Hello
I'm building a Flash 8 application that parses XML files containing HTML and a separate CSS file to build its various layouts using homebrew components. So far I'm having a wail of time as almost everything has been working as expected. One of this project's requirements is that pop-up windows can contain graphics and/or text so for simplicity I've used a text field to dynamically load in whatever is relevant to that pop-up. Some of those graphics are embedded SWF files; they have their own control for printing and that's where my problem begins. The printable SWF libraries contain linkage ids for the print target clip along with links a shared print "button" clip. The print button, when clicked, creates the page layout with headers and footers and attaches the print target, scaling and rotating as needed to fit properly on a piece of paper. It all works fine when the SWF is not embedded in a text field, however when embedded, the printed page is clipped to the boundaries of the text field that the SWF is in. I've tried creating the page using a container elsewhere (i.e. at various _parent's up to get above the text field object) but if I do that then nothing shows at all; yet I know the print page is being created as I have access to all of the objects in it. I am aware that the text field object has problems, such as showing inline images, and have tried things like adding a few dozen line breaks in the HTML but to no avail. The only bit of luck I have had is to set the parent or the embedded SWF (the text field) mask to null. The complete page prints out perfectly. However, I cannot reapply the text field's mask as I don't know what it's called. Unfortunately there is no getMask() method. So, does anyone know a workaround or know what the name of the object the text field uses to mask its contents? Please help as I'm rapidly running out of hair to pull! I've searched the archives and haven't been able to spot anything related to this. (I have local copy of every Flash Coder email going back to early 2002 so that should be early enough!) Thanks in advance Paul Information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, and please delete the message from your system immediately. The contents of an attachment to this message may contain software viruses which could damage your computer system. Whilst every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk has been taken, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
