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Revision: 5311 Author: gruehle@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-13 15:59:39 -0700 (Fri, 13 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- Support ControlBar in the Spark skin for Halo panel. Artwork is subject to change pending final XD approval. SDK-19547 - Halo Panel no longer supports a ControlBar Ticket Links: ------------ http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19547 Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/sparkskins/src/mx/skins/spark/PanelBorderSkin.mxml

Revision: 5309 Author: gruehle@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-13 14:54:51 -0700 (Fri, 13 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- Add Spark style metadata to Halo components. baseColor - added to: UIComponent ScrollControlBase symbolColor - added to: CheckBox ComboBase Container DateChooser ScrollBar NumericStepper PopUpButton RadioButton ScrollControlBase contentBackgroundColor - added to: ComboBase Container DateChooser NumericStepper ScrollControlBase TextInput focusColor - added to: Button ComboBase Container DateChooser NumericStepper ScrollControlBase Slider TextInput The remaining Spark styles - alternatingItemColors, rollOverColor, and selectionColor are already defined for the Halo components. Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/controls/Button.as flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/controls/CheckBox.as flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/controls/ComboBase.as flex/sdk/trunk/

I have followed the instructions for installation and added the three swc files under TextLayoutFramework/libs into Flex SDK frameworks/libs folder (which in my case sits under my flexbuilder directory). When trying the example app (simple editor), I get the following errors in Eclipse: Errors (16 Items) 1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: ContentElement. SimpleEditor Unknown Flex Problem the other items which can not be found are: ElementFormat, FontMetrics, GroupElement, TextElement, TextLine and Vector. I have checked that my eclipse project properties reference the correct sdk which includes the three required swcs. I am using Flex SDK 3.2.0 build 3958 any help appreciated, thanks, dan

Revision: 5298 Author: aglosban@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-13 09:56:31 -0700 (Fri, 13 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- Merge revision 4815 from sdk/trunk. This contains the rpc.swc portion of the client-side load balancing feature. Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/branches/3.x/frameworks/projects/rpc/src/mx/messaging/Channel.as flex/sdk/branches/3.x/frameworks/projects/rpc/src/mx/messaging/config/ServerConfig.as

Revision: 5297 Author: gruehle@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-13 09:35:45 -0700 (Fri, 13 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- More bug fixes for Spark skins for Halo components. Bugs: SDK-19660 - The focus for a halo CheckBox or RadioButton with a spark skin is not positioned correctly. SDK-19603 - Button does not resize to fit icon SDK-19560 - FxButton is 1px smaller in height than Button SDK-19548 - Halo Button icons aren't vertically centerred correctly QA/Doc Notes: A new style is added to Halo button: labelVerticalOffset. This style adjust the vertical position of the label relative to the rest of the Button content. It is only available when compatibility-version is >= 4. ASDoc has been added for this style. Ticket Links: ------------ http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19660 http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19603 http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19560 http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19548 Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/frameworks/projects/fr

Revision: 5289 Author: gauravj@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-12 21:09:58 -0700 (Thu, 12 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- Fix for - HTML tags in tags in ASdoc comments not being parsed correctly. QE Notes: Some baseline will require update. Doc Notes: None. Bugs: SDK-19815 tests: checkintests, asdoc Ticket Links: ------------ http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19815 Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/compiler/asdoc/AsDocUtil.java

Revision: 5283 Author: gruehle@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-12 17:07:06 -0700 (Thu, 12 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- Fix airframework FlexBuilder project. This will not fix the broken build, but it won't make it any worse... Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/development/eclipse/flex/airframework/.actionScriptProperties

Okay TLF developers, tell me what you think about this. Word for word quote from a user here using a TLF fueled project on our portal: quote: "I am using an iMac and I find that when I hit shift, I get an "e" inserted into the email. The Command and Control keys insert an "f" and the Option key inserts and "h"...Sometimes the space bar and the return tab do not function. In fact, sometimes my keyboard does not seem to register anything at all. I can move my cursor around in the email form and get back control and the keyboard starts entering in keystrokes again, but the "f" and "h" and "e" continues to be a problem. I have found that I can type out my email in word and then paste it in to send. But, this obviously is a bother and not the way that the program is intended to function. I find that I do NOT have this problem with my MacBook. I am accessing the portal using firefox." I asked for his version data for browser and OS, he gave me: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X

Revision: 5227 Author: gauravj@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-10 15:50:59 -0700 (Tue, 10 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- If target-player is 9, Vector type can be null. QE Notes: None. Doc Notes: None. Reviewer: Paul, please review. Bugs: SDK-19797 tests: checkintests Ticket Links: ------------ http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-19797 Modified Paths: -------------- flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/compiler/mxml/lang/TypeCompatibility.java

We are having a problem where part of a previous textline is overlapping the next line. The tails of letters like "j" and "g" and "y" are overlapping the next line when we have different font sizes. From our text metrics debugging, the line height seems to be off by the descent amount. I am using build 5011. Here is sample code to recreate the problem.

