Drag & Drop kills Tree Change event

I have a tree that I am dragging from to a HorizontalList.
Anyway, I have the actual drag and drop working fine. However, my
tree has a handler for it's change event so that when the selected
item changes, a web service lookup is initiated. After the drag and
drop the tree appears to have a different item selected, however
the change event does not fire. Also if I manually click on the
same row that already appears selected, the event fires and my
lookup is kicked off.
It's like after the drag drop the tree's selected item
appears selected VISUALLY but the tree does not know it is the
selected item.
HELP PLEASE.
P.S. - I am using Flex 2.01 by the way.

The trick is not to use the tree drag* properties of the
control and instead use the DragManager to do custom drag and drop.
This allows to listen to mouse down events and evaluate
whether to useDragManager.doDrag() to initiate a drag.

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[svn:fx-3.x] 11952: Merging a drag/ drop related trunk change that should have made it into 3.x.

Revision: 11952
Revision: 11952
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-11-18 12:42:08 -0800 (Wed, 18 Nov 2009)
Log Message:
Merging a drag/drop related trunk change that should have made it into 3.x.
QE notes: None
Doc notes: None
Bugs: SDK-15988
Reviewer: Jason (originally)
Tests run: Checkin
Is noteworthy for integration: No
Ticket Links:
    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15988
Modified Paths:
    flex/sdk/branches/3.x/frameworks/projects/airframework/src/mx/managers/NativeDragManagerI mpl.as

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Disable Drag & Drop in Tree for some nodes

It is very easy to enable Drag and Drop on Tree controls. How
do I disable some Nodes from being dragged? I do not need all nodes
to be draggable.

The trick is not to use the tree drag* properties of the
control and instead use the DragManager to do custom drag and drop.
This allows to listen to mouse down events and evaluate
whether to useDragManager.doDrag() to initiate a drag.

Drag&Drop - how to change cursor?

Hi,
I know how to use Drag&Drop but I have two problems:
1. I would like to have my icon displayed right next to the system's default cursor during dnd operation instead of displaying my icon only. How can I achieve this?
2. when I use my own image as cursor during dnd operation, the size of the cursor is incorrect. It's supposed to have 24x24 pixels but it gets displayed in a different size. The ImageIcon still has 24x24 pixels, but the cursor is wrong.
Thanks a lot!
Regards,
Ren�
ImageIcon copyIcon = new ImageIcon("c:\\tmp\\drag_copy.gif");
System.err.println(copyIcon.getIconWidth() + "; " + copyIcon.getIconHeight());
copyCursor = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createCustomCursor(
copyIcon.getImage(), new java.awt.Point(0, 0), "I30COPY");
e.startDrag(copyCursor, new StringSelection("DRAGITEM"), this);

I just found a solution right here:
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip114.html

Drag/Drop rejection at dragOver event time

I need to reject certain drops based on information about the
drop target node (insertion node). I am currently doing this by
obtaining the drop index and then selecting that index to be able
to reference the selectedItem as the following code shows:
dropTarget.selectedIndex = dropIndex-1;
insertionNode = dropTarget.selectedItem as XML;
This is a bit invasive since it has altered the target. Is
there any way to obtain the insertionNode without setting the
'selectedIndex' of the target?

I manage a way to solve part of my questions.
I already have all sounds working, and the drag action working and everything's seems right. I've tryied almost 10 different codes and my searches leading to nothing about how to get a "points variable" working on and "drop target" thing, with "gotoAndStop(frame_I_want - Next Level). Right now, on this, I just have the jigsaw pieces with drag action working and a transparent square on target site. I already tryied to write some codes to make my square the "dropTarget", but or I get errors, or simply don't work.
How should I work with this question? A variable for "points" and another variable for "nextLevel" (even knowing that I'll only want to be there when the jigsaw piece is in the same position as my "square dropTarget")?
Thank you for everything anyway!
Much appreciated.

