Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Andrews 
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From: "Paul Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?


> Flex completely ignores the x,y position inside my TestPanel.

LOL - adding layout="absolute" might be a good idea!

> Hmm.
> 
> 
> Paul

Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Andrews 
Actually Mark, I take your point. When I tried it using a Panel, it wasn't so 
good. Unfortunately these days I tend not to use the designer.

Certainly the designer has some issues!

Paul
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  From: Paul Andrews 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:37 AM
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?



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From: Mark Ingram 
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?


Hi, if the container is made as a separate class, then I add it to my main 
application, I can't position buttons inside an internal container - it doesn't 
recognise my new control as an actual container (even though it is a series of 
canvases and vboxes).

 

  The following is OK for me:

   

  package com.ipauland.view
  {
   import mx.containers.Canvas;

   public class TestContainer extends Canvas
   {
public function TestContainer()
{
 super();
}
   }
  }

   

   

  
  http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"
   xmlns:cont="com.ipauland.view.*"  height="404">
   
   

   
  

   

  Though I confess I rarely use design view these days. The container is there 
in design view.

   

  Hope that helps?

   

  Paul 




From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Paul Andrews
Sent: 05 December 2007 09:57
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

 

- Original Message - 

  From: Mark Ingram 

  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 

  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:48 AM

  Subject: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

   

  Hi, how does the Panel class work in the designer? i.e. when I drag a 
button on, the designer knows to place the button inside the white area in the 
centre of the panel. All coordinates are in relation to that white area.

   

  I have a container class which is similar in layout to the panel (but 
different enough to require a separate class) and I want to be able to add it 
to another container and then add controls to it.

   

  I hope that makes sense. Maybe this ascii drawing will help J

   

  |---|

  ||

  ||--| |

  || ||

  ||--| |

  ||

  |---|

   

  If I drop a button onto this control, I want all coordinates to be in 
relation to the centre container.

   

If the button is inside the container, it's coordinates will be relative to 
the container.

   

  Thanks,

   

  Mark

Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Andrews 

- Original Message - 
>From: Mark Ingram
>To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:54 AM
>Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?
>
>
>Hi Paul, thanks for that - what if you had another container inside 
>TestContainer? With say a 20 pixel border around all sides. How could you 
>add a button to the child container >(not the parent container).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark

 Interesting question:

package com.ipauland.view
{
 import mx.containers.Panel;
 public class TestPanel extends Panel
 {
  public function TestPanel()
  {
   super();
  }

 }
}


package com.ipauland.view
{
 import mx.containers.VBox;
 public class TestVBox extends VBox
 {
  public function TestVBox()
  {
   super();
  }

 }
}



http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"
 xmlns:cont="com.ipauland.view.*"  height="404" xmlns:comp="comp.*">

 
 
  
  
 

 
  
   
   
  
 


Flex completely ignores the x,y position inside my TestPanel.

Hmm.


Paul

Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Andrews 

  - Original Message - 
  From: Mark Ingram 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:01 AM
  Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?


  Hi, if the container is made as a separate class, then I add it to my main 
application, I can't position buttons inside an internal container - it doesn't 
recognise my new control as an actual container (even though it is a series of 
canvases and vboxes).

   

The following is OK for me:



package com.ipauland.view
{
 import mx.containers.Canvas;

 public class TestContainer extends Canvas
 {
  public function TestContainer()
  {
   super();
  }
 }
}






http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="absolute"
 xmlns:cont="com.ipauland.view.*"  height="404">
 
 
  
 




Though I confess I rarely use design view these days. The container is there in 
design view.



Hope that helps?



Paul 


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Andrews
  Sent: 05 December 2007 09:57
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

   

  - Original Message - 

From: Mark Ingram 

To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:48 AM

Subject: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

 

Hi, how does the Panel class work in the designer? i.e. when I drag a 
button on, the designer knows to place the button inside the white area in the 
centre of the panel. All coordinates are in relation to that white area.

 

I have a container class which is similar in layout to the panel (but 
different enough to require a separate class) and I want to be able to add it 
to another container and then add controls to it.

