Comments on: DataSelector: Data Interaction Core of the v2 Framework for Your Views

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:21:21 +0000

I think setSkin is actually called in the skins themselves. Look in the skins in here:

C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\en\Configuration\ComponentFLA\StandardComponents.fla

You’ll see some weird style & skin calls in there, even #initclips!

By: Amir

Amir — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 12:21:09 +0000

yawn…
okay, thanx i’ll try that out, and one more thing while I was sleeping last night, the code from mm ran through my head, i think i got it how mm changes the button skins.
A TagMap is used to specify the depth of each skin, also every Button state is registered in a var one time as a String and once as an Object, and on setState the appropriate skins get attached. Also setSkin() is never called actually, but instead viewSkin() or ‘myCustomSkinnningMethod()’ is invoced and retrieves the skinName based on two vars and sets the curentSkin’s _visible prop to false and the new skin to true.
But I never thought of CSS for I have always developed for the 6 Player. I’ ll let you know if it worked.
thanx again for the support ! :) everything helps to shed some light in the mysterious realms of the V2 Component Framework.
have good day and happy hacking
sincerely amir

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:52:51 +0000

I think setSkin and it’s ilk merely register the skin, they don’t actually change it. Somewhere in the bowls of the CSS classes, there is a way to respond to them. So, when you do:

setStyle(‘themeColor’, ‘haloBlue’);

The CSS styles all change, and you can redraw since you get an event for it. I think the example for Halo is at:

mx.skins.halo.Defaults. There, you’ll see the default color values, and then next to it is ButtonSkin. If you can find out where ButtonSkin is actually used, I think you’ll find where skins are used from those, and thus, find the function that allows you to change them at runtime. Shooting from the hip here, just woke up…

By: Amir

Amir — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:38:47 +0000

Dear Jesse,

I have found some very good and useful infomation. Thanx a bunch.
Maybe you can help me out. I am currently trying to develop V2 Components myself extending UIComponent and starting with a simple Button.
Now I am wondering how to set skins at runtime. I have been studying the Code of simpleButton and there setSkin() is used to set a skin at runtime. ( I wish it were that easy :) but for me it doesnt work it only sets the skin once at init.
var skin = setSkin(tagMap[s], s, {_x:0, _y:0, styleName:this});
and as mm i dont call it directly but call viewSkin and pass the skin variable. and it works at init but not at runtime. My fault ? Can you tell me wether I am doing this correctly ?
If so , how can i do it right ?

help greatly appreciated
amir

By: JesterXL

JesterXL — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:49:14 +0000

Only way to currently talk out of the Flash Player is fscommand, and you can only send 2 strings. So:

var foo:String = ‘moo’;
fscommand(‘hey’, foo);

You could do a comma dilmitted list in the 2nd parameter.