I have been using TLF for weeks in an application I am building with great results. Today, for no apparent that I can identify, all text is rendering choppy. I tried updating the SWCs to the latest build posted recently in the forums, but that did not fix it. Any ideas, solutions, workarounds? The image below is from the StaticTextFlow.as example. Ethan Brand screenshot Thanks, Eric

Hello there, when I create a textflow which has empty ParagraphElements in it (i.e. a ParagraphElement without any children) I get this runtime error once I try to display the text in a container: Error: Error #2175: One or more elements of the content of the TextBlock has a null ElementFormat. Is this a bug, or is there a legitimate reason for this error? If so, I'd like to understand why. In my reasoning an empty ParagraphElement should just result in the rendering of a newline. But maybe I'm thinking too much in HTML terms here... I appreciate any light you can shed on this, thanks in advance, Roland P.S. I'm using the latest build 370

I wanted to create a formField that I will use, so I started with the examples you have on the site. since I have changed the default configuration, i deleted the lines in your examples that defines family, fonts-size and line break. what happened is that the field that was initiated with text in it worked fine, but the field that was initiated with no text at all, does not work. Meaning that when I press in the field nothing happens(no I sign appears), and when i write nothing happens. the configuration I have is : var config:Configuration = ImportExportConfiguration.defaultConfiguration.textFlowConfiguration; var paragraphFormat:ParagraphFormat = new ParagraphFormat() paragraphFormat.direction = Direction.RTL; paragraphFormat.textAlign = TextAlign.RIGHT; paragraphFormat.marginBottom = 10; config.textFlowInitialParagraphFormat = paragraphFormat; I found out that the problem is cause by the Direction.RTL, and the TextAlign.RIGHT lines. also found out that when I keep the line: textF

I'm using TLF to create an app that support multiple general objects wrapped in TextFlow. The Objects could virtually be anything such as images or widgets, etc. Currently now i'm trying to do this by puting multiple containers for each line sigment which is a chunk of a line(a line may have multiple segments in order to wrap the objets). and there's a wrapping algorithm calculating each line, segments and it's container's position. My way of composing is like following: 1. first grab FLOW_OPERATION_BEGIN and do the corresponding operation using doOperation method on the operation object and call event.preventDefault. it stops further EditManager jobs and doOperation method change the model(TextFlow) and TextFlow dispatch DAMAGE event. 2. after that i catch the damage event and remove only the damaged the containers then create new containers line by line calculating the positions then updates. It does the compose job for every editing events like text inserstion, pasting, style chan

One of the features that caught my eye with the new text engine was the TypographicCase you are able to set on the text. So with the TextLayout component I decided to give it a try, but I didn't get what I expected. When I set the case to 'Upper' or 'Lower', I get the results I would expect. I set the case to 'SmallCaps', and the text doesn't change. Small caps should be the first letter in the word be capitalized, and the remaining characters be a smaller size capital character, example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_caps. Do some fonts not support SmallCaps? I have tried many (but not all) fonts and get the same result. Do I have to do something different to get the SmallCaps to work? Does the new TextEngine not support my idea of SmallCaps? Thanks!

Revision: 5209 Author: gruehle@adobe.com Date: 2009-03-09 11:47:59 -0700 (Mon, 09 Mar 2009) Log Message: ----------- More bug fixes for Spark skins for Halo components. SDK-19724 - If you change themeColor at runtime, it does not affect rollOverColor and selectionColor even if you compile with -compatibility-version=3 SDK-19719 - The top edge of a TabNavigator using a Spark skin doesn't look disabled when the container is disabled. SDK-19628 - Disabled TabBar and TabNavigator render differently when using Gumbo skins SDK-19627 - disabled Halo TabBar control not rendering correctly when using Gumbo skins SDK-19612 - disabled Halo DateChooser should set the alpha on the calendar icon when disabled SDK-19585 - Menus compiled with the halo theme in Flex 4 have a different border color than in Flex 3 SDK-19718 - Spark Alert skin should allow for more space at the bottom (under the button(s)) SDK-19649 - Default height of Halo RadioButton is different SDK-19648 - Default height of a halo C

I know one can never say, but what is the likely date for the Text Layout Framework to go final. I'm not looking for anything exact, but if I'm working on a project that needs to use it that will ship around July this year, am I nuts to depend on the framework being out of beta at that time?

Sorry to be a dim bulb. I've looked at doc and examples, out there by can't seem to get a rollOver effect to happen on a link element. I have tried this var myText:String = "<TextFlow xmlns=' http://ns.adobe.com/textLayout/2008' fontFamily='Arial' fontSize='12' textIndent='15' marginBottom='15' paddingTop='4' paddingLeft='4'>" + "<CharacterFormat id='hoverOverLink' color='0xff0000'/>" + "<p><span>Here is a test of a </span>" + "<a id='word_id' href='WORD' linkHoverFormat='hoverOverLink'><span fontStyle='italic'>word</span></a>" + "</p></TextFlow>"; Also I'm wondering what is the best way to get the quality smooth anti-aliased text that you get when you use static text in the Flash authoring tool. Thanks very much in advance for help with this.

I've successfully rolled my work with the TextFlow into a Canvas component, made it into an SWC, and made that part of the application it was originally designed for. No problems. Alright, now time to re-use my work in another app. that could benefit from a rich text component. Went through the usual motions and got all of my UI for my text component to render except the TextFlow! Then what I discovered is when I resized the browser window that hosting my Flex app, the cascade of resize events got the TextFlow to finish rendering, the scroll bars got adjusted properly, and it was ready to accept input with the blinking cursor. Here is a dump from some trace statements I have in my code, I'm trying to work out the order in which events are happening and when the text flow gets proper measurements: Composer -> Resize -> New TextFlow Dimensions -> W: 0 H: 0 Composer -> Creating Display Controller -> TextFlow Dimensions -> W: 754 H: 0 Composer -> Created MessageEdit

Revision: 5207<br />Author: gauravj@adobe.com<br />Date: 2009-03-09 09:05:47 -0700 (Mon, 09 Mar 2009)<br /><br />Log Message:<br />-----------<br />Removing the ?\226?\128?\156templates?\226?\128?\157 attribute from the <html-wrapper> task and adding the following two new attributes (both take value true|false):<br />?\226?\128?\162 express-install (default false) ?\226?\128?\147 when set to true playerProductInstall.swf will be copied with the html file.<br />?\226?\128?\162 version-detection (default true) <br /><br />Also express-install has precedence over version-detection. If express-install is true, version-detection will also be treated as true. <br /><br />QE Notes: Some baselines will require updates.<br />Doc Notes: Please document that existing <html-wrapper> tasks need to be updated to remove "templates" and use the new attributes.<br />Bugs: SDK-19075, SDK-19076<br /&g

Hi, If selection is performed such that the anchorPosition is greater than the activePosition then after calling applyLeafFormat() method, the selection remains there but the selection rectangle disappears. Regards, Ahmed

Hi, I have some problems using CharacterFormat. The code below set char color and size, bat not fontFamily or fontWeight..... quote: var styleList:String = "Arial,13,0x000000,bold,"; var charFormat:CharacterFormat = new CharacterFormat(); var arrStyles:Array = styleList.split(","); charFormat.fontFamily = arrStyles[0]; charFormat.fontSize = arrStyles[1]; charFormat.color = arrStyles[2]; charFormat.fontWeight = arrStyles[3]; charFormat.fontStyle = arrStyles[4]; charFormat.fontLookup = flash.text.engine.FontLookup.EMBEDDED_CFF; charFormat.kerning = flash.text.engine.Kerning.ON; textFlow.characterFormat = charFormat; //required to show the style changes textFlow.flowComposer.updateAllContainers(); Thanks!

I've seen through the flash/flex API and examples that some rotation is possible with the text layout framework, but it seems limited to 90 degree angles. Is it possible to do more complex angles (i.e. any arbitrary angle?) Also is it possible to apply skew's and scales? How about just applying a raw matrix to the text?

Is the IEditManager(textFlow.interactionManager).replace() method working? The first parameter is of type SearchManager but that class doesn't seem to exist when I try to import it. May this is still in development and not ready for use yet.

Setting fmt.fontStyle = FontStyle.REGULAR doesn't work. It is looking for the string "normal" instead of "regular", so this works: fmt.fontStyle = FontWeight.NORMAL. Attached is sample code: