Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Component Kit still needed for CS4?

2009-04-06 Thread Nate Beck
I think the question.. is the Flex component kit already installed in CS4? To that, I don't know that answer right off the bat. Flash and Flex workflows are quite confusing. Someone from Adobe needs to write an updated article on DevNet explaining the preferred way of working with Flash and

Re: [flexcoders] Eclipse Ganymede

2009-04-06 Thread claudiu ursica
I use ganymede for quite a while now and haven't ran into any issues... C From: Tim Rowe tim.r...@carsales.com.au To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 3:42:19 AM Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Eclipse Ganymede I

[flexcoders] Iframe in RichTextEditor(flex 3)

2009-04-06 Thread senthilkumarirtt
hi i need to implement iframe in RichTextEditor in flex application.

[flexcoders] Re: Remote Object call - Server Response code

2009-04-06 Thread Dan
Hi Matt Chotin, So is there any official guide for this? Integrading Flex,LCDS and Siteminder. Coz I am facing a similar issue... Thanks. Dan --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Chotin mcho...@... wrote: We're investigating this further and will work with Sridhar offline... Matt

[flexcoders] Re: Bizarre browser inconsistencies...?

2009-04-06 Thread carloscarvalhar
this may be happening because www.domain.com and domain.com are considered different domains in some browsers and others no. try to set the crossdomain to allow both, or redirect trough server always for only one domain.

[flexcoders] Vidoe Tutorials Needed

2009-04-06 Thread Shabir Gilkar
Dear Friends,   I am fresher in Flex Builder 3 and i want to learn Flex. Can any buddy help me in getting best explinatory video tutorials for that.   I hope some buddy will definatley help me. With High Regards Shabir Ahmad Gilkar   From Kashmir the Heaven! Add more friends to your

[flexcoders] Re: Trying to dynamically populate checkboxes via array binding

2009-04-06 Thread Benoit Villière
Thanks! It is the exact thing I needed to understand. Chears, Benoit

[flexcoders] issues with printing on mac and linux

2009-04-06 Thread stephen_anson
HI there, I'm trying to print out a sprite called 'plan', but its not appearing on Mac and Linux. Here I draw my plan sprite into a bitmap, add that bitmap to a sprite and try and print that. I get blanks on Mac and Linux. Any ideas really appreciated! var pj:PrintJob = new PrintJob();

Re: [flexcoders] Vidoe Tutorials Needed

2009-04-06 Thread Jeffry Houser
Adobe's Learn Flex in a Week: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/ The Flex Show Podcast ScreenShots: http://www.theflexshow.com/blog/index.cfm/Fifteen-Minutes-With-Flex Shabir Gilkar wrote: Dear Friends, I am fresher in Flex Builder 3 and i want to learn Flex. Can any buddy

[flexcoders] Re: When is Gumbo expiration date?

2009-04-06 Thread djhatrick
Matt, How do we keep Gumbo running? the 'old set the date on the computer back' trick??? P --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Matt Chotin mcho...@... wrote: Hi, March 31 I believe. We are not going to have the new beta out by then either. Matt On 2/27/09 2:46 PM, djhatrick

[flexcoders] Flex Modules and external sources

2009-04-06 Thread thelordsince1984
Hi, a little question for you.. i've a module that could load some images from an external directory. The structure i use is: projectname ---some sources classes ---imagedir firstimage.jpg secondimage.jpg ---modules mymodule So i create an mx:image tag into the module and i set

Re: [flexcoders] Flex Modules and external sources

2009-04-06 Thread Paresh M More
Lorenzo, mx:Image source=@Embed('/imagedir/firstimage.jpg') / Use this it would work -- Regards, Paresh M. More Senior Software Engineer Nashik/Pune, Maharashtra, India. Email - pareshm...@gmail.com On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:07 PM, thelordsince1984 lore...@katamail.comwrote: Hi, a

[flexcoders] Re: Bizarre browser inconsistencies...?

2009-04-06 Thread one_rabbit_one
Thanks for your response. I had already got the crossdomain.xml set to allow both options... Anyway, strangely this morning it is working. Which is even stranger, since I haven't changed anything - but makes me concerned since if it is a sporadic fault, it will be difficult to know whether the

[flexcoders] APE physics engine

2009-04-06 Thread flexaustin
I was wondering if anyone can point me to a tutorial or example of how to apply gravity to a displayobject in Flex? Like this http://www.zoomorama.com/2477f0e8b447bb6570493cdac464c41f (if you zoom in and then drag or throw the map it decelerates as it reaches its destination). I know of APE

[flexcoders] Re: maven compile flex project

2009-04-06 Thread vvandens
Hi, I've used flexmojos on the Jspresso Java/Flex/Ajax framework. The integration was really painless and the plugin coverage is impressive. It sometimes lacks detailed documentation, but this is something Sonatype and VELO are improving. It really stands out. promo By the way, if you are

[flexcoders] Re: Access active column header (DataGrid)

2009-04-06 Thread vitaly.nikolenko
I tried to do something like that override protected function validateProperties() { super.validateProperties(); setStyle('backgroundColor',0xFF); } it doesn't work --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tracy Spratt tspr...@... wrote: How are you setting backgroundColor? Show some

[flexcoders] Re: Flex Modules and external sources

2009-04-06 Thread thelordsince1984
Hi, thanks for the reply.. in this manner i would embed the image into the swf module file, is it true? is there a mechanism to avoid this? infact i would access an external directory without embed images into the swf module file. Thanks again Regards Lorenzo --- In

Re: [flexcoders] Re: When is Gumbo expiration date?

2009-04-06 Thread Nate Beck
You probably shouldn't programming anything critical in Gumbo in the first place. There are many things that are changing since the Flex Builder Gumbo preview came out, particularly the FxPrefix. That being said, you can still go and grab that latest version of the Flex SDK from

[flexcoders] reading a simple array dump?

2009-04-06 Thread Jason B
this is my first array dump and i was wondering how to show an item in an alert box I have an httpservice with resultformat to array now how do i alert the first name in the list? Alert.show(myhttpservice.lastResult.DATARESULTS.info.NAME); Doesn't work (mx.collections::ArrayCollection)#0

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Bizarre browser inconsistencies...?

2009-04-06 Thread Nate Beck
Carlos is correct, sub-domains are considered different websites when it comes to cross-domains. You could of course add a wild-card entry (*. domain.com) into your cross-domain file if you wish, that way any sub-domain you have will be able to access www and every other and sub-domain. On Mon,

[flexcoders] Question about accessing Flex from Java

2009-04-06 Thread Mike Foley
Hi, I have a question about accessing Flex from Java. Some context: I am writing automated JUnit integration tests that will call the remote objects in the Flex application that is under test. We also have Junit unit tests and will have automated Flex GUI tests ... but this question is

[flexcoders] Re: Eclipse Ganymede

2009-04-06 Thread arieljake
Would people mind sharing their eclipse.ini files for ganymede? I am having issues up-ing the max memory usage: -showsplash org.eclipse.platform -framework plugins\org.eclipse.osgi_3.4.2.R34x_v20080826-1230.jar -vmargs -Xms512m -Xmx650m -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:PermSize=256m If I change it Xmx to

Re: [flexcoders] Re: When is Gumbo expiration date?

2009-04-06 Thread Matt Chotin
Yep, there have been so many changes since this preview came out that I really wouldn't recommend coding against it. Code against a more recent nightly build of the SDK. Matt On 4/6/09 7:32 AM, Nate Beck n...@tldstudio.com wrote: You probably shouldn't programming anything critical in

RE: [flexcoders] Flex Modules and external sources

2009-04-06 Thread Alex Harui
Relative paths in modules are relative to the Application not the Module. Make sure you're using the right path. Alex Harui Flex SDK Developer Adobe Systems Inc.http://www.adobe.com/ Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On

[flexcoders] Dynamic Flex Stacked Column Chart

2009-04-06 Thread jeffreyr6915
I'd like to create a dynamic Flex Stacked Column Chart at runtime, based on values out of a database. The following are the steps that I currently follow (without success): 1. Query the database and populate chartIemArrayColl with ChartItem objects 2. Iterate through chartIemArrayColl and only

[flexcoders] CairngormEvent dispatch question

2009-04-06 Thread nathanpdaniel
What is the difference between: CairngormEvent.getInstance().dispatchEvent(myEvent); and myEvent.dispatch(); where myEvent extends the CairngormEvent class? I've been using the 1st code to dispatch my events but, saw in a post the 2nd. All my event classes extend the CairngormEvent class so,

Re: [flexcoders] undefined SampleDataEvent

2009-04-06 Thread Maciek Sakrejda
Have you changed the project properties to target FP10? -Original Message- From: Florian Heft mailingli...@fam-heft.de Reply-to: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] undefined SampleDataEvent Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:02:31 +0200 Hello

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Bizarre browser inconsistencies...?

2009-04-06 Thread Maciek Sakrejda
This could be due to browser caching--it could be that you made the change, but the browser cached the old .swf, so you never actually tested that change. Some people append the current time to the .swf request to get around this issue. -Maciek -Original Message- From: one_rabbit_one

[flexcoders] Re: Iframe in RichTextEditor(flex 3)

2009-04-06 Thread jim.abbott45
Hmm . . . IFRAME is an HTML element, not a Flex (MXML) one. Please clarify what you are trying to accomplish--are you trying to display HTML content? Regards, Jim --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, senthilkumarirtt senthilkumari...@... wrote: hi i need to implement iframe in

Re: [flexcoders] CairngormEvent dispatch question

2009-04-06 Thread claudiu ursica
it is one and the same, the cairngormevent class has been modified to implement a dispatch() method which does exactly what your code doesCairngormEvent. getInstance( ).dispatchEvent( myEvent); so you can use any of the 2 forms you like ... C From:

[flexcoders] DataGrid Column Sort Prevents Drag From Updating DataProvider

2009-04-06 Thread chris.cobb40
Hi I think I've seen this commented on before on flexcoders so sorry for the duplication. In the reply the person who asked the question was told to turn off the Column Sort and that would do it but won't this reset the sort order back to default before allowing the drag ? I want to cater

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Eclipse Ganymede

2009-04-06 Thread Vincent Vandenschrick
What JVM are you using ? On which platform ? Can you catch the error message ? Mine is using : -startup plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.101.R34x_v20081125.jar But if it's a VM startup error, the problem isn't there... JVMs have max heap limitations but 660m is a little bit too low.

Re: [flexcoders] Re: BlazeDS or JSON

2009-04-06 Thread Ivan Bojer
We are using remoting with Blaze. Now, keep in mind that if you do go JSON route you'll be able to use different UIs (like build small factor device UI in JS). With remoting you are 'locked in the solution' (but we like it :) ). On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM, max.nachlinger

Re: [flexcoders] Re: maven compile flex project

2009-04-06 Thread Ivan Bojer
I am just curious on what is that is bothering you with syncing model-views? It is pretty straightforward MVC pattern? I am just curious really! On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 6:37 AM, vvandens vvand...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've used flexmojos on the Jspresso Java/Flex/Ajax framework. The integration

[flexcoders] Re: Problems opening window from AIR system tray app

2009-04-06 Thread michob
I just found a reference that is doing something very similar (see below); but somehow I still have problems with mine. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/flex/quickstart/creating_non-rectangular_windows.html Thanks again, Mitch. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, michob mic...@... wrote: Hi

Re: [flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread - -
Thanks everyone for the great help! I got it working :) -David From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 1:52:17 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class? Declare a class

[flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
Too funny Paul. Sorry mate. -TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Paul Andrews p...@... wrote: LOL Tim got there first! - Original Message - From: Paul Andrews p...@... To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How can I call

[flexcoders] Re: Sharing objects (BitmapData) between 2 loaded swfs

2009-04-06 Thread p0lish_sausage
Hi Tracy, I noticed LocalConnection through the documentation. Although people have mentioned that it shares the connection even across multiple pages in the same browser, you would end up getting collisions, which is silly. Have you had experience working around that problem? When you have a

[flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread sailorsea21
Hi everyone, How can I call a function from a class? // MAIN FILE import test.layout; private function callClassFunction():void { test.layout_QT.traceTest(); } // CLASS FILE layout.as package test { public class layout { public function

Re: [flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Paul Andrews
Declare a class instance, or make the function static. It's customary to name classes with a capital letter at the start, instances with a lower case. private function callClassFunction():void { var test:Layout = new Layout(); test.traceTest(); } Paul - Original Message - From:

Re: [flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Paul Andrews
LOL Tim got there first! - Original Message - From: Paul Andrews p...@ipauland.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] How can I call a function from a class? Declare a class instance, or make the function static. It's

[flexcoders] Problems opening window from AIR system tray app

2009-04-06 Thread michob
Hi folks, I'm working on an AIR app that lives in the system tray / dock. It should not have a visible window at startup, only a system tray icon. After some event, I would like to create one of two windows (depending on the event). I've got the system tray part working, but can't get the

[flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
There's a couple of ways. If your class and function are static, like a utility class that doesn't persist any data, just call Layout.traceTest(); Note: Classes should be capitalized, in order to differentiate them from variables. Another way is to instantiate the class as a variable: private

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Eclipse Ganymede

2009-04-06 Thread Ivan Bojer
-Xms40m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5 -XstartOnFirstThread -Xms40m -Xmx256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m Work like charm! You have to get the most current build which fixes some issues with FBPro and Ganymede (not that you can not hack it on your own). On Mon, Apr 6, 2009

[flexcoders] Debugger can't find source for Slider class

2009-04-06 Thread Aaron Hardy
Hey flexers, In my project I'm using a VSlider in one of my components. In my component's actionscript, I set the VSlider's value. I wanted to track that value going through the VSlider class but FlexBuilder's debugger can't seem to find the source for Slider (the base class for VSlider). I

[flexcoders] Re: Access active column header (DataGrid)

2009-04-06 Thread valdhor
As I understand it, there is no backgroundColor style. What I did was use a graphic fill: override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void { super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight); var

Re: [flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread - -
How about the other way around, how can I access a variable in my main mxml from my class package? Thanks! From: Tim Hoff timh...@aol.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 1:50:24 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function

[flexcoders] Bar Chart Label - probably easy for most to resolve!!

2009-04-06 Thread flexnewbie06
Hi all, I am wondering if it is possible to use a different field for the label than the one used in the axis category in a bar chart. To expand... mx:verticalAxis mx:CategoryAxis categoryField=displayName /mx:verticalAxis mx:series mx:BarSeries yField=ip

Re: [flexcoders] Re: Flex Component Kit still needed for CS4?

2009-04-06 Thread Brad Bueche
Nate, Exactly. This is my question. The adobe website seems to be inadvertently linking a CS4 website to a CS3 page because they never specifically state Yes, we are sending you from a CS4 page to a CS3 page, but you are still required to install this on CS4 as well if you want to use this

[flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
:: waits for Paul :: :) -TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, - - sailorse...@... wrote: How about the other way around, how can I access a variable in my main mxml from my class package? Thanks! From: Tim Hoff timh...@... To:

[flexcoders] ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread bnjmnhggns
Hi all, I've been having weird problems involving Lists, dataProviders, ListCollectionViews with and ArrayCollections. I was able to reproduce one of my problems below. I have a ListCollectionView (filtered_stuff) that's viewing an ArrayCollection (stuff). stuff initially just has one

[flexcoders] A better RichTextEditor

2009-04-06 Thread Wally Kolcz
Anyone know of any components for a better RichTextEditor than that which comes stock with Flex 3? My clients are coming from FCKEditor and would like something a little more friendly. Thanks.

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
Hmm, ran your code and it worked fine. Clicked the add item button the first time and 1 showerd up. Maybe try adding filtered_stuff.refresh(); to the addItem function. -TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, bnjmnhggns bhigg...@... wrote: Hi all, I've been having weird problems involving

RE: [flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread Alex Harui
Tim, did you try that in Flex 2? I seem to recall it being a bug. Alex Harui Flex SDK Developer Adobe Systems Inc.http://www.adobe.com/ Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Hoff Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009

RE: [flexcoders] DataGrid Column Sort Prevents Drag From Updating DataProvider

2009-04-06 Thread Alex Harui
A collection is either sorted or not, and if there is a sort, it won't let you re-order. One way to allow re-ordering is, after a Sort (and the CollectionEvent.REFRESH event), copy the sorted results into an unsorted collection using toArray on the sorted collection. Alex Harui Flex SDK

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
No, I'm using Flex 3; maybe time to upgade Ben. -TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui aha...@... wrote: Tim, did you try that in Flex 2? I seem to recall it being a bug. Alex Harui Flex SDK Developer Adobe Systems Inc.http://www.adobe.com/ Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui

Re: [flexcoders] Bar Chart Label - probably easy for most to resolve!!

2009-04-06 Thread Maciek Sakrejda
CategoryAxis.labelFunction, and use IP for the categoryField. -Original Message- From: flexnewbie06 flexnewbi...@yahoo.ca Reply-to: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Bar Chart Label - probably easy for most to resolve!! Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread bnjmnhggns
Did you try it with Flex 2? Sorry if I didn't make that clear. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tim Hoff timh...@... wrote: Hmm, ran your code and it worked fine. Clicked the add item button the first time and 1 showerd up. Maybe try adding filtered_stuff.refresh(); to the addItem

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
No Ben, sorry I didn't read the subject line all the way. It works with Flex 3. I don't know the specific bug, but sometimes you can work around the timing issues, by using callLater(). -TH --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, bnjmnhggns bhigg...@... wrote: Did you try it with Flex 2? Sorry

[flexcoders] select non-top level items in a hierarchical menu

2009-04-06 Thread Maciek Sakrejda
I need the ability to select non-leaf items in a hierarchical menu--is this doable? Basically, suppose I have a dataProvider like this: [ { label: 'a' }, { label: 'b', children: [ { label: '1' }, { label: '2' } ] } ] I want to be able to select a, b, 1, or 2. I can do exactly what I want with a

[flexcoders] goal: copy-flex-resources to webapp/myFolder

2009-04-06 Thread Fernando Wermus
Hi all! I need to achieve the goal to copy my swf file to my webapp project. But Flexnojo copies to webapp folder, instead webapp/myFolder... I couldn't find enough info to get this work. Any help? This is the plugin I am trying to set up. plugin

[flexcoders] Re: Problems opening window from AIR system tray app

2009-04-06 Thread sunild999999
I think your guess to the problem is right on, your main application extends Sprite, not NativeApplication. What was the exception you got when the app extended NativeApplication? Regards, Sunil --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, michob mic...@... wrote: I just found a reference that is

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread bnjmnhggns
I'm trying to find the bug and there's some that are close, like this one: https://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-11852 Do you know if there's a workaround for Flex 2? Thanks, Ben --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui aha...@... wrote: Tim, did you try that in Flex 2? I seem to

[flexcoders] Flex Gumbo profiler: Path 1, Path2, etc..

2009-04-06 Thread flexaustin
So I am trying to profile my application for memory leaks. I create a memory snapshot and when i look at the Object References, expand the reference I don't see objects, functions, mx., etc... holding a reference. I only see 7 items that say Path 1, Path 2...Path 7. Is this something wrong

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
Ran your code with Flex 2.0.1 Hotfix 3 and was able to reproduce. The first suggestion worked. Fixed it with: public function addItem():void { trace(adding item, stuff.length); stuff.addItem({label: stuff.length}); filtered_stuff.refresh(); } -TH --- In

[flexcoders] Re: maven compile flex project

2009-04-06 Thread vvandens
Hi Jonas, It's always good to talk about design ;-) So let me clarify (hopefuly) my thoughts. When we talk about MVC, I think that there are actually 2 different patterns. Look at Swing or Flex for instance. They both implement the MVC pattern (maybe more MV with a tiny c), right? Their

[flexcoders] Re: ListCollectionView w/ a filterFunction as a dataProvider - Flex 2

2009-04-06 Thread bnjmnhggns
That's a good suggestion. Unfortunately I can't directly keep track of the ListCollectionViews unlike in the example. I have a function that returns these views with different filtering functions. I might be able to listen for COLLECTION_CHANGED on the ArrayCollection and call refresh then.

Re: [flexcoders] select non-top level items in a hierarchical menu

2009-04-06 Thread Maciek Sakrejda
So it looks like I can fake this by tracking a stack of open menus and dynamically adding / removing MOUSE_DOWN listeners to the last menu opened / closed. This seems... ahem... less than ideal. Anyone have a better suggestion? -Maciek -Original Message- From: Maciek Sakrejda

[flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Tim Hoff
Ok, if your class is a component, and has been added to the display list (as a child of the main class), you can reference a public variable in the parent class with either outerDocument.myVariable or parentDocument.myVariable. Personally, I don't like this kind of dependency, and recommend

Re: [flexcoders] Re: How can I call a function from a class?

2009-04-06 Thread Paul Andrews
LOL. How about the other way around, how can I access a variable in my main mxml from my class package? Well, the real answer is you shouldn't do it. You really don't want to build dependencies between your classes (unless there's a really good reason) or between a class and your application.

[flexcoders] Pros and Cons of Writing Air UI's in Pure Flash

2009-04-06 Thread Scott Delap
I have a question for the list. We are currently doing rapid UI changes to our Air application. Our UI designers that have experience with Flash have not been happy with the iteration turn around time of skinning our UI's. Complains range from issues with compilation time to being able

Re: [flexcoders] Pros and Cons of Writing Air UI's in Pure Flash

2009-04-06 Thread Josh McDonald
Personally, I'd think long and hard before doing something like this. It really depends on how much of the actual work is in the very top layer of frosting, how much work is done in the meat of the AIR app, and what kind of feedback you need to have going between these layers. Perhaps you can get

Re: [flexcoders] Vidoe Tutorials Needed

2009-04-06 Thread Shabir Gilkar
Thanks You very much Mr Jeffry Houser. I hope the links provided by you may help me. Currently i am learning flash cs3 and after that i would like to take ADOBE FLEX 3 and that is why i am collecting materials for that. Thanks for being there! With High Regards Shabir Ahmad Gilkar --- On

RE: [flexcoders] select non-top level items in a hierarchical menu

2009-04-06 Thread Tracy Spratt
The Menu will dispatch a plain click event for the parent nodes. Since menu options also dispatch click, you need to check for tht in the handler. Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com]

RE: [flexcoders] Flex Gumbo profiler: Path 1, Path2, etc..

2009-04-06 Thread Alex Harui
In Gumbo Flex Builder it tries to pre-filter the references to get rid of cycles and tries only to show paths from what we call gcroots, which are the places the mark algorithm walks in from. In theory, the paths should have expand icons so you can see what the paths are back to the gcroots

RE: [flexcoders] Re: Sharing objects (BitmapData) between 2 loaded swfs

2009-04-06 Thread Tracy Spratt
Yse, but it is not necessary to implement that using separate Flash Player instances. Investigate some other architectures before going down that path. Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com

RE: [flexcoders] reading a simple array dump?

2009-04-06 Thread Tracy Spratt
First, use a result handler, and do not use lastResult. Then go one step at a time. Examine event.result by itself first, then work your way into the object. Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com

[flexcoders] flexiBoard - Crafty chess frontend

2009-04-06 Thread smitade
I've developed a frontend to the Crafty chess engine. A win32 alpha version is available for download at: http://flexiboard.riaforge.org/ The zip contains everything you need to play chess. Check the INSTALL.TXT file for instructions. The source code is also available via subversion at