calls the php form
> processing script that emails form results to a specified email
> address - setting the method to POST.  In the form component, I would
> call an AS 3.0 function that creates the object, obj:Object = new
> Object(); -> then in the function sendMyData, I call the HTTPService
> send method.
>
>  It sounds like you are saying that I shouldn't use obj but
> should use something like this:
>   
>Then, in the function sendMyData(, I just do it like this:
> form.Name = Name.text;
> No, that doesn't work.  It still gives me an error saying:
> Access to undefined property Name.
>   I really didn't follow that either.  I thought I would need an
> object that would have properties sent to the HTTPService request
> which calls the php form processor which will email me the results.
>
> Please, check out the code I include and if you or someone else would,
> please replace what I did wrong with the right code.  That way I can
> see exactly how to make this work.  I just got a little confused when
> you were saying that I need to use form.Name as I didn't know if you
> meant just replace that in the function that I have and that we are
> talking about this on the left or right of the equals sign and if not,
> then what are we setting equal to form.Name.
>
>   Lastly, I have two large books for learning AS 3.0 and OOP,
> ActionScript 3.0 Bible and Flex 3.0 Bible.  They are rather extensive
> and long and AS 3.0 Bible does get into OOP.  If you would recommend a
> different or additional text, please let me know.  I'll definitely
> start reading the information at the link you sent to me  - to the
> livedocs article.
> thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Haykel BEN JEMIA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> The problems you are having are related to very basic actionscript and
>> object oriented programming knowledge. Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way
>> blaming you, I just want to give you the advice to read some
> documentation
>> about AS and OO programming because otherwise you will be loosing
> much time
>> with basic things!
>> You can start with "Programming ActionScript 3.0" from the Flex
>> documentation:
>>
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=Part6_ProgAS_1.html
>>
>> Now to the problem. You are getting this error because the "Name"
> field is
>> not defined where you are calling it, but in the FormComponent. If you
>> instantiate the FormComponent with an id of "form" for examp

Re: [flexcoders] newbie question on synchronous and asynchronous events

[Paul Andrews]

I always treat events as asynchronous - I don't see how else you can deal 
with them. I'll have to check out the cookbook article..

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:03 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] newbie question on synchronous and asynchronous events


> From Flex cookbook beta on adobe.com, "How to handle events in a
> TestCase?" article:
> "Testing behavior in a TestCase often involves waiting for
> asynchronous events. If the TestCase methods only concern synchronous
> events like property change events fired immediately when the property
> is set, no special handling is required. It is only when asynchronous
> events are involved that extra care needs to be taken. A common
> example would be waiting for a URLLoad to finish or a UIComponent to
> finish creation."
>
> My question is: How do I distinguish between the synchronous and
> asynchronous  events?
> From what is said, if the event is synchronous, then I could test for
> event effect in synchronous manner. For example:
>
> public function testSync(){
> this.myValue = 0
> addEventListener(MySynch.Sync, listener)
> dispatchEvent(new MySynch)
> assertEquals (this.myValue, 10)
> }
>
> public function listener(){
> this.myValue = 10
> }
>
>
> Now, if I write the code for WebService send, test code would not
> work. Am I getting this right? If so, how do I distinguish between the
> synchronous and asynchronous  events?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
>
> 
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 1:40 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions


> Well, it seems to me that a slide presentation need not look like and
> behave just like Powerpoint, right?  That just occurred to me while I
> was reading the messages here.  Perhaps all that is needed is an
> existing component with the ability to move from one display to the
> next, one slide as it were.

Making a slide show type program is fairly easy.

> It might be a great deal of work though
> to make the component look nice, like one might see with Powerpoint
> applications.
> What do you think?

LOL depends what you mean by "nice".

The strength of powerpoint is in laying out screen components on a page with 
good control over their appearance and the availability of canned 
transformations and effects to add interest. That coupled with an ability to 
use layout templates and control how a presentation plays back and can be 
printed out makes Powerpoint what it is.

Replicating all that in Flex is a lot of work. Making something similar is 
certainly doable. Making a tool that does a targetted subset of that is very 
doable, but it won't be powerpoint.

Most of the thread has concentrated on converting powerpoint slides to run 
in flash, which is a completely different proposition from making a 
powerpoint-like tool in flex.

What exactly are your goals here?

Paul


> Bruce
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:19 AM
>> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Couple questions
>>
>>
>> > Bruce, there are a mass of powerpoint to flash converters out there -
>> > google
>> > is your friend.
>> >
>> > The one I've worked with produced fairly large files and the
> output is an
>> > AS1/AS2 swf.
>> >
>> > If I were writing a slide player, I'd probably use Flex, though for a
>> > slide
>> > player it could probably just as well be all in actionscript so
> Flash or
>> > Flex is neither here nor there.
>>
>> One thing I should add - when I was researching powerpoint to flash
>> converters a few months back - none of them produced AS3 swfs, so
>> controlling the playback from Flex (or Flash AS3) is a little
> problematic -
>> you'd need an intemediary AS2 swf to talk between the runtime
> systems. Some
>> of the converters include players for playing back the converted files.
>> Eventually I wrote a player using AS2.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> > Paul
>> > - Original Message - 
>> > From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: 
>> > Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:01 AM
>> > Subject: [flexcoders] Couple questions
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hello all,
>> >>   I had a few questions, where I could use some suggestions or
>> >> opinions and ideas.  One is regarding Powerpoint-like presentations
>> >> online.  If you were going to do something like this, would you use
>> >> Flash or Flex - maybe these are not even the best choices?  Are there
>> >> extensions for Flash or Flex to convert a powerpoint file to
> something
>> >> that would play in the Flash Player?  Actually, I'm not sure if there
>> >> even are any extensions for Flex like there are for other Adobe
>> >> products, but I bet there are.
>> >>  Next, I noticed that there is a nice AIR application for reading
>> >> Flexcoder messages.  I'm only aware of one, the only additional thing
>> >> I'd want is the ability to post to the group from the AIR
> application.
>> >> Can anyone suggest some good sources for a variety of AIR
> applications?
>> >> Lastly, are there any script collections of free or commercial
>> >> Flex MXML/Actionscript applications that one could check out, such as
>> >> what there are at http://hotscripts.com and other similar places.
>> >> thanks,
>> >> Bruce
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Roll your own FME?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Thuy Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Roll your own FME?


> Isn't Red5 a Flash Server? I can't find anything on building my own
> application to send the stream. (If they had asked for my input, I
> would have just recommended a streaming service. Instead, they just
> bought a server and expect us to work with it.)

I'm not that familiar with red5 to know if theres a  solution you could 
usewith  for encoding to flv on a mac.

I suppose you can always run windows on the mac via bootcamp

Paul

>> How about red5 for streaming?
>>
>> http://osflash.org/red5
>>
>> Paul
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Roll your own FME?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Thuy Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Roll your own FME?


> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I hope I'm in the right place to ask this. My company recently bought
> Flash Media Server 3. They want to stream live events online, but we
> work on Macs so we can't use the free Flash Media Encoder to send our
> stream. Bootcamp/XP or Parallels/XP combo to run FME is not an option.
> They're asking me to build a flash or flex app that works like FME.
> 
> This is out of my league. So far I've read the FMS/Flex/AS3 docs and
> checked Adobe's site. I understand how the server works. I've built a
> simple app that sends the stream to the server (but haven't
> successfully received the stream on the client-side SWF). 
> 
> Can you point me to some newbie resources to guide me in build this?

How about red5 for streaming?

http://osflash.org/red5

Paul

> 
> Thanks,
> Thuy

Re: [flexcoders] BSS is Looking someone

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Maciek Sakrejda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] BSS is Looking someone


> Not Flash? You're spamming the wrong mailing list--I think you were
> looking for [EMAIL PROTECTED] or something.

Maybe, but big spaceship does some great flash stuff, so maybe they're 
looking for someone with skill besides flash but not excluding flash.

The OP didn't word the request too well. I think he's looking for PHP and 
Ajax/javascript skills. I wouldn't be surprised if a few flash coders with 
those skills wouldn't mind getting their foot in the door there.

Paul

> -Original Message-
> From: Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] BSS is Looking someone
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:47:29 -0400
>
> Hey y'all.  The company I work for, Big Spaceship, is looking for
> someone who is well versed in code that is NOT Flash - PHP, AJAX,
> JavaScript.  If anyone would like to apply, send me a resume or link to
> a resume and I will pass it on to the senior coder.
>
>
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>
> Alan
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Re: [flexcoders] The Repeater control and the getChildren() method

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: schwazel 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:02 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] The Repeater control and the getChildren() method




  Hello,

  I'm working on a flex application and i've an issue with the repeater control.
  In my application, i fill my component when i get some datas from my 
httpService component.

  I have to get every component of my application and go find its prolly value 
in the datas.
  I do that because whe i have a list the datas for the list arent well 
formatted.

  The problem that i have with the repeater is that the getChildren() method of 
the Container class doesn't count the repeaters as a child of the container.

  I found that in the Container class there is a mx_internal get méthod named 
childRepeaters that'd solve my problem, but as it's specified on the adobe site,
  Variables in the mx_internal namespace are ones that Adobe thinks have a high 
probability of changing in future versions of Flex, so  they reside in a 
special namespace so developers know they may change.

  How can i easily use the repeater control without directly using variables 
under mx_internal namespace?

First step should be google.

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/using_the_repeater/

>From the page:

The Repeater component places references to individual instances of a repeated 
component in an array. You define the name of the array by setting the id 
attribute of the component that you place in the Repeater.

In the following example, the RadioButton control in the  tag has 
its id property set to buttonsArray. The Repeater component adds into this 
array a reference to each child RadioButton that it creates. You can refer to 
these individual children by using an index-based look-up on the array. For 
example, buttonsArray[0] returns a reference to the first RadioButton in the 
Repeater.

Paul



  Thanks in advance.

  Feel free to ask for further details.
  -- 
  Choisel.

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:32 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions


> Paul,
>  Thanks for the tip.  I wonder if the AS 3.0/Flex library includes
> any components that would work as slides players.  My flex builder
> application is having problems when I try to pull up the help
> files/documents.  So, would you know of where I could go to find info.
> on what is available in terms of components and  such...  even if I had
> to extend something that is probably better than starting from scratch
> if something close to what I need already exists.

If it does, I don't know of a component out there to control converted 
powerpoint slides. The problem is that currently these coverters target a 
different flash virtual machine to that used for AS3/Flex and as such there 
is only a small market for this kind of bespoke application. In practice the 
slide converters come with a slide player solution of their own and their 
target is end users rather than custom component developers.

I gave up trying to control my slides from AS3 and coded the solution using 
AS2. Sorry, but I can't donate the code.

You can get hold of the flex help info online : 
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/ (google is your friend)

It's not the most trivial thing to write a custom slide player if your 
having to find everything out from scratch. Couldn't you just go with a 
slide player that's shipped with many converters?

Anyway, good luck.

Paul


> Bruce
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Bruce, there are a mass of powerpoint to flash converters out there -
> google
>> is your friend.
>>
>> The one I've worked with produced fairly large files and the output
> is an
>> AS1/AS2 swf.
>>
>> If I were writing a slide player, I'd probably use Flex, though for a
> slide
>> player it could probably just as well be all in actionscript so Flash
> or
>> Flex is neither here nor there.
>>
>> Paul
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Performance...

[Paul Andrews]

I beleive the server is running a virtual machine for each user. Each user has 
a thin client that behaves like a PC - the server just updates the display. 
With 2GB of memory, CPU performance aside, each user is effectively running on 
a Windows box with 100MB of memory. It seems that the server is paging memory 
because there's not enough real memory to go around. Once that happens 
performance will be bad.

I really wonder if such an environment is suitable for a Flex app running 
transitions and animations, etc. I'd imagine the thin client is rather like 
having a PC with a very slow video card (even when there's enough memory to go 
around).

I've no experience of flex in such an environment, but have heard the groans of 
people trying to run demanding software using terminal servers.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Tracy Spratt 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:44 PM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Performance...


  Can you more clearly define what is server-side and what is client-side?  And 
exactly what do you mean by "windows terminal"?  Are we talking thin clients, 
or something?

   

  Tracy

   


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aceoohay
  Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:12 PM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [flexcoders] Performance...

   

  I have a flex application that I have written, and is deployed in an 
  intranet environment. Between 15 & 20 users use windows terminals 
  attached to a w2k3 server. It has 2GB of memory. 

  Today I got a complaint of everything running slowly. I logged in and 
  saw the CPU pretty much maxed out and memory utilization > physical 
  memory. The CPU was fairly evenly distributed among the Iexplore 
  processes, which I assume were running the app.

  I have already mentioned to the customer, that we need to increase 
  memory, but what else can I do? For example;

  Is firefox better (faster, less memory) that IE 7?

  Some of the HP terminals run windows CE and have IE, is there a way 
  of installing flash on the terminal and run straight from the 
  terminal?

  Is there anyway of causing flash from multiple users to share memory?

  Obviously I will be analyzing the app to see if there are 
  optimizations I can implement there.

  All help is appreciated.

  Paul

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial

[Paul Andrews]

Posters have arrived - a big thanks to everyone involved in their production 
and making them available. You've done a great job.

Now I just need a bigger wall..

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial


> Thanks guys, job done!
>
> Paul
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Vivian Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial
>
>
>>   Hey Paul, Please take a look at Nathan's link. The posters
>>   do not come unless you request for it!!! You need your flex
>>   builder's serial number to request for it. Please go there and
>>   submit a request for it.
>>
>>   By the way thanks Nathan.
>>
>>   Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:34 AM, nathanpdaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>> Lynda.com site:
>>> http://www.lynda.com/go/flex3
>>>
>>> Fabled Flex 3 Posters:
>>> http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/04/want-flex-api-posters.php
>>>
>>> :D
>>>
>>> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hmm. I've heard talk of this fabled Flex 3 poster yet haven't seen
>>> any info
>>>> about how to get one. I had thought it might happen automagically
>>> when I
>>>> upgraded to Flex 3 from Flex 2 (some time ago), but it didn't. Go
>>> on give me
>>>> a clue.. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> - Original Message -
>>>> From: "hworke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: 
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:31 PM
>>>> Subject: [flexcoders] Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Hello every one. Did you get a free 1 month
>>>> > lynda.com subscription offer flier with the
>>>> > flex 3 and AIR posters? If so, could you please
>>>> > let me know the URL where I need to go to
>>>> > redeem this new Flex 3 buyer offer. Unfortunately
>>>> > I lost my flier but I wrote down the offer
>>>> > code.
>>>> >
>>>> > Best regards...
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > 
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 3 Layout of long form

[Paul Andrews]

Bruce the idea is to break up the long form into separate forms, one in each 
tab. The user moves through the tabs filling in the different forms then on 
the last tab you can send the information from all forms to the server at 
once.

Flex isn't like html - you don't need everything to be in the same form to 
be able to send the data to the server. Use forms for layout, give each form 
an ID. When the last form is complete (and any validation is OK), use the 
button handler that sends the information to the server to collect together 
the data from each of the separate forms (it can access the form fields via 
the form id - formName.fieldName - and send it to the server.

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 7:25 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex 3 Layout of long form


> At the risk of sounding too ignorant, do you mean put the tabs within
> the Form tag/class?  I guess you would have to do it that way to make
> sure it is all part of the same form, so that after they go through
> all the form fields, either by going from one accordion area or tab
> area to the next, everything needs to be kept and then sent to the one
> form processor.
>
> You don't want to lose the data when moving between accordion areas or
> tab areas (what's the best word for this instead of tab areas, tab
> containers, accordion containers, I guess).  I suppose there is no
> reason why one couldn't have multiple containers within the same Form
> component, right?
> Bruce
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Pedro Sena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think that the best way to make a long form is structure it like a
> wizard.
>>
>> Like was said, divide it into logical groups and make it sequential,
> using
>> tabs to group the logical groups would be nice too.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> PS
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Howard Fore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> >   On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 11:46 PM, brucewhealton <
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> So, I'm wondering about some other ways of wrapping and
> presenting all
>> >> of this.
>> >> 1) The form tag is required, is it not? And the FormItem tag? I know
>> >> there are other layout options but there must be these tags, or am I
>> >> mistaken?
>> >
>> >
>> > Um, required for what? The form/formitem/formheading elements are
> AFAIK
>> > just there to give you some easy graphical structure for a form
> type screen.
>> > That's it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> 2) Assuming that is true, then all the fields, labels, form elements
>> >> and the submit button must be inside the same Form tag, correct?
>> >
>> >
>> > I think FormItem and FormHeading have to be in a Form but that's it.
>> >
>> >
>> >> 3) If the form is long, how would I use either Accordion features, or
>> >> view states or something else to allow easier presentation of
>> >> different segments of the form? In other words, I don't want this
>> >> going on for 20+ items, including TextAreas, as that could be long.
>> >
>> >
>> > Break the questions into logical groups, then put then in different
>> > sections of the accordion.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Lastly, would ColdFusion work better with this than PHP?
>> >
>> >
>> > While I'm a ColdFusion programmer professionally, I'm certain that
> you can
>> > do what you want with PHP. I'm unclear of the methods available to
> PHP to
>> > pipe data back and forth (other than HTTPService, which would
> treat your PHP
>> > page as a webservice I think). There are some neat things that you
> can do
>> > with CF and the Flash Remoting capabilities that Adobe has built
> for it but
>> > I don't see that those would be requirements for what you've set
> out here.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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> Atwood
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Amy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:29 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Couple questions


snip

>> One thing I should add - when I was researching powerpoint to flash 
>> converters a few months back - none of them produced AS3 swfs, so 
>> controlling the playback from Flex (or Flash AS3) is a little 
> problematic - 
>> you'd need an intemediary AS2 swf to talk between the runtime 
> systems. Some 
>> of the converters include players for playing back the converted 
> files. 
>> Eventually I wrote a player using AS2.
> 
> There's a public Beta of Captivate 4 going on now.  I would suspect 
> that this version uses AS3.
> 
> HTH;
> 
> Amy

Thanks Amy, I'll check it out.

Paul

Re: [flexcoders] Couple questions

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Couple questions


> Bruce, there are a mass of powerpoint to flash converters out there - 
> google
> is your friend.
>
> The one I've worked with produced fairly large files and the output is an
> AS1/AS2 swf.
>
> If I were writing a slide player, I'd probably use Flex, though for a 
> slide
> player it could probably just as well be all in actionscript so Flash or
> Flex is neither here nor there.

One thing I should add - when I was researching powerpoint to flash 
converters a few months back - none of them produced AS3 swfs, so 
controlling the playback from Flex (or Flash AS3) is a little problematic - 
you'd need an intemediary AS2 swf to talk between the runtime systems. Some 
of the converters include players for playing back the converted files. 
Eventually I wrote a player using AS2.

Good luck.

Paul

> Paul
> - Original Message - 
> From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:01 AM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Couple questions
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>   I had a few questions, where I could use some suggestions or
>> opinions and ideas.  One is regarding Powerpoint-like presentations
>> online.  If you were going to do something like this, would you use
>> Flash or Flex - maybe these are not even the best choices?  Are there
>> extensions for Flash or Flex to convert a powerpoint file to something
>> that would play in the Flash Player?  Actually, I'm not sure if there
>> even are any extensions for Flex like there are for other Adobe
>> products, but I bet there are.
>>  Next, I noticed that there is a nice AIR application for reading
>> Flexcoder messages.  I'm only aware of one, the only additional thing
>> I'd want is the ability to post to the group from the AIR application.
>> Can anyone suggest some good sources for a variety of AIR applications?
>> Lastly, are there any script collections of free or commercial
>> Flex MXML/Actionscript applications that one could check out, such as
>> what there are at http://hotscripts.com and other similar places.
>> thanks,
>> Bruce
>>
>>
>> 
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Re: [flexcoders] Couple questions

[Paul Andrews]

Bruce, there are a mass of powerpoint to flash converters out there - google 
is your friend.

The one I've worked with produced fairly large files and the output is an 
AS1/AS2 swf.

If I were writing a slide player, I'd probably use Flex, though for a slide 
player it could probably just as well be all in actionscript so Flash or 
Flex is neither here nor there.

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "brucewhealton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:01 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Couple questions


> Hello all,
>   I had a few questions, where I could use some suggestions or
> opinions and ideas.  One is regarding Powerpoint-like presentations
> online.  If you were going to do something like this, would you use
> Flash or Flex - maybe these are not even the best choices?  Are there
> extensions for Flash or Flex to convert a powerpoint file to something
> that would play in the Flash Player?  Actually, I'm not sure if there
> even are any extensions for Flex like there are for other Adobe
> products, but I bet there are.
>  Next, I noticed that there is a nice AIR application for reading
> Flexcoder messages.  I'm only aware of one, the only additional thing
> I'd want is the ability to post to the group from the AIR application.
> Can anyone suggest some good sources for a variety of AIR applications?
> Lastly, are there any script collections of free or commercial
> Flex MXML/Actionscript applications that one could check out, such as
> what there are at http://hotscripts.com and other similar places.
> thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
> 
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Re: [flexcoders] itemRenderer layout question

[Paul Andrews]

How about:


  


  



 



  


Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "oneworld95" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] itemRenderer layout question


> Hi. I've got an itemRenderer in a DataGrid (please see below) and need
> to have the ProgressBar appear on a new line (below the text input and
> the 2 buttons) instead of stretching the column out. I've tried
> everything to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
>  wordWrap="true">
>  
>
>  
>
> click="outerDocument.doBrowse( event, this)"/>
> click="outerDocument.doSubmit( event )"/>
> fontWeight="bold" color="red" indeterminate="false"
> labelPlacement="right" visible="false" />
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Re: [flexcoders] "Embedded Flex"

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "tchredeemed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] "Embedded Flex"


> Is it easy to embed a flex application inside of an HTML page instead
> of the app being standalone?

Err.. isn't that how flex applications are deployed anyway?

> Any tutorials?
> 
> Any help?

Re: [flexcoders] How long does it take to get access to this group?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "phildaramsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 7:54 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] How long does it take to get access to this group?


>I keep getting "Your message must be approved by the group owner before
> being sent to the group."
>
> What's up with that?

It's an automatic setting to stop spammers posting to the group. You'll 
automatically be approved for non-moderation after your 100th message.








..OK, I was joking about the 100th message..  ;-)

Paul 

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Did seem simple but not...

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "quantum_ohm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 11:35 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Did seem simple but not...


> Hi Haykel,
>
> yes you're right !
> so finally I use a Bindable public var custom_ID in the comp, that i
> retrieve on the mouseEvent and that does the trick :-)
>
> Thx for helping, have a nice day.

Think very hard about changing your strategy completely. Having to keep 
track of all those ids to remove items from the display list is totally 
unnecessary and makes for difficullt to follow code. Check out 
removeChild()   ( 
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/2/langref/flash/display/DisplayObjectContainer.html#removeChild()
 ) 
.

Paul

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Re: [flexcoders] flex application is not loading under HTTPS

[Paul Andrews]

Venkat, please could you not crosspost to multiple flex groups - your message 
are doubling up - it's really bad practice.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: venkateswarlu naidu 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 5:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] flex application is not loading under HTTPS


  Hi Peter,

  SWF itself is not loading, i am just seeing the regular flex app background 
color, pls give some clues about configuring the flex application for secure 
environment, also let me know if we have to configure some thing in 
services-config file. I am stuck at QA env...big trouble for me :(

  Aaron,
   SSL certificate is installed, i think it is from verisign.

  Thanks for your time,


  Thanks & Regards,
  Venkat.




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  Sent: Thursday, 2 October, 2008 11:20:44 PM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] flex application is not loading under HTTPS


  Does the SWF load but no data is received, or does the SWF itself fail to 
load?

  > -Original Message-
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  > Behalf Of venkateswarlu naidu
  > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:30 PM
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  > Subject: [flexcoders] flex application is not loading under HTTPS
  >
  > Hi All,
  >
  > Today we have deployed our flex application in weblogic (firewall and
  > secure enabled). When i try accessing the site (ex: https://), flex
  > application is not loading in INTERNET EXPLORER where as it is loading
  > in firefox. The same application is working fine under HTTP where as it
  > is NOT working under HTTPS.
  >
  > Please let me know the all possible reasons for this, i need to fix
  > this issue asap.
  >
  > Any help is highly appreciated.
  >
  > Thanks in advance,
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Using ActionScript2 swf in Flex 3

[Paul Andrews]

You're going to have to have to write an AS2 stub for AS3 to communicate 
with. The AS2 stub will interact with the AS2 swf and will have to pass data 
back and fore through the local connection via handlers. It's likely to be a 
PIA. If at all possible, I'd rewrite the code in the AS2 swf convert it to 
AS3.

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "greenfishinwater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:41 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Using ActionScript2 swf in Flex 3


> Thanks, I googled Local connection and found some useful references.
>
> Unfortunately I did not code the original application so don't know
> the degree of communication between the AS2 swf and the Flex 3 code.
>
> Andrew
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> With some difficulty.  The two different virtual machines cannot talk
>> directly, but must use Local Connection.
>>
>>
>>
>> There is a library that helps with this, I saw it the other day but
>> don't recall what it is called.  Google will find it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> Behalf Of greenfishinwater
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:39 PM
>> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Using ActionScript2 swf in Flex 3
>>
>>
>>
>> I have taken on a job converting a Flex 1.5. project to Flex 3.
>>
>> Within this Flex project there are many .swf files coded in Flash with
>> ActionScript 2.
>>
>> Can the Flash Player handle this kind of app which has ActionScript 2
>> called from within ActionScript 3
>>
>> Thanks Andrew
>>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "markgoldin_2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:38 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials


> Since this is an internal application I thought I could get
> credentials that people would provide into a standard Browser dialog.

Basically, I think all your asking for is for the user to fill in a form and 
have flex send that data to SQL reporting Services (with or without some 
other server side component)?

There's no problem sending the form data, but I know nothing about SQL 
Reporting Services..

Paul




> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> What exactly do you mean by 'user credentials'?
>>
>> I've got a feeling you may just be talking about having a login
> dialog, but
>> I may be wrong..
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "markgoldin_2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:03 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials
>>
>>
>> >I am building a custom report portal for my company using Flex. The
>> > report engine is SQL Reporting Services with which in general I
> dont
>> > really need any middle tier. But now when I see answers to my
>> > question :) I think I do need one to get user credentials and send
>> > them back to my report front-end.
>> >
>> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" 
> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Jeez, yeah I didn't even think of that.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Come on Mark, tell us what you want in a bit more detail, please?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Tracy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 
>> >>
>> >> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> >> Behalf Of Matt Chotin
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:20 PM
>> >> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> >> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Unless you mean NT domain, in which case you're definitely out of
>> > luck
>> >> :-)
>> >>
>> >> On 9/30/08 2:30 PM, "Tracy Spratt" > >> <mailto:tspratt%40lariatinc.com> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Users do not have "domain names". Try again.
>> >> Tracy
>> >>
>> >> 
>> >>
>> >> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%
>> > 40yahoogroups.com>
>> >> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%
>> > 40yahoogroups.com>
>> >> ] On Behalf Of markgoldin_2000
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:40 PM
>> >> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%
>> > 40yahoogroups.com>
>> >> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials
>> >>
>> >> I am looking for user's domain name.
>> >>
>> >> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%
>> > 40yahoogroups.com>
>> >> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Douglas Knudsen"
>> >>  wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Might want to share what context you are posing here. Do you
> mean
>> >> J2EE
>> >> > credentials? OD credentials? Cookie based?
>> >> >
>> >> > DK
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM, markgoldin_2000
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Is it possible to get user credentials or at least a user
> name
>> >> within
>> >> > > Flex application?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Thanks
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
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>> >> > http://www.cubicleman.com <http://www.cubicleman.com>
>> >> > this is my signature, like it?
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials

[Paul Andrews]

What exactly do you mean by 'user credentials'?

I've got a feeling you may just be talking about having a login dialog, but 
I may be wrong..

- Original Message - 
From: "markgoldin_2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:03 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials


>I am building a custom report portal for my company using Flex. The
> report engine is SQL Reporting Services with which in general I dont
> really need any middle tier. But now when I see answers to my
> question :) I think I do need one to get user credentials and send
> them back to my report front-end.
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Jeez, yeah I didn't even think of that.
>>
>>
>>
>> Come on Mark, tell us what you want in a bit more detail, please?
>>
>>
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> Behalf Of Matt Chotin
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 5:20 PM
>> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials
>>
>>
>>
>> Unless you mean NT domain, in which case you're definitely out of
> luck
>> :-)
>>
>> On 9/30/08 2:30 PM, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>  > wrote:
>>
>> Users do not have "domain names". Try again.
>> Tracy
>>
>> 
>>
>> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  40yahoogroups.com>
>> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  40yahoogroups.com>
>> ] On Behalf Of markgoldin_2000
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:40 PM
>> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  40yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: User credentials
>>
>> I am looking for user's domain name.
>>
>> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com  40yahoogroups.com>
>>  , "Douglas Knudsen"
>>  wrote:
>> >
>> > Might want to share what context you are posing here. Do you mean
>> J2EE
>> > credentials? OD credentials? Cookie based?
>> >
>> > DK
>> >
>> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM, markgoldin_2000
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Is it possible to get user credentials or at least a user name
>> within
>> > > Flex application?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Douglas Knudsen
>> > http://www.cubicleman.com 
>> > this is my signature, like it?
>> >
>>
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Re: [flexcoders] AIR release build: how to deal with huge assets?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:44 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] AIR release build: how to deal with huge assets?


> Hey guys,
>
> The AIR application I'm working with have huge assets, say, big number
> of videos more than two gigabytes. I tried to build a release version
> with everything but failed to install that .air.
>
> Maybe I should make a small .air not includes any assets. After it
> installed by clients, ask them to install external 'contents' zip file
> with all assets?

Why can't the air installer not just install the application and when the 
application runs, it can check to see if additional external assets have ben 
installed and if not, copy them over to the installation. You shouldn't have 
to ask the user to install anything except perhaps put a CD/DVD into a drive 
for the transfer.

Paul

> Regular desktop application could have several packages, like one
> application CD and contents CD and installed in one installation
> process. Can AIR support this? Did I miss something?
>
> Thanks,
> George
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial

[Paul Andrews]

Thanks guys, job done!

Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "Vivian Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial


>   Hey Paul, Please take a look at Nathan's link. The posters
>   do not come unless you request for it!!! You need your flex
>   builder's serial number to request for it. Please go there and
>   submit a request for it.
>
>   By the way thanks Nathan.
>
>   Regards,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:34 AM, nathanpdaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>> Lynda.com site:
>> http://www.lynda.com/go/flex3
>>
>> Fabled Flex 3 Posters:
>> http://www.onflex.org/ted/2007/04/want-flex-api-posters.php
>>
>> :D
>>
>> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmm. I've heard talk of this fabled Flex 3 poster yet haven't seen
>> any info
>>> about how to get one. I had thought it might happen automagically
>> when I
>>> upgraded to Flex 3 from Flex 2 (some time ago), but it didn't. Go
>> on give me
>>> a clue.. ;-)
>>>
>>> Paul
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "hworke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: 
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:31 PM
>>> Subject: [flexcoders] Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Hello every one. Did you get a free 1 month
>>> > lynda.com subscription offer flier with the
>>> > flex 3 and AIR posters? If so, could you please
>>> > let me know the URL where I need to go to
>>> > redeem this new Flex 3 buyer offer. Unfortunately
>>> > I lost my flier but I wrote down the offer
>>> > code.
>>> >
>>> > Best regards...
>>> >
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Re: [flexcoders] Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial

[Paul Andrews]

Hmm. I've heard talk of this fabled Flex 3 poster yet haven't seen any info 
about how to get one. I had thought it might happen automagically when I 
upgraded to Flex 3 from Flex 2 (some time ago), but it didn't. Go on give me 
a clue..  ;-)

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "hworke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Flex poster and Lynda.com free trial


>
>  Hello every one. Did you get a free 1 month
>  lynda.com subscription offer flier with the
>  flex 3 and AIR posters? If so, could you please
>  let me know the URL where I need to go to
>  redeem this new Flex 3 buyer offer. Unfortunately
>  I lost my flier but I wrote down the offer
>  code.
>
>  Best regards...
>
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Re: [flexcoders] determine if image source exists

[Paul Andrews]

..but understand that it's no longer an external asset and will be embedded in 
your swf. If the png changes after you publish the swf, the change won't be 
picked up until you republish.
  - Original Message - 
  From: jitendra jain 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] determine if image source exists


  Use Embed keyword that will help embedding the image in a class while 
compiling.
  [Embed("assets/status.png")]

  private var status:Class;

   image.source=status; 
  Thanks,

  with Regards,
  Jitendra Jain





  - Original Message 
  From: bhaq1972 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, 30 September, 2008 5:35:19 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] determine if image source exists


  How can I check if a the jpg source defined by a string really exists. 
  eg

  var image1:Image = new Image();
  var sHello:String = "images/hello. jpg";

  if(sHello exists) // this is the bit i need help on
  {
  image1.source = sHello;
  }

  tia
  bod





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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Books - Detailed/Nitty-Gritty

[Paul Andrews]

+1
- Original Message - 
From: "nathanpdaniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 6:31 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Books - Detailed/Nitty-Gritty


>I highly suggest the Flex 3 Cookbook - not so great for "tutorials"
> but it is "freakin' AWESOME" (my thoughts personally... :D) if you
> have a decent grasp & know what you wanna do.  I use it everyday
>
> Just a thought!
> -Nathan D.
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Chet Haase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Anyways, I guess coming from Swing there are books (such as Filthy
>> Rich Clients, one author Chet Haase works for Adobe now) which cover
>>
>> Yeah, I heard that rumor as well...
>>
>> lots of neat tricks, details, expert type info. That's what I was
>> sort of wondering about.
>>
>> To be fair, Filthy Rich Clients was written when Java/Swing/2D was
> pretty mature. At the time, the only other Swing books available just
> covered the basics. Flex is newer, so maybe the advanced books or
> books covering specific niche topics about Flex aren't there yet
> because most people are still getting into it. On the other hand,
> it's a very approachable platform, so it doesn't take too much of an
> intro to get you to a place where you can dive in.
>>
>> It is worth checking out some of the blogs and learning sites out
> there; it's not as easy as having it collected in a table of
> contents, but there's some nice deep topics covered out there, both
> for AS3/Flash development in general and for Flex in particular.
>>
>> Chet.
>>
>>
>> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>, Samuel Colak  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > This strikes me a bit odd - what do people think Flex is ? It is
>> > simply a tool
>> > for AS3 development - or do people think this is a RAD tool like
> VB
>> > where everything
>> > is just point and click with no code ?
>> >
>> > Craig - unfortunately the actual best book is the Adobe online
>> > tutorials and API
>> > reference - its not terribly difficult to pick up once you have an
>> > understanding or
>> > background in C# or Java. If you are new to the development scene,
>> > then obviously
>> > flex will be rather more "daunting" - but it is worthwhile.
>> >
>> > On Sep 26, 2008, at 12:43 PM, cwicky99 wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm looking for one or more books to really dive into Flex (and
>> > > perhaps AS3). I know the basics and have been using it for a
> while,
>> > > but I really want to get into the advanced topics and the
> details for
>> > > some serious Flex development. Most of the books I've seen all
> seem
>> > > to have the some Table of Contents covering very basic stuff.
>> > >
>> > > Is there anything out there that covers all the details (you
> know
>> > > sometimes when you read a blog, or watch a videocast you find
> out
>> > > about a little nugget of information you had never heard of)?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
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Re: [flexcoders] Quick reference to Application.application

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "itdanny2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Quick reference to Application.application


>I have main application and many modules.
> While I do the coding in modules, I need
> to Application.application for refering
> to variable and functions in Main application.
> All works but I want to type shorted name.
> Any methods ?

Quick and dirty -  in your code declare:   var a:Object = 
Application.application;

It won't make your code very readable and there are better ways to go about 
things - for example using a singleton class to hold 'global' variables 
rather than refering to variables declared in the main application.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=showdetails&productId=2&postId=262

Paul. 

Re: [flexcoders] Flex 3 Builder and package imports

[Paul Andrews]

You have a pretty mixed up project structure - even for Flex 2.

Move the com directory to be a subdirectory of src. The Flex build path 
should find them.

Paul



- Original Message - 
From: "Edison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Flex 3 Builder and package imports


> Hi,
>
>  I currently have a flex 2 project with the following structure:
>
> [project-name]/
>  src/
>web/
>  assets/
>  css/
>  img/
>  javascript/
>  WEB-INF/
>classes/
>flex/
>flex_classes/
>  com/
>adobe/
>  cairngorm/
>etc...
>proj/
>  business/
>  commands/
>  etc...
>lib/
>
> The main source folder is: src\web
>
> I'm having trouble creating new ActionScript classes under the folder
> src\web\WEB-INF\flex-classes\com\proj\*
>
> I get the error message: "ActionScript package names must only contain
> letters, numbers, \"_\", and \"$\"." and figured out its because its
> residing in the WEB-INF folder (which contains a '-' in the name).
> However, WEB-INF isn't part of the package structure as the package
> declaration always starts from "com.proj..." for all the current
> classes. This was originally a flex 2 project using Flex 2 Builder
> without any problems.
>
> Is this a known problem with Flex 3 Builder? Is there any way to
> specify source files within the main source folder (the Flex Build
> Path only allows for source files outside the main source folder)?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Edison
>
>
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Binding programmatically

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Aaron Miller 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:45 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Binding programmatically


  But then how would this execute the binding when the text is updated?

Yes, you're right. Time to get some sleep!


  What I would do is use BindingUtils.bindProperty on each TextInput to set up 
the bindings in Actionscript.




  Best Regards,
  ~Aaron


  On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Yes, write a function:

function allNonBlank():Boolean {
for (var i:uint=0; i< this.numChildren; i++) {
if (this.getChildAt(i).text != "") return false;
}
return true;
}

Then 


Haven't tested it - something like that.

Paul

> raf






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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Binding programmatically

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Rafael Faria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:06 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Binding programmatically


> Paul,
> 
> thanks for your message but i might not explain it right.
> 
> i will have something like this inside my class
> 
> var el:Array = new Array('label1','label2','label3');
> 
> for(var i:uint = 0;i {
> var ti:TextInput = new TextInput();
> ti.id = el[i];
> addChild(ti);
> }
> 
> so i cant do what u suggested because "ti" is just a generic variable
> to create the elements.
> 
> any other idea?

