Spark Dropdownlist rollover rollout best practice?
I am seem to be having an issue here. I am trying to get a Spark DropDownList to open on mouseover or rollover and close on mouseout or rollout, but not if the mouse is on popup. But if the mouse rolls out or mouses out of the popup it should also close. The issue is when you use rollover on dropdownlist, plus rollout, when you try to move your mouse down to the popup it closes as it hears the rollout.
Does this code go in the skin? Do I need to extend the DropDownList? Not sure what is the best practice with addition of Spark and Skins?
Thx, J
Probably not best practice but put a rect in the skin and pushed it (top = -20) so my rollout handler sees it.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
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xmlns:rfform="rfform.*"
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title="{currentState} Site Equipment"
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<![CDATA[
import events.SiteEquipmentEvent;
import events.SiteEquipmentTypeEvent;
import mx.collections.ArrayList;
import mx.controls.Menu;
import mx.core.FlexGlobals;
import mx.core.UIComponent;
import mx.events.MenuEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;
import mx.validators.ValidationResult;
import mx.validators.Validator;
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siteEquipment = null;
validators = null;
typePopUp = null;
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newValue.locid = siteEquipment.locid;
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SiteEquipmentType(rfcmbType.selectedItem).showEditForm();
break;
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new SiteEquipmentType().showEditForm(type_created, null, type_removeListeners);
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type_removeListeners(event);
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originalValue="{siteEquipment.model.eqType}"
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package components
import common.UpdateStatus;
import events.SiteEquipmentTypeEvent;
import scripts.MyUtility;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
import flash.utils.setTimeout;
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
import mx.collections.Sort;
import mx.collections.SortField;
import mx.controls.Alert;
import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
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[Event(name="cacheChanged", type="flash.events.Event")]
[Event(name="SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_CREATE", type="events.SiteEquipmentTypeEvent")]
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[Bindable]
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[DefaultProperty]
[Bindable]
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id = int(item);
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else
updateFromResult(item);
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addToCache(this);
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getAllServiceCalled = true;
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s.fields = [new SortField("name", true)];
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eventDispatcher.addEventListener(type, listener);
public static function removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function):void
eventDispatcher.removeEventListener(type, listener);
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return eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(event);
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removeFromCache(item.id);
dict[item.id] = item;
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selected.updateFromResult(obj);
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selected = new SiteEquipmentType(obj);
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id = item.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_ID;
name = item.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_NAME;
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var o:Object = new Object();
o.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_ID = id;
o.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_NAME = name;
return o;
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Alert.show("There is a problem with this Site Equipment Type, and it cannot be saved. Please close the window.", "Save Failure");
return;
var request:Object;
if (id == NEW_ID)
if (value)
request = value.toRequestObject();
else
request = toRequestObject();
request._COMMAND = "INSERT";
else
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request = MyUtility.objectDiff(this.toRequestObject(), value.toRequestObject());
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dispatchEvent(new SiteEquipmentTypeEvent(SiteEquipmentTypeEvent.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_CREATE, this));
return;
else
request = toRequestObject();
request._COMMAND = "UPDATE";
request._SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_ID = id;
delete request.SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_ID;
updateStatus = UpdateStatus.PENDING;
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public function toString():String
return name;
public function refreshFromDb():void
if (updateStatus != UpdateStatus.PENDING)
updateStatus = UpdateStatus.PENDING;
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Alert.show("Edits are not allowed on this Site Equipment Type.", "Not Allowed");
return;
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addEventListener(SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_CANCEL, onCancel);
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setTimeout(showEditForm, 500);
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dispatchEvent(new Event(SITE_EQUIPMENT_TYPE_CANCEL));
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addToCache(this);
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Thanks very much.Originally Posted by jcw_av
We're getting ready to do our first system-wide update of agents to fix a critical bug. Our summer vacation is just ending, and teachers and students will be coming back very soon and turning on our Windows 7 computers for the first time in many weeks, although they won't all be turned on the same day. When they are turned on they will be attempting to get various updates, in particular Windows updates, but also Flash Player and Adobe Reader. I need to update the agents as quickly as possible, but I'm concerned about the possibility of the agent update conflicting with another update, especially Windows updates. Isn't it possible that Windows Update could restart a computer while the agent update is happening (or the other way around), leaving the machine in an unstable or unusable state? What are the best practices for dealing with this? I considered the possibility of deploying the agent to a dynamic workstation group whose members all have a certain file or files that indicate that they have already received the latest Windows updates. However, I can't see how to create a dynamic group based on such criteria.
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Once again a great forum.
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preferred.
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[Embed(source="images/refresh_24_dis.png")]
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if (event.target.source != refreshIconDis )
{event.target.source = refreshIconHot;}
private function rollOutRefresh(event:Event):void {
If (event.target.source != refreshIconDis )
{event.target.source = refreshIcon;}
}Flex is able to collate those Embeds so they are only
included once IIRC.
While it may seem like bad practice to include it in each
component, it really isn't, from a code reusability standpoint. But
you could probably continue on that path and create a custom
component <mycontrols:RefreshButton> that has the the embeds
in one place for you.
You could probably also do something similar with style very
easily:
.MyButton {
overSkin="@Embed(source='../assets/orb_over_skin.gif')"
upSkin="@Embed(source='../assets/orb_up_skin.gif')"
downSkin="@Embed(source='../assets/orb_down_skin.gif')"/>
Then apply that style to your button.
You could also put the button into a single SWF file in Flash
and include it that way to reduce the number of embeds. I never
include PNG, JPG, GIF, etc files directly, always SWF as you get
better compression that way IMO. Plus I just find it gives me
greater flexibility...if I want to animate my skins in the future
(button that gleams for instance), I already have SWF's in my code
so no need to change anything out but the SWF. -
When I have an event logged that I need to allow is it best practice to clone only the offending rule module and change the rules in that module as needed or should I also clone the policy and then clone the rules?
This is new rollout just so you know.
Do you create new groups to reflect job duties (Accounting, HR, ETC) and then manually add policies?
Thanks
KevinBy default, CSA chooses to create exceptions to rule modules, not change the rules. That keeps your original rules intact. I pretty much follow this unless I have a good reason not to. I don't clone anything unless I'm going to make major changes to the orignal rules or I'm doing some testing.
Modifying the original rule does have the advantage of not forcing the host to process extra rules but can backfire if the exception is too broad.
All our Desktop and laptop PCs belong to one group so I only have to manage a few policies.
I do create additional groups for specific machine roles and add some PCs to that group as well. For example, we have a group that's allowed to run web process on a PC so those in that group can and no one else is allowed.
Tom -
Im new to Flex but I have plenty of experience using traditional webdev technologies (HTML, CSS, JS/AJAX, PHP). I know that when you build a web app using these technologies, it's considered best practice to use event listeners rather than event handlers in JS, and to place all your JS in an external file and reference it in your HTML page. I've been watching several videos on Lynda.com on Flash Builder 4 and Flex, and in all the videos, the author places most of the Actionscript in the MXML file while referencing a few custom Actionscript classes. With that said, what do Flex developers typically do?
In Flex 3, it is considered best practice to use the Presentation Model pattern (as advocated by Martin Fowler), where you extract the view states and view logic.
A PM is a simple ActionScript class that extends EventDispatcher (for Data Binding purposes).
[Bindable]
public class SalesProjectionPM extends EventDispatcher {
// Collection of QuarterlySales objects
public class quarterlySales:ArrayCollection;
// Event handler
public function viewSwitchHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {}
You can then inject this PM into an MXML view using an IoC container framework and bind your view to the corresponding PM for both your components dataProviders and events. If you have a central data model, you can inject it into your PM and bind to it.
In Flex 4, you already have the separation of view and logic that comes with the new Spark Architecture. You have an ActionScript component that contains the view states and view logic (including event handlers) on the one side. And you have a MXML skin that materializes the UI on the other.
You add/remove event handlers in the partAdded(), partRemoved() overriden methods. If you have a central data model, you can inject it into your ActionScript components. -
Logical level in Fact tables - best practice
Hi all,
I am currently working on a complex OBIEE project/solution where I am going straight to the production tables, so the fact (and dimension) tables are pretty complex since I am using more sources in the logical tables to increase performance. Anyway, what I am many times struggling with is the Logical Levels (in Content tab) where the level of each dimension is to be set. In a star schema (one-to-many) this is pretty straight forward and easy to set up, but when the Business Model (and physical model) gets more complex I sometimes struggle with the aggregates - to get them work/appear with different dimensions. (Using the menu "More" - "Get levels" does not allways give the best solution......far from). I have some combinations of left- and right outer join as well, making it even more complicated for the BI server.
For instance - I have about 10-12 different dimensions - should all of them allways be connected to each fact table? Either on Detail or Total level. I can see the use of the logical levels when using aggregate fact tables (on quarter, month etc.), but is it better just to skip the logical level setup when no aggregate tables are used? Sometimes it seems like that is the easiest approach...
Does anyone have a best practice concerning this issue? I have googled for this but I haven't found anything good yet. Any ideas/articles are highly appreciated.Hi User,
For instance - I have about 10-12 different dimensions - should all of them always be connected to each fact table? Either on Detail or Total level.It not necessary to connect to all dimensions completely based on the report that you are creating ,but as a best practice we should maintain all at Detail level only,when you are mentioning any join conditions in physical layer
for example for the sales table if u want to report at ProductDimension.ProductnameLevel then u should use detail level else total level(at Product,employee level)
Get Levels. (Available only for fact tables) Changes aggregation content. If joins do not exist between fact table sources and dimension table sources (for example, if the same physical table is in both sources), the aggregation content determined by the administration tool will not include the aggregation content of this dimension.
Source admin guide(get level definition)
thanks,
Saichand.v -
Best practices for setting up users on a small office network?
Hello,
I am setting up a small office and am wondering what the best practices/steps are to setup/manage the admin, user logins and sharing privileges for the below setup:
Users: 5 users on new iMacs (x3) and upgraded G4s (x2)
Video Editing Suite: Want to connect a new iMac and a Mac Pro, on an open login (multiple users)
All machines are to be able to connect to the network, peripherals and external hard drive. Also, I would like to setup drop boxes as well to easily share files between the computers (I was thinking of using the external harddrive for this).
Thank you,Hi,
Thanks for your posting.
When you install AD DS in the hub or staging site, disconnect the installed domain controller, and then ship the computer to the remote site, you are disconnecting a viable domain controller from the replication topology.
For more and detail information, please refer to:
Best Practices for Adding Domain Controllers in Remote Sites
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794962(v=ws.10).aspx
Regards.
Vivian Wang
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