[flexcoders] Stupid Question - Flex width and height

[Wally Kolcz]

This is probably a dumb question but...

I am trying to do a Flex app primarily in AS. In the constuctor I am trying to 
create an ApplicationControlBar that is the same as this:
mx:ApplicationControlBar right=5 left=5 top=55 id=mainACB /

I am having a problem with trying to create the same effect as right=5 and 
left=5. I assume that I need to put the x=5 (hence the left=5) and then 
do the math to find out the 'stage' size and subtract the other side (5) for 
the width. However what do I use to do the math?

I tried Application.application.stage.width, but I keeping getting a null value 
error. How can I detect the size of the swf at 100%x100% and do the math or is 
there an easier way to do this. Didn't see a mainACB.right.

Here is what I do have:

var mainACB:ApplicationControlBar = new ApplicationControlBar();
mainACB.x = 5;
mainACB.y = 65;
 mainACB.height = 30;
mainACB.width = Application.application.stage.width - 5;  
Application.application.addChild(mainACB); 

Re: [flexcoders] Stupid Question - Flex width and height

[Alan K]

It would seem to me that Application.application.stage.width only  
exists when using the Flex framework.  Without Flex your just dealing  
with the 'default' Flash display list.


Alan
On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Wally Kolcz wrote:


Application.application.stage.width

Re: [flexcoders] Stupid Question - Flex width and height

[Wesley Acheson]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.com wrote:

  This is probably a dumb question but...

 I am trying to do a Flex app primarily in AS. In the constuctor I am trying
 to create an ApplicationControlBar that is the same as this:
 mx:ApplicationControlBar right=5 left=5 top=55 id=mainACB /

 I am having a problem with trying to create the same effect as right=5
 and left=5. I assume that I need to put the x=5 (hence the left=5) and
 then do the math to find out the 'stage' size and subtract the other side
 (5) for the width. However what do I use to do the math?

 I tried Application.application.stage.width, but I keeping getting a null
 value error. How can I detect the size of the swf at 100%x100% and do the
 math or is there an easier way to do this. Didn't see a mainACB.right.

 Here is what I do have:

 var mainACB:ApplicationControlBar = new ApplicationControlBar();
 mainACB.x = 5;
 mainACB.y = 65;
  mainACB.height = 30;
 mainACB.width = Application.application.stage.width - 5;
 Application.application.addChild(mainACB);
 


Em can you not just add mainABC.setStyle(right,5) or am I missing
something? I think that this is what you want?

Regards,
Wesley

Re: [flexcoders] Stupid Question - Flex width and height

[Wally Kolcz]

Thanks, didn't know that!


From: Wesley Acheson wesley.ache...@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:08 PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Stupid Question - Flex width and height 

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Wally Kolcz wko...@isavepets.com wrote:
This is probably a dumb question but...

I am trying to do a Flex app primarily in AS. In the constuctor I am trying to 
create an ApplicationControlBar that is the same as this:
mx:ApplicationControlBar right=5 left=5 top=55 id=mainACB /

I am having a problem with trying to create the same effect as right=5 and 
left=5. I assume that I need to put the x=5 (hence the left=5) and then 
do the math to find out the 'stage' size and subtract the other side (5) for 
the width. However what do I use to do the math?

I tried Application.application.stage.width, but I keeping getting a null value 
error. How can I detect the size of the swf at 100%x100% and do the math or is 
there an easier way to do this. Didn't see a mainACB.right.

Here is what I do have:

var mainACB:ApplicationControlBar = new ApplicationControlBar();
mainACB.x = 5;
mainACB.y = 65;
 mainACB.height = 30;
mainACB.width = Application.application.stage.width - 5;  

Application.application.addChild(mainACB); 

Em can you not just add mainABC.setStyle(right,5) or am I missing 
something? I think that this is what you want?

Regards,
Wesley