Yes, write a function:

function allNonBlank():Boolean {
for (var i:uint=0; i< this.numChildren; i++) {
if (this.getChildAt(i).text != "") return false;
}
return true;
}


Then 


Haven't tested it - something like that.

Paul
 
> raf

Re: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component

[Paul Andrews]

Yes, I realised after I'd posted it. See next post. It's a bare-bones version 
(doesn't check for scrolling past the end).
  - Original Message - 
  From: Mike Pearce 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:57 AM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component


  Thanks Paul,

  Unfortunately, that isn't quite what I'm after.

  Setting selectedIndex doesn't necessarily scroll, it just selects an item.

  In your example, if you set the width of the list to 200 you'll see the 
problem.

   

  Has anyone else done this before? Surely this is something others have come 
across?

   

  Many thanks,

  Mike

   


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Andrews
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:45 AM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component

   

  

  

  http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 

  initialize="initData();" >

  

  

  

  

  

  

- Original Message - 

From: Mike Pearce 

To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:22 AM

Subject: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component

 

Hi list,

 

Been bashing away trying to remove the scrollbar from a HorizontalList so I 
can instead use just a forward and back button.

 

Not having a lot of luck.

 

Has anyone done this before? 

 

I've extended the HorizontalList class in the hope of using some of the 
protected methods like scrollHorizontally() but I seem to be wasting a lot of 
time.

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

Cheers,

Mike

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Re: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component

[Paul Andrews]

  - Original Message - 
  From: Paul Andrews 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:45 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component


  

  

  http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 

  initialize="initData();" >

  

  

  

  


  

  

- Original Message - 
From: Mike Pearce 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:22 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component


Hi list,

 

Been bashing away trying to remove the scrollbar from a HorizontalList so I 
can instead use just a forward and back button.

 

Not having a lot of luck.

 

Has anyone done this before? 

 

I've extended the HorizontalList class in the hope of using some of the 
protected methods like scrollHorizontally() but I seem to be wasting a lot of 
time.

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

Cheers,

Mike



Forgot to scroll and make the width smaller than the number of buttons.



Just to clarify:  the HorizontalList selectedIndex attribute can be 
incremented/decremented by the forward back button to change the selection, the 
scrollToIndex method will make sure that the selected index is visible; 
horizontalScrollPolicy="off" removes the scroll bar.



Better example below..





http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 

initialize="initData();" >

Re: [flexcoders] Binding programmatically

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Rafael Faria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:46 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Binding programmatically


> Hi folks
>
> I have a big question.
>
> for instance, if i have
>
> 
>
> 
>
>
> this would mean that if myLabel equals "" my button wil be disabled.
>
> What comes to my question.
>
> What if myLabel was added programmatically. I mean, what if i create
> that as myLabel = new Label() but inside a class, so on the mxml side
> i cant really know what is the instance "myLabel".
>
> This is a simple example, but what i have is a lot of TextInput
> created dynamically and i need to bind some of them to some buttons.
>
> how one would do that?

Re: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component

[Paul Andrews]

http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; 

initialize="initData();" >














  - Original Message - 
  From: Mike Pearce 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:22 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Manually scroll a list component


  Hi list,

   

  Been bashing away trying to remove the scrollbar from a HorizontalList so I 
can instead use just a forward and back button.

   

  Not having a lot of luck.

   

  Has anyone done this before? 

   

  I've extended the HorizontalList class in the hope of using some of the 
protected methods like scrollHorizontally() but I seem to be wasting a lot of 
time.

   

  Any help much appreciated.

   

  Cheers,

  Mike

   
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Re: [flexcoders] Convert from MXML to AS

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Eduardo Souza 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:08 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Convert from MXML to AS


  Hello Everyone,

  I'm needing to convert some of my MXMLs files to ActionScript (a webService 
dataProvider and a dataService) to use on all of my classes.

Why? You can access the mxml from actionscript. The mxml is compiled into a 
class.


  What I need to do to convert from MXMLs to ActionScript?

  Thanks!

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Dmitri Girski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 6:44 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application


> Weeping Jesus on the cross! Password & email fields should be disabled
> from Copy-pasting just for the sake of minimising the number of
> support calls from users who forgot which particular email or password
> they copied & pasted).

There's no relationship between cut and paste and people forgetting 
passwords. How can they forget the password if they're copying it?

> Over & out.
>
> Cheers,
> Dmitri.

Re: [flexcoders] [Bindable] is not getting updated..

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Manu Dhanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 3:08 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] [Bindable] is not getting updated..


>
> Hii Guyz,
>
> Although it's very strange (even for me), but this [Bindable] tag is not
> working for me.
>
> I am following the cairngorm structure and storing a variable in Model.
>
> Now, in one of my code file, if I 'll create a local bindable variable, 
> that
> binds to model.. then it is not being updated with the changes in model.
>
> [Bindable] private var xyz:String = MyModel.getInstance().someVar;
>
> Now, if I use xyz in my code then it is not updated. Where as if i use
> 'MyModel.getInstance().someVar' then I am getting perfect result.
>
> Any thoughts here...

Yes, some thoughts.

[Bindable] private var xyz:String = MyModel.getInstance().someVar

Means that xyz is bindable and is initialised with the value of 
MyModel.getInstance().someVar   .

It does not mean that xyz changes with the value of 
MyModel.getInstance().someVar .

If you wish to have a binding in an mxml file to 
MyModel.getInstance().someVar  then use "{MyModel.getInstance().someVar }", 
alternatively in actionscript you'll have to specifically set up a binding 
for it.

Paul




>
> Regards,
> Manu.
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Dmitri Girski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 1:28 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application


> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Good software is all about enabling people not disabling them.
>
> This is just a meaningless statement.

I think it's more of a guiding principle..

>You can't enable everything for
> everyone in any possible way.

That wasn't my suggestion.

> First, good software does whatever it is supposed to do.

.. and more.

> Then comes
> the rest (including copy-paste).

Even the OP agrees it's not a good idea to restrict copy-paste.

Just to clarify Dmitri, my point was that the focus of software should be to 
enable people to do whatever they wish and not hamper them in that  pursuit 
without very good reason.

Paul

> Cheers,
> Dmitri. 

Re: [flexcoders] local connection issues (was Does localconnection Class works with different Port numbers ?)

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Brandon Krakowsky 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 2:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Does localconnection Class works with different 
Port numbers ?


  I'm working with LocalConnection now and having some issues.  I'm trying to 
load and control some Flash 8 movies with some success.  I'm first loading in a 
proxy Flash 8 file, and then loading the movies into there.  I'm calling 
functions in the proxy file which basically tell the loaded movies to go to 
certain frames, etc.

I have been down this route and had good inital success but couldn't get it to 
work reliably as a Flash project. There was extensive discussion about this on 
flashcoders (this isn't specifically a Flex issue.)


  It seems to work most of the time but every now and again I get weird 
"undefined" traces in the Flex IDE.  I have a lot more testing to do but I'm 
not sure how the Flash 9 debugger tries to debug AS2 in a Flash 8 file.


One important consideration was leaving enough time for the AS2 side to settle 
down. I found that sometimes I would pass information to the AS2 side via the 
connection but the AS2 wasn't properly initalised and ready to handle it, so I 
added some delay to ensure that everything was ready on the AS2 side before the 
AS3 tried to control it.

Good luck. Eventually I rewrote the whole thing in AS2.. (because I had AS2 
swfs that I had to work with).

This should really be in your own thread..

Paul



  Thanks,
  Brandon


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Re: [flexcoders] RE: Alex going offline for a while - and Gordon too!

[Paul Andrews]

The Sheriffs are moseying on out of town..  ..there's going to be bar brawls 
and cattle rustling!
  - Original Message - 
  From: Gordon Smith 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:39 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] RE: Alex going offline for a while - and Gordon too!


  BTW, I'm on vacation from 9/22 to 10/3. Fortunately, the community is doing a 
great job of helping each other on this list!

   

  Gordon Smith

  Adobe Flex SDK Team

   

  From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex 
Harui
  Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 9:03 PM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [flexcoders] Alex going offline for a while

   

  Well, the time has come for me to take a break from answering flexcoders 
postings.  I'll be turning off my computer around 9pm PDT Thursday and going on 
sabbatical so I won't be thinking about Flex until October 10 or 20.  The last 
10 days are "vacation" so I might check in to start getting my brain in gear 
again.

   

  In the meantime, I'm sure the community will eventually answer everything I 
would anyway, but just in case, here are some possible responses:

   

  1)  Search the archives

  2)  Google for examples

  3)  Use the debugger

  4)  Use the profiler

  5)  Post the entire stacktrace using a debug build so you get line numbers

  6)  Item renderers recycle

  7)  Read my blog

  8)  Feel free to file a bug or enhancement request

  9)  Yes it is probably possible, but has difficulty rating of ___

  10)   Ask Matt or Gordon.

   

  See you in October

   

  -Alex


   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Dmitri Girski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:47 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application


> Well, sometimes you have to restrict users from doing something.
> Besides all possible greatest technologies available.

Good software is all about enabling people not disabling them. If software 
is to restrict some behaviour there has to be a good reason for doing so and 
the scenario presented by the OP is that the reason is poor decision making 
by management.

My own feeling is that if the planned change is made it won't be long before 
there's a lot of complaints and management ask for the change to be 
reversed. If the usual management spin is as I've seen it in most companies, 
the whole fiasco will be blamed on the software developers.

> And yes, "managing people" is great as well (as per Josh's comment).
> I wonder how it is going to be enforced. KGB?

In practice it doesn't make much effort to tackle unwanted behaviour. Often 
management prefer avoiding direct confrontation though - particularly if it 
involves inter-department disputes.

>From what the OP has said, it seems that the content is probably being cut 
and pasted since it saves the user a lot of time, but it's easy to make 
mistakes if the result isn't checked. So maybe what would be more 
appropriate is an approval flag to indicate if the result has been checked 
by a third party if an offender is not checking the resulting content 
correctly.

Of course, that's a pure guess.

Paul

> Cheers,
> Dmitri.
>
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday 16 Sep 2008, Dmitri Girski wrote:
>> > Do you need any more clues? Or "use-cases" how you call it.
>>
>> Umm, yes ?
>> Cut and paste is one of the great GUI tools, and everyone expects
> it. Witness
>> the poor UX on (say) the iPhone which inexplicably has no support
> for that.
>>
>> -- 
>> Tom Chiverton
>> Helping to challengingly exploit next-generation technologies

Re: [flexcoders] Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application

[Paul Andrews]

OK, I'm curious. Why don't you want users to cut and paste? I'd be pretty 
fed up if I was using an application that wouldn't let me paste into an 
input field.

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: "justincase772" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Preventing cut&paste in Flex3 application


> Hello everybody. As dumb as it might sound, I need to disable
> cut&paste in a flex3 web application, or in general to prevent users
> from performing cut&paste in TextInput and TextArea fields.
>
> Hours of googling, nothing found; anybody here able and willing to
> help?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>  Luca
>
> P.S. This is not an AIR application, nor unfortunately using AIR is an
> option at this time.
>
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Re: [flexcoders] HELP non coder With First Site ??? Tips? Idea's of things I should look into :(

[Paul Andrews]

Hi John,

It's good to see someone so enthusiastic about Flex, but my advice would be 
to take several steps back rather than attempt to build such a complex site 
as a first project.

I think it would be best to try and build a one or two page site and then 
expand from that. It may also be a good opportunity to reconsider what core 
messages that you may wish to promote about your business so that the site 
has a clear focus.

Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "johnvid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:20 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] HELP non coder With First Site ??? Tips? Idea's of 
things I should look into :(


> Hi Everyone, I have only posted once or twice before, and feel there
> is far too many messages from flexcoders to keep up with all the
> news...maybe there is a better place to try to get help.
>
> But anyway here goes.
>
> I have cobbled together my first FLex site.
>
> http://www.visual-image.co.uk/visualimg.html
>
> and I know there are many issues, the ones I know about and need to
> look into are evident. first off i need to change the index page back
> to index or main, as the site isnt getting picked up.
>
> I think I will add the collapsable super panel so I can add a few
> more panels, but it would be nice to get them(or the
> components/modules) to appear when a navigation button was pressed,
> but hey I can live without it for now as that seems too deep to get
> help with at this moment in time.
>
> The refresh on certain pages doesn't seem to work properly(maybe a
> Yahoo hosting issue??), though if i run it on my HD locally its fine.
> Maybe I should add some kind of code throught the app?
>
> Sure I know I should split the app up into components, to get it to
> run faster, but haven't really got my head round that yet, or how to
> split it into modules.
>
> Maybe the Pano's could be loaded as modules they are stand alone swf's
>
> THe Panoramic page, has been a real pain, as at first these Pano's
> Never worked at all(sandiebox violations), now only some of them do,
> Some crash Flex when looading, and the positioning is a little hit
> and miss, Perhaps thats why some people are using Papervision 3D, but
> at first I thought it was because they also contained some extra code
> & layers of graphics.. they seem to work on a panel but not in a
> viewstack. Sometimes i copy one to another page or app with same
> settings and it doesn't work???
>
> Sure would be nice to organise the images so they zoom on mouse over
> (or something) But return to the same place, and not push all the
> other images all over the screen, perhaps they all need to be on
> seperate layers, then move to front??? I dont know I am sure they
> could do wonderfull things.
>
>
> Those are my main issues, though I am sure further down the road I
> may try to get more help, just with those few issues I feel there is
> a lot to learn.
>
> Anyway I thank anyone in advance for any help, in the future I may
> recieve work that is beyond my skills, I would love to have some
> people I could work with to develop larger data driven projects.
>
> thanks ...
> johnvid
>
>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] How to clear client browser cache (SWF)

[Paul Andrews]

I suppose you could build a flash loader to get the correct url from the server 
and load it. That way the user could always reference the same  URL and the 
flash loader would have to get the correct (changing) url from the server 
before loading the main application.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Siva Kumar S 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:09 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to clear client browser cache (SWF)


  Hi Sefi

  Is there any other alternative, because changing the URL frequently will 
create a problem with the end-user.

  Thanks
  Siva Kumar S 


  From: Sefi Ninio 
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:43 AM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How to clear client browser cache (SWF)



  The straight froward approach would be to append the url with now date or 
something, to make it different from the one in the cache...


  On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Siva Kumar S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Dear All

We are in development of an ERP application in Flex.
Initially we may rollout few modules for testing, as the change request 
will trigger during this process. We need to release new version and so on.
Like to know how to clear the client SWF version to replace the new version 
of it.
Please advice.


Thanking You
Siva Kumar S



   

Re: [flexcoders] chatroom on flex and red5

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "sniperbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:08 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] chatroom on flex and red5


>i would like to make a chat room website , that has cams and mics and
> has admins and so on and i can design it on flex but need it cod ed
> and get fuctions workingm, if you are able to do this we can owen it 50 50

I think anyone who can code it can do a chatroom design as well..

Re: [flexcoders] Hi

[Paul Andrews]

Narayana,

Flexcoders is a helpful list, but it's always best to try and help yourself 
first.

Just typing "Flex reading XML" or "Flex XML" into google will lead you to a 
load of help about flex and XML, for example 
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/accessing_xml_data/

The other way that you can help yourself and the other users of the list is 
to put a sensible subject line in your post. Having a subject line of 'Hi' 
when asking for help on XML is not very helpful. If everyone did that the 
list would have threads that could not be followed.

Good luck.

Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "narayana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:53 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Hi


> Hi Friends
>
> am beginer in flex. please help me . i think here all are exports. my
> problem is am reading xml file in flex program. am reading xml file is
> node only. if its attribute how i can read?
>
> i will show example xml file with node
>
> 
>
> 
> The Corner Deli
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (650) 000-1212
> 1234 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA
> 
> 
> 
>
> 
> Good Earth
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (408) 555-
> 567 Homestead Ave, Cupertino, CA
> 
> 
> 
>
>
>
> 
>
>
> this file i can read in flex program.
>
> if xml has attribute below shown example
>
>
>
> 
> 
>  isBranch="false" label="book tickets" />
>  isBranch="false" label="Meeting at 7pm" />
>   
>isBranch="false" label="Pay power bill" />
>isBranch="false" label="Pay rent" />
>isBranch="false" label="Call parents" />
>isBranch="false" label="Attend John birthday party" />
>isBranch="false" label="Special Updates" />
>   
>   
>   
>label="Meeting at 5pm" />
>label="Complete document and send to client" />
>label="Interviews and Transcripts" />
>   
>   
>   
> 
> 
>
>
> how can i read that xml atributes please help me.am requsting
> all of my friends...
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Re: [flexcoders] function / method argument validation

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Alex Harui 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:21 AM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] function / method argument validation


  Instead of defining a function, you could define an interface



But it still wouldn't have a range check at compile time.

   

  From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Gordon Smith
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:10 PM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] function / method argument validation

   

  No, AS3 doesn't support this.

   

  Gordon Smith

  Adobe Flex SDK Team

   

  From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
rss181919
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 11:47 AM
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [flexcoders] function / method argument validation

   

  Let's say I have the following call

  s myvar = myfuntion (arg1:x)

  Of course arg1 must be of type x or you get a compile time error. Is 
  there any way to force arg1 to be of a certain value range within type 
  x and have it checked at compile time?

  For example, is there a way to create a group of constants or value 
  objects that the system would validate when compiling the function call?


   

Re: [flexcoders] Hi

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Robert Thompson 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Hi


  That's a great example alright...many applications lend themselves well to 
this kind of structure.


  HOWEVER: There does not appear to be a Right-Click VIew Source which brings 
up a left pane and then allows you to download source.

Robert, every single example in the explorer comes with copyable source code 
shown in the bottom right pane of the explorer.

Paul


  With a lot on most people's plate, this is a good starter example to save 
time.


  -r


  On Sep 8, 2008, at 5:22 AM, Paul Andrews wrote:


Check out the Flex explorer - it has an example for you to follow.

http://examples.adobe.com/flex3/componentexplorer/explorer.html

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: raj balaji
To: Flex Coders
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Hi

Hi all,
I want to use the repeater control in Actionscript, where the 
repeater control should add the component dynamically, can u tell me how to 
do that,,,
I am getting the data from xml...

Thanks in advance 





   

Re: [flexcoders] Hi

[Paul Andrews]

Check out the Flex explorer - it has an example for you to follow.

http://examples.adobe.com/flex3/componentexplorer/explorer.html

Paul
- Original Message - 
From: raj balaji
To: Flex Coders
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:55 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Hi



Hi all,
   I want to use the repeater control in Actionscript, where the 
repeater control should add the component dynamically, can u tell me how to 
do that,,,
I am getting the data from xml...

Thanks in advance 

Re: [flexcoders] Is there a live example which shows Flex can handle thousands of concurrent users?

[Paul Andrews]

Wouldn't it really depend on the backend technology used, not just Flex?

Flex is predomiately a client side technology with various options for 
interacting with a back-end server, so applications using large numbers of 
clients will be dependent more on the server setup, not so much the client.

That said, it'll be interesting to see what replies you get.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: R H. 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 7:37 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Is there a live example which shows Flex can handle 
thousands of concurrent users?


  Hello Folks,

  Would there be anyone who can point me to some live cases where they show 
Flex can handle thousands of concurrent users, such as on trading floors?

  Thanks
  Ryan

   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) for building Flex

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "piotrchruscielewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) 
for building Flex


>>
>> Piotr, according to my calculations, on a ten hour working day,
> without
>> breaks that would be a compilation every two minutes or so. I think
> that
>> even with zero seconds compilation time I wouldn't manage that.
> I've always
>> been taught that the time between compilations is more important
> than
>> compilation time, so a "thinking/debugging/edit/compile" cycle that
> fits
>> into two minutes, concerns me.
>>
>> I used to work on systems with a 45 minutes build time between
> debugging
>> runs, so we would have been in heaven with ten seconds!
>>
>> My small point is that focussing on losing ten seconds per compile
> may not
>> be the place where you can make the most gains. Of course I might
> be wrong.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>
> Maybe I`m saing to much about compilation time, but I was thinking
> generally about the time that tools consume. So as I said - it`s the
> time eclipse needs to open a file (sometimes it hangs and opens a
> file in 10 seconds), the time to wait for code completition etc.
>
> The thinking/debugging/edit/compile cycle is different in different
> stages of programing, and sometimes I`m codding for an hour without
> compilation. Mostly during some debugging/testing process - this time
> is shorter and then compilation time is important.
>
> BTW. does flex supports some dynamic recompilation ? I mean - can I
> change the code during debugging ?
>
> I know that there is always a place to improve programming skills and
> organization  - and thats a great subject for another discussions.
> How much code should be created during one iteration etc?
> For ex. when I`m adding a button that invokes some remote cairngorm
> command - I write in one iteration - Command class, new Event,
> Delegate function or new delegate etc.
> But during some interface improvements - like aranging items on form
> or aranging windows - I don`t see another solution than
> correct/recompile/test
>
Snip

> Do You have an application in FLEX that requires 45 minutes
> recompilation time ??

No. That was in another existence when processors and disc drives worked 
very much slower than they do now.

Paul 

Re: [flexcoders] What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) for building Flex

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) 
for building Flex


>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "piotrchruscielewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:31 AM
> Subject: [flexcoders] What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) for
> building Flex
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I`ve got some maybe not exactly programming subject, but also related
>> with FLEX.
>>
>> I`m building apps on my notebook with some Core 2 Duo and 4GB RAM. I
>> want to buy some good desktop comp to improve performance etc.
>>
>> Do you have some observations, experience - how can we make the best
>> environment for Flex programming ?
>> I`m talking about a situation, when we need to start Oracle database,
>> LCDS server , and huge Flex Builder running tomcat, some firefox for
>> testing, second one for some resources etc etc
>>
>> I hate it when I`m waiting 10 seconds for compilation, or when i open
>> a file - eclipse hangs for few seconds. When I compile each few
>> minutes - it looks that almost one hour each day i spend waiting for
>> compilation etc.
>
> Piotr, according to my calculations, on a ten hour working day, without
> breaks that would be a compilation every two minutes or so. I think that
> even with zero seconds compilation time I wouldn't manage that. I've 
> always
> been taught that the time between compilations is more important than
> compilation time, so a "thinking/debugging/edit/compile" cycle that fits
> into two minutes, concerns me.
>
> I used to work on systems with a 45 minutes build time between debugging
> runs, so we would have been in heaven with ten seconds!
>
> My small point is that focussing on losing ten seconds per compile may not
> be the place where you can make the most gains. Of course I might be 
> wrong.
>
> Paul

Perhaps another slant on this would be:

Spending a couple of thousand dollars (or whatever it might be) in the hope 
of cutting your compilation times in half might be a very poor investment. 
Lets say you save five seconds per compilation. Just how long will it take 
to recoup the time spent setting up your new go-faster machine in order to 
shave off a very small amount of compilation time. It could easily take you 
months to see any advantage once you've taken the setup time into 
consideration. You could even set up the new system and only get a nine 
second compilation.

Is it worth it?

Paul 

Re: [flexcoders] What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) for building Flex

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "piotrchruscielewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:31 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] What is the best hardware configuration (on PC) for 
building Flex


> Hi
>
> I`ve got some maybe not exactly programming subject, but also related
> with FLEX.
>
> I`m building apps on my notebook with some Core 2 Duo and 4GB RAM. I
> want to buy some good desktop comp to improve performance etc.
>
> Do you have some observations, experience - how can we make the best
> environment for Flex programming ?
> I`m talking about a situation, when we need to start Oracle database,
> LCDS server , and huge Flex Builder running tomcat, some firefox for
> testing, second one for some resources etc etc
>
> I hate it when I`m waiting 10 seconds for compilation, or when i open
> a file - eclipse hangs for few seconds. When I compile each few
> minutes - it looks that almost one hour each day i spend waiting for
> compilation etc.

Piotr, according to my calculations, on a ten hour working day, without 
breaks that would be a compilation every two minutes or so. I think that 
even with zero seconds compilation time I wouldn't manage that. I've always 
been taught that the time between compilations is more important than 
compilation time, so a "thinking/debugging/edit/compile" cycle that fits 
into two minutes, concerns me.

I used to work on systems with a 45 minutes build time between debugging 
runs, so we would have been in heaven with ten seconds!

My small point is that focussing on losing ten seconds per compile may not 
be the place where you can make the most gains. Of course I might be wrong.

Paul


snip 

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Where are the Scroll Bars on the Web Page At ?

[Paul Andrews]

If  the application height is fixed add a style:


body {overflow:visible; height:1500px }





- Original Message - 
From: "seulaterbuddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:54 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Where are the Scroll Bars on the Web Page At ?


>I have done that and, unfortunately it did not work.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Nik Derewianka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> In the html-template/index.template.html file change line ~77 to
> read
>>  instead of the default which turns it off
>> explicitly.
>>
>> And if someone tries to tell me again that he never creates a Flex
>> application with the Application tag as the main container, then I
>> encourage him to re-read what Out of the Box means.  Hint: you can't
>> create an application out of the box without an Application tag as
> the
>> root.
>>
>> This default is wrong.  It needs to change.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nik
>>
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone requests it

[Paul Andrews]

Nate,

You'll also need a Flex front end to interact with the user - so they can 
choose appropriate options and specify assets that will be used, then upload 
assets, etc. The front end would then instruct the server side to build the swf 
from the assets and configuration that the user has selected in the  Flex 
front-end. Effectively the Flex front end would be responsible for assembling 
stage 3 of your pipeline and would initiate stage 4.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Nate Beck 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


  I agree with Paul here.  Debugging would be a pain, however, I wouldn't count 
this out as impossible.


  Here's what I would do it:


1.. Install mxmlc on my webserver (or offload to another server for 
scalability) 
2.. Write template MXML & AS documents.
3.. Have a set of configuration files, xml, assets etc.
4.. Use Ruby or Perl, or maybe even PHP to take the configuration files, 
assets etc... and generate the code that needs to be compiled from the 
templates. 
5.. Run the generated files through mxmlc
6.. Now you'd have a swf that you could prompt the user to download or 
something else.
  Now that I think about this.  It seems a lot like what Animoto does, except 
they're generating video instead on a swf, but it's essentially the same type 
of system.


  hope this helps,
  Nate


  On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


If you are going the single swf route, here are some of the likely pitfalls:

Debugging is going to be a PIA. Not only are you debugging a generated swf, 
you are debugging the process of generating that swf and trying to build an 
architecture for all eventualities. If there's a failure in any part of the 
chain - corrupt uploaded file, fault in the code generated for compiling into 
the swf, stalled server process, etc. then you will come unstuck in the 
generation of the swf.

The swf generation pipeline is going to involve co-ordination of a number 
of process - the compiler, loading of assets and use of filespace on the server 
assembling the swf. There's a lot to go wrong. It's not an easy route.

As Daniel says, you may be forced to do this swf generation. I really 
wonder how many people on the list have attempted such a thing and how they got 
on. I bet it's a really small number, perhaps even zero.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Daniel Freiman 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


  I agree with Paul from a technological basis, but there is a strong 
business case for doing compilation on the fly and having the deliverable be a 
single file.  People with lower technology aptitude/interest would consider a 
single file better/simpler and may use that as a significant factor on what to 
purchase.  This is why a lot of these types of products do deliver only one 
file.  A lot also deliver multiple files, so it's by no means a cut and dry 
case.  So if the product marketing allows for a multi-file deliverable/output, 
then I would agree with Paul.  But sometimes your stuck with what the 
market(ers) want.

      - Daniel Freiman


  On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


- Original Message - 
From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 

Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


> Hi Folks,
>
> There is nothing to hide about it.
>
> See, the thing is : I like to make a web application with Flex as well
> as its counter part desktop version in AIR.
>
> The application will be of like Flex Flip Book and it also offering
> some other features like slideshow, calender view, zoom In zoom Out
> etc features.
>
> I want my end user come to online version and can make his own stuff -
> - My system will provide him some layout of
> - client will choose any layout and provide data for that particular
> layout
> - clients input data will be like image / video etc.
> - system will save that page(layout) by page
> - at the end client will get a swf file to use at his conveniences.
>
> Same way I want to offer same functionality with AIR version, too.
>
> ~ Paul, is it information ok to understand you what the application ?


Yes, BUT you haven't explained why yo

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone requests it

[Paul Andrews]

If you are going the single swf route, here are some of the likely pitfalls:

Debugging is going to be a PIA. Not only are you debugging a generated swf, you 
are debugging the process of generating that swf and trying to build an 
architecture for all eventualities. If there's a failure in any part of the 
chain - corrupt uploaded file, fault in the code generated for compiling into 
the swf, stalled server process, etc. then you will come unstuck in the 
generation of the swf.

The swf generation pipeline is going to involve co-ordination of a number of 
process - the compiler, loading of assets and use of filespace on the server 
assembling the swf. There's a lot to go wrong. It's not an easy route.

As Daniel says, you may be forced to do this swf generation. I really wonder 
how many people on the list have attempted such a thing and how they got on. I 
bet it's a really small number, perhaps even zero.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Daniel Freiman 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


  I agree with Paul from a technological basis, but there is a strong business 
case for doing compilation on the fly and having the deliverable be a single 
file.  People with lower technology aptitude/interest would consider a single 
file better/simpler and may use that as a significant factor on what to 
purchase.  This is why a lot of these types of products do deliver only one 
file.  A lot also deliver multiple files, so it's by no means a cut and dry 
case.  So if the product marketing allows for a multi-file deliverable/output, 
then I would agree with Paul.  But sometimes your stuck with what the 
market(ers) want.

  - Daniel Freiman


  On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


- Original Message - 
From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 

Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


> Hi Folks,
>
> There is nothing to hide about it.
>
> See, the thing is : I like to make a web application with Flex as well
> as its counter part desktop version in AIR.
>
> The application will be of like Flex Flip Book and it also offering
> some other features like slideshow, calender view, zoom In zoom Out
> etc features.
>
> I want my end user come to online version and can make his own stuff -
> - My system will provide him some layout of
> - client will choose any layout and provide data for that particular
> layout
> - clients input data will be like image / video etc.
> - system will save that page(layout) by page
> - at the end client will get a swf file to use at his conveniences.
>
> Same way I want to offer same functionality with AIR version, too.
>
> ~ Paul, is it information ok to understand you what the application ?


Yes, BUT you haven't explained why you cannot package the swf with other 
files.


> Folks, can you guide me the proper way now ?


Avoid building a swf file 'on the fly'. It's going to be very hard to do 
and 
prone to all kinds of problems.

My instinct is this:

If you knew how to do it you would avoid doing it.
If you don't know how to do it and have to ask you shouldn't do it.

My suggestion for 'the proper way' is not to try and build a single swf. - 
it's just my opinion, maybe others (and you) disagree.

I'll be interested to see how you get on.

Paul


> Awaiting response

> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:46 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone
>> requests it
>>
>>
>> > Hi Daniel Freiman, Paul and Toby Ashley
>> >
>> > Thanks for your reply.
>> >
>> > But for this same product we have to crate an AIR (desktop) version
>> > too. That's why also, as an end product from my application, I have to
>> > give an swf to end client.
>>
>> I think the main mystery is why it has only to be a single swf
> rather than
>> swf + customistaion data in various files. You are effectively
> trying to
>> include all that customistation inside the swf. Air doesn't preclude
>> supplying the application + customis

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone requests it

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


> Hi Folks,
>
> There is nothing to hide about it.
>
> See, the thing is : I like to make a web application with Flex as well
> as its counter part desktop version in AIR.
>
> The application will be of like Flex Flip Book and it also offering
> some other features like slideshow, calender view, zoom In zoom Out
> etc features.
>
> I want my end user come to online version and can make his own stuff -
> - My system will provide him some layout of
> - client will choose any layout and provide data for that particular
> layout
> - clients input data will be like image / video etc.
> - system will save that page(layout) by page
> -  at the end client will get a swf file to use at his conveniences.
>
> Same way I want to offer same functionality with AIR version, too.
>
> ~ Paul, is it information ok to understand you what the application ?

Yes, BUT  you haven't explained why you cannot package the swf with other 
files.

> Folks, can you guide me the proper way now ?

Avoid building a swf file 'on the fly'. It's going to be very hard to do and 
prone to all kinds of problems.

My instinct is this:

If you knew how to do it you would avoid doing it.
If you don't know how to do it and have to ask you shouldn't do it.

My suggestion for 'the proper way' is not to try and build a single swf. - 
it's just my opinion, maybe others (and you) disagree.

I'll be interested to see how you get on.

Paul

> Awaiting response

> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:46 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone
>> requests it
>>
>>
>> > Hi Daniel Freiman, Paul  and  Toby Ashley
>> >
>> > Thanks for your reply.
>> >
>> > But for this same product we have to crate an AIR (desktop) version
>> > too. That's why also, as an end product from my application, I have to
>> > give an swf to end client.
>>
>> I think the main mystery is why it has only to be a single swf
> rather than
>> swf + customistaion data in various files. You are effectively
> trying to
>> include all that customistation inside the swf. Air doesn't preclude
>> supplying the application + customisation files.
>>
>> Can you not say what this application is?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> > Folks, do you have any other suggestions . . . !!!
>>
>> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews"  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> - Original Message - 
>> >> From: "kuntamayu" 
>> >> To: 
>> >> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 2:51 PM
>> >> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone
>> >> requests it
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hi...
>> >> >
>> >> > I am working on a project like " Flex Flip Book ", so in that
> project
>> >> > as a end product from my application, I need to give an swf file to
>> >> > end user so he / she can use that swf file directly without any
>> >> > modification.
>> >>
>> >> End users aren't normally given swfs - they are generally either
>> > provided
>> >> with an application that they install, or they go to a web page.
>> > Just what
>> >> is your plan?
>> >>
>> >> If they use a web page there's no need to have everything in a
>> > single swf,
>> >> if they have an application an installer can install an application
>> > file
>> >> plus any other files required for customisation.
>> >>
>> >> Your proposed solution is fraught with difficullty as an automated
>> > process.
>> >>
>> >> Paul
>> >>
>> >> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Toby Ashley"  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You'd most likely be better off storing your users' data / choices
>> >> > as XML or
>> >> >> something, then build a SWF which can read in that XML and load /
>> >> > display
>> >> >> the relevant text 

Re: [flexcoders] Who is Robert Thompson?

[Paul Andrews]

BTW, this is my last post about RT. I feel like I'm morphing into someone 
who can't help posting tittle tattle.

- Original Message - 
From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Who is Robert Thompson?


> - Original Message - 
> From: "nathanpdaniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:29 PM
> Subject: [flexcoders] Who is Robert Thompson?
>
>
>> Since he seems to be in EVERY thread... and why should we (not) listen
>> to what he has to say?  Just curious...
>
> I have no idea who he is. He says some sensible things, he has some
> controversial views and he seems to have a mission to push his view of the
> world onto the flexcoders community at every opportunity.
>
> I don't have a problem with anyone putting forward a viewpoint or 
> mentioning
> some flex related development, but it gets tedious when it's done post 
> after
> post. A lot of what Robert has said has been mentioned here before so it's
> not some great insight that we're seeing on some new feature of flex
> development or software business practices.
>
> Robert clearly has a view of the world that is all his own. It's OK to put
> that forward once, but in post after post aspects of that view are pushed
> forward. I feel like I'm reading propoganda broadcasts. I don't have an
> issue with the technologies that Robert champions - many developers here
> (including me) have used papervision, dabbled with lazlo or have used FDT
> and many developers here have talked about their use in conjunction with
> Flex. I have no problem with devlopers that use other technologies - many 
> of
> us use multiple technologies as a matter of course.
>
> Robert is unhappy with some of Adobe's business practices and has declared
> his intention to look elesewhere away from flex towards other 
> technologies.
> That's his prerogative, but I don't feel he should use absolutely every
> opportunity to push his alternative technologies as though he has a 
> mission
> to move us from the evil flex into the light.
>
> I just don't like having one persons views pushed at me post after post.
> This list is about flex, but lately it's mostly about the world according 
> to
> RT.
>
> Don't get me wrong. RT is entitled to have his views, but I shouldn't have
> to keep reading about them all of the time.
>
>
> 
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Who is Robert Thompson?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "nathanpdaniel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:29 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Who is Robert Thompson?


> Since he seems to be in EVERY thread... and why should we (not) listen
> to what he has to say?  Just curious...

I have no idea who he is. He says some sensible things, he has some 
controversial views and he seems to have a mission to push his view of the 
world onto the flexcoders community at every opportunity.

I don't have a problem with anyone putting forward a viewpoint or mentioning 
some flex related development, but it gets tedious when it's done post after 
post. A lot of what Robert has said has been mentioned here before so it's 
not some great insight that we're seeing on some new feature of flex 
development or software business practices.

Robert clearly has a view of the world that is all his own. It's OK to put 
that forward once, but in post after post aspects of that view are pushed 
forward. I feel like I'm reading propoganda broadcasts. I don't have an 
issue with the technologies that Robert champions - many developers here 
(including me) have used papervision, dabbled with lazlo or have used FDT 
and many developers here have talked about their use in conjunction with 
Flex. I have no problem with devlopers that use other technologies - many of 
us use multiple technologies as a matter of course.

Robert is unhappy with some of Adobe's business practices and has declared 
his intention to look elesewhere away from flex towards other technologies. 
That's his prerogative, but I don't feel he should use absolutely every 
opportunity to push his alternative technologies as though he has a mission 
to move us from the evil flex into the light.

I just don't like having one persons views pushed at me post after post. 
This list is about flex, but lately it's mostly about the world according to 
RT.

Don't get me wrong. RT is entitled to have his views, but I shouldn't have 
to keep reading about them all of the time. 

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone requests it

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:46 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


> Hi Daniel Freiman, Paul  and  Toby Ashley
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> But for this same product we have to crate an AIR (desktop) version
> too. That's why also, as an end product from my application, I have to
> give an swf to end client.

I think the main mystery is why it has only to be a single swf rather than 
swf + customistaion data in various files. You are effectively trying to 
include all that customistation inside the swf. Air doesn't preclude 
supplying the application + customisation files.

Can you not say what this application is?

Paul

> Folks, do you have any other suggestions . . . !!!

> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 2:51 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone
>> requests it
>>
>>
>> > Hi...
>> >
>> > I am working on a project like " Flex Flip Book ", so in that project
>> > as a end product from my application, I need to give an swf file to
>> > end user so he / she can use that swf file directly without any
>> > modification.
>>
>> End users aren't normally given swfs - they are generally either
> provided
>> with an application that they install, or they go to a web page.
> Just what
>> is your plan?
>>
>> If they use a web page there's no need to have everything in a
> single swf,
>> if they have an application an installer can install an application
> file
>> plus any other files required for customisation.
>>
>> Your proposed solution is fraught with difficullty as an automated
> process.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Toby Ashley"  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> You'd most likely be better off storing your users' data / choices
>> > as XML or
>> >> something, then build a SWF which can read in that XML and load /
>> > display
>> >> the relevant text / video / audio / links / whatever. Rather than
>> > creating
>> >> one SWF for each user, just create one SWF and pass it different
> XML for
>> >> each instance to populate the template.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM, kuntamayu  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > From my flex project, I want to create a swf file on fly - to save
>> >> > clients' data .
>> >> >
>> >> > Clients' data may contains Image, Text, Video, Audio and web link.
>> >> >
>> >> > How to save this data in a swf file at server side.
>> >> >
>> >> > ( We are using java for server side code )
>> >> >
>> >> > Waiting for reply.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 
>> >> >
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>> >
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Question about Best Practices for Applications with many views using Cairngorm

[Paul Andrews]

First of all, I'm no Cairngorm expert and I'm not going to criticise a 
reference implementation.

For a store application (any store) I would consider that the model would 
hold details of the stock items and the baskets of any shoppers. I wouldn't 
have the model keep track of what the shopper is currently doing, because 
that's not something that affects the shop stock or the users basket. The 
view on the other hand is concerned with what the user is doing and needs to 
keep track of the view state in order to manage the interface.

In this respect I would be using constants to represent view states but they 
would be constants associated with view classes not model classes.

My feeling is that model classes need to be as far as possible separate from 
the view, so that in theory you could replace the view implementation 
without changing the model at all.

Inevitably there is a coupling between view and model but it's in terms of 
how the model is manipulated and accessed by the view.

That's how I think about these things. I've been wrong before and will be 
again and I have no criticism for the Cairngorm Store.

I'm not sure that's helpful.

Paul


- Original Message - 
From: "Justin J. Moses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 12:33 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about Best Practices for Applications 
with many views using Cairngorm


> Paul,
>
> If you're trying to understand Cairngorm by reading the docs and
> going through the Cairngorm Store demo, you'll notice that the views
> are toggled via constants in the model:
>
> eg.
>
>
> if( model.workflowState ==
> ShopModelLocator.VIEWING_PRODUCTS_IN_THUMBNAILS )
>
> ...
>
>
> so the various views or different features/sections that the user sees
> in the store are:
>
> ShopModelLocator.VIEWING_PRODUCTS_IN_THUMBNAILS
> ShopModelLocator.VIEWING_PRODUCTS_IN_GRID
> ShopModelLocator.VIEWING_CHECKOUT
>
>
> So that would explain why both the original poster and myself, would
> assume that for various features in your own app - such as a "My
> Profile", "Inbox", "Contacts" for an email application for example -
> would have to be handled by a viewstack and a list of constants.
>
> Do you think the Cairngorm Store app has been written with inherent
> flaws? If so, then how would you rewrite it to illustrate the
> behaviour you mentioned before?
>
> cheers,
> Justin
>
>
> 
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Re: [flexcoders] Options on ActionScript 3.0 Editing in FLEX

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: Robert Thompson
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Options on ActionScript 3.0 Editing in FLEX

snip

>Nothing is as clear as the message of Josh to tell me to F off.  Yet 
>you ignore that.  Hypocrisy.

I didn't ignore it and I doubt the list ignored it. Problem is that in 
cyberland, nobody can hear you cheer.

Don't panic, I'll just wait for someone else to get fed up with the way 
things are going. 

Re: [flexcoders] Options on ActionScript 3.0 Editing in FLEX

[Paul Andrews]

Robert loads of people already know about FDT, many people here and on 
flashcoders use it. Nobody here wants anyone acting like some public service 
announcer here on the forums. It's highly patronising to list. It'all going to 
end in tears.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Robert Thompson 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 8:38 PM
  Subject: [flexcoders] Options on ActionScript 3.0 Editing in FLEX


  Just as a note on ActionScript 3.0 Editing in FLEX.


  Papervision3D just posted news of their contest, endorsed FDT Enterprise 
Edition as their preferred ActionScript Editor.


  From Papervision3D.org, quote,



  "2nd Place- VectorVision - Winner of FDT Enterprise Edition (our preferred 
ActionScript editor)"


  Papervision3D is a great organization who has dramatically improved 
flexcoding possibilities.


  FDT + Papervision3D = Great news for everyone.


  http://blog.papervision3d.org/


  -r


  Note: As a recommendation I was given, I note that this is an appropriately 
verified post to inform [flexcoders] of important information. Please do not 
reply in a counter-productive or aggressive fashion to good news that provides 
value to [flexcoders]  :-)
   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone requests it

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "kuntamayu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Want to build a SWF on the fly when someone 
requests it


> Hi...
>
> I am working on a project like " Flex Flip Book ", so in that project
> as a end product from my application, I need to give an swf file to
> end user so he / she can use that swf file directly without any
> modification.

End users aren't normally given swfs - they are generally either provided 
with an application that they install, or they go to a web page. Just what 
is your plan?

If they use a web page there's no need to have everything in a single swf, 
if they have an application an installer can install an application file 
plus any other files required for customisation.

Your proposed solution is fraught with difficullty as an automated process.

Paul

> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Toby Ashley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> You'd most likely be better off storing your users' data / choices
> as XML or
>> something, then build a SWF which can read in that XML and load /
> display
>> the relevant text / video / audio / links / whatever. Rather than
> creating
>> one SWF for each user, just create one SWF and pass it different XML for
>> each instance to populate the template.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM, kuntamayu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > From my flex project, I want to create a swf file on fly - to save
>> > clients' data .
>> >
>> > Clients' data may contains Image, Text, Video, Audio and web link.
>> >
>> > How to save this data in a swf file at server side.
>> >
>> > ( We are using java for server side code )
>> >
>> > Waiting for reply.
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>> >
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>> >
>>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Question about Best Practices for Applications with many views using Cairngorm

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "j301c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 6:56 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about Best Practices for Applications 
with many views using Cairngorm


>I agree that states are probably a much better option than viewstacks
> because they are more dynamic.  I probably will consider doing this as
> I move along for this reason.  I guess I was just wondering if there
> was a better way than using constants in the modellocator to bind what
> state, or selected index, that a component is in.  If I used states, am
> I correct in saying I would still need to have a static variable in the
> modellocator that each views state variable would have to bind to?  I
> am thinking there must be a better way to decouple the view from the
> model in this instance. Thanks, I appreciate this great feedback.

I can't quite follow how your application is put together. Usually the view 
is bound to the model via the modellocator and I don't really see the 
problem with that. I'm not sure what you are doing with the constants in the 
modellocator. The model shouldn't be tracking what is happening in the view.

Basically the view issues events to notify the model of what changes are 
happening and to cue the model to make changes to itself as a result of what 
is going on in the view. The model changes and via binding the view is 
updated.

Paul

> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Justin J. Moses" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
>>
>> For your application, have you considered separating your views within
>> states, and only populate them on the "EnterState" event? You could
>> employ modules that load up on that event, rather than preloading them
>> with components.
>>
>> The advantage of using states is that when your user comes back to
>> opened states, they show themselves as they were left. Although the
>> obvious caveat is the memory they take up (which you'd need to analyse
>> in the Flex Profiler - assuming ur using Flex Builder 3 Pro).
>>
>> You can create the states dynamically, say when your user logs in, to
>> load up the modules that type of user might need.
>>
>
>
>
> 
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Re: [flexcoders] OpenLaszlo.org supports Flex, Silverlight, AJAX, soon Quicktime, and also DHTML and W3C

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] OpenLaszlo.org supports Flex, Silverlight, AJAX, 
soon Quicktime, and also DHTML and W3C


> There is a different way to look at this. Right now, Flash is still just
> and "on-line" technology in the view of most people. Even though AIR
> does a lot of things, people still don't think it is very important.
> Similar problem that Microsoft had with VB being considered only a
> desktop tech and almost none taking it seriously as a server until
> Microsoft built server based applications.
>
> For me, Mass appeal of AIR is huge! It would mean that I can push Flex
> as a Desktop as well as a Web application. It becomes the replacement
> for VB and .net which then lets me solidify the build once/deploy
> everywhere that we have been talking about since the early Java days.
>
> I understand your concern that Adobe is doing similar things as you are
> however, Micorsoft, IBM, Oracle and most others also make a lot of
> applications that are similar to what their developers build also. The
> difference is customization as well as usage. I think if Adobe can
> produce good desktop and Web applications that we can showcase, we will
> be able to move the market away from Microsoft and Sun and increase the
> viability of using Flex in corporations.
>
> For me, at my company we were choosing between Silverlight, JavaFX, Doja
> and Flex. It was the fact that Microsoft had released Photoshop Express
> that helped to sell Flex.

Scary. Microsoft just bought Adobe. Shriek!

The development world is big and Adobe consulting doesn't come cheap, so I 
think there's those that can afford the cream of the crop no matter what the 
cost and then there's the rest of the world that have budgets, so there's 
always going to be room for everyone.

Paul

> That is my .02.
>
>
> Robert Thompson wrote:
>>
>> I agree.  Let's see what happens.
>>
>>
>> Everyone here is an individual that can judge for themselves.
>>
>> I myself and quite concerned.
>>
>> I hope to be more informed than the Press Releases, White-paper and
>> list of Clients already served by Adobe with a solution akin to the
>> "Hybrid" or "Flex Store" and based on a high-performance platform.
>>
>> Great.  But where does that FLEX mass-appeal product leave the 
>> developers.
>>
>> If Scene7.com did it themselves great.  But Adobe has purchased them,
>> the CEO of Adobe resigned about the same time, and now we have a new
>> Adobe who is building a hybrid lightweight operating system in AIR
>> that I have been very excited about in the past in my posts here, and
>> in an OpenGL display framework (Papervision3D to the rescue), but now
>> Adobe has just added a new dimension to all of thiscompetition in
>> a very real sense against a developer, for example, bidding for a
>> Small Running Shoe company.  Do they choose Adobe Scene7 or do they
>> choose a developer?  Probably Adobe.
>>
>> A ran 8:52 for the 3200m in college, All SEC twice, and NCAA
>> Division-1, 3rd place championship team, and had a good running
>> career, which is why I brought up the example of a running shoe store.
>>
>> -r
>>
>> ** 

Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?

[Paul Andrews]

Mission accomplished. Use this:



body {overflow:visible; height:1500px }



In your html template for the project. Adapt to suit.

Paul

  - Original Message - 
  From: Paul Andrews 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


   
  David,

  Your designer may be able to force the scrollbars by adding an unobtrusive 
design element to the html (long one pixel wide image, or some CSS) to make the 
scrollbars operate.

  Paul
- Original Message - 
From: David Pariente 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


i will look for a solution to put scroll bars inside the app changing the 
design a little...sorry for designer :P

thnx to everyone anyway :)



- Mensaje original 
De: David Pariente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Para: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Enviado: sábado, 30 de agosto, 2008 14:37:34
Asunto: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?



yah, its like that, the page is in the middle of the spaceand have some 
kind of shadows on the both sides. If i put scrollbars there design will broke.

so i'm trying to find a way to put standard explorer scrollbar, i made them 
appear, but, they dont seem to work with flash content.



- Mensaje original ----
    De: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
Enviado: sábado, 30 de agosto, 2008 14:23:53
Asunto: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?



I think the OP needs scrollbars at the side of the design because the flex 
app is centered and floating inside the html page. Adding a scrollbar to the 
flex would have the scrollbar in the page and spoiling the design aesthetic. I 
guess the designer has a html background to match the design of the flex app so 
that where flex ends and html begins isn't apparent.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Howard Fore 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


  I'm having a hard time following your explanation of which scrollbar 
comes from where (And I've had my own scroll issues), but have you thought 
about modifying the html-template file to use HTML frames (or an iFrame) so the 
center frame/iframe would have the Flex app and the scroll bars?


  On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 7:10 AM, David Pariente  
wrote:

Hi all,
I reopen this discussion because i got a case where i need to use 
vertical scrollbars from the explorer,

i tried adding body { margin: 0px; overflow-x:hidden; 
overflow-y:scroll; } to the html, but then the scrollbar appears, but can't use.

we are trying to avoid using the flex scrollbars, cause the app is 
positioned in the middle of the page, and has a special design on the borders 
of it (that whould completely mess if we use a scrollbar there).

So my question is if it's possible to scroll vertically the full app, 
using the navigators scrollbars, or not. In case is not, can we put a flex 
scrollbar in the right border of the explorer (not the right border of the flex 
app).

I still don't know if i have to contact the designer to tell her to 
change ALL her design cause of this scrollbars :(

thnx in advance.



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Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?