ADG drag&drop issue

Hey all,
A strange problem i came across:
I have a ADG which gets its data from an XML of 3 levels
(<root><node><childnode/></node></root>)
All works great but i have this strange issue:
Once a drag&drop action is completed the first row of the
ADG is automaticly selected.
I tried using the dragComplete event and set the
myADG.selectedIndex to null, or -1 but it doesnt do anything (the
first row is still auto selected),
I did find that if i use myADG.expandall() in the
dragComplete event it does work, but it doesnt help me...
So my question is: how can i make the ADG not to select any
row after drag&drop action?
Thanks

onDragEnter(event) {
if (fail) {
event.preventDefault();
DragManager.showFeedback(DM.NONE);
return;
}

Manual Drag and Drop from Tree to Tree with XML dataProvider

Been struggling with Drag-n-Drop between Tree controls. As far as I can tell, it doesn't work very well.
I have boiled it down to a minimal project below and would be ever so grateful if someone can tell me what I am doing wrong.
The complete MXML application file is below. Flex 3.5.
Two trees side-by-side. One has XML that I want to drag over to the drop tree.
On the DragOver() event, I select the node which is given to me by the calculateDropIndex() function.
After startup; first open the L1 branch on the left and drag L11 over and drop it on the right Tree.
Looks good, root node is selected/highlighted and dropFeedback is correct and dropping the node drops it as a child of "Start Here".
Open the Start Here root node to see it.
Now proceded to #1 below.
Here are the problems:
1) Drag "L12" from the left tree over to the middle of the right tree (below "L11" just dropped). "L11" will not be selected. The Selected node (with dropIndex=4) will be the entire new nested XML "<L><L11/></L>"; and therefore only "Start Here" node will be highlighted. Drop "L12" anyway. So, it is acting like selectedIndex = <anynumber> will only select the root node. How do I get the new L11 to show as a drop target?
2) Now drag "L21" from the left tree onto the right tree; again starting below all nodes on the right tree. Selected node will not change until you drag it above #2 out of 3. Then, you can drag it anywhere, and correctly highlight/select any node as the target, and get that node in code. This is a problem. Go ahead and drop it anywhere. Now if you drag, for example, L22 from the left it will correctly highlight/select any node without having to first drag above #2 in the list.
3) Now, grab and drag L11 a second time and drop it at the bottom on the right. Drag L23 over. No matter which L11 you hover over, it highlights the one at the bottom. How can this be right?
Those are the bugs I would like to figure out. If I am doing it wrong, I sure would like to know what I am doing wrong. The code below is distilled down to one simple mxml application module.
Thanks,
Jeff
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application
xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="horizontal" minWidth="955" minHeight="600">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
import mx.core.IUIComponent;
import mx.events.DragEvent;
import mx.managers.DragManager;
Bindable]
private var dragXML:XML =
<Tree label="root"><L1 label="L1">
<L11 label="L11"/>
<L12 label="L12"/>
</L1>
<L2 label="L2">
<L21 label="L21"/>
<L22 label="L22"/>
<L23 label="L23"/>
</L2>
</Tree> ;
Bindable]
private var dragXMLListCollection:XMLListCollection = new XMLListCollection(dragXML.*);
Bindable]
private var dropXML:XML =
<Tree label="root"><L label="Start Here"/>
</Tree> ;
Bindable]
private var dropXMLListCollection:XMLListCollection = new XMLListCollection(dropXML.*);
// ************* Drag Drop Events ********************
private function dragEnter(evt:DragEvent):void
if (evt.dragSource.hasFormat("treeItems")) DragManager.acceptDragDrop(IUIComponent(evt.target));}
private function dragOver(evt:DragEvent):void
// Calculate dropindex and set selected item
var dropIndex:int = dropTree.calculateDropIndex(evt);dropTree.selectedIndex = dropIndex;
// setting the selected item based on calculateDropIndex()
var selNode:XML = dropTree.selectedItem as XML; // Getting XML for selected node in Tree
var selNodeName:String = (selNode != null ? selNode.localName() : "");
// Get dragged XML
var dragNode:XML = XML(evt.dragSource.dataForFormat("treeItems")[0]);
var dragNodeName:String = dragNode.localName();
trace(evt, "\n", dropIndex, "\n", (selNode ? selNode.toXMLString() : "null"), "\n", dragNode.toXMLString());
// you cannot drop a shorter name on a longer name
if ((dragNodeName.length >= selNodeName.length) && (selNode != null)) DragManager.showFeedback(DragManager.COPY);
else DragManager.showFeedback(DragManager.NONE);}
private function dragDrop(evt:DragEvent):void
// get selected node in drop tree
var selNode:XML = dropTree.selectedItem as XML; //selected in dragOver() event
// Get dragged XML
var dragNode:XML = XML(evt.dragSource.dataForFormat("treeItems")[0]);
// Drop logic
// Compare dragNode.localName().length to dropNode.localName().length
// if drag longer; drop as child
// if drag is equal; drop as sibling
// Drag can never be shorter in this example.
var isChild:Boolean = String(dragNode.localName()).length > String(selNode.localName()).length;
if (isChild){
selNode.insertChildAfter(
null, dragNode);}
else
selNode.parent().insertChildAfter(selNode, dragNode);
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Tree id="dragTree" width="30%" showRoot="true" height="100%" labelField="@label"dataProvider="
{dragXMLListCollection}"dragEnabled="
true" dragMoveEnabled="false" dropEnabled="false" />
<mx:Tree id="dropTree" width="30%" showRoot="true" height="100%" labelField="@label"dataProvider="
{dropXMLListCollection}"dragEnter="dragEnter(event);" dragDrop="dragDrop(event);" dragOver="dragOver(event);"
/>
</mx:Application>

I just found out that by setting the dataProvider for each tree to the XML variable instead of the XMLListCollection variable, problems #1 and #2 went away!
But the documentation says to use an XMLListCollection if you will be dynamically changing the tree contents.
And, I just found out that #1 returns if I specify showRoot="false". But with it set to "true" that problem goes away. Is there some sort of minimum XML required to make drag-n-drop work on these Tree controls?
Hmmmm. It appears that (for #3) the calculateDropIndex() will always return the last matching XML node - by name - in the tree.

Tree Drag & Drop - Drop Over

Hi Experts!
I have a small question.I have a tree control, there are many nodes in it. I have allopwed all Drag and Drop properties, and handle the following events:
- Drag Starting? to check if the selected node is "valid"
Using this event I can filter the items what I want to drag.
The tree D&Drop functionality works fine,
but I want to filter where do I want to drop the selected node. For the filtering I use Drag Over event - Coords - Point to row Column - Tag , and check the tag is valid so the drop will be in right place.
But, when I insert the Drag Over event, and Accepted - set true, the dropping not executes, nothing changes.
BTW, when I delete this Drag Over event again, the dropping executes well, but I can not filter the place where I want to Insert.
Please Help
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Tree Drag & Drop problem identifying drop location

Item0
----- Item1
---------- Item11
---------- Item12
..............................<--------
----- Item2
---------- Item21
---------- Item22
----- Item3
---------- Item31
---------- Item32
When I drag Item32 to drop at the location pointed by the
arrow, it can be dropped as :
1). A third child of Item1 or
2). A Second child of Item0
After drop, I need to update the database for Item32's new
parent change.
How can we identify new parent whether it is dropped as Case
1). or Case 2).
Because the calculateDropIndex return the same index(of
Item2) and cannot identify...
Any suggestion?
Thanks

Hi guys,
I ran into the same issue and think I have managed to solve it. Below are the steps I took:
1. In my dragDrop event I grabbed the drop index by using tree.calculateDropIndex(event) and created a bindable variable [dropIndex] to store the index number.
2. I created a separate function [tree_getNewParent] to get the new parent from.
3. In my dragDrop event (I have also tried this with dragComplete) I added a callLater to the function I created in the previous step. I remembered that I had dramas trying to expand items and the solution I found used callLater as the items weren't yet bound. I assume it is the same case here.
4. Finally in the separate function I set tree.selectedIndex to equal the index I stored in the dragDrop event. Then to access the new parent I simply did a tree.selectedItem.parent()!
Mine looks something like this:
[Bindable]
private var dropIndex:Number;
private function tree_dragDrop(event:DragEvent):void{
     var dIndex:Number = tree.calcualteDropIndex(event);
     dropIndex = dIndex;
     callLater(tree_getNewParent);
private function tree_getNewParent():Object{
     tree.selectedIndex = dropIndex;
     var newParent:Object = new Object();
     newParent = tree.selectedItem.parent();
     return newParent;
Please let me know how you go.
Cheers,
Stu.

Drag & drop item within Tree not working

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I want to be able to drag & drop items within a tree but
items cannot move accross branches
It can only be moved within its branch.
For this I have a condition in dragDrop(event) handler.
When i drag item it does not move accross branches which is
intended but when i drop within its branch
on a different location,
the item does
not get dropped
Though i have dragMoveEnabled set to true.
my code looks like this:
private function onDragDrop(event:DragEvent):void {
var dropTarget:Tree = Tree(event.currentTarget);
var node:XML = myTree.selectedItem as XML;
var p:*;
p = node.parent();
if(node.parent().@label != "sameBranch") {
return;
} else {
// drop target.
Do i need to do anything else...
Please advice.
Thanks
Lucky

topping up, still did not find a way to do...
but i have handled all tree events like dragEnter and
dragDrop as described in the flex doc.
Has anyone faced a similar issue...

Tree drag-drop function

hello all,
there is one single tree component in my application.
XML is dataprovider of that tree.
e.g
<node name="Cars" id="1" isparent="true">
<node name="Audi" id="2" isparent="true">
<node name="A4" id="3" isparent="false"/>
<node name="A6" id="4" isparent="false"/>
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<node name="Mercedes" id="5" isparent="true">
<node name="M-Class" id="6" isparent="false"/>
<node name="R-Class" id="7" isparent="false"/>
</node>
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actually what i want to implement is like :
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I deleted the "desktop" in tiger, can't "alias", "copy" or "drag & drop" anything to it now, I get a message that "desktop can not be changed"

I was trying to make an alias of "SAFARI" icon to have on the desktop & in the dock as well, I managed to make the safari icon appear on the desktop, but when I wanted to switch from firefox to safari it wouldn't open / start safari, so OK, no big deal, I moved it the trash, ( by rt. click,>move to trash>click ) the horror starts here, everything on the desktop disappeared into the trash !!!!! ......
So I have tried to "drag & drop", "alias", "copy", "duplicate" to get things back out of the trash, but every attempt is met with a message "the desktop con not be changed", and whatever I try to bring anything out of the trash window, it gets a "minus - sign" added to it when it crosses over the edge of the trash window, and of course it jumps right back into the trash when the mouse button is released.
I think (barely) I will need the do a "clean install", or a "restore" from the install DVD to restore / get the desktop back.
And while the only thing on the desktop now is the HDD icon, clicking it open does not show the desktop in the Lf. column of the window where it should be, or any OS X folders when clicking on anything, but the OS is is running for this post and yahoo, etc., and there is a upward facing arrow next to the "network" name in the left column, that doesn't go away, like after installing some software, this is weird !!
Any solid ideas welcomed, and Thanks for reading my driveling post, ..... wayne146 .........
this is happening on my back-up machine, a G4 400mhz PCI, OS X TIGER 10.4.11 & 9.2.2 in classic ( all the 9.2.2 stuff does still show in the hdd when clicked )
I am having bigger troubles with my QS 800 dp, so I need this one to stay online, Please help !!!

to safari it wouldn't open / start safari, so OK, no big deal, I moved it the trash, ( by rt. click,>move to trash>click ) the horror starts here, everything on the desktop disappeared into the trash !!!!!
I am confused by what you did.
open / start safari
What did you do? This looks like a terminal command.
Or, did you click on the safari icon then right click on the safari icon then click on open?
I do not understand how you that moving to the trash would be helpful.
I suspect disk corruptions.
I run disk utility verify the file system on your starup disk. See below.
verify & repair your startup drive
To verify & repair you file system on the startup drive, you will need to run disk utility from you installation DVD.
This article will tell you how to get to disk utility. Once in a disk utility, you can go and attempt to recover the disk.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
To repair your startup drive, you will need to run disk utility from your startup DVD.
Mac OS X 10.4: About the utilities available on the Mac OS X 10.4 Install DVD
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2055
How to run disk utility from your startup DVD.
Insert your startup DVD into your reader. Power down your machine. Hold down to the c key. Power on your machine. This will bootup your startup DVD.
This will bring you to a panel asking you for your language. Pick your language.
You you come to the Install Mac OS panel. Do not install.
Click on Utilities menu item. This will give you a pulldown list of utilities.
Click on the disk utility.
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Verify a disk
As an alternative, you can verify that the filesystem on the disk is correct. You will not be able to repair the file system.
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In FX 8 (WinXP and Linux) I'm not able to change a route of the Google Maps routeplanner via drag&drop, the markers of start and destination don't appear and therefore cannot be moved, either.

Usually (IE, Firefox 7 and below) if you go along the blue line of a route planned by Google Maps, a small circle appears which can be dragged and dropped to other roads so that the routeplanner changes the route. This is impossible with Fx 8, the circle doesn't appear and when trying to drag&drop I only move the map. The same applies to the markers which mark the start and destination of the route, they are not visible and cannot be moved. Disabling Adblock and Firegestures didn't solve the problem.
When the page is loading for a moment you can see the symbol for an image which is not yet loaded both where the markers should be and if you go along the line with the mouse. As soon as the page is completely loaded you don't see this anymore.

There is opened a bug in Bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=715124

Urgent! Adobe killed drag/dropping workflow in CC. Help restore it!

I posted this first FR at the end of another thread, here. Due to the importance of this issue, IMO, I'm giving this FR a new thread, plus adding as second version of the same FR.
My stance is simple. Every change Adobe makes to Premiere Pro should be positive to most or all people. If a change Adobe makes is negative for most or all people, then it must be removed.
Adobe did a negative change in CC, which brings about zero positive improvements (unless proven otherwise which has not been done yet).
In CC, drag-dropping clips no longer = dropping what you're dragging! If you only have a video track source patched, audio doesn't get dragged to the Timeline. If you only have an audio track source patched, video doesn't get dragged to the Timeline.
This is contrary to the way it worked in CS6 (where it made sense): drag drop clip = same clip dropped, regardless of Timeline settings!
Please help fix this by sending the following FRs as your own or writing a FR of your own based on this new problem Adobe introduced in CC. Thank you and God bless all those that care enough about Premiere to take action!
VERSION 1 (revert back to CS6)
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature:
Drag/Dropping video with audio clip from Source Monitor or Project window to Timeline should include both video and audio... always!
How would you like the feature to work?
The way it did in Premiere Pro CS6:
A. Video with audio dragged from Project window = video with audio dropped in Timeline
B. Three drag/dropping options from Source monitor, regardless of Source Patch settings. Drag/drop:
1. Source Monitor Image = Video + Audio
2. 'Drag Video Only' button = Video only
3. 'Drag Audio Only' button = Audio only
In CC, these options no longer work properly depending on Source Patching. This makes no sense, and provides zero benefits to the editor!
Why is this feature important to you?
Because intelligent workflows matter! There's nothing intelligent or efficient about the Source Monitor's buttons working some times but not others, or drag/dropping a clip from the Project window only to find its audio doesn't appear in the Timeline. When drag and dropping clips, Source Patching should determine default clip PLACEMENT, Not WHAT gets dragged to the Timeline!
VERSION 2 (give us a choice!)
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature: Preferences window option to disable Source Patching's effect on drag/dropped clips.
How would you like the feature to work?
If Adobe can't/won't revert drag/dropping back to functional CS6 standards, whereby clip dragged = same content dropped regardless of Timeline settings, then please give us the option of turning off CC's new drag/dropping behavior through a new check box option in the Preferences Window: "Source patching affects Drag/dropping".
Checked = CC behavior
Unchecked = CS6 behavior
Why is this feature important to you?
Because respecting workflows matters! CS6 and prior Premiere editors had their workflows disrespected when Adobe suddenly changed drag/dropping behavior with zero apparent benefits in return. Please give us a choice in this matter or revert to CS6's intelligent drag-dropping altogether.

I posted this first FR at the end of another thread, here. Due to the importance of this issue, IMO, I'm giving this FR a new thread, plus adding as second version of the same FR.
My stance is simple. Every change Adobe makes to Premiere Pro should be positive to most or all people. If a change Adobe makes is negative for most or all people, then it must be removed.
Adobe did a negative change in CC, which brings about zero positive improvements (unless proven otherwise which has not been done yet).
In CC, drag-dropping clips no longer = dropping what you're dragging! If you only have a video track source patched, audio doesn't get dragged to the Timeline. If you only have an audio track source patched, video doesn't get dragged to the Timeline.
This is contrary to the way it worked in CS6 (where it made sense): drag drop clip = same clip dropped, regardless of Timeline settings!
Please help fix this by sending the following FRs as your own or writing a FR of your own based on this new problem Adobe introduced in CC. Thank you and God bless all those that care enough about Premiere to take action!
VERSION 1 (revert back to CS6)
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature:
Drag/Dropping video with audio clip from Source Monitor or Project window to Timeline should include both video and audio... always!
How would you like the feature to work?
The way it did in Premiere Pro CS6:
A. Video with audio dragged from Project window = video with audio dropped in Timeline
B. Three drag/dropping options from Source monitor, regardless of Source Patch settings. Drag/drop:
1. Source Monitor Image = Video + Audio
2. 'Drag Video Only' button = Video only
3. 'Drag Audio Only' button = Audio only
In CC, these options no longer work properly depending on Source Patching. This makes no sense, and provides zero benefits to the editor!
Why is this feature important to you?
Because intelligent workflows matter! There's nothing intelligent or efficient about the Source Monitor's buttons working some times but not others, or drag/dropping a clip from the Project window only to find its audio doesn't appear in the Timeline. When drag and dropping clips, Source Patching should determine default clip PLACEMENT, Not WHAT gets dragged to the Timeline!
VERSION 2 (give us a choice!)
*******Enhancement / FMR*********
Brief title for your desired feature: Preferences window option to disable Source Patching's effect on drag/dropped clips.
How would you like the feature to work?
If Adobe can't/won't revert drag/dropping back to functional CS6 standards, whereby clip dragged = same content dropped regardless of Timeline settings, then please give us the option of turning off CC's new drag/dropping behavior through a new check box option in the Preferences Window: "Source patching affects Drag/dropping".
Checked = CC behavior
Unchecked = CS6 behavior
Why is this feature important to you?
Because respecting workflows matters! CS6 and prior Premiere editors had their workflows disrespected when Adobe suddenly changed drag/dropping behavior with zero apparent benefits in return. Please give us a choice in this matter or revert to CS6's intelligent drag-dropping altogether.

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I am having problems getting the rawValue of a Drop-Down list on the "change" event. It seems that you have to select the same item twice in a row to get the rawValue to be the value of the selected item.
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Does anyone have any thoughts on why this is happening? Also, I CANNOT use xfa.event.newText, I need to use the rawValue of the dropdownlist.
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The change event occurs before the rawValue is changed. If you NEED to use the rawValue you'll need to use a later event. Perhaps you could use exit so that it gets triggered when the field loses focus?
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