 

I hope that makes sense. Maybe this ascii drawing will help J

 

|---|

||

||--| |

|| ||

||--| |

||

|---|

 

If I drop a button onto this control, I want all coordinates to be in 
relation to the centre container.

 

  If the button is inside the container, it's coordinates will be relative to 
the container.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Mark Ingram 
Hi, if the container is made as a separate class, then I add it to my
main application, I can't position buttons inside an internal container
- it doesn't recognise my new control as an actual container (even
though it is a series of canvases and vboxes).

 

 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: 05 December 2007 09:57
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

 

- Original Message - 

From: Mark Ingram <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  

To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:48 AM

Subject: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

 

Hi, how does the Panel class work in the designer? i.e. when I
drag a button on, the designer knows to place the button inside the
white area in the centre of the panel. All coordinates are in relation
to that white area.

 

I have a container class which is similar in layout to the panel
(but different enough to require a separate class) and I want to be able
to add it to another container and then add controls to it.

 

I hope that makes sense. Maybe this ascii drawing will help :-)

 

|---|

||

||--| |

|| ||

||--| |

||

|---|

 

If I drop a button onto this control, I want all coordinates to
be in relation to the centre container.

 

If the button is inside the container, it's coordinates will be relative
to the container.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Andrews 
- Original Message - 
  From: Mark Ingram 
  To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:48 AM
  Subject: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?


  Hi, how does the Panel class work in the designer? i.e. when I drag a button 
on, the designer knows to place the button inside the white area in the centre 
of the panel. All coordinates are in relation to that white area.

   

  I have a container class which is similar in layout to the panel (but 
different enough to require a separate class) and I want to be able to add it 
to another container and then add controls to it.

   

  I hope that makes sense. Maybe this ascii drawing will help J

   

  |---|

  ||

  ||--| |

  || ||

  ||--| |

  ||

  |---|

   

  If I drop a button onto this control, I want all coordinates to be in 
relation to the centre container.



If the button is inside the container, it's coordinates will be relative to the 
container.

   

  Thanks,

   

  Mark

RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

2007-12-05 Thread Mark Ingram 
Hi Paul, thanks for that - what if you had another container inside
TestContainer? With say a 20 pixel border around all sides. How could
you add a button to the child container (not the parent container).

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

 

 



From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: 05 December 2007 10:38
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer / layout?

 

 

- Original Message - 

From: Mark Ingram <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  

To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:01 AM

    Subject: RE: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer /
layout?

 

Hi, if the container is made as a separate class, then I add it
to my main application, I can't position buttons inside an internal
container - it doesn't recognise my new control as an actual container
(even though it is a series of canvases and vboxes).

 

The following is OK for me:

 

package com.ipauland.view
{
 import mx.containers.Canvas;

 public class TestContainer extends Canvas
 {
  public function TestContainer()
  {
   super();
  }
 }
}

 

 


http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml
<http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="absolute"
 xmlns:cont="com.ipauland.view.*"  height="404">
 
 
  
 


 

Though I confess I rarely use design view these days. The container is
there in design view.

 

Hope that helps?

 

Paul 





From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
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On Behalf Of Paul Andrews
Sent: 05 December 2007 09:57
        To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer /
layout?

 

- Original Message - 

From: Mark Ingram <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  

To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:48 AM

Subject: [flexcoders] How does Panel work in designer /
layout?

 

Hi, how does the Panel class work in the designer? i.e.
when I drag a button on, the designer knows to place the button inside
the white area in the centre of the panel. All coordinates are in
relation to that white area.

 

I have a container class which is similar in layout to
the panel (but different enough to require a separate class) and I want
to be able to add it to another container and then add controls to it.

 

I hope that makes sense. Maybe this ascii drawing will
help :-)

 

|---|

||

||--| |

|| ||

||--| |

||

|---|

 

If I drop a button onto this control, I want all
coordinates to be in relation to the centre container.

 

If the button is inside the container, it's coordinates will be
relative to the container.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark