--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "zzwi89" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am attempting to skin my components using the method shown here: > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_skins.html. > > Even when I simply publish the default Flash skin file and use it in > my application, I can no longer change the size of a panel's border, > for instance. > > Is this simply a limitation of Flex or is there a way around it? I > feel like the skinning at first seems promising and then turns out to > be a letdown. Hi, The intent of graphical skinning (which is what the templates in that article provide) is that it allows you to replace the default component skin with specific custom artwork. Because this is custom artwork, Flex doesn't know anything about its internal structure, so it doesn't know what part of the artwork is the "border" that you want to make thicker. The default component skins (HaloAeon) can respond to styles set on the component (border thickness, background color, etc.) because they're implemented programmatically--in other words, they draw themselves at runtime based on those style values. When you replace the default programmatic skin with a graphical skin, most of these styles no longer apply; the assumption is that you've "baked" the exact appearance you want into the graphical skin. If you need to create custom Panel skins that have different border thicknesses, you have a couple of options: -- Draw multiple graphical skins that have the different border thicknesses you want, and create CSS rules for the various skins using "." names (e.g. ".thinPanel", ".thickPanel"). You can then attach them to different Panels using the "styleName" property (e.g. <mx:Panel styleName="thinPanel">, <mx:Panel styleName="thickPanel">). (Note that if you do this, you will still need to set the borderThickness styles as well for each skin. Even though the borderThickness styles don't change the appearance of the graphical artwork you provide, they do tell Flex how much padding to put around the content so it doesn't overlap the borders you drew into the artwork. See "Setting the Panel content area" on this page: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex_skins_08.html ) -- Create a programmatic skin that draws the artwork at runtime using ActionScript based on the styles you set on the component. Thanks, nj -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