[Paul Andrews]

David,

Your designer may be able to force the scrollbars by adding an unobtrusive 
design element to the html (long one pixel wide image, or some CSS) to make the 
scrollbars operate.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: David Pariente 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:11 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


  i will look for a solution to put scroll bars inside the app changing the 
design a little...sorry for designer :P

  thnx to everyone anyway :)



  - Mensaje original 
  De: David Pariente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Para: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Enviado: sábado, 30 de agosto, 2008 14:37:34
  Asunto: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?



  yah, its like that, the page is in the middle of the spaceand have some 
kind of shadows on the both sides. If i put scrollbars there design will broke.

  so i'm trying to find a way to put standard explorer scrollbar, i made them 
appear, but, they dont seem to work with flash content.



  - Mensaje original 
  De: Paul Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
  Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com
  Enviado: sábado, 30 de agosto, 2008 14:23:53
  Asunto: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?



  I think the OP needs scrollbars at the side of the design because the flex 
app is centered and floating inside the html page. Adding a scrollbar to the 
flex would have the scrollbar in the page and spoiling the design aesthetic. I 
guess the designer has a html background to match the design of the flex app so 
that where flex ends and html begins isn't apparent.

  Paul
- Original Message - 
From: Howard Fore 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com 
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


I'm having a hard time following your explanation of which scrollbar comes 
from where (And I've had my own scroll issues), but have you thought about 
modifying the html-template file to use HTML frames (or an iFrame) so the 
center frame/iframe would have the Flex app and the scroll bars?


On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 7:10 AM, David Pariente  
wrote:

  Hi all,
  I reopen this discussion because i got a case where i need to use 
vertical scrollbars from the explorer,

  i tried adding body { margin: 0px; overflow-x:hidden; overflow-y:scroll; 
} to the html, but then the scrollbar appears, but can't use.

  we are trying to avoid using the flex scrollbars, cause the app is 
positioned in the middle of the page, and has a special design on the borders 
of it (that whould completely mess if we use a scrollbar there).

  So my question is if it's possible to scroll vertically the full app, 
using the navigators scrollbars, or not. In case is not, can we put a flex 
scrollbar in the right border of the explorer (not the right border of the flex 
app).

  I still don't know if i have to contact the designer to tell her to 
change ALL her design cause of this scrollbars :(

  thnx in advance.



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Re: [flexcoders] Drawing shapes with "holes" and applyng them as mask in AS3

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "gabriela.perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Drawing shapes with "holes" and applyng them as mask 
in AS3


> Hi there.
> Im trying to make something that will sound very familiar to
> "flashers" around here (sure youre here!)
> I need to draw a shape with a hole, and need to apply it as a mask to
> an image. Im doing this with Flex. The "hole" in the mask is
> dynamically created, thats why Im not using flash to draw a movieclip
> as my mask.
> Any ideas? Thanx in advance :0)

Instead of thinking of two shapes with one being subtracted from the other, 
think of it as one of those inflatable neck pillows, but with the ends 
wrapping around completely. It would look like a regular pillow with a hole, 
but would actually be a horseshoe shape with the ends touching.

Paul

> Gabi

Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?

[Paul Andrews]

I think the OP needs scrollbars at the side of the design because the flex app 
is centered and floating inside the html page. Adding a scrollbar to the flex 
would have the scrollbar in the page and spoiling the design aesthetic. I guess 
the designer has a html background to match the design of the flex app so that 
where flex ends and html begins isn't apparent.

Paul
  - Original Message - 
  From: Howard Fore 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Vertical Scroll Bar in Browser, can be done?


  I'm having a hard time following your explanation of which scrollbar comes 
from where (And I've had my own scroll issues), but have you thought about 
modifying the html-template file to use HTML frames (or an iFrame) so the 
center frame/iframe would have the Flex app and the scroll bars?


  On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 7:10 AM, David Pariente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi all,
I reopen this discussion because i got a case where i need to use vertical 
scrollbars from the explorer,

i tried adding body { margin: 0px; overflow-x:hidden; overflow-y:scroll; } 
to the html, but then the scrollbar appears, but can't use.

we are trying to avoid using the flex scrollbars, cause the app is 
positioned in the middle of the page, and has a special design on the borders 
of it (that whould completely mess if we use a scrollbar there).

So my question is if it's possible to scroll vertically the full app, using 
the navigators scrollbars, or not. In case is not, can we put a flex scrollbar 
in the right border of the explorer (not the right border of the flex app).

I still don't know if i have to contact the designer to tell her to change 
ALL her design cause of this scrollbars :(

thnx in advance.



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Re: [flexcoders] OpenLaszlo.org supports Flex, Silverlight, AJAX, soon Quicktime, and also DHTML and W3C

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Robert Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] OpenLaszlo.org supports Flex, Silverlight, AJAX, 
soon Quicktime, and also DHTML and W3C


> I've ready half a dozen articles on OpenLaszlo.org and I like it.
>
> It's another option.
>
> -r

For goodness sake, this is flexcoders not 'the other options' list.

We all know you're not happy with Adobe. Let it be, we can work things out 
for ourselves. Enjoy OpenLaszlo - go and tell them they've got it right and 
forget flexcoders. 

Re: [flexcoders] Double post from FlexCoders?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Cato Paus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:22 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Double post from FlexCoders?


>I get two copy's from all post in my mail, someone else ?

No, only single posts, from you and everyone else. Maybe you are subscribed 
twice?

Paul 

Re: [flexcoders] The end of ActionScript 3 as an EcmaScript 4 implementation

[Paul Andrews]

It's unfortunate that the rest of the online community is held back because MS 
and others are behind trend.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Scott Barnes 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:30 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] The end of ActionScript 3 as an EcmaScript 4 
implementation


  Anatole,

  I understand there is a sense of umbrage towards Microsoft over this 
decision; I disagree with some of the wild theories floating around as to what 
the real motivation behind this is. Seven entities in total disagreed with 
Mozilla and Adobe that the proposal was a right fit. I however look forward to 
seeing what the next phase of this standard will become, and overall 
Silverlight will continue to have successes as it has today, if either decision 
were to be blessed around this said standard.

  Silverlight has the DLR, so if folks want to spin-up their own iteration of 
an ECMA standard of their choosing, you're more than welcome to it and I'd be 
curious to see how you triumph!

  HTH.


  On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Anatole Tartakovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:


Scott, 
   I hope you realize that this goes beyond Silverlight or any particular 
player - but to the heart of the  browsers problems today - performance and 
robustness. If it was not for IE market share, ActionScript would of been 
de-facto ES4 standard as it is supported by Mozilla and would be quickly 
migrated to other OS browsers. And I have very low expectations of Microsoft 
willingness to maintain IE on par with performance, compatibility and 
robustness requirements - based on personal experience. 


   The fact that this standard is blocked means war - and I would suggest 
as the first step for the community to create a plugin script implementation ( 
recognized as attribute on 

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Take the latest Adobe Developer Survey

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Matt Chotin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: Take the latest Adobe Developer Survey


> Yeah, we're admittedly lazy on getting sweepstakes to work 
> internationally, they are very expensive for us to set up I think because 
> of all the legal issues.

Nah, save yourself the hassle. Just post an Ipod to every non-US developer..

LOL

> On 8/14/08 3:55 AM, "Jim Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Done so, thanks. We have always had a bit of an issue regarding licencing 
> of AIR apps / copy protection etc, so It's good to see the questions 
> asked.
>
> I'm a bit dissapointed about the US only sweepstake though! (We're UK 
> based, though do have operations and staff in the US...)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Matt Chotin
> Sent: 13 August 2008 20:35
> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Take the latest Adobe Developer Survey
>
>
> Er, hit send too early.
>
> Hey all,
>
> We've got another survey out as we try to determine what tools and 
> services
> are going to be appealing as part of future work here at Adobe. Would
> appreciate it if you could take a few minutes and fill it out.
>
> http://www.adobe.com/go/devsurvey
>
> For those in the US there is a raffle for a 32GB Apple iPod Touch.
>
> Matt
>
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Re: [flexcoders] Re: Take the latest Adobe Developer Survey

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "Matt Chotin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Take the latest Adobe Developer Survey


> Er, hit send too early.
>
> Hey all,
>
> We've got another survey out as we try to determine what tools and 
> services
> are going to be appealing as part of future work here at Adobe.  Would
> appreciate it if you could take a few minutes and fill it out.
>
> http://www.adobe.com/go/devsurvey
>
> For those in the US there is a raffle for a 32GB Apple iPod Touch.

There's got to be some irony about Adobe offering a prize from a company 
that is reluctant to allow Adobes developers onto their phone. Just as well 
the draw isn't for an iPhone dontTouch for non US developers to not be 
entered in.. ;-)

> Matt

Re: [flexcoders] Flexbuilder for iPhone?

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
  From: Sajid Hussain 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:09 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flexbuilder for iPhone?


  Hi , 
  Matt quick questions for you ,

  Does iphone has capability to run Flash Player 9 applications ? or Adobe team 
is trying to develop some Lite Flash player for iphone ? 

I'm no insider, but rumour has it that flash is already running in secret rooms 
but Apples licencing is an obstacle. Apple makes money from developers selling 
their applications through Apple and to develop for the iPhone you need a 
modern mac, so financially there's an incentive for Apple to keep the iPhone to 
themselves (for the moment, anyway).

It's company politics not technical difficullties keeping flash from the iPhone.




  - Original Message 
  From: Sajid Hussain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Saturday, August 9, 2008 11:00:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flexbuilder for iPhone?







  - Original Message 
  From: Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
  To: "flexcoders@ yahoogroups. com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com>
  Sent: Friday, August 8, 2008 10:14:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flexbuilder for iPhone?


  Read the follow-up tweets, they were joking around. No Flex Builder on the 
iPhone. No Flex Builder building apps for the iPhone.

  Matt

  On 8/8/08 12:35 PM, "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:

  that would rock.. I just got an iPhone and I am learning the SDK for it, but 
flex apps would be awesome.

  On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 2:33 PM, dnk  wrote:

  On 8-Aug-08, at 12:18 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:

  >
  > Ryan Stewart just tweeted, "I just let Adobe's iPhone secret slip
  > while at lunch with effectiveUI. We're going to have Flex Builder
  > for the iPhone."
  >
  > http://brightkite. com/people/ ryanstewart/
  > http://twitter. com/ryanstewart
  > For real? Could you actually code flexbuilder on an iPhone? Seems
  > like a pretty small screen...
  >

  I suspect they mean building flex apps to run on the iphone so I
  guess a flash player on the iphone?

  purely speculation.






   

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex is time consumming

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: "litesh_b321" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Flex is time consumming


> Hey ThanX Paul
> It works
> But i am facing still problem with editing.
> hey paul you suggest me to break 4000 line of code in separate file
> where all the code is merged for application. how we can perform that
> action where concern code is outside of the file.

Please explain where and what your 4,000 lines of code is. If you have an 
mxml or actionscript file that is 4,000 lines of code long, it almost 
certainly means that you aren't making good use of classes and flex 
components.

I also have no idea what you mean by "i am binding  2000 XML with different 
ids".

Paul

> thanX
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Presumably you don't have 4,000 lines of code in one file, which
> would be
>> asking for trouble. The other thing to do is to turn off automatic
> builds in
>> flexbuilders preferences.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "litesh_b321" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: 
>> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:45 PM
>> Subject: [flexcoders] Flex is time consumming
>>
>>
>> > Hi guys,
>> > I am facing a problem while working on flex builder 3.0
>> >
>> > Problem description :
>> >
>> > My application consist around 4000 line of code where i am binding
>> > 2000 XML with different ids. now whenever i want to edit any line of
>> > code  or if i want to delete any line of code flex is taking too much
>> > time   for process.
>> > And if the time out happen then flex is throwing the error of JVM
>> > that "JVM terminated.Exit code = 1"
>> > i increased JVM memory till 512 MB by configuring JRE file
>> >
>> > Why this is happening
>> > Please help me out
>> > ThanX
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 
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Re: [flexcoders] Flex is time consumming

[Paul Andrews]

Presumably you don't have 4,000 lines of code in one file, which would be 
asking for trouble. The other thing to do is to turn off automatic builds in 
flexbuilders preferences.

Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "litesh_b321" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:45 PM
Subject: [flexcoders] Flex is time consumming


> Hi guys,
> I am facing a problem while working on flex builder 3.0
>
> Problem description :
>
> My application consist around 4000 line of code where i am binding
> 2000 XML with different ids. now whenever i want to edit any line of
> code  or if i want to delete any line of code flex is taking too much
> time   for process.
> And if the time out happen then flex is throwing the error of JVM
> that "JVM terminated.Exit code = 1"
> i increased JVM memory till 512 MB by configuring JRE file
>
> Why this is happening
> Please help me out
> ThanX
>
>
>
> 
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Re: [flexcoders] Flex3 cookbook error in microphone example: constructor functions must be instance methods

[Paul Andrews]

- Original Message - 
From: Jo Morano
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Flex3 cookbook error in microphone example: 
constructor functions must be instance methods


>Moving the script up to the application level didn't help. I've put the 
>code from the book which should just compile (using an app now and moving 
>vbox >below):

snip

Hi Jo,

It seems I was completely wrong about the script block inside a VBox (I've 
never written my code that way). The code below compiles without a problem:

Paul


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